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Most of the data referenced on this page are publicly available and summarized using Tableau, a data visualization platform. For the few cases where the data is private or is available in a different format (e.g., Excel file), a note is provided at the end of the description.

  • The ARP process was initiated fall 2008, replacing the Program Review Panel (PRP) process. ARP uses standard "unit profiles" produced by ODA for units undergoing review in any year of the ARP cycle.
    • Also includes of key metrics for departments (e.g., student enrollment, demographics, retention and graduation rates, and degrees awarded by degree level; SCH by instructor type; research expenditures).
  • visualization provides a detailed exploration of departmental research activity based on tenure/tenure track babyÖ±²¥app in departments during Academic Year 2019-20 compared to AAU Public peer departments within the same discipline(s). (Private – access restricted to academic department leadership who may request access.)

  • Admissions:
    • Admission Counts and Academic Preparation visualizes applied/admitted/enrolled student counts and average standardized test scores over time by school/college, major and demographic variables.
  • Enrollment:
    • of active majors for students enrolled as of fall census. Fall census is the primary enrollment measure used for benchmarking, reporting to system, state and federal levels, and unit funding. Visualization includes college and major enrollment counts over time by demographics, residency, and full or part-time status.
    • ​ also available. However, use fall census for official counts. Spring used primarily for internal benchmarking.
  • ​Academic Performance:
    • over time by term, school/college, major and demographic variables
  • Retention and Graduation Rates:
    • visualized over time by entry college and major, gender, ethnicity, first-generation status and other demographic groups
    • visualized by full/part-time status, entry college and major, and many demographic groups
    • Graduate Student Graduation Rates by degree level, college and major (Excel)
  • ​Time to Degree (TTD):
  • ​Degrees Awarded:
  • ​Alumni:
    • Alumni Career Information visualizes employment information (job titles, employers and estimated salaries) as of February 2018 for CU alumni that graduated 1997-2017. Results available for undergraduate and graduate students by school/college and major/program.
  • Graduate Students Only:
    • The provides a comprehensive visualization of key graduate student metrics (e.g., admissions, enrollment, degrees, TTD, financial support, GRE scores) over time for a specified major.

  • Employee Headcounts within college and department as of fall census each year by
    • (all years)
    • (last ten years)
  • visualizes tenured, tenure-track and instructor babyÖ±²¥app headcounts at fall employee census over time by school/college and department. Counts available by gender and race/ethnicity.
  • Sponsored Research Expenditures and Awards by department over time (Excel)
  • Student Credit Hours (SCH) Taught over time by instructor type, course level, college, division and sponsoring department (Excel)
  • Faculty Course Questionnaire (FCQ) Results for student evaluations of teaching. FCQ results may be viewed for specific instructors, or filtered to provide summaries for a college/school or department. Note: Per direction from the Provost, FCQ results are not available for spring/summer 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.Ìý
  • available through the CU System (online database)
  • The Faculty Report of Professional Activity (FRPA) collects information on babyÖ±²¥app’s annual activities in the categories of Teaching, Scholarly Work, Creative Work and Service. Unit administrators may access FRPA reports for their babyÖ±²¥app through the reporting module, . (Private – access restricted using FRPA login credentials. For help, contact FRPA@colorado.edu.)
  • Academic Analytics (AA) at CU Boulder tracks babyÖ±²¥app scholarly activity metrics. (Private – access restricted to academic department leadership who may request access.)
  • visualization provides a detailed exploration of departmental research activity based on tenure/tenure track babyÖ±²¥app in departments during Academic Year 2019-20 compared to AAU Public peer departments within the same discipline(s). (Private – access restricted to academic department leadership who may request access.)

  •  listed by individual course sections over last 10 fiscal years  (Excel)
  • Faculty Course Questionnaire (FCQ) Results for student evaluations of teaching. FCQ results may be viewed for specific courses, or filtered to provide summaries for a college/school or department. Note: Per direction from the Provost, FCQ results are not available for spring/summer 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.Ìý
  • ​ of main campus courses with 10 or more grades since fall 2006 (Excel)
  • identifies grade trends in your department or course. This visualization drills down to individual classes and allows for comparison across demographics. (Private – access restricted to academic department leadership who may request access.)
  • helps to visualize the progression of students through a particular course or major. There are three visualizations in this series: (1) Pathways by Course, (2) Pathways by Student, and (3) Pathways by Term. (Private – access restricted to academic department leadership who may request access.)

All survey results are available for campus, college/schools and majors.Ìý Additionally, survey results can be filtered or compared using various demographics fields that are included in the reports.

  • First-Year Students:
    • (NSSE) is administered every four years in spring semester to both first-year students and seniors. Results over time since 2000.
    • (NSS) is administered each semester to first-year students (first-time and transfer) prior to arriving at CU Boulder
    • (FUNSS) is administered each fall semester to first-year students (first-time and transfer) halfway through students’ first semester at CU Boulder.
  • Seniors:
    • (NSSE) is administered every four years in spring semester to both first-year students and seniors. Results over time since 2000.
    • Senior Exit Survey is administered every four years in spring semester to seniors prior to graduation (results available summer 2021)
  • Graduate Students:
    • gradSERU is administered every two years in spring semester to all graduate students (excluding Law students). (results available summer 2021)
  • Alumni:
    •  is administered three times per year to all CU alumni (undergraduate and graduate students) six months after graduating from CU Boulder