Acronyms Frequently Used in Institutional Research (IR)
Associations, Agencies, Consortia
| Acronym | Name |
| AACRAO | American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers |
| AAC&U | American Association of Colleges & Universities |
| AAUP | American Association of University Professors |
| ACM | Associated Colleges of the Midwest |
| AGB | Association of Governing Boards |
| AIR | Association for Institutional Research |
| AIRUM | Association for Institutional Research-Upper Midwest |
| CUPA-HR | College & University Professional Association-Human Resources |
| ELCA | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America |
| GLCA | Great Lakes Colleges Association |
| HEDS | Higher Education Data Sharing Consortium |
| HERI | Higher Education Research Institute |
| HLC | Higher Learning Commission (accrediting agency) |
| IPEDS | Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System |
| MN-OHE | Minnesota Office of Higher Education |
| MPC | Minnesota Private Colleges |
| MPCRF | Minnesota Private Colleges Research Foundation |
| NACUBO | National Association of College & University Business Officers |
| NAICU | National Association of Independent Colleges & Universities |
| NASFAA | National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators |
| NCES | National Center for Education Statistics |
| NCHEMS | National Center for Higher Education Management Systems |
Survey and Report Names
| Acronym | Name |
| BCSSE | Beginning College Survey of Student Engagment (NSSE) |
| CIRP | Cooperative Institutional Research Program (HERI) |
| CLA | Collegiate Learning Assessment |
| FSSE | Faculty Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) |
| NCHA | National Collegiate Health Assessment |
| NSSE | National Study of Student Engagement |
| RPS | Research Practices Survey |
Miscellaneous
| Acronym | Name |
| CIP | Classification of Instructional Programs (codes for majors) |
| FERPA | Federal Educational Right to Privacy Act |
| HEA | Higher Education Act |
St. Olaf College Committees,
Working Groups, Offices etc.
(In particular, those related to the work of IR)
| Acronym | Name |
| ACPB | Academic Computing Policy Board |
| CILA | Center for Innovation in the Liberal Arts |
| CVC | Center for Vocation & Career (fka Center for Experiential Learning-CEL) |
| CWIS | Campus-Wide Information System Committee |
| GFR | Government and Foundation Relations |
| IIT | Information and Instructional Technologies |
| IRB | Institutional Review Board |
