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
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Trends in Notes in Advising Gateway Contact Data
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Interactive Data Visualization | Contact data from the Notes system aggregating contact over time and including academic characteristics and student demographics for enrolled student contacts. Additional Info | Data, Academic Planning & Institutional Research | Advising, Student Record | Internal |
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11/13/2025 |
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Starfish Contact IDE
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Institutional Data Exporter (IDE) | Contact information from the Starfish scheduling system, along with the academic details of enrolled students. Additional Info | Data, Academic Planning & Institutional Research | Advising, Student Record | Restricted |
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11/13/2025 |
Notes in Advising Gateway IDE
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Institutional Data Exporter (IDE) | This workbook exports an Excel file containing the results of a query of the Notes in Advising Gateway System. Users can set filters/limits to obtain the metadata around documented contacts entered into the system for a desired population of students or an individual student based on the filters selected. Additional Info | Data, Academic Planning & Institutional Research | Advising, Student Record | Restricted |
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11/13/2025 |
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Trends in Starfish Contact Data
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Interactive Data Visualization | Contact data from the Starfish scheduling system aggregating contact over time and including academic characteristics and student demographics for enrolled student contacts. Additional Info | Data, Academic Planning & Institutional Research | Advising, Student Record | Internal |
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11/13/2025 |
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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 |
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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 |
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12/10/2025 |
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Advisor Semester-Based Reports
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Interactive Data Visualization | This Tableau visualization provides advisors with semester-based student information to support advising, student monitoring, and program management.Each tab is most useful at different points in the semester, as indicated below.[● PRE-SEMESTER] Student Status Overview: Detailed information for enrolled students, including enrollment status, student characteristics, most recent academic action, holds, and graduation indicators. [● PRE-SEMESTER] Unenrolled Students Tracking: Students enrolled in the prior term who did not graduate and are not currently enrolled or withdrew. Tooltips show prior-term information. [● PRE-SEMESTER] Advisor Assignment Review: Student information alongside advisor details (role code, advising level) to review assignments and identify students missing an assigned advisor.[● PRE-SEMESTER] Course Enrollment Overview: Course enrollment details with a heatmap of popular class meeting times. [● MID-SEMESTER] Enrollment Status: Compares current enrollment to the 10th day census to identify credit drops and full-time to part-time changes.[● MID-SEMESTER] Midterm Grade Overview: Students with midterm grades. New freshmen may receive temporary grades during their first two terms. [● POST-SEMESTER] Final Grade Overview: Students with final grades for the selected term. [● POST-SEMESTER] Semester Outcomes Summary: End-of-term summary including drops, term GPA, cumulative GPA, and Dean’s honors. [● POST-SEMESTER] Recent Bachelor’s Graduates: Students awarded a bachelor’s degree in the selected term. Additional Info | Data, Academic Planning & Institutional Research | Advising, Student Record | Restricted |
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03/23/2026 |
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Undergraduate First Destination Outcomes (Restricted)
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Interactive Data Visualization | A 2024-2025 academic year summary of campus-wide First Destination Survey responses, summarized by major, school/college, admit type, first generation status, student athlete status, residency tuition, international status, and Pell Grant status. To protect student privacy, Pell Grant data is redacted for group of fewer than 5 students. Access is limited to those with restricted student access and is subject to FERPA guidelines for student privacy. Additional Info | Data, Academic Planning & Institutional Research | Career Services, Financial Aid, Student Record | Restricted |
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04/20/2026 |
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Undergraduate Major Curricular Exceptions
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Interactive Data Visualization | This workbook provides data about exceptions to undergraduate major requirements for graduates since Summer 2016. This includes total exception counts for current and past major versions, exceptions/awards with comparisons to Field of Study in School/College averages, counts of exceptions according to major requirement, as well as by courses used in substitution. Additional Info | AIM, College of Letters and Science | Academic Planning, Student Record | Internal |
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05/28/2026 |
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Undergraduate First Destination Outcomes
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Interactive Data Visualization | A 2024-2025 academic year summary of campus-wide First Destination Survey responses, summarized by major and school/college. Access is public but data values have been redacted for groups less than 5 to protect student privacy. Additional Info | Data, Academic Planning & Institutional Research | Career Services, Student Record | Public |
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06/04/2026 |
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SuccessWorks Student Career Engagement
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Interactive Data Visualization | Summary Engagement Metrics: A broad overview of total engagements (non-unique attendances) broken down by academic terms, demographics, and engagement type.Individual Program/Offering Metrics: Participation data filtered by specific programs, offerings, and events to evaluate activity performance.Program/Offering Roster Report: Exportable student rosters for specific activities, ideal for staff follow-ups and deeper analysis.Student Engagement Metrics: Tracks unique student participation to highlight overall reach and identify engagement gaps across key demographics.Student Engagement Path: Maps individual student journeys to help understand specific career pathways and engagement over time. Additional Info | Data, Academic Planning & Institutional Research | Advising, Financial Aid, Student Record | Restricted |
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06/19/2026 |
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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 | Data, Academic Planning & Institutional Research | Financial Aid, Student Record | Internal |
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07/01/2026 |
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Courses Completed to Satisfy Undergraduate Major Requirements
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Interactive Data Visualization | It provides data about course counts and Time to Degree for graduates since Summer 2016, according to Major Requirement and Sub-requirement, as well as data about when in their careers at UW students completed those courses and Requirements/Sub-requirements. The first three tabs show information about how and when students completed their requirements. Additional Info | AIM, College of Letters and Science | Academic Planning, Student Record | Internal |
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07/17/2026 |
Graduate School Explorer
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Interactive Data Visualization | This data visualization reports student metrics over the past ten years for degree programs in the graduate career. It provides information on student admissions, enrollment, degrees, and program completion. Additional Info | Graduate School Office of Academic Analysis, Planning, & Assessment | Student Record | Restricted |
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07/29/2026 |
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Graduate Student Funding Landscape
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Interactive Data Visualization | This data visualization reports student funding metrics over the past ten years for degree programs in the graduate career. Additional Info | Graduate School Office of Academic Analysis, Planning, & Assessment | Employee Record, Student Record | Restricted |
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08/03/2026 |
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Learning Support Engagement Dashboard
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Interactive Data Visualization | A summary of undergraduate learning support engagement across campus, combining weekly Starfish contact records with institutional academic and demographic data. Additional Info | Data, Academic Planning & Institutional Research | Advising, Student Record | Restricted |
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08/12/2026 |