APIR completes analyses related to course size, course and term outcomes, trends of enrollments in courses and majors, and assists with analysis for enrollment planning and forecasting. For term-specific enrollments, please see the Registrar’s Enrollment Reports from the Office of the Registrar.
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Enrollment Trends
APIR compiles annual enrollment trend data disaggregated by several topics for the annual Data Digest. Enrollment trends are available between pages 1-18 of the Data Digest, and work files for individual pages are available via the Data Digest webpage.
Enrollment trends are available on the following topics: student level, gender, race/ethnicity, full-time/part-time status, tuition residency, and age.
An interactive Tableau visualization of enrollments, including enrollments by department, major, and certificate, is available here:
Enrollment by Course
Course Enrollments
- 100 Courses with the Largest Enrollments in 2016-17
- 100 Courses with the Largest Enrollments in 2015-16
- 100 Courses with the Largest Enrollments in 2014-15
- 100 Courses with the Largest Enrollments in 2013-14
- 100 Courses with the Largest Enrollments in 2012-13
- 100 Courses with the Largest Enrollments in 2011-12
- 100 Courses with the Largest Enrollments in 2010-11
Large Course Grading Patterns
- Fall 2009 Review of Grading Patterns within Large Undergraduate Courses
- Fall 2008 Review of Grading Patterns within Large Undergraduate Courses
- Fall 2007 Review of Grading Patterns within Large Undergraduate Courses
- Fall 2006 Review of Grading Patterns within Large Undergraduate Courses
Undergraduate Course Bottleneck Issues
Enrollment by Major
- Undergraduate program profiles
- For tabulations of trends in enrollment by major please contact Sara Lazenby for assistance.
Special Topics Related to Enrollment
- Enrollment of student veterans, August 2016
- Issues related to Undergraduate Withdrawal from UW-Madison, October 2010
- A First Look at First-Generation College Students at UW-Madison, February 2008