Higher Education around the World - data release v2.2 (October 2026)

376 institutions in 63 countries: the union of three samples (QS World University Rankings 2027, top 5 per country by overall rank; QS 2027 top 5 by academic reputation; QS 2024 top 5 by overall rank). Prices: 2023/24 and the latest year (mostly 2025/26), each divided by GDP per capita of its own year.
Open documentation.html for methods, sample, decisions, limitations and the variable dictionary.

If you use these data, please cite:
Feinmann, Javier and Roberto Hsu Rocha. “Inequality and Higher Education: The Role of Elite Public Colleges.” Working paper.
https://javierfeinmann.github.io/JavierFeinmann/files/research/working_papers/Social_Mobility_Higher_Education_Brazil_draft.pdf
Higher Education around the World dataset, v2.2 (October 2026).

Corrections: jfeinmann@berkeley.edu
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