BestColleges Program Rankings & Tuition Scraper

Scrape ranked US college programs and school profiles from BestColleges (bestcolleges.com). Fetch ranked schools with tuition, admission rates, retention, and earnings data; school profiles; or program pages from subject hubs.

Open in Apify Store$0.99 / 1K on Free

Short answer

BestColleges Program Rankings & Tuition Scraper is an Apify Store Actor that returns 7 published output fields, including schoolName, stateCode, undergradTuitionInState, admissionRate. It lists $0.99 per 1,000 results on the Free plan (pay per event), $0.49 on the Business plan. It takes 9 input settings; one is required (mode). Last updated Nov 12, 2026.

From the public Store listing and published build schema, synced 2026-11-12.
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What it returns

7 fields from the published dataset schema. Export as JSON, CSV or Excel, or read the dataset through the Apify API.

  • schoolName
  • rank
  • stateCode
  • undergradTuitionInState
  • admissionRate
  • schoolYear
  • sourceUrl

Input

Input settings for BestColleges Program Rankings & Tuition Scraper
SettingTypeRequiredDefaultWhat it does
mode string Yes byProgram What to fetch.
programUri string No computer-science/bachelors Ranking page path, e.g. `computer-science/bachelors`, `nursing/masters`, `business/bachelors/finance`, or a full URL.
schoolUri string No – School profile path, e.g. `university-of-colorado-boulder`, or a full URL.
subjectUri string No – Subject hub path, e.g. `business/bachelors`, `healthcare`, `nursing`, or a full URL.
rankMin integer No – Drop schools ranked worse than this (lower is better).
rankMax integer No – Drop schools ranked better than this (e.g. `10` keeps only the top 10).
stateCodes array No [] Only emit schools in these US states (e.g. `NY`, `CA`).
schoolYear integer No – Only emit schools from this ranking year (e.g. `2026`).
maxItems integer No 50 Hard cap on emitted records.

Example input

Built from the input form's published example values and defaults.

{
  "mode": "byProgram",
  "programUri": "computer-science/bachelors",
  "stateCodes": [],
  "maxItems": 50
}

Run it from code or an AI agent

The same run through the Apify API, with the example input. You need an Apify API token; the run is billed to your account at the Store price.

Python

from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN>")
run_input = {
    "mode": "byProgram",
    "programUri": "computer-science/bachelors",
    "stateCodes": [],
    "maxItems": 50
}

run = client.actor("nimbryxo-studio/bestcolleges-program-rankings-and-tuition-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)
if run is None:
    raise RuntimeError("The Actor run was not found.")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

pip install apify-client

JavaScript

import { ApifyClient } from "apify-client";

const client = new ApifyClient({ token: "<YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN>" });
const input = {
    "mode": "byProgram",
    "programUri": "computer-science/bachelors",
    "stateCodes": [],
    "maxItems": 50
};

const run = await client.actor("nimbryxo-studio/bestcolleges-program-rankings-and-tuition-scraper").call(input);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
console.log(items);

npm install apify-client

cURL

curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/nimbryxo-studio~bestcolleges-program-rankings-and-tuition-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items"   -H "Authorization: Bearer $APIFY_TOKEN"   -H "Content-Type: application/json"   -d '{"mode":"byProgram","programUri":"computer-science/bachelors","stateCodes":[],"maxItems":50}'

Waits for the run and returns the dataset items (runs over 300 seconds return HTTP 408; start an async run instead).

MCP (AI agents)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "apify": {
      "url": "https://mcp.apify.com?tools=nimbryxo-studio/bestcolleges-program-rankings-and-tuition-scraper",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer <YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Adds this Actor as a tool in an MCP client that takes a remote server URL (Cursor, VS Code, Claude Code) through Apify's hosted MCP server. OAuth sign-in also works without the header. Clients that only start local servers can wrap the URL with npx mcp-remote.

What a run costs

The result rate falls on higher Apify plans. Each figure is the published per-result rate times the number of results.

Cost of BestColleges Program Rankings & Tuition Scraper results by Apify plan
Apify planPer 1,00010,000 results100,000 results
Free plan$0.99$9.90$99
Starter plan$0.82$8.20$82
Scale plan$0.66$6.60$66
Business plan$0.49$4.90$49
  • Every run also has a start event, charged per GB of memory (minimum one): $0.10 on Free, $0.03 on Business. At its default memory of 4 GB a run starts at $0.40 on Free. Fewer, larger runs keep this small.
  • The Free plan includes $5 of monthly usage (Apify pricing, checked 2026-11-11); at the Free rate that covers at most about 5,050 results, less start events and platform usage.
  • Worked example: 10,000 results in one run on the Free plan cost $10.30 ($9.90 for results + $0.40 start), plus Apify platform usage (compute), billed separately by Apify.
  • Pay per event. Platform usage (compute) is billed by Apify on top of the event prices. Compare other tools in the cost estimator.

What people use it for

  • automation
  • lead generation
  • jobs

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Questions people ask

How much does BestColleges Program Rankings & Tuition Scraper cost?

The published result rate depends on your Apify plan: $0.99 per 1,000 on Free, $0.82 per 1,000 on Starter, $0.66 per 1,000 on Scale, $0.49 per 1,000 on Business. So 10,000 results cost about $9.90 on the Free plan and $4.90 on Business, plus a start fee of $0.10 per run per GB of memory on Free. Platform usage is billed separately.

What data does BestColleges Program Rankings & Tuition Scraper return?

Its published output schema lists 7 fields: schoolName, rank, stateCode, undergradTuitionInState, admissionRate, schoolYear, sourceUrl. A listed field is not guaranteed to be filled in every row.

What input does BestColleges Program Rankings & Tuition Scraper need?

Required: mode. Optional settings include programUri, schoolUri, subjectUri, rankMin, rankMax, stateCodes.

How do I run BestColleges Program Rankings & Tuition Scraper from Python or the API?

Use the Apify API client: in Python, ApifyClient(token).actor("nimbryxo-studio/bestcolleges-program-rankings-and-tuition-scraper").call(run_input=...), then read the run's default dataset (run.default_dataset_id); in JavaScript the same call is client.actor("nimbryxo-studio/bestcolleges-program-rankings-and-tuition-scraper").call(input). Without a client, POST the input JSON to https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/nimbryxo-studio~bestcolleges-program-rankings-and-tuition-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items with your API token. Ready-to-paste code with the example input is on this page.

Sources

Actor updated 2026-11-12 Data synced 2026-11-12
Cite this page

Scraper Finder. "BestColleges Program Rankings & Tuition Scraper." https://scraperfinder.com/catalogue/bestcolleges-program-rankings-and-tuition-scraper/ (data checked 2026-11-12).

Run BestColleges Program Rankings & Tuition Scraper

$0.99 per 1,000 results. Paste the example input above, set your target query, then export the dataset.

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