Institutional and External Sources of Data and Reports

The Office of Institutional Research and Planning (OIRP) houses a number of internal and external data sources, many containing comparative data. Some of these sources are reports and publications. Others are electronic data files in various formats (Excel, SPSS). The lists below contain examples of useful sources. If you have questions about available data and reports please Contact Us.

External reports and publications include:

  • AIR Currents, 2003-Present
  • Certification Guidelines for Massachusetts Educators
  • Classification of Instructional Programs: 2000 Edition, USDE
  • The Condition of Education, 2004, NCES
  • CUPA, Administrative Compensation Survey, 2003-04 through 2007-08
  • Principal Indicators of Student Academic Histories in Postsecondary Education, 1972-2000, USDE
  • Partial Credit:
  • What Students Pay for College, Changes in Net Price of College Attendance Between 1992-93 and 1999-2000, NCES

Internal Data Sources Derived From Existing Campus Data:

  • Fall 1998-2007 Admissions and First-Year Financial Aid Census Files
  • Fall 2002-2007 Student Census Data, All Divisions
  • Spring 2003 School of Business Senior Survey Data
  • 2004-2008 Graduating Senior Survey Data
  • 1967-2008 HEGIS and IPEDS Institutional Reports
  • Western New England College at a Glance

Sources of Internal Data Provided by Outside Survey Organizations:

  • 1998-2007 CIRP Freshmen Data Files and National Norms publications (For more information on CIRP, click here)
  • 2002 National Survey of Student Engagement (For more information on NSSE, click here)
  • 2004 First-Year Foundations of Excellence Faculty Survey Data (For more information on Foundations of Excellence, click here)
  • 1996, 2000, and 2007 Noel-Levitz Student Satisfaction Inventory (SSI) (For more information on the Noel-Levitz SSI, click here)

External Comparative Data:

  • 2003 through 2007 AAUP Faculty Compensation Survey National Data
  • 2003 through 2007 USNWR National Ranking Data
  • Council of Independent Colleges (CIC) Performance Indicators
  • Selected Comparative IPEDS Data