The Office of Institutional Research, Planning, and Assessment (IRPA) provides essential
information about the University of Maryland for the purposes of decision-making, policy
analysis, strategic planning, mandated reporting, and academic program review. We capture
data on faculty, staff, students, and finances and use them to characterize the institution
in quantitative ways using nationally accepted definitions. Our office responds to the
institutional reporting needs of the University administration, the academic colleges,
the campus community, the University System of Maryland, the State, the federal government,
and non-governmental, non-profit organizations that support higher education research. We
draw on a variety of data collection procedures, information processing methods, analytical
tools, and reporting strategies in our efforts to present information with clarity, validity,
reliability, and value.
To request data not found on this website, please forward your request to:
irpa@umd.edu.
When requesting data please include the following: name, phone number, date needed and
purpose of request.
Click here to learn more about IRPA.
