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MCP server · Knowledge & memory

College Scorecard

By olyport.com Verified namespace

Higher education data: tuition, graduation rates, and earnings

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Checks passed
10 / 22

4 failed · 8 not measured

Median response
527 ms

Median of successful probes over 7 days

30-day uptime
Not measured

Share of countable probes over 30 days, including daily rollups. Auth challenges are excluded.

Discovered tools
4

Tool definitions returned by this server

Independent monitoring

Health & checks

Status history

Outdated check

Last connection measurement is over 24 hours old. Current availability is unknown.

Last checked
Check summary by test group
Test areaPassedFailedUnmeasured
ConnectionCan a client connect and discover tools?
500
Reliability & speedDoes it respond consistently and quickly?
004
Access & authenticationWhat is required to use this server?
102
Tool qualityAre the tool definitions usable by an agent?
220
Publisher identityCan the publisher be traced to its source?
222

Unmeasured means there is not enough evidence to decide. How these checks work

Inspect individual checks 22 recorded

Core

  • Pass
    Reachable

    Latest probe returned HTTP 200 in 527 ms.

  • Pass
    Valid handshake

    protocolVersion 2025-11-25, serverInfo.name college-scorecard.

  • Pass
    Lists tools

    tools/list returned 4 tools.

  • Pass
    Current protocol

    Negotiated 2025-11-25. The bar is 2025-06-18 or newer.

  • Pass
    HTTPS

    The endpoint URL is https.

Performance

  • Not measured
    Fast (p50)

    Median latency 527 ms over 1 samples in 7 days. The bar is 1000 ms. Need at least 5 samples.

  • Not measured
    Consistent (p95)

    95th percentile 527 ms over 1 samples in 7 days. The bar is 3000 ms. Need at least 20 samples.

  • Not measured
    Reliable (uptime)

    1 of 1 attempts returned a tool list in 30 days (100%). The bar is 99%. Need at least 30 samples.

  • Not measured
    Stable tool list

    Fewer than two successful probes in 30 days, so tool-list stability is not measured.

Access

  • Pass
    Open access

    tools/list succeeded with no credential, and the record declares none.

  • Not measured
    Standard auth

    Auth is not required, so the OAuth metadata check does not apply.

  • Not measured
    Free tier cited

    No publisher quote has been checked.

Tools

  • Pass
    Tools described

    Every tool description is at least 20 characters.

  • Pass
    Valid input schemas

    Every inputSchema is a JSON Schema object.

  • Fail
    Parameters documented

    0 of 10 parameters have a description (0%). The bar is 80%.

  • Fail
    Safety hints

    4 tools set neither readOnlyHint nor destructiveHint.

Publisher

  • Pass
    Verified namespace

    Listed in the Official MCP Registry.

  • Pass
    Website matches publisher

    The website host matches the reverse-domain namespace.

  • Fail
    Source repo linked

    No repository URL is on file.

  • Not measured
    Repo owner matches

    This namespace is not an io.github login, so the owner comparison does not apply.

  • Fail
    Recently updated

    Updated 2026-04-02T02:26:41.148996Z, which is older than 180 days.

  • Not measured
    Open-source licence

    No GitHub repository to ask about a licence.

Start using College Scorecard

Connect to this server

Choose your client, copy the configuration, then enable the server in your client’s MCP settings.

Run this command in your terminal, then restart Claude Code.

Claude Code

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

Capabilities

Tools 4

compare_schools

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.

Discovered
get_field_of_study

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').

Discovered
get_school_detail

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.

Discovered
search_schools

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).

Discovered

Recent measurements

Probe history

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Latest stored probes. Raw probe rows are kept for 14 days.
CheckedResultResponseTools
Connected527 ms4

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