college.ratings {LearnEDA}R Documentation

Ratings of National Universities in the U.S.

Description

Ratings for National Universities based on a 2001 survey.

Usage

college.ratings

Format

A data frame with 249 observations on the following 12 variables.

School
name of university
Tier
tier grouping of the univesity
Type
private or public institution
Reputation
measure of academic reputation
F.retention
average freshmen retention rate
a.grad.rate
percentage of freshmen who graduated within a six-year period
Under.20
percentage of undergraduate classes with fewer than 20 students
Over.50
percentage of undergraduate classes with 50 students or more enrolled
Full.time
percentage of the total number of faculty employed on a full-time basis
Top.10
proportion of students enrolled who graduated in the top 10 percent of their high school class
Acc.rate
ratio of the number of students admitted to the number of applicants
Alum.giving
average percent of undergraduate alumni of record who donated money to the college or university

Source

U.S. News and World Report


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