Data sources and update schedule
Overview
The reports in the Graduate Applicants dashboard offer data and analysis that allow us to better understand the applicant pool, how it is changing over time, and our strategies and success in recruiting a strong and diverse graduate student body.
Metrics in this dashboard
- Applied Headcount is the number of people that have applied for admission
- Admitted Headcount is the number of applicants that have been offered admission
- SIRed Headcount is the number of applicants that have been admitted and submitted a statement of intent to register
- Admit Rate is calculated by dividing the number of students admitted by the number of students that applied
- Yield Rate is calculated by dividing the number of students that submitted a statement of intent to register divided by the number of students admitted
Reports
Overview
This tab includes descriptions of the reports in the dashboard and links to the Student Applicants wiki documentation and the Cal Answers website where you can find learning materials.
Grad Applicant Count
This report shows graduate headcounts of applicants, admissions, and statements of intent to register, by academic year and term, degree level, residency, college of application, and academic plan.
Grad Apps by Multiple Fields
In this report, you can display graduate headcounts of applicants, admitted students, and students who accepted an offer of admission and submitted statements of intent to register (SIR), along with admit and yield rates, by any combination of several fields, including: academic year and term; degree level and academic program; gender; ethnicity; residency; and college/school, division, department, academic plan, and subplan.
Data sources and update schedule
- Graduate admissions data is loaded three times per application cycle. Each snapshot is more complete than the previous one. Cal Answers shows only the most recent snapshot for a given year.
- October snapshot contains initial admissions data
- March snapshot includes finalized fall matriculations as well as some of the spring admission data.
- June snapshot includes data for some programs that follow non-standard academic calendars. This is the final load of complete data.
- Most programs admit to the fall term, but not all
- The dashboard includes data for most, but not all, graduate programs. Data for Professional Programs in the School of Law is not included. However, data for the Jurisprudence and Social Policy PhD program within the School of Law are displayed in the Grad Applicant dashboard.