About College Atlas

College Atlas is a free, independent college comparison tool built entirely on the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard – the federal dataset that links colleges to student aid, completion and tax records. We focus on the numbers that matter for families: what you will actually pay, how likely students are to graduate, and what graduates earn by major.

We are not affiliated with the Department of Education or any college, and we do not sell rankings or placement.