Institutional analytics is the use of operational, financial, admissions and student-outcome data to inform an institution’s strategy, planning, resource allocation and performance management.
Typical questions
- Which programmes are growing or declining in demand?
- How do retention and completion vary by programme?
- Is our fee collection on track?
- Where should we invest recruitment effort?
- How efficiently are we using rooms and staff time?
Institutional vs learning analytics
Institutional analytics looks at the organisation as a whole: demand, capacity, finances and outcomes. Learning analytics looks inside courses at how students learn. Both draw on overlapping data but answer different questions for different audiences.
Frequently asked questions
Who uses institutional analytics?
Leadership teams, planning offices, finance and heads of department making institution-level decisions.
How is institutional analytics presented?
Usually through dashboards and periodic reports with agreed indicators, comparisons and owners.