IRP News

Institutional Research & Planning (IRP) resumed publication of the Biennial Report which had been suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The 2024 Edition introduces IRP staff, their interests, areas of expertise, and accomplishments. You’ll also find information on how IRP uses Institute data for external reporting, including federal and state compliance reporting, and helping units with support for business processes and strategic planning.

Georgia Tech’s 2023 Fact Book is now available on the Institutional Research & Planning (IRP) website. This Fact Book provides information about the Institute, including faculty, student admissions and enrollment, and more for Academic and Fiscal Year 2023-2024. You’ll also find information about tuition, financial aid, and housing, as well as Institute research and finances.

The 2023 Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) Data Feedback Report is available on the Institutional Research & Planning (IRP) website. IPEDS is a set of surveys that collects data from all postsecondary institutions which are eligible to receive Title IV funding across the United States and other U.S. jurisdictions. These data are used by states and the federal government for policy analysis and development and by institutions for benchmarking and peer analysis.

The FY2022 NSF HERD R&D Survey Data was recently published on November 30, 2023, revealing Georgia Tech has moved up nationally in the rankings! In FY2022, Georgia Tech is ranked 17th nationally and 1st among public universities without a medical focus in total research and development expenditures.

IRP presented a session on Where Does Georgia Tech Data Go? This informative discussion touched on the types of data generated by Georgia Tech and how it flows across campus for internal use and outward for use by external parties such as:

The Office of Institutional Research & Planning (IRP) attended SAIR 2023 from October 14-17, 2023, in Point Clear, Alabama. This was the 50th conference of the Southern Association for Institutional Research (SAIR), and several IRP staff gave presentations:

The Office of Institutional Research & Planning (IRP) was in attendance at interactUSG 2023, a University System of Georgia conference for business and technology professionals from the 26 USG institutions and affiliated industry partners. This year's conference was hosted at the Savannah Convention Center in Savannah, Georgia, September 13-15, 2023. Three members of IRP's staff gave presentations:

The National Association of State Budget Officers (NASBO) released a semi-annual report analyzing the fiscal condition of the states, including summary tables of general fund revenues, expenditures, and balances. This spring edition provides an overview of governors' budget proposals. Among the key takeaways for Fiscal 2022:

For six years New America has been collecting data on Americans’ views about higher education for its Varying Degrees survey. Surprisingly, despite significant social, cultural, political, and economic changes, there was remarkably little change in views on the value and opportunities provided by higher education. One area that did change was the perception of online education.

MDRC published a policy brief titled Under Audit: Equity Audits in State Higher Education Finance in June 2022. This brief discusses the potential use of equity audits to identify and address inequities in the distribution of state funds to public institutions of higher learning. Community colleges and other broad access public institutions disproportionately enroll students from underserved populations and rely more heavily on state funds.