Institutional Research
Click the link below for the data you would like. If you do not see the data you are seeking, please complete the data request form.
Sparty Stats
Sparty Stats is the Office of Institutional Research, Assessment and Planning's (IRAP) initiative to provide timely data to the University community in a user-friendly format that is clear and easy to use.
2012/13
Sparty Stats Volume 1 Issue 1
Sparty Stats Volume 1 Issue 2
Institutional Data
Employment
Data and charts related to demographics, average salaries, and teaching
Enrollment
Admissions data, SAT and enrollment profiles, and scholarship awards
Faculty-Student Ratios
Ratio of faculty to students
Financial and Space Data
Tuition rates, fees, and scholarship awards
Persistence and Graduation Rates
Graduation rates, degrees awarded, and cohort retention
Common Data Sets
The Common Data Set is a collection of general information on a college or university’s admissions policy, enrollment, academic programs, tuition, financial aid, faculty, class size, and so on. It is the result of cooperation among guidebook publishers, institutional researchers, and others. The goal of that effort is to improve the quality and accuracy of information and to reduce the reporting burden on information providers. In the documents linked below are USC Upstate’s answers to the questions in the Common Data Set.
Public IR Reports
IPEDS Data Feedback Reports
Voluntary System of Accountability College Portrait
The Voluntary System of Accountability (VSA) is a voluntary initiative for 4-year public colleges and universities. Developed through a partnership between the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) and the National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges (NASULGC), the VSA is designed to help institutions meet the following objectives:
- Demonstrate accountability and stewardship to public
- Measure educational outcomes to identify effective educational practices
- Assemble information that is accessible, understandable, and comparable
The VSA communicates information on the undergraduate student experience through a common web reporting template, the College Portrait. The College Portrait is a source of basic, comparable information about public colleges and institutions presented in a user-friendly format. It is designed to be trustworthy source of reliable data for prospective students and their families.
Pell Grant and Stafford Loan Recipient Graduation Rates
The federal government, through the Higher Education Opportunity Act, requires institutions to disclose graduation rates for recipients of Pell Grants and Stafford Loans. The link below provides these data.
Pell Grant and Stafford Loan Recipient Graduation RatesPlease e-mail Sam Bingham with questions.