Publications
The Office of Institutional Research produces a series of publications including the following:
- Admissions and Enrollment Report. A statistical report issued semesterly with both a profile of admitted students, and a detailed listing of student majors and course enrollments by department or program and student level.
- Common Data Set (CDS). An annual tool that collects a common set of data for most higher education institutions; many common questions can be answered in this publication, including questions about admissions, transfer students, enrollment, and financial aid.
- Departmental Profiles. Trend analysis (generally 10 years) reported at the departmental level:
- Enrollment - Headcount student majors and full-time equivalent instructed students
- Instructional Activity - Student:faculty ratios
- Sponsored Activity
- Degrees
- Factbook. A reference document for the campus with student, faculty, financial and other institutional data. The Factbook is published biennially with periodic updates available on the web.
- Fact Sheets. One page documents covering a range of topics (e.g., enrollment, student charges).
- Fingertip Directory of Academic Affairs (pdf). A contact information directory of academic affairs by organizational unit.
- UMass at a Glance. This annual publication provides information about students, faculty and staff, and finances and responds to many of the frequently asked questions about the campus.
Not sure what you're looking for? You might try our Topics pages. On our topics pages you can find all of our publications categorized according to common topics.