# Load library
library(tidyverse)
# Import data
private_colleges = read_csv(file = "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/zief0002/epsy-5261/main/data/private.csv")
# View data
private_collegesprivate.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 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
Preview
# A tibble: 159 × 10
name state region inst_type
<chr> <chr> <chr> <chr>
1 Abilene Christian University TX Southwest Four-year undergraduate
2 AdventHealth University FL Southeast Four-year undergraduate
3 Andrews University MI Great Lakes Four-year undergraduate
4 Arizona Christian University AZ Southwest Four-year undergraduate
5 Art Center College of Design CA Far West Four-year undergraduate
6 Augsburg University MN Plains Four-year undergraduate
7 Ave Maria University FL Southeast Four-year undergraduate
8 Baptist Health College Little Rock AR Southeast Two-year undergraduate
9 Bard College NY Mid East Four-year undergraduate
10 Bates College ME New England Four-year undergraduate
control for_profit adm_rate undergrads mdn_debt mdn_earn
<chr> <chr> <dbl> <dbl> <dbl> <dbl>
1 Private No 0.634 3480 24000 49294
2 Private No 0.909 1129 25034 58788
3 Private No 0.488 1381 26076 51909
4 Private No 0.715 883 21500 37531
5 Private No 0.761 1907 31218 66407
6 Private No 0.731 2487 25000 53472
7 Private No 0.918 1048 21500 45789
8 Private No 0.5 661 10000 54924
9 Private No 0.570 1932 25910 43441
10 Private No 0.141 1876 13978 64706
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References
U.S. Department of Education. (2023). College Scorecard data.