Assessment of Institutional Effectiveness (Campus Statistics)
The Office of Institutional Effectiveness at SUNY Potsdam believes that Institutional Assessment activities must be grounded in sound research strategies and that the primary objective of assessment is to produce
information that can be used for decision making and institutional improvement.
In many ways, the following information represents a "work in progress" as we transition towards an ultimate technology using data dashboards with key performance indicators. In providing the information on this website, we are striving for simplicity and clarity in communication of institutional assessment results. As you use these data to inform strategic planning, decision-making and resource allocation, and you have further questions regarding the validity, reliability, confidence intervals, tests of significance or other psycho-metrics related to the assessment tools used, please do not hesitate to contact the Office of Institutional Effectiveness for specifics.
Assessment of Academic Departments & Programs
Campus Statistics
Academic Department Profile (Trends)
Provide five year trends of academic department statistics. The data includes: Academic Credits Generated, Student and Faculty FTE Generated, Number of Majors and Minors Student/Faculty Ratio's.
Daily Statistical Reports
Contains student headcount, credit hours generated and generated student FTE statistics on a daily basis for the term specified. The report will be updated daily once the term begins and will continue to be updated until the census date is reached for that term (campus access only).
The Student Fact Book
Provides five year Fall term enrollment trend data for total, undergraduate, graduate, academic program enrollment, degrees granted and retention/graduation data.
The Academic Major Stats
Provide reports of academic major statistics. The data includes breakouts by age, gender, ethnicity within major. Included is average high school GPA, rank, average test scores, and average transfer GPA by major. Also included is one year persistence and graduation rates within major.
The Common Data Set (CDS)
Provides a variety of statistical information that is used to complete national surveys. This data is collected on an annual basis.
Workforce Statistics
The Office of Human Resources and Employment in collaboration with the Office of Institutional Effectiveness, compile a Workforce Statistics Report of Faculty and Employee trend data including workforce demographics, hiring statistics, and FTE by Department.
Workforce Statistics 2011-2012
Workforce Statistics 2010-2011
Student Career Planning/Tracking Report
This link includes annual surveys of SUNY Potsdam graduates and their respective employment going back to 2001. Reports include methodology and reliability information.
http://www.potsdam.edu/offices/career/faculty/report.cfm
Financial Resource Transparency
This link includes the allocation of resources through individual accounts. The threads follow, as closely as possible, the organizational chart for the College. Some inconsistencies may exist when an office listed on the organizational chart is not responsible for a campus account.
Note: The following documents are accessible only by On Campus computers.
To access these documents externally you must utilize SUNY Potsdam's Virtual Private Network (VPN).
http://www.potsdam.edu/faculty/campusresources/resourcetransparency/index.cfm
SUNY Potsdam Surveys
National Study of Student Engagement (NSSE)
The National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) collects information annually from samples of first year and senior students about the nature and quality of their undergraduate experience. Since its inception, nearly 1,400 baccalaureate-granting colleges and universities in the US and Canada have used NSSE to measure the extent to which students engage in effective educational practices that are empirically linked with learning ,personal development, and used by faculty administrators, researchers,and others for institutional improvement,accountability and related purposes.
Student Opinion Survey (SOS)
The primary purpose of the SOS is to inform administrators about the status of the college's academic, student, and administrative programs, services and facilities as perceived by undergraduate students. Campus administrators use this information to identify areas that need attention and/or further analysis. The SOS also identifies areas that are meeting and/or exceeding expectations and data are collected every 3 years.
Cooperative Institutional Research Program Freshman Survey (CIRP)
For over 2 decades, SUNY Potsdam has participated in the Cooperative Institutional Research Program (CIRP) Freshman Survey. Freshman complete the survey during the summer orientation sessions in July. This annual data provides valuable profile regarding the background, attitudes, behavior and aspirations of an incoming cohort of students. Data analyzed over several years also inform faculty and College administration of important trends.
Special Projects and Reports:
From time to time, the Office of Institutional Effectiveness will support various ad hoc campus data collection activities and often these data are valuable and informative resources to share.