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Leading US Colleges Data Set
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This dataset provides a detailed list of top American colleges for the year 2022, offering key insights into leading higher education institutions across the United States. It captures essential information for each college, including financial aid details, student population figures, contact information, and institutional characteristics. The data is ideal for educational research, comparative analysis, and understanding trends within the American higher education landscape.
Columns
- description: A textual overview describing the college, its mission, and its key offerings. For instance, some descriptions highlight a college's commitment to specific fields or its global research standing.
- rank: The assigned rank of the college, ranging from 1 to 498.
- organizationName: The official name of the college or university, such as Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
- state: The state where the college is located, with examples like New York (NY) and California (CA).
- studentPopulation: The total number of students enrolled at the institution, with values ranging from approximately 421 to 103,000.
- campusSetting: Describes the environment of the campus, typically categorised as Urban or Suburban.
- medianBaseSalary: The median starting salary for graduates, with values generally between £77,300 and £174,000.
- longitude: The geographical longitude coordinate of the college's location.
- latitude: The geographical latitude coordinate of the college's location.
- website: The official website address of the college.
- phoneNumber: The main contact telephone number for the college.
- city: The city where the college is situated, such as New York or Philadelphia.
- country: The country where the college is located, which is consistently the United States.
- region: The geographical region within the United States, including areas like Northeast and West.
- yearFounded: The founding year of the college, with dates ranging from as early as 1636 to 2013.
- stateCode: The two-letter state code for the college's location, such as NY or CA.
- collegeType: Specifies whether the institution is a Private not-for-profit or a Public college.
- carnegieClassification: The Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, indicating institutional characteristics such as research activity (e.g., Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity).
- studentFacultyRatio: The ratio of students to faculty members, with an average of around 14:1.
- totalStudentPop: The total student body count, consistent with studentPopulation.
- undergradPop: The number of undergraduate students enrolled.
- totalGrantAid: The total financial aid granted by the institution, with figures up to £158 million.
- percentOfStudentsFinAid: The percentage of students receiving some form of financial aid, typically between 40% and 100%.
- percentOfStudentsGrant: The percentage of students receiving grants, usually between 31% and 100%.
Distribution
The dataset is provided as a CSV data file named
top_colleges_2022.csv. It has a file size of 569.08 kB and contains 25 columns. The dataset includes 498 unique records for most fields, representing 498 individual top American colleges in 2022. Specific numbers for rows/records are available and consistent across most columns.Usage
This dataset is well-suited for a variety of applications and use cases, including:
- Educational Research: Analysing trends in higher education, institutional characteristics, and student demographics.
- College Comparison Tools: Building applications that allow prospective students and parents to compare colleges based on rankings, financial aid, and other key metrics.
- Policy Making: Informing decisions related to education funding, regional educational development, and student support programmes.
- Market Analysis: Identifying patterns in college types, locations, and student populations for market research purposes.
- Geographical Analysis: Visualising college distribution and characteristics across the United States using longitude and latitude data.
Coverage
The dataset's geographic scope is the United States, featuring colleges located across all states and regions. The time range for the data is 2022, representing the top colleges for that specific year, with an expected annual update frequency. The demographic scope primarily focuses on student populations, including total student numbers, undergraduate figures, and the percentage of students receiving financial aid or grants. Data is provided for 498 colleges, though some specific columns (e.g., median base salary, geographical coordinates, website, phone number, year founded, region, state code, and financial aid figures) may have a small percentage of missing values.
License
CC0: Public Domain
Who Can Use It
- Prospective Students and Families: To aid in selecting colleges by comparing ranks, financial aid, and academic environments.
- Educational Consultants and Advisers: To provide informed guidance on college choices and application strategies.
- Data Scientists and Analysts: For building predictive models, conducting statistical analyses, and generating visualisations of higher education data.
- Researchers in Social Sciences and Education: To study the factors influencing college success, institutional rankings, and student demographics.
- Software Developers: To integrate college data into educational platforms, mobile applications, or career planning tools.
Dataset Name Suggestions
- Top American Colleges 2022 Data
- US University Rankings and Statistics 2022
- American Higher Education Census 2022
- Leading US Colleges Data Set
- 2022 United States College Profiles
Attributes
Original Data Source: Leading US Colleges Data Set
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