External Reporting

OIRA responds to approximately fifty major annual surveys from external entities, as well as periodic surveys completed every few years. Responsibility for these surveys has been assigned to OIRA to adhere to survey requirements, optimize deployment of university resources, and ensure consistency in responding to similar data across requests. These surveys encompass a variety of types, including those conducted by the U.S. federal government and state/district entities, university-wide and program accreditation reports, reports directed by university partners, university rankings projects, and college guides. Additionally, OIRA assists our campus partners with their external reporting as needed.

Submissions by Month

External Submissions by Month totals: July 0, August 1, September 1, October 5, November 1, December 2, January 1, February 9, March 5, April 11, May 1, June 9.

Submissions by Type

External Submissions by Type totals for Accreditation, Exchange, Federal, Media, Media with Rankings, and State

Report Type Definitions

  • Accreditation: Data required by the accrediting bodies for the institution or its programs or for renewing licenses.
  • Data Exchange: Voluntary data submitted to support collaborative data-sharing agreements with higher education organizations or consortia.
  • Federal: Data required (unless stated otherwise) by federal governmental bodies.
  • Financial: Financial and operating data submitted to bond rating agencies.
  • Media: Voluntary data submitted to organizations that publish college and university guides.
  • Media with Rankings: Voluntary data submitted to organizations that publish college and university guides with rankings.
  • State: Data required by state/local governmental bodies.

Note: "Month" specifies the deadline for data submission. When the due date spans a range, the latter portion of the month within that range is utilized.

Total Annual Submissions 46

FY 2023-2024

Note: "Total annual submissions" does not represent the complete count of external reporting submissions by OIRA, as this number varies annually. It includes major annual reports but excludes ad hoc external reports and reports submitted by campus partners with OIRA's support.

External Reporting Schedule FY 2023-2024
Month Organization Report Type
August Institute of International Education (IIE) Open Doors: International Scholars Media with Rankings
September Washington Business Journal (WBJ) List of Colleges and Universities Media with Rankings
October Clarivate Global Institutional Profiles Project Media with Rankings
October Institute of International Education (IIE) Open Doors: International Student Enrollment Snapshot Media
October Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 12-Month Enrollment Federal
October Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) Completions Federal
October Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) Institutional Characteristics Federal
November Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Rankings Media with Rankings
November* Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System (STARS) Media with Rankings
November* Moody's Investors Service Annual Private University Disclosure Request Financial
December Military Friendly Military Friendly Schools Media with Rankings
December National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO) Tuition Discounting Study Data Exchange
January American Talent Initiative (ATI) Annual Data Collection Data Exchange
February American Association of University Professors (AAUP) Faculty Compensation Survey Data Exchange
February Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 200% Graduation Rates Federal
February Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) Admissions Federal
February Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) Graduation Rates Federal
February Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) Outcome Measures Federal
February Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) Student Financial Aid Federal
February National Science Foundation (NSF) and National Institutes of Health (NIH) Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering (GSS) Federal (but voluntary)
February Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) Sustainability Rankings Media with Rankings
February Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings Media with Rankings
February* Standard & Poor's (S&P) Global Ratings Private University/College Questionnaire Financial
March College Board BigFuture College Profiles Media
March Consortium of Universities of the Washington Metropolitan Area Data Request Data Exchange
March Princeton Review Best Colleges Undergraduate Student Survey Media with Rankings
March Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings Media with Rankings
March** National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (NPSAS) Federal (but voluntary)
April District of Columbia Higher Education Licensure Commission (HELC) Annual Data Survey State
April Institute of International Education (IIE) Open Doors: Intensive English Programs Media with Rankings
April Institute of International Education (IIE) Open Doors: International Student Census Media with Rankings
April Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) Academic Libraries Federal
April Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) Fall Enrollment Federal
April Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) Finance Federal
April Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) Human Resources Federal
April Peterson's Annual Survey of Undergraduate Financial Aid Media with Rankings
April Peterson's Annual Survey of Undergraduate Institutions Media
April Princeton Review Best Colleges Profile Review Media with Rankings
April Times Higher Education (THE) Online Learning Ranking Media with Rankings
May Fiske Guide to Colleges Institutional Questionnaire Media with Rankings
June Higher Education Publication (HEP) Higher Education Directory Media
June Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE) Annual Institutional Update Accreditation
June National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) Graduation Success Rate (GSR) Data Exchange
June National Council for State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements (NC-SARA) Exclusively Distance Education Enrollment and Out-Of-State Learning Placements Federal
June Peterson's Annual Distance Learning Survey Media
June U.S. News and World Report (USNWR) Best Colleges: Finance Survey Media with Rankings
June U.S. News and World Report (USNWR) Best Colleges: Financial Aid Survey Media with Rankings
June U.S. News and World Report (USNWR) Best Colleges: Main Survey Media with Rankings
June Washington Business Journal (WBJ) Largest Employers Media with Rankings

*Report completed by campus partners with support from OIRA; excluded from OIRA's submission counts on this page.
**Survey completed every four years.