Accreditation and Institutional Research

The Office of Accreditation & Institutional Research administers the University’s accreditation with the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC), leads or supports Assurance of Learning (AOL) and University assessment initiatives, and leads institutional research and reporting functions to support Washington and Lee University’s institutional effectiveness efforts.

To fulfill its accreditation responsibilities, the office oversees and leads the decennial and fifth-year reaffirmations by SACSCOC, monitors the university’s ongoing compliance with accreditation standards, coordinates and submits all substantive change, and documents student achievement in keeping with federal requirements. To ensure institutional effectiveness, the office provides comprehensive information to support institutional and departmental planning, policy formation, decision-making and evaluation of effectiveness. Additionally, we coordinate responses to external accountability mandates and a wide range of internal and external requests for information about the University.

Facts and Stats

Discovery Boards, Enrollment Reports, and Fact Books

Common Data Set

Since the early 1990s, data providers in the higher-education community and publishers have collaborated in an effort to improve the quality and accuracy of information provided to all involved in a student’s transition into higher education.

Academic Indicators

An overview of key academic indicators of Washington and Lee undergraduate students.

Consumer Information

The Higher Education Opportunity Act (HEOA) requires colleges and universities that participate in federal student financial aid programs to disclose certain information to current and prospective students, and to university employees.

Institutional Review Board for Research with Human Subjects

The Washington and Lee University Institutional Review Board for Research with Human Subjects (IRB) assures the protection of the rights and welfare of human research subjects according to federal and state regulations and institutional guidelines.

Academic Program Assessment

Academic program assessment is the process of systematically collecting, analyzing, and using data to understand and improve the activities and outcomes of a program of study.

Staff Contacts

Staff contacts in the Office of Accreditation & Institutional Research.

Bryan Price

Assistant Provost of Accreditation and Institutional Research

Paige Gance

Assistant Director of Assessment Strategy

Hillary Molloy

Institutional Research Analyst

Don Stauffer

Institutional Effectiveness Analyst

Accreditation and Institutional Research

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    204 West Washington Street
    Lexington, Virginia 24450-2116