# Collegesimply Scraper (`lexis-solutions/collegesimply-scraper`) Actor CollegeSimply Scraper for Apify extracts college data from search and detail pages, including tuition, admissions stats, enrollment, rankings, outcomes, and popular majors. Ideal for higher education research, lead generation, analytics, and institution comparison. - **URL**: https://apify.com/lexis-solutions/collegesimply-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [Lexis Solutions](https://apify.com/lexis-solutions) (community) - **Categories:** Lead generation, Automation, AI - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, NaN bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing from $1.90 / 1,000 results This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events. Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have. Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event ## What's an Apify Actor? Actors are a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases. In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours, and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store. In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server. Actors are written with capital "A". ## How to integrate an Actor? If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects. You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready. The best way to integrate Actors is as follows. In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js.md): ```bash npm install apify-client ``` In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python.md): ```bash pip install apify-client ``` In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): ````bash # MacOS / Linux curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash # Windows irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex ```bash In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/mcp.md). If your project is in a different language, use the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md). For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below. For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt). # README ## Collegesimply Scraper ![banner](https://i.imgur.com/ZKhTiTT.png) Collegesimply (collegesimply.com) is a US college discovery platform. This actor collects structured college data from Collegesimply search result pages and detail pages. ### Introduction The Collegesimply scraper starts from college search result pages, goes through the available results, opens each college page, and extracts structured data such as school name, location, enrollment, rankings, admissions stats, annual cost, outcomes, and popular areas of study. ### Use Cases - **Education market research**: Analyze colleges by state, size, tuition, admissions selectivity, and outcomes. - **Lead generation**: Build structured college datasets for outreach, enrichment, or CRM workflows. - **Competitive analysis**: Compare institutions across rankings, costs, and academic profile. - **Analytics pipelines**: Feed BI tools, dashboards, and internal data warehouses. ### Input Provide the following fields: - `startUrls` (array, required): Collegesimply search URLs. - `maxItems` (integer, optional): Maximum number of college detail pages to extract per start URL. - `proxyConfiguration` (object, optional): Apify proxy settings. Notes: - The actor opens each college page and extracts structured information from it. - Cloudflare protection is handled in-browser, so proxies are recommended for stable runs. - Crawling stops per source URL when `maxItems` is reached. ### Input Examples **1) Start URLs** ```json { "startUrls": [ { "url": "https://www.collegesimply.com/colleges/search?sort=&place=&fr=&fm=&lm=&gpa=&sat=&act=&admit=comp&field=&major=&radius=300&zip=&state=&size=&tuition-fees=&net-price=&page=1&pp=/colleges/search" } ], "maxItems": 10, "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true } } ```` ### Output Each dataset item contains fields like: ```json { "name": "Syracuse University", "url": "http://collegesimply.com/colleges/new-york/syracuse-university/", "image": "https://img.collegesimply.com/orig/20210217/syracuse-university-196413.jpg?auto=format&auto=compress&auto=true&ar=1:1&fit=crop", "reviewCount": null, "summaryRank": "#19 Best Private Colleges in New York", "city": "Syracuse", "state": "New York", "enrollment": 22948, "website": "syr.edu", "schoolType": "Private 4 Year", "setting": "Midsize", "size": "Large", "status": "Non-profit", "onCampusHousing": "Yes", "levelOfStudy": "Undergrad/Graduate", "description": "Syracuse University sits on a hilltop campus in central New York...", "ratings": { "overall": 8, "academics": 9, "resources": 8, "outcomes": 8, "value": 3 }, "rankings": [ { "rank": 160, "list": "Best Colleges in the U.S." } ], "admissions": { "admissionStandards": "Very High", "satRange": null, "actRange": null, "estimatedGpa": null, "acceptanceRate": 41.7, "applicationsDue": "", "applicantCompetition": "", "applicationFee": null }, "annualCost": { "inState": { "tuition": 61310, "items": { "booksAndSupplies": 1690, "otherFees": 1751, "roomAndBoard": 18444, "budgetForOtherExpenses": 1952, "totalOneYearCost": 85147 } }, "outOfState": null }, "outcomes": { "averageSalaryAfter10Years": 65900, "graduationRate": 80 }, "popularAreasOfStudy": [ { "subject": "Business", "percent": 18 } ], "keyStats": null, "dataSourceUrl": "https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?id=196413" } ``` The scraper continues through result pages automatically and stops when `maxItems` is reached per start URL or when no more result items are found. ### Why use the Collegesimply Scraper? - **Focused**: Built specifically for Collegesimply search and college detail flows. - **Structured output**: Ready-to-use JSON records for automation and analysis. - **Per-URL limits**: `maxItems` is enforced per start URL. - **Automatic result traversal**: Continues through available search results automatically. - **Apify-native**: Works with Apify datasets, request queue, and proxy config. ### FAQ - **How many colleges can it extract?**\ Controlled by `maxItems` per source URL. - **Do I need proxies?**\ Proxies are recommended for better stability because the site is protected by Cloudflare. - **How does pagination work?**\ The actor moves through the available result pages automatically. - **What if Collegesimply changes their website structure?**\ The actor may require updates to keep extraction stable. ### Need to scrape other listing and directory-style platforms? Check out our other scrapers: - [TheLadders Scraper](https://apify.com/lexis-solutions/theladders-scraper) - [ThredUp Scraper](https://apify.com/lexis-solutions/thredup-scraper) - [Wiley.com Scraper](https://apify.com/lexis-solutions/wiley-scraper) - [Booking Attractions Scraper](https://apify.com/lexis-solutions/booking-attractions-scraper) - [Fragrantica Scraper](https://apify.com/lexis-solutions/fragrantica) *** **Need help or want a custom solution?** Lexis Solutions is a certified Apify Partner. We can help with custom data extraction projects. Contact us over [Email](mailto:scraping@lexis.solutions) or [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/lexis-solutions). ### Support Our Work If you're happy with our work and scrapers, you're welcome to leave us a company review [here](https://apify.com/partners/find/lexis-solutions/review) and leave a review for the scrapers you're subscribed to. ### Image Credit Image credit: collegesimply.com. # Actor input Schema ## `startUrls` (type: `array`): Search URLs to start with. ## `maxItems` (type: `integer`): Maximum number of college detail pages to scrape per original URL. ## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`): Your proxy configuration from Apify. ## Actor input object example ```json { "startUrls": [ { "url": "https://www.collegesimply.com/colleges/search?sort=&place=&fr=&fm=&lm=&gpa=&sat=&act=&admit=comp&field=&major=&radius=300&zip=&state=&size=&tuition-fees=&net-price=&page=1&pp=/colleges/search" } ], "maxItems": 10, "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true } } ``` # Actor output Schema ## `overview` (type: `string`): No description # API You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup. ## JavaScript example ```javascript import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client'; // Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token // Replace the '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = { "startUrls": [ { "url": "https://www.collegesimply.com/colleges/search?sort=&place=&fr=&fm=&lm=&gpa=&sat=&act=&admit=comp&field=&major=&radius=300&zip=&state=&size=&tuition-fees=&net-price=&page=1&pp=/colleges/search" } ] }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("lexis-solutions/collegesimply-scraper").call(input); // Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any) console.log('Results from dataset'); console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`); const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems(); items.forEach((item) => { console.dir(item); }); // 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs ``` ## Python example ```python from apify_client import ApifyClient # Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token # Replace '' with your token. client = ApifyClient("") # Prepare the Actor input run_input = { "startUrls": [{ "url": "https://www.collegesimply.com/colleges/search?sort=&place=&fr=&fm=&lm=&gpa=&sat=&act=&admit=comp&field=&major=&radius=300&zip=&state=&size=&tuition-fees=&net-price=&page=1&pp=/colleges/search" }] } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("lexis-solutions/collegesimply-scraper").call(run_input=run_input) # Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any) print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"]) for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items(): print(item) # 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start ``` ## CLI example ```bash echo '{ "startUrls": [ { "url": "https://www.collegesimply.com/colleges/search?sort=&place=&fr=&fm=&lm=&gpa=&sat=&act=&admit=comp&field=&major=&radius=300&zip=&state=&size=&tuition-fees=&net-price=&page=1&pp=/colleges/search" } ] }' | apify call lexis-solutions/collegesimply-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=lexis-solutions/collegesimply-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "Collegesimply Scraper", "description": "CollegeSimply Scraper for Apify extracts college data from search and detail pages, including tuition, admissions stats, enrollment, rankings, outcomes, and popular majors. Ideal for higher education research, lead generation, analytics, and institution comparison.", "version": "1.0", "x-build-id": "dxhWub6l92TpaalxB" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/lexis-solutions~collegesimply-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-lexis-solutions-collegesimply-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/lexis-solutions~collegesimply-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-lexis-solutions-collegesimply-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK", "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/lexis-solutions~collegesimply-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-lexis-solutions-collegesimply-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } } }, "components": { "schemas": { "inputSchema": { "type": "object", "required": [ "startUrls" ], "properties": { "startUrls": { "title": "Start URLs", "type": "array", "description": "Search URLs to start with.", "items": { "type": "object", "required": [ "url" ], "properties": { "url": { "type": "string", "title": "URL of a web page", "format": "uri" } } } }, "maxItems": { "title": "Maximum number of items", "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum number of college detail pages to scrape per original URL.", "default": 10 }, "proxyConfiguration": { "title": "Proxy Configuration", "type": "object", "description": "Your proxy configuration from Apify.", "default": { "useApifyProxy": true } } } }, 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