College Compass

U.S. News College Compass is a personalized college search tool designed to help you find schools that fit your needs.

The app considers 18 customizable factors, including GPA and test scores, as well as a school’s location, cost, size and majors offered, to understand your background and requirements in a college. The algorithm takes that data and blends it with the academic quality assessments of our Best Colleges rankings to create a list of schools tailored to your needs and desires.

Dive deeper by browsing the recommended school profiles, which provide core information on admissions, financial aid, academics and student demographics.

Once you’ve identified schools of interest, get organized by saving them to your list and tracking them throughout the application process.

Our goal is to make the college search process as easy as possible for you. Check back for developments in the app, and send any feedback or suggestions to usnewscollegecompass@usnews.com.