Office of Institutional Research,
Assessment, and Data Analytics

Wilson Hall, Room 512
371 Wilson Boulevard
Rochester, MI 48309-4486
(location map)
(248) 370-2387
[email protected]

Benchmarking

OIRA produces research on current issues of interest to the OU community and monitors national data on OU’s standing relative to peer universities. Resources to support topics of interest and to facilitate peer comparisons are available on this page.

National Data

Student Achievement Measure (SAM)
Provides a comprehensive picture of student progress on their path to earning a college degree or certificate using data on current and former OU students matched to the National Student Clearinghouse.

NCES College Navigator
Provides a profile of Oakland (and other colleges/universities of interest) using information reported to IPEDS.

College Board
Provides a profile of Oakland (and other colleges/universities of interest) using information from College Board's Annual Survey of Colleges, and supplemented with some data from federal and state agencies.

College Scorecard
Presents summary information for Oakland (and other colleges/universities of interest) including cost, graduation rates, financial aid, salary after completing, fields of study, and student profile information.