ORIS
manages a comprehensive information system [Higher Education Data
System] that collects and distributes a variety of information on
the quality and status of higher education in New York
State.
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New York
State Education Department
Office of Research and Information Systems
Room 960 Education Building Addition
Albany, New York 12234
Staff Email Addresses
(518) 474-5091
Fax: (518) 474-1907
orisweb@mail.nysed.gov
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Working
with its college and university partners throughout New York
State, the Office
of Research and Information Systems (ORIS)
manages a comprehensive Higher Education Data System that
collects and distributes information on the quality and status
of higher education in New York State. ORIS:
collects and analyzes data
from all degree granting postsecondary institutions except federal units, and from 250
non-degree granting proprietary schools, on major indicators of the quality of higher education
in New York State, including enrollment, degrees conferred, admissions,
finances, financial aid, student charges, graduation rates, and other performance
measures;
produces
annual performance
reports for vocational education programs and for
non-degree proprietary schools, as required by the
federal Perkins Act and the State Proprietary School Reform Act;
develops performance
indicators to assess the health of New York State's postsecondary education system;
administers the Bundy program and other institutional aid; and
responds to ad hoc
requests for information on New York State higher education institutions from
many sources including the federal government, the state legislature, the Board of Regents,
the Governor's Office and the Division of the Budget, other state agencies,
colleges and universities, prospective students and parents.
Data Collected From
Degree-Granting Institutions (HEDS
/ IPEDS)
Student Data
Degrees Conferred
(1) by registered program, gender, and race/ethnicity
(2)
to students in special subject areas (special
education, rehabilitation counseling, related services and administrative
pre-service
programs) by degree level, disability and minority status
Fall Degree-Credit Enrollment,
by:
(1)
student level, full/part-time attendance, gender, and
race/ethnicity
(2)
student level, full/part-time attendance, gender, and
age grouping
(3)
student level, full/part-time attendance, gender, and subject area
(4)
gender, race/ethnicity, and occupationally
specific CIP (classification of instructional programs) subject area
(5)
student level, full/part-time attendance, and student residence (New York State county/out-of-State/foreign)
(6)
state of residence of
new students
(7)
category of
impairment and occupational/other major, for students with
special needs
(8)
number and source of transfer students (in-state/out-of-state, public/nonpublic,
two-year/four-year institution) and entering
level (lower/upper division)
(9)
students in special subject areas (special
education, rehabilitation counseling, related services and administrative
pre-service
programs) by enrollment level, disability and minority status
(10)
admissions status of
full-time undergraduate applicants (applied, accepted, enrolled), degree level, race/ethnicity, and
entry category (first-time, transfer, unclassified).
Fall
Non-Credit Enrollment
(1) by gender
Full-Year Enrollment
(1)
Credit/contact hour activity and student counts
for undergraduates by type of coursework (regular, developmental, and remedial)
(2)
full-time, first-time degree-credit students
by term of entry.
Graduation Rates
(1)
full-time undergraduate students by
program level (associate/baccalaureate, entry status (new/transfer), and race/ethnicity
(2)
students in postsecondary opportunity programs
by program level (associate/baccalaureate), entry status (new/transfer), and
race/ethnicity
Other Data
Student Charges
including
tuition, required fees, room and board
Financial Statistics
(1)
revenues by source categories
(2)
expenditures by function categories
(3)
scholarship and fellowship expenditures,
endowment assets, etc.
Full-time Instructional
Faculty Statistics
(1)
salary outlay and tenure data by rank,
gender and salary contract length
(2)
fringe benefits by type and
salary contract length
Staff Counts
(1)
full-time/part-time, occupational activity,
gender, race/ethnicity, and salary grouping
Student Financial Aid
Statistics
including dollar amounts and award counts by student level (undergraduate/graduate), and type of aid (grants, loans, assistantships,
wages, other)
Inventory of Physical Facilities
space inventory by room use, design
capacity/occupancy of housing, ownership status, and campus use (credit hours by time of
day)
off-campus
instructional locations including
address, type, and registrations
Data Collected From
Non-Degree-Granting Proprietary Schools (OEDS)
Program-Specific Student Data
Applications received, applicants accepted, applicants
denied
Enrollment by
full/part-time for total
enrolled and new entrants
Status
at year-end: continuing, graduate, or non-completer
Graduate follow-up by employment/education status
Course-Specific Student Data
Enrollment, and
number of non-completers
Other
Financial assistance
by federal/state financial assistance program
Credit
and Non-Credit-Bearing Vocational Program Data
from Institutions Receiving Vocational and Technical Education Act Funds
Graduation
rate for full-time, first-time cohort and status four
years later
Post-completer
placement status by employment/education status
categories, including racial/ethnic and special populations
characteristics
Employment retention by employment/education status
categories, including racial/ethnic and special populations
characteristics
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