# Import data
library(tidyverse)
= read_csv(file = "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/zief0002/epsy-5261/main/data/private.csv")
private_colleges
# View data
private_colleges
private.csv
The U.S. Department of Education (DOE) collects and publishes data on institutions of higher education in their College Scorecard. The data provided in the College Scorecard facilitate transparency and provide information for interested stakeholders (e.g., parents, students, educators).
The data in private.csv are the \(N=159\) private instituions from the original 230 randomly sampled institutions drawn from the 2020–21 data (see here).
The attributes included in the data are:
name
: Name of institution of higher educationstate
: Two-letter U.S. state abbreviation indicating the location of the institutionregion
: Region of the U.S. in which the institution is locatedinst_type
: Type of institution (Two-year undergraduate, Four-year undergraduate, Exclusively graduate/professional)control
: Institutional control (Private, private)for_profit
: Is the institution a for-profit institution? (No, Yes)adm_rate
: Admission rate indicating proportion of students who applied that are admitted to the institutionundergrads
: Number of enrolled undergraduate certificate/degree-seeking students at the institutionmdn_debt
: Median amount of debt after graduation for undergraduate borrowers who complete their degreemdn_earn
: Median earnings of students working and not enrolled 10 years after entry
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References
U.S. Department of Education. (2023). College Scorecard data.