Olin Participation in National Surveys

• IPEDS
  • Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
  • Required reporting of statistical data to U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics
  • Includes enrollment, completions, staffing, financial data, etc.
  • Surveys completed in October, January and March
  • Olin data collection coordinated by Ann Schaffner
  • Public access to data http://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/
• AICUM Survey
  • Association of Independent Colleges and Universities in Massachusetts
  • Voluntary
  • Enrollment data
  • Data collection completed in November
  • Olin data collection coordinated by Ann Schaffner
• AITU
  • Association of Independent Technological Universities
  • Voluntary association
  • Includes data on enrollment, finance, admissions, salaries
  • Data collection completed in December
  • Olin data collection coordinated by Ann Schaffner
  • Most data is confidential. Check with Steve Hannabury for more information
• College Student Expectations Questionnaire
  • National survey developed at the University of Indiana
  • Voluntary reporting; Olin specific data released to Olin only
  • Information on students’ expectations about workload, extra-curricular activities and interactions with faculty and staff.
  • Administered to all first-year students during Orientation
  • Olin data collection coordinated by Ann Schaffner
  • Summary of Olin results
  • For more detailed results, please contact Ann Schaffner
• Common Data Set
  • Sponsored by College Board, Peterson's, part of The Thomson Corporation, and Princeton Review. Voluntary reporting
  • Includes enrollment, completions, admissions, faculty, costs, services, student life, etc.
  • Data collection completed in January
• The National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE)
  • National survey developed at the University of Indiana
  • Voluntary reporting; Olin specific data released to Olin only.
  • Assess the extent to which first-year and senior students engage in educational practices associated with high levels of learning and development. NSSE has received considerable national attention as a meaningful measure of educational quality.
  • Administered to all first-year students early in the spring semester, and will be administered to seniors in the future. NSSE.
  • Olin data collection coordinated by Ann Schaffner
  • Summary of Olin 2003 results
  • For more detailed results, please contact Ann Schaffner
• NEASC/CIHE data forms
  • New England Association of Schools and Colleges
  • Required annually for accreditation
  • Includes data on enrollment, faculty, finance
  • Data collection completed in December
  • Olin data collection coordinated by Ann Schaffner
  • Contact Ann Schaffner for more information.
• NEBHE survey
  •    New England Board of Higher Education
  • Basic insitutional information
  • Available to the public in NEBHE directory
  • Olin data collection coordinated by Ann Schaffner