Institutional Effectiveness
Welcome to the Office of Institutional Effectiveness at the University of Minnesota Crookston. Here you will find both internal and external information about the University of Minnesota Crookston Campus. As an office, we are responsible for collecting and compiling accurate institutional data for internal and external reporting, including but not limited to administrative offices and University, State, or Federal Agencies. In the accordions below are research and data analysis documents supporting management, institutional improvement, and the development and implementation of strategic initiatives.
The Crookston campus has identified eleven higher education institutions as the primary comparison group for planning and assessment. The comparison institutions were selected based on their similarities in mission, size/enrollment, academic programs, rural setting, and other key characteristics.
- Indiana University Kokomo in Kokomo, Indiana
- Lake Superior State University in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan
- Northern State University in Aberdeen, South Dakota
- Northwest Missouri State University in Maryville, Missouri
- Northwestern Oklahoma State University in Alva, Oklahoma
- Southwest Minnesota State University in Marshall, Minnesota
- The State University of New York at Cobleskill in Cobleskill, New York
- University of Pittsburgh - Johnstown in Johnstown, Pennsylvania
- University of Tennessee - Martin in Martin, Tennessee
- The University of Wisconsin - Platteville in Platteville, Wisconsin
- University of Wisconsin - River Falls in River Falls, Wisconsin
Fact Sheets
Fact Sheets
Enrollment Data
Discover enrollment and the demographics of UMN Crookston Students.
Retention and Graduation Data
The charts below represent the yearly retention rate of first-time, full-time students (New High School) enrolled on-campus and online at the University of Minnesota Crookston. Graduation rates include students who have earned a degree at the University of Minnesota Crookston
Program Enrollment
UMN Crookston offers 33 programs across four academic departments, in addition to 23 minors and 7 certificates. Click the departments below to learn more about each program and which ones are offered fully online:
- Agriculture and Natural Resources
- Business
- Humanities, Social Sciences, and Education
- Math, Science, and Technology
Discover how many students are enrolled in each program (On-Campus and Online) this Spring 2020 Semester and how programs have grown over the years. The Spring Program Enrollment Trends Workbook highlights the growth of UMN Crookston's online programs in the past 10 years.
Spring Program Enrollment Trends: 2010 to 2020 Workbook
Spring 2021 Program Enrollment (pdf)
Common Data Set and External Survey Results
Common Data Set and External Survey Results
Common Data Set
Common Data Set 2020 - 2021
This document is a general fact book for information about the Crookston Campus of the University of Minnesota. It also serves as a standard response to college guide and other surveys. The document is based on the 2004-05 Common Data Set developed by the College Board, along with a consortium of higher education groups and guidebook publishers. (A listing of the CDS questions and definitions can be found at http://www.commondataset.org
Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS)
2016 UMC Data Feedback Report 
IPEDS collects data on postsecondary education in the United States in seven areas: institutional characteristics, institutional prices, enrollment, student financial aid, degrees and certificates conferred, student persistence and success, and institutional human and fiscal resources. an An institution's Data Feedback Report is a report that graphically summarizes selected institutional data and compares the data with peer institutions. For more information about IPEDS please visit https://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/
National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE)
NSSE 2016 On-Campus Students
Through its student survey, The College Student Report, NSSE annually collects information at hundreds of four-year colleges and universities about first-year and senior students' participation in programs and activities that institutions provide for their learning and personal development. The results provide an estimate of how undergraduates spend their time and what they gain from attending college. For more information about NSSE please visit http://nsse.indiana.edu/
Persistence & Completion Academy
Persistence & Completion Academy
UMC currently is taking part in the Higher Learning Commission’s Persistence and Completion Academy. Information related to that work can be found below:
Other Links
Other Links
Academic Quality Improvement Program (AQIP)
Academic Quality Improvement Program (AQIP) utilizes a continuous improvement process and provides an alternative process through which an already-accredited institution can maintain its accreditation from the Higher Learning Commission. For more information on the accreditation process and HLC please visit https://www.hlcommission.org/
Strategic Planning
The University of Minnesota Crookston engages in a continuous process of strategic planning that aligns well with UMC’s participation in the Academic Quality Improvement Program (AQIP) accreditation pathway in the Higher Learning Commission. A new, ongoing strategic planning process began in 2014 and will continue throughout the current academic year and beyond.
Office of Institutional Research - Twin Cities Campus
Institutional Analysis supports our stakeholders with institutional knowledge, expertise, and data-driven, user-focused perspectives. The University of Minnesota System strives to deliver data, content, communications, reporting, analysis, and research with the right information at the right time, to assist the community in gaining insight and making data-driven decisions at all organizational levels.
UMC Assessment Committee
More information coming Winter 2017
Department Faculty & Staff
Department Faculty & Staff
 Admin Consultant/Analyst 2, Interim Director of Enrollment Management 309 Selvig Hall (218) 281-8277 |
 Business & Research Analyst |
Institutional Effectiveness
University of Minnesota Crookston
309 Selvig Hall
2900 University Ave
Crookston, MN 56716
PHONE: 218-281-8277
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Hours
M-F 8:00 am - 4:30 pm