Is there a free, authoritative, trustworthy online database where one can look-up the accreditation of any college or university in the world?
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What type of accreditation are you looking for? Engineering Colleges, Nursing Colleges, Medical colleges all have their own specific accreditations that they maintain -- in addition to the University's own.– EmmeCommented Mar 4, 2014 at 23:17
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1As I think the answer to this question is "NO, but there are many smaller ones", the question doesn't appear to be a good fit for the SE format.– StrongBadCommented Mar 6, 2014 at 16:12
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For information about European institutions, the best starting point for such an online search is possibly the ENIC-NARIC network (European Network of National Information Centres on academic recognition and mobility) which lists the national accreditation organisations.
A list of accredited Swiss higher education institutions can be found at the site of the Rectors' Conference of the Swiss Universities CRUS.
A database of accredited study programmes in Germany can be found at the site of the German Accreditation Council.
The Accreditation Organisation of the Netherlands and Flanders NVAO has a similar database of Dutch and Flemish study programmes and institutions.
answered Mar 6, 2014 at 15:46
There is an international database called UNIVCHECK that allows to validate whether a university is accredited or not. It is both a white list and black list.
In US, US news college rankings will give you this information http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges
Other databases that you can search are US Department of Education databases http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/
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1Thanks for the links for U.S. colleges and universities, but are there similar databases for worldwide colleges and universities? thanks– GeremiaCommented Mar 5, 2014 at 4:04
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I think each country will / should have their own. Are there any specific countries you are looking at?– AnkCommented Mar 5, 2014 at 20:16
The Council for Higher Education Association has a Database of Institutions and Programs Accredited by Recognized United States Accrediting Organizations listing schools accredited by US accrediting agencies, but this also includes schools in other countries that are also accredited by these US organizations.
The World Higher Education Database contains around 18,500 institutions from 186 countries. It's maintained by the International Association of Universities, a UNESCO-affiliated NGO.
