World Universities Scraper
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World Universities Scraper
This service aggregates university information from over 120 countries using the Hipolabs Universities API, allowing users to search for more than 10,000 educational institutions by country, university name, or domain.
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🎓 World Universities Scraper — Apify Actor
Scrapes university data from 120+ countries via the Hipolabs Universities API. Search by country, name, or domain across 10,000+ institutions worldwide. No API key required.
Features
- 120+ countries selectable from the UI — batch query multiple countries in one run.
- Name search — find universities by keyword (e.g. "Technology", "Medical", "Engineering").
- Domain search — find by web domain (e.g. "edu.pk", "ac.uk", "mit").
- Post-fetch filtering — include/exclude by name keywords, filter by domain TLD.
- Deduplication — remove duplicate entries (same name + country).
- 4 output formats — enriched, raw, minimal, domains-only.
- Sorting — by name, country, or domain.
- Run summary — country breakdown, TLD distribution, and stats saved to key-value store.
Input Example
Input Parameters
| Parameter | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
countries | array | ["Pakistan"] | Countries to search (leave empty + set name/domain for global search) |
nameSearch | string | — | Search by university name keyword |
domainSearch | string | — | Search by web domain |
nameContainsFilter | string | — | Post-fetch: keep only names containing ALL these keywords (comma-separated) |
excludeNameKeywords | string | — | Post-fetch: remove names containing ANY of these keywords |
domainTldFilter | string | — | Only keep domains ending in these TLDs (comma-separated) |
deduplicate | boolean | true | Remove duplicate name+country pairs |
sortBy | string | name_asc | Sort order |
outputFormat | string | enriched | Output shape |
maxResults | integer | 0 | Limit output (0 = unlimited) |
addSequentialId | boolean | true | Add sequential ID to each record |
Output Formats
Enriched (default)
| Field | Example |
|---|---|
id | 1 |
name | University of Engineering and Technology |
country | Pakistan |
alpha_two_code | PK |
state_province | Punjab |
primary_domain | uet.edu.pk |
primary_website | http://www.uet.edu.pk/ |
all_domains | uet.edu.pk |
all_websites | http://www.uet.edu.pk/ |
domain_count | 1 |
website_count | 1 |
tld | edu.pk |
has_state_province | true |
Minimal
id, name, country, country_code, domain, website
Domains Only
id, name, country, domain_1, domain_2…, website_1, website_2…, domain_count — useful for SEO, link building, or backlink analysis.
Raw
Original API structure with name, country, alpha_two_code, state_province, domains[], web_pages[].
Use Cases
- Education Research — catalog universities by country, region, or specialization.
- SEO & Link Building — extract
.edudomains for backlink prospecting. - Lead Generation — find engineering/medical/business schools in specific countries.
- Data Enrichment — match university names in your CRM to official domains and websites.
- Market Analysis — count institutions per country, compare TLD distribution.
- Application Portals — populate university dropdowns with verified data.
Example Queries
| Goal | Settings |
|---|---|
| All Pakistani universities | countries: ["Pakistan"] |
| Engineering schools worldwide | nameSearch: "Engineering" |
UK universities on .ac.uk | countries: ["United Kingdom"], domainTldFilter: "ac.uk" |
| South Asian medical colleges | countries: ["Pakistan","India","Bangladesh","Sri Lanka"], nameSearch: "Medical" |
| Remove online/virtual schools | excludeNameKeywords: "virtual,distance,online,open" |
