Planning

Peter Radcliffe
Executive Director

The Office of Planning & Analysis (OPA) coordinates strategic planning and analysis and institutional research across the University system.

Reflecting the responsibility that the U of M system Office for Academic Administration carries for institutional strategic leadership across the University of Minnesota, OPA serves the University as its central office for evidence-based strategic and operational decision-making, ensuring data integrity, accountability, and excellent institutional analytic capacity. Working closely with units producing and using data across the University system, OPA provides internal and external measurement expertise and continuous quality improvement across the system, and has shared leadership responsibility for capital planning.