HIGHER EDUCATION ARTS DATA SERVICES (HEADS) PROJECT

ABOUT HEADS

The Higher Education Arts Data Services (HEADS) Project is a joint effort of the National Association of Schools of Music, the National Association of Schools of Art and Design, the National Association of Schools of Theatre, and the National Association of Schools of Dance. The HEADS Project is designed to provide comprehensive management data on the arts in higher education.

The HEADS Project, officially established in 1982, is a statistics system that compiles and reports data from member and non-member institutions. Compiled data is published annually in the form of HEADS Data Summaries. Participation in the project is mandatory for institutional members of the National Association of Schools of Music, the National Association of Schools of Art and Design, the National Association of Schools of Theatre, and the National Association of Schools of Dance.

HEADS DATA SUMMARIES

Compilations of composite HEADS Survey data from degree-granting music, art/design, theatre and dance programs in higher education are available in the form of Data Summaries. Data Summaries provide statistics on enrollment, faculty numbers and salaries, administrative process, budget, presentation information, and a series of ratios providing comparisons in two or more of these areas.

HEADS SPECIAL REPORTS

Special reports are existing charts from the HEADS Data Summaries run for a specified group of participants. This service offers the executive the ability to compare his or her own institution to a selected group of peer institutions.

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