InsideCollege is a new way of viewing colleges. Built around our unique college lists, it offers factual data, views from the experts, and lists generated by our users.

The site has something for everyone. Whether you're looking for a college, are in college now, or have graduated and long to go back, our 700+ lists offer insight into colleges and college life in an informational and fun format.

But before you go looking around, here are some things you might be wondering.

Who, exactly, are you?

Who are we? Alloy Education, we're education publishers and we've been doing it for a long time. Our services include…

• Private Colleges & Universities magazine, published since 1986
• Careers and Colleges magazine, published since 1972
• Wintergreen Orchard House products, published since 1978
• Porter Sargent Handbooks, published since 1914

And our websites include…

• Careersandcolleges.com
• Findtuition.com
• Privatecolleges.com
• Takkle.com
• Acuinfo.com
• Graduatingengineer.com
• Minoritynurse.com
• Campustours.com

Alloy Education is a division of Alloy Media + Marketing. We're the people that created Gossip Girl, Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, and Teen.com. Check out the About Us page if you're dying to know more about Alloy.

Where did these lists come from?

A guy named Steven Antonoff thought this up. He's an educational consultant from Denver, Colorado, and he compiled the lists in a book, The College Finder. Steve was the Dean of Students and Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid at the University of Denver. He is now a certified educational planner and has worked with over 3,000 students. We teamed up with Steve to publish the book and from those lists we built the website. But, these are just the start, we plan to add many more lists!

What kind of lists will I find on the site?

You're going to find three types of lists…

• Facts & Stats Lists–Some lists are just facts and they're based on research and data. Most of the data comes from our Wintergreen Orchard House division.
• Expert's Choice Lists–These lists are from the opinions of many experts from the field of education.
• User-generated Lists–These are lists generated by our users through polls and surveys, so that's current college students and lots of alumni talking about the schools they know best.

Who are these "experts" that you are referring to?

They're high school counselors, admission representatives, educational planners, and other industry pros. Some of the experts have expertise in a particular area, like financial aid or students with learning disabilities. Some lists were taken right from professional studies or industry magazines, used with permission (which is noted).

What is a featured college?

We are able to bring you this free service because of the support of the featured colleges and sponsors that you'll see on the site. You can get recruited by them and receive information from the ones you choose, again for free, as we work with them on this and other initiatives.

Tell me about your polls.

The polls are for you to voice your opinions. By telling us what you think, we'll create new lists for all users to view. We have to admit that we don't know everything, so we need you to tell us what you think!

What can I expect when I come back to the site?

Keep checking back because we plan to add a scholarship search tool, forums, video content, a build your personal profile feature, and many more lists.

So now you're ready! Find out which schools have the best athletics, who has the most interesting mascot, and which colleges have a great radio station. Start clicking around to get the answers and see how your college (or future college) stacks up.