All institutions represented in Institutional Profiles have supplied up-to-date facts and statistics about:
- the size of their research and academic staffs
- their levels of funding
- the number of undergraduate and graduate degrees awarded
Institutional data are provided and confirmed by each academic institution to ensure authenticity, and our first objective is to facilitate a smooth submission process that limits errors. We have provided university representatives a strong support structure and, where possible, pre-populated profiles with authoritative third-party data which institutions can confirm or revise.
Data Validation
Identification of logical data errors
We employ several algorithms to detect obvious errors in reporting or calculation.
Data comparisons
We compare newly submitted data to reliable third-party sources, most notably government agencies, to identify possible errors.
Data anomalies
Reported data may be compared to expected values and searched for outliers. For example, if a university has a funding-per-faculty ratio that is far higher than the ratio for the university’s peer group, the data are flagged for follow-up.