Situation:
The Associate Provost (UBC at Surrey) was seeking support with the development of an academic impact analysis pertaining to the University’s proposed expansion into the city of Surrey.
Our Actions:
- Researched and analyzed trends in the following areas:
- Regional student secondary school graduation rates;
- Regional student transition rates to post-secondary education and migration; and,
- Admissions trends for comparator programming, including admit/yield rates and GPAs
- Developed institutional profiles for post-secondary institutions already located in Surrey
- Conducted peer benchmarking on student enrolment and Ministry funding utilization
Results:
- SDS developed comprehensive institutional profiles for peer institutions, including:
- A complete database of all academic program offerings, and identification of areas of possible overlap
- Student enrolment analysis, by citizenship and major program cluster
- An assessment of Ministry funding utilization rates, identifying potential unmet demand; and,
- An assessment of Ministry funding investments over time
- SDS prepared supporting analysis on admissions trends and student migration patterns, to aid in the assessment of market sizing for the Surrey campus