About CollegeMatcher

What this site is

CollegeMatcher helps students work out which universities actually fit them — on what they will pay, what graduates go on to do, and how hard a place is to get — using the numbers governments publish rather than rankings or marketing. It covers 131 countries. It is free, and it is an independent project: not affiliated with any university, government or admissions service.

How it works

Where a country publishes enough to compare institutions on cost, outcomes or entry standards, we built a matcher: answer a few questions and every institution — or, where a country publishes entry scores per degree, every degree — is sorted into reach, target and safety. The matching runs entirely in your browser — your answers are never sent to us. That is currently possible in 24 countries:

Elsewhere the published data does not support honest matching, so we offer a directory instead, and say on every page what the country does not publish:

Where the numbers come from

Every figure comes from an official source published under a licence that permits reuse, and each one is credited where it appears. We check the licence before building anything, and where a country's best data carries no reuse licence we leave it out rather than copy it.

🇺🇸 United States: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard
🇬🇧 United Kingdom: Discover Uni / HESA / LEO (Open Government Licence)
🇦🇺 Australia: TEQSA National Register (CC BY 2.5 AU)
🇳🇱 Netherlands: DUO onderwijsdata (CC BY)
🇸🇬 Singapore: Graduate Employment Survey, data.gov.sg (Singapore Open Data Licence)
🇳🇿 New Zealand: Education Counts, NZ Ministry of Education (CC BY 4.0)
🇪🇸 Spain: SIIU, Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades
🇩🇪 Germany: Wikidata (CC0), community-maintained
🇫🇷 France: Parcoursup + InserSup, MESR (Licence Ouverte 2.0)
🇰🇷 South Korea: 대학알리미, 한국대학교육협의회 (공공누리 제1유형)
🇮🇹 Italy: MIUR, Ufficio Statistica e Studi (IODL 2.0)
🇯🇵 Japan: MEXT 学校コード register + Wikidata (CC0)
🇧🇪 Belgium: Departement Onderwijs en Vorming (Dataloep) + ARES (CC BY 4.0)
🇬🇷 Greece: Ministry of Education, Religious Affairs and Sports (data.gov.gr)
🇷🇴 Romania: HG 606/2026 + 607/2026; Ministerul Educației via data.gov.ro (CC BY 4.0)
🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates: Bayanat: MoHESR (CC BY-SA 4.0) + Ministry of Education (CC BY 4.0)
🇰🇿 Kazakhstan: Ministry of Science and Higher Education — ЕПВО (epvo.kz)
🇱🇰 Sri Lanka: University Grants Commission + Ministry of Higher Education
🇹🇷 Turkey: Wikidata (CC0), community-maintained
🇮🇩 Indonesia: Wikidata (CC0), community-maintained
🇿🇦 South Africa: Department of Higher Education and Training — Statistics on Post-School Education and Training in South Africa
🇬🇭 Ghana: Wikidata (CC0), community-maintained
🇰🇪 Kenya: Wikidata (CC0), community-maintained
🇷🇼 Rwanda: Wikidata (CC0), community-maintained
🇳🇬 Nigeria: National Universities Commission — Nigerian University System Statistical Digest 2019 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
🇦🇷 Argentina: Subsecretaría de Políticas Universitarias — Anuario de Estadísticas Universitarias (CC BY 4.0)
🇵🇪 Peru: SUNEDU — Plataforma Nacional de Datos Abiertos (ODC-BY)
🇶🇦 Qatar: National Planning Council – State of Qatar (data.gov.qa, CC BY 4.0)
🇧🇷 Brazil: Inep/MEC — Censo da Educação Superior (dados.gov.br, CC BY)
🇴🇲 Oman: National Open Data Platform, Sultanate of Oman (opendata.gov.om)
🇺🇾 Uruguay: Ministerio de Educación y Cultura — Anuario Estadístico de Educación
🇨🇴 Colombia: Ministerio de Educación Nacional — SNIES on datos.gov.co (CC BY-SA 4.0)
🇨🇱 Chile: Ministerio de Educación de Chile — Directorio de instituciones de educación superior (CC BY 2.0 CL)
🇪🇨 Ecuador: Consejo de Educación Superior (CES) and CACES, Ecuador
🇻🇪 Venezuela: OPSU — Libro de Oportunidades de Estudio
🇧🇴 Bolivia: Ministerio de Educación — Guía de Universidades 2016; Decretos Supremos; CEUB
🇮🇸 Iceland: Statistics Iceland (Hagstofa Íslands), CC BY 4.0
🇵🇾 Paraguay: ANEAES and CONES, Paraguay — Licencia de Uso de la Información Pública
🇸🇮 Slovenia: Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Innovation — first-round admission table 2026/27
🇹🇼 Taiwan: University Admission Committee (大學考試入學分發委員會); Ministry of Education open data (OGDL v1); CEEC; Wikidata
🇦🇹 Austria: BMFWF programme register + Statistik Austria (CC BY 4.0)
🇨🇿 Czechia: MŠMT (Výkonové ukazatele VŠ) + Wikidata (CC0)
🇮🇪 Ireland: Higher Education Authority (CC BY 4.0)
🇵🇹 Portugal: DGEEC (Inscritos 2025/26, InfoCursos 2026) + Wikidata (CC0)
🇵🇱 Poland: RAD-on / POL-on (CC0) + GUS
🇹🇭 Thailand: MHESI open data (สป.อว.) + Wikidata (CC0)
🇲🇾 Malaysia: KPT via data.gov.my (CC BY) + Wikidata (CC0)
🇩🇰 Denmark: Danmarks Statistik, INST20 (CC BY 4.0)
🇦🇲 Armenia: Wikidata (CC0), community-maintained and incomplete
🇨🇳 China: Ministry of Education list (2026) + Wikidata (CC0)
🇸🇪 Sweden: Statistics Sweden, UF0205 (CC0)
🇳🇴 Norway: DBH, HK-dir (NLOD 2.0)
🇫🇮 Finland: Vipunen, Education Statistics Finland (CC BY 4.0)
🇨🇦 Canada: Statistics Canada PSIS and tuition tables (Statistics Canada Open Licence); BC Stats and the B.C. ministry (OGL – British Columbia); Ontario Ministry of Colleges and Universities (OGL – Ontario)
🇲🇽 Mexico: SEP Formato 911 (CC BY 4.0)
🇮🇳 India: JoSAA opening and closing ranks (Ministry of Education); Wikidata (CC0) for the directory
🇺🇦 Ukraine: Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, EDEBO open data
🇨🇷 Costa Rica: Universidad de Costa Rica, Oficina de Registro e Información — admission cut-offs 2020–2026, CC BY 4.0
🇭🇷 Croatia: Ministry of Science, Education and Youth (Croatia) and AZVO, data.gov.hr, Otvorena dozvola
🇨🇭 Switzerland: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO/BFS), SHIS-studex
🇷🇸 Serbia: Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia (SORS); Ministry of Education register (data.gov.rs)
🇱🇻 Latvia: Ministry of Education and Science of Latvia, data.gov.lv, CC0
🇭🇰 Hong Kong: University Grants Committee Secretariat (Hong Kong), via DATA.GOV.HK and the CSDI Portal
🇲🇦 Morocco: Ministry of Higher Education, Scientific Research and Innovation (Morocco), data.gov.ma, ODbL
🇷🇺 Russia: Ministry of Science and Higher Education of Russia, monitoring of higher education institutions
🇩🇴 Dominican Republic: Ministerio de Educación Superior, Ciencia y Tecnología (MESCyT), statistics yearbook 2024
🇹🇳 Tunisia: Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research (Tunisia)
🇳🇵 Nepal: University Grants Commission (Nepal)
🇮🇶 Iraq: Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research (Iraq), central-admission minimums 2026/27 — facts re-keyed, built on the owner's decision of 2026-11-12
🇱🇹 Lithuania: State Data Agency, National Agency for Education and LAMA BPO (Lithuania)
🇿🇲 Zambia: Higher Education Authority (Zambia)
🇻🇳 Vietnam: Ministry of Education and Training (Vietnam), Quality Management Department
🇧🇬 Bulgaria: NACID — Register of Higher Education Institutions (Bulgaria)
🇲🇩 Moldova: Ministry of Education and Research and ANACEC (Moldova)
🇺🇬 Uganda: National Council for Higher Education (Uganda)
🇦🇿 Azerbaijan: State Examination Center (DİM) + Ministry of Science and Education
🇳🇦 Namibia: National Council for Higher Education (Namibia), Namibia Higher Education Statistical Yearbook 2024
🇺🇿 Uzbekistan: Bilim va malakalarni baholash agentligi (UZBMB) — passing scores 2025, mandat.uzbmb.uz
🇵🇦 Panama: CONEAUPA and INEC, Panama — facts re-stated under Ley 64 de 2012, art. 13
🇹🇿 Tanzania: Tanzania Commission for Universities (TCU): list of approved university institutions and the 2026/27 admission guidebook
🇿🇼 Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe Council for Higher Education (ZIMCHE), Accredited Universities and their Programmes (September 2026)
🇸🇩 Sudan: Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research (Sudan) — 2026 admission results, daleel.admission.gov.sd
🇸🇾 Syria: Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research
🇬🇹 Guatemala: Consejo de la Enseñanza Privada Superior (CEPS), Guatemala — facts re-stated under Decreto 33-98, art. 35
🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea: DHERST Higher Education Register, Papua New Guinea
🇳🇪 Niger: Ministry of Higher Education (MES/R/IT), Annuaire statistique de l'enseignement supérieur 2024-2025
🇲🇳 Mongolia: Ministry of Education of Mongolia (opendata.gov.mn) — licence and accreditation registers
🇦🇱 Albania: ASCAL (Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education) — list of institutions, institutional and programme accreditations; facts restated under Law 35/2016 art. 12
🇬🇪 Georgia: National Center for Educational Quality Enhancement (NCEQE), register of higher-education institutions — facts as listed
🇲🇰 North Macedonia: State Statistical Office of North Macedonia (MakStat)
🇧🇮 Burundi: Ministère de l'Education Nationale et de la Recherche Scientifique (Burundi), statistics yearbook 2025-2026, Tome 3
🇹🇯 Tajikistan: Markazi millii testii (National Testing Centre) — admission plan 2026/27, ntc.tj
🇲🇿 Mozambique: CNAQ — evaluation and accreditation statistics 2024
🇧🇼 Botswana: Human Resource Development Council (HRDC), Tertiary Education Report 2023
🇸🇳 Senegal: ANAQ-Sup (Autorité nationale d'Assurance Qualité de l'Enseignement supérieur) — accreditation decisions and habilitation opinions
🇨🇲 Cameroon: Ministry of Higher Education (MINESUP), Répertoire des Institutions Privées d'Enseignement Supérieur, Edition 2022
🇧🇯 Benin: MESRS (Ministère de l'Enseignement Supérieur et de la Recherche Scientifique) — Guide d'information des nouveaux bacheliers 2026-2027
🇸🇻 El Salvador: Ministerio de Educación, Ciencia y Tecnología (MINEDUCYT), El Salvador — facts re-stated under the Ley de Propiedad Intelectual, art. 17
🇭🇳 Honduras: Dirección de Educación Superior (UNAH), Estadísticas de estudiantes 2018–2024
🇵🇰 Pakistan: Wikidata (CC0), community-maintained — not an official list
🇧🇩 Bangladesh: Wikidata (CC0), community-maintained — not an official list
🇨🇾 Cyprus: Wikidata (CC0), community-maintained — not an official list
🇨🇮 Côte d'Ivoire: Wikidata (CC0), community-maintained — not an official list
🇲🇱 Mali: Wikidata (CC0), community-maintained — not an official list
🇱🇷 Liberia: Wikidata (CC0), community-maintained — not an official list
🇸🇱 Sierra Leone: Wikidata (CC0), community-maintained — not an official list
🇽🇰 Kosovo: Kosovo Accreditation Agency (KAA) and Kosovo Agency of Statistics (ASK) — facts as published
🇵🇸 Palestine: Ministry of Education and Higher Education (Ramallah), Statistical Yearbook 2024/2025 — facts re-keyed, built on the owner's decision of 2026-10-22
🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan: Center for Educational Assessment and Teaching Methods (ЦООМО), 2025 ORT and admission report — facts re-keyed, built on the owner's decision of 2026-10-23
🇸🇰 Slovakia: CVTI SR (Centrum vedecko-technických informácií SR), admission statistics — facts as published
🇬🇳 Guinea: Ministry of Higher Education, Scientific Research and Innovation (MESRSI), Annuaire statistique 2022-2023
🇩🇿 Algeria: Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research (MESRS): orientation circular for new baccalaureate holders, 2026–2027
🇪🇪 Estonia: Ministry of Education and Research (list of institutions) and HAKA (institutional accreditation)
🇲🇬 Madagascar: MESupReS (Ministère de l'Enseignement Supérieur et de la Recherche Scientifique) — list of establishments with habilitated programmes, August 2022
🇦🇴 Angola: Diário da República — Decreto Presidencial 285/20 (public higher-education network), as amended; facts re-stated under Lei 15/14, art. 24
🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina: HEA — State Register of accredited higher-education institutions (facts as listed)
🇲🇪 Montenegro: Agency for Quality Assurance in Higher Education (AKOKVO)
🇰🇵 North Korea: Wikidata (CC0), community-maintained — not an official list
🇮🇷 Iran: Wikidata (CC0), community-maintained — not an official list
🇧🇾 Belarus: Wikidata (CC0), community-maintained — not an official list
🇱🇾 Libya: Wikidata (CC0), community-maintained — not an official list
🇾🇪 Yemen: Wikidata (CC0), community-maintained — not an official list
🇲🇲 Myanmar: Wikidata (CC0), community-maintained — not an official list
🇦🇫 Afghanistan: Wikidata (CC0), community-maintained — not an official list
🇸🇴 Somalia: Wikidata (CC0), community-maintained — not an official list
🇸🇸 South Sudan: Wikidata (CC0), community-maintained — not an official list
🇨🇩 DR Congo: Wikidata (CC0), community-maintained — not an official list
🇭🇹 Haiti: Wikidata (CC0), community-maintained — not an official list
🇳🇮 Nicaragua: Wikidata (CC0), community-maintained — not an official list
🇪🇹 Ethiopia: Wikidata (CC0), community-maintained — not an official list
🇹🇲 Turkmenistan: Wikidata (CC0), community-maintained — not an official list

What we won't pretend to know

Countries measure different things — US earnings ten years after entry, French pay eighteen months out, Korean employment from health-insurance records — so we never rank them against each other or convert them into one number. Where a figure is not published we say “not published” instead of showing a zero or an estimate. And no one should read this site as admissions advice: check anything that matters with the institution itself.

How the site is funded

CollegeMatcher is free to use. It may carry advertising; if it does, ads are never placed on the quiz or on your results, and nothing you enter is shared with advertisers. Details are in the privacy policy.

Contact

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