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  1. College Kickstart
  2. What’s Behind the Numbers
  3. What’s behind the numbers

What’s behind the numbers

  • What colleges and universities are covered?
  • Where is the college data sourced and how often is it updated?
  • How are qualitative factors taken into consideration?
  • For rolling admissions, how is a due date determined?
  • How are schools with guaranteed/assured admissions handled?
  • What factors into an early admission recommendation?
  • What determines a student's list grade?
  • When are application requirements updated?
  • How are the differences between resident and non-resident admission rates tracked?
  • Where is the Need-Based Aid and Merit-Based Aid sourced? How do the ratings work?