1. Lance C. Kennedy-Phillips, Ph.D. Associate Vice Provost for Institutional Research University of Illinois at Chicago Collecting Data in Higher Education

2. Road Map Institutional Research at UIC Local  Common Data set  VSA/UCAN State-wide Higher Education  IBHE  ILDS Federal Higher  NCES  IPEDS A World-Class Education, A World-Class City

3. Institutional Research at UIC A World-Class Education, A World-Class City

4. Information Support Circle A World-Class Education, A World-Class City

5. Common Data Set (CDS) A World-Class Education, A World-Class City

6. What Data are Available in the CDS? General Information Enrollment and Persistence Admissions Data (Transfer and First-Year) Academic Offerings and Policies Instructional Faculty and Class Size Student Life Financial Aid Degrees Conferred Annual Expenses

7. Voluntary System of Accountability (VSA ) “A collective, voluntary response to the contention from government officials that a lack of useful data hinders policymakers, students and the public from making informed decisions” (http://www.voluntarysystem.org) A World-Class Education, A World-Class City

8. VSA College Portrait 1.Consumer information 2.Student experiences and perceptions 3.Student learning outcomes A World-Class Education, A World-Class City

9. Illinois Board of Higher Education (IBHE) Data Book Resource Allocation and Management Program (RAMP) Cost Studies Institutional Profiles Enrollments & Degrees System The Public University Administrator and Faculty Salary and Benefits Database Degree Program Inventory A World-Class Education, A World-Class City

10. Illinois Longitudinal Data System (ILDS) Track the outcomes of Illinois students ILDS is defined by Public Act 96-0107 and enabled through federal funding Links student test scores, length of enrollment and graduation records over time. A World-Class Education, A World-Class City

11. National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data related to education in the U.S. and other nations. U.S. Department of Education and the Institute of Education Sciences. Fulfills a Congressional mandate to collect, collate, analyze, and report complete statistics on the condition of American education A World-Class Education, A World-Class City

12. Key Resources

13. Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) A World-Class Education, A World-Class City

14. What Data are Available in IPEDS? Institutional characteristics Enrollment Student financial aid Degrees conferred Student persistence Human resources

15. Other Sources of Data Specialized Consortia/Associations  The Association of American Universities Data Exchange: http://aaude.org/http://aaude.org/  Council of Independent Colleges (CIC):http://www.cic.edu/makingthecase/index.asphttp://www.cic.edu/makingthecase/index.asp Accountability tools  Voluntary System of Accountability (VSA)  University and College Accountability Network (UCAN) Consortium for Student Retention Data Exchange (CSRDE) Cooperative Institutional Research Program (CIRP)

16. Questions A World-Class Education, A World-Class City