--- title: "Scholarship Universe vs Scholarships.com: Which is searched more?" description: "Is Scholarship Universe or Scholarships.com more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Scholarship platforms set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/scholarship-universe-vs-scholarships-com" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Scholarship Universe vs Scholarships.com: Which is searched more? Is Scholarship Universe or Scholarships.com more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Scholarship platforms set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time. ## Key facts - **Compared**: Scholarship Universe and Scholarships.com - **Competitive set**: Scholarship platforms - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Scholarship Universe Share of Search**: 2.9% - **Scholarships.com Share of Search**: 1.6% ## Is Scholarship Universe or Scholarships.com more popular in search? - In September 2026, Scholarship Universe had more branded searches than Scholarships.com among scholarship platforms worldwide. Scholarship Universe had about 18,100 branded searches, while Scholarships.com had 9,900. Scholarship Universe made up 2.9% of all scholarship platform searches we track, and Scholarships.com accounted for 1.6%. - The lead changed hands 5 times in the 12 months ending September 2026: Scholarship Universe took it in November 2025, Scholarships.com took it in April 2026, Scholarship Universe took it in June 2026, Scholarships.com took it in August 2026, Scholarship Universe took it in September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Scholarship Universe’s share of searches among scholarship platforms worldwide moved from 2% to 2.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 22.2K to 18.1K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Scholarships.com’s share of searches among scholarship platforms worldwide moved from 2.4% to 1.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 27.1K to 9.9K. ## Top scholarship platforms in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Scholarships.com appeared in all five answers. Scholarship Universe did not appear in any of the five answers. Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options. | Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | BigFuture | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Scholarships.com | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Fastweb | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Going Merry | 4th | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Bold.org | 5th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | CareerOneStop | 6th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Cappex | 7th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | ScholarshipOwl | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Scholarship Universe | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Niche | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about scholarship platforms - Asked ChatGPT "Which scholarship platform should I use?": 1. BigFuture, 2. Going Merry, 3. Fastweb, 4. Scholarships.com - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best scholarship platforms?": 1. Bold.org, 2. Fastweb, 3. Scholarships.com, 4. Going Merry, 5. BigFuture, 6. CareerOneStop - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best scholarship platform for finding scholarships?": 1. BigFuture, 2. Scholarships.com, 3. Going Merry, 4. Fastweb, 5. Bold.org - Searched Google, AI Overview "scholarship platforms": 1. BigFuture, 2. Fastweb, 3. Scholarships.com, 4. CareerOneStop, 5. Cappex - Searched Google, AI Overview "scholarships for students": 1. BigFuture, 2. Scholarships.com Not named in any answer: ScholarshipOwl, Scholarship Universe and Niche. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 21, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for scholarship platforms worldwide in September 2026? - In September 2026, Scholarships.com lost share of searches among scholarship platforms worldwide, from 5.3% to 1.6%. - In September 2026, Scholarship Universe lost share of searches among scholarship platforms worldwide, from 4.3% to 2.9%. ## Month by month | Month | Scholarship Universe estimated searches | Scholarship Universe Share of Search | Scholarship Universe rank | Scholarships.com estimated searches | Scholarships.com Share of Search | Scholarships.com rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 22.2K | 2% | 7 | 27.1K | 2.4% | 6 | | Nov 2025 | 22.2K | 3.4% | 6 | 18.1K | 2.8% | 7 | | Dec 2025 | 22.2K | 3.8% | 5 | 18.1K | 3.1% | 7 | | Jan 2026 | 40.5K | 5.2% | 5 | 40.5K | 5.2% | 6 | | Feb 2026 | 33.1K | 5.1% | 5 | 22.2K | 3.4% | 7 | | Mar 2026 | 33.1K | 4.2% | 5 | 27.1K | 3.5% | 7 | | Apr 2026 | 33.1K | 4.7% | 6 | 49.5K | 7% | 4 | | May 2026 | 22.2K | 3.6% | 7 | 33.1K | 5.3% | 5 | | Jun 2026 | 22.2K | 4.6% | 6 | 14.8K | 3% | 7 | | Jul 2026 | 22.2K | 4.1% | 6 | 12.1K | 2.2% | 7 | | Aug 2026 | 27.1K | 4.3% | 6 | 33.1K | 5.3% | 5 | | Sep 2026 | 18.1K | 2.9% | 6 | 9.9K | 1.6% | 7 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Scholarship Universe’s and Scholarships.com’s names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading. - **Scholarship Universe**: Measured on the search term “scholarship universe”. - **Scholarships.com**: Measured on the search term “scholarships.com”. - [Scholarship Universe profile](/demand/global-en/brands/scholarship-universe) - [Scholarships.com profile](/demand/global-en/brands/scholarships-com) - [All scholarship platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/scholarship-platforms): The set both shares are measured inside, 10 brands. ## Methodology - [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Frequently asked questions ### Is Scholarship Universe or Scholarships.com more popular in search? In September 2026, Scholarship Universe had more branded searches than Scholarships.com among scholarship platforms worldwide. Scholarship Universe had about 18,100 branded searches, while Scholarships.com had 9,900. Scholarship Universe made up 2.9% of all scholarship platform searches we track, and Scholarships.com accounted for 1.6%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Scholarship Universe vs Scholarships.com: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/scholarship-universe-vs-scholarships-com This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/scholarship-universe-vs-scholarships-com. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.