The Office of Financial Planning, Institutional Research and Assessment facilitates the university’s planning, budgetary and strategic initiatives by coordinating institutional research, institutional assessment and student learning assessment activities. The office serves as a comprehensive source of information about The Catholic University of America. Information and research originating within the office serves to: facilitate university planning; inform policy recommendations and decision-making; support the university’s strategic plan and accreditation; and inform the planning and improvement of curricular and co-curricular experiences.

To view our library of statistical data about Catholic University, please select a tile below or visit our PIR Library Site directly (cua.edu login required).

• Statistical Profiles

  The Statistical Profiles are updated annually and present current and historical information about students, faculty, staff, academic programs, academic support, physical plant, tuition, financial aid and university finances. Data included in the Statistical Profiles support university-wide planning efforts as well as provide individual academic units with planning and management information.

   

• Course Evaluations

  At the end of every semester, students are invited to provide feedback on courses, classrooms and instructors through online questionnaires. In addition to soliciting responses to set questions, the questionnaires also allow for open-ended observations about perceived strengths of the course and instructor, suggestions for possible improvements, and any other comments the student might wish to make about the course. Course evaluations from Spring 2003 to Fall 2012 can be found on the old website. Course evaluations from Summer 2014 to current can be found on the new website.

• Dashboards

  Discover new trends and insights from University data using self-service interactive dashboards. These data visualizations provide on the fly capabilities to summarize, compare, filter, and drill down into the data. Analyze data about admissions, enrollment, retention, and more. University log-in required.

• Common Data Set

  The Common Data Set (CDS) is a collaborative effort between publishers and the higher education community to improve the quality and consistency of information reported in college guide books. The CDS consists of a series of standard data items and definitions that are compiled annually by all participating institutions. Participating publishers include: The College Board, Peterson's, and U.S. News and World Report.

   

• Surveys

  The Office of Financial Planning, Institutional Research and Assessment annually conducts a number of surveys to assess the educational experiences and outcomes of students. These surveys include: The Undergraduate and Graduate Alumni Surveys, and the Classroom Survey of Student Engagement.

   

• Outcomes

  We participate in several national surveys of student engagement and subscribe to databases that provide information on alumni outcomes. For links to The National Survey of Student Engagement, The CIRP Freshman Survey, National Student Clearinghouse data, and Emsi Alumni Insight, follow this link.

• Assessment

  As a result of two closely-related initiatives – major assessment findings reports and annual key assessment findings documents - departments/Schools document on a set schedule (every five years and annually) that they have reviewed specific quantitative and qualitative data and, then, reflected and commented on the assessment findings and implications for their programs.