Using the Analysis-Ready Files

Take our tutorial course, Orienting and Using the Analysis-Ready Files, to learn more about how to use the analysis-ready files. Watch the video below for a high-level overview of the three analysis-ready files, differences between the files, and potential questions the files can answer. Use Cases Using the Course-Level Analysis-Ready […]

About the Student Insights Dashboard

Watch the video below to learn more about the value of the Student Insights Dashboard. For more information, see Student Insights Dashboard. Use Cases Watch the video below to learn how to use the Student Insights dashboard understand the racial and ethnic diversity of your students. Recruiting and Supporting a […]

Credit Completion Ratio Benchmarking Dashboard

The First Year Credit Completion Ratio Benchmarking dashboard provides a view of how successful students are at completing the credits they attempt in their first year of enrollment compared to benchmarking institutions. First-year completion ratios are linked to higher credential completion rates, so this metric can help you identify student […]

Credit Accumulation Rate Benchmarking Dashboard

The Credit Accumulation Rate Benchmarking Dashboard provides a view of 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. It can help institutions determine whether students are gaining academic momentum early on so they […]

Outcomes Benchmarking Dashboard

The Outcomes Benchmarking Dashboard provides a view of completion rates and other outcomes for students by cohort year as compared to benchmarking institutions. The dashboard sorts student outcomes into three categories: Completed: The student has earned a credential (bachelor’s degree, associate’s degree, or certificate) at the cohort institution or another […]

First Year Gateway Course Completion Dashboard

The First Year Gateway Course Completion Dashboard shows how many students have successfully completed their required math or English gateway courses in their first academic year. This dashboard can help you determine, assess, and address any gaps in gateway course completion, a critical leading indicator of on-time credential completion. Watch […]

Opting In or Out of the Student Insights Dashboard

The Student Insights Dashboard is optional. You can opt in or out of the Dashboard through the PDP secure portal. You can also access the secure portal by logging into the PDP Current-User Portal on the PDP website. Click Access Your Resources, then click Secure Portal Login under Control Access to […]

Submission Tracker Dashboard

About the Submission Tracker Dashboard The Submission Tracker Dashboard displays a summary status of submitted data, reports, and PDP dashboards for an institution, system of institutions (SOI) or education organization. You can use this dashboard to view the statuses of an institution’s data submissions, some information about the data files […]

Cohort-Level Analysis-Ready File Data Dictionary

First Name Student’s first name in the submission file. Middle Name Student’s middle name or first initial of middle name in the submission file. Last Name Student’s last name in the submission file. SSN Student’s Social Security number in the submission file. Date of Birth Student’s date of birth in […]

Course-Level Analysis-Ready File Data Dictionary

First Name Student’s first name in the submission file. Middle Name Student’s middle name or initial in the submission file. Last Name Student’s last name in the submission file. SSN Student’s Social Security Number in the submission file. Date of Birth Student’s date of birth in the submission file in […]