institutions-search

Search for a U.S. college or university by name or abbreviation.

Resource URL

http://institutions-search.appspot.com

Request Type

GET

Parameters

q (optional) - Returns an array of school names that contain the value of this paramter. Values are lowercased before comparison. If no match is found, returns an empty array. If parameter is not specified (or parameter is empty), all U.S. colleges and universities are returned.

Response Type

JSON

Example

GET http://institutions-search.appspot.com/?q=fresno

Returns:

["California State University-Fresno", "Fresno City College", "Fresno Pacific University", "Heald College-Fresno", "San Joaquin Valley College-Fresno", "San Joaquin Valley College-Fresno Aviation", "Kaplan College-Fresno"]

Tech

Python
JSON
Google App Engine