College Raptor Reveals Eleventh Annual Hidden Gem Colleges for 2026

By College Raptor StaffPublished on October 8, 2025

Now Live in the Citizens Student Hub, a New Digital Resource for Students and Families PROVIDENCE, R.I. – October 8, 2025 – With college costs rising and families more focused than ever on real value, students are rethinking what makes a school the “right fit.” Today, College Raptor, Citizens’ college planning platform, released its 11th …

College Raptor’s SAI Calculator Gave Gabriella the Key to Building Her College List

By College Raptor StaffLast updated on October 7, 2025

Meet Gabriella, a passionate dancer who has always kept her finances front and center. She told the College Raptor team that she first learned the power of saving through her summer job. “After the summer ended and I finished my job, I would always allocate at least half of my money to a savings account,” …

This Scholarship Winner Calls College Raptor Her Treasure

By College Raptor StaffLast updated on October 2, 2025

College Raptor Scholarship winner Kaylee refers to College Raptor as a treasure. “There’s just so much more here,” she says. When Kaylee first started the college search process, she wasn’t thinking about cost at all. She initially imagined attending an Ivy League school, with academics as her main focus. But as she progressed in high …

College Raptor Releases 2026 College Rankings

By College Raptor StaffLast updated on September 10, 2025

College Raptor’s eleventh annual college rankings release puts a focus on affordability and accessibility. September 10, 2025–Iowa City, Iowa College rankings headlines are often dominated by the same names: Ivy Leagues, elite research universities and schools that admit only a fraction of applicants. But that leaves out most students, say experts. “The average GPA across …

College Raptor Reveals Tenth Annual Hidden Gem Colleges for 2025

By College Raptor StaffLast updated on September 19, 2024

Rankings Highlight Exceptional, Under-the-Radar Schools Across the Nation PROVIDENCE, R.I. – (September 19, 2024) – College Raptor, Citizens’ college planning platform and the most comprehensive college search site, today released its tenth annual “Hidden Gem” rankings, an unmatched list spotlighting excellent, yet lesser-known schools by state and region. The 2025 rankings also include top colleges …

College Raptor Releases Tenth Annual List of the Nation’s 50 Best Colleges for 2025

By College Raptor StaffLast updated on August 8, 2024

This Year’s New Ranking Categories Include: ‘Best Colleges for AI,’ ‘Best Colleges for Nursing’ and ‘Best D2 and D3 Colleges’ August 06, 2024 09:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time PROVIDENCE, R.I.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–College Raptor, Citizens’ college planning platform and the most comprehensive college search site, today released its tenth annual “Best Colleges” rankings based on an analysis …

College Raptor Announces 2024 “Hidden Gem” Colleges

By College Raptor StaffLast updated on August 24, 2023

Rankings highlight  one exceptional, under-the-radar school from every state (and DC) PROVIDENCE, R.I. & IOWA CITY, Iowa — August 24, 2023 — College Raptor, the most comprehensive college search site and a wholly owned subsidiary of Citizens, today released its “2024 Hidden Gem College” rankings. In its ninth year, the “Hidden Gems” list spotlights exceptional …

Redefining the Best: College Raptor Releases the Nation’s Top 50 Best Colleges and Introduces New Ranking Categories for 2024

By College Raptor StaffLast updated on July 13, 2023

New Rankings Include ‘Best D3 Colleges,’ and ‘Best Easier-to-Get-Into Colleges’ with updated lists for ‘Best HBCUs’ and ‘Best Colleges for Middle-Income Affordability’ July 13, 2023 10:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time PROVIDENCE, R.I. & IOWA CITY, Iowa–(BUSINESS WIRE)–College Raptor, the most comprehensive college search site and a wholly owned subsidiary of Citizens, today released its ninth …

College Raptor Announced Winners in the USITCC Business Analytics Competition

By Hilary CairnsLast updated on April 25, 2023

From March 30th – April 1st, 2023, College Raptor was a sponsor of the 5th annual U.S. Information Technology Collegiate Conference (USITCC) and played host to the Business Analytics competition portion of the conference. What is USITCC? USITCC is an annual conference that helps students showcase their IT skills, take part in IT-related competitions, and …

NEWS RELEASE: College Raptor Releases 2023 ‘Hidden Gem’ Colleges

By College Raptor StaffLast updated on December 22, 2022

Iowa City, IA (Sept. 28, 2022) – College Raptor, the most accurate and comprehensive college search site, released its “2023 Hidden Gem College” rankings. In its 8th year, the rankings put a spotlight on amazing colleges and universities, one in each state and Washington D.C., that students may not know about but certainly deserve consideration. …