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Using Dashboards

Using Dashboards

Institutions gain access to several PDP dashboards with key performance metrics, filters, and disaggregation features to view an institution’s data holistically.

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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.

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.

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.