Institutional Assessment
AU Institutional Assessment Plan:
AU's Institutional Assessment Plan can be accessed here.
AU Data Resources:
Academic Data Reference Book
The Office of Institutional Research & Assessment is pleased to present the web edition of the Academic Data Reference Book (ADRB). The goal of this publication is to provide the university community with reliable and useful information about enrollment, faculty, and related academic topics.
We extend our thanks to those individuals and offices that contributed suggestions, information, and other assistance in the preparation of the Academic Data Reference Book.
If you have suggestions about other information you would like to see in the ADRB, or about ways we could present the data that would make it more accessible or useful, please contact us.
If you have any questions regarding the information provided, please contact David Kaib at (202) 885-6157.
Academic Data Reference Book 2009
Common Data Set
The Annual Survey of Colleges is a yearly survey of colleges, universities, vocational/technical, and graduate schools, the objective of which is obtain information that is important for potential students. It covers both the information that potential students want to know, and the information that the institutions feel that students should know. AU's results are available in the Common Data Set.
For more information, visit the website of the College Board.
Eagledata
Eagledata is American University’s data warehouse. Access is limited to AU faculty and staff. To learn more about Eagledata, click here. To access Eagledata, click here.
External Data Resources:
IPEDS
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) is a postsecondary education data collection program. College Navigator is a web-based database containing specific information about 7,000 universities nation-wide. College Navigator is designed to help prospective college students and their parents distinguish the differences between universities and to assess the costs in attending these universities.
UCAN
U.S. News "America's Best Colleges"
U.S. News and World Report offers its college rankings for parents and prospective students each year. To compare AU to other colleges and universities, see America's Best Colleges.
Rankings
Assessing Strategic Plan:
Survey Research:
Office of Institutional Research and Assessment has developed a comprehensive survey program designed to gather information about student backgrounds, and their experiences while at and after they graduate from American University. In addition, student satisfaction and evaluation information is also collected.
The following are descriptions of each of the surveys that are a part of the program, along with some of the most recent survey results.
National Survey of Student Engagement
Your First College Year Survey
Accreditation:
In order to view many of these documents, you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader, which you can download for free here.
