Question 1

How does FindMySchool.ai work?

Accepted Answer

FindMySchool.ai analyzes over 6,400 U.S. colleges using verified federal data from the College Scorecard and IPEDS. Students answer a short questionnaire about their academics, personal interests, goals, location preferences, and budget. Our AI then generates a personalized report with ranked school recommendations, financial fit estimates, admissions factor analysis, and career outcome data.

Question 2

How much does FindMySchool.ai cost?

Accepted Answer

FindMySchool.ai provides the same quality of college guidance that private counselors charge $5,000–$15,000 for — starting at just $29 per report.

Question 3

What data sources does FindMySchool.ai use?

Accepted Answer

FindMySchool.ai uses U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard data, IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System), Common Data Set submissions from individual colleges, and Clery Act campus safety statistics. All data is from official federal and institutional sources.

Question 4

How is FindMySchool.ai different from College Confidential or Niche?

Accepted Answer

Unlike ranking sites or review platforms, FindMySchool.ai builds a personalized match for each student using their interests, goals, and priorities — not generic rankings. Recommendations include financial fit estimates by family income, admissions factor importance (from each school's Common Data Set), career outcome data by intended major, and AI-generated counselor-quality profiles explaining why each school fits that specific student.

Question 5

What is the Common Data Set?

Accepted Answer

The Common Data Set (CDS) is a standardized survey that U.S. colleges complete annually, reporting admissions factors, test score ranges, cost information, graduation rates, and more. FindMySchool.ai uses CDS Section C7 data to identify which admissions factors each college rates as 'Very Important' — including whether demonstrated interest affects admissions decisions.

School	City	Type	Admit Rate	Net Price	Grad Rate	Earnings (10yr)
Advanced Welding Institute	South Burlington	Private For-Profit	N/A	$24,554	92%	N/A
Bennington College	Bennington	Private Nonprofit	48%	$31,918	68%	$38,289
Champlain College	Burlington	Private Nonprofit	67%	$35,000	64%	$58,386
Community College of Vermont	Montpelier	Public	N/A	$10,599	26%	$36,234
Goddard College	Plainfield	Private Nonprofit	20%	$30,152	N/A	$25,552
Landmark College	Putney	Private Nonprofit	44%	$50,879	31%	$29,813
Middlebury College	Middlebury	Private Nonprofit	10%	$25,934	93%	$76,310
Norwich University	Northfield	Private Nonprofit	74%	$25,600	61%	$65,575
O'Briens Aveda Institute	Williston	Private For-Profit	N/A	$25,367	61%	N/A
Saint Michael's College	Colchester	Private Nonprofit	92%	$30,033	72%	$61,317
SIT Graduate Institute	Brattleboro	Private Nonprofit	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Sterling College	Craftsbury Common	Private Nonprofit	92%	$30,785	36%	$30,573
University of Vermont	Burlington	Public	60%	$20,860	77%	$62,472
Vermont College of Fine Arts	Montpelier	Private Nonprofit	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Vermont Law and Graduate School	South Royalton	Private Nonprofit	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Vermont State University	Randolph	Public	83%	$20,865	50%	$50,331

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