Human Capital Research

Human Capital Research Corporation (HCRC) was established in 1991 to provide strategic and tactical information to educational practitioners. Our mission is to advance opportunity, productivity and value in higher education by providing policy information based on rigorous analysis and through collaborative examination of the structures, practices, outcomes and environments of our institutional clients. Using a wide array of statistical research methods and rubrics reflecting multiple disciplines, HCRC offers a wide range of quantitatively based research services that fall under the general purview of enrollment management, curriculum development and institutional finance. With a professional staff of fifteen research analyst consultants and three information technology- application developers, HCRC maintains an active client portfolio of 44 colleges and universities - representing diverse positions in the higher education marketplace - from some of the most selective institutions in the United States to open-enrollment. In addition to its core perpetual campus level engagements, HCRC works with a small number of education consortia, units of government and foundations on issues related to public finance, the economic and social returns of higher education, labor market analysis, long-term economic sustainability and the development and advancement of strategic information. While we are a for-profit corporation, we maintain a deep and abiding interest in public purpose and are committed to advancing the social well-being and the long-run sustainability of the higher education enterprise. With more than a twenty year legacy of service, we pride ourselves in our capacity to help institutions establish intelligent and agile reporting systems that provide deep insights into their own enterprise. As such, virtually all client engagements with HCRC are entered into as long term collaborative partnerships.