The federal IPEDS database collects mandatory reports from just about all colleges and universities in the United States, including many financial details. It's

The federal IPEDS database collects mandatory reports from just about all colleges and universities in the United States, including many financial details. It's possible to queries on the federal database directly, but I'm grateful to the Education Trust for its user-friendly College Results website, http://www.collegeresults.org/ http://www.collegeresults.org/ which allows looking up a lot of details about colleges, including displaying information about colleges comparable to some college of interest. http://www.collegeresults.org/search1b.aspx?institutionid=231624 http://www.collegeresults.org/search1b.aspx?institutionid=23... (The link shown above compares the College of William and Mary in Virginia to colleges deemed similar to that college by characteristics chosen by the College Results editors. You can then use the various tabs, e.g., "Finance and Faculty" or "Admissions" to look up details about the colleges, sorting by each column as you wish.) Colleges range from amply supplied with funds to struggling and in danger of going broke at any moment. It's a good idea to check out a college's finances before actually enrolling.