IR and IT have a close working relationships at most institutions. But, exactly, what does that relationship look like? Results from the National Survey of IR Offices shows that between 68% and 76% of IR Offices (dependi...

We’ve explored the number of professional IR staff in IR offices in previous Data Bites. This month, we'll look at the types of staff involved.  Based on what we learned from the 2016 National Survey...

In June, we explored the "personality" of IR Offices by sector and found that offices at public 4-year institutions were more likely to have broad responsibilities while private, not-for-profit, 4-year institutions were ...

October 12, 2017 – The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) released new data today that provide a more comprehensive look at the proportion of college students who successfully complete a post...

AIR has been following the news about the recent natural disasters that occurred over the last week. To our colleagues who have been directly affected by Maria in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, and the earthquakes i...

Every U.S. postsecondary institution that awards federal financial aid must submit data to the U.S. Department of Education’s National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) as part of the Integrated Postsecondary ...

AIR's Executive Director & CEO, Christine Keller, is quoted in this article, which asks: Can institutional researchers help colleges prove their value? Find out by visiting The Chronicle of Higher Education...

In this article (part of a series), AIR is mentioned as providing a "forum for professionals doing this work to discuss common concerns, stay on top of trends, share data as well as best practices, and post position...

In recent days, we have followed the news of Harvey’s destructive path. To our colleagues who have been directly affected by the storm, know that our thoughts are with you during this challenging time. Words cannot...

The Statement of Aspirational Practice for Institutional Research calls for intentional building and support of the institutional research function—the collection of data users and producers across an ins...

Tallahassee, Fla. – (July 13, 2017) – The Association for Institutional Research (AIR) announced today a new volume from Stylus Publishing, co-published with AIR and AAC&U. The n...

The National Survey of IR Offices report (page 7) grouped IR offices into three “personalities:” Broad (offices with broad portfolios of work for which they are responsible, 27% of offices), Fo...

Access to data is the foundation of a data-informed decision culture. However, some IR Offices report limited or restricted access to a number of institutional data sets that might prove valuable in researching...

Institutional research should impact every unit at an institution. But, are some units more likely to use IR than others? According to results from the National Survey of IR Offices, there are certain units more lik...

What does the profile of the average Director of IR look like? Results from the National Survey of IR Offices, in combination with AIR’s membership data, show that the average IR Director is 50 years...

Tallahassee, Fla. – (February 23, 2017) – The Association for Institutional Research (AIR) Board of Directors is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Christine M. Keller as Executive Director ...

Last spring, we explored the FTE of the director and professional IR staff and found a correlation between FTE and student enrollment. This month, we go a step further and disaggregate those data by institutional se...

Last month, we discussed the location of funding for the IR Office. This month, we’ll delve a little deeper into the budget of the IR Office. In the National Survey of IR Offices, we asked respondents for the ...

We’re going to explore the financial resources of the IR Office over the next few Data Bite articles. This month, we’ll look at the location of the financial resources that support the IR Office.   ...

Tallahassee, Fla. – (September 18, 2016) – The Association for Institutional Research (AIR), announced today the selection of AGB Search to conduct the search for the next AIR Executive Director. Since t...