How is U-CAN different from U.S. News & World Reports “Best Colleges” and other commercial publications?
U-CAN offers the following unique mix. • The type of information collected and the design of the college and university profiles were shaped by the focus groups with students and parents. U-CAN collects the most useful information from participating institutions, and reports it in reader-friendly format. • The profiles are highly “clickable.” More than two dozen targeted hyperlinks take students to specific pages of an institution’s Web site. The links and narrative descriptions complement the profile’s statistical data, and provide an opportunity to see what makes each college or university unique. • U-CAN is free. There is no cost to consumers to access the profiles, and no charge for colleges to participate. U-CAN is not-for-profit and accepts no advertising or sponsorships. How does U-CAN differ from the U.S. Department of Education’s College Navigator? U-CAN and College Navigator, both launched in September 2007, provide similar search options and institutional data points. U-CAN
