UPA’s value to NC State will continue to grow as its campus clients increasingly view business intelligence, planning, and evaluation as essential for building an excellent university. NC State’s executive officers, college leadership, faculty, staff, and students will rely on UPA resources to make critical, strategic decisions. All of UPA’s clients, including external clients like UNC- GA, will be wholly satisfied with the quality of information and services they receive from UPA.
The mission of University Planning and Analysis (UPA) is to help decision-makers make informed decisions.
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.