# College Scorecard (remote · mcp.olyport.com)

Higher education data: tuition, graduation rates, and earnings

- Trust score: 66/100 (medium)
- Change this week: +5
- Registry status: active
- Liveness: live
- Owner verified: no
- Last scored: 2026-08-04

## Components

- remote · `mcp.olyport.com`: 66/100 (this document), [markdown](https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-olyport-college-scorecard/college-scorecard-mcp.md), [page](https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-olyport-college-scorecard/college-scorecard-mcp)

## Channel facts

- Endpoint: `https://mcp.olyport.com/college-scorecard/mcp`
- Transports: `streamable-http`
- Auth: `none`
- Version: `1.1.0`

## Trust breakdown

How this component scores in each security and reliability category. Every signal is checked automatically against the live server, and we only credit what we can confirm. Scores are 0–100 per category. Scoring method: https://verifymcp.io/docs/scoring (what has changed: https://verifymcp.io/docs/scoring/changelog)

Scored 2026-08-04.

- **Endpoint Security**: 63/100
  - The endpoint's TLS certificate is valid, in date, and uses a strong key.
  - Authorisation not fully verified: no authorisation is required to call this server, and 4 tool(s) never declared a destructiveHint. The MCP spec treats an absent hint as destructive by default, so we cannot call this surface safe.
  - HTTPS is enforced; there's no plaintext access path.
  - The HSTS (Strict-Transport-Security) header is present.
  - DNSSEC check failed: this domain isn't protected by DNSSEC.
- **Transport & Reachability**: 100/100
  - Verified streamable-http transport via a live MCP handshake.
- **Schema Quality & AI Usability**: 73/100
  - AI-judged instruction clarity (good).
  - Context-footprint check failed: tool/resource definitions use about 544 tokens (~136/item across 4 items; 4 tools + 0 resources), over budget; trim descriptions and params.
  - Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples.
- **Stability & Change Management**: 30/100
  - Stability observed for 9 of 30 days with no destabilising changes; credit accrues until the full window elapses.
- **Tool Coverage**: 71/100
  - 100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).
  - 0% of tool parameters carry a description.
  - Structured output schemas are declared (100% of tools); any adoption earns full credit.
- **Capabilities**: 100/100
  - Implements a supported MCP spec version (2025-11-25); the latest is 2026-07-28.

## Install

### Claude

```bash
claude mcp add --transport http com-olyport-college-scorecard https://mcp.olyport.com/college-scorecard/mcp
```

### Codex

```toml
[mcp_servers.com-olyport-college-scorecard]
url = "https://mcp.olyport.com/college-scorecard/mcp"
```

### opencode

```json
{
  "$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
  "mcp": {
    "com-olyport-college-scorecard": {
      "type": "remote",
      "url": "https://mcp.olyport.com/college-scorecard/mcp",
      "enabled": true
    }
  }
}
```

### OpenClaw

```bash
openclaw mcp add com-olyport-college-scorecard --url https://mcp.olyport.com/college-scorecard/mcp --transport streamable-http
```

### Hermes

```yaml
mcp_servers:
  com-olyport-college-scorecard:
    url: "https://mcp.olyport.com/college-scorecard/mcp"
```

### Other

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

The mcpServers block is a cross-client convention. Remote transports vary, so check your client's docs.

## Changelog

Every change recorded for this component, newest first. Days that predate change tracking, or that we cannot explain, say so: "we were watching and nothing happened" and "we were not watching" are different claims.

### 2026-08-03 (score 66, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 23 to 27. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 7 days of observed history at the previous scan, 8 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-08-01 (score 65, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 17 to 20. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 5 days of observed history at the previous scan, 6 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-07-31 (score 64, +2)

- [functional] We updated how we score, so this day's move reflects our rubric, not a change to the server

### 2026-07-30 (score 62, 0)

- [functional] We updated how we score, so this day's move reflects our rubric, not a change to the server

### 2026-07-29 (score 62, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 7 to 10. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 2 days of observed history at the previous scan, 3 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-07-28 (score 61, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 3 to 7. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 1 days of observed history at the previous scan, 2 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-07-27 (score 60, 0)

- [functional] We updated how we score, so this day's move reflects our rubric, not a change to the server

### 2026-07-26 (score 60)

First indexed and scored.

## MCP tools (4)

### `search_schools` (~238 tokens)

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).

Input parameters:

- `degree_type` (string)
- `distance` (integer)
- `limit` (integer)
- `name` (string)
- `state` (string)
- `zip_code` (string)

Output parameters:

- `result` (string)

### `get_school_detail` (~88 tokens)

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.

Input parameters:

- `school_id` (integer, required)

Output parameters:

- `result` (string)

### `compare_schools` (~96 tokens)

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.

Input parameters:

- `school_ids` (string, required)

Output parameters:

- `result` (string)

### `get_field_of_study` (~122 tokens)

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').

Input parameters:

- `field` (string)
- `school_id` (integer)

Output parameters:

- `result` (string)

## Diagnostics

Captured diagnostic sections: TLS, DNSSEC, Authorisation, Transports. The full working is on the page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-olyport-college-scorecard/college-scorecard-mcp#diagnostics

## Score history

- 2026-08-04: 66
- 2026-08-03: 66
- 2026-08-02: 65
- 2026-08-01: 65
- 2026-07-31: 64
- 2026-07-30: 62
- 2026-07-29: 62
- 2026-07-28: 61
- 2026-07-27: 60
- 2026-07-26: 60

## Links

- Remote endpoint: https://mcp.olyport.com/college-scorecard/mcp
- Website: https://olyport.com/
- Changelog RSS feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-olyport-college-scorecard/college-scorecard-mcp/changelog.xml
- Changelog JSON feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-olyport-college-scorecard/college-scorecard-mcp/changelog.json
- HTML version of this page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-olyport-college-scorecard/college-scorecard-mcp