The NEAIR (North East Association for Institutional Research) 2011 Conference Proceedings is a compilation of papers presented at the Boston, Massachusetts conference. Papers in this document include: (1) Are Students Dropping Out or Dragging Out the College Experience? The Roles of Socioeconomic Status and Academic Background (Leslie S. Stratton and James N. Wetzel); The "Art and Science" of Developing Institutional Peers: Methods of Exploring and Determining Peer Institutions (Joanna Musial-Demurat and Bruce Szelest); (3) Benchmarking for Student Learning Outcomes Using Case Examples (Thomas P. Judd, Christopher Pondish, and Charles Secolsky); (4) Course Withdrawal, Course Repetition, and Time to Degree: Implications for Campus Policy (Carol VanZile-Tamsen); (5) Developing a Culture of Assessment in Student Affairs: Components, Actions, and Processes (Michael N. Christakis); (6) Measuring All Students: An Alternative Method for Retention and Completion Rates (Jason Bryer and Lisa Daniels); (7) Predictive Modeling of Achievement of Post-Baccalaureate Outcomes (Thomas McGuinness); (8) Tracking Student Retention with Updating Information (Robert T Gutman). (Individual papers contain appendices and references.)