Plans for Students and Parents
If your college counselor is using College Kickstart, you do not need to get an account here. They will send you an email invite to start.
Prices are based on the college application season from January 1, 2024, to December 31, 2024.
Standard
$50
$50
per season
6 to 12 Colleges
Data for 725+ U.S.
4-Year Institutions
Personalized list analysis to ensure balance. Early admission strategies to boost odds. Action plans to minimize work.
Sign upPlus
$80
$80
per season
6 to 20 Colleges
400+ Departments and Application Requirements
All the features in Standard, plus departmental admission rates for 60 popular institutions and key application requirement tracking.
Sign upPremium
$125
$125
per season
6 to 30 Colleges
Need and Merit-based
Financial Data
All the features in Plus with need and merit-based financial aid ratings and metrics to help you consider affordability as part of the plan.
Sign upFeature Summary
Enriched Admissions Data New
- Enriched admissions data for 725+ popular U.S. 4 year institutions.
Constantly updated from multiple sources, including the Common Data Set, school institutional research and factbooks and press releases - 400+ departmental admission rates for 60 popular institutions - Plus and Premium only
- Resident/non-resident admission rates for selected public universities - Plus and Premium only
- Key application requirements - Plus and Premium only
- Affordability data (need-based and merit-based aid) - Premium only
- Active tracking of standardized testing policies
Student Profile
School list
- Enter lists of 6-12 schools - Standard only
- Enter lists of 6-20 schools - Plus only
- Enter lists of 6-30 schools - Premium only
- Select from available departmental options - Plus and Premium only
- Rank orderable
- Indicate strength of commitment to top choices
Academic Credentials
- SAT section scores
- ACT composite score
- Weighted GPA
- Unweighted GPA
- Class rank
- Run with or without test scores
List Analysis
School list
- Enter lists of 6-12 schools - Standard only
- Enter lists of 6-20 schools - Plus only
- Enter lists of 6-30 schools - Premium only
- Select from available departmental options - Plus and Premium only
- Rank orderable
- Indicate strength of commitment to top choices
Academic Credentials
- SAT section scores
- ACT composite score
- Weighted GPA
- Unweighted GPA
- Class rank
- Run with or without test scores
Early Strategy
- Recommend appropriate strategies across entire list
- Prevent applying early to unlikely schools
- Ensure terms and conditions are met for each early opportunity recommended
- Consider schools with rolling admission and multiple priority windows
- Auto-update each time college list or academic credentials change
Action Plan
- Prepare and recommend action plan to minimize wasted effort
- Capitalize on schools with rolling admission or multiple priority windows
- Ensure merit scholarship deadlines are met for likely and target schools - Premium only
- Summary of due dates and deadlines
- Auto-update each time college list or academic credentials change
School Details New
See the admission details for each school on your list
- How a school has been categorized and why (likely, target, reach, unlikely)
- How to apply and why (early decision, early action, restrictive early action, regular decision)
- When to apply and why
- Applicant, admitted and enrolled student mix data
- Admission rate by admission plan (where reported)
- Academic performance assessment with automatic test-optional analysis Enhanced
- Need-based and merit-based financial aid ratings and metrics - Premium only
- Source data notes
Plan Views
See the essential highlights of your latest personalized plan:
- Plan Summary — with school categorizations and recommendations on how and when to apply
- Key Application Requirements — including standardized testing policies, recommendation requirements, interview policies, essay prompt counts and direct links to school websites for definitive answers - Plus and Premium only
- Need-based Financial Aid Summary — with key need-based aid metrics, net cost calculation and proprietary College Kickstart attractiveness rating - Premium only
- Merit-based Financial Aid — with key merit-based aid metrics, net cost calculation and proprietary College Kickstart attractiveness rating - Premium only
- Auto-update each time college list or academic credentials change