Universities.hipolabs.com

How to Use This API

1. Search Universities by Country

http://universities.hipolabs.com/search?country=United+States

Returns all US universities. Use full country names like "United States", "Canada", "Germany", "Japan".

2. Search by Name

http://universities.hipolabs.com/search?name=Massachusetts

Finds universities with "Massachusetts" in their name. Case-insensitive partial matching.

3. Combine Country and Name

http://universities.hipolabs.com/search?name=Technical&country=Germany

Find all technical universities in Germany. Both filters apply together.

4. JavaScript — Build a University Finder

async function findUniversities(country, name = '') {
  const params = new URLSearchParams({ country });
  if (name) params.set('name', name);
  
  const resp = await fetch(
    'http://universities.hipolabs.com/search?' + params
  );
  return resp.json();
}

findUniversities('Canada', 'Toronto').then(unis => {
  unis.forEach(u => {
    console.log(`${u.name} (${u.country})`);
    console.log(`  Domains: ${u.domains.join(', ')}`);
    console.log(`  Website: ${u.web_pages[0]}`);
  });
});

5. Python — Country Directory

import requests

def get_universities(country, name=None):
    params = {'country': country}
    if name:
        params['name'] = name
    resp = requests.get(
        'http://universities.hipolabs.com/search',
        params=params
    )
    return resp.json()

# Get all UK universities
uk = get_universities('United Kingdom')
print(f"Found {len(uk)} UK universities")

# Filter for Oxford
oxford = get_universities('United Kingdom', 'Oxford')
for u in oxford:
    print(f"{u['name']}: {u['web_pages'][0]}")