# College Scorecard

> Higher education data: tuition, graduation rates, and earnings

- name: com.olyport/college-scorecard
- version: 1.1.0
- connection class: R0 (autonomous)
- trust: 72/100 flags: no-repository
- quality: 79/100 (good)
- owner: not claimed
- descriptor: https://api.protogrid.dev/v1/servers/com.olyport%2Fcollege-scorecard
- tools: https://api.protogrid.dev/v1/servers/com.olyport%2Fcollege-scorecard/tools

**An agent can connect right now, no human step.** Remote endpoint, no authentication, reachable on the last probe.

## Connection (mcpServers)

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "college-scorecard": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.olyport.com/college-scorecard/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```


## Trust

- hygiene: 80
- liveness: 100
- freshness: 45
- provenance: 55
- drivers: +dns-namespace +website +reachable +uptime-100% -stale-202d -no-repository
- Derived from observable signals (official registry feed and our own credential-free probes); no code audit performed.

## Quality 79/100 (good)

### protocol: 75 (weight 25)

- warn `protocol.modern`: newest supported version is 2025-11-25; 2026-07-28 not supported, older versions are deprecated until 2027-07-28
- n/a `protocol.stateless`: only applies to 2026-07-28 servers
- pass `protocol.transport`: streamable HTTP
- n/a `protocol.list_ttl`: only applies to 2026-07-28 servers

### authorization: n/a (weight 15)

- n/a `auth.prm`, `auth.as_metadata`, `auth.cimd`: no remote uses OAuth
- n/a `auth.secret_in_url`: no templated URL

### tool hygiene: 71 (weight 30)

- pass `tools.descriptions`: every tool has a description
- pass `tools.description_length`: descriptions are concise
- pass `tools.schemas`: every tool has an object input schema
- fail `tools.annotations`: no tool declares readOnlyHint or destructiveHint, so clients cannot tell safe calls from risky ones
- fail `tools.directory_hints`: no tool declares all four of readOnlyHint, destructiveHint, idempotentHint and openWorldHint; missing: get_school_detail (readOnlyHint, destructiveHint, idempotentHint, openWorldHint); search_schools (readOnlyHint, destructiveHint, idempotentHint, openWorldHint); get_field_of_study (readOnlyHint, destructiveHint, idempotentHint, openWorldHint); …
- pass `tools.token_cost`: about 752 tokens to load every tool
- pass `tools.api_dump`: tools are not a one-to-one API dump

### stability: 100 (weight 15)

- pass `stability.changes`: no tool changes in 30 days
- pass `stability.rug_pull`: no tool changed its meaning under the same name

### dependencies: n/a (weight 15)

- n/a `deps.known_vulns`, `deps.mcp_sdk_version`, `deps.resolvable`: no npm or PyPI package

- tools: 4, about 752 tokens to load them all
- tool set hash: d75140882208cdbcb0128b4b30ba9abd
- badge: [![protogrid quality](https://protogrid.dev/badge/com.olyport/college-scorecard.svg)](https://protogrid.dev/servers/com.olyport/college-scorecard)
- Checks run on what our credential-free, read-only probes observe; tools are never called and no code audit is performed.

### Tool changes

_No tool definition changes recorded._

## Remotes

- https://mcp.olyport.com/college-scorecard/mcp (streamable-http, auth none, reachable true, uptime30d 1)

## Packages

_none_

## Tools (4)

- `compare_schools`: Compare multiple colleges or universities side by side.

    Returns key metrics for each school including tuition, admission rate,
    median earnings, debt, and completion rate for easy comparison.

    Args:
        school_ids: Comma-separated list of College Scorecard school IDs
                    (e.g. '166027,166683,243780'). Use search_schools to find IDs.
    
- `get_field_of_study`: Get earnings and debt data by field of study from the College Scorecard.

    Returns median earnings and median debt for graduates of specific academic
    programs. Can be filtered by school, by field name, or both.

    Args:
        school_id: College Scorecard school ID to see field-level data for one school.
        field: Field of study name or keyword to search across schools
               (e.g. 'Computer Science', 'Nursing', 'Business').
    
- `get_school_detail`: Get detailed data for a specific college or university.

    Returns comprehensive information including costs, admissions, demographics,
    earnings outcomes, financial aid, debt levels, and completion rates.
    Use school IDs from search_schools results.

    Args:
        school_id: The College Scorecard school ID (integer). Find IDs via search_schools.
    
- `search_schools`: Search colleges and universities in the College Scorecard database.

    Returns matching schools with basic info: name, location, size, tuition,
    admission rate, median earnings, and completion rate.

    Args:
        name: Full or partial school name to search (e.g. 'Harvard', 'community college').
        state: Two-letter US state abbreviation (e.g. 'CA', 'NY') to filter by state.
        zip_code: Five-digit ZIP code for location-based search. Use with distance parameter.
        distance: Search radius in miles from zip_code. Only used when zip_code is provided.
        degree_type: Filter by predominant degree type: '1' (certificate), '2' (associate),
                     '3' (bachelor), '4' (graduate). Omit for all types.
        limit: Maximum number of schools to return (default 25, max 100).