What is DC DataFest?
The 2024 DC DataFest is a 48-hour competition where teams of undergraduate students from colleges and universities across the United States compete virtually to analyze rich, complex datasets from a major organization.
Students are allowed only two PowerPoint slides to convince the judges that they have found the best data-supported insights or visualization. DC DataFest promotes collaboration, creativity, critical and practical analysis skills, and—most of all—fun.
We can’t reveal the source of this year’s data until the event begins, but past datasets have been provided by the Los Angeles Police Department, eHarmony, and Ticketmaster. The competition is open to all undergraduate students from universities and colleges in the United States.
