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Students: How to Use College Match

This additional feature available through Navigator helps students compare colleges, with a focus on affordability and personal matches.

Updated over 2 weeks ago

What is College Match?

College Match powered by College Raptor gives students college matches based on GPA, majors, location, test scores, and culture. For the most accurate results, have the following information available: student’s income and assets, parents’ income and assets, high school GPA, and SAT or ACT score.


How to Use College Match

  1. Log in to Kuder Navigator

  2. Select Plan for Education from the Left-Hand menu

  3. Select College Match from the dropdown menu

  4. Enter General Information

    1. State (Required)

    2. ZIP Code (Required)

    3. High School Name (Required)

    4. Graduation Year (Required)

    5. Gender (Required)

  5. Select Next

  6. Enter Academic Information

    1. Enter Your GPA (Required Selection)

      1. Unweighted

        1. GPA Unweighted

      2. Weighted

        1. GPA Weighted

        2. GPA Max

    2. ACT Section (Optional)

      1. ACT Subtest Scores

        1. Not Use

        2. Use

          1. ACT Math

          2. ACT Science

          3. ACT English

          4. ACT Reading

      2. ACT Score (Composite)

    3. SAT Section (Optional)

      1. SAT Subtest Scores

        1. Not Use

        2. Use

      2. SAT Score (Composite)

  7. Select Next

  8. Enter Financial Information

    1. Complete Your Family Section (Required)

      1. Total number of people in your family (Required)

      2. Your parent's marital status (Required)

        1. Married

        2. Single

      3. Number of family currently in college (Required)

      4. Can someone claim you as a dependent? (Required)

        1. Yes

        2. No

      5. Number of working parents (Required)

    2. Complete Financial Information Section

      1. How important is cost to you when deciding whether to apply to a college?

        1. Not Important

        2. Important

          1. Do you know your Student Aid Index (SAI)?

            1. Yes

              1. Enter Student Aid Index($)

            2. No

              1. Expected annual out of pocket contribution

                1. Yes

                  1. Expected Annual Out Of Pocket Contribution

                2. No

                  1. Income and Assets Information

                    1. Parent's annual income

                    2. Parent's total assets

                    3. Your annual income

                    4. Your total assets

  9. Select Submit

  10. View Results


How to Change your College match Criteria

  1. Log in to Kuder Navigator

  2. Select Plan for Education from the Left-Hand menu

  3. Select College Match from the dropdown menu

  4. Select Change your College match Criteria from the top right corner

  5. Change any criteria and select Submit


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