Ask in plain language
Not sure where to start, or what a term means? Ask. "I don't know" is a fine answer.
Public pilot
Make sense of the college search, one question at a time.
College Scout helps students and the people supporting them explore colleges, majors, costs and admissions in plain language. No account is needed to start.
What you can do
Start with a question, not a form.
Explore and compare
Browse colleges and compare two or three side by side, with the gaps in the data called out instead of hidden.
Think about the whole experience
Preferences such as campus life, location and support are treated as soft signals, not hidden filters.
What to know before you try it
A pilot, with honest limits.
- College Scout gives educational guidance only. It is not admissions, financial or legal advice, and it does not guarantee admission, aid or eligibility.
- College facts come from official public data snapshots, which can be out of date. Check each college's official pages before deciding.
- When Scout does not know something, it says so.
- According to its pilot notes, it is for people 13 and older, and people under 18 are encouraged to use it with a parent or guardian.
Your information
The pilot notes explain what is stored on your device, what is stored on the server, and what is sent to an AI provider when AI is on. They also state that the pilot has no ads, no third-party analytics, no tracking cookies and no data sales.
Ready to look around?
Open College Scout and ask your first question.