Introduction This eAIR Tech Tip provides advice for institutional researchers who utilize Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) data for benchmarking, look-back, market, and similar landscape analyses. W...

Many of my career positions have required a set amount of professional development each year. However, I have generally received few guidelines on which topics or activities to prioritize. I grew tired of putting off req...

As institutional researchers, we hold a plethora of knowledge that would be helpful for our institutions, yet we often find ourselves in positions where we have little authority to actually make change. There are histori...

NCES has released provisional data from the Fall 2020 collection. The Fall 2020 collection includes the following survey component data: Institutional Characteristics and Cost of Attendance for the 2020-21 Academic...

The registration period for the 2021-22 IPEDS data collection is now open. Existing (primary) Keyholders and Coordinators should have received a registration email on August 4, 2021. For additional information on the dat...

The COVID-19 pandemic led to an even greater increase in interest for nondegree and skills training options, but the Center for Education Consumer Insights notes their quality and value has often been debatable. In this ...

There are many options available to students today, making college transfers more common, but the state, system and federal policies in place have not evolved to provide better support. Policies are often structured to s...

The problem and hook: Institutional research officers live in an interesting world. We have a mission that is rooted in data stewardship; however, we are often required to translate that data into public- facing report...

eAIR talked to John Van Weeren and Heather Hutchings with ASR Analytics to hear their perspectives on dashboards in higher education. ASR provides analytic consulting services, with expertise in the fields of business i...

Inger Bergom, Senior Data Analyst at Tufts University, spoke with Rana Glasgal, Associate Vice Provost for Institutional Research and Decision Support, to discuss Northeastern University's fast-growing Tableau environmen...

A. Context for the Tableau Server Environment In 2014, the University of Wisconsin-Madison (UW-Madison) expanded business intelligence (BI) tools to include Tableau software and a Tableau server environment. It was ...

One’s identity is multifaceted, and the journey in accepting who we are is complex; these are some of my stories. I actually do not have a preference regarding my pronouns but if I did, then I would defer to she, ...

NCES announced it will be making two changes to the 2020 CIP which will become effective with the opening of the Fall 2021 Data Collection:  1) Addition of CIP Code 49.0109 Remote Aircraft Pilot: A program that pre...

Suggestions from IPEDS Technical Review Panel #63, “Capturing and Clarifying Dual Enrollment Data (Part II)” are posted at https://edsurveys.rti.org/IPEDS_TRP/Default.aspx and are currently open for comment. ...

As a small IE/IR office always on the lookout for ways to work smarter and tell our institutional story in a concise, accurate, and informative way for any given audience, Stephanie Evergreen’s book, Effective Da...

IR spends a significant amount of time collecting, managing, and analyzing data. But one of the most important tasks is our ability to accurately communicate that information in formats that can be consumed by our stakeh...

The IPEDS Trend Generator has recently been updated with residence and migration data, featuring two new questions on all first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates and on newly enrolled first-time degree/certi...

The IPEDS data collection calendar for 2021-22 has now been posted and is available at: https://surveys.nces.ed.gov/ipeds/public/data-collection-schedule

The Institute for Higher Education Policy (IHEP) today released a brief highlighting polling data regarding student access to internet and devices. Online Isn’t Optional: Student Polling on Access to Internet ...

The higher ed professional workforce decreased slightly in size during the pandemic, though certain positions saw notable increases. According to CUPA-HR’s 2021 Professionals in Higher Education Annual Report relea...