There are two different ways of checking your credit score: a soft check, which is an estimate and doesn’t lower your score, and a hard check, which can hurt your credit score if you do too many in a year (often these are done through landlords or employers). Here are some tools to utilize where you can do soft credit score checks for free.
Credit Karma
Quizzle
Credit Sesame
Through credit card companies when they offer FICO score checks