About SPIRA Reports

SPIRA is responsible for maintaining and reporting on a variety of data and statistical reports. The “Reports” section includes links to enrollment and degree data, general demographic and academic preparedness of incoming students, data on faculty and staff, trend data on retention and graduation rates, survey reports, NAU’s Fact Book, the Common Data Set, peer comparison data, and President’s Cabinet Reports.

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• NAU Faculty and Staff
• NAU Students
• External to NAU

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Academic Program Data

• Provides a list of instructional programs that NAU offers for each academic year leading toward a bachelor’s, master’s, doctor’s, or first-professional degree.

Class Data

• Provides class census information, class grade information, class size information, Full-Time Equivalency, and Student Credit Hour information.

Common Data Set

• The Common Data Set (CDS) provides our answers to many frequently asked questions. One goal of the CDS is to improve the comparability of data reported across institutions; this standardized questionnaire was developed through collaboration among colleges and universities, representatives of higher education organizations, the National Center for Education Statistics, and others.

Degrees Awarded

• Degrees awarded by fiscal year, semester, and trend.

Enrollment Data

• 21st & 45th Day Headcount, Student Credit Hour, & Full-Time Equivalency Reports submitted to ABOR; 21st Day Census Reports of all enrolled students; 21st Day headcount by campus, college, and demographics; 21st Day Official and Unofficial Headcounts; and Eligible to Enroll Counts by Academic Plan.

Fact Book

• The Fact Book has been published annually at NAU since 1979 and contains a statistical profile of Northern Arizona University. It is designed to answer questions about Northern Arizona University’s history and current characteristics.

Faculty and Staff Data

• Faculty and staff trends and reports

Graduation Rates

• Fall Undergrad Cohort Graduation Counts/Rates; Fall Cohort Graduation Updated Daily; Fall Graduate Cohort Graduation Counts/Rates; Graduation Rates within original college & at NAU.

NAU Yuma Data

• Quick Facts, Class, Enrollment, Graduation Rates, Retention Rates, and Student Characteristics specific to the NAU Yuma Branch Campus.

Peer Data

• Comparison data for NAU, NAU’s ABOR Peers, and Carnegie Peers

Retention Rates

• Fall Undergrad Cohort Retention Counts/Rates; Fall Cohort Retention Updated Daily; Fall Graduate Cohort Retention Counts/Rates; Retention Rates within original college & at NAU.

Student Characteristics

• Current and incoming student characteristics.

Surveys

• SPIRA is consistently involved in conducting and preparing studies to facilitate institutional planning, decision-support, assessment, evaluation, and quality enhancement. Summary reports of institutional survey results are provided.

Tableau

• Login using NAU credentials. On most dashboards, multiple filters are available to show data at detailed levels. Data is updated daily unless otherwise noted.