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College Scorecard Scraper

Extract data from the US Department of Education College Scorecard API including tuition costs, admission rates, median earnings, completion rates, student demographics, and financial aid for thousands of colleges and universities.

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Fortuitous Pirate

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You can access the College Scorecard Scraper programmatically from your own applications by using the Apify API. You can also choose the language preference from below. To use the Apify API, you’ll need an Apify account and your API token, found in Integrations settings in Apify Console.

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