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College Startup Ideas



1 year ago

A startup that helps colleges and high schools provide students with career and technical education.

1,646
2 years ago

A company that helps colleges and universities offer affordable, online classes

1,035
4 months ago

A startup that helps people get their kids into top schools. The startup connects students with their dream colleges and helps guide them through each step of the application process.

299
2 years ago

A startup that wants to combine the accessibility and fun of YouTube with the technical accuracy and depth of a college course

247
2 years ago

A platform for young adults to take a break from college and earn money.

228
2 years ago

A platform for helping students better understand college loans, with an interactive quiz that helps students create a personalized repayment plan.

188
2 years ago

An online platform that helps students get into college by providing information about scholarships, programs and financial aid.

154
2 years ago

A startup for students and recent graduates to find jobs. The company is targeting recent graduates in the US who lack jobs experience, but are in the midst of college.

151
2 years ago

A startup that provides credit to college students based on their predictive ability of their future grades

147
2 years ago

A startup that helps people make decisions about education and careers before they go to college

147
1 year ago

A platform for school districts to help coordinate transportation and other services. The startup wants to help school districts, colleges, and universities navigate a complex system of transportation and other services that can be hard to keep track of.

144
2 years ago

A peer-to-peer lending company that focuses on college students. The company says it’s in talks with a few large consumer finance companies and would like to see itself included in student loan refinancing programs. They’re based in Delaware.

142
2 years ago

A team from Stanford University’s Computer Science Department is building an app to help college students study and stay on track. The app is meant to help students learn by learning with others, while also helping the company recruit more students.

140
2 years ago

A peer-to-peer lending company that only focuses on college students.

137
2 years ago

A startup that helps you set up a study abroad or exchange program at a college in the US. The startup is currently focused on China and has a pending partnership with a college there.

136
2 years ago

An online course marketplace that delivers college-level courses online, for a fraction of the price of on-campus courses.

136
2 years ago

A “family-friendly” social network for college students.

135
2 years ago

This startup offers an “unbiased” way to tell which colleges are the best for a student based on his or her preferences. The company uses data from the U.S. Department of Education to compare institutions based on various metrics like peer competition and graduation rates.

133
2 years ago

This is a platform for students to sign up for courses at their college. The company offers an online service through which students can track their courses and take them at their own pace.

132
2 years ago

A company aiming to expand the college degree market by making an alternative to the traditional college experience.

132
2 years ago

This startup is building a platform for college students to manage their finances. It was built for students at a New York university, but the startup is raising a seed round to expand into more campuses.

131
2 years ago

A platform to help college students compare programs and prepare for graduation.

131
2 years ago

A software company designed to make college affordable by allowing students to pay for it with credit.

129
2 years ago

Recruiting a new generation of workers for the tech industry by creating an online platform where college students can learn how to code and get jobs.

129
2 years ago

A startup that’s building an end-to-end GPS-based tracking app to help college students stay safe when they’re out on the town. The founders say that they’re already working with a number of colleges on their app, and that it’s been saving students from dangerous situations.

128
2 years ago

A San Francisco-based startup in the education marketplace space that wants to help lower-income students afford higher education. The startup tells me it’s had over $200,000 in investments, has more than 10,000 students, and has been used by more than 3,000 colleges and universities.

128
2 years ago

Data analytics and visualization platform for high school and college level teams and departments.

127
2 years ago

A financial service for college students. The company is building a lending service for students.

126
2 years ago

A company that helps colleges with their insurance needs

126
2 years ago

A startup that helps students decide what college to go to, by matching them with data on schools’ average SAT scores, average AP scores, average graduation rates, and more. The company uses algorithms to draw on this data to match applicants to schools.

125
1 year ago

A company that offers a subscription model for college students and recent grads.

125
2 years ago

A platform that helps colleges and universities manage their relationships with alumni who have given money.

122
2 years ago

A startup that provides online courses for students in Africa to help them get college credit

120
2 years ago

A startup that provides software for college students to help them manage their grades and schoolwork

120
2 years ago

A streaming TV app for college students that manages a library of TV shows.

120
2 years ago

This startup helps students compare a college’s financial aid package to other colleges.

119
2 years ago

A startup that aims to make a service for college students that helps them find and pay for housing, then pay it off through a loan.

118
2 years ago

A startup that helps people find a way to pay for college that is better than what they are paying now, provided they can handle the debt on their own

115
2 years ago

A startup that helps students and parents collect donations for their college education. The startup, which was founded in September, has raised $35,000 to date.

115
2 years ago

A platform for college students to learn how to code with their peers, without being in the classroom. It did not qualify for YC.

114
2 years ago

A platform for connecting friends in real life with people they want to meet. The startup was founded by a former college roommate.

112
2 years ago

A startup that builds software for managing technology and data for colleges. The company claims to have over $6 million in monthly recurring revenue, and counts Dow Jones as one of its customers.

111
2 years ago

A team of data-driven analysts that helps colleges and universities answer difficult questions about their data.

111
2 years ago

The startup wants to democratize the hiring process for college graduates, using Facebook to find job candidates.

109
2 years ago

A startup that is building a SaaS platform for young people to find jobs on college campuses. The company is using data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics to help students and employers connect.

109
2 years ago

A startup to help people seeking jobs at colleges make the best decisions about which schools to apply to.

109
2 years ago

A startup to help people choose a college that fits their personality. The app is a resource for students and parents looking for information about schools.

108
2 years ago

A startup that brings the “higher education experience” to students by connecting them with tutors. Notable alumni include Sarah Lawrence College, Harvard, and the University of Michigan.

108
2 months ago

A way to connect high-school students with mentors to help them get into college through video conferencing and mentoring. They’ve partnered with organizations like Teach for America and the Boys & Girls Club to help students prepare for college.

108
2 years ago

The summer school is for students interested in learning programming and fundamental knowledge in computer science, with the intent of helping them be successful in college.

107
2 years ago

A platform that helps colleges and universities manage and share course-related data. The company claims to have over 300 clients, and at present has over 10M enrolled students.

105
2 years ago

A startup that aims to help college students get answers to their questions about their health. There are an estimated 1.5 million students with health questions and a very limited number of resources to direct them to.

105
1 year ago

A platform for in-person recruiting stops which helps companies scale their college recruiting efforts.

105
1 year ago

A food delivery service for college students. The startup is building a delivery service that allows students to order food in advance and save money.

103
2 years ago

A startup for college students looking for blue-collar jobs. The company is currently in its beta stage.

102
1 year ago

Helping students plan and execute their college visits.

102
2 years ago

This is an app for recruiting on-campus for colleges and companies. The company says that it’s already working with over 500 colleges and 100 companies.

101
1 year ago

A way for students to learn about the world’s best universities while earning college credits.

99
7 months ago

A company that lets people set aside money for their child's college education by investing in a prepaid tuition plan.

97
2 years ago

A tool that helps college students and professors create, collaborate, and grade assignments.

96
2 years ago

A platform for meal delivery to college students. Currently in a pilot with 40 students.

96
2 years ago

A startup that helps students with their college funding by letting them save for it in a way that’s much easier than applying for a loan.

95
1 year ago

This startup wants to streamline the college application process by letting students manage their entire application through a single portal, with the goal of making the process easier and better for students.

95
2 years ago

A “co-living” startup focused on the business side of student housing and aiming to become the Airbnb of college housing

92
2 years ago

SaveUp is a one-stop shop for college savings plans in the US, Canada, and the UK. It works to save people money with a tool that automatically sends pre-tax contributions from employer to student's 529. The company has raised $1.5M in funding.

92
1 year ago

A company that wants to help students learn the benefits of a college degree and the costs associated.

91
2 years ago

An on-demand recruiting platform that targets college students who are also looking for jobs and put them in touch with employers.

90
9 months ago

A company that wants to help college students find and connect with mentors in their field of study, to help them move forward in their career.

89
2 years ago

A digital marketplace for students to buy and sell classes, with pricing based on student demand. The company has piloted the platform with 500 students, and will expand to other colleges and universities next year.

88
2 years ago

is a platform for selling used textbooks and keeping college students accountable for their books.

87
2 years ago

A mobile app that generates income for the user - a college student who buys cheap phone cases from China and resells them at a profit.

86
2 years ago

A tool for students that helps them track their progress and see how they’re doing in class. The company’s founders say they’re already working with a variety of colleges across the country.

83
1 year ago

A platform for low cost college housing. The startup is now working with one university, and plans to expand to many more in the coming years.

83
7 months ago

A platform that aims to improve the way universities and colleges manage their student information.

83
1 year ago

A social network for college students with over 20k students currently enrolled. Its founders are looking to build a student-focused influencer platform that’s optimized for mobile, with a focus on gaming and video content.

82
9 months ago

A new type of marketplace that offers college students the chance to get paid to do research and do informal reports for businesses. It’s a place to learn how to write and how to write well, and where students can be paid for their work.

82
2 years ago

A platform that helps universities and colleges create personalized online learning programs for students and teachers.

78
2 months ago

This startup wants to be the one-stop shop for filling out college financial aid forms. It’s currently working with a national bank to help people fill out their FAFSA forms online.

78
2 years ago

A startup that helps businesses advertise to college students, as part of a bigger initiative to build a community of college students for businesses.

74
2 years ago

A company that makes software to help colleges manage student enrollment and completion of classes via a single online system.

73
10 months ago

A college student product design team working to build an app that will “make life easier for international students” by making it easier to navigate the visa process in the U.S.

73
10 months ago

A platform for companies to hire contractors, who can be sourced from colleges and universities. The startup has built a system for companies to pay for their services, and for the students to be paid.

72
1 year ago

A college student loan refinancing startup, which connects students with investors who can refinance their loans.

70
1 year ago

The company is working on building an AI-powered chatbot that can sort through all your different college degrees and track your progress. The idea is that college degrees can be tracked in a way that makes them useful for future employers or graduate school applications.

67
2 years ago

A company that helps students pay for tuition with a prepaid debit card, available to any in the US. The startup has built a “pay to school” system that works with any college, university, or trade school. The startup doesn’t operate in Brazil.

66
2 months ago

A social app that helps college kids manage their homework. The startup, which was founded in May, has 3,000 students signed up to its service

66
1 year ago

A financial app for students that helps colleges accept payments directly from a student’s bank account, instead of charging fees or taking checks.

64
1 year ago

A social network for parents, with features like group chats and fact-finding on the best places to take kids to eat. It’s already on over 50 college campuses, with plans to expand to over 200 in the next few months.

64
8 months ago

Zivgo is building a service that aims to help students find roommates, which is an oft-overlooked part of college life.

64
1 year ago

This startup is building a chatbot that helps college students with their college applications, applying for aid and paying their bills.

63
5 months ago

A food delivery app that’s focused on serving college campuses in the US.

62
1 year ago

A startup that texts college students details about upcoming events, based on their interests.

61
1 year ago

Breaking down the barriers that keep people from getting to their college of choice.

61
1 month ago

 This is a new service that connects college students to help with their school work. Students can get a tutor via video chat, with the tutor providing help on homework and tests.

61
1 year ago

College employment data is hard to get, and many prospective students are unaware of job-seeking opportunities in their region.

60
11 months ago

Build a digital community for college students. The startup wants to be the go-to place for students to find roommates, find jobs, look for housing, and more. One of the most interesting parts of the business is that the startup is actually building their own apartment complex, with all the services and amenities that go with it.

60
1 year ago

A startup that makes the process of making a college application more streamlined and effective, by providing free tools and support to students.

58
1 year ago

A technology that helps lower-income people from taking out loans to pay for college

58
1 year ago

 The startup offers a platform for students to share data on their college essays with professors.

58
2 months ago

Care Labs is a wellness startup. As part of their product, Care Labs offers a “video-based coaching platform that helps people with chronic health conditions like ADHD and autoimmune disorders like Hashimoto’s, or those going through a transition into adulthood or a new stage in life like college,” according to their website.

58
1 year ago

DesiRad is a college group for Indian students in the US that makes it easier to find events and connect with others in the local community.

57
1 year ago

A startup that works with colleges to help students get jobs.

57
4 months ago

A free site and app designed to help college students save money. The site and app is designed to help students save money by finding deals, saving money on textbooks and other things, and building a list of things they need to buy.

57
1 year ago

A startup that helps college students get a better idea of their financial aid package.

56
1 year ago

A platform to help colleges teach students how to code. The startup will teach students how to code using the Drag & Drop interface, which is more intuitive compared to using more traditional programming languages.

55
2 months ago

A startup that is meant to improve the efficiency of businesses in their hiring process. The startup takes a process that colleges use to rank applicants, and makes it more efficient and trackable.

54
1 month ago

A startup which aids in the creation and distribution of school, college and university course materials

54
1 year ago

A pizza delivery startup focusing on the college market.

53
1 year ago

This startup is looking to make it easy to operate on college campuses.

53
1 year ago

A platform that helps universities and colleges reach international students, especially those who are shy or don’t speak English well. It helps them find the right person or organization to help them with anything they need while they’re there.

53
11 months ago

A startup that aims to make the labor of grading college essays and homework effortless

53
1 year ago

The startup wants to build an in-person recruiting marketplace for corporate campuses. The company has already built an app to help visiting college students find housing.

52
2 years ago

Idea: A more sustainable and affordable apartment building for college students

51
1 year ago

The company works with college campuses and universities to provide the service to students and faculty, and uses machine learning to match students and prospective jobs.

51
1 year ago

A college prep app for high schoolers.

50
1 year ago

 This startup aims to build a platform for college students to simply and easily get internships.

50
1 year ago

A platform for college financial aid, helping families track their student’s progress and figure out their eligibility.

50
1 year ago

A digital tool for US colleges to create and manage their course management systems, from scheduling to tracking enrollment.

49
1 year ago

A startup that wants to replace the tedious process of filling out financial aid forms in the US. US students and colleges can apply for aid with a form that automatically pulls in their data.

48
6 months ago

A platform to help find the best match for you while in college.

48
1 year ago

A startup that helps people make the most of their work time. The product is currently live but their first product is a planning tool for college students to plan out their time.

47
1 month ago

A new online community for college students. The founders want to help the over 6 million students who study in the US to stay connected.

46
1 month ago

A program that helps students apply to college, pay for it, and manage their financial aid.

46
14 days ago

This startup is building a tool to help high school students choose the right college for them. It uses data from over 100 top universities to help students pick the best fit.

46
1 year ago

Similar to DoorDash, but focused on delivering food to college campuses.

45
1 year ago

A startup that helps college students decide which courses to take and which ones to skip. They’re currently building a prototype app with over 5,000 students and 300 universities.

45
10 months ago

A web-based platform that helps students and students’ parents plan and sign up for college courses.

45
7 months ago

A startup that helps students in college and grad school build better resumes by having them share everything from their job board activity to how many hours they’re spending on side projects.

45
10 months ago

A job-hunting app targeted at college graduates looking for work.

44
1 year ago

A platform for college students to start a video production or podcast company, with a free online course for budding producers.

43
1 year ago

A recent engineering graduate who landed his first job at Airbnb after dropping out of college. He’s building a startup that helps homeowners manage the process of selling their homes after leaving their landlords. Clients work with Clew to clean out their homes, give professional photos, publish their listing online, and receive bids.

43
1 year ago

This startup wants to be “the Uber of college admission”. It’s focusing on the US market, where there’s a lot of paperwork and bureaucracy to navigate, and even more pressure to get into the right school.

43
10 months ago

A startup that aims to educate students about college debt and financial aid, as well as cover all of the free services they offer, like money management course and career counseling.

43
10 months ago

A digital school for college students that helps them write better essays and get high school credits.

43
8 months ago

A startup that plans to help high-net-worth families invest more in their offspring early on, by offering a way to invest in children’s college savings while they’re still in high school.

43
11 months ago

A platform that allows people to create and sell training videos in the same way they can create and sell online courses. The startup is looking to start by offering training videos on basic coding and design to supplement college classes.

42
11 months ago

A product that helps people who want to drop out of college after their first year. They say there are over 2 million students who drop out every year, and most of them can’t afford to go back to school after their first semester.

42
11 months ago

A startup that lets students take a virtual tour of college campuses, and find out what it’s like to attend their school.

41
2 months ago

A mobile platform for universities and colleges to manage their sports facilities. Works out of the UK, with working relationships with universities in the Netherlands, Germany and Austria.

41
7 days ago

A startup that helps banks offer more types of student loans. Currently, colleges only offer one type of loan and banks have to partner with a third-party company to offer a student loan. The startup’s goal is to allow banks to offer their own student loan service, or to partner with third-party companies to offer their own version of a student loan.

41
1 year ago

This startup wants to take the pain out of the process of creating a resume for a job, turning college transcripts into a resume that can be shared across the internet.

40
1 year ago

This startup wants to help students pay for college by cutting out the middleman. With EnrollMe, students can set up online accounts at their schools, then buy the school's textbooks, pay for the school's dorms and student meal plans, and then transfer those funds directly to their school.

40
1 year ago

A startup helping people sign up for their tuition. Similar to the popular site, College Ave. helps users manage their college applications by automating the application process.

39
1 year ago

The Business of College is a collection of stories and advice from YC partners who will be sharing their experiences from the 2015 class in a series of blog posts.

39
8 months ago

A company that works with colleges to streamline the student experience and save students money.

39
8 months ago

As the name suggests, this is a group of people who want to help you find your best friends in college. The company is targeting colleges right now, but will eventually expand to the rest of the world.

39
2 years ago

Idea: A startup that’s building a tool that lets you share your high school student’s grades and progress with colleges

38
2 years ago

Idea: Mobile App that shows students what colleges are like

36
7 months ago

A platform that helps parents manage their children’s everything from school and extracurricular activities to college visits and birthdays. The founders say they’ve launched a beta version of the platform that lets parents order and schedule activities, and set rules around cancelling and rescheduling. The founders also have a personal story about how their startup led them to discover their company’s mission.

36
6 months ago

A mobile app that helps colleges and universities stay connected and in touch with alumni.

36
1 year ago

A group of four college friends who decided to start a company to help create a more efficient way to source and manufacture electronics. The company wants to be the first company to completely eliminate the middlemen of electronics manufacturing and create more manufacturing in the U.S.

35
6 months ago

A platform for college students and graduates to rent offices. The company says it has flown over 100,000 students and graduates to over 900 locations around the world.

35
6 months ago

A platform that connects verified people with their college alumni to help them find jobs, and makes the process easier by automating the entire recruitment process.

34
2 years ago

Idea: A job search app for college students and recent grads in the US It takes a gamified approach, with a focus on making the process of finding a job more fun

33
8 months ago

A company that helps college students apply for jobs and internships. The startup is backed by Y Combinator.

33
11 months ago

A startup that wants to help colleges and universities adopt a more student-centered approach to their curriculum.

32
9 months ago

The goal of this startup is to collect a network of people who can help students navigate the world of college admissions, from financial aid to college visits. The company wants to lower the amount of money students spend on college and make admissions decisions more transparent.

32
8 months ago

An online platform for college students to get loan options from multiple lenders, and compare rates and terms.

32
4 months ago

It’s hard to focus on one thing when you’re in college and have a million responsibilities. Middleman helps you organize your life by letting you create a “bucket list” of things you want to accomplish, and then organizing those around your schedule.

31
4 months ago

A startup that works with colleges and universities to help them build an office culture using Slack.

31
4 months ago

A platform that provides education at a lower cost, with a focus on “smaller companies that don’t have the resources to deal with the expense and bureaucracy of traditional college”.

31
2 months ago

A type of food delivery that promises to deliver to your door in under 30 minutes. It’s building a mobile app to target college students and young professionals who want to order a pizza, but hate waiting around in line.

31
2 years ago

A startup that provides tutoring services for students so that they can get better grades and get into better colleges

30
8 months ago

A platform for hiring high schoolers for internships and college placement. The startup “focuses on bringing transparency and efficiency to the recruiting process for both employers and students”.

30
5 months ago

A platform for college students to sell and trade textbooks, with an emphasis on supporting students who want to cut costs and get the book right away.

28
3 months ago

A software-as-a-service platform that helps companies create and manage their own digital campus directories. College Campus Connections is building its own platform to allow schools to create their own campus directories that they can leverage to recruit and more.

27
2 months ago

A company that aims to make it easier for international students to find and apply to college in the US. The startup is currently in the process of piloting their service in two major cities in the US.

27
3 months ago

A startup for buying and selling college textbooks. They’re currently in the process of launching a beta version of the site.

26
4 months ago

A startup that helps college students pay for school. It’s a marketplace for students to borrow money from other students, a sort of peer-to-peer student borrowing.

25
2 years ago

A startup that provides a service to help students prepare for college

23
4 months ago

A visual platform that helps organizations like colleges and hospitals monitor and take action against sexual harassment.

23
4 months ago

A college admissions platform that was pitched as “LinkedIn for colleges,” but with a twist: instead of looking for professional connections, the company’s users are looking for school connections. The company claims to have over 1,000 users and is looking to grow from there.

19
3 months ago

A startup for sharing college costs and financial aid with families. It’s a bit like Groove or Uloop but for parents.

18
2 years ago

A startup that provide an online platform for alumni of specific colleges to meet and build connections

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2 years ago

A startup that will help people who are applying to college find the best fit by using a questionnaire, test scores, and personality assessments to evaluate colleges based on their interests

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2 years ago

Idea: A personal finance management startup for college students. The startup helps students budget their expenses with the intention of graduating debt-free.

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2 years ago

Idea: A software company that makes a platform for college admissions officers to make their application process more efficient.

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