Welcome

Welcome to the web site of the Office of Institutional Research (OIR) at Middle Tennessee State University.

The mission of the Office of Institutional Research is to support the university's goals to promote academic quality by enhancing learning, teaching, scholarship, and service and by celebrating MTSU’s distinctive strengths; promote individual student success and responsibility for accomplishments through fostering a student-centered learning culture; promote partnerships and public service to enhance educational, social, cultural, and economic well-being. Specifically, the Office of Institutional Research supports the Strategic Directions of the University to increase student academic attainment and encourage students to engage in life-long learning; develop and implement a comprehensive, strategic assessment process that informs the alignment and use of resources; and, create a campus culture that values partnerships and public service. To facilitate this process, our office provides data and analysis to support effectiveness, institutional and departmental planning, decision-making, recruitment, and faculty instruction. We serve as the chief administrative official for providing information about the institution to external regulatory agencies such as federal, state and regional governments, the Tennessee Board of Regents, the Tennessee Higher Education Commission, guidebook publishers and other external publics.

The Office of Institutional Research is located in room 155 of Jones Hall. Regular office hours are 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (CST) Monday through Friday. You may contact us by phone at 615-898-2854 or fax at 615-898-5885. Our staff welcomes your comments, questions and feedback.