MCP server

College Scorecard

io.github.cyanheads/college-scorecard-mcp-server

Checked 26 Oct 2026, 08:29 UTC · Connected to it and listed its tools

Search, compare, and analyze U.S. college data — costs, earnings, programs, and outcomes.

Source

At a glance

Type

MCP server

Publisher

Not verified

Status

Working at last check

Tools

9

Token cost

About 4,271 tokens per request

Sets up in

Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Gemini CLI, Cursor, VS Code, Antigravity, ChatGPT, OpenAI API, Grok

Last checked

26 Oct 2026, 08:29 UTC

Connect it to your agent

Add to CursorAdd to VS CodeVS Code Insiders

Opens the app, which shows the server and asks you to confirm. For other apps, copy the setup below.

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http college-scorecard-mcp-server https://college-scorecard.caseyjhand.com/mcp

Claude Desktop

Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector, and paste the URL.

Codex (config.toml)

[mcp_servers.college-scorecard-mcp-server]
url = "https://college-scorecard.caseyjhand.com/mcp"

Gemini CLI

{"mcpServers":{"college-scorecard-mcp-server":{"httpUrl":"https://college-scorecard.caseyjhand.com/mcp"}}}

Cursor

{"mcpServers":{"college-scorecard-mcp-server":{"url":"https://college-scorecard.caseyjhand.com/mcp"}}}

VS Code

{"servers":{"college-scorecard-mcp-server":{"type":"http","url":"https://college-scorecard.caseyjhand.com/mcp"}}}

Antigravity

agy mcp add college-scorecard-mcp-server https://college-scorecard.caseyjhand.com/mcp

ChatGPT

Settings → Apps & Connectors → Advanced settings: turn on Developer mode, then Create a connector and paste the URL. Which plans can do this varies.

OpenAI API (Responses tools)

{"type":"mcp","server_label":"college-scorecard-mcp-server","server_url":"https://college-scorecard.caseyjhand.com/mcp","require_approval":"always"}

Grok (xAI API tools)

{"type":"mcp","server_label":"college-scorecard-mcp-server","server_url":"https://college-scorecard.caseyjhand.com/mcp"}

Tools

• scorecard_compare_schools ~360 tokens
  Side-by-side comparison of 2–5 schools with ordinal competition ranks within the selected set (ties share a rank). Topics: costs (tuition, net price by income bracket, debt), admissions (acceptance rate, SAT/ACT, enrollment), outcomes (completion, earnings, repayment), aid (Pell grants, federal loan
• scorecard_get_earnings ~420 tokens
  Institution-level earnings of federally aided undergraduate entrants working and not enrolled, regardless of completion. Reports medians at 6/8/10 years after entry, 6/10-year percentiles, and non-male/male 6-year medians. For graduate program earnings use scorecard_get_programs. years selects API d
• scorecard_get_programs ~489 tokens
  All field-of-study programs at one school with median earnings 1 year after the highest credential, cumulative Stafford/Grad PLUS debt, and IPEDS awards for each year of the pooled debt cohort. Institution-level 6/8/10-year earnings are available via scorecard_get_earnings. Null or absent earnings h
• scorecard_get_school ~544 tokens
  Institutional profiles for one or more school IDs. Accepts up to 1,000 elements, deduplicates normalized IDs, serves the first 100 distinct IDs, and reports missing and unprocessed IDs separately. Use scorecard_compare_schools for comparisons. Custom fields return requested paths and their JSON valu
• scorecard_list_fields ~260 tokens
  Search the College Scorecard field catalog by keyword. Returns matching field paths, descriptions, data types, and whether each field supports API-side sorting. Use before passing custom field paths to the fields parameter on scorecard_get_school to find a supported path. Served entirely from embedd
• scorecard_lookup_cip ~257 tokens
  Search the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) taxonomy by keyword or partial name. Returns matching CIP codes with standard titles. Use this before passing cip_code filters to scorecard_search_programs or scorecard_get_programs when you know a program by name but not its code. Served ent
• scorecard_search_programs ~693 tokens
  Find programs by CIP code across institutions, ranked by median earnings within the fetched school page. Accepts school-side filters (state, ownership, max cost). Minimum earnings is applied locally; totals and pagination count schools before local program filtering. Use scorecard_lookup_cip to conv
• scorecard_search_schools ~932 tokens
  Search and filter U.S. colleges and universities by name, location, type, size, and acceptance rate. Returns core identity and cost metrics. Use scorecard_get_school for profiles or scorecard_search_programs for program rankings. Geographic distance requires a U.S. ZIP; ZIP alone uses the provider d
• scorecard_value_analysis ~316 tokens
  Analyze costs, debt, repayment progress, and earnings for one school. Returns debt-to-earnings and net-price-to-annual-earnings ratios alongside the source figures. family_income selects the applicable net-price bracket. Repayment progress is the share of borrowers paying down principal 3 years afte

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