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Methodology & data sources

campusvisit.online is built from public, build-time data. Campus facts, drive times, and hotel counts are compiled ahead of time; the only price-like data on the site is dated median airfare estimates from our partner fare snapshot, each labeled with its own as-of date.

Data sources

  • College Scorecard (U.S. Dept. of Education) — names, locations, control, Carnegie class, admit rate, enrollment, tuition, SAT/ACT. As of March 2026.
  • OpenStreetMap — campus locations, road network, hotel/motel POIs. Counts and distances only, never prices. As of June 2026.
  • OSRM — drive time/distance matrices. As of June 2026.
  • Census/ACS — city context. 2024 ACS 5-year.
  • OurAirports — nearest airports. As of June 2026.
  • Partner fare snapshot (laqayt.com) — dated median airfare estimates per route and travel month, with p25–p75 band and sample counts. Every figure carries its as-of date; snapshots older than 14 days are never shown, and uncovered routes show no number at all.

Evergreen policy

No live prices, no availability feeds, no event calendars. Admit-rate percentages and drive-time hour counts carry a visible "data as of" anchor; airfares appear only as labeled, dated median estimates from the partner snapshot — never as live quotes.

Who builds this

A small team of parents and engineers. Reader-supported via Kayak affiliate links — how this site earns money →. We never take payment for placement.