Office of Institutional Research records, 1957-2000

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Summary

Title:
Office of Institutional Research records
Dates:
1957-2000
Creators:
University of San Diego Office of Institutional Research
Abstract:
The Office of Institutional Research records consist of the documents and data compiled for national surveys and reports, accreditation, institutional analysis and planning.
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Folder Title], Box # Folder #, Office of Institutional Research, Copley Library, University of San Diego, Archives and Special Collections.

Background

Scope and content:

The Office of Institutional Research records consist of documents and data compiled for national surveys and reports, accreditation, institutional analysis and planning. These are the records compiled to use in the University of San Diego Fact Books, federal and state accreditation mandates, and planning purposes for improving the institution. These records include data compiled for the American Association of University Professors (AAUP), the Association of Independent California Colleges and Universities (AICCU), the California Postsecondary Education Commission (CPEC), the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data Systems (IPEDS), and the Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS). A large portion of these records are the raw documents used to create statistical data and reports. This data covers topics such as trends in disciplines, departmental programs, overall college enrollment, grade distribution, faculty workload, faculty salaries, admission/acceptance studies, student retention and persistence analysis, graduation rate calculations, and grade distributions.

Also included are articles from the Chronicle of Higher Education and USD Commencement materials dating 1980-1990.

Biographical / historical:

The University of San Diego Office of Institutional Research began in 1979 with Sister Maureen Cronin as the Director. The Office oversaw the collection of data used for accreditation, surveys, reports, and institutional planning. Data included enrollment, application statistics, student profiles, faculty profiles, faculty salaries, faculty workload, student/faculty rations, undergraduate majors, student credit hours, retention and attrition rates, graduation rates, degrees awarded, financial aid, tuition and housing data, and national, state, and California trends. This compiled data was used for University reports, analysis, and planning as well as state and national surveys and reporting.

Processing information:

This collection was processed by Tessie Camina in 2008.

Arrangement:

This collection is arranged in original order, which is mostly alphabetical.

Physical description:
9 boxes (9 linear feet)
Rules or conventions:
Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Finding aid prepared by Ashley Toutain
Date Prepared:
© 2017
Date Encoded:

Access and use

Restrictions:

The majority of this collection is open for research. Files containing personally identifiable information for students and faculty are restricted.

Preferred citation:

[Folder Title], Box # Folder #, Office of Institutional Research, Copley Library, University of San Diego, Archives and Special Collections.

Location of this collection:
5998 Alcalá Park
San Diego, CA 92110 2492, US
Contact:
(619) 260-2730
spcoll@sandiego.edu
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