Institutional Research and Publicly Available Data for Credit-Based Enrollment Management
ϡȱÁÔÆæÍø leverages a plethora of Institutional Research Mandated
Reporting exchanges to provide a more complete picture of enrollment across the University
System of ϡȱÁÔÆæÍø. Many of these resources are included in the ϡȱÁÔÆæÍøO Institutional Research,
Data, and Analytics for Decisions Support and as a single source of truth.
The following is a list of resources available to stakeholders and university administrators
to better understand credit-based, degree-seeking enrollment and student success.
ϡȱÁÔÆæÍø Resources
IRIS is the Institutional Research Information System. It leverages state and federal
reporting into a single resource available for all stakeholders. Organized by topic, it provides
ϡȱÁÔÆæÍø institutional data for:
Board of Regents Annual Reports
ϡȱÁÔÆæÍø IRDA Reports
The ϡȱÁÔÆæÍø Higher Education Commission requires certain data and reports to be sent by the institution as required
in ϡȱÁÔÆæÍø Statute.
ϡȱÁÔÆæÍø Longitudinal Data System Resources
The ϡȱÁÔÆæÍø Longitudinal Data System connects MHEC data to MSDE and Labor (e.g., Wage) data.
Here, one can find reports about college participation and workforce outcomes.
Federal Resources
The Department of Education requires institutions of higher education to provide data. In ϡȱÁÔÆæÍø, the MHEC data use
the same definitions and help feed the IPEDS system. In addition, other data collected by the Department of Education are also hosted.
Association Resources
A variety of higher education associations and organizations leverage data or create data products that benefit institutions.
For the purposes of planning or comparing enrollment, the following associations provide information about student enrollment patterns
as well as future demand.
- * Each ϡȱÁÔÆæÍø Institution has an annual membership to this resource that leverages IPEDS, National Student Clearinghouse Completion data, and College Score Board Data.
ϡȱÁÔÆæÍø Institutional Enrollment Resources
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