🎓 Rate My Professors & Schools Scraper

🚀 Extract comprehensive professor and school information from RateMyProfessors.com automatically!

Stop spending hours manually searching through thousands of professor profiles and school listings! Our powerful Rate My Professors scraper automatically extracts complete professor and school information including ratings, reviews, school details, department information, and more from RateMyProfessors.com in minutes. Get comprehensive data on professor quality ratings, student reviews, difficulty levels, "would take again" percentages, and detailed school information without the manual work.

Target Audience: Students, researchers, educational institutions, academic advisors, and data analysts who need accurate, up-to-date professor and school data.
Primary Use Cases: Course planning, professor research, academic analysis, school comparison, and educational data intelligence.

🎯 What Does Rate My Professors & Schools Scraper Do?

This tool collects comprehensive professor and school information from RateMyProfessors.com, supporting both direct URL scraping and search-based filtering. It delivers:

👨‍🏫 For Professors:

• ✅ Professor names and profile URLs
• ✅ Overall quality ratings
• ✅ Number of student ratings
• ✅ "Would take again" percentages
• ✅ Level of difficulty ratings
• ✅ Department and school information
• ✅ Student reviews with detailed information (course, quality rating, difficulty rating, attendance, grade, etc.)
• ✅ Professor tags and categories
• ✅ Rating distribution
• ✅ Similar professors
• ✅ School IDs and details

🏫 For Schools:

• ✅ School names and URLs
• ✅ Location information
• ✅ Quality ratings
• ✅ Number of ratings
• ✅ Category ratings (reputation, opportunities, safety, internet, location, happiness, facilities, clubs, social, food)
• ✅ School reviews
• ✅ Professors URL link
• ✅ And more

Business Value: Make informed course selection decisions, research professors before registration, analyze teaching quality trends, and build comprehensive academic databases for educational institutions.

How to use the Rate My Professors Scraper - Full Demo

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📥 Input

To start Rate My Professors web scraping, simply fill in the input form. You can scrape Rate My Professors based on:

Method 1: Direct URL Scraping 🔗

• startUrl - Direct URL to a professor or school search page on RateMyProfessors.com. Simply copy the URL from your browser when you're on a search results page. Examples:
  • https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/search/professors/?q=smith (professors)
  • https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/search/professors/399?q=smith (professors in a specific school)
  • https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/search/schools?q=harvard (schools)
  • Required if search filters are not provided
  • Cannot be used together with search filters (except maxItems)

Method 2: Search Filters 🎯

For Schools:

• schoolSearchQuery - Search term for school name. Use this to search for schools. Example: 'harvard', 'MIT', 'sa'. Mutually exclusive with professor search filters.

For Professors:

• professorSearchQuery - Search term for professor name. Use this to search for professors. Example: 'smith', 'johnson'. If professorSchoolQuery is also provided, searches for professors only within that school.
• professorSchoolQuery - Optional search term for school name when searching for professors. If provided, searches for professors only within this school. Example: 'MIT', 'Harvard'. Use with professorSearchQuery.

Common Options

• maxItems - Maximum number of items to collect. Free users are limited to 100 items. Paid users can collect up to 1,000,000 items

Note:

• You can use either startUrl OR search filters, but not both at the same time (except maxItems which can be used with any input method).
• School search filters and professor search filters are mutually exclusive.
• When using startUrl, any other filter (except maxItems) will result in an error.

Here's what the input configuration looks like in JSON:

Using direct URL:

{
    "startUrl": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/search/professors/?q=smith",
    "maxItems": 10
}

Searching for professors globally:

{
    "professorSearchQuery": "smith",
    "maxItems": 10
}

Searching for professors within a specific school:

{
    "professorSearchQuery": "smith",
    "professorSchoolQuery": "Harvard",
    "maxItems": 10
}

Searching for schools:

{
    "schoolSearchQuery": "harvard",
    "maxItems": 10
}

📊 Output

After the Actor finishes its run, you'll get a dataset with the output. The length of the dataset depends on the amount of results you've set. You can download those results as an Excel, HTML, XML, JSON, and CSV document.

Here's an example of scraped Rate My Professors data you'll get:

Professor Data:

{
    "professorName": "John Smith",
    "professorUrl": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1926724",
    "professorId": "1926724",
    "schoolName": "Massachusetts Institute of Technology",
    "schoolUrl": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/school/580",
    "department": "Computer Science",
    "description": "Professor in the Computer Science department at Massachusetts Institute of Technology",
    "overallQualityRating": "4.3",
    "numberOfRatings": "10 ratings",
    "wouldTakeAgainPercentage": "86%",
    "levelOfDifficulty": "2.7",
    "schoolId": "580",
    "tags": ["Clear grading criteria", "Gives good feedback"],
    "ratingDistribution": [
        {"rating": "5", "label": "Awesome", "count": "5"},
        {"rating": "4", "label": "Great", "count": "3"}
    ],
    "similarProfessors": [
        {"professorId": "123456", "professorName": "Jane Doe", "professorUrl": "...", "rating": "4.5"}
    ],
    "reviews": [
        {
            "course": "CS101",
            "date": "Dec 11th, 2025",
            "qualityRating": "5.0",
            "difficultyRating": "2.0",
            "forCredit": "Yes",
            "attendance": "Mandatory",
            "wouldTakeAgain": "Yes",
            "grade": "A",
            "textbook": "N/A",
            "comment": "Great professor, very clear explanations",
            "tags": ["Clear grading criteria"],
            "helpfulCount": "5",
            "notHelpfulCount": "0"
        }
    ],
    "scrapedTimestamp": "2024-12-12T08:00:00.000Z"
}

School Data:

{
    "schoolName": "Harvard University",
    "schoolUrl": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/school/399",
    "schoolId": "399",
    "location": "Cambridge, MA",
    "qualityRating": "4.2",
    "numberOfRatings": "1,234 ratings",
    "categoryRatings": [
        {"category": "Reputation", "rating": "4.5"},
        {"category": "Opportunities", "rating": "4.3"}
    ],
    "reviews": [
        {
            "date": "Nov 13th, 2025",
            "overallRating": "5.0",
            "comment": "This school is the Best",
            "categoryRatings": [
                {"category": "Reputation", "rating": "5"},
                {"category": "Location", "rating": "5"}
            ],
            "helpfulCount": "10",
            "notHelpfulCount": "0"
        }
    ],
    "professorsUrl": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/search/professors/399?q=*",
    "scrapedTimestamp": "2024-12-12T08:00:00.000Z"
}

What You Get: Complete professor and school profiles with ratings, reviews, and detailed information to help you make informed decisions. All data is timestamped for tracking changes over time.

Download Options: CSV, Excel, or JSON formats for easy analysis in spreadsheet applications or data analysis tools.

⚡ Why Choose the Rate My Professors & Schools Scraper?

• Time Savings: Collect hundreds of professor and school profiles in minutes instead of hours of manual searching
• Comprehensive Data: Get complete professor and school information including ratings, reviews, and detailed information in one place
• Easy to Use: No technical skills required - simply enter a URL or search parameters and click start
• Reliable Results: Automated data collection ensures consistent, accurate results every time
• Flexible Options: Use direct URLs or search filters to find exactly what you need
• Dual Functionality: Scrape both professors and schools with the same tool
• Advanced Pagination: Automatically handles pagination for large result sets

Time Savings: Save 10+ hours per week compared to manual research and data collection
Efficiency: Process hundreds of professors and schools in the time it takes to manually research one

🔧 How to Use

1. Sign Up: Create a free account w/ $5 credit (takes 2 minutes)
2. Find the Scraper: Visit the Rate My Professors & Schools Scraper page
3. Set Input: Add your search URL or use search filters (professor search or school search)
4. Run It: Click "Start" and let it collect your data
5. Download Data: Get your results in the "Dataset" tab as CSV, Excel, or JSON

Total Time: Less than 5 minutes from sign-up to downloaded data
No Technical Skills Required: Everything is point-and-click

💼 Business Use Cases

🎓 Students:

• Research professors before course registration
• Compare teaching quality across departments
• Find professors with high ratings in specific subjects
• Plan course schedules based on professor reviews

👨‍🏫 Academic Advisors:

• Build comprehensive professor databases for advising
• Track professor ratings over time
• Identify highly-rated professors for student recommendations
• Analyze teaching quality trends by department

🔬 Educational Researchers:

• Study teaching quality metrics across institutions
• Analyze student satisfaction trends
• Research factors affecting professor ratings
• Build datasets for academic research projects

📊 Data Analysts:

• Create comprehensive professor databases
• Generate regular reports on teaching quality
• Support institutional decision-making with data
• Build dashboards for academic performance tracking

Using Rate My Professors Scraper with the Apify API

For advanced users who want to automate this process, you can control the scraper programmatically with the Apify API. This allows you to schedule regular data collection and integrate with your existing business tools.

• Node.js: Install the apify-client NPM package
• Python: Use the apify-client PyPI package
• See the Apify API reference for full details

❓ Frequently Asked Questions

Q: How does it work?
A: Rate My Professors & Schools Scraper is easy to use and requires no technical knowledge. Simply configure your search parameters (either a direct URL or search filters) and let the tool collect the data automatically.

Q: How accurate is the data?
A: The scraper extracts data directly from RateMyProfessors.com, ensuring the same accuracy as viewing the website manually. All data is timestamped so you can track when it was collected.

Q: Can I schedule regular runs?
A: Yes! You can schedule the scraper to run automatically at regular intervals using Apify's scheduling features or the API. This is perfect for tracking changes in professor ratings over time.

Q: What if I need help?
A: Our support team is here to help you get the most out of this tool. Contact us through the Apify platform for assistance.

Q: Is my data secure?
A: Yes, all data collection happens securely through Apify's platform. Your data is private and only accessible to you.

Q: Can I search for professors within a specific school?
A: Yes! Use professorSearchQuery for the professor name and professorSchoolQuery for the school name. The scraper will automatically find the school ID and search for professors within that school.

Q: Can I search for schools?
A: Yes! Use schoolSearchQuery to search for schools by name. This is mutually exclusive with professor search filters.

Q: How many items can I collect?
A: Free users can collect up to 100 items per run. Paid users can collect up to 1,000,000 items per run.

Integrate Rate My Professors Scraper with any app and automate your workflow

Last but not least, Rate My Professors Scraper can be connected with almost any cloud service or web app thanks to integrations on the Apify platform.

These includes:

• Make
• Zapier
• Slack
• Airbyte
• GitHub
• Google Drive
• and much more.

Alternatively, you can use webhooks to carry out an action whenever an event occurs, e.g. get a notification whenever Rate My Professors Scraper successfully finishes a run.

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