Office of Institutional Research & Assessment (OIRA)

Since its inception in January 1999, the Office of Institutional Research & Assessment (OIRA) is responsible for carrying out overall institutional assessment and research, and providing information for improvement, planning and decision-making at the college. These responsibilities are performed by conducting institutional research and student outcomes assessment and surveys; evaluating college programs; disseminating information throughout the college, university and state; and, along with the CUNY IR database system, serving as an institutional data warehouse for the college to maintain a complex system of student tracking files.

The Office develops and produces various semester and annual reports and publications, including the Medgar Evers College Snapshot, the Departmental Portrait and Outcomes Trend Report, and various informational monographs.

The Office communicates with the CUNY Office of Applied Research, Evaluation, and Data Analytics to understand the computational aspects of the University’s requirements for evaluative measures, the proper usage of the CUNY data warehouse system, as well as to provide the College’s feedback. The Office participates in the College performance management process (PMP) to study institutional effectiveness in meeting stated purposes, so the College can use the results to set goals to improve college programs, services and facilities.

Another major responsibility of OIRA is to create and administer institutional level surveys at various points of the student experience, and conduct college-wide assessment of student academic preparedness and progress. The Office further provides data and research to an array of academic departments and student support offices to assess student performance and goals.

Data Visualizations
Student profile	Graduates profile	Class size and section count

Additional institutional visualizations
Institutional Tableau server

Retention Rates
MEC Retention Rates – One year retention

Graduation Rates
MEC Graduation Rates

CUNY Wage Dashboard
CUNY Wage Dashboard

MEC Fact Sheets
Fall 2022	Fall 2021	Fall 2020	Fall 2019	Fall 2018

MEC Snapshots
AY 2020-21	AY 2019-20	AY 2018-19	AY 2017-18	AY 2016-17

MEC Dashboard / Departmental Data Trend / Institutional Data Trend Reports
MEC Dashboard Report 2022	SSPM Trend Data Report Fall 2021	Dept. Data Trend Report 2021-2022

CUNY University PMP Reports
PMP Report 2021-22	PMP Report 2020-21	PMP Report 2019-20	PMP Report 2018-19

Other Reports
MEC Student Portrait	Post-Graduate Outcomes	Snapshot Appendix