Institutional research is a broad category of work done at schools, colleges and universities to inform campus decision-making and planning in areas such as admissions, financial aid, curriculum assessment, enrollment management, staffing, student life, finance, facilities, athletics, and alumni relations. Institutional researchers collect, analyze, report, and warehouse quantitative and qualitative data about their institution's students, faculty, staff, curriculum, course offerings, and learning outcomes. They are involved in collecting and reporting information to government bodies (for exa ...
mple, in the USA, the United States Department of Education's Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System), to the public (e.g., Common Data Set, the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities's University-College Accountability Network), and various college guide publishers (e.g., U.S. News & World Report and College Board). On occasion, institutional researchers share data with one another to compare their own practices and outcomes against those of similar institutions. Institutional research is the source of much of the information provided to regional and national accreditation bodies to document how institutions fulfill the standards for accreditation.
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The George Washington University (GW) is seeking a Director of Institutional Research to lead and manage institutional research to support Academic Affairs and other university divisions. Salary Range. $90,000 - $160,000. Reports to. Associate Provost, Academic Planning and Assessment. Location : Washington, DC. The director will be responsible for official reporting of non-financial statistics and advancing data-driven decision-making in collabo...
The Loomis Chaffee School seeks an inaugural Director of Institutional Research. Reporting to the Director of Strategic Communications and Marketing, this person will be tasked with helping the school acquire and analyze data needed to meet the institution’s strategic priorities. The director will support specific offices (e.g. academic, admissions, alumni and development, college guidance, dean of faculty, DEI, strategic communications and marke...
The Loomis Chaffee School seeks an inaugural Director of Institutional Research. Reporting to the Director of Strategic Communications and Marketing, this person will be tasked with helping the school acquire and analyze data needed to meet the institution’s strategic priorities. The director will support specific offices (e.g. academic, admissions, alumni and development, college guidance, dean of faculty, DEI, strategic communications and marke...
POSITION DETAILS. Reporting to the Associate Provost for Assessment, Accreditation, and Institutional Effectiveness at Medgar Evers College (MEC), the Director of Institutional Research is responsible for all administrative functions in the Office of Institutional Research. The Office of Institutional Research conducts a wide range of quantitative analysis to guide policy and evaluate the College administrative processes and academic programs. Th...
La Roche University. invites applicants for the position of. Director of Institutional Research. As part of the Academic Affairs Division, this position is responsible for advancing student success and educational excellence by leading a data-driven and collaborative approach to institutional analysis. This role involves gathering, maintaining, and analyzing all major data and statistics relevant to the University, providing key insights to suppo...
