The Voluntary System of Accountability (VSA) communicates information on the undergraduate student experience through a common Web reporting template, the College Portrait. The VSA is a voluntary initiative for four-year public colleges and universities. Developed through a partnership between the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) and the National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges (NASULGC), the VSA is designed to help institutions meet the following objectives:

• Demonstrate accountability and stewardship to the public
• Measure educational outcomes to identify effective educational practices
• Assemble information that is accessible, understandable, and comparable

Visit the Voluntary System of Accountability Web Site

College Portrait

The College Portrait, the web template that participating institutions will complete, provides consistent, comparable and transparent information on the characteristics of institutions and students, cost of attendance, student engagement with the learning process, and core educational outcomes. The information is intended for students, families, policy-makers, campus faculty and staff, the general public, and other higher education stakeholders.

The accessible, web-based version of the College Portrait application was launched on
February 10, 2009

Visit the New College Portrait Website!

COLLEGEPORTRAITS.ORG allows easy access to VSA participating institutions and links to their College Portraits.  Click Here to Visit:  http://www.collegeportraits.org.

Click here to View Slippery Rock University's College Portrait