Niche
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
What it is
Niche helps students and families explore schools and colleges through searchable profiles, reviews, comparisons, and data tools. College profiles include information and reviews from students and alumni, and users can compare colleges side by side. The service also supports program search and provides admission requirements and financial aid information. Users can browse scholarships or get matched with opportunities. A Niche Profile adds a saved college list, personalized recommendations, a college checklist, and an admissions calculator. High school seniors may receive college acceptance and scholarship offers based on information in their profile. Niche’s Best Colleges ranking draws on U.S. Department of Education data and reviews from students and alumni. Students and families can use the service free on the web, Android, and iOS; Niche says its app is available for iPhone, iPad, and Android devices. Niche was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Schools and colleges can pay for enhanced site presence, sponsored listings, marketing, data packages, Niche Engage, and Niche Direct Admissions.
For and against
For
- Free for students and families.
- College profiles include student and alumni reviews.
- Side-by-side college comparisons are available.
- Profiles add saved lists and planning tools.
- Available on web, Android, and iOS.
Against
- Acceptance and scholarship offers are for high school seniors.
- A Niche Profile is needed for saved lists and planning tools.
The verdict
Niche brings college discovery, comparison, scholarship search, and planning features into one service for students and families. Its profile-based tools and offers are tied to information in a Niche Profile.
Who it suits
Niche suits students and families comparing college options, researching programs, or looking for scholarships and admissions planning tools. Schools and colleges may also use its paid marketing and data offerings.
Plans and prices
Students and families
College search, profiles, comparisons, scholarships, personalized recommendations, and Niche Profile
Read 7 Oct 2026 · niche.com
On the record
- Business customers
- Colleges and schools can pay for enhanced site presence, sponsored listings, digital marketing, data packages, Niche Engage, and Niche Direct Admissions.niche.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- College comparison
- Users can compare colleges side by side.niche.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- College research
- College profiles include data and reviews from students and alumni.niche.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Company history
- Niche says it was founded in 2013 and released its first college and K-12 rankings that year.niche.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Direct Admissions
- High school seniors can receive college acceptance and scholarship offers based on information in their Niche Profile.niche.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- Niche says its partner solutions include CRM integrations that deliver student data regularly.niche.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Mobile availability
- Niche says its app is available on iPhone, iPad, and Android devices.niche.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Planning tools
- A registered Niche Profile provides a saved college list, personalized recommendations, a college checklist, and an admissions calculator.niche.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Privacy and security
- Niche’s privacy policy describes information collection, use and disclosure, user choices, retention and deletion, and security practices.niche.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Rankings
- Niche’s Best Colleges ranking uses U.S. Department of Education data and reviews from students and alumni.niche.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Scholarships
- Niche lets users browse scholarships and get matched to scholarships.niche.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Support
- Niche provides a Resource Center and a contact option from its college search resources page.niche.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- What it does
- Niche connects students and families with schools and colleges through profiles, reviews, search, and data tools.niche.com · read 7 Oct 2026
