About NISS
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NISS National Institute for Student Success
Our mission is to increase the ability of colleges and universities to identify and resolve institutional barriers to equity and college completion by increasing their capacity to implement proven student-success systems and data-driven interventions and to enact systemic change to institutional processes and structures
The NISS Mission is founded upon three core principles
- Principle 1: Institutions inadvertently hinder student success through policies, practices, and structures that drive equity gaps.
- Principle 2: Institutions can use data to identify and understand these institutionally created barriers to completion.
- Principle 3: Action-oriented institutions with the right coaching and support can create stronger and more equitable enrollment, retention, and graduation outcomes.
NISS at UMBC
The NISS help Universities identify and remove barriers to success through three core services: the Accelerator, The Diagnostic and Implementation support.
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The image details the various data sources used for the National Institute for Student Success (NISS) Diagnostic, which is a service offered to partner institutions to improve student retention and completion rates. The NISS uses data-driven strategies to help colleges identify and resolve barriers to student success.
(NISS) Diagnostic: Data Source
- IPEDS Report: Data from the U.S. Department of Education’s Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System.
- Campus Stakeholder Survey & Institutional Data & Operations Questionnaire (IDOQ): Comprehensive surveys and questionnaires assessing institutional processes, culture, and operations.
- Supplemental Data: Additional data provided by the institution itself, such as DFW rates or student surveys.
- National Student Clearinghouse: De-identified data on student enrollment and degree attainment.
- Steppingblocks: Real-time employment data and analytics related to geography, salary, and industry trends.