“The best college guide you can buy”—USA Today
The #1 bestselling college guide is now an app!
For more than 25 years, the Fiske Guide to Colleges has been the most trusted source of information for parents, counselors, and most importantly for college-bound students. Now, the Fiske Interactive College Guide brings you every aspect of the printed book – plus much more – in a handy app.
Exclusive Fiske Profiles, or, “What's This School Like?” – Schools differ in ways that will determine your college experience, and the heart and the hallmark of Fiske Interactive are the detailed profiles of every school, including:
It’s a big decision - the school you choose will have lifelong impact. You’ll quickly find the Fiske Interactive College Guide to be your most trusted, on-the-go companion, bringing much-needed calm and sanity to one of the most important decisions you’ll ever make.
Beyond the Book Functionality
Make Lists to Narrow Down Your Search – The sheer number of colleges and universities can make the college-bound experience a dizzying one. Fiske Interactive eliminates the clutter, helping you:
Expand Your College Search – For each college, Fiske Interactive exclusively provides “Overlap schools,” schools with which this college have the most applications in common. We encourage students who know they are interested in a particular institution to check out the schools with which it competes.
Browse the 300+ Best and Most Interesting Schools – Fiske Interactive has been created so you can use it how you want to use it. Browsing, searching, and bookmarking are all easy to do.
Search the Entire Fiske Guide – The Search function provides various criteria you can search against such as state, campus location (urban, suburban, small town, or rural), size of enrollment, strongest programs, Fiske ratings, or just a keyword.
What Makes Fiske Guide College Ratings Different?
Since 1982, the Fiske Guide to Colleges has been conducting in-depth evaluations and student satisfaction surveys on the top colleges and universities. It has developed one of the most comprehensive collegiate databases available, and the only one including real feedback from students and schools then filtered through the eyes of Edward B. Fiske, former education editor of the NYT and a pioneer in the study of higher education. The independent, advertisement-free annual guide has become a standard part of college admissions literature and is now the country’s best-selling college guide.
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