Peer Institutions

The set of peer institutions below were selected by ECU (in collaboration with the University of North Carolina System Office) and are meant to be a realistic and accurate set of institutions that can be used for benchmarking and outcomes analyses.  This set of peers will continue in effect from the date of its adoption by the UNC System Board of Governors (July, 2025) until June 30, 2030.  The next collaborative peer selection process will be conducted in 2029-2030 with an implementation date of July 1, 2030.  ECU’s previous set of BOG-approved peer institutions (in effect from 2020 to 2025) is available here.


Peer Institutions & Institutional Research Offices

Peer Institution Home PageInstitutional Research Office
Florida Atlantic UniversityInstitutional Effectiveness & Analysis
Illinois State UniversityPlanning, Research, & Policy Analysis
Mississippi State UniversityOffice of Institutional Research & Effectiveness
Northern Arizona UniversityInstitutional Research & Analysis
Oklahoma State University-Main CampusInstitutional Research and Analytics
University of Nevada-RenoInstitutional Analysis
University of Wisconsin-MilwaukeeOffice of Assessment and Institutional Research
Virginia Commonwealth UniversityPlanning and Decision Support
Washington State UniversityInstitutional Research
West Virginia UniversityOffice of Institutional Research, Assessment and Effectiveness
Western Michigan UniversityInstitutional Research