Data rights and reuse
This inventory explains the sources behind The College Almanac, the attribution they require, and the limits that apply to reuse.
A source link identifies the governing dataset or policy. It does not transfer ownership of college content, logos, photographs, or third-party material to The College Almanac or its visitors.
IPEDS, College Scorecard, EADA, Clery, Census ACS, HUD, FBI CDE, CMS, NOAA, EPA, BLS, and BTS
Structured public facts may support the product. Preserve agency attribution, release year, retrieval date, definitions, and limitations; recheck each source’s current notice and API terms when an adapter changes.
Review governing source →NSF HERD spending and IPEDS research-doctorate completions
Preserve the federal source, reporting year, retrieval date, field definitions, and the institution-wide scale caveat. The site computes three-year averages from the annual public files.
Review governing source →Map data and the current public tile endpoint
ODbL attribution is required and is displayed on the map. The current community tile service is best-effort and may limit heavy use; it is not an unlimited commercial map backend.
Review governing source →Admissions, housing, dining, honors, support, catalogs, and policy pages
Use pages as evidence for short factual summaries and link to the exact source. Do not republish substantial page text, photographs, PDFs, seals, or logos without a separate right or permission.
Review governing source →Official CDS landing pages published by colleges and universities
Every profile offers an official-domain CDS search. Use a direct institutional CDS link only after verification. Search results are discovery leads; The College Almanac does not extract, normalize, interpret, or republish CDS values in version 1.
Review governing source →Institution names, wordmarks, seals, mascots, and logos
Names can identify institutions factually. Logos and marks need a separate trademark/brand-use review before they are added broadly or used in marketing in a way that could imply affiliation.
Review governing source →Leaflet, marker clustering, framework packages, and web fonts
Retain the required open-source license and font notices in the deployed artifact. Re-run the dependency inventory before each public release and after major upgrades.
Review governing source →Rights can change by release, endpoint, jurisdiction, and intended use. For every release, retain exact source notices with the imported files. Anyone republishing data or institutional material should review the source's current terms for the intended use.