The Census Counts report is a simple table of census counts for a selectable set of fall and spring semesters, by student level and campus unit. The census is created at the end of the fifth week of the semester. You can:
- Display the data by headcount or by a prorated headcount, which counts multiple majors as a fractional share of 0.5 or double majors, 0.33 for triple majors, etc.
- Display the data in a table or as a line chart, either by headcount or prorated headcount.
- Drill into campus unit values, allowing you to display data at every organizational level from the campus total to individual major programs.
Prompts
Select one or more values from the Year & Semester drop-down to filter the data included in the report.
Data Views
Select a data view to see the data in a table or a line chart with each semester as a separate data point, as either headcount or prorated. Alternatively, you can see a headcount or prorated table as an average of fall and spring.
Sample Questions and Answers
How was enrollment impacted for undergraduates in the College of Letters & Science in the year following the start of the COVID-19 pandemic?
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Given that total campus enrollment always fluctuates between the fall and spring semesters, due to students completing their degrees at the end of the fall and not re-enrolling for the spring, it is easier (and more accurate) to see trends by comparing against either all fall semesters during the pandemic, or all spring semesters. Select all spring semesters from 2019 to 2022 and click Apply.
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Click the All link in the intersection of Campus Unit and Undergraduates to drill down.
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Click the down arrow next to the words “2019 Spring” in order to “Sort Rows Descending” in the data table. This action will result in the College of Letters & Science being moved to the top row of the data table, given it has the largest number of students.
Based on the data shown, the College of Letters & Science had approximately 1,000 fewer undergraduates in Spring 2021 as compared to before the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. By Spring 2022, the College of Letters & Science’s enrollment was closer to its pre-pandemic enrollment numbers. To see these headcount trends as a chart, select Headcount Chart from the Select Data View drop down list.
How does that trend compare to what happened in the other undergraduate colleges and the Haas School of Business?
Use either the Headcount Chart above, or toggle the view to the original Headcount Table view. These results show that, aside from the College of Letters & Science, the only other undergraduate college/school that had fewer enrolled students in Spring 2021 as compared to Spring 2019 and Spring 2020, was the College of Environmental Design.