Google Summer of Code 2014 by the numbers: Part three
September 24th, 2014 | Published in Google Open Source
In our third statistics post for Google Summer of Code (GSoC) 2014 we have a list of schools with the highest number of student participants. For the first time in seven years a new school has claimed the top spot—congratulations to International Institute of Information Technology - Hyderabad.
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Rank
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School
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Country
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# of Accepted Students 2014
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# of Accepted Students 2013
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1
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International Institute of Information Technology - Hyderabad
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India
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69
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29
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2
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University of Moratuwa
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Sri Lanka
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44
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39
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3
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Birla Institute of Technology and Science Pilani
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India
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26
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19
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4
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Birla Institute of Technology & Science - Pilani, K K Birla Goa Campus
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India
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25
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16
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5
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University POLITEHNICA Of Bucharest
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Romania
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17
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25
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6
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Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay
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India
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15
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9
|
|
7
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National University of Singapore
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Singapore
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14
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15
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|
8
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Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) Varanasi
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India
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13
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9
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|
9
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Budapest University of Technology and Economics
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Hungary
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12
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7
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|
9
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Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology
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India
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12
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17
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10
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Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee
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India
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11
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10
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|
10
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International Institute of Information Technology, Bhubaneswar
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India
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11
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0
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10
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Vienna University of Technology
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Austria
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11
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13
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|
10
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University Of Waterloo
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Canada
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11
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2
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Student majors in 2014 were predominantly in Computer Science and other technical fields (as expected). But this year we also had students studying Anthropology, Cartography, Evolutionary Biology, Linguistics and even Metallurgy. GSoC certainly attracts a diverse set of students year after year! For more stats from 2014, check out the other posts in this series.
We’d like to thank the schools and professors that help spread the word about GSoC to their students. But don’t forget that students from any university are encouraged to participate! Reviewing statistics each year from GSoC is exciting, but being in “first place” is certainly not the most important part of the program. Our goal since the inception of GSoC is to get students involved in the creation of free and open source software, and to encourage contributions to projects that have the potential to make a difference worldwide — no matter what university the student attends.
By Mary Radomile, Open Source Programs