The people involve in education line, be it students, employees, colleges, parents follow the report and data to make a wisely decision. QS World Universities Ranking is one of the most sought-after reports. The ranking is updated every year to the public for reference.

Dataset

Yearly QS Ranking dataset was extracted from internet and combined. The analysis make reference to 3 years data from 2013 to 2015. The data file contains columns such as Institution Name, Ranking, Size, Region, Location (Country), Total Score, Employment Outcomes Score, Academic Reputation Scores and etc.

Analysis

The analysis is mostly the descriptive type. It allows users to view the world class Top-150 university by region or world. One is able to compare the number of university and the university name by country. To understand the underlying scores, especially the popular academic and employment rating in a separate scatter chart. By selecting more than one country in bar chart, you can drill-through to scatter chart and make a comparison on the top-150 universities from the respective countries.

A second visual in tabular format provides the ranking variations of the related university in these 3 years. The list is not limited to the top-150, it is extended to the institutions with ranking beyond 1000.

Summary

Does your target university improve in ranking for the last 3 years?

How are the total scores, employment score or academic reputation compare to the neighbouring country?

By visually, you can get the answer instantly from the analysis.