/collegedata

Information compiled about various universities into JSON documents for easy programmatic perusal.

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collegedata

Information compiled about various universities into JSON documents for easy programmatic perusal.

I compiled these by hand from the Common Data Sets of various colleges. Please be nice.

Format

  • name: Full name of the college.
  • last_cds: Last Common Data Set year the information was pulled from. The latest, 2015-2016, would be 2016. 2014-2015 would be 2015.

location

Info about the location of the college

  • city: Name of the city the college is located in.
  • state: Two letter state code of the state the college is located in.
  • lat: Latitude of the college. (According to Google Maps)
  • lon: Longitude of the college. (According to Google Maps)

info

General info about the college

  • institution_control: Whether the institution is PUBLIC (Public), PRIVATE (Private not-for-profit), or PROFIT (Avoid).
  • classification: Whether the institution is COED (Coed), MENS (Men's college), or WOMENS (Women's college).
  • academic_calendar: What academic calendar the institution uses, which can be SEMESTER (semester calendar), QUARTER (quarter calendar), TRIMESTER (trimester calendar), FOUR_ONE_FOUR (4-1-4 calendar), CONTINUOUS (continuous calendar), or OTHER.
  • degrees_offered: A list of the degrees offered at the instutition, which can contain any of the following: CERTIFICATE, DIPLOMA, ASSOCIATE, TRANSFER_ASSOCIATE, TERMINAL_ASSOCIATE, BACHELORS, POSTBACHELORS_CERTIFICATE, MASTERS, POSTMASTERS_CERTIFICATE, DOCTORAL_RESEARCH, DOCTORAL_PROFESSIONAL, DOCTORAL_OTHER.

enrollment

Information about the enrollment at the college.

  • retention_rate: A number (0-1) representing the percentage of students remaining at the school after a year.

count

Information about the number of enrolled students at the college.

  • total_undergraduate: Total number of undergraduate students enrolled at the college.
  • total_graduate: Total number of graduate students enrolled at the college.
  • total: Total number of students enrolled at the college.

full_time

Information about the number of full-time enrolled students at the college.

undergraduate

Information about the number of undergraduate full-time enrolled students at the college.

  • degree_seeking_first_time_total: Total number of students who fall under "Degree seeking, first time freshmen."

  • degree_seeking_first_time_men: Total number of men who fall under "Degree seeking, first time freshmen."

  • degree_seeking_first_time_women: Total number of women who fall under "Degree seeking, first time freshmen."

  • degree_seeking_first_year_other_total: Total number of students who fall under "Other first year, degree seeking students."

  • degree_seeking_first_year_other_men: Total number of men who fall under "Other first year, degree seeking students."

  • degree_seeking_first_year_other_women: Total number of women who fall under "Other first year, degree seeking students."

  • degree_seeking_other_total: Total number of students who fall under "All other degree seeking."

  • degree_seeking_other_men: Total number of men who fall under "All other degree seeking."

  • degree_seeking_other_women: Total number of women who fall under "All other degree seeking."

  • degree_seeking_total: Total number of students who fall under "Degree seeking."

  • degree_seeking_men: Total number of men who fall under "Degree seeking."

  • degree_seeking_women: Total number of women who fall under "Degree seeking."

  • other_enrolled_total: Total number of students who fall under "Other undergraduate students enrolled in for-credit courses."

  • other_enrolled_men: Total number of men who fall under "Other undergraduate students enrolled in for-credit courses."

  • other_enrolled_women: Total number of women who fall under "Other undergraduate students enrolled in for-credit courses."

  • total: Total number of undergraduate full-time enrolled students at the college.

  • total_men: Total number of undergraduate full-time enrolled men at the college.

  • total_women: Total number of undergraudate full-time enrolled women at the college.

graduate

Information about the number of graduate full-time enrolled students at the college.

  • degree_seeking_first_time_total: Total number of students who fall under "Degree seeking, first time."

  • degree_seeking_first_time_men: Total number of men who fall under "Degree seeking, first time."

  • degree_seeking_first_time_women: Total number of women who fall under "Degree seeking, first time."

  • degree_seeking_other_total: Total number of students who fall under "All other degree seeking."

  • degree_seeking_other_men: Total number of men who fall under "All other degree seeking."

  • degree_seeking_other_women: Total number of women who fall under "All other degree seeking."

  • other_enrolled_total: Total number of students who fall under "Other graduate students enrolled in for-credit courses."

  • other_enrolled_men: Total number of men who fall under "Other graduate students enrolled in for-credit courses."

  • other_enrolled_women: Total number of women who fall under "Other graduate students enrolled in for-credit courses."

  • total: Total number of graduate full-time enrolled students at the college.

  • total_men: Total number of graduate full-time enrolled men at the college.

  • total_women: Total number of graudate full-time enrolled women at the college.

part_time

Information about the number of part-time enrolled students at the college.

This section follows the exact same format as the full_time section above, containing all the exact same fields, except defined in the context of part_time students. I really don't feel like retyping it adds anything. So I'm not going to.

count_by_origin

Information about the number of enrolled students at the college, categorized by race/ethnicity.

freshmen

Information about the number of enrolled degree seeking, first time, first year students enrolled at the college, categorized by race/ethnicity.

  • nonresident: Number of "Nonresident Alien" DSFT students enrolled at the college. (Generally means International students.)
  • hispanic: Number of Hispanic/Latino DSFT students enrolled at the college.
  • black: Number of Black/African-American DSFT students enrolled at the college. Note that hispanic students are counted under hispanic, even if they're half hispanic half black, because most colleges desparately need to fluff their hispanic stats. Which is weird.
  • white: Number of White DSFT students enrolled at the college. Generally the biggest number.
  • american_indian: Number of American Indian or Alaska Native students enrolled at the college.
  • asian: Number of Asian students enrolled at the college.
  • pacific: Number of Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander DSFT students enrolled at the college.
  • bi: Number of DSFT students with "two or more races," unless they're hispanic, in which case they fall under hispanic.
  • other: Number of DSFT students enrolled at the college who did not mark an ethnicity or do not know their ethnicity.

ds_undergraduate

Information about the number of enrolled degree seeking undergraduate students at the college, categorized by race/ethnicity.

Contains all the same fields as freshmen, above.

total_undergraduate

Information about the number of enrolled undergraduate students at the college, categorized by race/ethnicity.\

Contains all the same fields as freshmen, above.

count_degrees

Number of degrees awarded in th last academic year.

Categorized by degree type, as listed in info.degrees_offered

  • CERTIFICATE
  • DIPLOMA
  • ASSOCIATE
  • TRANSFER_ASSOCIATE
  • TERMINAL_ASSOCIATE
  • BACHELORS
  • POSTBACHELORS_CERTIFICATE
  • MASTERS
  • POSTMASTERS_CERTIFICATE
  • DOCTORAL_RESEARCH
  • DOCTORAL_PROFESSIONAL
  • DOCTORAL_OTHER

admission

Information about the admission process at the college.

  • diploma_required: NO - The college does not require a high school diploma. YES - The college requires a high school diploma. YES_OR_GED - The college requires either a high school diploma or a GED. (C3)
  • college_prep_required: NO - The college does not require a college-preparatory program. RECCOMEND - The college reccomends, but does not require, prospective students take a college-preparatory program. YES - The college requires students to take a college-preparatory program. (C4)

ftfy

Information about the first time, first year applicants at the college. (C1)

  • applicants_men: Number of men who applied to the school.

  • applicants_women: Number of women who applied to the school.

  • accepted_men: Number of men who were accepted to the school.

  • accepted_women: Number of women who were accepted to the school.

  • enrolled_men: Number of full-time men who enrolled at the school.

  • enrolled_women: Number of full-time women who enrolled at the school.

  • enrolled_part_time_men: Number of part-time men who enrolled at the school.

  • enrolled_part_time_women: Number of part-time women who enrolled at the school.

waitlist

Information about the waitlist at the college. (C2)

  • policy: Boolean - does the college have a waitlist policy?
  • ranked: Boolean - is the waitlist ranked?
  • offered: Number of students offered a spot on the waitlist.
  • accepted: Number of students accepting a spot on the waitlist.
  • admitted: Number of students admitted from the waitlist.

factors

Information about the importance of certain factors in the application process.

All factors are graded 0-3, 0 being Not Considered, 1 being Considered, 2 being Important, and 3 being Very Important.

  • rigor: Rigor of secondary school record
  • rank: Class rank
  • gpa: Academic GPA
  • tests: Standardized Test Scores
  • essay: Application Essay
  • reccomendations: Reccomendations
  • interview: Interview
  • extracurricular: Extracurricular activities
  • talent: Talent/Ability
  • character: Character/Personal Qualities
  • firstgen: First generation
  • alumni: Alumni/ae relation
  • residence: Geographical residence
  • state: State residency
  • religion: Religious affiliation
  • race: Race/Ethnicity
  • volunteer: Volunteer work
  • work: Work experience
  • interest: Level of applicant interest

tests

Information about test scores in admitted students.

  • used: Boolean - does this college consider standardized tests?
  • required: Boolean - does this college require the SAT OR ACT to be submitted?