Data Request Form

Please complete the form below to request institutional student data.

Prior to submitting a request, please review the information available on the IRA dashboards. If the information desired cannot be found on the dashboards, then please complete the data request form below.

Requests are only accepted from staff and faculty at Howard University. 

The data request form cannot accept attachments so please send the grant application confirmation to IR@howard.edu.


Data requests handled by the Office of Institutional Research and Assessment - Student data as it relates to student outcomes:

  1. Enrollment (official census data)*
  2. Retention, graduation rates, transfer rates, and attrition rates
  3. Cumulative and term GPAs at the program level
  4. Number of completions (as reported to IPEDS)
  5. Incoming Student Class Profiles


The time to receive data depends on the complexity of the request and availability of our staff. The expected turnaround is within 2-3 business days. Please give us as much advanced notice as possible if you are working with a deadline. A meeting may be requested to further discuss the detail of the data request.

Data Request Form

What is your Howard University affiliation
Which of the following best describes how you will be using this data?
What kind of data are you looking to receive from Institutional Research? The more detailed you are, the better IR can assist in fulfilling your request. 

Example: Our program is requesting enrollment and retention data for our program over the last 3 years. 
How will the data be used?  Who is the intended audience? 
Make sure to include the term(s) or academic year(s) for which data is being requested. 

Please note that the Census File is used for all official reporting.

Example: Requested data on student enrollment and retention will be used as a part of the program's self study reporting for our accreditation site visit. Audience includes accreditation visit committee and program colleagues.
IR will make every effort to meet your desired date. Please understand that more complex requests will take longer to process. The standard time frame for processing basic requests is 2-3 business days from the date of approval.
 

Please set the below date for a date that is at least 2 business days after today's date.

If the file is too big to upload or if it contains sensitive data (such as student-identifying information), please contact us at ir@howard.edu to send it securely.
One file only.
256 MB limit.
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