Data Sources
Sean Brady · Updated July 2026
My University View is built on official, primarily governmental data. These are the sources powering the App. Figures are historical by nature — always verify details with each institution (see our Disclaimer).
Our primary source: the list of accredited colleges and their tuition, acceptance rates, enrollment, test scores, campus settings, and fields of study.
The federal survey system underlying College Scorecard's institution-level data. Its 2022–23 Completions survey tells Career search which schools awarded credentials in each program, and at what level.
Career search pay (national median wage, 2025), job growth and openings (2025–35), and the typical education, experience and on-the-job training for each career.
Links each federal program code (CIP 2020) to the careers it prepares people for (SOC 2018). This is how Career search turns "welder" into welding programs.
NCAA athletics data
Softball programs, conferences, coaches, and records compiled from NCAA public statistics (via the sportsdataverse open-data project); division listings cross-referenced with
NCSA College Recruiting's published D-I/D-II/D-III/NAIA college lists.
Base maps, geocoding (Nominatim), and driving routes (OSRM) for the map and road-trip features.
Context for our tuition guidance: average institutional discount rates at private colleges.
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