Once known as the Office of Planning and Policy Analysis, the Office of Institutional Research has four primary responsibilities:

• Official university reporting
• Institutional research and analyses
• Design and maintenance of databases
• Maintenance of comparative resource materials

These four responsibilities support the strategic planning function and the institutional effectiveness function of the University of Houston. The office assumes a leadership role in assessing the information needs of the University to guarantee stakeholders and customers receive a true representation and accurate understanding regarding the state and mission of the University of Houston. IR provides direct support to the Provost of the University of Houston.

More information is available at the UH Institutional Research web site