Office of Institutional Research and Assessment

The Office of Institutional Research and Assessment is charged with supporting the creation, implementation, and maintenance of an information-driven decision-making culture. There are two primary roles fulfilled by the office:

1. The Office of Institutional Research includes:

• The Common Data Set
• Admissions, Enrollment, and Degrees Graphed Trends
• Statistical Data Books

The office also creates and provides statistical summaries of student characteristics, enrollment information, admissions trends, degrees issued, and legal information pertaining to the University.  The Office of Institutional Research is located on the first floor of the Foster Administration Building.

2. Assessment - The office provides support for the development of realistic (given available resources) yet robust assessment plans, instrument development (e.g., learning outcome measures, verbal protocols, surveys), instrument validation, data collection techniques, and dissemination strategies.

These office areas are interdependent with each other and go hand-in-hand in helping to promote data-driven decisions.

 Last Updated On: 5/26/09