Bridgeboardhelpscommunity college studentstransfer to four-year universitieswith more of their options visible.

Explore transfer options without creating an account. Save your work only when you choose.

Built by a community college student to make transfer information easier to explore and verify.

Explore with the source in view

Bridgeboard brings carefully reviewed transfer information together and helps you trace important details back to their original source.

Start with cost and financial-aid context
Follow official links for policies and tools
See what is known and what is worth confirming

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More options should be visible

Information should expand your options, not quietly narrow them. We're making transfer, cost, and aid information easier for everyone to find, compare, and verify.

Northwestern UIC UChicago UIUC Loyola Chicago

DePaul North Park Illinois Tech Northern Illinois Dominican Concordia Chicago

UW–Madison Northeastern UCLA Boston College Valparaiso

A few examples from a directory of more than 100 institutions.

Built on real data

Public facts, official-source links and transparent limits help students verify what matters.

100+

Institutions in the directory

Illinois, nearby states and farther-away options in one public catalog.

Free

Exploration and comparison

No profile, GPA or account is required to browse and compare institutions.

Official

Policy and resource links

Source and review context is shown where it is available.

How Bridgeboard works

We break down the transfer process into manageable steps. You're never alone, and you're never lost.

Step 1

Explore your options

Browse universities without creating an account. Search, filter, and open clear profiles to discover options you may not have considered.

Step 2

Compare the information that matters

Review rounded costs, net price by family income, admissions context, outcomes, transfer pathways, and official links in one place.

Step 3

Cross the bridge

Create an optional account to save universities, organize application status, and keep private notes across devices.

Let's cross the bridge together

Too many students make decisions from only the information that happened to reach them.Bridgeboard exists to change that — so every student can make informed decisions and access the education they deserve.

Start with the information. Explore broadly, compare what matters, and verify important details with each university.

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Explore your options with clear information first. Create an account only if you want to save a shortlist.

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