We're excited to announce four new dashboard reports in the Student Demographics and Outcomes subject area:
Graduation, Retention and Time to Degree dashboard
- Undergraduate Graduation Rates by Multiple Fields
- Undergraduate Retention by Multiple Fields
- Undergraduate Time to Degree
Restricted Time to Degree dashboard
- Undergraduate Time to Degree by Multiple Fields
Graduation and Retention
The first two expand on the existing “UG Grad Rates” and “UG Retention” tabs and allow for a more detailed breakdown of the data by different student characteristics simultaneously. For example, instead of running separate reports for each gender and race/ethnicity combination, the new tabs can display retention and graduation data for all of those combinations at once. Similarly, data for undergraduates across all of the Schools and Colleges can be compared in one table, rather than in multiple reports. The new way to view the data facilitates comparisons between units and between student characteristics and may help illuminate trends.
The new graduation and retention reports answer questions such as:
- What are the retention and graduation rates over time of students across various demographic characteristics?
- What percentage of new students in a given College (e.g., Letters & Science) persist at Berkeley beyond their first or second year? What percentage graduate within four years?
Time to Degree
The undergraduate time-to-degree data is new to Cal Answers and is available down to the major level. Two time-to-degree metrics are available: enrolled semesters and elapsed time. The Undergraduate Time to Degree by Multiple Fields report is available only to users with approved access to restricted student data and displays the data by student characteristics.
The Time to Degree reports answer questions such as:
- How long did it take undergraduate degree recipients to graduate? What was their mean and median time-to-degree?
- How does undergraduate time to degree vary across academic units (e.g., colleges, departments), by student demographics (e.g., gender, ethnicity), academic performance in the first year at Berkeley (first-year probation), and/or by major type (e.g., single, double)?
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Thank you,
The Cal Answers Team