Online Undergraduate Degree Programs

This Page Last Updated
08/26/2026
Description
Information is provided about the online undergraduate degree programs offered under the Online Undergraduate Degree (OUD) initiative, coordinated by the Division of Continuing Studies. Information includes enrollments, student credit hours, student demographic information, re-enrollment rates, and number of graduates.
Report URL
https://tableau.wisconsin.edu/#/views/OnlineUndergraduateDegreePrograms/HomePage?:iid=1
Data Cookbook URL (requires authorization)
https://uwmadison.datacookbook.com/institution/reports/65052/versions/85705
Data Domain(s)
Student Record
Data Source Information
InfoAccess
Data View Information
UW.STDNT_MULTITERM, UW.STDNT_DIRECTORY_MULTITERM, UW.STDNT_ETHNIC_REPORTING, UW.STDNT_PLAN_MULTITERM, UW.ACADEMIC_PLAN, UW.ACADEMIC_SUBPLAN, UW,STDNT_SUBPLAN_MULTITERM, UW.RETENTION_SEMESTER_HISTORY, UW.RETENTION_STUDENT, UW.RETENTION_PLAN_HISTORY
Responsible Office
Data, Academic Planning & Institutional Research

Definitions

Name Functional Definition Data Domains
Academic Plan

An area of study--such as a major, minor, or certificate--that is within an academic career.

Academic Planning, Student Record
Degree-Seeking Students

The subset of enrolled students pursuing a course of study that leads to a degree. A degree-seeking student may or may not also be a certificate-seeking student.

University of Wisconsin - Madison
Legal Sex

A person's biological or reassigned sex as printed on legal documents.

Categories include Female (F), Male (M), Another Legal Sex (X), undisclosed (U).

Definition provided by the Data Guidelines for Legal Sex and Gender, endorsed by the Data Governance Council Feb 20, 2024 and published at https://uwmadison.box.com/s/8m8ibkv81kxbmkl5ijafbpkm2onicnms

University of Wisconsin - Madison
Net Paid Tuition Revenue

The amount of net tuition revenue (assessed minus waived) that has been paid by a student. This is the amount actually collected by the university as opposed to net assessed tuition.

Finance
Race/Ethnicity (Federal)

The methodology specified by the federal government for classifying individuals' self-reported race/ethnicity into a single race/ethnicity category. An individual who self-reports as Hispanic ethnicity is classified as Hispanic even if other racial identities are provided. Individuals who do not self-report as Hispanic are classified in their single race category if only one race was provided, or in a "2 or more races" category if more than one race is provided. Student race/ethnicity only applies to domestic (non-international) students.

Employee Record, Student Record
Student Age Age of a student as of the start of the term. Student Record