Institutional Research
Institutional research (IR) is research conducted within a higher education institution
to support institutional planning, policy formation, and decision making. The OIE's IR endeavors include serving as Pepperdine's federal reporter (IPEDS Keyholder), reporting externally
to agencies, responding to over 80 internal requests each academic year, and analyzing
and translating data for University decision-making.
Quick Facts
- 8,976Fall 2024 Enrollment
- 3,553Undergraduate Enrollment
- 5,423Graduate Enrollment
Annual Projects
Student Census Dates
- Fall | Sept 24, 2024
- Spring | Feb 18, 2025
- Summer | Jul 17, 2025
Ranking Reports
Student Success
Explore the OIE Factbook, which is an interactive dashboard that provides data on faculty, staff, and students.
Access the Common Data Set (CDS), which contains standard metrics for higher education publishers and end-users.
Did You Know
Did you know that the OIE and Business Intelligence (BI) serve the University in similar, yet unique, roles? Discover them by clicking the visual comparison on the left.
Explore University Analytics
University Analytics is spearheaded by Business Intelligence (BI). BI provides various interactive dashboards to the Pepperdine community to facilitate data-driven decisions. In addition to interactive dashboards, BI created a Data Request Workflow to guide the community to the appropriate data reporting office.