Find any U.S. college or university by entering its name in the space provided. As you type, a drop down list of matching colleges will display.

• If the college you want is on the list, select it. This will automatically submit the search form.
• If the college you want isn't on the list, hit the Enter or Return key on your keyboard or click the "Find" button to see a list of results including all colleges that match the text you entered.

If you aren't sure of the exact name, enter key word(s) in the name. For example, if you enter "San Diego" your results will include San Diego Christian College, San Diego State University, University of San Diego, and University of California, San Diego. If you enter part of the name, your results will include all colleges that contain that text. You can also enter well known abbreviations, such as UCLA or SUNY. Click "Clear" to clear all text from the form.

Enter the name of any U.S. city to find colleges located there. For major metropolitan areas, such as New York or Chicago, colleges in the city as well as in the surrounding area will be included in your results.

Find colleges in particular states or geographic regions. Regions are listed in alphabetical order, followed by states in alphabetical order. You may select up to two regions or 16 states.

Region	States Included
Great Lakes	Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan and Wisconsin
Gulf States	Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Texas
Hawaii and Territories	Guam, Hawaii, Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands
Middle Atlantic	Delaware, Washington D.C., Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia
Mountain	Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Utah and Wyoming
New England	Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont
Northwest	Alaska, Oregon and Washington
Plains	Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota and South Dakota
Southeast	Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee
Southwest	Arizona, California, New Mexico and Nevada

Student body size refers to the number of undergraduate students. Graduate and post — graduate students are not included. You may select more than one size range.

Entrance difficulty is a measure of the academic qualifications of recently enrolled freshmen and the proportion of applicants who are admitted. The greater the entrance difficulty, the higher the class rank and test scores of enrolled freshmen and the lower the percentage of applicants admitted. At public institutions, the entrance difficulty used applies to residents. At many public institutions, particularly the more selective ones, entrance is more difficult for nonresidents than for residents. Each college reports its entrance difficulty, choosing the category that best matches from the following:

Most Difficult	More than 75% of freshmen were in the top 10% of their high school class and scored over 1310 on the SAT I or over 29 on the ACT; about 30% or fewer of all applicants accepted.
Very Difficult	More than 50% of freshmen were in the top 10% of their high school class and scored over 1230 on the SAT I or over 26 on the ACT; about 60% or fewer of all applicants accepted.
Moderately Difficult	More than 75% of freshmen were in the top 50% of their high school class and scored over 1010 on the SAT I or over 18 on the ACT; about 85% or fewer of all applicants accepted.
Minimally Difficult	Most freshmen were not in the top 50% of their high school class and scored somewhat below 1010 on the SAT I or below 19 on the ACT; up to 95 of all applicants accepted.
Noncompetitive	Virtually all applicants accepted regardless of high school rank or test scores.

You may select more than one entrance difficulty.

Cost of attendance includes the total annual undergraduate tuition and required fees, room and board, books and supplies, and other miscellaneous expenses associated with attending college. For public colleges where tuition and fees are different for state residents and nonresidents, the college will be included in your match results if you select a cost of attendance range that corresponds to the resident cost or a range that corresponds to the nonresident cost. You may select only one of attendance range.

Public colleges and universities, such as the University of California or State University of New York, are operated by state and sometimes local governments. Private colleges, like Harvard and Amherst, operate independently and are typically run by private governing boards. Public institutions usually give priority in admissions to state residents, and charge residents lower tuition. You may select only one institution type.

Academic disciplines are broad areas of study, such as business, education or physical sciences. Majors are specific areas of study associated with disciplines. Match by major if you have a specific major or majors in mind. Match by discipline if you are interested in finding all colleges that offer any programs associated with the discipline. Disciplines are listed in alphabetical order, and majors appear indented under the corresponding discipline name, also in alphabetical order. You may select up to three disciplines and majors.