To verify someone's educational background it is necessary to contact the registrar of his/her college, university or professional school.

Virtually all registrar's offices are glad to verify that a given individual is among their graduates or students. You'll usually need full name and date or approximate date of graduation. In a large institution, you may also need to know which college the individual graduated from (e.g., College of Engineering, College of Arts &Sciences, etc.). Some registrars will verify correctness of information you already have regarding grade point average or class ranking, though they may not be willing to provide the information themselves.

The following websites will link you to the websites of virtually all U.S. institutions of higher education. These sites, in turn, will provide the basic contact information you need.

Community colleges: http://www.utexas.edu/world/comcol/alpha

Four year colleges: http://www.utexas.edu/world/univ/alpha

Graduate and professional schools (includes general grad schools, law schools, medical schools, MBA programs, and others): http://www.petersons.com/graduate

A print-based source of this information is Peterson's Directory of College & University Administrators, available through Peterson's website at www.petersons.com.