Random university generator

How to use the random university generator

1. 1 Set the How many slider to draw up to eight universities.
2. 2 Type a Country, such as India, or leave it blank for anywhere.
3. 3 Click Generate to see each university's domain and website.
4. 4 Click Regenerate for new picks, or Copy all to save them.

Where the list comes from

The data is the university domains list that Hipo maintains on GitHub. It is an open file anyone can suggest edits to, recording each institution's name, country, country code, web domains, and home page. It was built so developers could check whether an email address belongs to a university, which is why the domain appears with each result.

Because it is edited by volunteers, coverage is uneven. Large countries are well covered, while small colleges, new campuses, and recent name changes can be missing or out of date.

Typing a country

The country filter needs the full country name the way the list writes it, such as India, Germany, or United States. Abbreviations like USA or UK won't match. A few countries appear under a formal name, so if a common name returns nothing, try the formal one.

A directory, not a ranking

The list records institutions, not quality. A draw says nothing about accreditation, reputation, or whether a program suits you. Check those on the university's own site and with your country's accreditation body.

Ways people use it

• Test a signup form that should accept student email domains.
• Pick a university to research for a study-abroad shortlist.
• Write geography quiz questions about where an institution is.

Frequently asked questions