CampusPin Q&A
Does CampusPin replace official college websites?
Short answerNo. CampusPin is a discovery and comparison layer built on public data — it helps you find and shortlist schools quickly, but it does not replace a college’s official website, admissions office, or financial-aid office. Always confirm final admissions, aid, deadline, and program details directly with the institution.
CampusPin’s job is the part the official sites do poorly: searching across thousands of schools at once, filtering by what matters to you, and comparing options side by side using consistent public data. That’s what makes the early stages of a college search fast.
What only the official site has: this year’s exact deadlines and tuition, program-specific curricula and prerequisites, current test-optional and admissions policies, the application portal itself, and your individualized aid packaging. CampusPin links to each institution’s official website from its profile precisely so you can verify and act there. CampusPin supplements but does not replace the admissions, financial-aid, or registrar offices.
Think of CampusPin as the map you use to decide where to go, and the official sites and offices as where you confirm the details and apply.
Verify with the institution. CampusPin supplements but does not replace official admissions, financial-aid, or registrar offices. Always confirm final details with the college directly before deciding.
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Where does CampusPin get its college data?
CampusPin sources institutional data from public federal datasets — primarily IPEDS / NCES College Navigator and the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard — plus Clery Act security reports, the FBI Uniform Crime Report, the Common Application directory, and verified institutional submissions. Full sourcing at /data-methodology.
How often does CampusPin update college information?
CampusPin refreshes institutional data as its public federal sources publish new cycles. IPEDS and College Scorecard update annually, so most figures reflect the latest released academic year and can lag the current year by one to two cycles. Every profile field is stamped with its source and year.
Is CampusPin free?
Yes. CampusPin is free for students, parents, and counselors. Search, filtering, school profiles, side-by-side comparison, and the Intelligent Advisor are public and do not require an account.
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