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U.S. College Map — Find Colleges Near You, Along Your Route, and Save Your List
Planning campus visits? U.S. College Map helps you explore schools by type, region, or ranking, and easily find colleges near any location or along any trip.
About This Map
College search can feel overwhelming — endless tabs, scattered websites, and confusing lists that make it hard to compare schools or plan college visits. U.S. College Map makes the process simple: one clean map where you can see every U.S. college, discover schools near you or along your route, and explore visually instead of scrolling through pages of results. Build a college list you can actually understand, save favorites, and plan your next steps with clarity.
See the whole college landscape at a glance
College search feels a lot easier when you can see everything on one map. U.S. College Map lets you explore colleges across the country by state, region, ranking, or school type, instead of juggling tabs and spreadsheets. You can quickly spot clusters, compare different areas, and discover schools you might never have thought to search for by name.
Turn trips into simple, efficient college visits
Whether you're planning a dedicated campus tour, a family road trip, or traveling for a tournament, the map shows you colleges near any location and along your driving route. Enter a start and end point, filter the schools that fit your criteria, and instantly see which campuses fall naturally on the way. With one click, you can send the full route and all your college stops to Google Maps—no more copying addresses one by one.
Keep your college list organized and sharable
As you explore, save schools you're interested in to build a living college list. You can switch the map to show only your saved schools, see where they're clustered, then open the comparison view to review key details side by side. Print a clean list or share a link so family members or counselors see the exact same view you do, making conversations and decisions much easier.
Explore Our Key Features
Visual Exploration
See every U.S. college on one interactive map, filter by type, ranking, region, and state, and explore visually instead of scrolling through endless lists.
Nearby Search
Enter any city, home address, or travel destination to instantly see colleges nearby. Perfect for road trips, tournaments, family vacations, or discovering local opportunities.
Route Planning
Find colleges naturally along your drive, discover schools you'd otherwise miss, and send a fully organized multi-stop route directly to Google Maps in one click.
Save, Compare & Share
Save schools as you explore, compare them side by side, print a clean list, and share the exact same view with family or counselors to make decisions together.
Disclaimer:
* School ranking on U.S. College Map are for general reference only and are not official rankings. They reflect schools that commonly appear near the top of well-known national lists, but they are not based on any single ranking system. Some tiers include additional schools to account for natural year-to-year differences across sources.
** School information provided on this site is also for general reference and may be incomplete or out of date. Details such as tuition, enrollment, and selectivity can change at any time. Students and families should always verify the latest information directly on each college's official website when making decisions.