CollegeScoreCard.ed.gov

About CollegeScoreCard.ed.gov

College Scorecard is a U.S. Department of Education website providing data on colleges and universities, covering institutional characteristics, enrollment, student aid, costs, and student outcomes. Data is available for institution-level records spanning 1996-97 through 2025-26, as well as field-of-study-level data at the credential and 4-digit CIP code combination covering pooled award years 2014-15 through 2019-20, including cumulative debt at graduation and earnings one year after graduation.

The site offers downloadable data files (full historical archives and most-recent-year extracts), data documentation, API documentation, a change log, and technical definitions/glossary. Crosswalk files linking the Department's OPEID to IPEDS UNITID are also provided for 2000-01 through 2022-23.

It is intended for users who need to search or compare colleges and fields of study, or who want to work directly with the underlying data, such as researchers, analysts, and developers building on the College Scorecard API. Support is available through StackExchange or by emailing the help desk; a separate contact is listed for press inquiries.

Key features

• Bulk download of institution-level data from 1996-97 through 2025-26
• Field of study-level data with cumulative debt and post-graduation earnings by credential and CIP code
• Crosswalk files linking OPEID to IPEDS UNITID for each institution
• API access to College Scorecard data
• Search and compare tools for colleges and fields of study

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