CollegeCalcAI Research
Original data studies on how college admissions actually work, computed from our dataset of 1,100+ U.S. colleges. Every figure is reproducible from publicly reported data, and the underlying datasets are free to download and cite.
Studies
Free to read, free to cite (with attribution).
We analyzed admissions data for 1,094 four-year U.S. colleges. The headline: the "college is impossibly competitive" story is true for a tiny elite and false for almost everyone else.
Read the study →We compared acceptance rates and admitted test scores for 460 public and 634 private four-year colleges. The reputation gap and the real selectivity gap are not the same thing.
Read the study →We matched 1,594,778 bachelor's degrees from 1,082 four-year colleges to each college's acceptance rate. The most selective campuses are STEM and social-science schools; the rest of higher education is a business school with a hospital attached.
Read the study →Data reflects publicly reported sources (U.S. Department of Education / NCES IPEDS / Common Data Sets). Figures are estimates and planning context, not guarantees.