The Strategic Analytics and Decision Support team (also known as the STRANDS team and formerly known as the Office of Institutional Research) provides research and analysis support for the President’s Office, the University Board of Trustees, the UMass campuses, and external constituencies. Institutional Research works closely with the five UMass campuses to collect, analyze, and distribute data that supports system-wide planning and decision-making, policy development, and evaluation.
Strategic Analytics and Decision Support (STRANDS) Reports
The following five STRANDS publications are updated annually: Annual Report, UMass Facts Sheets, Student Profile, Annual Indicators Report and the R&D Expenditures Report.
Resources
- Association for Institutional Research
- Economic Diversity of Colleges
- Grapevine
- Internet Resources for Higher Education Outcomes Assessment
- Massachusetts Department of Education
- Massachusetts Board of Higher Education
- National Center for Education Statistics
- National Science Foundation
- NCHEMS Information Center
- North East Association for Institutional Research
- State Higher Education Executive Officers
- The Education Trust- College Results Online
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS)
- U.S. Census Bureau
- U.S. Department of Education
- U.S. Department of Labor
- National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics (NCSES) Data