Free Resources

College Results (collegeresults.org)

Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System: National Center for Education Statistics (nces.ed.gov/ipeds)

National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities (ucan-network.org)

Niche (niche.com)

College Navigator: National Center for Education Statistics (collegescorecard.ed.gov)

College Parent Central (collegeparentcentral.com; advice, reviews, etc.)

College Parents of America (collegeparents.org; general support, travel discounts

For Parents

College search & Comparison

Test Prep & Testing Info

College Board and Big Future (collegeboard.org; bigfuture.org; the site of one of the two major testing companies.)

ACT (act.org)

FairTest (fairtest.org; listing of colleges that do not require tests as part of the admission process.)

Admissions & Application Tools

YouTube (search name of college and “university campus tour”)

Common Application (commonapp.org)

Campus Pride (campuspride.org)

Consortium of Higher Education/LGBT Resource Professionals (lgbtcampus.org; click on ‘research and resources’: and then – Find an LGBTQA Campus Center’)

The I’m First Guide to College (imfirst.org; first generation)

Student identity & Support