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BENCHMARKING

This page contains resources on where to find information for benchmarking
of academic programs with other Universities.

Data Links to SUS Universities
and FIU Benchmark Universities

Links to Institutional Research Offices and data sets

http://www.fiu.edu/provost/aaproreview/prsusdata.htm

Links to US Colleges and Universities

College Main Pages:

Web US Higher Education, U. Texas: http://www.utexas.edu/world/univ/

American Association of College and Schools Membership List and main page links
http://www.aacu-edu.org/membership/list.cfm

World Wide Colleges and Universities
USC Center for Global Education
http://www.usc.edu/dept/education/globaled/wwcu/

Yahoo Search of Colleges and Schools
http://dir.yahoo.com/Education/Higher_Education/Colleges_and_Universities/

Yahoo List of College and University Web Directories
http://dir.yahoo.com/Education/Higher_Education/Colleges_and_Universities/Web_Directories/

College Catalogs: College Source
http://www.cgf.org/

Thompson and Petersons Information about Colleges and Schools
http://www.petersons.com/ugchannel/

Princeton Review: Explore Schools
http://www.princetonreview.com/

The Chronicle of Higher Education

http://chronicle.com/

Annual Almanac of Higher Education Information
http://chronicle.com/free/almanac/2003/

Contains links to annual almanacs back to 1995.

Institutional Research Offices throughout the Country

Locate university and department level data at comparable or benchmark institutions.

Page maintained by the Association for Institutional research.

         http://airweb2.org/links/offices.cfm

US Department of Education

      http://www.ed.gov

Office of Postsecondary Education: News and Highlights

http://www.ed.gov/offices/OPE/

Directory of State Higher Education Agencies

http://www.ed.gov/Programs/bastmp/SHEA.htm

National Center for Education Statistics

http://nces.ed.gov/

Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System

http://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/

The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) surveys all postsecondary institutions, including universities and colleges, as well as institutions offering technical and vocational education beyond the high school level. This survey, which began in 1986, replaces and expands upon the Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS). Researchers can use IPEDS to analyze information on

1.      Enrollments of students, graduates, first-time freshmen, and graduate and professional students by race/ethnicity and sex.

2.     Institutional revenue and expenditure patterns by source of income and type of expense.

3.    Salaries of full-time faculty by academic rank and tenure.

4.    Completions (awards) by type of program, level of award, race/ethnicity, and sex.

5.    Characteristics of postsecondary institutions, including tuition, calendar systems, etc.

6.     Information on the status of postsecondary vocational education programs.

Education at a Glance

NCES –Statistical Compendia: http://nces.ed.gov/indihome.asp

National Science Foundation

http://www.nsf.gov/

NSF Directorate for Education and Human Resources

http://www.ehr.nsf.gov/

NSF  Documents on-line

http://www.nsf.gov/cgi-bin/pubsys/browser/odbrowse.pl

NSF - Undergraduate Education Division

http://www.ehr.nsf.gov/ehr/due/

NSF Directorate for Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences

http://www.nsf.gov/sbe/

NSF Division of Science Resources Studies - Stats

http://www.nsf.gov/sbe/srs/stats.htm

NSF – Science Resources Studies - Publications

http://www.nsf.gov/sbe/srs/pubdata.htm

Survey of Earned Doctorates (SED)

http://www.nsf.gov/sbe/srs/ssed/start.htm

The Survey of Earned Doctorates (SED) is designed to obtain data on the number and characteristics of individuals receiving research doctoral degrees from U.S. institutions. The results of the survey are used to assess trends in Ph.D. production. Release date: February 1999.

Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering (GSS)

http://www.nsf.gov/sbe/srs/sgss/start.htm

The Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering (GSS) survey obtains data on the number and characteristics of graduate science and engineering (S&E) students enrolled in U.S. institutions. Release date: February 1999

Survey of Doctorate Recipients (SDR)

http://www.nsf.gov/sbe/srs/ssdr/start.htm

The Survey of Doctorate Recipients (SDR) is designed to provide demographic and career history information about individuals with doctoral degrees. Release date: February 1999

National Survey of College Graduates (NSCG)

http://www.nsf.gov/sbe/srs/snscg/start.htm

The National Survey of College Graduates is designed to provide data on the number and characteristics of individuals with training and/or employment in science and engineering in the United States. Release date December 1998

National Survey of Recent College Graduates (NSRCG)

http://www.nsf.gov/sbe/srs/snsrcg/start.htm

The National Survey of Recent College Graduates (NSRCG) provides information about individuals who recently obtained bachelor's or master's degrees in a science or engineering field. Release date: December 1998.

Survey of Federal Funds for Research and Development

http://www.nsf.gov/sbe/srs/sffrd/start.htm

The Survey of Federal Funds for Research and Development is the primary source of information about Federal funding for R&D in the United States. Released

Survey of Federal Science and Engineering Support to Universities, Colleges, and Nonprofit Institutions

http://www.nsf.gov/sbe/srs/sfsucni/start.htm

The Survey of Federal Science and Engineering Support is a congressionally mandated survey that is the only source of comprehensive data on Federal science and engineering funding to individual academic and nonprofit institutions. Released

Survey of Research and Development Expenditures at Universities and Colleges

http://www.nsf.gov/sbe/srs/sseeuc/start.htm

The Survey of Research and Development Expenditures at Universities and Colleges is the primary source of information on separately budgeted research and development expenditures within academia in the United States and outlying areas. The results of the survey are used to assess trends in R&D expenditures. Released

Survey of Industry Research and Development

http://www.nsf.gov/sbe/srs/sird/start.htm

The Survey of Industry Research and Development is the primary source of information on R&D performed by industry within the United States. The results of the survey are used to assess trends in R&D expenditures. Government agencies, corporations, and research organizations use the data to investigate productivity determinants, formulate tax policy, and compare individual company performance with industry averages. Release date: March 1999.

Fedstats

http://www.fedstats.gov/

Fedstats. More than 70 agencies in the United States Federal Government produce statistics of interest to the public. The Federal Interagency Council on Statistical Policy maintains this site to provide easy access to the full range of statistics and information produced by these agencies for public use.

http://www.fedstats.gov/other.html

Other Statistical Web Sites from Fedstats.

National Endowment for the Humanities

http://www.neh.fed.us/  

The National Endowment for the Humanities is a federal agency that supports learning in history, literature, philosophy, and other areas of the humanities. It funds research, education, museum exhibitions, documentaries, preservation, and activities in the states.

The NEH is organized into three divisions -- Education and Research, Preservation and Access, and Public Program – and three offices -- Challenge Grants, Federal/State Partnership, and Enterprise.

American Council on Education

http://www.acenet.edu/

American Council on Education (ACE) is the nation’s coordinating higher education association. Its membership includes some 1,800 accredited, degree-granting colleges and universities from all sectors of higher education and other education-related organizations. ACE seeks to advance the interests and goals of higher education in a changing environment by providing leadership and advocacy on important issues, developing agendas for action, representing the views of the higher education community to policy makers, and offering services to its members.

Association for Institutional Research

http://airweb.org

Association of Research Libraries

http://www.arl.org/

Shaping and influencing forces affecting the future of research libraries in the process of  scholarly communication. This web site has information of ARL and its library members, weekly events and results on the library survey.

American Association of State Colleges and Universities

http://aascu.org

AASCU Resources page:

http://aascu.org/resources/default.htm/

AASCU produces the reports and documents available below to provide an analysis of current issues affecting public higher education, promote a better understanding of public colleges and universities, and inform AASCU members about trends or changes in the educational environment that may affect them.

National Association of State Universities
and Land-Grant Colleges

http://www.nasulgc.org/

The National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges' home page. While you are here, you can learn all about who NASULGC is and what we do, you can visit the home pages of our member institutions, or the home page of the Kellogg Commission, federal relations and other programs.

National Academy of Sciences

Home Page: http://www.nas.edu/  

Directories and organizational structure of the Academy complex

Publications: http://www.nas.edu/publications/

Publications and Reports of the National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, Institute of Medicine and the National Research Council

National Research Council Library Home Page

http://www4.nas.edu/Units.nsf/(UnitByDocID)/4824C9ADE5FDE9A885256514004C11BCOpenDocument

Social Science Research Council

http://www.ssrc.org/links.htm           

The Carnegie Foundation

http://www.carnegiefoundation.org/

The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching A Classification of Institutions of Higher Education

The Carnegie Classification Of Higher Education groups American colleges and universities according  to their missions. This classification was developed by Clark Kerr in 1970 primarily to improve the precision of the Carnegie  Commission's research. Over the years, the system has gained credibility and served as a helpful guide for scholars and researchers.

http://www.carnegiefoundation.org/Classification/index.htm

The Foundation Center Online.

http://fdncenter.org/ 

The Foundation Center is an independent nonprofit information clearinghouse established in1956. The Center's mission is to foster public understanding of the foundation field by collecting, organizing, analyzing, and disseminating information on foundations, corporate giving, and related subjects. The audiences that call on the Center's resources include grantseekers, grantmakers, researchers, policymakers, the media, and the general public.This webpage links with many other sites. The Foundation Center's database contains comprehensive information on more than 40,000 grantmaking foundations and direct corporate giving programs.

U.S. News and World Report Magazine

http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/eduhome.htm

Rankings: http://www.usnews.com/usnews/rankguide/rghome.htm

National Association Of College And University Business Officers

NACUBO home page: http://www.nacubo.org/

Comaprative Financial Statisitcs: http://www.nacubo.org/institutional_effectiveness/

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