AIR Presentations and CAAP Survey

Two of The Office of Institutional Research's presentations made at the 2011 Association for Institutional Research (AIR) Forum in Toronto, Canada are now available for download on our Papers & Presentations page.

We have also added a new survey page for the Collegiate Assessment of Academic Proficiency (CAAP).

President's Operating Budget Plan 2011-12

The President's Operating Budget Plan 2011-12 has been posted. The release of this file allows us to update our links to the budget, the 2011-12 tuition rates and the Fringe/Graduate Assistant Tuition Fringe Rates. These files can all be found under Tuition and Finance Data.

Updated: Annual Tuition Files/Assessment Plan

We have added the 2011-12 Academic year to the annual tuition rate reports. Also, the Office's assessment plan has been updated to reflect the latest changes, though this file is still to be considered a draft.

Students Studying Abroad: Summer 2011 Term Loaded

The Students Studying Abroad: Summer 2011 Term data has been loaded. This added all of the May Session 2011 and Summer Session 2011 enrollment, which is about 50% of the study abroad enrollment for the University of Minnesota.

Enrollment Map - Mapping Differences

The Enrollment Map has been updated to include two more data views: One Year Difference and Five Year Difference. While the Normalized data view provides a "local impact" at a glance, the difference views show the change over time. The view can reflect a population change (e.g. more students coming from suburban Twin Cities counties because of growth), or results of a recruiting effort (e.g. Undergraduates students from China)

To change the view use the "View" prompt on the far right hand side of the screen (pictured below).

Released: May Session 2011 Enrollment

The 2011 May Session Term enrollment data has been released. This report is an Excel file as opposed to the full web-based reports.

May Session Enrollment Reports will become available on this page moving forward.

2011 AIR Forum

Several UMN employees presented at the 51st Forum of the Association for Institutional Research (AIR). The Forum is the largest annual conference for institutional research professionals and this year it featured more than 350 concurrent sessions and 60 poster sessions, along with several workshops, professional meetings, and professional development opportunities.

Among the UMN staff in attendance, Len Goldfine and Peter Radcliffe presented "Apples to Apples: Using AAUDE Faculty-by-CIP Data to Account for Discipline Differences in Faculty Salaries" and Christina Frazier and Peter Radcliffe presented "Analyzing Your Financial Health: A Model for Applying Long-Range Planning Scenarios." Additionally, Cathy Wambach and Ronald Huesman presented "Assessing the Impact of a First-Year Learning Community for Less-Prepared and Well-Prepared Students at a Research University" while Krista Soria and Ronald Huesman presented "First-Generation Students' Academic and Social Engagement at Large, Public Research Universities."