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Effective date: July 9, 2026
These Terms of Service ("Terms") govern your use of College Cost Report at collegecostreport.com and your purchase of the report we provide (college cost comparison reports for US families, built on US Dept of Education College Scorecard data). By using this site or buying a report, you agree to these Terms.
1. What you are buying
College Cost Report sells a one-time informational report for $15. The report compiles and presents information for the colleges and income band you supply.
2. The report is an informational estimate, not professional advice
The report is provided for general informational purposes only. It is an estimate, not a professional service, and it is not, and must not be relied on as, professional, legal, financial, tax, or admissions advice. It does not create any professional-client relationship. The net price it shows is an income-band average from the most recent year the government reports, not a personal aid quote; your own aid offer depends on your full financial picture and can land above or below it. The report is not a substitute for each college's own net price calculator, your FAFSA, or your official aid letters. You are solely responsible for any decision you make, and you should confirm the exact figures with each college and, where appropriate, a qualified adviser before acting on anything in the report.
3. No warranty
The report and this site are provided "as is" and "as available", without warranties of any kind, whether express or implied, including but not limited to implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, accuracy, and non-infringement. We draw on public federal data (the US Dept of Education College Scorecard) that may contain errors, gaps, or figures from different reporting years, and we do not warrant that the report is accurate, complete, current, or fit for any particular purpose.
4. Limitation of liability
To the maximum extent permitted by law, College Cost Report, its operators, and its suppliers will not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, or for any loss of profits, revenue, data, or goodwill, arising out of or related to your use of the site or the report. To the maximum extent permitted by law, our total aggregate liability for any claim arising out of or related to the report or these Terms will not exceed the amount you paid for the report ($15).
5. Refunds
Because the report is a digital product delivered immediately, refunds are provided for delivery failure, for example if you paid but did not receive your report, or the report could not be generated for the colleges you supplied. If your report failed to arrive or cannot be produced, email [email protected] and we will re-deliver it or refund your purchase. If you believe a specific figure in your report is wrong, contact us; we will investigate and, where a delivery or generation fault is on our side, make it right.
6. Acceptable use
You agree not to: resell, republish, or redistribute the report as your own product; scrape, bulk-download, or systematically extract content from the site; attempt to disrupt, overload, or gain unauthorized access to the site or its infrastructure; or use the site or report for any unlawful purpose. The report is licensed to you for your own personal or family use.
7. Intellectual property
The site, its design, its text, and the report format are owned by College Cost Report and protected by intellectual-property laws. The underlying public data referenced in the report belongs to the US Department of Education. We grant you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable license to use the report you purchase for your own purposes.
8. Third-party services
Payments are processed by Stripe under Stripe's terms. Analytics are provided by Fathom Analytics. We are not responsible for the practices of third-party services, though we choose them with your privacy in mind (see our Privacy Policy).
9. Governing law
These Terms are governed by the laws of the United States and, to the extent applicable, the state in which the operator of College Cost Report is established, without regard to conflict-of-laws rules. You agree that any dispute will be brought in the courts located there.
10. Changes to these Terms
We may update these Terms from time to time. When we do, we will revise the effective date above. Your continued use of the site after changes take effect constitutes acceptance of the revised Terms.
11. Contact
Questions about these Terms? Email [email protected].