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150 Top Colleges and Universities

http://www.go4college.com/collegelist.asp 

Information about 150 of the nation’s top colleges and universities. This site includes west coast colleges and universities as well as the "big ten" and ivy league schools.

 

Allaboutcollege.com

http://www.allaboutcollege.com 

Comprehensive lists of undergraduate, graduate, and distance learning programs. At this site, prospective students have the option of chatting online with students attending the schools in order to get a fuller sense of what it may be like to study at these colleges.

 

American Universities 

http://www.clas.ufl.edu/au

Schools awarding bachelor or advanced degrees, arranged alphabetically.

 

Campus Compare

http://www.campuscompare.com/

"Use CampusCompare’s free tools to help you determine how compatible you are with your dream schools. Find out your real chances of admission with What Are My Chances?, determine how big a college loan you’ll need with the Financial Aid Calculator, which tells you accurate costs per school. Finally, line up 3 schools side-by-side to get a real, “apples to apples” comparison with Compare Schools."

 

Canadian Universities

http://www.uwaterloo.ca/canu/index.php

Links to the web pages of the colleges and universities of our northern neighbor.

 

College Fair Calendar

http://www.schoolguides.com/calendar.asp 

Offers a month-by-month calendar of college fairs, where you can learn about various institutions of higher learning.

 

College Navigator

http://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator

Find a college by name of school, location, insitution type, and programs offered.

 

CollegeNet 

http://www.collegenet.com 

Search for colleges according to your major, finances, and location.

 

College Search

http://collegesearch.collegeboard.com/search/index.jsp

"Use MatchMaker to generate a list of colleges that match your preferences. Use QuickFinder to research a college that you already have in mind. "

 

Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs

http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/Search.aspx  

"This database contains information on accrediting agencies and the institutions, programs, internships, and residencies that they accredit."

 

EDURegistry.org

http://www.eduregistry.org

A wonderful resource that proposes to take the guesswork out of your college search, eduregistry gives great information on such topics as location, environment, size, and courses. A highlight is the college directory. It gives you the option to search by state and also by type (4-year, 2-year, and vocational/technical).

 

GetEducated.com

http://www.geteducated.com/

"Rate, rank, and compare online schools and degrees."

 

Historically Black Colleges and Universities

http://www.edonline.com/cq/hbcu

A gateway for all the participating institutions in the HBCU consortium, this site provides profiles of all the institutions as well as scholarship and financial aid information; it also includes internships and job listings for recent graduates. Some features require a (free) membership.

 

My College Guide

http://www.mycollegeguide.org 

This site advises you about college selection, financial aid, and admissions.

 

New Jersey Colleges

http://www.college-scholarships.com/new_jersey.htm 

A one-stop-shop for students, parents, and educators seeking information on the major colleges and universities in New Jersey. This site includes admissions information, scholarship and financial aid information, online applications, and links to the official college websites. 

 

Peterson's College Search

http://colleges.petersons.com

Find colleges by major subject or by state.

 

Peterson's Private Schools

http://www.petersons.com/pschools/code/psector.asp?path=hs.fas.private&sponsor=1

Find private schools by type, location, etc.

 

Princeton Review:  Explore Colleges

http://www.princetonreview.com/colleges-majors.aspx?uidbadge=

This website helps you to analyze your background and goals so that you can match them to the colleges best for you.

 

Search for Colleges and Universities, Graduate Schools, Online Degree, Private Schools

http://directory.edufeeds.com/

From Peterson's, an education portal and directory of RSS feeds from colleges and universities. Browse by type or search.

 

Unigo

http://www.unigo.com/

"Unigo is a new platform for college students to share reviews, photos, videos, documents, and more with students on their campus and across the country."

 

U.S. Dept. of Education Search for Private Schools

http://nces.ed.gov/surveys/pss/privateschoolsearch

Find schools by name, kind of program, religious affliation, number of students, location, etc.

 

U.S. News & World Report 

http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/college/rankings/rankindex_brief.php 

USNews.com has one of the best known college indexes.  It includes special rankings, such as best values, best undergraduate business programs, early decision admissions, most students studying abroad, and most students receiving athletic scholarships. Please note that partial content only is given at this site, but you can use the EBSCOHost database (at www.npl.org/Pages/InternetResources/index.html) to access the complete rankings of national universities, liberal arts colleges, etc. 

 

U.S. Two-Year Colleges

http://cset.sp.utoledo.edu/twoyrcol.html 

Over one thousand links to two-year campuses in all fifty states.

 

What Will They Learn?

http://whatwilltheylearn.com/

"Provides unique information on whether colleges make sure their students learn the things they need to know. You can find what they expect their graduates to study outside their majors, how much they are charging, how many of their students graduate, and what the colleges say about the education they offer."

 

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