The Institutional Effectiveness Department (IED) provides support to all the academic and administrative departments at AUD as the University engages in continuous improvement of its academic programs and student services based on the student as the center of the educational experience and with a continued focus on student learning.

IED facilitates a set of assessment activities based on the mission, values, and goals of AUD so that the University is able to take a critical view of itself as an evolving institution of higher education. By measuring, evaluating and analyzing data, AUD can utilize these results in support of improvements to its educational mission as well as to the supporting structures, programs, policies, personnel and facilities.