The mission of the Office of Institutional Research (OIR) is to support decision-making, planning, and evaluation activities of Capital University leadership by conducting studies related to ongoing academic affairs and institutional effectiveness.

This mission is achieved by performing the following functions:

• Support planning activities of the University
• Develop and maintain a research cycle of institutional studies that support University goals
• Build and maintain a University information repository
• Provide information/analyses related to enrollment targets
• Supply information/data pertinent to accreditation reports
• Locate and summarize information on peer institutions
• Provide decision support and design ad hoc studies to meet developing University priorities
• Serve as the primary liaison with federal and state agencies
• Participate in the ongoing development of databases (i.e., student and faculty datamart) useful to institutional management and longitudinal tracking
• Respond to internal and external data requests
• Identify and inform the University about campus and external higher education trends
• Serve as a campus research design resource

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