Search US colleges + universities via the Department of Education College Scorecard API. Filter by free-text name (q), OPE/IPEDS school id, state, city, zip, ownership (1=Public | 2=Private nonprofit | 3=Private for-profit), predominant degree level (0=Not classified | 1=Certificate | 2=Associate | 3=Bachelor | 4=Graduate), enrollment range. Returns a curated field set per school: identity (name, alias, URL, location), classification (Carnegie, locale, religious affiliation, minority-serving designation), latest admissions (admit rate, SAT/ACT midpoints), cost (in-state + out-of-state tuition, total cost of attendance), aid (median debt, federal-loan rate, Pell rate), completion rate, 10-year median earnings, repayment rate, lat/lon. Every accredited US institution. Use perPage + page for pagination; page is 0-indexed.