Build a side-by-side comparison of any U.S. college, thirty-plus data points at a time.

Type a school name into the sidebar, pick it from the list, and College Compare pulls that school's full profile into a new row. Repeat for every school on your list. What you end up with is the comparison table you were going to build by hand from a dozen browser tabs — except it has the numbers those tabs make you hunt for.

WHAT IT PULLS IN

Cost and debt
• In-state and out-of-state tuition
• Total cost of attendance
• Average net price after aid
• Share of students taking federal loans
• Median total debt after graduation
• Typical monthly loan payment

Admissions
• Acceptance rate
• ACT range, low and high
• SAT Reading range, low and high
• SAT Math range, low and high

Outcomes
• Graduation rate
• Retention rate
• Median earnings after attending
• Share of students earning more than a high-school graduate

The school itself
• Enrollment and program size
• Public or private
• City and locale
• Student-to-faculty ratio
• Website
• Driving miles and drive time from your home ZIP code

Student body
• Socio-economic diversity
• Race and ethnicity breakdown across seven categories

THE DASHBOARD

A dashboard tab ranks every school on your list by cost, acceptance rate and size — and by any other column you choose from its "rank by" dropdown, from median earnings to student debt. Pick a school to see its profile and highlight it in every ranking.

THE APPLICATION TRACKER

A tracker tab lists every school you add, with checkboxes for applied, accepted, Common App, supplements and campus visits, plus the application deadline and a link to your essay.

PERFECT FOR
✓ Students and families building a shortlist without twenty tabs open
✓ School counselors comparing options with a student in one view
✓ Independent education consultants producing a client-ready comparison
✓ Anyone weighing what a degree costs against what it pays — the earnings and debt figures sit in the same row as the tuition
✓ Parents checking whether a test score is in range before the application fee is spent

WHY A SPREADSHEET

Because the comparison is yours once it lands. Sort it, add your own columns, weight what matters to your family, share it, and keep it as the list changes — none of which a college-search website lets you do.

HOW TO USE

1. Open a Google Sheet and start College Compare from the Extensions menu or the side panel.
2. Start typing a school name and pick it from the list. Add your ZIP code once for driving distance.
3. Click Add school. The school is added as a new row.
4. Repeat for each school, then open the dashboard tab to see the rankings.

PRICING

Free for three schools for seven days, then $15 per year.

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Google Sheets™ is a trademark of Google LLC. College Compare is an independent add-on and is not endorsed by or affiliated with Google LLC. College data is sourced from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.