Data analysis can help inform decision making and establish long term goals for higher education institutions, but with increasing amounts of it made available, how can stakeholders best gather the information they actually need, and distill it into workable results? Patricia Bou, AIA, LEED-AP, will offer insights and best practices on the tools, tips, and actions academic institutions can use to best gather and process data—on costs, budget, space utilization, enrollment trends, and more—into strategic campus goals.