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Analytics, Institutional Research, & Effectiveness

We provide the university with engaging institutional information to advance strategic aims and promote effectiveness.

KU by the Numbers

What We Do

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STRATEGIC PLANNING

institutional strategic plan development
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OFFICIAL & EXTERNAL REPORTING

federal & state reporting
publicly available facts & figures
official data requests
documentation of longitudinal trends
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DATA ENGINEERING

enterprise data warehouse
data extraction & modeling
data application & security administration

What we do

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SERVICE DELIVERY & PROCESS IMPROVEMENT

industry benchmark research
service level agreements development
metric tracking solutions
Bus and tulips on campus

DATA ANALYTICS & RESEARCH

data visualization & dashboards
large scale institutional studies
internal operational reporting
policy research
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DATA GOVERNANCE & LITERACY

self service analytics
data definitions & catalog
campus education
data council leadership

What we do

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PROJECT LEADERSHIP & CHANGE MANAGEMENT

strategic project initiative leadership
change management framework development & execution
project risk mitigation & resource accountability
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FACULTY ACTIVITY REPORTING

data systems administration
reporting & analysis
faculty review process support
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INSTITUTIONAL SURVEYS

survey calendar coordination
institution-wide survey development & administration
survey result analysis & advising

Stats

29,355
Student Head Count

Fall 2023, All Campuses
6,636
Degrees Awarded

FY 2023, All Campuses - excludes certificates
9,928
Faculty & Staff

Fall 2023, All Campuses - excludes student employees

Stats 2

85.1%
One-Year Retention Rate

Fall 2022 First-time Freshmen
$11,700
Resident UG Tuition & Fees

AY 2023-24
$303.6M
Total Externally Funded Research Expenditures

FY 2022

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