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What Role Does Institutional Research Play at UMMC?
The Department serves as the coordinating unit for data gathering for external and internal reporting.
External reporting includes:
Compiling and filing reports required by the![]()
Mississippi IHL, the U.S. Department of Education,
and other governmental and private agencies and
individuals.
Verification and approval of all statistics pertaining to the university that are released to any
external agency.
Internal reporting includes:
Generating and compiling data used for university planning, decision-making and
accreditations.
Data for both external and internal reporting are drawn from existing university databases. When data are not available, surveys and other means of data collection are used.
What services does the Department of Institutional Research provide?
Support's planning, accreditation, scholarship and other university needs by:
Providing data to answer questions about UMMC
Coordinating data sent outside UMMC
Assisting with surveys
Performing analysis and grading of tests
Who are the employees in Institutional Research?


