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College Scorecard
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- API access
- Using the API requires an API key obtained through the registration form after completing a security challenge.collegescorecard.ed.gov · read 9 Oct 2026
- API coverage
- The API supports queries about schools, programs, costs, graduation rates, admissions, and other higher education data.collegescorecard.ed.gov · read 9 Oct 2026
- API limit
- The default API rate limit is 1,000 requests per IP address per hour, and users can contact the help desk to request an increase.collegescorecard.ed.gov · read 9 Oct 2026
- API limits
- API requests return at most 100 results per page, and the documentation says sorting is available only on specified fields.collegescorecard.ed.gov · read 9 Oct 2026
- Audience
- Researchers and developers can access more than 2,000 downloadable data elements through an API.ed.gov · read 9 Oct 2026
- College comparison
- Users can search and compare colleges using data such as graduation rates, average annual cost, loan repayment rates, and post-completion earnings for fields of study.ed.gov · read 9 Oct 2026
- College comparisons
- The consumer site lets users search and compare colleges using measures including graduation rates, average annual cost, loan repayment rates, and post-completion earnings by field of study.ed.gov · read 9 Oct 2026
- Data caveat
- The latest available value for each metric may come from a different year because data are published at different times.collegescorecard.ed.gov · read 9 Oct 2026
- Data coverage
- The API provides institution-level and field-of-study data about schools, programs, costs, graduation rates, and admissions.collegescorecard.ed.gov · read 9 Oct 2026
- Data documentation
- The data dictionary describes metrics, their sources, API names, values, notes, and the cohorts each metric represents.collegescorecard.ed.gov · read 9 Oct 2026
- Data downloads
- The download page offers institution-level data for 1996–97 through 2025–26 and field-of-study files for pooled award years through 2019–20.collegescorecard.ed.gov · read 9 Oct 2026
- Data limitation
- The latest available data for different API metrics may come from different years because data are published at different times.collegescorecard.ed.gov · read 9 Oct 2026
- Data refresh
- The downloadable data page says its data was last updated June 10, 2026.collegescorecard.ed.gov · read 9 Oct 2026
- Datasets
- The API includes institution-level data and field-of-study data, and some variables may not be available for every year.collegescorecard.ed.gov · read 9 Oct 2026
- Data update
- The downloadable data page says its data was last updated June 10, 2026.collegescorecard.ed.gov · read 9 Oct 2026
- Downloads
- The data page offers a 470 MB ZIP containing institution-level data for 1996–97 through 2025–26, field-of-study data, and crosswalk files.collegescorecard.ed.gov · read 9 Oct 2026
- Download support
- The data page directs users to StackExchange or [email protected] for help.collegescorecard.ed.gov · read 9 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- The Department describes the consumer site as serving prospective students and advocates, and says researchers and developers can use its downloadable data and API.ed.gov · read 9 Oct 2026
