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Introduction
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Welcome! The purpose of this Buyers and Sellers list is to help students and families learn how to tell if a college may be a financial fit.
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Use this to get familiar with the terminology and the factors. Then build a more specific list of such data for the schools you’re interested in.
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Key things to know about the Buyers and Sellers spreadsheet:
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 >> Several well-known colleges are not on this list. That’s just because the data in the sources I used wasn’t complete.
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 >> For public institutions I did not make a designation of “buyer” or “seller” because that often depends on whether you live in-state or out-of-state, as well as a variety of other factors.
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 >> For public institutions the financial information shown is based on in-state tuition rates.
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 >> For acceptance rates, these are averages across all programs.
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 >> This spreadsheet includes data about aid received the first year. Aid in subsequent years may be lower.
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To get the best data for your situation, go to the individual colleges’ websites and other data sources, such as the Common Data Set, to learn more. The easiest way to find a college’s Common Data set is to search “[college name] common data set.” Look at section H, about aid awarded to undergraduate students.
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I also recommend the College Scorecard to study outcomes by college. https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/
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Please use the Glossary tab of this spreadsheet, and the Glossary is also on my website. Most of the definitions are from IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Data System) from the U.S. Department of Education. https://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/
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Good luck with your search!
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To learn more about navigating the college process, please read my book, Who Gets In and Why, and subscribe to my newsletter where I write about the future of higher ed. You can find both at jeffselingo.com.
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Finally, if you find this helpful, please tell people about it.
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Thank you,
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Jeff Selingo
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