Office of Institutional Research

Links of Interest

National

Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) - The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) (20 U.S.C. § 1232g; 34 CFR Part 99) is a Federal law that protects the privacy of student education records. The law applies to all schools that receive funds under an applicable program of the U.S. Department of Education.

National Center for Education Statistics - NCES is the primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data that are related to education in the United States and other nations.

NSF Division of Science Resources Studies - Publications, data, and analyses about the nation's science and engineering resources.

The Association for Institutional Research - The Association for Institutional Research (AIR) is a professional association of more than 3,100 institutional researchers, planners, and decision-makers from higher education institutions around the world. AIR exists to benefit its members and help advance research that will improve the understanding, planning, and operation of higher education institutions.

IPEDS - The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, established as the core postsecondary education data collection program for NCES, is a system of surveys designed to collect data from all primary providers of postsecondary education. IPEDS is a single, comprehensive system designed to encompass all institutions and educational organizations whose primary purpose is to provide postsecondary education. The IPEDS system is built around a series of interrelated surveys to collect institution-level data in such areas as enrollments, program completions, faculty, staff, and finances.

The Association of College and Research Libraries - The core purpose of the Association of College & Research Libraries is to lead academic and research librarians and libraries in advancing learning and scholarship.

First Gov.Gov - US Government Official Web Portal

Regional:Countries:United States:Education:Colleges and Universities:Public by State Yahoo search of Public Institutions by State.

Education Statistics Yahoo search on Education Statistics.

Regional

Southern Association for Institutional Research - The Southern Association for Institutional Research (SAIR) is dedicated to the advancement of research leading to improved understanding, planning, and operation of institutions of post-secondary education. SAIR provides a forum for the dissemination of information and interchange of ideas on problems of common interest in the field of institutional research.

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools - The Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools is the recognized regional accrediting body in the eleven U.S. Southern states (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia) and in Latin America for those institutions of higher education that award associate, baccalaureate, master's or doctoral degrees.

State

The Texas Association for Institutional Research - The Texas Association for Institutional Research (TAIR) is the professional organization supporting institutional research, planning, evaluation, and policy analysis in Texas institutions of higher education.

The University of Texas System - News, reports, and other valuable information about the University of Texas System.

The University of Texas Systems Key Statistical Information - These reports contain information on financial management, human resources, investments, students, research expenditures, and technology transfer.

The University of Texas Statistical Handbook - The Statistical Handbook is designed as a reference document with basic student, faculty, staff, degree, semester credit hour and financial information for the nine academic and six health-related institutions and The University of Texas System as a whole. Where available, data are reported for the most recent six years so that trends can be identified.

The 2006 Texas Fact Book from the Legislative Budget Board (LBB) - The LBB produces this Fact Book which contains key demographic information on the Texas population and Texas in general. It has sections pertaining to Population, Income, Revenue, Exports, Spending, and other information that are useful for doing research and reporting on Texas.

Local

City of San Antonio Home Page - Information about the city of San Antonio such as City Council Agendas, News Releases, Statistics, and other useful information relating to the city.

UTSA Today - Current news about The University of Texas at San Antonio.