The association for institutional research is a membership association that provides professional development and support for individuals who conduct institutional research and/or provide information support for planning, managing, and operating postsecondary institutions, organizations, and agencies. Accordingly, the association will: -advance research and analysis leading to the improved understanding, planning, management, and operation of postsecondary educational institutions and agencies. -encourage the development and application of appropriate methodologies and techniques from many disciplines to further such research, analysis, and planning. -encourage the collection, interpretation, exchange, and dissemination of information with respect to postsecondary education and its institutions. -further the professional development and training of individuals engaged in institutional research and analysis or interested in its use in planning, management, and resource allocation and in

The primary purpose of the association is to benefit, assist and advance institutional research leading to improved understanding, planning and operations of post-secondary education institutions.