Foundational
Bulk federal identity, location, enrollment, cost, program, and outcome fields with source years.
Coverage and source status
Broad first. Deep where it matters.
National federal records provide broad coverage. More detailed college and community facts retain visible source and review states.
Enriched
Foundational record plus campus safety, place, transportation, healthcare, housing, climate, and local economic context.
Deep review
Enriched record plus reviewed academic structure, pathways, transfer constraints, current-cycle admissions facts, and source-linked narrative intelligence.
Public data sources
Source inventory
Each source keeps its own year, release state, retrieval time, matching method, and limitations.
readyU.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act
Men's, women's, and coed intercollegiate teams, reported participation, institutional classification, and athletics financial context
- Access
- Public annual archive; Excel, SAS, and SPSS formats
- Cadence
- Annual
- Coverage
- 2024–25 academic year; 2,037 reporting institutions in the archive, with 2,032 linked to the active degree-granting directory by IPEDS UNITID
- Crosswalk
- IPEDS UNITID
EADA covers intercollegiate athletics at reporting coeducational Title IV institutions. It does not inventory club or intramural sports; sport-row participation is not an unduplicated student count; archive files omit corrections made after collection close.
Open source documentation →readyNSF National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics
Higher Education Research and Development Survey
Institution-level research and development spending, latest fiscal year and three-year average
- Access
- Public federal microdata CSV
- Cadence
- Annual
- Coverage
- FY2022–FY2024 reporting institutions joined by native IPEDS UNITID
- Crosswalk
- IPEDS UNITID
Spending is institution-wide across fields. It is not a program ranking and does not establish undergraduate access.
Open source documentation →readyNCES
IPEDS Completions
Doctor's degree – research/scholarship completions, latest academic year and three-year average
- Access
- Public federal CSV
- Cadence
- Annual
- Coverage
- 2021–22 through 2023–24 completions joined by native UNITID
- Crosswalk
- IPEDS UNITID
Field-level first-major counts are summed while the institution-total row is excluded to prevent double counting.
Open source documentation →manual reviewIndividual colleges and universities
Official college admissions pages
Entry-cycle application plans, deadlines, materials, and testing policies
- Access
- Public webpages; source-by-source editorial review
- Cadence
- At least once per entry cycle and after material source changes
- Coverage
- Fall 2027 entry; five colleges reviewed
- Crosswalk
- IPEDS UNITID + entry cycle + application plan
Consequential admissions facts publish only with an official source URL and last-checked date. ED, ED II, EA, REA, and RD remain separate fields; missing review coverage is never inferred from older cycles or third-party summaries.
Open source documentation →manual reviewIndividual colleges and universities
Official housing and dining pages
Residence-hall cooling, dining formats, meal-plan terms, dietary support, and named brands
- Access
- Public webpages; source-by-source editorial review
- Cadence
- At least annually and after housing or vendor changes
- Coverage
- Five colleges reviewed
- Crosswalk
- IPEDS UNITID + housing/dining topic + checked date
Air conditioning remains building-specific unless an official source states universal coverage. Named dining brands appear only when confirmed on a current official page; the platform does not publish food ratings.
Open source documentation →readyU.S. Department of Education
College Scorecard
National directory, admissions, costs, outcomes
- Access
- Public bulk downloads; JSON API optional
- Cadence
- Variables update on different schedules
- Coverage
- Title IV and selected additional IPEDS institutions
- Crosswalk
- IPEDS UNITID
The June 10, 2026 institution release is imported locally. Each metric can represent a different reporting cohort, so the interface avoids implying one universal data year.
Open source documentation →readyNCES
IPEDS
Institution structure and federal reporting
- Access
- Zipped CSV and Access data files
- Cadence
- Annual, with provisional and final releases
- Coverage
- More than 7,000 postsecondary institutions in downloadable tools
- Crosswalk
- UNITID
Downloaded records retain release type, survey component, year, and available imputation flags so provisional and final values are not presented as interchangeable.
Open source documentation →readyU.S. Department of Education OPE
Campus Safety and Security
Campus crime and fire statistics
- Access
- Complete and custom downloads
- Cadence
- Annual
- Coverage
- 2025 collection; calendar years 2022–2024; Title IV campuses
- Crosswalk
- IPEDS UNITID plus three-digit campus branch
Core crime, VAWA, hate-crime, arrest, and disciplinary-referral files are imported. Campus branches remain distinct; Annual Security Reports provide separate policy and narrative context.
Open source documentation →readyFBI UCR Program
Crime Data Explorer
Local reported crime
- Access
- Public explorer and agency API
- Cadence
- Monthly and annual releases
- Coverage
- City-agency crosswalk nationwide; annual detail currently generated for featured high-confidence matches
- Crosswalk
- ORI/agency identifier
The crosswalk excludes campus police from surrounding-area context. The trend endpoint can include estimates, so monthly observations, agency geography, and denominator are shown while a safety grade and reference index remain withheld unless complete reporting is independently established.
Open source documentation →readyU.S. Census Bureau
American Community Survey
Population, housing, commuting, vehicle availability, and place context
- Access
- Public table-based bulk summary files
- Cadence
- Annual
- Coverage
- 2020–2024 ACS five-year Census places; 3,671 colleges linked
- Crosswalk
- GEOID
The current adapter matches the IPEDS postal city and state to a normalized Census place name. Commute modes and household vehicle availability describe surrounding residents, not campus transit or student behavior. Unmatched institutions remain visible. County, tract, and metro geographies are not included.
Open source documentation →readyU.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics
National Transportation Atlas Database
Scheduled-service airport and Amtrak train-station proximity
- Access
- Public NTAD ArcGIS feature services
- Cadence
- Continuously updated source layers
- Coverage
- 3,981 colleges linked to 433 qualifying airports and 564 Amtrak train-station records
- Crosswalk
- IPEDS coordinates to BTS facility coordinates
Great-circle distances are approximate. Facility proximity does not establish destinations, frequency, fares, ground transportation, realistic travel time, or a direct campus connection.
Open source documentation →readyCenters for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Hospital General Information
Nearby hospital and emergency-service context
- Access
- Public metadata API and CSV distribution
- Cadence
- Periodic CMS releases
- Coverage
- Medicare-registered hospitals with a CMS ZIP that maps to a 2024 Census ZCTA
- Crosswalk
- CMS Facility ID; ZCTA used only for approximate proximity
Nearby does not mean affiliated. Distances use the hospital ZIP-area internal point rather than an exact facility geocode and are labeled approximate.
Open source documentation →readyNOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
U.S. Climate Normals
Long-term temperature, precipitation, and snowfall context
- Access
- Public 1991–2020 station archive
- Cadence
- Decennial normal period with versioned corrections
- Coverage
- Institutions within 100 miles of an eligible U.S. climate-normal station
- Crosswalk
- GHCN station ID plus institution coordinates
The nearest station is a climate reference, not a campus sensor. Distance, elevation, terrain, and urban effects remain visible limitations.
Open source documentation →readyU.S. Environmental Protection Agency
AirData / AQS
Nearby PM2.5 and ozone annual monitor context
- Access
- Public annual summary downloads
- Cadence
- Twice-yearly file updates
- Coverage
- 2025 annual summaries; 4,037 colleges with a qualifying monitor within 100 miles
- Crosswalk
- AQS state-county-site monitor ID
The nearest monitor is not a campus sensor. Distance, completeness, certification, and single-year limitations remain visible; the platform does not generate an air-quality grade or an attainment determination.
Open source documentation →readyU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
County employment, establishments, wages, annual change, and broad industry mix
- Access
- Public annual by-area CSV files
- Cadence
- Quarterly with annual averages
- Coverage
- 2025 annual averages; 4,051 colleges linked through IPEDS county codes
- Crosswalk
- Five-digit county or county-equivalent FIPS
QCEW describes jobs located in the county. It does not establish internships, recruiting relationships, occupational demand, transportation access, or student outcomes.
Open source documentation →readyU.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD rent benchmarks
Housing affordability
- Access
- Public ArcGIS feature service; workbook and token-based API also available
- Cadence
- Annual
- Coverage
- FY2026 Small Area FMRs linked for 4,013 colleges; current through September 30, 2026
- Crosswalk
- ZIP code / HUD FMR area
The housing workspace separates HUD gross-rent standards from ACS medians and personal planning inputs. FMRs include rent plus tenant-paid utilities and are not live listings, asking-rent averages, or availability claims. ZIPs spanning multiple HUD areas are shown as ranges and flagged for review.
Open source documentation →manual reviewCities, towns, counties, and transit agencies
Municipal open-data adapters
Neighborhood crime, transit, local services
- Access
- ArcGIS, Socrata, GTFS, PDFs, and dashboards
- Cadence
- Varies by jurisdiction
- Coverage
- Uneven
- Crosswalk
- Agency + dataset-specific IDs
A jurisdiction is included only after source quality and geographic fit are reviewed.
Open source documentation →