The Office of Institutional Research and Planning gathers national, regional, and University specific research materials focusing on various aspects of higher education. This collection of materials provides both critical analysis and raw data helpful to those interested in higher education issues.
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National
The Condition of Education:
The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
This report presents indicators of important developments and trends in U.S. education. These indicators focus on participation and persistence in education, student performance and other measures of achievement, the environment for learning, and resources for education. In addition, this year’s volume contains a special analysis that examines changes in student course taking in high school using national transcript data from 1982 to 2005.
Projections of Education Statistics to 2015:The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
This report provides statistics on elementary and secondary schools and degree-granting institutions and includes projections of enrollment, graduates, teachers, and expenditures to the year 2015. The projections in this report were produced by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) to provide researchers, policy analysts, and others with state-level projections developed using a consistent methodology. They are not intended to supplant detailed projections prepared in individual states.
Act On Fact - Using Data To Improve Student Success:Community College Survey of Student Engagement (CCSSE)
This 2006 CCSSE report asks and attempts to answer questions about how community colleges can develop assessment criteria that leads to shared strategies for using data to affect fundamental and positive changes in student outcomes.
Dropout Rates in the United States:2005:The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
This report continues the reporting of statistics first made available with 1988's Dropout Rates in the United States. Extensive data tables provide information about the rate at which U.S. high school students are leaving school without a successful outcome.
Washington State
Drivers for a Successful Technology-Based Economy: Benchmarking Washington’s Performance:Technology Alliance Report
Released in 2006, the report's authors used three "Key Drivers" (Education, Research Capacity, and Entrepreneurial Climate) to compare Washington’s performance as a technology-based economy. This report provides benchmarks relative to peer states on more than 40 indicators. Ample data is illustrated to support their findings.
Educator Supply and Demand in Washington State:Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction
This 2004 report is the third Educator Supply and Demand research study performed in the State of Washington. The intent of this study was to provide data to "inform and shape decisions and activities" related to educator employment from elementary to higher education. The report was prepared by OSPI’s Professional Education and Certification Office in collaboration with the Washington School Personnel Association and American Association for Employment in Education.
Readiness
This 22 page report provides data that surveys the "readiness" of Washington students for higher education. Charts and graphs illustrate data that address several crucial questions such as "How well prepared for higher education are Washington students?", "How do Washington students’ test scores compare by gender?", "What are the trends of college-going rates for racial and ethnic minority students?" among others.
University of Washington
UW Tacoma Freshman Qualification Demographics: Concerns and Facts :Prepared by UW Tacoma Office of Institutional Research and Planning, This report provides data addressing questions regarding the 2007 freshman class.
Preliminary Academic Plan for the UW North Sound Campus :This report provides a view and rationale for establishing a new four-year campus of the University of Washington in the SIS region.
Analysis of the 2007 TCORE Freshman from Autumn '07 to Winter '08 :This analysis of the 197 UW Tacoma TCORE freshmen prepared by UW Tacoma Office of Institutional Research and Planning offers data on student academic performancs after one quarter of study.
2007 All Student and New Freshmen Student Demographics :This Report prepared by UW Tacoma Office of Institutional Research and Planning provides detailed tables describing the 2007 student body including general and specific demographic information and entering freshman SAT and ACt scores.
2008 Presentation of UW Tacoma Retention Data (1991 to present): Also View as PDF documentThis PowerPoint presentation is an analysis of UW Tacoma retention statistics presented to UW Tacoma faculty, staff, and administrators by UW Tacoma Office of Institutional Research and Planning.
