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IPEDS 2025 Data Feedback Report Released

The 2025 IPEDS Data Feedback Report is now available. Each year, the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) provides institutions with a comparison report summarizing key metrics such as enrollment, student success, financial data, staffing, and institutional resources relative to peer institutions.

The 2025 report offers updated federal benchmarking information and highlights how Georgia Tech compares within its designated comparison group.

2025–2026 Common Data Set Now Available

The Office of Institutional Research & Planning has released the 2025–2026 Common Data Set (CDS). The CDS provides standardized, comprehensive information on Georgia Tech’s enrollment, admissions, academic offerings, student life, annual expenses, and financial aid. This resource supports transparency and helps external publishers, researchers, and campus partners access accurate and consistent data.

The new edition reflects the latest available information for the 2025–2026 reporting cycle.

IRP at Data Days 2025

IRP partnered with OIT to host the fourth annual Georgia Tech Data Days. Data Days is an annual conference designed to empower attendees with the knowledge and tools available to harness the full potential of data. This year’s conference was held virtually on November 3 and in-person on November 5 in the Bill Moore Student Success Center.

Fall 2025 Quick Facts Infographic Published

IRP is pleased to share the Fall 2025 Quick Facts, a high-level overview of Georgia Tech’s enrollment, student profile, degrees awarded, faculty counts, and other key institutional metrics. Quick Facts provides an at-a-glance reference for commonly requested data and is widely used by leadership, communicators, and campus stakeholders.

This year’s edition features updated fall enrollment, demographic details, and completion data based on official census data.

Georgia Tech IRP at AIR Forum 2025: Leading the Conversation on Interim Leadership

The Office of Institutional Research & Planning (IRP) proudly represented Georgia Tech at the 65th annual AIR Forum, held May 19–23, 2025, in Orlando, Florida. As the premier global gathering for higher education professionals in institutional research, this year’s conference brought together thought leaders from across the country to explore the future of data-informed decision-making.

Highlights from the Spring 2025 RAC-IRP Meeting

Jason Wang and Samantha James from Georgia Tech’s Office of Institutional Research and Planning (IRP) recently participated in the Spring 2025 Regents Administrative Committee on Institutional Research and Planning (RAC-IRP) Meeting, held in person at Middle Georgia State University on April 21–22. The event brought together institutional research professionals from across the University System of Georgia (USG) for two days of dynamic discussions, strategic updates, and cross-campus collaboration.

Insights from AAUDE 2025

The Association of American Universities Data Exchange (AAUDE) recently convened its annual meeting, hosted by the University of California, Irvine from April 27-30, 2025, in Newport Beach, CA. Jason Wang serves on the AAUDE Strategic Planning Committee and also serves as Georgia Institute of Technology’s Primary Representative. Samantha James serves as Georgia Tech’s Secondary Representative.

Data Communications in Institutional Research: Insights from AAUDE 2024

The Association of American Universities Data Exchange (AAUDE) recently convened its annual meeting, hosted by Princeton University and the University of Pennsylvania from May 5 to 8 in Princeton, New Jersey. Georgia Tech Institutional Research and Planning co-facilitated a thought-provoking session titled: “Forget ‘SciCommers’ (Science Communicators). What about ‘DataCommers’ (Data Communicators)? What does Data Communications look like around AAUDE?”