Common Institutional Research Terms

Office of Institutional Research

AAUP
American Association of University Professors

AIR
Association for Institutional Research

AJCU
Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities

AY (Academic Year)
Two full semesters, starting in the fall and continuing into the spring.

CDS
Common Data Set

CIC
Council of Independent Colleges

CIP
Classification of Instructional Programs

CIRP
Cooperative Institutional Research Program

CUPA
College and University Professional Association

FTE
Full-Time Equivalency

FTEE
Full-Time Equivalent Enrollment

FTEF
Full-Time Equivalent Faculty

HEDS
Higher Education Data Sharing

HERI
Higher Education Research Institute

IPEDS
Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System

IR
Institutional Research

MIGRATION
The geographical origin of the student

NACUBO
National Association of College and University Business Officers

NAICU
National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities

NEAIR
Northeastern Association of Institutional Research

NCES
National Center for Education Statistics

NRA
Non-Resident Alien

NSSE
National Survey of Student Engagement

NYSED
New York State Education Department

OIR
Office of Institutional Research

SCUP
Society for College and University Planning

SFR
Student Faculty Ratio