Institutional Effectiveness and Research

Institutional Effectiveness and Research Resources

Minnesota State Accountability presents enrollment, licensure exams pass rates, and student persistence and completion for each of the thirty-seven colleges and universities within the Minnesota State system.
The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) is the state's principal economic development agency, with programs promoting business recruitment, expansion, and retention; workforce development; international trade; and community development.
The Minnesota Office of Higher Education (OHE) is a cabinet-level state agency providing students with financial aid programs and information to help them gain access to post-secondary education. The agency serves as the state's clearinghouse for data, research and analysis on post-secondary enrollment, financial aid, finance and trends.
The Minnesota State Demographer's Office analyzes and distributes data from state, U.S. Census Bureau and other sources.
The Statewide Longitudinal Education Data System (SLEDS) matches student data from pre-kindergarten through completion of postsecondary education and into the workforce. By bridging existing data with other incoming data a range of education programmatic and delivery questions can be answered to gauge the effectiveness of current programs and design targeted improvement strategies to help students.
The Metropolitan Council is the regional planning agency serving the Twin Cities seven-county metropolitan area and providing essential services to the region.

The Association for Institutional Research of the Upper Midwest (AIRUM) is a regional affiliate of AIR. Their major event is a conference held each fall in Bloomington, MN. The conference is a great opportunity to network with people from other IR/IE offices.
The Higher Learning Commission is the organization that provides accreditation to Metro State University. Their annual conference always has sessions of particular interest to IR.

The Association for Institutional Research (AIR) is a professional association of more than 3,100 institutional researchers, planners, and decision-makers from higher education institutions around the world. AIR exists to benefit its members and help advance research that will improve the understanding, planning, and operation of higher education institutions.
The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) is the primary federal agency for collecting and analyzing data that are related to education in the United States and other nations.
The U.S. Census Bureau collects data on the nation's people and economy through periodic surveys.
The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching is an independent policy and research center with a primary mission "to do and perform all things necessary to encourage, uphold, and dignify the profession of the teacher and the cause of higher education."