University & College Lookup API - Comprehensive Higher Education Data

API Overview

This API provides comprehensive information about universities and colleges worldwide. Simply provide an institution name and receive structured data including enrollment figures, acceptance rates, tuition costs, notable programs, endowment size, and more. This eliminates the need to manually aggregate data from multiple sources, enabling rapid development of EdTech platforms, college comparison tools, and educational analytics dashboards.

Enrollment & Admissions

Access total enrollment figures and acceptance rates for universities worldwide, enabling data-driven college comparison tools and student recruitment platforms.

Tuition & Financial Data

Retrieve in-state and out-of-state tuition costs along with endowment data, ideal for scholarship matching services and financial planning applications.

Programs & Institutional Details

Discover notable academic programs, institution type, founding year, athletic conference, and official website for comprehensive institutional profiles.

Premium API

This is a premium API that utilizes AI analysis and comprehensive educational data sources to provide accurate, structured university and college information from institutions worldwide.

25 credits per API call

Sample Results

Field	Example Value	Description
`InstitutionName`	The Ohio State University	Official full name of the university or college
`Location`	Columbus, Ohio	City, state/province, and country where the institution is located
`InstitutionType`	Public Research University	Type of institution (e.g., Public, Private, Research University, Liberal Arts College)
`FoundedYear`	1870	Year the institution was founded or established
`TotalEnrollment`	66,901	Approximate total number of enrolled students (undergraduate and graduate combined)
`AcceptanceRate`	51-60.57%	Approximate undergraduate acceptance rate as a percentage
`TuitionInState`	$13,641	Approximate annual in-state or standard tuition cost in USD
`TuitionOutOfState`	$42,423	Approximate annual out-of-state or international tuition cost in USD
`NotablePrograms`	Business, Engineering, Law, Medicine, Arts and Sciences	Key academic programs or departments the institution is known for
`WebsiteURL`	osu.edu	Official website URL of the institution
`EndowmentSize`	$7.4 billion	Approximate endowment size in USD
`AthleticConference`	Big Ten Conference	Primary athletic conference affiliation, if applicable

API Details

Endpoint

https://api.interzoid.com/getuniversityinfo

Request Format

https://api.interzoid.com/getuniversityinfo?license=[licensekey]&lookup=[university name]

Sample Request

https://api.interzoid.com/getuniversityinfo?license=fh5hs7*****&lookup=ohio state

Sample Response

{ "InstitutionName": "The Ohio State University", "Location": "Columbus, Ohio", "InstitutionType": "Public Research University", "FoundedYear": "1870", "TotalEnrollment": "66,901", "AcceptanceRate": "51-60.57%", "TuitionInState": "$13,641", "TuitionOutOfState": "$42,423", "NotablePrograms": "Business, Engineering, Law, Medicine, Arts and Sciences", "WebsiteURL": "osu.edu", "EndowmentSize": "$7.4 billion", "AthleticConference": "Big Ten Conference", "Code": "Success", "Credits": "91235" }

cURL Example (with API key in header)

curl --header "x-api-key: fh5hs7*****" "https://api.interzoid.com/getuniversityinfo?lookup=ohio state"

Additional Examples

Here are additional real-world examples showing the API's coverage across different institution types and regions:

Ivy League Ivy League

{ "InstitutionName": "Stanford University", "Location": "Stanford, California", "InstitutionType": "Private Research University", "FoundedYear": "1885", "TotalEnrollment": "17,680", "AcceptanceRate": "3.68%", "TuitionInState": "$62,484", "TuitionOutOfState": "$62,484", "NotablePrograms": "Computer Science, Engineering, Business, Law, Medicine", "WebsiteURL": "stanford.edu", "EndowmentSize": "$36.3 billion", "AthleticConference": "ACC", "Code": "Success", "Credits": "91190" }

Large Public University Public

{ "InstitutionName": "University of Texas at Austin", "Location": "Austin, Texas", "InstitutionType": "Public Research University", "FoundedYear": "1883", "TotalEnrollment": "52,384", "AcceptanceRate": "29%", "TuitionInState": "$11,726", "TuitionOutOfState": "$41,070", "NotablePrograms": "Engineering, Business, Computer Science, Law, Communications", "WebsiteURL": "utexas.edu", "EndowmentSize": "$44.4 billion", "AthleticConference": "SEC", "Code": "Success", "Credits": "91145" }

Technical Institute Private

{ "InstitutionName": "Massachusetts Institute of Technology", "Location": "Cambridge, Massachusetts", "InstitutionType": "Private Research University", "FoundedYear": "1861", "TotalEnrollment": "11,858", "AcceptanceRate": "3.96%", "TuitionInState": "$61,990", "TuitionOutOfState": "$61,990", "NotablePrograms": "Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, Mathematics, Economics", "WebsiteURL": "mit.edu", "EndowmentSize": "$27.4 billion", "AthleticConference": "NCAA Division III - NEWMAC", "Code": "Success", "Credits": "91100" }

Liberal Arts College Liberal Arts

{ "InstitutionName": "Williams College", "Location": "Williamstown, Massachusetts", "InstitutionType": "Private Liberal Arts College", "FoundedYear": "1793", "TotalEnrollment": "2,172", "AcceptanceRate": "8.5%", "TuitionInState": "$63,770", "TuitionOutOfState": "$63,770", "NotablePrograms": "Economics, Political Science, English, Art History, Mathematics", "WebsiteURL": "williams.edu", "EndowmentSize": "$4.1 billion", "AthleticConference": "NCAA Division III - NESCAC", "Code": "Success", "Credits": "91055" }

These examples demonstrate the API's ability to return structured data across diverse institution types including elite private research universities, large public universities, technical institutes, and liberal arts colleges. The API intelligently resolves common name variations and abbreviations, making it ideal for EdTech platforms, college comparison tools, student recruitment CRMs, and educational analytics dashboards.

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