Student Data and Information

Official End of Semester Counts

• The most complete UW headcounts due to continuous enrollment throughout the semester, particularly for outreach students.   These counts are used for national publications, federal reports, IPEDS, the Common Data Set, etc.

Preliminary Day 15 Counts

• Used for enrollment management reporting. Does not include complete outreach counts of students.

Degrees Awarded 

• Awards that are conferred by UW as official recognition for the successful completion of a program of study. Awards can be given at the following levels: undergraduate certificate, bachelor's degree, graduate certificate, master's degree, doctoral degree, or in our two professional degrees of Juris Doctor or Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D).

Retention and Graduation 

• Retention and graduation rates are measured from the time a student enters the university.   Students are tracked in cohort groups by entrance year for the indicated time period.  This information is updated in the spring.

High School Reports

• Admission, enrollment, retention & graduation, and course participation & achievement of first-time, full-time freshmen.

 Transfer Reports

• Enrollment, performance, retention & graduation, and demographics of new transfer students.

If you have questions regarding information on this page, please contact the Office of Institutional Analysis at oia@uwyo.edu.