The Performance Measurement Reporting System (PMRS) is designed to fulfill the Massachusetts Board of Higher Education’s statutory obligation to “promote accountability for effective management and stewardship of public funds and to achieve and demonstrate measurable educational outcomes” (MGL, Chapter 15a, Section 7).

This report is updated annually each spring and provides a comprehensive examination of the performance of each of Massachusetts’ community colleges and state universities on a set of key indicators focused on:

• Access & Affordability
• Student Success & Completion
• Workforce Alignment
• Fiscal Stewardship

These indicators are tracked with attention to equity gaps for underserved students wherever possible.

The metrics are foundational to assessment and accountability, having been incorporated into annual presidential evaluations, program evaluation, and campus- and system-level strategic planning, including the Strategic Plan for Racial Equity
and Strategic Public Higher Education Financing.