TopUniversities Scraper 🎓

TL;DR

Search for the best universities in the world or in a country. To start click the "input" tab then click "start" in the bottom page. By default settings, you will get the years 2025 rankings of the 100 first universities in the world. You can then export the results in your prefered file format.

Scrape the QS TopUniversities.com World University Rankings and gain insights into the global higher education landscape. 🌍

This Apify actor scrapes university ranking data from TopUniversities.com, allowing you to analyze and compare universities globally, regionally, and by country. Based on the renowned QS World University Rankings, this scraper provides flexible filtering options to access valuable information about thousands of institutions.

Features:

• Comprehensive Ranking Data: Scrape university rankings across various years (2021-2025) including university name, rank, country, region, and potentially more detailed information like employability scores and sustainability initiatives (future development). 📊
• Global, Regional, and Country-Specific Rankings: Filter universities based on your needs. Retrieve the global top universities list 🏆 or narrow down your search to specific countries or regions (e.g., Europe, Asia). 🌎
• Flexible Sorting: Sort the rankings in ascending or descending order based on the chosen year. ⬆️⬇️
• Data Export Options (Future Development): Export the scraped data in various formats like JSON, CSV, Excel, XML and more for further analysis and integration. 💾

About TopUniversities.com:

TopUniversities.com, powered by QS Quacquarelli Symonds, provides the world's most-consulted university rankings. They evaluate over 1,500 universities across 104 locations based on a range of factors, including academic reputation, employer reputation, faculty/student ratio, citations per faculty, and international student ratio. Their rankings also emphasize employability and sustainability, reflecting the evolving priorities of the higher education sector.

Input Parameters:

The input for this scraper is a JSON object with the following fields:

Field	Type	Description
year	String	Select the year of the rankings (2021-2025). 📅
order	String	Specify the sorting order: "ascending" or "descending" (default: "ascending"). ⬆️⬇️
country	String	Select the country name (e.g., "United States"). 🇺🇸 🌍
maxItems	String (optional)	Specify the maximum results you need.

Input Example:

1{
2  "year": "2025",
3  "order": "ascending",
4  "maxItems": 10
5  "country": "Canada" 🇨🇦
6}

Output Example:

This example show the rankings of the first 10 universities in Canada in 2025. Rankings are from june to next june which encompass the student's academic year of study.

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2{
3"score_nid": "3995644",
4"nid": "297242",
5"advanced_profile": 0,
6"core_id": "619",
7"title": "University of Toronto",
8"path": "/universities/university-toronto",
9"region": "North America",
10"country": "Canada",
11"city": "Toronto",
12"logo": "https://www.topuniversities.com/sites/default/files/university-of-toronto_619_small.jpg",
13"overall_score": "84.1",
14"rank_display": "25",
15"rank": "25",
16"stars": "",
17"dagger": false,
18"redact": false,
19"isShortlisted": 0,
20"scores": {
21"Research & Discovery": [
22{
23"indicator_id": "76",
24"indicator_name": "Academic Reputation",
25"rank": "11",
26"score": "99.7"
27},
28{
29"indicator_id": "73",
30"indicator_name": "Citations per Faculty",
31"rank": "257",
32"score": "50.8"
33}
34],
35"Learning Experience": [
36{
37"indicator_id": "36",
38"indicator_name": "Faculty Student Ratio",
39"rank": "344",
40"score": "44.9"
41}
42],
43"Employability": [
44{
45"indicator_id": "77",
46"indicator_name": "Employer Reputation",
47"rank": "27",
48"score": "96.9"
49},
50{
51"indicator_id": "3819456",
52"indicator_name": "Employment Outcomes",
53"rank": "19",
54"score": "98.7"
55}
56],
57"Global Engagement": [
58{
59"indicator_id": "14",
60"indicator_name": "International Student Ratio",
61"rank": "90",
62"score": "96.1"
63},
64{
65"indicator_id": "15",
66"indicator_name": "International Research Network",
67"rank": "29",
68"score": "97.7"
69},
70{
71"indicator_id": "18",
72"indicator_name": "International Faculty Ratio",
73"rank": "132",
74"score": "96.9"
75}
76],
77"Sustainability": [
78{
79"indicator_id": "3897497",
80"indicator_name": "Sustainability",
81"rank": "1",
82"score": "100"
83}
84]
85}
86},
87{
88"score_nid": "3995667",
89"nid": "294864",
90"advanced_profile": 1,
91"core_id": "396",
92"title": "McGill University",
93"path": "/universities/mcgill-university",
94"region": "North America",
95"country": "Canada",
96"city": "Montreal",
97"logo": "https://www.topuniversities.com/sites/default/files/mcgill-university_592560cf2aeae70239af4c10_small.jpg",
98"overall_score": "83",
99"rank_display": "29",
100"rank": "29",
101"stars": "",
102"dagger": false,
103"redact": false,
104"isShortlisted": 0,
105"scores": {
106"Research & Discovery": [
107{
108"indicator_id": "76",
109"indicator_name": "Academic Reputation",
110"rank": "34",
111"score": "94.3"
112},
113{
114"indicator_id": "73",
115"indicator_name": "Citations per Faculty",
116"rank": "212",
117"score": "57.9"
118}
119],
120"Learning Experience": [
121{
122"indicator_id": "36",
123"indicator_name": "Faculty Student Ratio",
124"rank": "224",
125"score": "62.3"
126}
127],
128"Employability": [
129{
130"indicator_id": "77",
131"indicator_name": "Employer Reputation",
132"rank": "56",
133"score": "87.6"
134},
135{
136"indicator_id": "3819456",
137"indicator_name": "Employment Outcomes",
138"rank": "24",
139"score": "98.3"
140}
141],
142"Global Engagement": [
143{
144"indicator_id": "14",
145"indicator_name": "International Student Ratio",
146"rank": "124",
147"score": "89.6"
148},
149{
150"indicator_id": "15",
151"indicator_name": "International Research Network",
152"rank": "94",
153"score": "94.2"
154},
155{
156"indicator_id": "18",
157"indicator_name": "International Faculty Ratio",
158"rank": "225",
159"score": "83.7"
160}
161],
162"Sustainability": [
163{
164"indicator_id": "3897497",
165"indicator_name": "Sustainability",
166"rank": "13",
167"score": "99.1"
168}
169]
170}
171},
172{
173"score_nid": "3995656",
174"nid": "294586",
175"advanced_profile": 0,
176"core_id": "70",
177"title": "University of British Columbia",
178"path": "/universities/university-british-columbia",
179"region": "North America",
180"country": "Canada",
181"city": "Vancouver",
182"logo": "https://www.topuniversities.com/sites/default/files/university-of-british-columbia_70_small.jpg",
183"overall_score": "81",
184"rank_display": "38",
185"rank": "38",
186"stars": "",
187"dagger": false,
188"redact": false,
189"isShortlisted": 0,
190"scores": {
191"Research & Discovery": [
192{
193"indicator_id": "76",
194"indicator_name": "Academic Reputation",
195"rank": "23",
196"score": "98.3"
197},
198{
199"indicator_id": "73",
200"indicator_name": "Citations per Faculty",
201"rank": "214",
202"score": "57.7"
203}
204],
205"Learning Experience": [
206{
207"indicator_id": "36",
208"indicator_name": "Faculty Student Ratio",
209"rank": "459",
210"score": "34.5"
211}
212],
213"Employability": [
214{
215"indicator_id": "77",
216"indicator_name": "Employer Reputation",
217"rank": "36",
218"score": "94.3"
219},
220{
221"indicator_id": "3819456",
222"indicator_name": "Employment Outcomes",
223"rank": "141",
224"score": "74.6"
225}
226],
227"Global Engagement": [
228{
229"indicator_id": "14",
230"indicator_name": "International Student Ratio",
231"rank": "200",
232"score": "72.8"
233},
234{
235"indicator_id": "15",
236"indicator_name": "International Research Network",
237"rank": "53",
238"score": "96.2"
239},
240{
241"indicator_id": "18",
242"indicator_name": "International Faculty Ratio",
243"rank": "142",
244"score": "95.5"
245}
246],
247"Sustainability": [
248{
249"indicator_id": "3897497",
250"indicator_name": "Sustainability",
251"rank": "4",
252"score": "99.8"
253}
254]
255}
256},
257{
258"score_nid": "3995769",
259"nid": "294639",
260"advanced_profile": 1,
261"core_id": "15",
262"title": "University of Alberta",
263"path": "/universities/university-alberta",
264"region": "North America",
265"country": "Canada",
266"city": "Edmonton,",
267"logo": "https://www.topuniversities.com/sites/default/files/240306052437pm316638378168-RankingLogo-QS-200x200px-48x48.jpg",
268"overall_score": "61.2",
269"rank_display": "96",
270"rank": "96",
271"stars": "",
272"dagger": false,
273"redact": false,
274"isShortlisted": 0,
275"scores": {
276"Research & Discovery": [
277{
278"indicator_id": "76",
279"indicator_name": "Academic Reputation",
280"rank": "136",
281"score": "57"
282},
283{
284"indicator_id": "73",
285"indicator_name": "Citations per Faculty",
286"rank": "194",
287"score": "61.3"
288}
289],
290"Learning Experience": [
291{
292"indicator_id": "36",
293"indicator_name": "Faculty Student Ratio",
294"rank": "400",
295"score": "39.1"
296}
297],
298"Employability": [
299{
300"indicator_id": "77",
301"indicator_name": "Employer Reputation",
302"rank": "222",
303"score": "42.2"
304},
305{
306"indicator_id": "3819456",
307"indicator_name": "Employment Outcomes",
308"rank": "159",
309"score": "70"
310}
311],
312"Global Engagement": [
313{
314"indicator_id": "14",
315"indicator_name": "International Student Ratio",
316"rank": "207",
317"score": "71"
318},
319{
320"indicator_id": "15",
321"indicator_name": "International Research Network",
322"rank": "55",
323"score": "96"
324},
325{
326"indicator_id": "18",
327"indicator_name": "International Faculty Ratio",
328"rank": "116",
329"score": "98.3"
330}
331],
332"Sustainability": [
333{
334"indicator_id": "3897497",
335"indicator_name": "Sustainability",
336"rank": "28",
337"score": "97.6"
338}
339]
340}
341},
342{
343"score_nid": "3995844",
344"nid": "297191",
345"advanced_profile": 0,
346"core_id": "670",
347"title": "University of Waterloo",
348"path": "/universities/university-waterloo",
349"region": "North America",
350"country": "Canada",
351"city": "Waterloo",
352"logo": "https://www.topuniversities.com/sites/default/files/university-of-waterloo_670_small.jpg",
353"overall_score": "57.2",
354"rank_display": "115",
355"rank": "115",
356"stars": "",
357"dagger": false,
358"redact": false,
359"isShortlisted": 0,
360"scores": {
361"Research & Discovery": [
362{
363"indicator_id": "76",
364"indicator_name": "Academic Reputation",
365"rank": "211",
366"score": "40.4"
367},
368{
369"indicator_id": "73",
370"indicator_name": "Citations per Faculty",
371"rank": "118",
372"score": "78.9"
373}
374],
375"Learning Experience": [
376{
377"indicator_id": "36",
378"indicator_name": "Faculty Student Ratio",
379"rank": "701+",
380"score": "6.5"
381}
382],
383"Employability": [
384{
385"indicator_id": "77",
386"indicator_name": "Employer Reputation",
387"rank": "124",
388"score": "64.2"
389},
390{
391"indicator_id": "3819456",
392"indicator_name": "Employment Outcomes",
393"rank": "209",
394"score": "58.9"
395}
396],
397"Global Engagement": [
398{
399"indicator_id": "14",
400"indicator_name": "International Student Ratio",
401"rank": "206",
402"score": "71.3"
403},
404{
405"indicator_id": "15",
406"indicator_name": "International Research Network",
407"rank": "256",
408"score": "84.6"
409},
410{
411"indicator_id": "18",
412"indicator_name": "International Faculty Ratio",
413"rank": "257",
414"score": "75.8"
415}
416],
417"Sustainability": [
418{
419"indicator_id": "3897497",
420"indicator_name": "Sustainability",
421"rank": "=68",
422"score": "93.3"
423}
424]
425}
426},
427{
428"score_nid": "3995903",
429"nid": "297187",
430"advanced_profile": 0,
431"core_id": "674",
432"title": "Western University",
433"path": "/universities/western-university",
434"region": "North America",
435"country": "Canada",
436"city": "London",
437"logo": "https://www.topuniversities.com/sites/default/files/the-university-of-western-ontario_674_small.jpg",
438"overall_score": "55.8",
439"rank_display": "=120",
440"rank": "121",
441"stars": "6",
442"dagger": false,
443"redact": false,
444"isShortlisted": 0,
445"scores": {
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448"indicator_id": "76",
449"indicator_name": "Academic Reputation",
450"rank": "270",
451"score": "32.6"
452},
453{
454"indicator_id": "73",
455"indicator_name": "Citations per Faculty",
456"rank": "60",
457"score": "93.4"
458}
459],
460"Learning Experience": [
461{
462"indicator_id": "36",
463"indicator_name": "Faculty Student Ratio",
464"rank": "701+",
465"score": "3.3"
466}
467],
468"Employability": [
469{
470"indicator_id": "77",
471"indicator_name": "Employer Reputation",
472"rank": "243",
473"score": "38.9"
474},
475{
476"indicator_id": "3819456",
477"indicator_name": "Employment Outcomes",
478"rank": "38",
479"score": "96.7"
480}
481],
482"Global Engagement": [
483{
484"indicator_id": "14",
485"indicator_name": "International Student Ratio",
486"rank": "299",
487"score": "49.5"
488},
489{
490"indicator_id": "15",
491"indicator_name": "International Research Network",
492"rank": "296",
493"score": "81.5"
494},
495{
496"indicator_id": "18",
497"indicator_name": "International Faculty Ratio",
498"rank": "94",
499"score": "99.8"
500}
501],
502"Sustainability": [
503{
504"indicator_id": "3897497",
505"indicator_name": "Sustainability",
506"rank": "10",
507"score": "99.3"
508}
509]
510}
511},
512{
513"score_nid": "3995773",
514"nid": "294843",
515"advanced_profile": 1,
516"core_id": "417",
517"title": "Université de Montréal ",
518"path": "/universities/universite-de-montreal",
519"region": "North America",
520"country": "Canada",
521"city": "Montreal",
522"logo": "https://www.topuniversities.com/sites/default/files/universit-de-montral_417_small.jpg",
523"overall_score": "51.3",
524"rank_display": "=159",
525"rank": "160",
526"stars": "",
527"dagger": false,
528"redact": false,
529"isShortlisted": 0,
530"scores": {
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533"indicator_id": "76",
534"indicator_name": "Academic Reputation",
535"rank": "140",
536"score": "55.5"
537},
538{
539"indicator_id": "73",
540"indicator_name": "Citations per Faculty",
541"rank": "566",
542"score": "19.3"
543}
544],
545"Learning Experience": [
546{
547"indicator_id": "36",
548"indicator_name": "Faculty Student Ratio",
549"rank": "160",
550"score": "76"
551}
552],
553"Employability": [
554{
555"indicator_id": "77",
556"indicator_name": "Employer Reputation",
557"rank": "289",
558"score": "32.8"
559},
560{
561"indicator_id": "3819456",
562"indicator_name": "Employment Outcomes",
563"rank": "229",
564"score": "54.2"
565}
566],
567"Global Engagement": [
568{
569"indicator_id": "14",
570"indicator_name": "International Student Ratio",
571"rank": "273",
572"score": "54.1"
573},
574{
575"indicator_id": "15",
576"indicator_name": "International Research Network",
577"rank": "247",
578"score": "84.9"
579},
580{
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582"indicator_name": "International Faculty Ratio",
583"rank": "205",
584"score": "87.6"
585}
586],
587"Sustainability": [
588{
589"indicator_id": "3897497",
590"indicator_name": "Sustainability",
591"rank": "=81",
592"score": "91.4"
593}
594]
595}
596},
597{
598"score_nid": "3995848",
599"nid": "294863",
600"advanced_profile": 0,
601"core_id": "397",
602"title": "McMaster University",
603"path": "/universities/mcmaster-university",
604"region": "North America",
605"country": "Canada",
606"city": "Hamilton",
607"logo": "https://www.topuniversities.com/sites/default/files/mcmaster-university_397_small.jpg",
608"overall_score": "49",
609"rank_display": "=176",
610"rank": "177",
611"stars": "",
612"dagger": false,
613"redact": false,
614"isShortlisted": 0,
615"scores": {
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619"indicator_name": "Academic Reputation",
620"rank": "215",
621"score": "39.5"
622},
623{
624"indicator_id": "73",
625"indicator_name": "Citations per Faculty",
626"rank": "380",
627"score": "35.6"
628}
629],
630"Learning Experience": [
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632"indicator_id": "36",
633"indicator_name": "Faculty Student Ratio",
634"rank": "215",
635"score": "63.8"
636}
637],
638"Employability": [
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640"indicator_id": "77",
641"indicator_name": "Employer Reputation",
642"rank": "276",
643"score": "34.2"
644},
645{
646"indicator_id": "3819456",
647"indicator_name": "Employment Outcomes",
648"rank": "255",
649"score": "49.9"
650}
651],
652"Global Engagement": [
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655"indicator_name": "International Student Ratio",
656"rank": "263",
657"score": "56.7"
658},
659{
660"indicator_id": "15",
661"indicator_name": "International Research Network",
662"rank": "284",
663"score": "82.6"
664},
665{
666"indicator_id": "18",
667"indicator_name": "International Faculty Ratio",
668"rank": "136",
669"score": "96.2"
670}
671],
672"Sustainability": [
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674"indicator_id": "3897497",
675"indicator_name": "Sustainability",
676"rank": "=78",
677"score": "91.9"
678}
679]
680}
681},
682{
683"score_nid": "3995973",
684"nid": "297610",
685"advanced_profile": 0,
686"core_id": "475",
687"title": "University of Ottawa",
688"path": "/universities/university-ottawa",
689"region": "North America",
690"country": "Canada",
691"city": "Ottawa",
692"logo": "https://www.topuniversities.com/sites/default/files/university-of-ottawa_475_small.jpg",
693"overall_score": "47.3",
694"rank_display": "189",
695"rank": "189",
696"stars": "",
697"dagger": false,
698"redact": false,
699"isShortlisted": 0,
700"scores": {
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704"indicator_name": "Academic Reputation",
705"rank": "340",
706"score": "26.2"
707},
708{
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710"indicator_name": "Citations per Faculty",
711"rank": "106",
712"score": "81.3"
713}
714],
715"Learning Experience": [
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717"indicator_id": "36",
718"indicator_name": "Faculty Student Ratio",
719"rank": "701+",
720"score": "3.5"
721}
722],
723"Employability": [
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725"indicator_id": "77",
726"indicator_name": "Employer Reputation",
727"rank": "406",
728"score": "23.3"
729},
730{
731"indicator_id": "3819456",
732"indicator_name": "Employment Outcomes",
733"rank": "323",
734"score": "39.8"
735}
736],
737"Global Engagement": [
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739"indicator_id": "14",
740"indicator_name": "International Student Ratio",
741"rank": "181",
742"score": "77.8"
743},
744{
745"indicator_id": "15",
746"indicator_name": "International Research Network",
747"rank": "119",
748"score": "93"
749},
750{
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752"indicator_name": "International Faculty Ratio",
753"rank": "179",
754"score": "91.7"
755}
756],
757"Sustainability": [
758{
759"indicator_id": "3897497",
760"indicator_name": "Sustainability",
761"rank": "72",
762"score": "92.9"
763}
764]
765}
766},
767{
768"score_nid": "3995842",
769"nid": "297462",
770"advanced_profile": 0,
771"core_id": "513",
772"title": "Queen's University at Kingston",
773"path": "/universities/queens-university-kingston",
774"region": "North America",
775"country": "Canada",
776"city": "Kingston",
777"logo": "https://www.topuniversities.com/sites/default/files/queens-university-at-kingston_513_small.jpg",
778"overall_score": "46.8",
779"rank_display": "193",
780"rank": "193",
781"stars": "",
782"dagger": false,
783"redact": false,
784"isShortlisted": 0,
785"scores": {
786"Research & Discovery": [
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788"indicator_id": "76",
789"indicator_name": "Academic Reputation",
790"rank": "209",
791"score": "40.8"
792},
793{
794"indicator_id": "73",
795"indicator_name": "Citations per Faculty",
796"rank": "322",
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829{
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831"indicator_name": "International Research Network",
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835{
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837"indicator_name": "International Faculty Ratio",
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850}
851}
852]

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