College Search

Books providing directories, facts, stats and contact info:

• Barron’s Profiles Of American Colleges 

• CollegeBoard College Handbook

• Fiske Guide To Colleges

• Peterson’s Four-Year Colleges

• Peterson’s Two-Year Colleges 

• Princeton Review

Websites to help with your search:

• College and University Websites: Individual sites offer virtual tours and information about admissions, requirements, academics and financial aid.

• College Confidential: An open web forum for discussions about colleges and admissions

• CollegeInSight: Browse and compare information about affordability, diversity and student success.

• College Navigator: National Center for Education Statistics provides a college search tool.

• College Results Online: An interactive Web tool which provides information about college graduation rates, student characteristics, admissions and costs.

• Naviance: Naviance and other other online platforms have search tools and can also provide information specific to students applying from your high school.

• Unigo: A student-generated online college resource guide

• U.S. News and World Report: Include rankings of colleges and universities, conducted annually using several different factors.

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