How the cards are built.
These notes explain the source fields, derivations, and caveats behind the public cards on each school page. Every method starts from archived Common Data Set documents and keeps the source trail visible.
Academic profileHow SAT and ACT bands are read from the CDS and compared against a student-entered score.Admission roundsHow ED, EA, wait-list, yield, fee, and admissions-factor fields are derived from Section C.Merit and need aidHow Section H merit-aid facts are combined with federal affordability and outcome context.