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Using Dashboards
Institutions gain access to several PDP dashboards with key performance metrics, filters, and disaggregation features to view an institution’s data holistically.
Starting mid-November, PDP will be transitioning to a new and improved data submission process.
Users will need to submit any course, cohort, and financial aid files through our new Data Provider Intake Platform. Note: the file formats for your course, cohort, and financial aid files ARE NOT changing. Only the steps to submit your files are changing.
Download the quick start user guide for the new submission process.
When the new process is released, any files that have not been certified or that have data quality checks to acknowledge or correct, will be automatically rejected, and users will need to resubmit those files in the new interface. Because of that, we recommend that you do not submit any files on or after November 10 until the new interface has been released.
Please be on the lookout for communication and outreach from the PDP team if your files need to be resubmitted.
Additional content and resources regarding the new data submission process will be updated when the new process is available.
ARTICLES
Basic Functionality
Filters and Dimensions
Learn more about general filters, dashboard specific filters, and dimensions.
Key Performance Indicators and Critical Data Elements
Learn how the PDP relies on a combination of elements to populate Key Performance Indicator (KPI) Reports.
Using the Dashboards
Learn more about dashboard metrics, navigating the dashboards, and explore use cases.
Getting to Know the Dashboards
This course provides a high level overview of the PDP dashboards.
Benchmarking Dashboards
Outcomes Benchmarking Dashboard
Learn more about this dashboard which shows completion rates and other outcomes for students by cohort year as compared to benchmarking institutions.
First Year Credit Accumulation Rate Benchmarking Dashboard
Learn more about this dashboard which shows how successful students are at completing enough credits in their first academic year of enrollment to progress toward on-time completion as compared to benchmarking institutions.
First Year Credit Completion Ratio Benchmarking Dashboard
Learn more about this dashboard which shows how successful students are at completing the credits they attempt in their first year of enrollment compared to benchmarking institutions.
Transfer Benchmarking Dashboard
Learn more about this dashboard which shows student transfer-out rates by cohort year at the cohort institution compared to benchmarking institutions.
Retention & Persistence Benchmarking Dashboard
Learn more about this dashboard which shows first-to-second-year retention and persistence rates for students who attended your institution as first-time or transfer-in students by cohort year as compared to benchmarking institutions.
Institution-specific Dashboards
First Year Credit Accumulation Rate Dashboard
Learn more about this dashboard which shows student success at completing enough credits from their first year of enrollment to the end of their fourth academic year.
First Year Credit Completion Ratio Dashboard
Learn more about this dashboard which shows student success at completing the credits they attempt in their first year.
First-Year Enrollment Dashboard
Learn more about this dashboard which shows 12-month enrollment counts and key characteristics by cohort year for students enrolling at your institution for the first time.
Outcomes Dashboard
Learn more about this dashboard which shows the completion rates and other outcomes for students by cohort year.
Six-Year Outcomes Dashboard
Learn more about this dashboard which differs from the main Outcomes Dashboard in that it looks at student activity strictly from the cohort institution’s perspective and does not track activity that occurs at other institutions after transfer. It is also limited to cohorts who have completed six full academic years.
Retention and Persistence Dashboard
Learn more about this dashboard which shows the first to second year retention and persistence rates for six consecutive student cohorts who attended your institution as first-time or transfer-in students.
Retention and Persistence Term-to-Term Dashboard
Learn more about this dashboard which shows a view of retention and persistence rates for students who attended your institution as first-time or transfer-in students over time.
Time to Credential and Credentials Conferred Dashboard
Learn more about this dashboard which shows a count of the average time to completion for credentials awarded by your institution.
Transfer Dashboard
Learn more about this dashboard which shows a view of transfer student rates and other outcomes for students, such as credentials earned before or after transfer by cohort year.
First Year Gateway Course Completion Dashboard
Learn more about this dashboard which shows how many students have successfully completed their required math or English gateway courses in their first academic year.
Financial Aid Dashboard
Learn more about this dashboard which shows the distribution of financial aid at your institution with a focus on the amount of unmet need within a given cohort and academic year.