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Web Site: http://virg.vanderbilt.edu

Departments: Vanderbilt Institutional Research Group

Key Data: The Vanderbilt Institutional Research Group compiles official facts and figures for University and makes them available to internal administrative users as well as institutional researchers and casual visitors across the country. The VIRG Web site is a repository for a wide range of data including strategic data for administrative users and public information such as the Common Data Set and University Fact Book. "Our goal is to provide reliable and objective data for a wide range of people and to support Vanderbilt's vision for the future by fostering the availability and use of accurate decision-making data," said Greg Perfetto, assistant provost and director of special projects. The Factbook provides detailed profiles consisting of demographic information about Vanderbilt students, faculty and staff and a financial overview including information about the endowment, tuition rates and financial aid funds awarded to students. As a contributor to the Common Data Set, Vanderbilt joins other higher education institutions in providing standard data-items useful in making comparisons with other colleges and universities. Because the VIRG site posts Vanderbilt's annual CDS information beginning with 1999, visitors also may evaluate the University against itself and see trends as they develop over time. Browsers must be equipped with Macromedia Flash to access the VIRG site.

-- Justin Quarry