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New Version of DataLab Available
A new version of DataLab, including an updated and improved PowerStats, is now available. The new DataLab improves the ease-of-use and performance of PowerStats; incorporates the charting functions of QuickStats into Pow...Read Moreabout: New Version of DataLab Available -
IPEDS TRP Summary Open for Comment
Suggestions from IPEDS Technical Review Panel #64, Meeting the Moment: Modernizing the IPEDS Admissions Survey Component” are currently open for comment. This TRP meeting was held on June 22 and 23, 2021, via video...Read Moreabout: IPEDS TRP Summary Open for Comment -
From Education Next: Big Data on Campus: Putting Predictive Analytics to the Test
With increasing pressure on colleges and universities to raise completion rates, predictive analytics is being used to identify at-risk students. The authors of this article put six models to the test to find out if &ld...Read Moreabout: From Education Next: Big Data on Campus: Putting Predictive Analytics to the Test -
Office Leader's Professional Development Activities
Higher education changes quickly so professional development is critical to remain current and relevant. In the 2018 AIR National Survey of IR Offices, we asked Office Leaders to identify the types of professional develo...Read Moreabout: Office Leader's Professional Development Activities -
NCES Releases Fall 2020 Data
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...Read Moreabout: NCES Releases Fall 2020 Data
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