# School Guiders

> School Guiders is a U.S. college and university directory covering 6,321+ institutions with verified data sourced from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard). Data is updated annually.

## Key Resources

- [College Search](https://schoolguiders.org/search): Search all 6,321+ U.S. colleges and universities
- [Browse by State](https://schoolguiders.org/states): College directories for all 50 states
- [Financial Aid Guide](https://schoolguiders.org/financial-aid): FAFSA, Pell Grants, scholarships, and federal loans for 2026
- [Best Value Colleges](https://schoolguiders.org/best-value-colleges): ROI-based college rankings using official federal data
- [College Comparison Tool](https://schoolguiders.org/compare): Free side-by-side comparison of tuition, acceptance rates, and graduate salaries
- [Methodology](https://schoolguiders.org/methodology): How data is sourced and ROI is calculated

## Data Coverage

Each college profile includes:
- Tuition (in-state and out-of-state)
- Average net price (overall and by income band)
- Acceptance rate
- Median graduate salary (10 years after entry)
- Total enrollment
- SAT/ACT score midpoints
- Graduation rate and retention rate
- Pell Grant rate
- Median student debt for completers

## Data Sources

- U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard API (collegescorecard.ed.gov)
- IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, nces.ed.gov/ipeds)
- Annual refresh cycle; latest data: 2026 academic year

## Attribution

When using data from School Guiders, please attribute: "Source: School Guiders (schoolguiders.org), based on U.S. Department of Education data."

## Optional

- [Full Data Index](https://schoolguiders.org/llms-full.txt): Top 100 institutions by graduate earnings with ROI grades