Explore College Options
The most important thing to remember is what you want to get out of the school and your education. Are the courses exciting? Are the faculty doing work that interests you? Can the school take care of your special needs (child care, accessibility issues, Is the location conducive to your well-being?
U.S. News and World Report
US News and World Report ranks about 1400 colleges and universities in many categories, including liberal arts colleges, regional universities, and specialty areas.
http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges-*/
Princeton Review
Princeton Review also ranks schools and sorts them by types such as Birkenstock-Wearing, Tree-Hugging, Clove-Smoking Vegetarians; Most Politically Active; Happiest Students; Most Beautiful Campus; and Most Accessible Professors , among many others.
http://www.princetonreview.com/college-rankings.aspx
Historically Black Colleges and Universities
http://www2.ed.gov/about/inits/list/whhbcu/edlite-list.html
Hispanic Serving Institutions
http://www.hacu.net/assnfe/CompanyDirectory.asp?STYLE=2&COMPANY_TYPE=1,5
College Board
College Board lists all 3600 US and Puerto Rican colleges. The site enables you to find colleges that suit you. You can also find brief information about your desired college and webpage links.
1.Go to http://www.collegeboard.com/
2.Type in the college you want to attend on the search box below “College Search.”
3.Then it will take you to a page showing information about your college.
If you do not know which college you should attend, follow these steps.
1.Go to http://www.collegeboard.com/
2.Click “Find your match” below “College Search.” Begin filtering out colleges with each question. On every page, click “Submit & Continue” to go to the next page.
3.When you click "See Results", a list of colleges will be provided.