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  1. Educational attainment in the U.S. 1960-2022

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    Updated May 30, 2025
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    Statista (2025). Educational attainment in the U.S. 1960-2022 [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/184260/educational-attainment-in-the-us/
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    Dataset updated
    May 30, 2025
    Dataset authored and provided by
    Statistahttp://statista.com/
    Area covered
    United States
    Description

    In 2022, about 37.7 percent of the U.S. population who were aged 25 and above had graduated from college or another higher education institution, a slight decline from 37.9 the previous year. However, this is a significant increase from 1960, when only 7.7 percent of the U.S. population had graduated from college. Demographics Educational attainment varies by gender, location, race, and age throughout the United States. Asian-American and Pacific Islanders had the highest level of education, on average, while Massachusetts and the District of Colombia are areas home to the highest rates of residents with a bachelor’s degree or higher. However, education levels are correlated with wealth. While public education is free up until the 12th grade, the cost of university is out of reach for many Americans, making social mobility increasingly difficult. Earnings White Americans with a professional degree earned the most money on average, compared to other educational levels and races. However, regardless of educational attainment, males typically earned far more on average compared to females. Despite the decreasing wage gap over the years in the country, it remains an issue to this day. Not only is there a large wage gap between males and females, but there is also a large income gap linked to race as well.

  2. World university rankings by Times Higher Education 2024/2025

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    Updated Jun 5, 2025
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    Statista (2025). World university rankings by Times Higher Education 2024/2025 [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/226681/world-university-rankings-by-times-higher-education/
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    Dataset updated
    Jun 5, 2025
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    Statistahttp://statista.com/
    Time period covered
    2025
    Area covered
    Worldwide
    Description

    For the academic year of 2024/2025, the University of Oxford was ranked as the best university in the world, with an overall score of 98.5 according the Times Higher Education. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard University followed behind. A high number of the leading universities in the world are located in the United States, with the ETH Zürich in Switzerland the highest ranked neither in the United Kingdom nor the U.S.

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    International School Of America

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    Public School Review, International School Of America [Dataset]. https://www.publicschoolreview.com/international-school-of-america-profile
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    Dataset authored and provided by
    Public School Review
    License

    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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    Time period covered
    Jan 1, 1999 - Dec 31, 2025
    Area covered
    United States
    Description

    Historical Dataset of International School Of America is provided by PublicSchoolReview and contain statistics on metrics:Total Students Trends Over Years (1999-2023),Total Classroom Teachers Trends Over Years (1999-2023),Distribution of Students By Grade Trends,Student-Teacher Ratio Comparison Over Years (1999-2023),Asian Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (1999-2023),Hispanic Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (1999-2023),Black Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (1999-2023),White Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (1999-2023),Two or More Races Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (2013-2023),Diversity Score Comparison Over Years (1999-2023),Free Lunch Eligibility Comparison Over Years (1999-2023),Reduced-Price Lunch Eligibility Comparison Over Years (1999-2023),Reading and Language Arts Proficiency Comparison Over Years (2011-2022),Math Proficiency Comparison Over Years (2011-2022),Science Proficiency Comparison Over Years (2021-2022),Overall School Rank Trends Over Years (2011-2022),Graduation Rate Comparison Over Years (2011-2022)

  4. U.S. higher education institutions ranked by Facebook user engagement 2024

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    Updated Apr 8, 2025
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    Statista (2025). U.S. higher education institutions ranked by Facebook user engagement 2024 [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1287798/united-states-higher-education-institutions-facebook-user-engagement/
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    Apr 8, 2025
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    Statistahttp://statista.com/
    Time period covered
    Jun 1, 2023 - May 31, 2024
    Area covered
    United States
    Description

    As of May 2024, the University of Iowa had the highest Facebook engagement rate of higher education institutions in the United States, with an engagement rate of 1.44 percent per follower and over 1.17 million total interactions. Ranking in second place was James Madison University with over 349 thousand engagements and a social media engagement rate of 0.91 percent, followed by the Georgia Institute of Technology with an engagement rate of 0.836 percent and over 279 thousand total engagements on the social network.

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    Higher Education - Public Two-Year

    • opendata.maryland.gov
    • catalog.data.gov
    Updated Jul 21, 2025
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    (2025). Higher Education - Public Two-Year [Dataset]. https://opendata.maryland.gov/dataset/Higher-Education-Public-Two-Year/pur8-7twe
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    Dataset updated
    Jul 21, 2025
    Description

    Maryland has 200+ higher education facilities located throughout the entire State. Maryland boasts a highly educated workforce with 300,000+ graduates from higher education institutions every year. Higher education opportunities range from two year, public and private institutions, four year, public and private institutions and regional education centers. Collectively, Maryland's higher education facilities offer every kind of educational experience, whether for the traditional college students or for students who have already begun a career and are working to learn new skills. Maryland is proud that nearly one-third of its residents 25 and older have a bachelor's degree or higher, ranking in the top 5 amongst all states. Maryland's economic diversity and educational vitality is what makes it one of the best states in the nation in which to live, learn, work and raise a family.

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    Archival Version

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    Updated Aug 5, 2015
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    Brint, Steven (2015). Archival Version [Dataset]. http://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR34874
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    Aug 5, 2015
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    da|ra (Registration agency for social science and economic data)
    Authors
    Brint, Steven
    Description

    The Institutional Data Archive on American Higher Education (IDA) contains academic data on 384 four-year colleges and universities in the United States. The IDA is one of two databases produced by the Colleges and Universities 2000 project based at the University of California, Riverside. This release, the third compilation of the IDA, is updated through academic year 2010-2011, and includes longitudinal and cross-sectional data from multiple sources. The collection is organized into nine datasets based on the unit of analysis and whether identifiers linking the data to particular institutions are present; seven of the datasets can be linked by a common identifier variable (PROJ_ID), and two cannot be linked due to confidentiality agreements. The seven identifiable datasets contain information on institutions, university systems, programs and academic departments, earned degrees, graduate schools, medical schools, and institutional academic rankings over time. Data regarding student enrollments, average SAT and ACT scores, and tuition and fees has been recorded, as well as institutional information concerning libraries, research activity, revenue and expenditures, faculty salaries, and quality rankings for program faculty. The identifiable datasets also include census information for neighborhoods surrounding IDA colleges and universities. The two non-identifiable datasets contain confidential survey responses from IDA institution presidents, chancellors, provosts, and academic vice presidents; survey questions pertained to governance structures, institutional goals and achievements, and solicited opinions on current and future issues facing the respondent's institution and higher education in general.

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    RANKING: National Center for Education Statistics. Public...

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    Updated Jan 1, 2018
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    National Center For Education Statistics (2018). RANKING: National Center for Education Statistics. Public Elementary/Secondary School Summary (CCD): School Count - Regular Schools, 2012. Data-Planet™ Statistical Datasets by Conquest Systems, Inc. Dataset-ID: 017-002-002National Center for Education Statistics. Public Elementary/Secondary School Summary (CCD): School Count - Charter School, 2012. Data-Planet™ Statistical Datasets by Conquest Systems, Inc. Dataset-ID: 017-002-020 [Dataset]. http://doi.org/10.6068/dp1626dc6fb324
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    Dataset updated
    Jan 1, 2018
    Authors
    National Center For Education Statistics
    Description

    National Center for Education Statistics. Public Elementary/Secondary School Summary (CCD): School Count - Regular Schools, 2012. Data-Planet™ Statistical Datasets by Conquest Systems, Inc. Dataset-ID: 017-002-002 Dataset: A public elementary/secondary school providing instruction and education services that does not focus primarily on special education, vocational/technical education, or alternative education, or on any of the particular themes associated with magnet/special program emphasis schools. Data are from the Common Core of Data (CCD), a program of the U.S. Department of Education's National Center for Education Statistics that annually collects fiscal and non-fiscal data about all public schools, public school districts and state education agencies in the United States. The data are supplied by state education agency officials. http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/ccddata.asp Category: Education Subject: Secondary Schools, Junior High Schools, High Schools, Public Schools, Elementary Schools Source: National Center for Education Statistics The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) is the primary federal entity in the United States for collecting and analyzing data related to education in the US and other nations. NCES is located within the US Department of Education and the Institute of Education Sciences. The NCES fulfills a congressional mandate to collect, collate, analyze, and report complete statistics on the condition of US education; conduct and publish reports; and review and report on education activities internationally. The NCES is one of four centers (along with the National Center for Education Research, the National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, and the National Center for Special Education Research) charged with carrying out the work of the Institute of Education Sciences. http://nces.ed.gov/National Center for Education Statistics. Public Elementary/Secondary School Summary (CCD): School Count - Charter School, 2012. Data-Planet™ Statistical Datasets by Conquest Systems, Inc. Dataset-ID: 017-002-020 Dataset: A school providing free public elementary and/or secondary education to eligible students under a specific charter granted by the state legislature or other appropriate authority, and designated by such authority to be a charter school. Data are from the Common Core of Data (CCD), a program of the U.S. Department of Education's National Center for Education Statistics that annually collects fiscal and non-fiscal data about all public schools, public school districts and state education agencies in the United States. The data are supplied by state education agency officials. http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/ccddata.asp Category: Education Subject: Secondary Schools, Junior High Schools, High Schools, Elementary Schools, School Choice, Charter Schools Source: National Center for Education Statistics The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) is the primary federal entity in the United States for collecting and analyzing data related to education in the US and other nations. NCES is located within the US Department of Education and the Institute of Education Sciences. The NCES fulfills a congressional mandate to collect, collate, analyze, and report complete statistics on the condition of US education; conduct and publish reports; and review and report on education activities internationally. The NCES is one of four centers (along with the National Center for Education Research, the National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, and the National Center for Special Education Research) charged with carrying out the work of the Institute of Education Sciences. http://nces.ed.gov/

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    Primary school enrollment in South America | TheGlobalEconomy.com

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    Updated Nov 29, 2019
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    Globalen LLC (2019). Primary school enrollment in South America | TheGlobalEconomy.com [Dataset]. www.theglobaleconomy.com/rankings/Primary_school_enrollment/South-America/
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    Dataset updated
    Nov 29, 2019
    Dataset authored and provided by
    Globalen LLC
    License

    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
    License information was derived automatically

    Time period covered
    Dec 31, 1970 - Dec 31, 2023
    Area covered
    World, South America
    Description

    The average for 2022 based on 9 countries was 102.96 percent. The highest value was in Uruguay: 108.82 percent and the lowest value was in Paraguay: 93.23 percent. The indicator is available from 1970 to 2023. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

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    Higher Education - Private Four-Year

    • opendata.maryland.gov
    • catalog.data.gov
    Updated Jul 21, 2025
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    (2025). Higher Education - Private Four-Year [Dataset]. https://opendata.maryland.gov/dataset/Higher-Education-Private-Four-Year/gx78-639q
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    application/rssxml, csv, kml, xml, application/rdfxml, kmz, tsv, application/geo+jsonAvailable download formats
    Dataset updated
    Jul 21, 2025
    Description

    Maryland has 200+ higher education facilities located throughout the entire State. Maryland boasts a highly educated workforce with 300,000+ graduates from higher education institutions every year. Higher education opportunities range from two year, public and private institutions, four year, public and private institutions and regional education centers. Collectively, Maryland's higher education facilities offer every kind of educational experience, whether for the traditional college students or for students who have already begun a career and are working to learn new skills. Maryland is proud that nearly one-third of its residents 25 and older have a bachelor's degree or higher, ranking in the top 5 amongst all states. Maryland's economic diversity and educational vitality is what makes it one of the best states in the nation in which to live, learn, work and raise a family.

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    Trends in Overall School Rank (2010-2022): New America School

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    Updated Jul 7, 2025
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    Public School Review (2025). Trends in Overall School Rank (2010-2022): New America School [Dataset]. https://www.publicschoolreview.com/new-america-school-profile
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    Dataset updated
    Jul 7, 2025
    Dataset authored and provided by
    Public School Review
    License

    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
    License information was derived automatically

    Area covered
    United States
    Description

    This dataset tracks annual overall school rank from 2010 to 2022 for New America School

  11. School Proficiency Index

    • hudgis-hud.opendata.arcgis.com
    • data.lojic.org
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    Updated Jul 5, 2023
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    Department of Housing and Urban Development (2023). School Proficiency Index [Dataset]. https://hudgis-hud.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/school-proficiency-index/about
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    Dataset updated
    Jul 5, 2023
    Dataset provided by
    United States Department of Housing and Urban Developmenthttp://www.hud.gov/
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    Department of Housing and Urban Development
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    Description

    SCHOOL PROFICIENCY INDEXSummaryThe school proficiency index uses school-level data on the performance of 4th grade students on state exams to describe which neighborhoods have high-performing elementary schools nearby and which are near lower performing elementary schools. The school proficiency index is a function of the percent of 4th grade students proficient in reading (r) and math (m) on state test scores for up to three schools (i=1,2,3) within 1.5 miles of the block-group centroid. S denotes 4th grade school enrollment:Elementary schools are linked with block-groups based on a geographic mapping of attendance area zones from School Attendance Boundary Information System (SABINS), where available, or within-district proximity matches of up to the three-closest schools within 1.5 miles. In cases with multiple school matches, an enrollment-weighted score is calculated following the equation above. Please note that in this version of the data (AFFHT0004), there is no school proficiency data for jurisdictions in Kansas, West Virginia, and Puerto Rico because no data was reported for jurisdictions in these states in the Great Schools 2013-14 dataset. InterpretationValues are percentile ranked and range from 0 to 100. The higher the score, the higher the school system quality is in a neighborhood. Data Source: Great Schools (proficiency data, 2015-16); Common Core of Data (4th grade school addresses and enrollment, 2015-16); Maponics (attendance boundaries, 2016).Related AFFH-T Local Government, PHA and State Tables/Maps: Table 12; Map 7.

    To learn more about the School Proficiency Index visit: https://www.hud.gov/program_offices/fair_housing_equal_opp/affh ; https://www.hud.gov/sites/dfiles/FHEO/documents/AFFH-T-Data-Documentation-AFFHT0006-July-2020.pdf, for questions about the spatial attribution of this dataset, please reach out to us at GISHelpdesk@hud.gov. Date of Coverage: 07/2020

  12. U.S. higher education institutions 2022/2023, by state

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    Updated Jun 23, 2025
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    Statista (2025). U.S. higher education institutions 2022/2023, by state [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/306880/us-higher-education-institutions-by-state/
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    Dataset updated
    Jun 23, 2025
    Dataset authored and provided by
    Statistahttp://statista.com/
    Area covered
    United States
    Description

    In 2023, there were *** institutions of higher education in the state of California. Of these *** institutions, *** were four-year institutions and *** were two-year institutions. California had the most higher education institutions of any state in that year.

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    Higher Education - Private Two-Year

    • opendata.maryland.gov
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    Updated Jul 21, 2025
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    (2025). Higher Education - Private Two-Year [Dataset]. https://opendata.maryland.gov/dataset/Higher-Education-Private-Two-Year/8hig-n45h/data
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    csv, xml, application/geo+json, kml, tsv, application/rssxml, kmz, application/rdfxmlAvailable download formats
    Dataset updated
    Jul 21, 2025
    Description

    Maryland has 200+ higher education facilities located throughout the entire State. Maryland boasts a highly educated workforce with 300,000+ graduates from higher education institutions every year. Higher education opportunities range from two year, public and private institutions, four year, public and private institutions and regional education centers. Collectively, Maryland's higher education facilities offer every kind of educational experience, whether for the traditional college students or for students who have already begun a career and are working to learn new skills. Maryland is proud that nearly one-third of its residents 25 and older have a bachelor's degree or higher, ranking in the top 5 amongst all states. Maryland's economic diversity and educational vitality is what makes it one of the best states in the nation in which to live, learn, work and raise a family.

  14. Law Rankings 2025

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    Times Higher Education (THE), Law Rankings 2025 [Dataset]. https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/2025/subject-ranking/law
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    Times Higher Educationhttp://www.timeshighereducation.com/
    Authors
    Times Higher Education (THE)
    Description

    Data on the top universities for Law in 2025.

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    Trends in Overall School Rank (2011-2022): International School Of America

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    Public School Review, Trends in Overall School Rank (2011-2022): International School Of America [Dataset]. https://www.publicschoolreview.com/international-school-of-america-profile
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    Public School Review
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    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
    License information was derived automatically

    Area covered
    United States
    Description

    This dataset tracks annual overall school rank from 2011 to 2022 for International School Of America

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    New America School

    • publicschoolreview.com
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    Updated Jul 7, 2025
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    Public School Review (2025). New America School [Dataset]. https://www.publicschoolreview.com/new-america-school-profile
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    xml, jsonAvailable download formats
    Dataset updated
    Jul 7, 2025
    Dataset authored and provided by
    Public School Review
    License

    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
    License information was derived automatically

    Time period covered
    Jan 1, 2007 - Dec 31, 2025
    Area covered
    United States
    Description

    Historical Dataset of New America School is provided by PublicSchoolReview and contain statistics on metrics:Total Students Trends Over Years (2007-2023),Total Classroom Teachers Trends Over Years (2007-2023),Distribution of Students By Grade Trends,Student-Teacher Ratio Comparison Over Years (2007-2023),American Indian Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (2012-2022),Asian Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (2010-2023),Hispanic Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (2008-2023),Black Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (2007-2020),White Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (2010-2023),Diversity Score Comparison Over Years (2008-2023),Free Lunch Eligibility Comparison Over Years (2007-2023),Reduced-Price Lunch Eligibility Comparison Over Years (2007-2023),Reading and Language Arts Proficiency Comparison Over Years (2010-2022),Math Proficiency Comparison Over Years (2010-2022),Overall School Rank Trends Over Years (2010-2022),Graduation Rate Comparison Over Years (2012-2022)

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    Trends in Overall School Rank (2015-2022): New America School - Aurora

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    Public School Review, Trends in Overall School Rank (2015-2022): New America School - Aurora [Dataset]. https://www.publicschoolreview.com/new-america-school-aurora-profile
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    Public School Review
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    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
    License information was derived automatically

    Area covered
    Aurora, United States
    Description

    This dataset tracks annual overall school rank from 2015 to 2022 for New America School - Aurora

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    Education prices in South America | TheGlobalEconomy.com

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    Updated May 19, 2021
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    Globalen LLC (2021). Education prices in South America | TheGlobalEconomy.com [Dataset]. www.theglobaleconomy.com/rankings/education_prices_wb/South-America/
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    xml, excel, csvAvailable download formats
    Dataset updated
    May 19, 2021
    Dataset authored and provided by
    Globalen LLC
    License

    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
    License information was derived automatically

    Time period covered
    Dec 31, 2017 - Dec 31, 2021
    Area covered
    World, South America
    Description

    The average for 2021 based on 11 countries was 52.4 index points. The highest value was in Uruguay: 93.71 index points and the lowest value was in Colombia: 20.23 index points. The indicator is available from 2017 to 2021. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

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    Higher Education - Regional Education Centers

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    • opendata.maryland.gov
    Updated Jul 26, 2025
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    opendata.maryland.gov (2025). Higher Education - Regional Education Centers [Dataset]. https://catalog.data.gov/dataset/higher-education-regional-education-centers
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    Jul 26, 2025
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    opendata.maryland.gov
    Description

    Maryland has 200+ higher education facilities located throughout the entire State. Maryland boasts a highly educated workforce with 300,000+ graduates from higher education institutions every year. Higher education opportunities range from two year, public and private institutions, four year, public and private institutions and regional education centers. Collectively, Maryland's higher education facilities offer every kind of educational experience, whether for the traditional college students or for students who have already begun a career and are working to learn new skills. Maryland is proud that nearly one-third of its residents 25 and older have a bachelor's degree or higher, ranking in the top 5 amongst all states. Maryland's economic diversity and educational vitality is what makes it one of the best states in the nation in which to live, learn, work and raise a family.

  20. Cooperative Institutional Research Program (CIRP) [United States]: Freshman...

    • icpsr.umich.edu
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    Updated Aug 29, 2002
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    Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor] (2002). Cooperative Institutional Research Program (CIRP) [United States]: Freshman Survey, 1968 [Dataset]. http://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR02398.v1
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    Dataset updated
    Aug 29, 2002
    Dataset provided by
    Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Researchhttps://www.icpsr.umich.edu/web/pages/
    License

    https://www.icpsr.umich.edu/web/ICPSR/studies/2398/termshttps://www.icpsr.umich.edu/web/ICPSR/studies/2398/terms

    Time period covered
    1968
    Area covered
    United States
    Description

    The principal purposes of this national longitudinal study of the higher education system in the United States are to describe the characteristics of new college freshmen and to explore the effects of college on students. For each wave of this survey, students complete a questionnaire during freshman orientation or registration containing some 200 items covering information on academic skills and preparation, high school activities and experiences, educational and career plans, majors and careers, student values, financing college, and a variety of demographic questions such as sex, age, parental education and occupation, household income, race, religious preference, and state of birth. Specific questions asked of respondents in the 1968 survey included average grade in secondary school, how many colleges they had applied to for admission, accomplishments during their high school years, highest academic degree they intended to obtain, concerns about financing their education, if they were a twin, source of financing for the first year of school, academic standards and individual ranking at their high schools, size of locality in which they lived when growing up, and what they hoped to accomplish in college. Respondents were also asked to list their probable career occupation, first, second, and least appealing major field of study, and activities they engaged in during their previous year in school. Also elicited were respondents' opinions on the importance of various individuals and events in their decision to enroll in college, assessments of achieving certain goals during their college years, and general attitudes about faculty and other students.

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Statista (2025). Educational attainment in the U.S. 1960-2022 [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/184260/educational-attainment-in-the-us/
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Educational attainment in the U.S. 1960-2022

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Dataset updated
May 30, 2025
Dataset authored and provided by
Statistahttp://statista.com/
Area covered
United States
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In 2022, about 37.7 percent of the U.S. population who were aged 25 and above had graduated from college or another higher education institution, a slight decline from 37.9 the previous year. However, this is a significant increase from 1960, when only 7.7 percent of the U.S. population had graduated from college. Demographics Educational attainment varies by gender, location, race, and age throughout the United States. Asian-American and Pacific Islanders had the highest level of education, on average, while Massachusetts and the District of Colombia are areas home to the highest rates of residents with a bachelor’s degree or higher. However, education levels are correlated with wealth. While public education is free up until the 12th grade, the cost of university is out of reach for many Americans, making social mobility increasingly difficult. Earnings White Americans with a professional degree earned the most money on average, compared to other educational levels and races. However, regardless of educational attainment, males typically earned far more on average compared to females. Despite the decreasing wage gap over the years in the country, it remains an issue to this day. Not only is there a large wage gap between males and females, but there is also a large income gap linked to race as well.

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