The Institutional Research and Assessment Group:

a) carries out research projects of interest to the College administration. These projects include surveys of students and alumni and the collection and analysis of data about Oxy and similar schools.

b) acts as a resource to guide the assessment of all College programs including academic, co-curricular, and administrative.  

c) monitors and provides leadership for the College's retention efforts. 

d) assists academic programs by providing data to be used in academic program reviews.

e) serves as resource and monitors WASC Accreditation efforts.

Both the Director of Institutional Research (Mike Tamada) and the Director of Assessment and Retention (vacant) have offices in Johnson 105.
 
Current Survey Results

Academic Program Review

---Calendar for Program Review
--- Guidelines
---Academic Assessment Plans

Some of the data and reports assembled by the Office of Institutional Research are accessible to the public:

- Baccalaureate Origins of Doctoral Recipients, 8^th edition (1998) from Franklin and Marshall College: bacorg98.pdf

 - Possible majors of incoming students, Fall 2000 

- Faculty Workload Study, Academic Years 2000 & 2001 (Oxy only)