Know what college will really cost — and how to pay for it.
See the full cost of attendance for every U.S. four-year college, what families at your income actually pay, and what aid each school reports, including aid to international students. Every figure is sourced and dated. Where data isn't verified, we say so.
- 1,944
- U.S. four-year colleges with federal College Scorecard data
- 54
- states, DC & territories covered
- 2024–25
- latest federal cost & admissions data
Choose your pathway
Free to start. No card needed. We never guarantee admission or aid.
Facts first, AI second
Every result shows why it appeared and where the facts came from
Matching runs on deterministic rules first, so citizenship, study level, GPA and deadlines are checked before anything gets ranked. When we can't confirm a fact, we say “Not verified — check with the university” instead of guessing. AI only explains results; it never decides your eligibility.
- Eligible · Check requirements · Not eligible · Closed
- An official link and a checked date on every policy
- Possible aid is never counted as money you already have
Sample result · international undergraduate
EligibleStanford University
Need-aware for internationals · meets full need
Aid request is a factor for internationals; full need met. If you don't request aid when applying you can't get it later. No merit scholarships.
Cost of attendance (2024-25)
$87,833 / year
Official · U.S. Dept. of Education
Guaranteed aid counted
$0 until you receive an offer
Next step: open the official aid page, confirm international eligibility, and ask for aid when you apply.
How it works
From first click to submitted, in eight steps
Choose a pathway
U.S. or international; undergraduate, master's, PhD or professional.
Create an account
Sign in by email and confirm you're 13 or older. Your profile stays private.
Build your profile
Citizenship, GPA and its scale, tests, budget and goals. We ask only what affects your results.
See your matches
Scholarships and universities labeled Eligible, Check requirements or Not eligible, with sources.
Check affordability
Cost minus guaranteed aid minus what your family can pay. Unconfirmed aid is shown separately.
Get a plan
Save 5–10 options, see a deadline calendar and get this week's top tasks.
Get essay & SOP feedback
Rubric feedback on your own draft. We never rewrite it.
Free during launch
Every feature is free right now, with one essay review per student per day.
Cost & aid
From sticker price to what you pay
One-stop workspace
Built for local and global applicants
International aid policies
Need-blind, need-aware, merit-only or none. Each policy is sourced, dated and labeled by confidence.
Affordability planner
Cost minus guaranteed aid minus your contribution, with an optional local-currency view at a rate you enter.
Tracker & weekly plan
Deadlines, reminders and a short list of what matters this week.
Essay & SOP coach
Weighted rubric, paragraph notes and word-count checks. The writing stays yours.
Document checklist
Transcripts, tests, CSS Profile/FAFSA, TOEFL/IELTS, and the I-20 and F-1 steps, linked to official sources.
Private by design
We never ask for passports, tax returns or bank statements. You can delete your account anytime.
Free during launch
Every feature, free for every student
While we launch, all of Scholastic Leaders is free. Essay feedback is limited to one review per student per day.
Free during launch
$0 for every student, while we launch
- Full scholarship & fellowship matching (no caps)
- University explorer, compare & 'Living here' pages
- Affordability planner, dashboard & deadline calendar
- Portfolio, document checklist & reminders
- Essay/SOP rubric feedback: 1 review per student per day
- AI match explanations (up to 20 per day)
No credit card. We'll give plenty of notice before introducing any paid plan, and we never charge to apply for a scholarship.
Honest by design
What Scholastic Leaders is not
Trust matters more than hype, especially when money and visas are involved.
Read our data & AI policy- We don't guarantee admission, scholarships or visas.
- We don't predict your chances. No made-up “73% chance” numbers.
- We don't write essays or statements for you.
- We don't charge fees to apply for any scholarship.
- We don't replace official university pages, financial aid offices or immigration counsel. Visa information here is general guidance, not legal advice.
- We don't sell student data.
Verified fellowships & scholarships
Upcoming deadlines from our database
Only listings whose official page shows the current cycle, a future deadline, the study level and who can apply.
FAQ
Questions, answered
I'm an international student. Can I get aid in the U.S.?+
Sometimes. A small group of colleges report being need-blind for internationals, many are need-aware, and some give internationals no need-based aid at all. We show each policy with its source, and we flag 22 universities whose policy we haven't verified yet.
Do you cover graduate school?+
Yes. We cover master's, PhD and professional pathways, with major fellowships such as NSF GRFP, Fulbright Foreign Student, Knight-Hennessy and PD Soros, plus 264 EducationUSA aid listings for international students. Department-level funding varies, so we link you to each program.
Will the AI write my essay or SOP?+
No. You get rubric scores, paragraph notes and questions to think about. Your story stays yours.
Where do cost and aid figures come from?+
Cost of attendance and net price come from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Aid rates come from IPEDS. Need, merit and international aid come from each school’s Common Data Set; we mark a figure verified only when it checks out against the PDF. Each figure shows its source and year.
How accurate is the scholarship data?+
Every listing carries a verification status (verified, needs review, archived or closed) and the date we last checked its official page. Only verified listings are shown as open; the rest are labeled. Always confirm on the official page before applying.
What does it cost?+
Nothing right now. Everything is free during our launch, with one essay review per student per day. If we add paid plans later, we will announce them in advance.
Is visa information legal advice?+
No. We link to official U.S. government sources (Study in the States, travel.state.gov, the SEVIS fee site) for general guidance only.