Credits
Credits and citations
Who provided the data and images on this site, with links and the licence or terms that apply. How the numbers are used is explained on the home page and on each university's page.
Data
| Source | What we use it for | Licence or terms | Data year / checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard | US schools: tuition, admission rate, SAT range, enrolment, graduation, retention, earnings, Carnegie research level | CC BY on data.gov (U.S. government work) | 2024 data, fetched 2026-10-06 |
| NCES IPEDS data files | US schools: setting (locale), athletic association and football conference, campus housing capacity | U.S. government work, public domain | 2024-25 (housing 2023-24) |
| CWTS Leiden Ranking Open Edition 2025 (data) | Research impact percentiles | CC0 1.0 | 2020–2023 publications |
| OpenAlex | Citation figures for the strength index; matching universities | CC0 1.0 | fetched 2026-10-08 |
| Wikidata | Matching US schools to research identifiers | CC0 1.0 | fetched 2026-10-07 |
| ROR (Research Organization Registry) | The identifier that links the sources above | CC0 1.0 | as listed in those sources |
| Australian Government, CRICOS register (Department of Education) | Australian universities: international tuition for a comparable bachelor's course, and degree levels | CC BY 2.5 AU | register as at 2026-09-30 |
| European Central Bank reference rates | Converting fees to US dollars | ECB, reuse with source cited | rates of 2026-10-05 |
| Each university's own website | Fees, programs, admission rates, co-op programs outside the US, each linked on the university's page | Facts, linked to the page | checked date shown with each figure |
| NCAA.com FBS standings, Canada West member directory, SFU News | Varsity sport membership (campus life) | Facts, linked | checked 2026-10-13 |
| Waterloo Sedra Student Design Centre, UBC Engineering design teams, Warwick SU societies | Club and team counts (campus life) | Facts, linked | checked 2026-10-13 |
No commercial ranking (QS, Times Higher Education, U.S. News, ShanghaiRanking, Webometrics, uniRank) and no review site is copied into the site.
Visa and work rights
Government immigration pages, one or more per country (post-study work, proof of funds, work hours), each linked with its checked date wherever it's shown. Facts, linked to the official page; checked October 2026.
Grade conversions
| System | Source |
|---|---|
| CBSE Class X CGPA | CBSE Circular No. 24, 28 May 2010 |
| IB Diploma subject grades | International Baccalaureate, suggested conversion for Indian universities, 2012 |
| Cambridge International A Levels | Cambridge International, India FAQs (2025), Appendix 1 |
| US GPA (guidance only) | College Board BigFuture |
| Ontario, British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba | Ontario, British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba |
| Quebec (R-score) | BCI, cote R |
| AP | College Board, About AP Scores |
| Australia (ATAR) | UAC |
Required courses
Program pages cited for the required-course checks: Waterloo Computer Science, Toronto Computer Science, Cambridge Computer Science, Waterloo Software Engineering, Toronto Engineering, Cambridge Engineering, Waterloo Mathematics, Cambridge Natural Sciences, MIT preparation guidance, Cambridge Medicine, Cambridge Economics, LSE Economics, Waterloo Accounting and Financial Management, Waterloo Economics. Checked 2026-10-13.
Images
| Image | Credit | Licence |
|---|---|---|
| Landing page photo of a college building behind a striped lawn | Vadim Sherbakov on Unsplash | Unsplash License |
Open-source software and fonts bundled with the site keep their licence notices in their packages: Geist and Plus Jakarta Sans (SIL Open Font License 1.1), Lucide (ISC), flag-icons (MIT).