USNews
U.S. News & World Report is an American media company that publishes news, consumer advice, rankings, and analysis. It launched in 1948 as the merger of domestic-focused weekly newspaper U.S. News and international-focused weekly magazine World Report. In 1995 the company launched usnews.com and in 2010 the magazine ceased printing. The company's rankings of American colleges and universities are popular with the general public and influence application patterns.