In btskinner/rscorecard: A Method to Download Department of Education College Scorecard Data

knitr::opts_chunk$set(collapse = T, comment = "#>")
NOT_CRAN <- identical(tolower(Sys.getenv("NOT_CRAN")), "true")
knitr::opts_chunk$set(purl = NOT_CRAN)

library(rscorecard)

Using area within zip code

## public schools within 50 miles of midtown Nashville, TN
df <- sc_init() |> 
    sc_filter(control == 1) |> 
    sc_select(unitid, instnm, stabbr) |> 
    sc_year(2013) |> 
    sc_zip(37203, 50) |>
    sc_get()

df

Large pull

The College Scorecard will only return 100 results at a time. When there are more than 100 results, the package will make multiple pulls and append all results before returning.

## median earnings for students who first enrolled in a public
## college in the New England or Mid-Atlantic regions: 10 years later
df <- sc_init() |> 
    sc_filter(control == 1, region == 1:2, ccbasic == 1:24) |> 
    sc_select(unitid, instnm, md_earn_wne_p10) |> 
    sc_year(2009) |>
    sc_get()

df

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