01/12/2026 | Press release | Archived content
By News@TheU 01-12-2026
At the end of the fall semester, the Office of Institutional Research and Strategic Analytics(IRSA) publishes an official Fact Book, which includes the most current benchmark data available about the University of Miami. Available to the general public, the interactive dashboard contains data such as student admission and enrollment details, as well as faculty and staff member headcount. The Fact Book format allows for a more dynamic exploration of University information through filters and views of historical data and trends.
Additionally, the latest information about the University is conveniently packaged into a Fact Finder document, which contains additional data points about other areas of the University. The more easily digested Fact Finder PDF is available on the UMiami appor at miami.edu/facts.
Explore the benefits of a membership with the Association for Institutional Research (AIR), which connects and equips professionals in higher education who produce, analyze, and interpret data. The free membership is available to students and faculty and staff members who are currently employed by the University and can be accessed by creating a new account. Contact [email protected]with additional questions.
University faculty and staff members can explore the new benchmark dashboard, now featuring the ability to group and filter by a variety of dimensions. The benchmark process at the University is a foundational component of institutional reporting and strategic analytics, engaging a process involving systematically capturing snapshots of key student data tables twice each semester. These snapshots, known as benchmark and end-of-term, serve as the official source for compliance reporting to state and federal agencies, accreditation bodies, and external surveys such as IPEDS, U.S. News & World Report, QS World University Rankings, and others.
The Office of Institutional Research and Strategic Analytics serves as the clearinghouse of student data, official University statistics, and strategic analytics for institutional decision-making and official external reporting. The team advocates for institutional data literacy-or the ability to understand what data to use and when to use it-by working collaboratively with University staff and faculty members to provide an objective, consistent, transparent, and holistic view of the data.
Launched in 2023, the Data and Analytics Hubis a one-stop source for data, analytics, and reports that support data-driven decision-making. This interactive site is available only to University faculty and staff members and serves as the University's centralized data and analytics repository, where individuals can access various institutional data, reports, and information supporting data citizens-or anyone who defines, produces, or consumes University of Miami data. Additionally, the Data and Analytics Hub empowers strategic analytics and supports University policy development and improvement.
Through the interactive Data and Analytics Hub, the University community can leverage easy-to-use features, including quick start guides, forms, and troubleshooting capabilities to improve their confidence when interacting with and caring for University data.
Explore some of the most frequently used resources in the Data and Analytics Hub and discover how IRSA can support your work.
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