College Navigator

{{Short description|Consumer site by the U.S. government}}

College Navigator is a consumer tool created by the US Department of Education and its National Center for Education Statistics so that people can evaluate US colleges that receive Title IV funds. College Navigator includes institutional data on programs offered, retention and graduation rates, prices, aid available, degrees awarded, campus safety, student loan defaults and accreditation.{{Cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/|title=College Navigator - National Center for Education Statistics|website=nces.ed.gov}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.airweb.org/collaborate-learn/professional-development-training/ipeds-tutorials/college-navigator|title=College Navigator | AIR|website=www.airweb.org}}{{cite web |title=How to Use College Navigator in Your School Search |url=https://www.usnews.com/education/blogs/student-loan-ranger/2012/07/18/how-to-use-college-navigator-in-your-school-search |website=U.S. News & World Report |date=2012-07-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220185945/http://www.usnews.com/education/blogs/student-loan-ranger/2012/07/18/how-to-use-college-navigator-in-your-school-search |archive-date=2016-12-20 |url-status=live}}{{cite news |last1=Marklein |first1=Mary Beth |title=Need to pick a college? New Web sites can help |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/news-journal-need-to-pick-a-college-new/126030251/ |access-date=7 June 2023 |work=Mansfield News Journal |agency=USA Today |date=28 September 2007 |pages=24}}