Dataset: QS World University Rankings 2017 - 2022

About this Dataset

QS World University Rankings 2017 - 2022

Context

QS World University Rankings is an annual publication of global university rankings by Quacquarelli Symonds. The QS ranking receives approval from the International Ranking Expert Group (IREG), and is viewed as one of the three most-widely read university rankings in the world. QS publishes its university rankings in partnership with Elsevier.

Content

This dataset contains university data from the year 2017 to 2022. It has a total of 15 features.

university - name of the university
year - year of ranking
rank_display - rank given to the university
score - score of the university based on the six key metrics mentioned above
link - link to the university profile page on QS website
country - country in which the university is located
city - city in which the university is located
region - continent in which the university is located
logo - link to the logo of the university
type - type of university (public or private)
research_output - quality of research at the university
student_faculty_ratio - number of students assigned to per faculty
international_students - number of international students enrolled at the university
size - size of the university in terms of area
faculty_count - number of faculty or academic staff at the university

Acknowledgements

This dataset was acquired by scraping the QS World University Rankings website with Python and Selenium.
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Inspiration

Some of the questions that can be answered with this dataset,

What makes a best ranked university?
Does the location of a university play a role in its ranking?
What do the best universities have in common?
How important is academic research for a university?
Which country is preferred by international students?

Tables

Qs World University Rankings 2017 To 2022 V2

@kaggle.padhmam_qs_world_university_rankings_2017_2022.qs_world_university_rankings_2017_to_2022_v2

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CREATE TABLE qs_world_university_rankings_2017_to_2022_v2 (
  "university" VARCHAR,
  "year" BIGINT,
  "rank_display" VARCHAR,
  "score" DOUBLE,
  "link" VARCHAR,
  "country" VARCHAR,
  "city" VARCHAR,
  "region" VARCHAR,
  "logo" VARCHAR,
  "type" VARCHAR,
  "research_output" VARCHAR,
  "student_faculty_ratio" DOUBLE,
  "international_students" DOUBLE,
  "size" VARCHAR,
  "faculty_count" DOUBLE
);