Office of Institutional Research

Common UW-L Data Requests

Our Institutional Researcher provides academic university data on a variety of topics. The most common academic data requests are available below.

UW-L's VSA College Portrait Fall 2007 - Voluntary System of Accountability (VSA) communicates information on the undergraduate student experience through a common web reporting template. VSA is a partnership between the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) and the National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges (NASULGC).
Fact Sheets - One page sets of data that are commonly requested from the Institutional Researcher.
By the Numbers: Focus on Facts Newsletter UW-L's Office of Institutional Research newsletter.
Common Data Sets - UW-L's annual responses to common core of questions used by many of the larger publishers.
Peer Comparisons - Data about UW-L's peer institutions.

Other UW-L Data Sources

Administration and Finance
- Business Services. Financial and budget information.
- Human Resources Personnel related inquires such as TAI data.
Affirmative Acton and Diversity Diversity data.
- Campus Climate Campus surveys and other related data.

Equity Scorecard Study that assessed progress toward the diversity goals stated in UW System's Plan 2008.
- By the Numbers Equity Scorecard Editions

Working with Institutional Research Data

Accessing Data on the O:/ Drive Shared Files (only available to those on campus)
Creating a PivotTables in Excel 2007

General Institutional Research Resources

If you have additional academic data needs, please contact Teri Hinds. Requests for data should be submitted in writing or by email no less than 5 business days prior to when the data will be needed; more complex requests will require additional time.