Figure 10. What are the primary constraints to your college’s ability to expand current data collection to more substantially incorporate holistic student success metrics—including, but not limited to, basic needs fulfillment, engagement, and well-being?

Percent of respondents that selected each as a constraint to data collection expansion. Respondents selected up to three of the below items.

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

Lack of human resources within institutional research or equivalent departments

53%

Inadequate digital data infrastructure (new platforms, data software, etc.)

42%

Lack of capacity to incorporate and analyze new metrics

34%

Lack of capacity to determine which holistic metrics to use

26%

Lack of employee skills and / or professional development opportunities in key areas (i.e. data collection, analysis, etc.)

22%

General resistance to change among faculty / staff

14%

Inadequate cross-institutional collaboration

14%

General resistance to change among leadership