college {RbyExample}

College Rating Data

Description

College Rating Data

Usage

college

Format

260 obs. of 11 variables:

School

Name of Institution.

Enrollment

Enrollment of Institution.

Tier

Ranking in tiers 1, 2, 3, 4.

Retention

Pct. of freshmen who return the following year

Grad.rate

Pct. of freshmen who graduate in six years

Pct.20

Pct. of classes with 20 or fewer students

Pct.50

Pct. of classes with 50 or fewer students

Full.time

Pct. of faculty hired full-time

Top.10

Pct. of incoming students who were in top 10% of high school class

Accept.rate

Acceptance rate of students who apply

Alumni.giving

Pct. of alumni who contribute financially

Note

There are missing values.

Source

US News and World Report "America's Best Colleges" 2009 report, National Universities.