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College Scorecard

by olyport.com · remote · no sign-in to list tools · v1.1.0 · published by com.olyport

Higher education data: tuition, graduation rates, and earnings

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4 tools: 4 only read.

Scanned Oct 21, 2026

No check matched anything in the tool definitions. No finding is not a safety guarantee. How the checks work.

claude mcp add --transport http college-scorecard https://mcp.olyport.com/college-scorecard/mcp

Tools

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4 tools

Only reads 4Claude Code: allow
  • compare_schoolsCompare multiple colleges or universities side by side.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "compare_schools" says "compare": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Compare multiple colleges or universities side by side. Returns key metrics for each school including tuition, admission rate, median earnings, debt, and completion rate for easy comparison. Args: school_ids: Comma-separated list of College Scorecard school IDs (e.g. '166027,166683,243780'). Use search_schools to find IDs.
  • get_field_of_studyGet earnings and debt data by field of study from the College Scorecard.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "get_field_of_study" says "get": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Get earnings and debt data by field of study from the College Scorecard. Returns median earnings and median debt for graduates of specific academic programs. Can be filtered by school, by field name, or both. Args: school_id: College Scorecard school ID to see field-level data for one school. field: Field of study name or keyword to search across schools (e.g. 'Computer Science', 'Nursing', 'Business').
  • get_school_detailGet detailed data for a specific college or university.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "get_school_detail" says "get": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Get detailed data for a specific college or university. Returns comprehensive information including costs, admissions, demographics, earnings outcomes, financial aid, debt levels, and completion rates. Use school IDs from search_schools results. Args: school_id: The College Scorecard school ID (integer). Find IDs via search_schools.
  • search_schoolsSearch colleges and universities in the College Scorecard database.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "search_schools" says "search": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Search colleges and universities in the College Scorecard database. Returns matching schools with basic info: name, location, size, tuition, admission rate, median earnings, and completion rate. Args: name: Full or partial school name to search (e.g. 'Harvard', 'community college'). state: Two-letter US state abbreviation (e.g. 'CA', 'NY') to filter by state. zip_code: Five-digit ZIP code for location-based search. Use with distance parameter. distance: Search radius in miles from zip_code. Only used when zip_code is provided. degree_type: Filter by predominant degree type: '1' (certificate), '2' (associate), '3' (bachelor), '4' (graduate). Omit for all types. limit: Maximum number of schools to return (default 25, max 100).

This is not a safety rating, and no finding is not a safety guarantee. The groups and findings come from fixed checks of the tool definitions the server returned on the date shown, not from its code or what it does when called. How the checks work.

Install

Pinned to version 1.1.0. Values in angle brackets are yours to fill in.

claude mcp add --transport http college-scorecard https://mcp.olyport.com/college-scorecard/mcp

Run in a terminal.

Claude Code permissions

Allow the reads, ask before a change, deny the deletes. Paste into .claude/settings.json.

.claude/settings.json
{
  "permissions": {
    "allow": [
      "mcp__college-scorecard__search_schools",
      "mcp__college-scorecard__get_school_detail",
      "mcp__college-scorecard__compare_schools",
      "mcp__college-scorecard__get_field_of_study"
    ],
    "ask": [],
    "deny": []
  }
}

Tools that only read are allowed, tools that change things ask first, tools that delete or cancel are denied. It assumes the server is installed as college-scorecard. Review it before you use it.