Cohort Comparison - College Report

This article covers how to run and interpret the Cohort Comparison - College report on the Student Success dashboard. 

What does this report show?

The Cohort Comparison - College report shows charts and tables with a comparison of cohorts from Fall 2014 to present on values such as:

  • initial cohort size
  • degree count
  • % graduated
  • enrolled count
  • % enrolled & not graduated
  • not graduated & not enrolled count
  • % not graduated & not enrolled 

These values are broken down by academic college. Users can choose to see this information for first-time full-time freshman cohorts or for new undergraduate transfer cohorts. 

Users can also specify that they want to see this information for all academic colleges or for a specific college. 

Accessing the Report

1. Log in to the campus portal and access TitanInsights.

2. Click Shared folders to access dashboards/reports.

QuickSight home page

3. Click on the Student folder.

dashboard folders

4. Select the Student Success folder.

course enrollment dashboard in list

5. Select the Student Success dashboard.

6. Then click on the Cohort Comparison - College tab.

Course Waitlist tab

Report Overview

By default, the Cohort Comparison - College report will show data for first-time full-time freshman from Fall 2004 to present. 

When you access the report, your personal filters/settings for the dashboard/report appear. If you have not set up your personal filters, the system defaults will automatically populate.

Cohort Comparison - College Report

The counts on this report are current as of today. 

Report Filters

The first section of the report contains the available filters.

Enrollment Type and College Drop-down fields

Utilize the filters to narrow down your report results or find specific values. 

Filter Descriptions

Filter Description
Enrollment Type The type of student for which you wish to view data. Values include:
  • First-Time Full-Time Freshman
  • New Undergraduate Transfer
College (Entry)
The academic college(s) for which you wish to view data. This is the college that the student was admitted into.

Reading the Chart

This chart will show you the exact same data as the Cohort Comparison chart unless you select a specific college from the drop-down menu. 

Arrow pointing to College (Entry) drop-down field

The Cohort Comparison College chart shows the percentage graduated versus percentage enrolled versus percentage not graduated & not enrolled for each cohort listed on the y-axis on the left for the college(s) you selected in the filters at the top of the page. 

Specific Count

Hover your mouse over each portion of each bar to see the specific count.

Arrow pointing to specific count information

Legend

Legend

The legend on the right indicates what each color represents on the chart: 

  • green for percentage graduated in that cohort
  • blue for percentage enrolled & not graduated in that cohort
  • red for percentage not graduated & not enrolled in that cohort

Markers

Arrows pointing to chart markers

The chart also provides markers at the 80% and 50%. 

Reading the Table

The Cohort Comparison - College table shows the initial cohort size, graduated count, percentage graduated, enrolled count, percentage enrolled and not graduated, not graduated not enrolled count, and percentage not graduated and not enrolled for each cohort in the selected college(s) and enrollment type.

Column table
Available Columns
Column
Description

Cohort Description 

The catalog year for the cohort. I.e., fa04 = students whose catalog year is Fall 2004
College Description The code for the academic college that the student's major is in.
  • ARTS = College of the Arts
  • CBE = College of Business & Economics
  • COMM = College of Communications
  • ECS = College of Engineering & Computer Science
  • EDUC = College of Education
  • H&SS = College of Humanities & Social Sciences
  • HHD = College of Health & Human Development
  • NSM = College of Natural Science & Math
  • OTHER = Undeclared or unknown
Enrollment Type Description

The type of students in the cohort: either first-time full-time freshman or new undergraduate transfer. 

Initial Cohort Size

The number of students initially in the cohort for the specified college. 

Graduated Count

The number of students in the cohort for the specified college who have graduated. 

% Graduated

The percentage of students in the cohort for the specified college who have graduated. 

Enrolled, Not Graduated Count 

The number of students in the cohort for the specified college who are enrolled in the current term. 

% Enrolled & Not Graduated 

The percentage of students in the cohort for the specified college who are enrolled in the current term and have not graduated. 

Not Graduated Not Enrolled Count 

The number of students in the cohort for the specified college who have not graduated and are not enrolled in the current term. 

% Not Graduated & Not Enrolled 

The percentage of students in the cohort for the specified college who have not graduated and are not enrolled in the current term. 

Need More Help?

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