Kaggle Datasets is a platform where users can discover, share, and download a wide variety of publicly available datasets for data analysis and machine learning projects. All data is freely reusable with proper attribution.

Gapminder Data offers free, well‑documented datasets on a wide range of global development indicators (such as life expectancy, income, CO₂ emissions, fertility rates, and more), which you can preview and download individually as CSV or Excel files. All data is freely reusable with proper attribution.

This is the U.S. Census Bureau’s main site for finding data about the American people, economy, and communities. It lets users search, view, and download tables, maps, and charts from Census surveys. All data is freely reusable with proper attribution.

Pew Research Center’s Tools & Datasets page provides access to data from studies on politics, religion, media, technology, and social trends. Users can explore surveys, download datasets, and use interactive tools to dive deeper into public opinion and global issues. All data is freely reusable with proper attribution.

FRED (Federal Reserve Economic Data) is a free online tool from the St. Louis Fed providing access to hundreds of thousands of economic time series—like GDP, inflation, unemployment, interest rates, and trade—from U.S. and international sources. All data is freely reusable with proper attribution.

Data360 (World Bank) is a powerful platform that brings together development data across five key themes—People, Prosperity, Planet, Infrastructure, and Digital—from hundreds of sources and economies. All data is freely reusable with proper attribution.

Our World in Data is a free, open-access research platform that presents global data and trends across key issues like health, poverty, environment, education, inequality, technology, and conflict. All data is freely reusable with proper attribution.

U.S. Department of Education’s main statistical website, providing data and insights on education—from early childhood through elementary, secondary, and postsecondary levels. It covers topics including school enrollment, funding, teacher data, student assessments, international comparisons (like PISA and NAEP), and more. All data is freely reusable with proper attribution.

The UNSD is the central body within the United Nations responsible for collecting, compiling, and disseminating global statistical information across various domains, including demography, economy, environment, and social indicators. All data is freely reusable with proper attribution.

The UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) is the official statistical agency of UNESCO, serving as the UN's depository for internationally comparable data on education, science, culture, and communication. It produces high-quality data to inform policies and investments aimed at achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). All data is freely reusable with proper attribution.

The Massachusetts Data Hub is the Commonwealth’s central platform for accessing a wide array of publicly available data from over 90 state agencies. It offers datasets, reports, and interactive dashboards across topics such as education, health, labor, environment, transportation, and public safety. All data is freely reusable with proper attribution.

The Common Data Set (CDS) initiative is a collaborative effort among the higher education community to provide access to data about various educational institutions. For school specific data sets, head to Google and search by name of school and then add "CDS" as your second search term.

Example search: "Harvard University, CDS"