Office of Institutional Research and Assessment

UNC-Chapel Hill continuously assesses its performance in fulfilling its overall teaching, research, and public service mission and uses the results to further enhance its effectiveness. In addition, the University is committed to the vision established by Chancellor James Moeser in 2002 to become America’s leading public university. This bold vision and the resulting strategic priorities established in the University’s Academic Plan led to the development of a comprehensive system of assessing outcomes at the institutional level and within individual academic and administrative units.

Institutional Performance Measures
At the institutional level, success in accomplishing Carolina’s mission and achieving its strategic priorities is measured by reviewing two types of information: UNC-Chapel Hill Performance Trends and Peer Comparisons.

Unit-Level Assessment
Resources for use by faculty and staff in assessing the effectiveness of their units and reporting the results as required for University accountability purposes. Topics include: Assessment Policies and Procedures, Assessment in Academic Units, Assessment in Administrative Units, and Tools and Databases.

Accreditation
Information on the current accreditation status of UNC-Chapel Hill and its professional programs and schools. Documentation related to the 2006 reaffirmation of accreditation by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools is also archived here.

Assessment Resources
Contains a large number of online resources related to assessment methodology, examples of assessment systems and plans from other institutions, and sample templates for reporting and analyzing results.

Surveys and Other Assessment Data
Results from surveys conducted by the Office of Institutional Research and Assessment to obtain feedback on student satisfaction; student engagement in academic and co-curricular activities; attitudes towards diversity; alumni perceptions of their time at Carolina; faculty and staff satisfaction with employment at UNC-Chapel Hill; and many other topics.