Education / Colleges data for AI agents
US college metrics from IPEDS: cost, outcomes, demographics, accreditation.
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Connect in one step
Education / Colleges tools run on the same LiveDataLink endpoint as every other domain - one bearer key, no per-source integration. Add this to your MCP client (Claude, Cursor, n8n, LangChain, and more):
{
"mcpServers": {
"livedatalink": {
"url": "https://livedatalink.ai/mcp",
"headers": { "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" }
}
}
}Then call any tool below. The free tier gives you 1,000 queries/month across all 284 tools with no credit card.
Education / Colleges tools (7)
| college_search | Search US colleges by name, state, control, size, accreditor. |
| college_metrics | Cost and outcome metrics: tuition, net price, grad rate, earnings, admit, SAT/ACT. |
| college_demographics | Race, ethnicity, gender, age, geographic origin. |
| college_accreditation | Institutional accreditation status and accreditor. |
| college_compare | Side-by-side of 2-5 schools. |
| college_outcomes_by_program | Program-level (4-digit CIP) earnings and debt outcomes. |
| college_trends | Multi-year IPEDS trend: enrollment, grad rate, retention, cost. |
Common queries this domain answers: school · university · college · education · student · teacher · enrollment · graduation · test score · sat · act · gpa · tuition · financial aid · scholarship · ranking · accreditation · k-12.
Why LiveDataLink for Education / Colleges
- One key, 59 domains. These tools sit alongside FMCSA carrier safety, sanctions screening, SEC filings, courts, Census, and FRED - no separate integration per source.
- Resale-safe. Sourced from College Scorecard / IPEDS - public and openly-licensed data you can embed and redistribute.
- Built for agents. Read-only annotated MCP tools, Streamable HTTP, Bearer auth. Works out of the box in Claude, Cursor, and n8n's native MCP node.
FAQ
- What Education / Colleges data can an AI agent access through LiveDataLink?
- US college metrics from IPEDS: cost, outcomes, demographics, accreditation. It exposes 7 tools (college_search, college_metrics, college_demographics, college_accreditation, college_compare, college_outcomes_by_program, and more) over the Model Context Protocol at https://livedatalink.ai/mcp, sourced from College Scorecard / IPEDS.
- How do I connect to the LiveDataLink Education / Colleges MCP server?
- Add https://livedatalink.ai/mcp as a Streamable-HTTP MCP server in Claude, Cursor, n8n, or any MCP client, with an "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" header. Get a free key (1,000 queries/month, no credit card) at https://livedatalink.ai/signup/free. No per-domain setup - the Education / Colleges tools load under the same key as every other domain.
- Is the LiveDataLink Education / Colleges data free and safe to redistribute?
- LiveDataLink sources Education / Colleges data from College Scorecard / IPEDS. Public-domain US-government and openly-licensed data is resale-safe, so results can be embedded and redistributed in your own product. The free tier includes 1,000 queries/month; paid plans start at $10/month.