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Glossary of Terms In Administrative Data and Reports

Data, Academic Planning & Institutional Research

Disciplinary Division

Definition

The four divisions established on the basis of related subjects of teaching and research and are independent of colleges, schools, and departments, and include: Biological Sciences, Arts and Humanities, Physical Sciences, and Social Sciences.

Data Cookbook URL (requires authorization)
https://uwmadison.datacookbook.com/institution/terms/162765/versions/218589
Data Domain(s)
Academic Planning, Employee Record
Synonyms
Field of Study

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This visualization provides information about how and when undergraduates completed their College/University Degree Requirements, including General Education Requirements. It provides data about course counts and Time to Degree for graduates since Summer 2013, according to College/University Requirement and Sub-requirement, as well as data about when in their careers at UW-Madison students completed those courses and Requirements/Sub-requirements.

Additional Info
AIM, College of Letters and Science Academic Planning, Student Record Internal UW-Madison Employees (NetID Required) 08/30/2022
Postdocs at UW-Madison
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This data visualization provides information on the background characteristics of postdocs at UW-Madison, their average time spent in postdoctoral training, and their employment outcomes after leaving their postdoc appointment at UW-Madison. It was developed as part of the Coalition for Next Generation Life Science initiative (CNGLS). UW-Madison is a founding member of the Coalition for Next Generation Life Science, which includes 55 national research universities and schools of medicine. The Coalition seeks to improve transparency related to career prospects and opportunities for life sciences trainees, including both graduate students and postdocs.

Additional Info
Graduate School Office of Academic Analysis, Planning, & Assessment Employee Record Public Publicly Available 09/19/2023
Historical Graduate Completion IDE
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This workbook exports a file of individual student record data used in the 'Completion' section of the 'Graduate School Explorer' visualization. It provides information on graduate admissions by providing relevant columns related to current and formerly enrolled student's time to degree, completion status, and supplemental program information.

Additional Info
Graduate School Office of Academic Analysis, Planning, & Assessment Student Record Restricted Student Record Data Restricted
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Interactive Data Visualization

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Additional Info
Graduate School Office of Academic Analysis, Planning, & Assessment Admissions, Student Record Public Publicly Available 08/15/2024
Historical Graduate Admissions IDE
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Institutional Data Exporter (IDE)

This workbook exports a file of individual student record data used in the 'Admissions' section of the 'Graduate School Explorer' visualization. It provides information on graduate admissions by providing relevant columns related to an applicant, the applicant's program, and the applicant's admission status.

Additional Info
Graduate School Office of Academic Analysis, Planning, & Assessment Admissions, Student Record Restricted Student Record Data Restricted
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08/22/2024
Majors, Options, Degrees and Certificates
Interactive Data Visualization

This workbook allows users to view and search for currently active majors, options, degrees and certificates.

Additional Info
Office of the Registrar Student Record Public Publicly Available 05/21/2024
Graduate School Admissions & Enrollment
Interactive Data Visualization

This data visualization reports summary information on UW-Madison graduate program admissions and enrollment for the past five academic years. It includes data on admissions selectivity and yield rates, the demographics of applicants and enrolled students, as well as the home state or country of enrolled students. 

Additional Info
Graduate School Office of Academic Analysis, Planning, & Assessment Admissions, Student Record Public Publicly Available 07/09/2024
Graduate Student Funding
Interactive Data Visualization

This data visualization provides information about the financial support of graduate students at UW-Madison, including the percentage of fully funded students, their funding appointment types, and average monthly stipend levels. 

Additional Info
Graduate School Office of Academic Analysis, Planning, & Assessment Financial Aid, Student Record Public Publicly Available 07/10/2024
Master's Exit Survey Results
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Interactive Data Visualization

A summary of Master's Exit Survey responses. Presented data are from the current version of the survey, which was first administered in November, 2019. Data can be filtered by year, division, school/college, academic plan, named option, and selected student demographics.

Additional Info
Graduate School Office of Academic Analysis, Planning, & Assessment Student Record Internal UW-Madison Employees (NetID Required) 07/15/2024
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Interactive Data Visualization

A summary of Doctoral Student Experience Survey responses since November, 2019 when the survey was first administered. Data can be filtered by year, division, school/college, academic plan, and selected student demographics.

Additional Info
Graduate School Office of Academic Analysis, Planning, & Assessment Student Record Internal UW-Madison Employees (NetID Required) 07/16/2024
Doctoral Exit Survey Results
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Interactive Data Visualization

A summary of Doctoral Exit Survey responses from the past seven academic years. Data can be filtered by year, division, school/college, academic plan, and selected student demographics.

Additional Info
Graduate School Office of Academic Analysis, Planning, & Assessment Student Record Internal UW-Madison Employees (NetID Required) 07/31/2024
Graduate Admissions Competitor Landscape
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Interactive Data Visualization

This workbook presents data on the national postsecondary institutions competing with UW-Madison graduate programs for new student admissions. Dashboards display the institutional enrollments of new graduate admits over the past seven years, as well as the reasons reported by admits for not accepting UW-Madison graduate program offers of admission.

Additional Info
Graduate School Office of Academic Analysis, Planning, & Assessment Admissions Internal UW-Madison Employees (NetID Required) 08/08/2024
Doctoral Career Outcomes
Interactive Data Visualization

This data visualization provides information on the early, mid, and late career outcomes of UW-Madison doctoral program alumni. Reported data include employment status, job sector and location, and jobs in academia.

Additional Info
Graduate School Office of Academic Analysis, Planning, & Assessment UW Madison Enterprise Public Publicly Available 08/19/2024
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Interactive Data Visualization

Separate dashboards in the workbook display aggregate data on the demographic and gender characteristics of enrolled students, program completion rates, as well as student satisfaction with both their graduate program and the broader campus diversity climate. Each dashboard allows data comparisons between the program and the larger disciplinary division to provide additional context to the reported numbers.

Additional Info
Graduate School Office of Academic Analysis, Planning, & Assessment Student Record Internal Student Record Data Internal
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Graduate Program Profiles - Graduate Student Funding
Interactive Data Visualization

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Additional Info
Graduate School Office of Academic Analysis, Planning, & Assessment Financial Aid, Student Record Public Publicly Available 10/14/2024
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Interactive Data Visualization

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Additional Info
Office of Academic Analysis, Planning and Assessment - Graduate School UW Madison Enterprise Public Publicly Available 10/14/2024
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Interactive Data Visualization

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Additional Info
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Interactive Data Visualization

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Additional Info
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Additional Info
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Additional Info
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