Five data points to jump-start your Data Digest review
The Data Digest, published annually, is a source of key metrics about UW–Madison on a range of topics. The 2024-2025 Data Digest provides comprehensive information about students, faculty, staff, budget, and expenditures. Begin your exploration of the 2024-2025 Data Digest with these five key data points:
The number of enrolled students has increased yearly since 2016 (page 2).
First-year student retention, as well as 4-year and 6-year graduation rates, increased (page 22).
UW–Madison ranks 3rd among Big Ten institutions, 4th among U.S. public institutions, and 6th among all U.S. institutions for research and development expenditures (page 70).
UW–Madison’s budget has diverse funding sources, with federal programs, gifts and grants, and tuition making up 64% (page 75).
Want more? You can explore school and college data on pages 95-123, view the 2024-2025 Fast Facts, or review the Excel files for each data page. The Data Digests from past years are available on our website.
Introducing DAPIR’s new institutional academic planner
Abbie Windsor, DAPIR’s new institutional academic planner, will join our team on Monday, April 14. Abbie brings almost 14 years of experience in higher education in academic advising and registrar roles. Learn more about Abbie’s background and her position.
March Badger Data Network highlights
Staff from the Universities of Wisconsin joined us to provide an overview of EAP (Enterprise Analytics Platform), the centralized data platform for Workday analytics and reporting across the UW System. They demonstrated the availability of EAP data sources in Tableau. Read all the highlights.
April Badger Data Network: Tableau visualizations for Workday/EAP and the 2024-2025 Data Digest
At our April 16 Badger Data Network gathering, we will discuss Tableau visualizations for Workday/EAP and the 2024-2025 Data Digest.
We will compare and contrast a few select EAP (Enterprise Analytics Platform) and DAPIR-created Tableau visualizations and explain how to request access.
And it is time for a bit of fun! Join us for an interactive game to learn about key highlights from the 2024-2025 Data Digest.
