Admit Coach — College Search & Costs

Search US colleges and compare historical admissions, costs and aid using public federal data.

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What it can do

    What data it sees

    Do you need an account

    No: the server works without sign-in

    Search US colleges and compare historical admissions, costs and aid using public federal data.

    How to connect

    How to connect Admit Coach — College Search & Costs to Claude

    The server address to paste into Claude settings:

    https://admit-coach.com/api/mcp/

    1. Open Claude (claude.ai or the desktop app).
    2. Go to Settings → Connectors.
    3. Click Add custom connector.
    4. Paste the server address copied below into Remote MCP server URL and click Add.
    5. In a chat, click + → Connectors and switch the new connector on.

    Custom connectors are available on Free, Pro, Max, Team and Enterprise plans (Free is limited to one). On Team and Enterprise an organization Owner adds the connector first under Organization settings → Connectors.

    Authorization

    After you click Add, a sign-in window for the service opens. Sign in with your own account and approve access. Claude never sees your password.

    How to connect Admit Coach — College Search & Costs to ChatGPT

    The server address to paste into ChatGPT settings:

    https://admit-coach.com/api/mcp/

    1. Open ChatGPT in a browser (chatgpt.com). A Plus, Pro, Business, Enterprise or Edu plan is required.
    2. Turn on developer mode once: Settings → Apps → Advanced settings → Developer mode.
    3. Open Settings → Connectors and click Create.
    4. Fill in the form: Name (anything), Description (one line about what the service does), MCP server URL (copy it below).
    5. Under Authentication choose OAuth if the service requires sign-in, otherwise None. Click Create.
    6. In a new chat open + → Apps/Connectors and enable the connector.

    OpenAI has renamed this section before (Connectors → Apps/Plugins). If the label differs, search settings for "developer mode". On Business/Enterprise workspaces an admin must allow custom connectors first.

    Authorization

    On first use ChatGPT opens the service's sign-in window. Sign in and approve access.

    How to connect Admit Coach — College Search & Costs to Cursor

    The server address to paste into Cursor settings:

    https://admit-coach.com/api/mcp/

    Fastest: click Open in Cursor below and confirm the prompt.

    Manually:

    1. In Cursor open Settings → Cursor Settings → MCP and click Add new global MCP server.
    2. Paste the JSON copied below into ~/.cursor/mcp.json (per project: .cursor/mcp.json in the repo root).
    3. Save the file. The server appears in the MCP list; authorize it there if asked.

    Authorization

    If the service needs sign-in, an authorize button appears next to the server in the MCP list.

    Server tool list (4)

    Raw names from tools/list. Only developers need these.

    search_universitiesFind colleges by name, two-letter location, field of study or historical acceptance rate. Returns at most 20 institutions and links to school profiles. This searches public institutional records, does not access student accounts, and does not predict admission.
    get_university_detailsRead a college's admissions ranges, majors, costs and outcomes by IPEDS ID. Use search_universities to resolve a name first. Values are historical and may be missing; cite the returned school URL. No login, personal profile or student documents are accessed.
    get_financial_aidRead historical average net price, income brackets, grants and debt for a college. These cohort statistics are not a personalized cost estimate or financial aid offer. Public-college averages may not apply to nonresident students. Verify the official college net-price calculator before deciding affordability. Missing figures remain unknown.
    get_application_deadlinesRecorded application, aid and commitment deadlines for up to 20 colleges, with days remaining. Also returns a prep schedule worked backwards from the earliest application deadline (recommendations, first essay draft, final essay, submission) and a calendar-file URL. Dates come from institution records for the current cycle and can lag; tell the student to confirm each on the official admissions page. No student data is read or stored.