Institutional Research

Examples of Projects and Activities

Government Data Requests:

• U.S. Dept. of Education - Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS)
• New York State Education Department - Higher Education Data System Surveys
• New York State Dormitory Authority (with Business Office)

Annual Publication and Other External Data Requests:

• U.S. News & World Report
• Peterson's Guide
• College Board
• Barron's College Guide
• Kaplan/Newsweek
• Princeton Review
• Chronicle Guidance
• Wintergreen Orchard House
• ACT
• Middle State Association update
• Commission on Independent Colleges and Universities
• AAUP Faculty Compensation Survey
• CUPA-HR National Faculty Salaries Survey

Annual or Cyclical Campus Surveys:

• CIRP Freshman Survey
• National Survey of Student Engagement
• CIRP Senior Survey
• HERI Faculty Survey
• COACHE Tenure-Track Faculty Survey
• ECAR Technology Survey

Ad hoc Campus Surveys:

• Employee Satisfaction Survey (A&F)
• Customer Satisfaction Survey (A&F)
• Custodial Services Survey

Regular Data Compliation and Reporting:

• Common Data Set
• Campus Planning Notebook
• Strategic Indicators Dashboard
• Equity Scorecard
• Long range enrollment projections
• Higher Education Data Sharing Consortium (HEDS) reports

Assessment Support:

• Wabash National Study of Liberal Arts Education
• Teagle Foundation Assessment Consortium

Ad hoc Projects:

• Retention Study
• Classroom Utilization Study
• Financial Benchmarking (with VP A&F)
• College Sports Project
• Comparative Admissions Study