Index of Chinese and English names of American universities

Overview: This dataset provides a comprehensive list of U.S. universities, as identified in current directories, alongside their corresponding names in Chinese. The Chinese names are sourced from 中国留学生大辞典, the CUSDOS dataset, and the MGZF_1944 dataset. However, there is no systematic one-to-one correspondence between the Chinese list and the full directory. Additionally, approximately 25 university names in Chinese remain unidentified. Each university entry includes its city and state, as well as precise geocoordinates (latitude and longitude).

Structure: The dataset consists of the following key columns:

• School_Name_ZhT: The Chinese name of the university (when available).

• School_Name: The English name of the university.

• City: The city where the university is located.

• State: The U.S. state where the university is located.

• Latitude (lat): The geographic latitude coordinate of the university.

• Longitude (lng): The geographic longitude coordinate of the university.

• Univ_Py: The pinyin transliteration of the Chinese university name.

• Country: The country where the university is located (all entries are in the United States).

• Country_ZhT: The country name in Chinese (美國).

• Notes: Additional remarks about the university entry, when applicable.

Purpose & Applications:

• Geospatial Analysis: Enables spatial mapping of U.S. universities for research purposes.

• Historical Data Matching: Facilitates linking historical Chinese records to modern university names.

• Multilingual Standardization: Supports bilingual academic classification and terminology mapping.

• Database Integration: Useful for structuring educational institution datasets in academic and archival research.

Data Quality Considerations:

• Some universities have multiple English names due to variations in Chinese representations.

• Approximately 25 Chinese university names remain unidentified in the dataset.

• The latitude and longitude values are included but should be verified for accuracy in geospatial applications.

• Some entries contain formatting issues due to delimiter inconsistencies and should be processed accordingly.