From enrollment intelligence and student success research to faculty development and community impact analysis — PRS equips higher education leaders with the data and strategy needed to close equity gaps and elevate institutional performance.
Understanding how students think, feel, and engage is foundational to improving outcomes. PRS captures student voice through rigorous research that goes deeper than standard satisfaction surveys.
Comprehensive surveys measuring student satisfaction, belonging, academic support, and campus culture across programs and demographics.
Moderated conversations that surface the reasoning behind student attitudes — especially among underrepresented populations.
Measure how students, faculty, and staff perceive safety, inclusion, equity, and belonging across the institution.
Targeted research into the unique barriers, needs, and experiences of first-gen students to inform intentional support design.
Understand the transition challenges and unmet needs of transfer students moving into or between institutions.
PRS helps institutions diagnose why students choose, stay, or leave — and builds research-backed strategies to improve enrollment funnels and retention outcomes.
Understand your competitive landscape, prospective student motivations, and which markets hold the most opportunity for growth.
Research how prospective students and families perceive your institution's brand, programs, and value proposition.
Identify the academic, financial, social, and logistical factors driving student attrition — by program, demographic, and cohort.
Qualitative research with students who withdrew or stopped out to surface the real reasons behind departure decisions.
Assess the effectiveness of advising, tutoring, mentorship, and other student success interventions against measurable outcomes.
Research-grounded strategy to improve how your institution attracts and converts prospective students — especially underrepresented populations.
An institution's value extends well beyond graduation. PRS helps you measure and communicate the long-term impact of your degree programs on graduates, employers, and surrounding communities.
Survey graduates on career outcomes, salary trajectories, skill preparedness, and satisfaction with their educational experience.
Understand how local and regional employers view your graduates' readiness, skills, and overall preparation for the workforce.
Measure the economic, civic, and social contributions your institution makes to the surrounding region and community.
Assess how well current curriculum and program offerings align with regional workforce needs and emerging industry demands.
Research-informed strategy for strengthening alumni relationships, giving, mentorship, and connection to campus life.
PRS works with presidents, provosts, and academic leaders to design bold institutional plans that are grounded in data and built to deliver measurable change at every level.
Facilitation and research support for institutional strategic planning processes involving faculty, staff, students, and board.
Research and strategy to support the design, launch, or redesign of academic programs aligned to student demand and market need.
Training and capacity building for boards of trustees, senior leadership teams, and academic governance bodies.
Systems design and support for measuring and improving departmental and institutional performance across key indicators.
Secondary and primary research on peer and competitor institutions to inform positioning, pricing, and program strategy.
Closing equity gaps requires more than good intentions. PRS helps institutions build the internal culture, data systems, and leadership capacity to create equitable outcomes — for students and staff alike.
Design and implementation support for diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives grounded in institutional data and best practices.
Training programs and workshops for faculty and staff that strengthen equity-centered pedagogy, culture, and management.
Data-driven assessment of where equity gaps exist in enrollment, retention, graduation, hiring, and advancement.
Internal research measuring how faculty and staff experience the institution's culture, leadership, and equity commitments.
Strengthen the skills, systems, and internal capabilities of administrative and academic departments to sustain equity-driven work.
Beyond consulting, PRS offers hands-on workshops and training experiences that build internal institutional capacity — equipping your teams to understand, gather, and apply data on their own.
DISCOVERY CALL
PRS listens to your institutional goals, challenges, and context before any work begins.
RESEARCH PLAN
A custom study is designed aligned to your mission, student population, and strategic priorities.
INSIGHTS & ACTION
Clear findings are delivered alongside a practical roadmap so your team can act with confidence.
If your needs don't fit neatly into a category above, PRS designs fully customized solutions around your campus, your students, and your goals. Projects typically take 4–8 weeks depending on scope, and PRS conducts research nationally with a focus on diverse and underrepresented communities.