Welcome
The Office of Institutional Research Assessment and Effectiveness (IRAE) serves as the primary source for the accurate, consistent, definition-driven data about West Virginia State University.
IRAE is responsible for the collection and dissemination of information concerning students, faculty, staff and other academic characteristics of the University. It directly supports the mission of West Virginia State University by efforts through providing timely, accurate, unbiased data and analysis for institutional decision-making, assessment, effective management, and strategic planning.
Assessment, Evaluation, and Planning
Assessment is simply the tool used to determine the degree of institutional effectiveness. You must assess in order to demonstrate effectiveness. Assessment attempts to answer the following question; Are your […]
Effectiveness
The purpose of the institutional effectiveness (IE) process at WVSU is to demonstrate continuous improvement in student learning, educational programs and administrative and educational support services. IE is an on-going, deliberate, […]
Institutional Reports and Data Resources
IPEDS Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System The searchable PDFs contain federal compliance reporting data for Student, Finance, and Human Resources as released publicly for the National Center for Education Statistics. […]
Institutional Research
It is the mission of the institutional research (IR) function to collect, analyze, appraise, report and disseminate data on behalf of the University, its executive administration, and its educational leaders […]
IRAE Mission
The mission of the Office of Institutional Research, Assessment and Effectiveness (IRAE) at West Virginia State University is to support the achievement of the University mission by providing timely, accurate, and unbiased data and analysis for institutional decision-making, […]
IRAE Responsibilities
The office assumes responsibility for the completion of all federal and state compliance reporting. The following are but a few of the key functions we complete. Reports and Studies for External AgenciesInstitutional Research […]
Release of Data and Information
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) As a component of a state agency, the policy of the Office of Institutional Research, Assessment and Effectiveness with respect to the release of data […]
Institutional Research, Assessment and Effectiveness
P.O. BOX 1000
Institute, WV 25112-1000
Phone: (304) 766-3112
Email: IRAE@wvstateu.edu
Contacts
Archit Agarwal
Executive Director of Institutional Research
archit.agarwal@wvstateu.edu
Rebecca Taylor
Institutional Research Consultant
rebecca.taylor@wvstateu.edu
Associations and External Engagement
- Association for Institutional Research (AIR)
- Southern Association for Institutional Research (SAIR)
- Commission on Information, Measurement, & Analysis (CIMA)
- WV HEPC Data and Publication Center
- Center for Post-secondary Research and Planning (Indiana University)
- Consortium on Financing Higher Education (COFHE)
- Higher Education Data Sharing Consortium (HEDS)
- Higher Education Research Institute (HERI)
- National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities (NAICU)
- National Center for Higher Education Management Systems: Information Center for Higher Education Policymaking and Analysis (NCHEMS)
- National Center for Post-secondary Improvement (NCPI)
- National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards and Student Testing (CRESST)
- Post-secondary Education Opportunity (POE)
- Voluntary System of Accountability’s College Portrait (VSA)
- Council on Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA)
- Higher Learning Commission (HLC)
- Student Achievement Measure (SAM)