College search built on real data
Compare acceptance rates, true cost after aid, and outcomes like completion rates and post-graduation earnings for 6,281 U.S. colleges, from community colleges to the Ivy League. Every Common Data Set figure links to the exact page it came from. Every College Scorecard figure shows the year it's from, since some federal data reflects a cohort several years old.
6,281 schools tracked · 291 with full admissions detail from their own Common Data Set · updated as new College Scorecard releases and CDS filings come in
What you can do here
Search & filter every school
State, ownership, degree level, urbanicity, minority-serving status — across all ~6,300 U.S. colleges, not just the ones with marketing budgets.
Colleges near me
Every state's schools ranked cheapest-first by real net price, with distance sorting if you share your location.
Ask it directly
Chat with an AI agent that looks up real numbers and cites its source for every answer — never a guess.
Side-by-side compare
Compare up to 3 schools across admissions, cost, aid, and campus stats — best/worst highlighted per row.
Trend charts
Watch admit rates and cost shift across years. Overlay multiple schools per metric.
Questions families actually ask
Nine pre-built comparisons answering the questions that come up in every college search — ranked and sourced across every school on file.
Should we apply ED? How much does it actually help?
Early Decision vs. Regular Admission Rates
How much of the class is already locked up by November?
ED Enrollment as % of Class
Is this school a reach, match, or safety for my student?
Entering Class Profile
Is this school truly test-optional, or do most people still submit?
Test Score Submission Rates
If my student gets waitlisted, what are the realistic odds?
Waitlist Statistics
How competitive is this for international students?
International Admission
Could my student transfer in if freshman admit is too hard?
Transfer vs. Freshman Rates
Which schools are actually generous, not just cheap?
Financial Aid Generosity
In-state vs. out-of-state — what's the real gap after aid?
True Cost Comparison
Why trust the numbers
Every number is sourced
Each Common Data Set figure links to the exact page of the school's own PDF filing. Every College Scorecard figure shows which reporting year it's from. If we don't have a real source for something, we say so instead of estimating.
The whole picture, not just admissions
Common Data Set filings cover admissions, cost, and financial aid in detail. We layer in the federal College Scorecard for what CDS doesn't have at all — net price by income band, completion and retention rates, post-graduation earnings, and federal loan repayment outcomes.
Every school, not a curated list
~6,300 Title IV institutions, from community colleges to research universities — most sites built for college search only cover a few hundred selective schools.
Free, always
The search, comparison, and chat tools on this page are free for parents and students, permanently — not a lead-gen funnel or a paywalled preview.