This Tableau Accelerator allows you to:

* **Assess where you are in your admissions process and how it has developed over the past few weeks**
* **Appraise your admissions funnel**
* **Identify the most attractive/selective programs**
* **Focus your recruiting efforts on programs that need it most**
* **Assess your improvements in terms of selectivity and attractiveness across intakes**

*In the academic world, “admissions” is the process by which the university/management school recruits new students.*
*This process usually happens in three steps:*

* Application: candidates submit their application
* Acceptance: after a selection process, applicants are notified of their acceptance or rejection
* Enrollment: when the candidate accept their admission, they are considered as enrolled students

[Demo video](https://youtu.be/5O3XZtU_gEA)

### Answer key business questions

* Are we able to generate new applications?
* What proportion of applicants choose to enrol after being offered admission?
* What are the top intakes and programs and what is their impact on the total enrolment?
* How fast are we able to recruit students?
* How attractive are we compared to the competition?

### Monitor and improve KPIs

#### *Applications*

* Applications: Total number of applications received (including invalid applications)
* Invalid Applications: Total number of applications that are invalid (missing document for instance)
* Valid Applications: Total number of applications (excluding invalid applications)
* Withdrawn: Number of valid applications that were withdrawn by the applicant before being evaluated
* Withdrawn %: Share of applications that was withdrawn by the applicant before being evaluated (expressed in %)
* Applications Under Review: Total number of applications that are being reviewed
* Evaluated Applications: Number of applications that were evaluated (Accepted or Rejected)
* Rejected: Number of applications that were rejected

#### *Acceptance*

* Admitted: Total number of applications that were admitted
* Lost: Total number of applicants who were accepted and who finally declined it
* Admitted (total): Total number of admitted applications whether they have the status “Admitted”, “Lost” or “Enrolled”
* Acceptance Rate: Share of Admitted applications on total evaluated admissions. Typically measures the selectivity of the academy.

#### *Enrolment*

* Enrolled: Total number of enrolled students
* Enrolled+Lost: Total number of enrolled and lost students
* Yield Rate: Share of admitted applicants who were enrolled. Represents the attractivity of the academy.

#### *Applicants*

* Applicants: Total number of students who sent a valid application (excluding invalid applications)
* All Applicants: Total number of students who sent us an application (including invalid applications)
* Applications per Applicant: Average number of applications per applicant (including invalid applications)
* Applicant Age: Average age of applicants (when they apply)

### Required attributes

* **Academic Period** (string): Name of the intake (e.g. “Autumn 2019”, “2019/2020”...)
* **Academy** (string): Name of the college, university, business school...
* **Program / Section** (string): Academic program in which the application is done
* **Application Period Start Date** (date): Start date of the application period for this program
* **Application Period End Date** (date): End date of the application period for this program
* **Application Date** (date): Date of application
* **Applicant ID** (string): Unique identifier of the applicant
* **Valid Application Flag** (string):“Y” if all the documents are received to review the application ← Expected values: “Y”, “N”
* **Application Status** (string): Last application status
 Expected values:
 * “Under Review”
 * “Withdrawn” (before Admitted/Reject assessment)
 * “Admitted”
 * “Rejected”
 * “Enrolled”
 * “Lost” (the admitted applicant denied joining)

Academic Admissions

Assess where you are in your admissions process and how it has developed over the past few weeks