Inside VSA
Home
About VSA
About the College Portrait
VSA Participants by State
VSA Research
Learning Outcomes Workshops
VSA Background & Development
Sign up for VSA
Contact Us
Participant Login
The VSA Online

The Voluntary System of Accountability (VSA) is an initiative by public 4-year universities to supply basic, comparable information on the undergraduate student experience to important constituencies through a common web report – the College Portrait.

The VSA was developed in 2007 by a committed group of university leaders and is sponsored by two higher education associations - the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) and the Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU).

Development and start-up funding was provided by the Lumina Foundation. Beginning in 2010, the VSA is supported by the participating institutions through annual dues.
In the News ...

VSA College Cost Calculator Released (NEW)
A net price calculator meetings HEOA requirements is now available for VSA institutions through the College Portrait website. Click here for demo.

Workshops Focus on Application (NEW)
Learn and discuss how to use test results to inform institutional decision-making and improve learning outcomes at one of three regional workshop in summer 2010.
Click here for more details.

Test Validity Study Results

Study provides strong evidence of consistency across CAAP, CLA, MAPP. (posted 10/1/09)
Click Here for Research Webpage.

Learning Outcomes Workshops Successful!
Nearly 200 university leaders from 120 institutions representing 44 states learned new strategies and shared effective practices for administering the learning outcomes tests during summer 2009.

Visit the College Portrait Website!
Explore over 300 college portraits from public universities across the nation at
www.collegeportraits.org.