University of Wisconsin–Madison
In July 2025, SSTAR Lab released a report titled “A Framework for Conceptualizing and Analyzing Equity and Adequacy in Postsecondary Funding Models.” (PDF) This framework provides a structure to guide state policymakers and administrators in understanding, identifying, and assessing disparities in higher education funding. This work was generously funded by the State Higher Education Executive …
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Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents temporarily suspended its policy of requiring applicants to submit ACT or SAT scores as part of their application. The SSTAR Lab is partnering with the Universities of Wisconsin to evaluate the role test scores play in college access and student success across …
In partnership with the Foundation for California Community Colleges and the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office, we analyzed funding trends among California community colleges. We tested the extent to which financial resources (expenditures and revenues) are equally distributed across colleges. We also examined enrollment trends disaggregated by race/ethnicity and Pell eligibility to determine whether traditionally …
The SSTAR Lab partnered with Arnold Ventures and six research universities to share data on student loan repayment to support ongoing efforts to monitor, assess, and improve loan outcomes of former students. The resulting report, “Evaluating Federal Student Loan Repayment Outcomes at Six Research Universities,” (PDF) highlights key repayment statistics at these universities, including undergraduate …
In fall 2020, the University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Education launched the Teacher Pledge program. This program is designed to strengthen and diversify Wisconsin’s teacher workforce by providing forgivable loans and covering testing/licensing fees to students enrolled in UW–Madison teacher education programs. The program is administered by the School of Education’s Teacher Education Center, and …
2023 Data Brief: FAFSA Completion Rates Among 12th Graders in Wisconsin Public High Schools This data brief examines FAFSA completion rates for 12th graders in Wisconsin’s public high schools. Its purpose is to establish baseline trends and summarize recent academic research to help inform policies and practices addressing FAFSA filing among high school students. It …
2022 Data Brief: College-Going Rates Among Graduates of Wisconsin Public High Schools Posted: November, 2022 This data brief documents college-going rates among Wisconsin’s public high school graduates. It focuses on overall college-going rates and disaggregates rates by students’ race/ethnicity and economic disadvantage status. College-Going Students in Wisconsin 2010-2019 Posted: June 25, 2021 In this project, …
In June, 2020, the SSTAR Lab partnered with Ascendium to undertake a year-long study on rural higher education. This project culminated in an interactive mapping tool and report based on new data from various sources, including the U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, and the Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs. This project …
This dashboard describes FAFSA filing rates and other characteristics of Wisconsin high schools for the purpose of identifying schools that may benefit from outreach efforts promoting FAFSA filing.