Explore the intersections of data, student success, economic mobility,
and community vibrancy.
Register today for the 2025 ATD Data & Analytics Summit. The virtual pre-conference sessions will be held on Monday, September 15, 2025. The in-person main conference will be held Wednesday, September 17–Friday, 19, 2025, in College Park, Maryland.
Achieving the Dream’s 11th annual Data & Analytics Summit will bring together higher education professionals to explore how data can drive institutional transformation, advance economic mobility, and strengthen community vibrancy and student success. Grounded in ATD’s Community Vibrancy Framework, the summit will spotlight how colleges are using data to design more relevant programs, align with workforce needs, and promote student success and mobility. Through a mix of hands-on labs, plenaries, and peer-led sessions, participants will gain actionable strategies to turn data insights into real-world impact.
Whether you’re building foundational skills or diving into cutting-edge analytics, this summit offers a collaborative space to reimagine how data can empower communities and unlock new opportunities for students to thrive. Summit attendees will put community vibrancy metrics into practice across their campuses by:
- Connecting community vibrancy to the future of learning
- Engaging with data to measure economic and social mobility
- Discovering how to effectively apply community vibrancy in the classroom
- Strengthening relationships between workforce outcomes and economically vibrant communities
Schedule-at-a-Glance
- Monday, September 15: Virtual pre-conference workshops
- Wednesday, September 17: In-person special sessions, afternoon workshop, and welcome reception
- Thursday–Friday, September 18–19: In-person sessions and collaborative peer learning
For a preliminary agenda, visit the Schedule tab.
Summit Learning Outcomes
Attendees will develop meaningful connections with like-minded peers committed to empowering themselves and others with data. They will also deepen their knowledge of the following:
- Effectively translating their community vibrancy vision into action
- Using data-informed strategies to generate meaningful, actionable insights
- Concrete approaches to using data to advance community impact and student success
What Attendees Said About the 2024 ATD Data & Analytics Summit
“This will help me drive my next steps in leading our institution’s data team. It was the perfect kickoff to our ATD work.”
“My institution has chosen to focus on AI and listening to the different discussions has really opened my mind to all the possibilities. Additionally, the data provided is super helpful in the work I do in focusing where to scale programs in my department … and where we can pivot to provide more impact.”
What To Expect at the ATD Data & Analytics Summit
In addition to engaging plenary and concurrent sessions, participants in this year’s Data & Analytics Summit will benefit from the following programming enhancements:
- Expanded focus on ATD’s Community Vibrancy (CV) Framework and the full breadth of the CV metrics
- Independent and structured opportunities to connect with peers engaged in tackling critical topics
- More comprehensive use of tracks based on attendee roles, enabling them to choose sessions that best align with their work and goals
- A Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCU) track designed to elevate the expertise and learning of attendees from the TCUs that work with ATD. TCU attendees will benefit from learning from their peers, while non-TCU attendees will benefit from new perspectives and approaches to equitable and community-focused learning.
Who Should Attend?
We encourage the attendance of higher education professionals and teams who want to use data in more equity-minded ways to inform decisions that improve student outcomes and build institutional capacity. This includes people in the following fields and positions:
- Institutional research
- Institutional effectiveness
- Research and planning
- Information technology
- Student affairs
- Faculty
- Senior leaders
- Mid-level leaders
Registration Fees
Registration for the 2025 Data & Analytics Summit includes access to all sessions. Attendees can register for the virtual pre-conference workshops on September 15 and the in-person sessions taking place Wednesday, September 17 through Friday, September 19, 2025. All sessions require a registration fee. Teams of three or more receive a 10% discount (automatically deducted at checkout when registering three or more people at the same time).
For Active ATD Tribal Colleges and Universities: Through Project Success, ATD is able to cover two complimentary summit registrations as well as travel for two participants per TCU. ATD will send TCU presidents and data team leaders their colleges’ complimentary registration code by July 29.
|
Type |
ATD Network College |
Out-of-Network College or Organization |
|
Virtual pre-conference workshops |
$199 per session |
$249 per session |
| In-person conference registration (Wednesday, September 17-Friday, September 19) |
$695 | $845 |
Cancellation Policy
Cancellations received after September 3, 2025, are subject to a $150 administrative fee. Substitution requests may be submitted in writing to events@achievingthedream.org by September 10 and will be confirmed via return email.
Sponsorship
Sponsorship opportunities are available for this event. Please contact Dayna Gilliard at dgilliard@achievingthedream.org or call 240-450-3805.
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| Achieving the Dream (ATD) is a partner and champion of more than 300 community colleges across the country. Drawing on our expert coaches, groundbreaking programs, and national peer network, we provide institutions with integrated, tailored support for every aspect of their work — from foundational capacities such as leadership, data, and equity to intentional strategies for supporting students holistically, building K–12 partnerships, and more. We call this Whole College Transformation. Our vision is for every college to be a catalyst for equitable, antiracist, and economically vibrant communities. We know that with the right partner and the right approach, colleges can drive access, completion rates, and employment outcomes — so that all students can access life-changing learning that propels them into community-changing careers. |
When
Event Starts:September 15, 2025
Event Ends:
September 19, 2025
Where
The Hotel at the University of Maryland
College Park, Maryland 20740