I recently heard the phrase "America is run by lawyers, China is ruled by computer scientists."<p>I was curious about this, so I made a dataset to understand U.S. Legislative Education. This dataset contains complete education details for members of the 116th United States Congress, including universities, degrees, and political affiliations. I hope that this dataset is helpful for anyone who may wish to further investigate the correlation of education and academic credentials with policy decisions made by members of our government.<p>This dataset can be used to answer questions like:<p>- Is political affiliation correlated with education?<p>- What is the most common degree type for U.S. Senators?<p>- What percentage of U.S. Congressmen dropped out of college?<p>- Which college has the most representation in the House of Representatives?<p>- What percentage of Congressmen are scientists?<p>With some creative co-mingling, this dataset can be used to supplement research questions like:<p>- Are policy decisions correlated with education?<p>- Are there relationships associated with college affiliations and voting in Congress?<p>- Can we find a relationship between hot button topics and education?<p>- How is public sentiment influenced by education level?