The College Board portal is a comprehensive site with special sections for students, parents and counselors. 

MyUsearch is a free online resource that  matches students with colleges based on a questionnaire.  MyUSearch returns a list of colleges that may be of interest to the student.   Students have the opportunity to select from the match colleges and be connected by MyUSearch.  

The search includes traditional colleges, vocational schools, career colleges and online colleges.

Use the College Match college search engine to search for colleges that match your preferences and identify good fit colleges for you.

College 411 and College Match are provided by College Data and sponsored by 1st Financial Bank.

Campus Starter provides a searchable database of colleges and universities in Canada along with program comparison & scholarship information and virtual camp tours.

Since 1992, U.S. colleges have been required by federal law to compile annual statistics about crime on their campuses and to provide them to their students and staff members. The Chronicle of Higher Education compiles this information.

Google's University Search enables you to find a specific school website. Check it out for admissions information, course schedules and more.

Website features detailed college profiles with information about academic programs, athletics, campus life, facilities, expenses, financial aid and direct links to the institution's home page.

Interactive web tool, provided by The Education Trust, enables you to examine overall graduation rates at four-year colleges and universities and see how they have evolved over time.

The Colleges of Distinction site offers profiles of "Best Bets in Higher Education. It focuses on colleges with four distinctive attributes: Engaged Students, Great Teaching, Vibrant Community and Successful Outcomes. The site provides excellent information with a refreshing perspective.

Peterson's provides a very comprehensive college planning and preparation site with focus on college prep, searching and selecting colleges, applications and decision making.

The School Search tool lets you explore Peterson's database of information on nearly 4,000 accredited two-year and four-year colleges and universities across the U.S. and Canada.   You can select colleges using a variety of search criteria including: college name, location, tuition, average GPA of incoming freshmen and religious denomination.

EduRegistry provides a directory, and links to web sites of, four-year colleges & universities, two-year colleges and vocational schools catagorized by state.

Fairtest provide a list of colleges that do not require SAT or ACT scores.

U.S. News & World Reports provides a list of colleges that have late application deadlines or rolling admissions.

Kiplinger.com provides rankings for the top public colleges & universities. Using data provided by Peterson', the schools can be sorted various ways including by cost both for in-state students and out-of-state students.

My College Guide provides both a magazine and website focused on college search and admissions. Students can request information directly from colleges by using their Online Request Form.

MyRoad, a service of The College Board, is available at no charge to all students who have taken the PSAT. MyRoad offers a personality assessment and provides suggested careers and majors compatible with your personality and strengths.

The site provides excellent resources to explore majors, find a college and research careers along with links to scholarship information, sources of loans, financial aid and advice.  Popular features include a validated personality assessment with a detailed report on your personality type along with a list of suggested careers and majors that fit your personality and strengths.

The U.S. Department of Education provides a searchable database with accreditation information about college and university accreditation.

College Fairs, typically free and open to the public, provide students with the opportunity to meet admission representatives from a wide range of colleges and universities and to discuss course offerings, admission and financial aid requirements, college life, etc. The National College Fairs (NCF) program, part of The National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC) sponsors many college fairs.

CollegeView is comprehensive site for college-bound students, parents and counselors.  A service of Hobsons, it provides enrollment and student recruitment solutions to colleges and universities.

Features of CollegeView include: College Search; College Scholarships, Financial Aid & Grants; College Admissions; Student Life in Campus; Careers & Majors; Christian Colleges; Historically Black Colleges; Community Colleges along with special sections for parents and counselors.

College Navigator is a highly-rated comprehensive resource from the U.S. Dept. of Education that allows you to compare and contrast public and private college and university throughout the USA.

You can search for colleges and compare schools using many categories and criteria.

Valuable features:

• Option to build a list of schools using My Favorites for side-by-side comparisons
• Ability to  view school locations with an interactive map.
• Export search results to spreadsheet capability
• Save your session including search options, results, and favorites.

CollegeAnswer, is a leading web destination for the college bound students and their parents.

College Answer has interactive tools for searching for colleges and analyzing the affordability of schools, comparing financial aid awards and search for scholarships.

Sallie Mae®, provider of College Answer, is the nation's leading provider of student loans and administrator of college savings plans.  SLM Corporation and its subsidiaries are not sponsored by or agencies of the United States of America.

On the College Prowler site you'll find a college search engine (College Finder) along with guides and reviews written by students.

Prospective students can find out what the current students and the site think about a specific school.

The site has listings for over 230 colleges and universities and allows students to rate schools in over 20 categories, including academics, diversity, housing, athletics, dining, and more.

College Prowler provides basic information at no cost. College Prowler subscriptions run about $40 per year.

Off to College provides a comprehensive college planning and preparation site including planning guides and calendars, scholarships search, college budgeting worksheets and more.

Comprehensive site with useful resources and information.
* Choosing a College
* Applying to College
* Scholarship Money
* Financial Aid

Colleges That Change Lives, Inc. (CTCL) is a non-profit organization dedicated to the advancement and support of a student-centered college search process.

The organization was founded as a result of the book — Colleges That Change Lives - written by retired New York Times education editor Loren Pope. The site and book focus on the importance of understanding an individual student’s needs and how they “fit” with the mission and identity of an individual college community.

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

The site is an excellent resource for high school students interested in learning from current students about life at America’s colleges. 

InLikeMe has scoured the net for college search engine tools to help you find schools and learn all about them.  Check out these resources.

Peterson's provides guides and search tools to learn about colleges and universities.

The ASEE Engineering Center site provides engineering education resources including a college search tool and related information for students looking to study engineering in college and to explore college engineering programs.