Steven S. Graunke

Director of Institutional Research and Assessment, IUPUI

Steven Graunke, Ed.D., is the Director of Institutional Research and Assessment at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis. In his role at IUPUI, Graunke assists with the reporting of enrollment information, completes data requests from schools and academic units, and participates in studies of the effectiveness of programs designed to facilitate student success. His scholarly research interests have focused on test-optional admissions, retention modeling, and the intersection of financial and psychological factors on student success. Graunke received an Ed.D. in higher education and student affairs with a minor in inquiry methodology from Indiana University. He received his masters’ degree in counseling from Ball State University and his bachelor’s in psychology with a minor in chemistry from Butler University.

Exploring and Communicating Data for Test-Optional Decisions