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Your home state

Location

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Kind of college

About this filter

Large public universities have 15,000 or more undergraduates; large private universities 10,000 or more (federal enrollment data, IPEDS). Liberal arts colleges and specialized schools come from the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. HBCU and women's college status come from IPEDS. A college can be in two groups, for example a liberal arts college that is also an HBCU.

Athletics

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"Big-time college sports" means NCAA Division I colleges in the Football Bowl Subdivision, where game days are big campus events. Division III colleges give no athletic scholarships, and many students play. From the U.S. Department of Education's Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25.

Religious affiliation

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A college founded or sponsored by a religious group. How much faith shapes campus life varies a lot, so check each college's own site. Jesuit colleges are the 27 U.S. members of the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities. Federal data (IPEDS, 2024).

Campus setting

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Where the campus sits: a big city has 250,000 people or more, a small or midsize city fewer. It describes the surrounding area, not the campus itself; some city colleges have a campus of their own. Federal data (NCES locale, via College Scorecard).

Size

Undergraduates

Test scores

Median SAT

My score is in or above the middle range Add your SAT or ACT in Academic Data to use this.

About this filter

The median SAT is the middle score of enrolled first-year students who submitted the SAT: half scored higher, half lower. At test-optional colleges it reflects only students who sent scores.

Acceptance rate

About this filter

The share of first-year applicants each college admitted. Where a college publishes it, this is the rate for applicants like you: in-state if the college is in your home state, out-of-state if not (fall 2025, from the college's Common Data Set). Otherwise it's the rate for all applicants, for fall 2025 where available, or fall 2024 from federal data. A starting point, not a prediction.

Cost

Tuition & fees per year

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Each college's published yearly tuition and fees, before any aid, at the in-state or out-of-state rate that applies to you based on your home state. You may pay less if receiving grants or scholarships. Use each college's net price calculator for your own estimate. Federal data (College Scorecard).

Majors available

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Shows colleges that awarded at least 5 bachelor's degrees in at least one of the majors you pick, based on federal data (IPEDS) for the class of 2024. It counts full majors only, not minors or concentrations, and a brand-new program won't show up until its first class graduates.

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Research intensity

In-state student %

Student:faculty ratio

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