Curricular Efficiency
Curricular Efficiency: Improving the Recurring Decisions that Drive Average Class Size
Average class size is one of the primary factors driving cost per Student Credit Hour (SCH).
Gray Insights for Higher Education
Curricular Efficiency
What Drives Curricular Efficiency?
Academic leaders routinely make decisions about course offerings, course scheduling, staffing, releases, and other topics that drive curricular efficiency. However, Deans and Chairs often lack
Data
The Great Resignation and the Opportunity for Data-Based Programs
If you have been following the news lately, you may have seen several articles about the American workforce and a trend that has been coined,
Demand Trends
Is Journalism Dead? Gray Data Reveals Some Interesting Facts
“The rumors of my death are greatly exaggerated,” Mark Twain
Predictive Analytics
Predictive Models for Academic Resourcing
University leaders are seriously planning for the post-COVID world. This world will differ significantly from the old, familiar one. The possibilities for restructuring academic activities
Academic Program Economics
Envisioning Alternative Course and Program Portfolios
The importance of envisioning future course and program portfolios will be familiar to readers of my recent blogs. Provosts, deans, and others responsible for academic
How to Identify Competition for Your College Programs
IPEDS misallocates most online completions, reporting them in the home market for the institution. This reporting bias can be addressed using NC SARA data for…
Why You Need Varied Data Sources: Evaluating Student Demand Data for Associate Programs
Enrollment is only one student demand metric you need to evaluate your program portfolio. Low completion rates are harmful to institutional finances and students.
No Matter What the Future Holds, Understanding Program Economics is Vital
When it comes to fixing an academic program portfolio or running a healthy institution, understanding program economics is vital. The goal is typically not to…
April Higher Education Demand Trends: Results Through March
Would you be surprised to know that the graduates of this month's featured program become lawyers, judges, elementary school teachers, and more?
Georgia On My Mind: Atlanta Cracks Top 5 in Job Postings
At Gray, we use our Job Postings data in a variety of ways. Recently, we discovered a new use of the data: a predictor for…
Using Employment Data: The Direct Prep Fallacy
Some assume clear links between academic programs and occupations for graduates, which are neatly embodied in the NCES crosswalk between programs and occupations. In theory,…