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Baker Tilly’s data analytics solution for higher education (DASH) is a turnkey, scalable tool that harnesses your data to answer mission-critical questions and drive impactful decisions aligned with student, institutional and financial success.
What is DASH?
Baker Tilly’s data analytics solution for higher education
DASH offers a seamless solution for decision makers to leverage institution and industry performance metrics and perform real-time analytics to identify gaps and make effective shifts to be fiscally resilient.
DASH is designed with higher education’s unique needs and priorities top of mind. We built its intuitive interface and analytical engine based on a wealth of industry knowledge gained from thousands of college and university projects and incorporating data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS).
Our higher education industry specialists have a broad and deep understanding of student and institutional data and operations. We understand the fiscal challenges colleges and universities face and can help bring data-driven, innovative solutions and strategic opportunities to your institution using DASH.
DASH benefits
DASH helps institutional leaders and boards gain real-time insight and save time and energy collecting information. By providing the necessary data to drive change in one platform with multiple dashboards specifically designed for higher education, institutional leaders can spot relevant trends or issues more quickly and easily.
With DASH, you can confidently make informed decisions on strategic, financial and operational drivers affecting your programs, departments and campuses.
DASH features
- Ability to collect and view financial, student success and institutional performance data in one centralized platform
- Robust, easy-to-use interface, including an interactive tour and FAQ resources
- Stellar visualizations highlighting key trends and critical correlations
- Clear comparisons to peer performance and industry standards
- Access to Baker Tilly’s industry insights customized to your interests
- Chatbot technology to support your experience and connect you with a Baker Tilly Value Architect™ for deeper analysis
- Real-time scalability and customization (for DASH PRO users)
By the numbers
Source: Inside Higher Ed, 2020 Survey of College and University Business Officers
9 out of 10
college and university presidents strongly agree their institution does not have the right tools and processes to respond quickly to needed changes.
26%
of college and university business officers agree that a lack of adequate data and analytic capacity is a significant obstacle to a sustainable financial future for their institution.
Fiscal resiliency resources for higher education
Now, more than ever, it's crucial for higher education institutions to be resilient.