The Office of Institutional Research and Assessment (OIRA), housed within the Office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost, serves all segments of the College of Staten Island community including faculty, staff, administrators, and students. This is accomplished through the collection, analysis, and dissemination of information required for both planning and the assessment of institutional effectiveness.

OIRA also serves other audiences, through its external reporting functions. Among these are administrators of the City University of New York, officers of federal and state government agencies, organizations and individuals representing the wider higher education community, and the general public.