Search Cliff Calculator

Project how your institution may be impacted from the upcoming changes to College Board® Search. What’s changing at College Board®?

Enrollment funnel

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National impact for

All projected changes relative to the base year of 2023

Search availability

-38%

Inquiries

-8.4M

Enrollments

-121.1K

Net tuition revenue

-$5.61b

Search availability

-38%

Inquiries

-8.4M

Enrollments

-121.1K

Net tuition revenue

-$5.61b

After the changes to College Board® Search, all colleges are projected to lose 8.4M funnel inquiries from Search, which translates to a drop of 121.1K enrolled students and a loss of $5.61b of Net Tuition Revenue in 2027. We recommend colleges backfill this gap with other sources.

Projected Drop in Search Availability and Inquiries

Projected Drop by State

The map below displays the projected drop in search availability and inquiries within each state, accounting for any segment filters applied.

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Projected Drop by Family Income Percentiles

Median family income
Drop in inquiries
Less than $35,000
-2.3M
$35,000 to $59,999
-1.1M
$60,000 to $99,999
-1.8M
$100,000 to $149,999
-1.3M
$150,000 to $199,999
-650.7K
$200,000 or more
-815.7K

Projected Drop by Ethnicity

Ethnicity
Drop in inquiries
American Indian/Alaska Native
-55.5K
Asian
-372.6K
Black/African American
-964.7K
Hispanic/Latino
-1.8M
Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander
-13.3K
White
-3.6M
Two or More Races
-705.7K
Other
-511.1K

About this data

This data tool analyzes PSAT and SAT-taking cohorts from numerous government sources and then projects how they funnel into Search. Read our full methodology document to learn more and see all sources.

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