If you are thinking about a large university, a small liberal arts college, a specialized college, a community college, a career or technical college, or a trade school, you can find information on by visiting College Navigator where you can link to nearly 7,000 colleges and universities in the United States.
The University & College Accountability Network (U-CAN) is designed to offer prospective students and their families concise, web-based, consumer-friendly information about the nation's private, nonprofit colleges and universities in a common format. It was developed and is maintained by the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities (NAICU).