CollegeXpress: Scholarships, College Search, Lists and Rankings

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What CollegeXpress Offers You

College Search Made Easy

Discover thousands of colleges and universities tailored to your preferences. Explore programs, campus life, and admissions requirements with our intuitive search tools.

Scholarship Opportunities

Unlock a world of financial aid. Find scholarships that match your academic requirements, extracurriculars, and personal background, making college more affordable.

Leading Expert Advice

Gain an edge with our comprehensive guides on essays, recommendation letters, and interview preparation. Get tips from admissions experts and successful applicants.

Rankings That Matter

Our lists cover what matters most to you—academics, values, campus vibes, and more. Built on expert insight, real stats, and student favorites, you'll find schools that truly fit you.

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Build Your College List Fast

On CollegeXpress, you can explore schools based on what matters to you, like majors, location, campus vibes, and affordability. Save your favorites as you go, compare schools side by side, and discover hidden gems through personalized college matches and expert-curated lists. It's everything you need to stay organized and find your best-fit schools, all in one place.

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What People Say About CollegeXpress

Discover honest insights from real people. Students, parents, teachers, and experts all share what they think about us.

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Maria Fernanda
High School Class of 2023

CollegeXpress is always telling you with time to spare when to apply for certain scholarships, what they require, and if you’re eligible or not. They also provide helpful tips for both incoming college students and current college students, such as what to absolutely have in your dorm.

Keaun Brown

Keaun Brown
$2,000 Community Service Scholarship Winner, 2020

As I transition to furthering my education, I can say with certainty that it simply wouldn’t be possible without the help of generous organizations such as CollegeXpress. Those who initially founded CX had no idea their platform would give a plethora of information to a first-generation homeless kid native to the ghettos of over half a dozen states. Everyone at CX and Carnegie Dartlet gave me a chance at a future when the statistics said I had none. And for that, I thank them.

Carlie Cadet

Carlie Cadet
High School Class of 2019

CollegeXpress has helped me learn about an abundance of scholarships available to me and my situation. I was able to do research for colleges in my best interest with your website. I've had multiple colleges email me and offer me multiple scholarships and things of that nature because of this website! Thank you so much for uploading scholarships I didn’t even know existed, even if my life took a huge turn and I wasn’t able to go to college straight out of high school. CollegeXpress helped me a lot in high school to be even more motivated to get into my dream college (which I did, by the way). I'm looking forward to using the materials CollegeXpress has kindly provided me for free to look for scholarships to help pay for college.

Lexie Knutson

Lexie Knutson
High School Class of 2021

This whole website has helped me overcome the attitude I had before. I was scared to even approach the thought of college because it was so much. I knew it wasn’t just a few easy steps, and I panicked mostly, instead of actually trying. Without realizing it, CollegeXpress did exactly what I usually do when I panic, which is take it one step at a time. With college I forget that because it’s more than just a small to-do list, but this website was really helpful and overall amazing. So thank you!

Jessica Rinker

Jessica Rinker
Student, Fairhaven High School; CollegeXpress Student Writer

My high school counselor introduced me to CollegeXpress freshman year. It has made such a difference in high school, and I plan to continue relying on it in college. CollegeXpress is my go-to because it addresses each aspect of being a student. There are the articles you’d expect regarding college applications and financial aid, but you will also find advice on things like de-stressing and maintaining relationships while balancing a heavy course load. CollegeXpress will also keep you updated on current scholarships through e-mails each Saturday. (They don’t harass you with any product promotion like so many other sites do.) CollegeXpress is a lot like an older sibling who has already conquered the challenges you are facing. Now, they are reaching out a helpful hand. I say take it.

Sierra Carranza

Sierra Carranza
High School Class of 2022

I had absolutely no idea where I wanted to go to school; I was considering colleges in almost every state. CollegeXpress was an amazing resource and helped me compare all of my top schools. Without the help of CollegeXpress, I probably wouldn't have made such an informed and confident decision.

Nazira Abdelkhalek

Nazira Abdelkhalek
$2,000 Community Service Scholarship Winner, 2014

I am very honored to be this year’s recipient of the Multicultural Student Community Service Scholarship! This scholarship is vital to helping me achieve and fulfill my dreams, and gives me confidence and motivation as I begin my college career. The CollegeXpress website has been invaluable over the past year as I planned my educational and professional goals. I highly recommend it to all students as they begin to focus on their college and career interests. The website is a wonderful guide to schools and scholarships.

Dani York

Dani York
High School Class of 2022

CollegeXpress helped in my journey by comparing multiple colleges for my final decision. While looking at different colleges, I was able to compare the tuition expenses and that landed me with the college that I’m currently enrolled in, Western Kentucky University. Thank you!

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