Institutional Research Overview

External Reporting

One of the main responsibilities of the Office of Institutional Research is to prepare and submit official reports needed to ensure the University’s compliance with the Georgia Board of Regents and federal reporting mandates. The Office also coordinates the University’s responses to a host of other external requests such as college ranking guides, surveys and requests from local governments.

Planning Support

The Office of Institutional Research coordinates the compilation and analysis of data used in strategic planning. These data include :

• student characteristics
• admissions
• financial aid
• enrollment
• retention and graduation rates
• courses taught
• credit hour production
• degrees awarded
• teaching workloads
• employee characteristics
• revenue and expenditures