Institutional Research
The Office of Institutional Research (IR) supports Loyola Marymount University in meeting its mission by providing accurate and meaningful information for policy development and decision making. The office produces statistical reports ranging from simple statistical counts and tabulations to complex estimates of the effects of university policies or programs intended to improve student success. The staff is engaged in:
· Conducting original research
· Studying issues of interest to the university community
· Promoting a culture of evidence
· Providing research services for campus constituents
· Publishing the university’s official statistics
· Maintaining comprehensive statistics on students and faculty
IR is a service office and should be viewed as a university resource! Unlike many IR offices that report to the budget officer this office is housed under Academic Affairs. Thus, although any member of the LMU community can utilize our services, we especially embrace our duty to help members of the academic community. Chairs, deans, directors, and executive management need information to make informed decisions and IR can provide it.
Note: The IR web presence is divided into external (this page) and internal sites. The internal site includes some internal reports and examples of the office’s work.