# college-roi-mcp

> college-roi-mcp — thomasthinks-college-roi-mcp. Use this tool when you need to evaluate the financial returns of attending U.S. colleges, solving problems such as comparing college costs and outcomes, and making informed decisions about higher education investments. It provides inputs such as college names and majors, and outputs 30-year NPV, major ROI, best-value rankings, and out-of-state tuition penalty data. Use it in contexts like college planning, financial aid research, or educational consulting to make data-driven decisions.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/thomasthinks-college-roi-mcp  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/thomasthinks-college-roi-mcp

## Description

MCP server providing U.S. college ROI data (30-year NPV, major ROI, best-value rankings, and out-of-state tuition penalty) by wrapping a free, keyless API.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.70
- **Verification tier:** verified
- **Last scanned:** 2026-08-30

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** other
- **Updated:** 2026-08-30

## Source

- **Source listing:** [Glama](https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/n29etnhwa9)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/thomasthinks/college-roi-mcp>

## Use it

Resolve this record through the SkillsRegistry MCP server (no auth, read-only):

```
claude mcp add --transport http --scope user skillsregistry https://api.skillsregistry.net/mcp
```

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_skill",
    "arguments": {
      "slug": "thomasthinks-college-roi-mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/thomasthinks-college-roi-mcp` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/thomasthinks-college-roi-mcp/pull`

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