Unveiled by the US Education Department on March 24, this new site helps prospective college students and their parents comparison shop, with data on over 9,000 college and universities nationwide. While the search options themselves are somewhat limited -- location, type of institution, instructional program, and number of students -- the data provided for individual institutions is more...

With 3,855 college options to choose from, many students find the search process for the perfect post-secondary institution daunting. The College Board's Big Future College Search program can help students narrow down to their perfect school with a number of intelligent filters, including Test Scores & Selectivity, Type of School, Location, Campus & Housing, Majors & Learning Environment, Sports &...