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The College Tour helps students and families explore colleges online through award-winning TV episodes, immersive college tour pages, and authentic student stories from campuses around the world.

Whether you are comparing schools, planning campus visits, or beginning your college search, students can hear directly from real college students about academics, housing, campus culture, athletics, internships, and everyday student life.

The College Tour helps students:

Compare colleges more efficiently
Explore campus culture before visiting in person
Discover schools that fit their goals and interests
Include families in the college search process
Gain authentic insight into everyday student life
Narrow down their college list before touring campuses

Why Students Are Taking College Tours

In-person college tours have become an important part of the college search process. Students can explore campuses across the country without the cost and time required for constant travel.

Online college tours help prospective students:

Explore colleges and universities from anywhere
Hear authentic experiences from 2,000+ real college students
Compare campus culture, academics, housing, and student life
Discover schools that align with your goals, interests, and personality
Explore colleges online before scheduling campus visits

Many students now begin with online college visits before narrowing down the schools they want to tour in person.

How to Tour Colleges and Get the Most From Each Visit

Touring colleges is about more than walking through campus buildings. A good college tour helps students understand whether a school feels like the right academic, social, and personal fit.

Before scheduling campus tours or online college visits, students should consider:

Explore colleges and universities from anywhere
Hear authentic experiences from 2,000+ real college students
Compare campus culture, academics, housing, and student life
Discover schools that align with your goals, interests, and personality
Explore colleges online before scheduling campus visit

Starting with campus tours can help students narrow down their list before committing to travel.

Frequently Asked Questions

The best college tours help students go beyond brochures and rankings. Asking the right questions can reveal what everyday life is actually like on campus.

Finding the right college fit starts with understanding what matters most to you — from campus vibe and location to majors, size, student life, and career opportunities. The College Tour helps students explore colleges through real student experiences and personalized discovery tools like Find Your College Fit.

Yes. Through full episodes of The College Tour and immersive college tour pages, students and families can explore colleges online before scheduling campus visits.
Hear directly from real students about academics, housing, campus culture, student life, and more — helping you better understand what each college experience is really like.

Real student stories give prospective students an authentic look at campus life beyond brochures and rankings. Hearing directly from current students helps families better understand academics, student culture, housing, opportunities, and what it actually feels like to attend a college or university.

Students should ask about academics, housing, campus culture, internships, student life, career support, and what current students enjoy most about their experience. Hearing directly from real students can often provide the most authentic insight into campus life.

Helpful questions to ask during in person college tours include:

What is the campus community and student culture like?
How accessible are professors outside the classroom?
What do students typically do on weekends?
What internship and career opportunities are available?
How safe is the surrounding area?
What support services are available for students?
What makes this college different from similar schools?
What do current students wish they knew before enrolling?

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Each episode of the award-winning TV series,
The College Tour, shares the story of a single college or university through the authentic lens of its current students. Learn from real students about their real experiences on campus, as we offer viewers an insider’s perspective on college life and college culture. 200 + episodes now streaming!

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