Credential evaluation services provide objective evaluations of the US equivalents of foreign education and work credentials. For example, a credential evaluation service would indicate that the Spanish word bachiller is equal to a US high school diploma, even though the literal translation is bachelor.

Fees for the evaluation of US education credentials mostly range from $50 to $250 per document, contingent on the amount of details required and the response time. Some companies will also translate the documents. Others will require that the documents be accompanied by English translations. There may be extra fees (typically $20 to $50 per page) for document translation services. The student is responsible for paying for the credential evaluation and translation fees.

The American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO) is the national professional organization for admissions and credential evaluation. AACRAO also offers their own credential evaluation service.

There is also the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services, Inc. (NACES), a small membership association of private credential evaluation services.

The following table lists credential evaluation services, including all NACES members.

Credential Evaluation Services
Name	Description	Contact Information
AACRAO Foreign Credential Evaluation Service	AACRAO's own credential evaluation service provides evaluations of educational credentials worldwide	AACRAO - Office of International Education ServicesForeign Credential Evaluation ServiceOne Dupont Circle, NW, Suite 520Washington, DC 20036, USA. Tel: 1-202-296-3559 Email: oies@aacrao.org
for Applied Research Evaluation & Education, Inc.	Member of NACES.	Center for Applied Research Evaluation & Education, Inc.PO Box 20348Long Beach, CA 90801, USA. Tel: 1-562-430-1105 Fax: 1-562-430-8215 Email: evalcaree@earthlink.net
E-Valuate	E-Valuate provides education and work experience credential evaluation for US immigration purposes.	E-Valuate13003 New Austin Court, Suite 101Herndon, VA 20171, USA. Fax: 1-703-709-7783 Email: danand@e-valuate.com
Educational Credential Evaluators, Inc. (ECE)	ECE gives a variety of credential evaluation services and publishes a	Educational Credential Evaluators, Inc.
	series of guides to the educational systems of other countries. Member of NACES	PO Box 514070, Milwaukee, WI 53202-0970, USA. Tel: 1-414-289-3400 Fax: 1-414-289-3411 Email: eval@ece.org
Education Evaluators International, Inc.	Member of NACES.	Education Evaluators International, Inc.P.O. Box 5397, Los Alamitos, CA 90720-5397, USA. Tel: 1-562-431-2187 Fax: 1-562-493-5021
Education International, Inc.	Member of NACES.	Education International, Inc. 29 Denton RoadWellesley, MA 02181, USA. Tel: 1-781-235-7425 Fax: 1-781-235-6831 Email: edint@gis.net
Educational Records Evaluation Services (ERES)	ERES provides credential evaluation and translation services. Member of NACES.	Educational Records Evaluation Service601 University AvenueSuite 127Sacramento, CA 95825-6738, USA. Tel: 1-916-921-0790 Fax: 1-916-921-0793 Email: edu@eres.com
Evaluation Service, Inc. (ESI)	Member of NACES.	Evaluation Service, Inc.PO Box 85Hopewell Jct., NY 12533, USA. Tel: 1-845-223-6455Fax: 1-845-223-6454 Email: esi@frontiernet.net
The Foreign Academic Credentials Service, Inc.	Member of NACES.	Foreign Academic Credentials Service, Inc., PO Box 400Glen Carbon, IL 62034, USA. Tel: 1-618-288-1661
Foreign Credentials Service of America		Foreign Credentials Service of America1910 Justin LaneAustin, TX 78757-2411, USA. Email: FCSA@jump.net
The Foreign Educational Document Service	Member of NACES.	The Foreign Educational Document Service, PO Box 4091, Stockton, CA 95204, USA. Tel: 1-209-948-6589
Foundation for International Services, Inc.	Member of NACES.	Foundation for International Services, Inc.19015, North Creek Parkway, #103Bothell, WA 98011, USA. Tel: 1-425-487-2245Fax: 1-425-487-1989 Email: fis@mail.com
Global Credential Evaluators, Inc. (GCE)		GCE SouthwestGlobal Credential Evaluators, Inc.PO Box 9203, College Station, TX 77842-9203, USA. Tel: 1-512-528-0908Fax: 1-512-528-9293 GCE Mid-AtlanticGlobal Credential Evaluators, Inc.PO Box 36, 28 Westhampton WayRichmond, VA 23173-0036, USA. Tel: 1-804-639-3660 Email: gce@gcevaluators.com
International Consultants of Delaware, Inc.	Member of NACES.	International Consultants of Delaware, Inc.109, Barksdale Professional CenterNewark, Delaware 19711 Tel: 1-302-737-8715 Fax: 1-302-737-8756 Email: icd@icdel.com
International Education Research Foundation Inc., Credentials Evaluation Service (IERF-CES)	Member of NACES.	International Education Research Foundation, Inc.Credentials Evaluation Service, PO Box 66940, Los Angeles, CA 90066, USA. Tel: 1-310-390-6276Fax: 1-310-397-7686 Email: info@ierf.org
Josef Silny & Associates, International Education Consultants	Member of NACES.	Josef Silny & Associates, PO Box 248233, Coral Gables, FL 33124, USA. Tel: 1-305-666-0233 Fax: 1-305-666-4133 Email: info@jsilny.com
Knowledge Company		The Knowledge Company
		10301 Democracy Lane, Suite 403Fairfax, VA 22030-2521, USA. Tel: 1-703-359-3520Fax: 1-703-359-3523 Email: tkco@knowledgecompany.com
Spantran Educational Services, Inc.	Spantran provides credential evaluation and translation services. Member of NACES.	Spantran Educational Services, Inc.7211 Regency Square Blvd., Suite 205, Houston, TX 77036-3197, USA. Tel: 1-713-266-8805
Word Communication International		Word Communication International, 4501 N. 12th St.Phoenix, AZ 85014, USA. Tel: 1-602-265-0678 Fax: 1-602-265-2335 Email: evaluations@earthlink.com
World Education Services (WES)	In addition to performing credential evaluation services, WES publishs a newsletter on international education topics, World Education News & Reviews. They also publish a booklet of suggested grade conversions for higher education in 120 countries. Member of NACES.	World Education ServicesPO Box 745, Old Chelsea StationNew York, NY 10113-0745, USA. Tel: 1-212-966-6311 or 1-800-WES-3895 Fax: 1-212-966-6395 Email: info@wes.ors