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CampusPin press & media
CampusPin is a free filter-first college search and discovery platform covering 3,800+ U.S. universities and community colleges. We help students, parents, and counselors search, compare, and shortlist schools using public federal data sources.
Quick facts
- Coverage
- 3,800+ U.S. universities and community colleges across all 50 states + the District of Columbia.
- Cost to user
- Free. Search, comparison, and school profiles do not require an account.
- Data sources
- IPEDS / NCES College Navigator, U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, Clery Act campus security reports, FBI Uniform Crime Report, claimed institution submissions, public institution websites.
- Founded / based
- Built by a Maryland-based group of academic professors and education-focused professionals.
- Methodology
- Documented at /data-methodology. Editorial standards at /editorial-policy.
- Press contact
- [email protected]· please include outlet, deadline, and topic.
Talking points
- CampusPin is filter-first. Schools surface based on what students search for (cost, programs, location, fit), not opinion-based rankings.
- We publish a Net Price Estimator at /tools/net-price-estimator and a glossary at /glossary as free reference resources.
- Tuition data may lag the most recent academic year by 1–2 cycles depending on the IPEDS reporting schedule. We always link to each school's official website for verification.
- CampusPin does not sell student data, does not gate basic search behind a paywall, and is not a ranking publisher.
Research & data use
CampusPin Research publishes verified, reproducible analyses of U.S. higher education at /research. Each report names its federal source and reporting year, documents its methodology and limitations, and includes a downloadable dataset and a suggested citation.
Latest report
How CampusPin's 3,798 covered U.S. colleges and universities break down by state, control (public or private), and institution type (university or community college).
Download dataset (CSV)Typical published (sticker) tuition across CampusPin's 3,798 U.S. colleges: median public-university tuition is $8,994 in-state and $18,706 out-of-state, private universities $23,664, and public community colleges $4,288, broken down for every state.
Download dataset (CSV)Community colleges are 1,250 of the 3,798 U.S. institutions in CampusPin's dataset (32.9%) and the most affordable on-ramp to higher education, with median published public two-year tuition of $4,288 in-state, but availability ranges from 3.3% to 61.8% of a state's institutions.
Download dataset (CSV)Across 3,258 U.S. colleges with cost and graduation data in CampusPin's snapshot, higher-net-price institutions tend to post higher median graduation rates (34% in the lowest cost band vs 72% in the highest) and higher median earnings, an association driven largely by selectivity and sector, not proof that paying more buys a better outcome.
Download dataset (CSV)A companion to our cost-vs-outcomes report: splitting the same 3,258 colleges by sector shows the headline "higher price, higher graduation" pattern is largely between sectors. Within the two-year sectors it is flat or slightly negative (public two-year 34% to 32% across cost bands); within four-year sectors a selectivity gradient remains.
Download dataset (CSV)Across 3,254 U.S. colleges in CampusPin's snapshot, the median net price is $16,256, the median graduation rate is 49%, and median ten-year earnings are $45,066. State medians vary widely (graduation runs about 29% to 59% among the 37 jurisdictions meeting the sample threshold), reflecting each state's mix of institutions, not a ranking of state quality.
Download dataset (CSV)- You may cite CampusPin and link to any public report, dataset, or institution page. A suggested citation appears on each report.
- We do not publish rankings or “best college” lists, only sourced, defensible summaries.
- Spot an error? Our corrections process is at /corrections; methodology is at /data-methodology.
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