Major
| Definition |
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A focused area of study that leads to a degree. |
| Data Cookbook URL (requires authorization) |
| https://uwmadison.datacookbook.com/institution/terms/319871/versions/385242 |
| Data Domain(s) |
| Academic Planning |
Related Dashboards
| Name | Type | Description | Responsible Office | Data Domain | Classification | Access Restrictions | Last Updated |
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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 |
Data, Academic Planning & Institutional Research | Academic Planning, Admissions, Student Record | Internal | UW-Madison Employees (NetID Required) | 09/25/2025 |
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Undergraduate Pell Grant Recipients by School/College and Major
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Interactive Data Visualization | This workbook shows the number and percentage of UW-Madison undergraduate students receiving federal Pell Grants. Rates are shown by school/college, major, and student demographic characteristics. Additional Info |
Financial Aid, Student Record | Placeholder |
Student Record Data Internal
Request Access |
09/25/2025 | |
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Mathematics Requirements for Bachelor's Degree Majors
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Interactive Data Visualization | This workbook provides information about the mathematics requirements for UW-Madison bachelor's degree majors. This workbook is intended to compare degree majors to each other and illustrate general mathematics requirements. Specific mathematics requirements for each major can be found in the Guide (https://guide.wisc.edu/undergraduate/) under the requirements tab for each degree major. Additional Info |
Data, Academic Planning & Institutional Research | Academic Planning | Public | Publicly Available | 09/25/2025 |
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Trends in Student Enrollments
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Interactive Data Visualization | Student enrollments in majors, named options, certificates, and doctoral minors awarded by UW-Madison can be disaggregated by degree level, school/college, department, and major for all terms since summer 2000 in which data is available. Student demographic information is provided, including gender, full-time/part-time status, residency status, federal racial/ethnic category, international status, and term admit type. Additional Info |
Data, Academic Planning & Institutional Research | Student Record | Public | Publicly Available | 12/10/2025 |
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Trends in Degrees and Related Data
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Interactive Data Visualization | Degrees, named options, certificates, and doctoral minors awarded by UW-Madison since summer 1999 can be disaggregated by degree level, school/college, department, and major. Degree recipient demographic information is provided, including gender, student of color status, underrepresented student of color status, and international status. Additional Info |
Data, Academic Planning & Institutional Research | Student Record | Public | Publicly Available | 12/10/2025 |