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Glossary of Terms In Administrative Data and Reports

Data, Academic Planning & Institutional Research

First Generation Status

Definition

An undergraduate is considered a first generation student if they reported on their application for admission that neither of their parents had earned a four-year college degree. All others, including those who did not respond to the question are considered non-first generation.

Data Cookbook URL (requires authorization)
https://uwmadison.datacookbook.com/institution/terms/173660/versions/204147
Data Domain(s)
Student Record

Related Dashboards

Name Type Description Responsible Office Data Domain Classification Access Restrictions Last Updated
Course Demographics Profile
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Interactive Data Visualization

This workbook shows the percentage of enrolled students by course section by gender, aggregated race/ethnicity, tuition residency, and first generation status. These variables are of interest for assessment and curricular planning purposes.

Additional Info
Academic Planning and Institutional Research Academic Planning, Student Record Internal UW-Madison Employees (NetID Required) 03/31/2023
Student Demographics IDE
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Institutional Data Exporter (IDE)

A list of students with demographic information filtered by the user.

Additional Info
Office of the Registrar Student Record Restricted Student Record Data Restricted
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04/13/2023
Course Undergraduate Enrollment Snapshot
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Interactive Data Visualization

This Tableau workbook provides snapshot data on undergraduates enrolled in the current and prior two terms. Data can be viewed at the section, course, and subject level. All enrollment figures are combined course enrollment.

Additional Info
Office of the Registrar Student Record Internal UW-Madison Employees (NetID Required) 04/13/2023
Undergraduate Course D, F, Drop Rates
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Interactive Data Visualization

This workbook shows course D/F/drop rates over time and for several demographic categories. It also shows the components of the D/F/drop rate (% of D/F/drops that are Ds, Fs, or drops) and courses where rates of D/F/drops are inequitable by demographic category.

Additional Info
Academic Planning and Institutional Research Academic Planning, Student Record Internal UW-Madison Employees (NetID Required) 06/07/2023
Intended to Graduation Major Flows
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Interactive Data Visualization

This workbook is intended to address questions about the degree to which students' intended majors are accurate predictors of their eventual graduation majors. The accuracy of a student's intended major has implications for enrollment and curricular planning, advising, staffing, and the provision of other academic services.

Additional Info
Academic Planning, Admissions, Student Record Internal UW-Madison Employees (NetID Required) 07/26/2023