College Matcher Tool

Our college matcher analyzes your academic profile, preferences (location, size, cost), and interests against comprehensive data from over 4,000 colleges. It uses data analysis to identify schools where you may find good academic and social fit.

The matcher evaluates academic fit, financial fit, social fit (campus culture, size, location), and program fit. It takes in your preferences with Public vs Private school, median earnings after graduating, town suburbs city or rurual, and acceptance rate.

You should consider adding these colleges to your list. Take time doing personal research on the school by asking the Counsely bot, and add notes on the my colleges tab. Keep playing with the tool until you solidify schools that feel like a holistic fit

Yes! The best way to get major help is by filling out the college review in the Counselor page. We reccomend first having a list of 10-20 before filling it out. This form has a proffessionial counselor with extensive knowledge and will guide you for majors depending on factors like acceptance rate or transfer ability. You could also view details on colleges to view how many students are enrolled in any given major.

Absolutely. The matcher considers your financial need and identifies colleges within your price range for out of state, in state, and net price. It has links to estimate your potential net cost at each indidual school if you view details.

Most counselors recommend applying to 8-12 colleges: 2-3 reach schools (competitive for your profile), 4-6 match schools (good fit for your stats), and 2-3 safety schools (likely admission). Our matcher helps you build a balanced list across all categories.

Yes! You can save colleges to your favorites list, compare them side-by-side based on all preferences, view the estimated chance of admission categories, write notes on individual colleges, and even manage your deadlines for applications!