Bootstrap Navbar Example

Major

Definition

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
Intended to Graduation Major Flows
viz thumbnail for Intended to Graduation Major Flows
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 All Uw Madison Employees
Request Access
09/25/2025
Undergraduate Pell Grant Recipients by School/College and Major
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
Mathematics Requirements for Bachelor's Degree Majors
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
Trends in Notes in Advising Gateway Contact Data
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 Student Record Data Internal
Request Access
11/13/2025
Starfish Contact IDE
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 Student Record Data Restricted
Request Access
11/13/2025
Notes in Advising Gateway IDE
viz thumbnail for Notes in Advising Gateway IDE
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 Student Record Data Restricted
Request Access
11/13/2025
Trends in Starfish Contact Data
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 Student Record Data Internal
Request Access
11/13/2025
Trends in Student Enrollments
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
Trends in Degrees and Related Data
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