education

Work Cohorts

Data Underload / commute, education, income, work

See how many people are in various work cohorts, given education, annual income, weekly hours, and commute time.

Private school demographics

Statistical Visualization / demographics, education, private, ProPublica

Private schools cost extra. So as you might imagine, the demographics, often tied…

Changing Difficulty of Getting Into Your College, Past Two Decades

Data Underload / admissions, college, education

It’s gotten more difficult to get into top colleges over the years, but most schools have either admitted students at the same rate or increased admission rates since 2001.

College Admission Rates for U.S. Schools Compared

Data Underload / admissions, college, education

See how your college’s selectivity ranks against the rest.

Highest Education Level and Age Distributions

Statistical Atlas / age, education

Education paths start to diverge towards the end of high school and after.

Focusing on the majority of students not affected by affirmative action

Statistical Visualization / affirmative action, education, New York Times

For NYT Opinion, Richard Arum and Mitchell L. Stevens, with graphics by Quoctrung…

Student surveillance and online proctoring

Data Sharing / education, privacy, surveillance, testing, Washington Post

To combat cheating during online exams, many schools have utilized services that try…

Where schools are ready to reopen

Maps / coronavirus, education, New York Times, reopening, school

For NYT Opinion, Yaryna Serkez and Stuart A. Thompson estimated where we’re ready:…

Map of Foreign Students

Statistical Atlas / education, international

There are over 1 million international higher-education students enrolled in the United States. This map shows where they reside.

Teaching R to 7th graders

Coding / education, R

Joshua Rosenberg describes his one-day experience teaching R to 7th graders:
[T]he activity…

Bachelor’s Degree Movers

Data Underload / degrees, education

As industries change and interests shift, some bachelor’s degrees grow more popular while others become less so.

Cost of College

Data Underload / college, cost, education

We know that more education usually equals more income, but as the cost of education continues to rise, the challenge to earn a college degree also increases.