About College Decoded
We're building the operating system for college and career planning: clear, transparent, and open to everyone, with a free plan to start.
Our Mission
The college process is broken. It's expensive, confusing, and favors those with resources. We exist to level the playing field with data-driven tools that help every student make smarter decisions about their future.
The Problem We're Solving
Talking with students and families, we found three major pain points.
Hidden Costs
Students don't know about state grants, CLEP exams, or dual enrollment programs. Credits earned before college alone are worth $6,500 to $30,000+ in tuition, depending on the school.
No Transparency
Traditional rankings don't show ROI, job placement rates, or salary outcomes by major. Students make one of their biggest financial decisions blind.
Inequality
Wealthy students get private counselors and tutors. Everyone else is left to figure it out on their own.
What Makes Us Different
We built the tools we wish existed when we were applying to college.
Real Data
6,500+ colleges. 1,100+ careers. Every data point sourced from IPEDS, College Scorecard, and official institutional data.
Savings First
We calculate credit-by-exam savings college by college, because the number depends entirely on which schools accept how many credits.
Fully Transparent
No hidden rankings or black-box algorithms. Every score shows its methodology. You see exactly what we see.
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