{"id":51,"date":"2018-08-23T04:57:01","date_gmt":"2018-08-23T04:57:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vendor.hub.wp.nau.edu\/institutional-research\/institutional-research\/"},"modified":"2026-03-18T15:42:22","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T15:42:22","slug":"institutional-research","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/institutional-research\/","title":{"rendered":"Strategic Planning, Institutional Research, &amp; Analytics"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Strategic Planning, Institutional Research, &amp; Analytics<\/h1>\n<h2>Welcome to the Office of Strategic Planning, Institutional Research, &amp; Analytics (SPIRA)<\/h2>\n<p>The Office of Strategic Planning, Institutional Research, &amp; Analytics (SPIRA) is housed under the Office of the President. SPIRA collaborates with other university units to develop data, information, analyses, and reports to assist the University in achieving its goals.\u00a0\u00a0We also provide data, analyses, and projections for decision-making, coordinate institutional studies, and extract official data for internal and external reports.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>About SPIRA reports<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>SPIRA is responsible for maintaining and reporting on a variety of data and statistical reports.\u00a0 The \u201cReports\u201d 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\u2019s Fact Book, the Common Data Set, peer comparison data, and President\u2019s Cabinet Reports.<\/p>\n<div class='shortcode-column-container'><!-- shortcode-column -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-column shortcode-column--count-2\">\n    <\/p>\n<p><!-- shortcode-image-callout -->\n<span class=\"shortcode-image-callout shortcode-image-callout--left\">\n        <span class=\"shortcode-image-callout__outer-container\">\n        <span class=\"shortcode-image-callout__container\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1111 size-landscape-image\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/129\/2019\/11\/0051_campus_rainbow_20180814-464x348.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"464\" height=\"348\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/129\/2019\/11\/0051_campus_rainbow_20180814-464x348.jpg 464w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/129\/2019\/11\/0051_campus_rainbow_20180814-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/129\/2019\/11\/0051_campus_rainbow_20180814-232x174.jpg 232w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 464px) 100vw, 464px\" \/>\n                        <span class=\"shortcode-image-callout__header-container\">\n                <span><a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/institutional-research\/quick-facts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NAU Quick\u00a0Facts<\/a><\/span>\n            <\/span>\n                    <\/span>\n            <\/span>\n    <\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p><!-- shortcode-image-callout -->\n<span class=\"shortcode-image-callout shortcode-image-callout--left\">\n        <span class=\"shortcode-image-callout__outer-container\">\n        <span class=\"shortcode-image-callout__container\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-landscape-image wp-image-1153\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/129\/2019\/11\/Peak_View_4368_03302017-464x348.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"464\" height=\"348\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/129\/2019\/11\/Peak_View_4368_03302017-464x348.jpg 464w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/129\/2019\/11\/Peak_View_4368_03302017-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/129\/2019\/11\/Peak_View_4368_03302017-232x174.jpg 232w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 464px) 100vw, 464px\" \/>\n                        <span class=\"shortcode-image-callout__header-container\">\n                <span><a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/institutional-research\/reports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Reports<\/a><\/span>\n            <\/span>\n                    <\/span>\n            <\/span>\n    <\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- shortcode-column -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-column shortcode-column--count-2\">\n    <\/p>\n<p><!-- shortcode-image-callout -->\n<span class=\"shortcode-image-callout shortcode-image-callout--left\">\n        <span class=\"shortcode-image-callout__outer-container\">\n        <span class=\"shortcode-image-callout__container\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1112 size-landscape-image\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/129\/2019\/11\/48A1329Snow01102018-464x348.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"464\" height=\"348\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/129\/2019\/11\/48A1329Snow01102018-464x348.jpeg 464w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/129\/2019\/11\/48A1329Snow01102018-800x600.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/129\/2019\/11\/48A1329Snow01102018-232x174.jpeg 232w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 464px) 100vw, 464px\" \/>\n                        <span class=\"shortcode-image-callout__header-container\">\n                <span><a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/institutional-research\/datarequest\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SPIRA Data Request<\/a><\/span>\n            <\/span>\n                    <\/span>\n            <\/span>\n    <\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p><!-- shortcode-image-callout -->\n<span class=\"shortcode-image-callout shortcode-image-callout--left\">\n        <span 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Governance<\/a><\/span>\n            <\/span>\n                    <\/span>\n            <\/span>\n    <\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- shortcode-right-column -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-right-column\" >\n    <div class=\"shortcode-right-column__container\"><!-- shortcode-block -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-block\">\n      <div class=\"block-header\">\n        <h3>Quick Links<\/h3>\n    <\/div>\n          <div class=\"block-body\">\n      <div><\/p>\n<div><a title=\"Enterprise Reporting\/Business Objects\" href=\"https:\/\/nau.edu\/its\/learn\/enterprise\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Business Objects Reports<\/a><\/div>\n<div><a title=\"Conducting University Surveys\" href=\"https:\/\/nau.edu\/university-policy-library\/conducting-university-surveys\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Conducting University Surveys<\/a><\/div>\n<div><a title=\"Human Resources\" href=\"https:\/\/nau.edu\/human-resources\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener 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href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/129\/2025\/09\/2025-Master-List.pdf\">2025-2027 Master List of Programs with Agency 5-Year Plan<\/a><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/129\/2025\/09\/2025-Master-List-Cover-Letter.pdf\">Cover Letter<\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n          <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Strategic Planning, Institutional Research, &amp; Analytics Welcome to the Office of Strategic Planning, Institutional Research, &amp; Analytics (SPIRA) The Office of Strategic Planning, Institutional Research, &amp; Analytics (SPIRA) is housed under the Office of the President. 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