Resources - Institutional Research
RWU Office of Institutional Research (IR) developed a list of valuable externally based resources to support members of the RWU community in daily research, planning, and assessment activities. Contact IR for assistance in planning and executing your project.
Government Data Sources
- IPEDS College Navigator
- IPEDS Use the Data
- National Center for Education Statistics
- National Science Foundation
- U.S. Census
- U.S. Department of Education
- U.S. Department of Labor
Organizations that Study Higher Education Issues
- American Association for Higher Education (AAHE)
- American Association of University Professors (AAUP)
- American Council on Education (ACE)
- American Educational Research Association (AERA)
- Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE)
- Association of Research Libraries Statistics (ARL)
- Carnegie Foundation
- Center for Measuring University Performance
- Consortium for Student Retention Data Exchange (CSRDE)
- Council of Independent Colleges (CIC)
- Education Policy Institute (EPI)
- Higher Education Research Institute (HERI) at UCLA
- Institute of International Education
- National Academies
- National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO)*
- National Center for Higher Education Management Systems (NCHEMS)
- National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education
- National Information Center for Higher Education Policymaking and Analysis
- National Research Council
- National Student Clearinghouse*
- National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE)*
NCAA Academics & Athletics - WebCaspar Science & Engineering Statistics
Accrediting Organizations
College Guides and Publications
- College Board
- Peterson's College Search & Graduate Program Search
- Princeton Review College Rankings
- US News Rankings & Guides