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College Raptor

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What it is

College Raptor is a free college planning platform for students exploring schools, costs, scholarships, and career options. College matches take account of a student's academic profile, intended major, campus preferences, and financial situation. The platform estimates net prices and offers a tool that reads uploaded financial aid letters, summarizing grants, scholarships, net price, loans, out-of-pocket costs, and estimated debt at graduation. Users can search thousands of scholarship opportunities. Career Finder covers more than 1,100 careers, with information on openings, typical salaries, required education, skills, and careers growing in selected states. College Raptor is available on the web and Android. Its net price estimates may not include third-party scholarships or grants, or institutional competitive awards for talents and specific academics. The FAQ says estimates are aimed at traditional dependent students ages 17–24 without dependents of their own, and may be less accurate for others. The company says it encrypts user information and shares personally identifiable information only with permission or at the user's request.

Spec sheet

Purpose
College Raptor is an online college planning platform for college-bound students that provides tools, tips, and advice.Read 9 Oct 2026 · collegeraptor.com
Intended users
The FAQ says College Raptor can accurately estimate costs for traditional college-aged dependent students ages 17–24 without dependents of their own; estimates for other students may be less accurate.Read 9 Oct 2026 · collegeraptor.com
Security
The site says it encrypts users' information to keep it safe.Read 9 Oct 2026 · collegeraptor.com
Privacy
The site says it provides personally identifiable information to colleges or others only with the user's permission or request.Read 9 Oct 2026 · collegeraptor.com
Support
The Privacy Policy lists [email protected] and 319.849.7101 for users who need to update personal or account information.Read 9 Oct 2026 · collegeraptor.com
Headquarters
Iowa City, Iowa, United StatesRead 28 Sep 2026 · collegeraptor.com
Founded
2012Read 28 Sep 2026 · collegeraptor.com
Aid offer comparison
The offer comparison tool reads uploaded financial aid letters and summarizes grants, scholarships, net price, loans, out-of-pocket costs, and estimated debt at graduation.Read 9 Oct 2026 · collegeraptor.com
Career Finder
Career Finder provides information on more than 1,100 careers, including job openings, typical salaries, required education, skills, and careers growing in selected states.Read 9 Oct 2026 · collegeraptor.com
College matching
College matches use a student's academic profile, intended major, campus preferences, and financial situation.Read 9 Oct 2026 · collegeraptor.com
Data sources
The FAQ says its data includes U.S. Department of Education data, user-provided financial aid reports, and other sources including U.S. census, tax/income, and housing valuation data.Read 9 Oct 2026 · collegeraptor.com
Limit on cost estimates
College Raptor says its estimates currently do not include third-party scholarships or grants, or institutional competitive scholarships for talents or specific academic awards.Read 9 Oct 2026 · collegeraptor.com
Net price estimates
The platform estimates net prices, and the FAQ says its models are generally accurate within 10–20% of financial aid reports or college net price calculators.Read 9 Oct 2026 · collegeraptor.com
Ownership
College Raptor, Inc. identifies itself as a wholly owned subsidiary of Citizens Bank, N.A.Read 9 Oct 2026 · collegeraptor.com
Scholarships
Users can search thousands of scholarship opportunities.Read 9 Oct 2026 · collegeraptor.com

Plans and prices

Free Free Free online college planning tools and data Read 9 Oct 2026 · collegeraptor.com

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Strong points and limits

Strong points

  • Free plan includes college planning tools and data.
  • Matches use academic, major, campus, and financial details.
  • Searches thousands of scholarship opportunities.
  • Compares uploaded financial aid letters.
  • Available on web and Android.

Limits

  • Estimates exclude some third-party and competitive awards.
  • Cost estimates may be less accurate for other students.

Who it suits

It suits college-bound students comparing schools, financial aid offers, scholarships, and career paths. Its cost estimates are described as most applicable to dependent students ages 17–24 without dependents of their own.

Verdict

College Raptor combines college matching and comparison with aid-letter analysis, scholarships, and career information. Its stated estimate limits matter when evaluating likely costs, especially for students outside its intended age and dependency profile.

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