diff --git a/server/.env.sample b/server/.env.sample
deleted file mode 100644
index 0042a604..00000000
--- a/server/.env.sample
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-PORT=5005
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/server/app.js b/server/app.js
index dfe51f49..ae1167af 100644
--- a/server/app.js
+++ b/server/app.js
@@ -1,34 +1,61 @@
+require("dotenv/config");
+
+
 const express = require("express");
 const morgan = require("morgan");
 const cookieParser = require("cookie-parser");
 const PORT = 5005;
+const cors = require("cors")
+const mongoose = require("mongoose")
+const { errorHandler, notFoundHandler } = require("./error-handling/index.js")
+
+
+mongoose
+.connect('mongodb://127.0.0.1:27017/cohorts-tools-api')
+  .then(x => console.log(`Connected to Mongo! Database name: "${x.connections[0].name}"`))
+  .catch(err => console.error('Error connecting to mongo', err));
 
 // STATIC DATA
 // Devs Team - Import the provided files with JSON data of students and cohorts here:
-// ...
-
+const cohorts = require("./cohorts.json")
+const students = require("./students.json")
 
 // INITIALIZE EXPRESS APP - https://expressjs.com/en/4x/api.html#express
 const app = express();
 
 
 // MIDDLEWARE
-// Research Team - Set up CORS middleware here:
-// ...
+app.use(cors( {
+  origin: ["http://localhost:5173"]
+} ));
 app.use(express.json());
 app.use(morgan("dev"));
 app.use(express.static("public"));
 app.use(express.urlencoded({ extended: false }));
 app.use(cookieParser());
+app.use(errorHandler);
 
 
 // ROUTES - https://expressjs.com/en/starter/basic-routing.html
-// Devs Team - Start working on the routes here:
-// ...
 app.get("/docs", (req, res) => {
   res.sendFile(__dirname + "/views/docs.html");
 });
 
+const studentsRouter = require('./routes/students.routes.js')
+app.use("/api/students", studentsRouter)
+
+const cohortsRouter = require('./routes/cohorts.routes.js')
+app.use("/api/cohorts", cohortsRouter)
+
+const authRouter = require("./routes/auth.routes.js");
+app.use("/auth", authRouter)
+
+const usersRouter = require("./routes/user.routes.js");
+app.use("/api/users", usersRouter);
+
+//Not Found Error Handler at the end of all routes!
+app.use(notFoundHandler);
+
 
 // START SERVER
 app.listen(PORT, () => {
diff --git a/server/error-handling/index.js b/server/error-handling/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0c17e1f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/error-handling/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+function errorHandler (err, req, res, next) {
+
+    console.error("ERROR", req.method, req.path, err);
+
+    if(!res.headersSent) {
+
+        res.status(500).json({ message: "Internal server error. Check the server console."});
+
+    }
+}
+
+function notFoundHandler (req, res, next) {
+
+    res.status(404).json({message: "This route does not exist"})
+}
+
+module.exports = { errorHandler, notFoundHandler}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/server/middleware/jwt.middleware.js b/server/middleware/jwt.middleware.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3b25ce91
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/middleware/jwt.middleware.js
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+const jwt = require("jsonwebtoken");
+
+const isAuthenticated = (req, res, next) => {
+    try{
+        const token = req.headers.authorization.split(" ")[1];
+        //console.log("Authorization header:", req.headers.authorization)
+        const payload = jwt.verify(token, process.env.TOKEN_SECRET);
+        req.payload = payload;
+
+        next()
+    } catch (error) {
+        res.status(401).json({ message: "Token not provided or not valid" } )
+    }
+}
+
+module.exports = { isAuthenticated }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/server/models/Cohort.model.js b/server/models/Cohort.model.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..47d02425
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/models/Cohort.model.js
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+const mongoose = require("mongoose")
+const Schema = mongoose.Schema
+
+
+const cohortSchema = new Schema({
+    inProgress: Boolean,
+    cohortSlug: String,
+    cohortName: String,
+    program: String,
+    campus: String,
+    startDate: Date,
+    endDate: Date,
+    programManager: String,
+    leadTeacher: String,
+    totalHours: Number,
+})
+
+const Cohort = mongoose.model("Cohort", cohortSchema);
+
+module.exports = Cohort;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/server/models/Student.model.js b/server/models/Student.model.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..043734e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/models/Student.model.js
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+const mongoose = require("mongoose")
+const Schema = mongoose.Schema
+
+const studentSchema = new Schema({
+    firstName: String,
+    lastName: String,
+    email: String,
+    phone: String,
+    linkedUrl: String,
+    languages: [String], 
+    program: String,
+    background: String,
+    image: String,
+    projects: [String],
+    cohort: {
+        type: mongoose.Schema.Types.ObjectId, 
+        ref: "Cohort"
+    }
+})
+
+const Student = mongoose.model("Student", studentSchema)
+
+module.exports = Student; 
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/server/models/User.model.js b/server/models/User.model.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3f516a43
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/models/User.model.js
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+const mongoose = require("mongoose");
+const { Schema, model } = mongoose; 
+
+const userSchema = new Schema({
+    email: {
+        type: String, 
+        unique: true
+    }, 
+    password: String,
+    name: String, 
+       
+    
+});
+
+module.exports = model("User", userSchema)
+
diff --git a/server/package-lock.json b/server/package-lock.json
index 23e2f78a..7d9e9993 100644
--- a/server/package-lock.json
+++ b/server/package-lock.json
@@ -9,12 +9,67 @@
       "version": "1.0.0",
       "license": "ISC",
       "dependencies": {
+        "bcryptjs": "^3.0.2",
         "cookie-parser": "^1.4.6",
-        "express": "^4.18.2",
+        "cors": "^2.8.5",
+        "dotenv": "^17.2.3",
+        "express": "^4.21.2",
+        "express-jwt": "^8.5.1",
+        "jsonwebtoken": "^9.0.2",
+        "mongoose": "^8.19.2",
         "morgan": "^1.10.0",
         "nodemon": "^3.0.1"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/@mongodb-js/saslprep": {
+      "version": "1.3.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@mongodb-js/saslprep/-/saslprep-1.3.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-6nZrq5kfAz0POWyhljnbWQQJQ5uT8oE2ddX303q1uY0tWsivWKgBDXBBvuFPwOqRRalXJuVO9EjOdVtuhLX0zg==",
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "sparse-bitfield": "^3.0.3"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/@types/jsonwebtoken": {
+      "version": "9.0.10",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/jsonwebtoken/-/jsonwebtoken-9.0.10.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-asx5hIG9Qmf/1oStypjanR7iKTv0gXQ1Ov/jfrX6kS/EO0OFni8orbmGCn0672NHR3kXHwpAwR+B368ZGN/2rA==",
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "@types/ms": "*",
+        "@types/node": "*"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/@types/ms": {
+      "version": "2.1.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/ms/-/ms-2.1.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-GsCCIZDE/p3i96vtEqx+7dBUGXrc7zeSK3wwPHIaRThS+9OhWIXRqzs4d6k1SVU8g91DrNRWxWUGhp5KXQb2VA==",
+      "license": "MIT"
+    },
+    "node_modules/@types/node": {
+      "version": "24.9.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/node/-/node-24.9.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-QoiaXANRkSXK6p0Duvt56W208du4P9Uye9hWLWgGMDTEoKPhuenzNcC4vGUmrNkiOKTlIrBoyNQYNpSwfEZXSg==",
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "undici-types": "~7.16.0"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/@types/webidl-conversions": {
+      "version": "7.0.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/webidl-conversions/-/webidl-conversions-7.0.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-CiJJvcRtIgzadHCYXw7dqEnMNRjhGZlYK05Mj9OyktqV8uVT8fD2BFOB7S1uwBE3Kj2Z+4UyPmFw/Ixgw/LAlA==",
+      "license": "MIT"
+    },
+    "node_modules/@types/whatwg-url": {
+      "version": "11.0.5",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/whatwg-url/-/whatwg-url-11.0.5.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-coYR071JRaHa+xoEvvYqvnIHaVqaYrLPbsufM9BF63HkwI5Lgmy2QR8Q5K/lYDYo5AK82wOvSOS0UsLTpTG7uQ==",
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "@types/webidl-conversions": "*"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/abbrev": {
       "version": "1.1.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/abbrev/-/abbrev-1.1.1.tgz",
@@ -70,6 +125,15 @@
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     },
+    "node_modules/bcryptjs": {
+      "version": "3.0.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/bcryptjs/-/bcryptjs-3.0.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-k38b3XOZKv60C4E2hVsXTolJWfkGRMbILBIe2IBITXciy5bOsTKot5kDrf3ZfufQtQOUN5mXceUEpU1rTl9Uog==",
+      "license": "BSD-3-Clause",
+      "bin": {
+        "bcrypt": "bin/bcrypt"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/binary-extensions": {
       "version": "2.2.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/binary-extensions/-/binary-extensions-2.2.0.tgz",
@@ -79,20 +143,21 @@
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+      "version": "1.20.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/body-parser/-/body-parser-1.20.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-7rAxByjUMqQ3/bHJy7D6OGXvx/MMc4IqBn/X0fcM1QUcAItpZrBEYhWGem+tzXH90c+G01ypMcYJBO9Y30203g==",
+      "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "bytes": "3.1.2",
-        "content-type": "~1.0.4",
+        "content-type": "~1.0.5",
         "debug": "2.6.9",
         "depd": "2.0.0",
         "destroy": "1.2.0",
         "http-errors": "2.0.0",
         "iconv-lite": "0.4.24",
         "on-finished": "2.4.1",
-        "qs": "6.11.0",
-        "raw-body": "2.5.1",
+        "qs": "6.13.0",
+        "raw-body": "2.5.2",
         "type-is": "~1.6.18",
         "unpipe": "1.0.0"
       },
@@ -121,21 +186,54 @@
         "node": ">=8"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/bson": {
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/bson/-/bson-6.10.4.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-WIsKqkSC0ABoBJuT1LEX+2HEvNmNKKgnTAyd0fL8qzK4SH2i9NXg+t08YtdZp/V9IZ33cxe3iV4yM0qg8lMQng==",
+      "license": "Apache-2.0",
+      "engines": {
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+      "license": "BSD-3-Clause"
+    },
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       "version": "3.1.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/bytes/-/bytes-3.1.2.tgz",
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+      "license": "MIT",
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       }
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+      "license": "MIT",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "es-errors": "^1.3.0",
+        "function-bind": "^1.1.2"
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+      "engines": {
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+    },
+    "node_modules/call-bound": {
+      "version": "1.0.4",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/call-bound/-/call-bound-1.0.4.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-+ys997U96po4Kx/ABpBCqhA9EuxJaQWDQg7295H4hBphv3IZg0boBKuwYpt4YXp6MZ5AmZQnU/tyMTlRpaSejg==",
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-        "get-intrinsic": "^1.0.2"
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+        "get-intrinsic": "^1.3.0"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">= 0.4"
       },
       "funding": {
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       "engines": {
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       }
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     },
+    "node_modules/cors": {
+      "version": "2.8.5",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/cors/-/cors-2.8.5.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-KIHbLJqu73RGr/hnbrO9uBeixNGuvSQjul/jdFvS/KFSIH1hWVd1ng7zOHx+YrEfInLG7q4n6GHQ9cDtxv/P6g==",
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+      "dependencies": {
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+        "vary": "^1"
+      },
+      "engines": {
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       "engines": {
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         "npm": "1.2.8000 || >= 1.4.16"
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/dotenv/-/dotenv-17.2.3.tgz",
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+      "license": "BSD-2-Clause",
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=12"
+      },
+      "funding": {
+        "url": "https://dotenvx.com"
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+        "es-errors": "^1.3.0",
+        "get-intrinsic": "^1.2.5",
+        "object-inspect": "^1.13.3",
+        "side-channel-map": "^1.0.1"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">= 0.4"
+      },
+      "funding": {
+        "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/ljharb"
+      }
+    },
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/sift/-/sift-17.1.3.tgz",
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+      }
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+      "license": "MIT",
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         "node": ">=0.6"
       }
@@ -973,10 +1582,23 @@
         "nodetouch": "bin/nodetouch.js"
       }
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+    "node_modules/tr46": {
+      "version": "5.1.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/tr46/-/tr46-5.1.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-hdF5ZgjTqgAntKkklYw0R03MG2x/bSzTtkxmIRw/sTNV8YXsCJ1tfLAX23lhxhHJlEf3CRCOCGGWw3vI3GaSPw==",
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "punycode": "^2.3.1"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=18"
+      }
+    },
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       "version": "1.6.18",
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+      "license": "MIT",
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     },
+    "node_modules/undici-types": {
+      "version": "7.16.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/undici-types/-/undici-types-7.16.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-Zz+aZWSj8LE6zoxD+xrjh4VfkIG8Ya6LvYkZqtUQGJPZjYl53ypCaUwWqo7eI0x66KBGeRo+mlBEkMSeSZ38Nw==",
+      "license": "MIT"
+    },
     "node_modules/unpipe": {
       "version": "1.0.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/unpipe/-/unpipe-1.0.0.tgz",
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+      "license": "MIT",
       "engines": {
         "node": ">= 0.8"
       }
@@ -1014,6 +1643,28 @@
         "node": ">= 0.8"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/webidl-conversions": {
+      "version": "7.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/webidl-conversions/-/webidl-conversions-7.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-VwddBukDzu71offAQR975unBIGqfKZpM+8ZX6ySk8nYhVoo5CYaZyzt3YBvYtRtO+aoGlqxPg/B87NGVZ/fu6g==",
+      "license": "BSD-2-Clause",
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=12"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/whatwg-url": {
+      "version": "14.2.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/whatwg-url/-/whatwg-url-14.2.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-De72GdQZzNTUBBChsXueQUnPKDkg/5A5zp7pFDuQAj5UFoENpiACU0wlCvzpAGnTkj++ihpKwKyYewn/XNUbKw==",
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "tr46": "^5.1.0",
+        "webidl-conversions": "^7.0.0"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=18"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/yallist": {
       "version": "4.0.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/yallist/-/yallist-4.0.0.tgz",
diff --git a/server/package.json b/server/package.json
index 7aa0847c..12103541 100644
--- a/server/package.json
+++ b/server/package.json
@@ -18,8 +18,14 @@
   },
   "homepage": "https://github.com/ironhack-labs/cohort-tools-project#readme",
   "dependencies": {
+    "bcryptjs": "^3.0.2",
     "cookie-parser": "^1.4.6",
-    "express": "^4.18.2",
+    "cors": "^2.8.5",
+    "dotenv": "^17.2.3",
+    "express": "^4.21.2",
+    "express-jwt": "^8.5.1",
+    "jsonwebtoken": "^9.0.2",
+    "mongoose": "^8.19.2",
     "morgan": "^1.10.0",
     "nodemon": "^3.0.1"
   }
diff --git a/server/routes/auth.routes.js b/server/routes/auth.routes.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..156cffb1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/routes/auth.routes.js
@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+const express = require("express")
+const bcrypt = require("bcryptjs")
+const jwt = require("jsonwebtoken")
+const User = require("../models/User.model")
+const { isAuthenticated } = require("./../middleware/jwt.middleware.js")
+const router = express.Router()
+const saltRounds = 10; 
+
+//POST /auth/signup  - Creates new user
+router.post("/signup", (req, res, next) => {
+    const { email, password, name } = req.body;
+
+    if (email === "" || password === "" || name === "") {
+        res.status(400).json({ message: "Provide email, password and name"})
+    return; 
+    }
+
+    const emailRegex = /^[^\s@]+@[^\s@]+\.[^\s@]{2,}$/;
+  if (!emailRegex.test(email)) {
+    res.status(400).json({ message: "Provide a valid email address."});
+    return; 
+  }
+
+  const passwordRegex = /(?=.*\d)(?=.*[a-z])(?=.*[A-Z]).{6,}/;
+  if (!passwordRegex.test(password)) {
+    res.status(400).json({ message: 'Password must have at least 6 characters and contain at least one number, one lowercase and one uppercase letter.' });
+    return;
+  }
+
+  User.findOne({ email })
+  .then((foundUser) => {
+
+    if (foundUser) {
+        res.status(400).json({ message: "User already exists"})
+        return;
+    }
+
+    const salt =bcrypt.genSaltSync(saltRounds);
+    const hashedPassword = bcrypt.hashSync(password, salt);
+    return User.create({ email, password: hashedPassword, name})
+
+  })
+  .then((createdUser) => {
+    const { email, name, _id } = createdUser
+    const user = { email, name, _id }; 
+    res.status(201).json( { user: user })
+  })
+  .catch(err => {
+    console.log(err); 
+    res.status(500).json({ message: "Internal Server Error"})
+  })
+})
+
+//POST /auth/login
+router.post("/login", (req, res, next) => {
+    const { email, password } = req.body
+
+    if (email === '' || password === '') {
+    res.status(400).json({ message: "Provide email and password." });
+    return;
+  }
+
+  User.findOne({email})
+  .then((foundUser) => {
+
+    if(!foundUser) {
+        res.status(400).json({ message: "User not found!" })
+        return;
+    }
+    const passwordCorrect = bcrypt.compareSync(password, foundUser.password);
+   
+    if (passwordCorrect) {
+        const { _id, email, name } = foundUser
+        const payload = { _id, email, name };
+
+        const authToken = jwt.sign(
+            payload,
+            process.env.TOKEN_SECRET,
+            {algorithm: "HS256", expiresIn: "6h"}
+        )
+
+        res.status(200).json({authToken: authToken})
+    } else {
+        res.status(401).json({message: "Unable to authenticate the user"})
+    }
+  })
+  .catch(err => res.status(500).json({ message: "Internal Server Error"}))
+})
+
+//GET /auth/verify
+router.get("/verify", isAuthenticated, (req, res, next) => {
+  //console for development only - remove it in production
+    console.log(`req.payload`, req.payload)
+
+    res.status(200).json(req.payload)
+})
+
+
+module.exports = router; 
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/server/routes/cohorts.routes.js b/server/routes/cohorts.routes.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7c7ce82a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/routes/cohorts.routes.js
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+const express = require('express')
+const router = express.Router()
+const Cohort = require("../models/Cohort.model");
+
+router.get("/", (req, res) => {
+  Cohort.find({})
+  .then(cohorts => {
+    console.log("Retrieved cohorts:", cohorts)
+     res.status(200).json(cohorts);
+  })
+  .catch(error => {
+    console.error("Error while retrieving cohorts data", error)
+    res.status(500).json({ error: "Failed to retrieve cohorts data"})
+  });
+});
+
+router.post("/", (req, res) => {
+  Cohort.create(req.body)
+  .then(createdCohort => {
+    console.log("Cohort created", createdCohort)
+    res.status(201).json(createdCohort)
+  })
+  .catch(error => {
+    console.error("Error creating cohort", error)
+    res.status(500).json( { error: "Failed to create cohort"})
+  })
+})
+
+router.get("/:cohortId", (req, res) => {
+  Cohort.findById(req.params.cohortId)
+  .then(cohort => {
+     console.log("Single cohort", cohort)
+    res.status(200).json(cohort)
+  })
+})
+
+router.put("/:cohortId", (req, res) => {
+  Cohort.findByIdAndUpdate(req.params.cohortId, req.body, { new: true })
+  .then(updatedCohort => {
+    console.log("Updated cohort", updatedCohort)
+    res.status(200).json(updatedCohort)
+  })
+  .catch(error => {
+    console.error("Error updating cohort", error)
+    res.status(500).json( { error: "Error updating cohort."})
+  })
+})
+
+router.delete("/:cohortId", (req, res) => {
+  Cohort.findByIdAndDelete(req.params.cohortId)
+  .then(result => {
+    console.log("Cohort deleted")
+    res.status(204).send();
+  })
+  .catch(error => {
+    console.error("Error deleting cohort", error)
+    res.status(500).json( {error: "Error deleting cohort"})
+  })
+})
+
+module.exports = router;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/server/routes/students.routes.js b/server/routes/students.routes.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e29131bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/routes/students.routes.js
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+const express = require('express')
+const router = express.Router()
+
+const Student = require('../models/Student.model');
+const { isAuthenticated } = require('../middleware/jwt.middleware');
+
+
+//STUDENTS
+router.get("/",  (req, res) => {
+   Student.find({})
+  .then(students => {
+    console.log("Retrieved students:", students)
+     res.status(200).json(students);
+  })
+  .catch(error => {
+    console.error("Error while retrieving students data", error)
+    res.status(500).json({ error: "Failed to retrieve students data"})
+  })
+});
+
+router.post("/",  (req, res) => {
+   Student.create(req.body)
+  .then(createdStudent => {
+    console.log("Created student:", createdStudent)
+     res.status(200).json(createdStudent);
+  })
+  .catch(error => {
+    console.error("Error while creating student", error)
+    res.status(500).json({ error: "Failed to create student"})
+  })
+});
+
+//Get all students of a given cohort
+router.get("/cohort/:cohortId",  (req, res) => {
+   Student.find({ cohort: req.params.cohortId })
+   .populate("cohort")
+  .then(students => {
+    console.log("Retrieved students:", students)
+     res.status(200).json(students);
+  })
+  .catch(error => {
+    console.error("Error while retrieving students of cohort.", error)
+    res.status(500).json({ error: "Failed to retrieve students of cohort."})
+  })
+});
+
+//Get specific student by Id
+router.get("/:studentId",  (req, res) => {
+   Student.findById(req.params.studentId)
+  .then(student => {
+    console.log("Retrieved student:", student)
+     res.status(200).json(student);
+  })
+  .catch(error => {
+    console.error("Error while retrieving students data", error)
+    res.status(500).json({ error: "Failed to retrieve students data"})
+  })
+});
+
+router.put("/:studentId",  (req, res) => {
+  Student.findByIdAndUpdate(req.params.studentId, req.body, { new: true })
+  .then(updatedStudent => {
+    console.log("Updated student", updatedStudent)
+    res.status(200).json(updatedStudent)
+  })
+  .catch(error => {
+    console.error("Error updating student", error)
+    res.status(500).json( { error: "Error updating student."})
+  })
+})
+
+router.delete("/:studentId",  (req, res) => {
+ Student.findByIdAndDelete(req.params.studentId)
+  .then(result => {
+    console.log("Student deleted")
+    res.status(204).send();
+  })
+  .catch(error => {
+    console.error("Error deleting student", error)
+    res.status(500).json( {error: "Error deleting student"})
+  })
+})
+
+module.exports = router;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/server/routes/user.routes.js b/server/routes/user.routes.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b7aeaa0d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/routes/user.routes.js
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+const express = require("express")
+const User = require("../models/User.model")
+const { isAuthenticated } = require("./../middleware/jwt.middleware.js")
+const router = express.Router()
+
+//GET UserRoute
+
+router.get("/:id", (req, res, next) => {
+User.findById(req.params.id)
+
+.then(user => {
+    console.log("Found user", user)
+    res.status(200).json(user)
+})
+.catch(err => {
+    res.status(500).json({ message: "Could not find User"})
+})
+})
+
+module.exports = router; 
\ No newline at end of file