Understand your true college costbefore you decide.
TrueCostEdu helps students organize schools they are considering, validate school profile costs, parse financial award letters from PDFs or photos, and compare options with a clear recommendation.
1
Select Schools
Add schools from School Profiles into your workspace.
Build your list of up to 20 schools you are actively considering.
2
Edit Your Workspace
Open each school and validate or override profile values.
Update tuition, housing, food, and interest level for each school.
3
Upload Awards
Upload PDFs/photos per school for awards parsing.
Parsed aid items are added to the school for review and analysis.
4
Request Comments
Send workspace review request by email.
Invite parents or counselors to review assumptions and add feedback.
5
Compare + Recommendation
View ranked comparison and recommendation.
Stack-rank schools by loan burden and net cost to support your decision.