College Research Websites

Naviance: This web-based college planning software is available to all Wilsonville High School students and their parents/guardians. Username is student’s email address and password is their 6-digit identification number.

College Board: Check some quick facts about a particular school or easily retrieve the academic profile of a college’s freshman class, financial aid and merit aid stats, available majors, etc. This is where students register to take the SAT.

Unigo: This site, which has teamed up with the Wall Street Journal, serves up the unvarnished scoop on schools from the students themselves.

College Navigator: Federal website that contains data on every college and university in the country.

College Results Online: Families assume that their children will graduate from college in four years, but that’s sadly not true for most. This great website provides four, five, and six-year graduation rates of schools across the country.

Niche: Scholarship search engine.

College Majors 101: Offers lots of information about what can be done with dozens of majors, as well as what one can expect academically in pursuing these majors.

CollegeData: CollegeData is a free online service that helps students research college and plan for college. It offers tools to search for colleges, estimate chances of admission, and learn how to pay for college.