The U.S. Department of Education has partnered with the White House to launch College Scorecard, a tool to help prospective students and their families find information on colleges and universities in the United States.

You can use the scorecard tool to search for schools by name, location, size, campus setting, degree and major. After you input your desired criteria, the scorecard will provide a list of schools that may be right for you. A school’s scorecard also will show important information about the schools:

• Typical costs to attend the school
• Graduation rates
• Average loan amounts for students
• Types of jobs students obtain after graduation

Remember that an F or M student may only enroll in a school that is Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP)-certified to enroll F and/or M students. If you have questions about program costs at the school you want to attend, talk to a designated school official at the school.

For more information, visit the Score Card and compare your results with the list of SEVP-certified schools. You can also reference the Department of Education’s College Navigator tool to build a list of schools for side-by-side comparisons.

Source:

• Obama Administration Launches College Scorecard, Department of Education