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Balanced reviews are often the most helpful.
Avoid personal attacks and inappropriate language.
Read the Review Guidelines .
Your review can help another student understand what college life is really like. Every submission is reviewed before it appears publicly or affects a CampusGrader rating.
Tell students and families about your genuine college experience.
Academics, Cost & Value, Campus Life and Career Support use their individual ratings. Housing & Dining is calculated from the housing and dining ratings. Safety & Support is calculated from campus safety and student support. The overall CampusGrader result is the average of the six public categories.
Share useful examples instead of broad claims.
Balanced reviews are often the most helpful.
Avoid personal attacks and inappropriate language.
Read the Review Guidelines .
Reviewers do not calculate their own letter grades.
Approved ratings use one consistent grading system.
College profiles show stars, a grade and approved review count.
The submission enters CampusGrader as pending.
We check relevance, quality and compliance.
Only approved reviews can affect public college results.
The strongest reviews clearly explain both the benefits and the drawbacks of the college experience.
Describe classes, professors, housing, dining, support services, safety, campus life, career preparation and value.
Explain what worked well and what could be improved. Balanced reviews are easier for future students to trust.
Focus on your genuine experience rather than attacking individuals or making unsupported accusations.
Approved star averages use the same letter-grade ranges throughout CampusGrader.
Every submission is held for moderation. Pending reviews are excluded from ratings, grades, rankings, comparisons and approved review counts.
Reviews are checked before appearing on a college profile.
Every college uses the same category and grade system.
Visitors see stars, a CampusGrader grade and approved review count together.
Contact information is used only to verify, manage and communicate about your review.
It does not appear on the public review or college profile.
CampusGrader may contact you when clarification is needed.
The public review uses the display name submitted with the form.