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The 3-step flow

Three steps. About 5 minutes.

Crashmates is the only roommate platform that verifies every account against the federal IPEDS database before letting them post or message. Here’s how the flow works.

Step 01
Verify your .edu
Sign up with your school email. We send a magic link, you click it, your email is cross-checked against the federal IPEDS database to confirm you’re a current student at an accredited US college. Verification takes about 30 seconds.
Step 02
Build a profile
Name, last initial, username, optional photo, optional bio. Then 8 lifestyle questions (sleep, cleanliness, social vibe, smoking, guests, pets, what you’re looking for, budget) plus your preferred move-in date. Done in about 4 minutes.
Step 03
Match and chat
Browse compatibility-ranked profiles from your school. Like the ones you vibe with. When the like is mutual, the chat unlocks. Send your first message with one credit, then keep talking — the rest of the conversation is free for both people.

What makes verification work.

Most roommate apps either don’t verify or only verify after you pay. Crashmates verifies at sign-up, for free, using two checks:

  1. Email control proof. You sign up with your .edu, we send a magic link, you click it. This proves you control that email address right now.
  2. IPEDS cross-check. The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System is the US Department of Education’s official database of all accredited US colleges. We check that your .edu domain belongs to a real IPEDS-listed school before activating your account.

If your .edu domain matches an accredited school, your campus community activates immediately. If your school isn’t in IPEDS, you’re queued for manual review — about 1 in 50 schools.

What you can do on Crashmates.

  • Find a roommate. Match with a verified student at your school and find a place together.
  • Find a room. Browse open rooms in apartments and houses already rented by other students at your school.
  • Post a sublease. Summer, semester, study-abroad — reach verified students at your school instantly.
  • Hand off a lease. Transferring or graduating mid-cycle? Post a lease takeover to verified students who actually need it.

More questions?

Joining, posting, browsing, and matching are free — see the pricing page for how credits work, the safety page for verification + reporting details, or reach out at support@crashmates.com.

Ready to verify?

Three steps. Five minutes. Then start matching with verified students at your school.

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