College Scorecard
FreeLiveLast verified 24 Sept 2026
U.S. college and university data: costs, admissions, graduation rates, student outcomes, by school or program.
Example request
curl -s 'https://api.data.gov/ed/collegescorecard/v1/schools?api_key=$API_KEY&school.name=Harvard%20University&fields=id,school.name,latest.student.size'
Free tier, in plain English
Free api.data.gov key allows 1,000 requests an hour per IP by default; higher limits available on request.
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