Cohort Comparison - College Report
This article covers how to run and interpret the Cohort Comparison - College report on the Student Success dashboard.
Click on the link below to learn more about the report and features.
The Cohort Comparison - College report shows charts and tables with a comparison of cohorts from Fall 2014 to present on values such as:
- initial cohort size
- degree count
- % graduated
- enrolled count
- % enrolled & not graduated
- not graduated & not enrolled count
- % not graduated & not enrolled
These values are broken down by academic college. Users can choose to see this information for first-time full-time freshman cohorts or for new undergraduate transfer cohorts.
Users can also specify that they want to see this information for all academic colleges or for a specific college.
You should have received an invitation email from QuickSight to set up your credentials.
Follow the instructions in the link below to setup your Login:
By default, the Cohort Comparison - College report will show data for first-time full-time freshman from Fall 2014 to present.
When you access the report, your personal settings for the report (page) appear. If you have not set up your personal settings, the system defaults will automatically populate.
The counts on this report are current as of today.
The first section of the report contains the available filters.
Utilize the filters to narrow down your report results or find specific values.
Descriptions
| Filter | Description |
|---|---|
| Enrollment Type | The type of student for which you wish to view data. Values include:
|
| College (Latest) |
The academic college(s) for which you wish to view data. This is the student latest college |
Filter
This chart will show you the exact same data as the Cohort Comparison chart unless you select a specific college from the drop-down menu.
The Cohort Comparison College chart shows the percentage graduated versus percentage enrolled versus percentage not graduated & not enrolled for each cohort listed on the y-axis on the left for the college(s) you selected in the filters at the top of the page.
Legend
The legend on the right indicates what each color represents on the chart:
- green for percentage graduated in that cohort
- blue for percentage enrolled & not graduated in that cohort
- red for percentage not graduated & not enrolled in that cohort
Markers
The chart also provides markers at the 80% and 50%.
Specific Count
You can hover over the bars in charts to see the specific count associated with each bar.
Available Columns
| Column |
Description |
|---|---|
| The catalog year for the cohort. I.e., fa04 = students whose catalog year is Fall 2004 | |
| College Description | The code for the academic college that the student's major is in.
|
| Enrollment Type Description | |
| Initial Cohort Size | |
| Graduated Count | |
| % Graduated | |