The USNEWS dataset for the ASA Statistical Graphics Section's
1995 Data Analysis Exposition contains information on over 1300
American colleges and universities.  The data may be obtained in
either of two formats.

USNEWS.DATA contains the raw data in comma delimited fields with
a single data line for each school. The order of variables is the
same as given below for the fixed column version, although the
spacing varies for each school.

USNEWS3.DATA has the data arranged in fixed columns, with three
data lines for each school and a maximum line length of 80
characters.

This dataset is taken from the 1995 U.S. News & World Report's
Guide to America's Best Colleges.  This dataset is protected by
copyright, is reproduced with permission of the copyright
holder(s), and may not be downloaded or otherwise copied, except
solely for the purpose of analysis in connection with the
American Statistical Association's 1995 Data Analysis Exposition.
The data are reporduced with the permission of the publisher.

Most of the data are for the 1993-94 school year. You may wish to
consult a copy of the U.S. News source for more detailed
descriptions of the variables.


KEY FOR USNEWS3.DATA
Fixed column format with three data lines per school

Line #1
  1 -  5   FICE (Federal ID number)
  7 - 51   College name
 53 - 54   State (postal code)

Line #2
  1 -  2   Public/private indicator (public=1, private=2)
  3 -  6   Average Math SAT score
  7 - 10   Average Verbal SAT score
 11 - 15   Average Combined SAT score
 16 - 18   Average ACT score
 19 - 22   First quartile - Math SAT
 23 - 26   Third quartile - Math SAT
 27 - 30   First quartile - Verbal SAT
 31 - 34   Third quartile - Verbal SAT
 35 - 37   First quartile - ACT
 38 - 40   Third quartile - ACT
 41 - 46   Number of applications received
 47 - 52   Number of applicants accepted
 53 - 57   Number of new students enrolled
 58 - 61   Pct. new students from top 10% of H.S. class
 62 - 65   Pct. new students from top 25% of H.S. class

Line #3
  1 -  6   Number of fulltime undergraduates
  7 - 12   Number of parttime undergraduates
 13 - 18   In-state tuition
 19 - 24   Out-of-state tuition
 25 - 29   Room and board costs
 30 - 34   Room costs
 35 - 39   Board costs
 40 - 44   Additional fees
 45 - 49   Estimated book costs
 50 - 54   Estimated personal spending
 55 - 58   Pct. of faculty with Ph.D.'s
 59 - 62   Pct. of faculty with terminal degree
 63 - 67   Student/faculty ratio
 68 - 70   Pct.alumni who donate
 71 - 76   Instructional expenditure per student
 77 - 80   Graduation rate

Missing values are denoted with *

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or
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