NCES College Navigator Scraper

Overview

Scrapes college and university data from NCES/College Scorecard - tuition, enrollment, graduation rates, admission rates, and more.

Features

• Search by keywords to find specific results
• Export data in JSON, CSV, or Excel formats

Use Cases

• Aggregate - Aggregate academic papers and research data
• Build - Build course catalogs and educational resource databases
• Track - Track educational institution data and rankings
• Monitor - Monitor academic publishing trends

Output Example

Each result contains structured data like this:

{
  "name": "NCES College Navigator Sample Item",
  "city": "San Francisco",
  "state": "CA",
  "ownership": "Sample ownership",
  "tuitionInState": "Sample tuitionInState",
  "enrollment": "Sample enrollment",
  "admissionRatePercent": "Sample admissionRatePercent",
  "graduationRatePercent": "Sample graduationRatePercent"
}

Pricing

This actor uses pay-per-result pricing:

• $0.001 per result
• $1.00 per 1,000 results

No monthly fees. You only pay for what you scrape. Apify Free plan includes $5/month in platform credits.

How to Run

Apify Console

1. Go to the NCES College Navigator Scraper actor page
2. Configure your input parameters
3. Click Start and wait for the results
4. Download data in JSON, CSV, or Excel format

API

curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/fortuitous_pirate~nces-college-scraper/runs?token=YOUR_API_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"maxItems": 10}'

Python SDK

from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient("YOUR_API_TOKEN")
run = client.actor("fortuitous_pirate/nces-college-scraper").call(
    run_input={"maxItems": 10}
)

for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item)

Integration

Connect NCES College Navigator Scraper with your existing tools and workflows:

• API access - Programmatic access via Apify API
• Webhooks - Get notified when scraping completes
• Scheduling - Set up recurring runs on any schedule
• Zapier / Make - Connect with 5,000+ apps via Apify integrations
• Python / Node.js SDKs - Native client libraries for easy integration