College Board Survey

The easy way to share information about your institution with millions of prospective students

The Annual Survey of Colleges is a Web-based survey of nearly 4,000 accredited undergraduate colleges and universities in the U.S. The survey collects information of use to high school students, parents, and school counselors about the characteristics of each college including programs, costs, application requirements, and deadlines.

This information then appears in each participating institution's College Search profile, and in a series of four college guidebooks published by the College Board. Annual Survey data is also used to compile educational statistics for the Trends in Higher Education Series of annual research reports.

There is no charge to institutions for Web publication of their survey data, nor to the millions of students who use College Search each year.

Colleges eligible to participate in the survey automatically receive annual mailings containing login data and all other information needed to fill out the electronic survey questionnaire.

Eligibility for participation in Annual Survey of Colleges

To participate, an institution must offer programs at least on the associate degree level and be accredited by one of the following regional or national accrediting agencies recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

Regional accrediting associations

• Middle States Commission on Higher Education
• New England Association of Schools and Colleges
• North Central Association of Colleges and Schools
• Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges
• Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
• Western Association of Schools and Colleges
• New York Board of Regents