Institutional Research

Institutional Research at Stanford

Institutional Research, or IR, facilitates and provides context for institutional decision making at Stanford by providing analytical support and facilitating access to data.  IR is also responsible for conducting policy analysis and social science research, and publishing reports that provide insight into the performance of the institution.

The tools used to provide information to decision-makers are:

• Survey Research
• Analytical Reports
• Data Sharing Consortia

Institutional Research at Stanford is conducted and coordinated by staff across the campus community. IR&DS, as an arm of the Provost's Office, typically handles requests from many central offices, especially requests involving faculty and financial information. In addition, IR&DS works closely with staff in other offices to ensure coverage across a variety of domains. IR&DS often receives requests that are better answered by other offices such as Financial Aid or the Registrar's Office. In those cases, we will refer the inquiry to the appropriate person and ensure that the request is handled.

Other offices that support Institutional Research at Stanford include:

• Financial Aid Office
• Graduate Admissions
• Office of the University Registrar
• Office of University Communications
• Undergraduate Admissions

IR is a source for all kinds of data about the university in particular and higher education in general.  You may find the following links useful.

Stanford Links:

• Stanford Common Data Set - http://www.stanford.edu//home/statistics/index.html
• Stanford Facts - http://www.stanford.edu/home/stanford/facts/
• Provost's Office - http://www.stanford.edu/dept/provost/
• University Budget Office - http://www.stanford.edu/dept/pres-provost/budget/
• Residential & Dining Enterprises - http://www.stanford.edu/dept/hds/index.htm
• Stanford Procurement - http://fingate.stanford.edu/staff/buypaying/index.html
• Controller's Office - http://financialgateway.stanford.edu/contact/about_controllers.html
• Registrar's Office - http://www.stanford.edu/dept/registrar/
• Undergraduate Admissions Office and Financial Aid - http://admission.stanford.edu/
• Annual Report - http://bondholder-information.stanford.edu/home.html
• Research Policy Handbook (Links to Minimum Salary Rates for Grad RAs, Salary and Tuition Allowance Tables, Estimated Tuition Charges for Sponsored Projects) - http://www.stanford.edu/dept/DoR/rph/
• SGF (Stanford Graduate Fellowships) - http://www.stanford.edu/dept/DoR/Fellows/about/index.html
• University Administration Organizational Hierarchy - http://www.stanford.edu/dept/pres-provost/budget/org/index.html
• ReportMart1 (student/staff reports) - https://reportmart1.stanford.edu
• ReportMart3 (financial reports) - https://reportmart3.stanford.edu
• Faculty Data Mart - The Faculty Data Mart brings together information from the University’s faculty, HR, and financial information systems to allow users to run reports about Stanford’s faculty. This document explains the reports and how to use them.

  Higher Education Links:

• AAUDE (Association of American Universities Data Exchange) Member Institutions - http://www.ir.ufl.edu/aaudeuf/aaucatlg.htm
• AIR (Association for Institutional Research) - http://airweb.org/
• Census Bureau (family income) - http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/income/histinc/f06ar.html
• Commonfund Institute Higher Education Price Index  (HEPI)- http://www.commonfund.org/Commonfund/Investor%20Services/HEPI.htm?m=h
• Dept of Labor (consumer price indices) - http://www.bls.gov/cpi/
• IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) Peer Analysis System - http://nces.ed.gov/ipedspas/index.asp
• NCES Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2000 - http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2002165
• Council for Aid to Education (CAE) - http://www.cae.org/
• National Assoc of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO) - http://www.nacubo.org/
• NACUBO Endowment studies - http://www.nacubo.org/x2376.xml
• National Assoc of Independent Colleges and Universities (NAICU) - http://www.naicu.edu
• NAICU's Consumer Information - University and College Accountability Network (UCAN) - http://www.ucan-network.org/
• NCES College Navigator - http://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/
• US News Rankings and Guides - http://www.usnews.com/sections/rankings
• Business Week MBA Program Rankings  - http://www.businessweek.com/bschools/index.html?campaign_id=navdropdown
  

Tool Tips and Tricks

This wiki page has notes about tools commonly used in the Institutional Research & Decision Support group.