# College Scorecard

- URL: https://betteranalyst.com/datasets/college-scorecard-education-data

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The College Scorecard API from the U.S. Department of Education provides data on over 6,500 postsecondary institutions including costs, graduation rates, student debt, post-graduation earnings, admission rates, and enrollment demographics. Data is available at both the institution level and field-of-study level, with historical data accessible by year. The API supports filtering, sorting, and field selection across hundreds of data variables. Requires a free data.gov API key. Data is in the public domain.

Try asking

arrow\_forwardWhich universities in California have the highest median earnings 10 years after enrollment?arrow\_forwardCompare graduation rates between public and private universities in the Northeastarrow\_forwardWhat are the most affordable 4-year colleges with graduation rates above 70%?arrow\_forwardShow me the average student debt for computer science graduates at top 20 universities

## What you can query

You can query 6,500+ institutions with filters for state, enrollment size, tuition range, admission rate, and post-graduation earnings (schools endpoint), and compare institutions using variables like median earnings at 10 years, graduation rate, student debt, and school ownership type.

## What you can do

- Comparing tuition costs across universities by state or type
- Analyzing post-graduation earnings by institution and field of study
- Studying graduation and retention rates across colleges
- Researching student loan debt levels by institution
- Evaluating admission rates and SAT/ACT score distributions
- Identifying colleges with the best return on investment

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