Research is free. Planning is the Family Pass.
Everything the Almanac knows about a college stays free, for everyone. The Family Pass is for what comes next: turning what you've learned into a decision your family can make together.
Free
- Search and filter every college
- Full college profiles and federal data
- Maps and fields of study
- Side-by-side comparisons
- A cost estimate for any college
- A list of up to 3 colleges
With the Family Pass
- Everything that's free, plus
- Every college you're considering
- The family planning dashboard
- Notes, priorities and stages
- Costs across your list, and offer comparison
- Visit planner and admissions calendar
- Worksheets and a family report
- Shared with your family and saved to your account
What the workspace does
Your shortlist, in one place
Every college you're considering, with your notes, priorities and where each one stands, from first look to final decision.
Costs and offers, side by side
Estimates across your whole list against your budget, then the actual financial-aid offers lined up, with grants, work-study and loans kept apart.
Deadlines and visits on one calendar
Application and aid deadlines, campus visits and what's due this week, so nothing slips while everyone is busy.
Decided together
One plan shared by the student and up to two parents or guardians, saved to your family's account so each of you can open it.
One payment for the whole family
One payment. It doesn't auto-renew. A pass covers the student and up to two parents or guardians, and it's bought by an adult in the household.
What stays the same
No advertising, no rankings and no admissions predictions. Colleges don't pay to appear. We never sell your personal information or share it with advertisers, colleges, or lenders; we use trusted service providers only to operate, secure, and support The College Almanac. The Family Pass is how the Almanac pays for itself.