`get_school`

Pack: college-scorecard · Endpoint: https://gateway.pipeworx.io/college-scorecard/mcp

Get detailed info for a specific college by its College Scorecard ID. Returns tuition, admission rate, student size, median earnings after 10 years, completion rate, and median debt.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`_apiKey`	string	yes	api.data.gov API key
`id`	number	yes	College Scorecard school ID (numeric, from search results)

Example call

Arguments

{
  "id": 110662,
  "_apiKey": "your-college-scorecard-api-key"
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/college-scorecard/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"get_school","arguments":{"id":110662,"_apiKey":"your-college-scorecard-api-key"}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

import { Pipeworx } from '@pipeworx/sdk';
const pipeworx = new Pipeworx();

const result = await pipeworx.call('get_school', {
  "id": 110662,
  "_apiKey": "your-college-scorecard-api-key"
});

Response shape

Field	Type	Description
`id`	number \| null	College Scorecard ID
`name`	string \| null	School name
`city`	string \| null	City location
`state`	string \| null	State code
`zip`	string \| null	ZIP code
`url`	string \| null	School website URL
`ownership`	string \| null	Public, Private nonprofit, or Private for-profit
`student_size`	number \| null	Total enrolled students
`admission_rate`	number \| null	Admission rate (0-1)
`tuition_in_state`	number \| null	In-state tuition cost
`tuition_out_of_state`	number \| null	Out-of-state tuition cost
`median_earnings_10yr`	number \| null	Median earnings 10 years after entry
`completion_rate`	number \| null	Completion rate (0-1)
`median_debt`	number \| null	Median debt for completers

Full JSON Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "id": {
      "type": [
        "number",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "College Scorecard ID"
    },
    "name": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "School name"
    },
    "city": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "City location"
    },
    "state": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "State code"
    },
    "zip": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "ZIP code"
    },
    "url": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "School website URL"
    },
    "ownership": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Public, Private nonprofit, or Private for-profit"
    },
    "student_size": {
      "type": [
        "number",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Total enrolled students"
    },
    "admission_rate": {
      "type": [
        "number",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Admission rate (0-1)"
    },
    "tuition_in_state": {
      "type": [
        "number",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "In-state tuition cost"
    },
    "tuition_out_of_state": {
      "type": [
        "number",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Out-of-state tuition cost"
    },
    "median_earnings_10yr": {
      "type": [
        "number",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Median earnings 10 years after entry"
    },
    "completion_rate": {
      "type": [
        "number",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Completion rate (0-1)"
    },
    "median_debt": {
      "type": [
        "number",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Median debt for completers"
    }
  }
}

Connect

Add this to your MCP client config, or use one-click install buttons:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "college-scorecard": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/college-scorecard/mcp"
    }
  }
}

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

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