Uni-rank

Uni-rank is a mini python package to get the ordered list of USA National universities based on their latest ranking on usnews.com/best-colleges

This package also provides few other information like state, city, zip code.

The result can be stored as a csv or json file.

Installation

Uni-rank requires Python 3 to run.

Install the package by running:

pip install -U uni-rank

Usage

# import
from unirank import Ranking

# instantiate
rank = Ranking()

# get the ordered list of USA universities
usa = rank.get_usa()

#print the result
print(usa)

Helper Functions

1. Get University Names

rank.get_names()

2. Get Top 100 University Names

rank.get_top_names(100)

2. Filter Universities by States

Input: State List, Output: DataFrame of filtered universities

states = ['NJ', 'MA']
state_result = rank.select_by_state(states)
print(state_result)

3. Filter Universities by Cities

Input: City List, Output: DataFrame of filtered universities

cities = ['Cambridge']
city_result = rank.select_by_city(cities)
print(city_result)

Export

1. Export as CSV

rank.save_csv(usa, "usa_list.csv")

2. Export as json

rank.save_json(usa, "usa_list.json")

USA University Properties:

key	detail
displayName	Name
rankingDisplayRank	Rank
state	State
city	City
zip	Zip Code
description	Description

Note

Intend to extend the package to support other types of rankings and also include other countries on later versions, hence the name uni-rank not usa-rank

License

GNU General Public License