Open Syllabus maps college curricula across millions of syllabi and provides course matching and analytics.

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About OpenSyllabus

Open Syllabus is a non-profit archive of college teaching that maps the curriculum across 32.9 million syllabi from thousands of schools. It provides top-down views of what is taught to support curricular innovation, lifelong learning, and student success.

It offers exploration of teaching patterns, course matching for transfer across hundreds of schools, and a navigable Co-Assignment Galaxy view of anglophone higher education. Most of its tools are free to use, and the site also includes a print store and a blog with news and data stories.

Key features

  • Explore teaching across millions of syllabi from thousands of schools
  • Match courses for transfer across hundreds of schools
  • Browse navigable Co-Assignment Galaxy of anglophone higher education
  • View top-down curriculum patterns across thousands of schools
  • Buy prints of top-assigned titles in 11 fields
  • Share syllabi with Open Syllabus
Best for: Educators, curriculum planners, researchers, and students examining college teaching and course transfer.
Good for
  • Covers 32.9 million syllabi from thousands of schools
  • Most tools are free to use
  • Operated as a non-profit focused on open education
Watch out for
  • Not all tools are free; site lists accounts and subscriptions
  • Galaxy view is described for anglophone higher education

OpenSyllabus at a glance

Type
Website
Pricing
Not confirmed. Check the site
Platforms
Web
Open source
Not stated
Language
English
Last checked
Oct 5, 2026 · Online when checked
Listed
Oct 5, 2026

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