About

Institutional Research is part of the Office of the Provost. Established in 1986, we remain dedicated to collecting, maintaining, and providing high-quality data and analysis to the Institute’s leadership and the broader MIT community. Our projects also inform the public, government agencies, and peer consortia.

We support data informed decision making by providing departments, committees, and senior officers with current and historical data points, survey results, and qualitative work. By providing authoritative data on the MIT population, we bridge data divides at the Institute and support the evaluation of academic programs.

To ensure high quality data about MIT are available, Institutional Research works with groups such as:

• Association of American Universities Data Exchange
• Consortium on Financing Higher Education
• U.S. Department of Education’s National Center for Education Statistics
• University rankings agencies

Institutional Research is a learning organization. We use a team approach and believe multiple points of view help us deliver better work for our partners. We are committed to collecting and reporting data in a way that respects and reflects the diversity of identities in our community. We strive to use our position to support the Institute in its effort to cultivate an inclusive environment.