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The mission of University Planning and Analysis (UPA) is to help decision-makers make informed decisions.

• Through planning, we help the university and its constituent parts articulate broad strategies that address critical challenges and exploit opportunities, so that decisions are consistent with an overall vision.

• Through institutional research, we provide information and analysis, so that decisions are based on the facts.

• Through assessment, we help the university and its parts evaluate and demonstrate the effectiveness of their initiatives, programs, and services, so that decisions reflect what really works.

This mission is accomplished through UPA’s primary functions that incorporate planning, institutional research and assessment.

UPA's clients include NC State's executive officers, deans, department heads, faculty, and students; UNC-General administration, Board of Governors, and North Carolina legislators; federal agencies and accreditors; and other universities, the media, and the general public.

UPA is the source of official university reports on student and personnel data, such as: admissions, enrollment, academic progress, student interests and satisfaction, and faculty productivity and workload. UPA also designs and facilitates strategic, compact, and enrollment planning processes; facilitates and supports program evaluation and assessment; and monitors the university's progress and achievements through benchmarking and peer comparisons.

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