Dave Pettit

College rankings are one starting point on the way to identify the schools that are the right fit. With this year’s rankings, we’ve added new tools to help you set off on the right course. The Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education College Rankings are now in their third year, and their guiding principles remain unchanged: We look at schools the way parents and prospective students do. We consider the factors most important to them....

Startups working in these hot areas of the technology industry take more than half of the spots on this year’s Wall Street Journal listing of 25 technology companies to watch. The list identifies startups that show signs of becoming emerging leaders in the tech industry.

An online dollar store. Two services that link doctors and patients by video chat. A cybersecurity company that keeps hackers out of cars. These startups are part of the eclectic mix that makes up The Wall Street Journal’s ranking of 25 technology companies to watch—companies that show signs of becoming emerging leaders in some of the most dynamic parts of the tech industry. The Journal 25 have all attracted the attention of...