About IRADS

Mission

The Office of Institutional Research, Analytics, and Decision Support (IRADS) collects, maintains, analyzes, interprets, and disseminates data regarding characteristics, operations, and policies of the University of Louisville (UofL). IRADS is the repository for official University data. IRADS produces timely, accurate and unbiased statistical analyses regarding UofL in response to requests for information from key constituency groups both within and outside the University.

 

Our Team (Staff Bios - link)

 Office of Academic Planning and Accountability Organizational Chart  (pdf)

  • Becky S. Patterson, Executive Director & Lead Statistician, Institutional Research, Analytics, and Decision Support
  • Erika C. Ruffin, Associate Director & Statistician, Institutional Research, Analytics, and Decision Support
  • Lisa K. Horn, Associate Director, Strategic Planning and Operations, Institutional Research, Analytics, and Decision Support
  • Stephen Fry, Assistant Director, Institutional Research, Analytics, and Decision Support
  • Shari K. Barrow, Project and Logistics Coordinator
  • Katie Bixby, Senior Analyst
  • Linda Hou, Senior Analyst
  • Justin Johnson, Senior Analyst

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IRADS Conference Publications (link)

 

IRADS Project Calendar

January

Internal Reporting
  • APS Budget Model Reconciliation (student credit hours)
  • APS Workshops
  • Blue Survey - user training
  • Covid dashboard (vaccinations & testing)
  • HR Index
  • Reconciliation of final credit hours for budget model (APS/PeopleSoft)
  • School of Nursing - Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
  • Student credit hours for University Parking
  • Student retention analysis - Greek organization membership retention study
  • Student retention analysis - On-campus housing retention study
  • University catalog updates (CourseLeaf)
 External Reporting
  • AAUP Faculty Compensation Survey
  • Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) - annual report
  • American Statistical Association (ASA) - Academic Salary Survey
  • Bureau of Labor Statistics (2 reports)
  • Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) - annual report
  • CUPA - Faculty Salary Survey for Four-Year Colleges and Universities
  • CUPA - Administrators in Higher Education Salary Survey
  • CUPA - Professionals in Higher Education Salary Survey
  • Interfolio data loads
  • Oklahoma State University (OSU) Faculty Salary Survey

February

Internal Reporting
  • Academic and administrative unit diversity scorecards
  • APS Budget Model Reconciliation (student credit hours)
  • CardSmart Progress Reports
  • Cost of attendance analysis - annual update
  • Covid dashboard (vaccinations & testing)
  • Faculty salary benchmark/peer institution analysis
  • HR Index
  • Mortar Board Recruitment list
  • University of Louisville Budget Book - annual update
  • University catalog updates (CourseLeaf)
 External Reporting
  • American Mathematical Society (AMS) - Enrollment and Undergraduate Degrees Profile
  • Bureau of Labor Statistics (2 reports)
  • Business Week Undergraduate Survey
  • Council of Graduate Schools (CGS) Survey of Graduate Enrollment and Degrees
  • Interfolio data loads
  • KY Council on Postsecondary Education - Performance Funding Reconciliation
  • NSF-NIH Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering
  • Peterson's Survey of Undergraduate Institutions
  • The Princeton Review's CDS & RDS
  • US Department of Education - 200% graduation rates
  • US Department of Education - Admissions
  • US Department of Education - Graduation rates
  • US Department of Education - Outcome measures
  • US Department of Education - Student financial aid

March

Internal Reporting
  • "About the University" undergraduate catalog update
  • APS Budget Model Reconciliation (student credit hours)
  • Blue Survey - user training
  • College of Arts and Sciences - student/faculty data compilation
  • Covid dashboard (vaccinations & testing)
  • Credit hour analysis by course subject
  • Distance Education - analysis of students enrolled in online courses
  • HR Index
  • Microsoft Campus Agreement
  • Tuition and fees subcommittee - analysis for modeling revenue
  • Tuition revenue sharing agreement - update of analysis
  • University catalog updates (CourseLeaf)
 External Reporting
  • Bloomberg Survey of Business Schools
  • Bloomberg Survey of MBA Programs
  • Bureau of Labor Statistics (2 reports)
  • Consortium for Student Retention Data Exchange (CSRDE) at the University of Oklahoma retention study
  • Council of Graduate Schools (CGS) International Graduate Admissions Survey
  • Interfolio data loads
  • KY Council on Postsecondary Education - Course inventory
  • KY Council on Postsecondary Education - Fall grades
  • KY Council on Postsecondary Education - Spring enrollment
  • KY Council on Postsecondary Education - Performance Funding Reconciliation
  • Peterson's Annual Survey of Undergraduate Financial Aid
  • State Authorization - data update
  • The Princeton Review's Best Business Schools
  • The Princeton Review's Best Law Schools
  • The Princeton Review's Top Entrepreneurial Programs: Graduate
  • Wintergreen Orchard House Survey of Four-Year Colleges and Universities

April

Internal Reporting
  • Academic Program Review - completion of statistical templates - academic program assessment
  • APS Budget Model Reconciliation (student credit hours)
  • APS Workshops
  • Covid dashboard (vaccinations & testing)
  • HR Index
  • Spring course evaluations (evaluation administration and report publication) course evaluations
  • Title II - annual report
  • University catalog updates (CourseLeaf)
 External Reporting
  • ACT Graduate/Professional School Questionnaire
  • ACT Institutional Data Questionnaire
  • ACT Undergraduate School Questionnaire
  • Bureau of Labor Statistics (2 reports)
  • Commission on the Status of Women - Annual Brochure
  • Engineering Workforce Commission (EWC) Engineering and Technology Enrollments
  • KY Council on Postsecondary Education - Supplemental workforce data collection
  • Louisville Magazine's College Guide
  • Peterson's Survey of Graduate and Professional Programs
  • The Chronicle's Great Colleges to Work For
  • US Department of Education - Fall enrollment
  • US Department of Education - Human resources
  • US Department of Education - Libraries
  • Interfolio data loads

May

Internal Reporting
  • Admissions Viewbook - annual update
  • APS Budget Model Reconciliation (student credit hours)
  • Cards Analytics data visualization updates
  • Covid dashboard (vaccinations & testing)
  • Honors Viewbook - annual update
  • HR Index
  • Publish University Catalog (CourseLeaf)
  • Reconciliation of final credit hours for budget model (APS/PeopleSoft)
  • Student credit hours for University Parking
  • Transfer Viewbook - annual update
  • Oracle Campus Agreement
 External Reporting
  • Bureau of Labor Statistics (2 reports)
  • Interfolio data loads
  • KY Council on Postsecondary Education – Performance Funding Reconciliation
  • National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) - annual report
  • Peterson's Annual Graduate Survey
  • Peterson's Interim Tuition Updates
  • Peterson's Survey of Sustainability Efforts in Higher Education
  • US News and World Report Financial Aid Survey
  • US News and World Report Main Survey

June

Internal Reporting
  • APS Budget Model Reconciliation (student credit hours)
  • Bureau of Labor Statistics (2 reports)
  • Covid dashboard (vaccinations & testing)
  • Faculty load by unit and department - annual update
  • HR Index
  • Summer course evaluations
  • Transfer Workout Group - annual report
 External Reporting
  • American Mathematical Society (AMS) - Enrollment by Gender and Race/Ethnicity
  • American Mathematical Society (AMS) - Survey of Doctorates Granted
  • Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) - Accounting Programs Questionnaire
  • Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) - annual report
  • Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) - Business School
  • Bureau of Labor Statistics (2 reports)
  • Questionnaire
  • Cambridge Associates Freshman Financial Aid & Admissions Survey
  • Cambridge Associates Student Charges Survey
  • Interfolio data loads
  • National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ) - annual update
  • Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) COC Accreditation data

July

Internal Reporting
  • APS Budget Model Reconciliation (student credit hours)
  • APS Workshops
  • Covid dashboard (vaccinations & testing)
  • Cultural Center - annual report update
  • HR Index
  • Summer course evaluations
 External Reporting
  • Bureau of Labor Statistics (2 reports)
  • Business First Public Sectors Employee Survey
  • Council of Graduate Schools (CGS) International Graduate Admissions Survey II
  • Interfolio data loads
  • KY Council on Postsecondary Education - Entrance exam file
  • KY Council on Postsecondary Education - Transfer file
  • University of Virginia Annual Tuition and Fees Survey

August

Internal Reporting
  • "UofL at a Glance" update
  • APS Budget Model Reconciliations (student credit hours)
  • Blue Survey - user training
  • College of Arts and Sciences - incoming student profile
  • College of Arts and Sciences - student/faculty data compilation
  • Covid dashboard (vaccinations & testing)
  • Credit hour analysis by course subject
  • HR Index
  • Incoming student profile
  • Predictive enrollment model - score of incoming first-time student cohort
  • Reconciliation of final credit hours for budget model (APS/PeopleSoft)
  • Student credit hours for University Parking
  • Summer course evaluations
  • Tuition revenue sharing agreement - update of analysis
  • Welcome Weekend Initiatives data - annual
 External Reporting
  • Best for Vets Colleges Survey
  • Best Vets Business School Survey
  • Bureau of Labor Statistics (2 reports)
  • Distance Education - analysis of students enrolled in online courses
  • Higher Education Directory
  • Interfolio data loads
  • KY Council on Postsecondary Education - Course inventory
  • KY Council on Postsecondary Education - Degrees conferred
  • KY Council on Postsecondary Education - Spring grades
  • KY Council on Postsecondary Education - Summer enrollment
  • KY Council on Postsecondary Education - Tuition waiver for foster and adopted children
  • Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) COC Accreditation data
  • State Authorization - data update

September

Internal Reporting
  • APS Budget Model Reconciliation (student credit hours)
  • Covid dashboard (vaccinations & testing)
  • HR Index
  • "State of the University" data
  • Mortar Board Recruitment list
  • President's Outreach Tour - data update
 External Reporting
  • Bureau of Labor Statistics (2 reports)
  • Business First Graduate Business Programs
  • Business First of Louisville's Colleges and Universities
  • Business Week MBA Surveys
  • Business Week Undergraduate Survey
  • Interfolio data loads
  • Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) - Student Financial Aid Questionnaire
  • US News and World Report - Best Online Bachelor's Programs Survey
  • US News and World Report - Best Online Graduate Business Programs Survey
  • US News and World Report - Best Online Graduate Computer Information Technology Programs Survey
  • US News and World Report - Best Online Graduate Education Programs Survey
  • US News and World Report - Best Online Graduate Engineering Programs Survey
  • US News and World Report - Best Online Graduate Nursing Programs Survey
  • 6-year graduation rate
  • First-year retention rate

October

Internal Reporting
  • American Bar Association (ABA) - annual report
  • APS Budget Model Reconciliation (student credit hours)
  • APS Workshops
  • CardSmart Progress Reports
  • Covid dashboard (vaccinations & testing)
  • HR Index
  • Moody's Annual Supplementary Information
  • Moody's Investor Service data
  • Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) COC Accreditation data
 External Reporting
  • Barron’s Profiles of American Colleges
  • Bureau of Labor Statistics (2 reports)
  • Council of Graduate Schools (CGS) International Graduate Admissions Survey III
  • Engineering Workforce Commission (EWC) Engineering and Technology Degrees Conferred
  • Interfolio data loads
  • KY Council on Postsecondary Education - Licensure and certification exam report
  • University of Wyoming Annual Tuition and Fees Survey
  • US Department of Education - 12-month enrollment
  • US Department of Education - Completions
  • US Department of Education - Institutional characteristics

November

Internal Reporting
  • APS Budget Model Reconciliation (student credit hours)
  • Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health (ASPH) - annual report
  • Covid dashboard (vaccinations & testing)
  • Fall course evaluations
  • HR Index
  • National Association of Schools of Music (NASM) - annual report
  • Oracle Campus Agreement
  • Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) COC Accreditation data
 External Reporting
  • Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) - Global Salary Survey
  • Bureau of Labor Statistics (2 reports)
  • Faculty/Staff Employee extract - annual census
  • Interfolio data loads
  • Jackson Lewis (EEO files)
  • KY Council on Postsecondary Education - Course inventory
  • KY Council on Postsecondary Education - Facilities building/room record
  • KY Council on Postsecondary Education - Fall enrollment
  • KY Council on Postsecondary Education - Land holdings
  • KY Council on Postsecondary Education - Student financial aid
  • KY Council on Postsecondary Education - Summer grades
  • US News and World Report - Survey of Best Graduate Schools (Business)
  • US News and World Report - Survey of Best Graduate Schools (Education)
  • US News and World Report - Survey of Best Graduate Schools (Engineering)
  • US News and World Report - Survey of Best Graduate Schools (Law)
  • US News and World Report - Survey of Best Graduate Schools (Nursing)

December

Internal Reporting
  • American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) - annual report
  • APS Budget Model Reconciliation (student credit hours)
  • Blue Survey - user training
  • Cards Analytics Data Visualization updates
  • College of Arts and Sciences - student/faculty data compilation
  • Common Data Set
  • Covid dashboard (vaccinations & testing)
  • Credit hour analysis by course subject
  • HR Index
  • Just the Facts publication
  • Presidential scorecard (OOP) (data and goal-setting)
  • Red Barn Alumni and Torchbearer - Scholarship data
  • Strategic Planning Annual Targets (data update)
  • Tuition revenue sharing agreement - update of analysis
 External Reporting
  • American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) - Survey of Engineering and Engineering Technology Programs
  • American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) - Survey of Faculty Salaries
  • Bureau of Labor Statistics (2 reports)
  • Distance Education - analysis of students enrolled in online courses
  • Diversity assessment - annual update to the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education
  • College Board's Annual Survey of Colleges
  • Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) - Standards Analysis - annual report
  • Interfolio data loads
  • KY Council on Postsecondary Education - Facilities utilization
  • Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) COC Institutional Profile
  • State Authorization - data update
  • The Princeton Review's Guide to Green Schools


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