The Academic Data Warehouse (ADW) is a business intelligence application which enables analysis of undergraduate, graduate, and professional student lifecycle processes, data, and trends. The goal of ADW is to provide insights that will assist Boston University administration in strategy development and decision making.
The Academic Data Warehouse contains undergraduate and graduate admissions data, registration and enrollment data, and faculty teaching data. The ADW team under the guidance of the Provost’s Office, Enrollment & Student Administration, Budget & Business Affairs, and IS&T will continue to add data and capabilities related to the student lifecycle.
ADW News
This release focuses on student completions – including degrees, majors, minors, and certificates awarded. There are three new certified completions reports. We have also included in this release a point-in-time comparison report for graduate admissions. Please see our FAQ and Help Guide pages for more information about the new report.
Access and Training Sessions
Academic Data Warehouse access is granted based on business need in each data area. For information about gaining access to the ADW, including links to required confidentiality forms, see the ADW Access page.
Attending a training session is also required for access to the ADW. Users can take additional training sessions to hone or refresh their skills, especially as new data areas are added to the warehouse.
Certified Report Catalog
Definitions of report attributes and metrics used in all releases and reports for the Academic Data Warehouse project: ADW Certified Report Catalog. Last updated 6/24/25.
Tutorials & Help Guides
A variety of Help Guides describing individual reports in the Admissions, Registration & Enrollment, and Faculty data areas are available, in addition to step by step instructions for using the MicroStrategy reporting tool. There are also three interactive tutorials available on Terrier eDev: Introduction to ADW using Enrollment Module, Undergraduate Admissions, and Graduate Admissions.
User Group
We offer individualized remote sessions upon request. Please email asirhelp@bu.edu if you would like to receive an individual or department session, including the questions you have or reports of interest.
The User Group page provides access to presentations and recordings of selected prior meetings.
Questions?
If you have questions, please send email to asirhelp@bu.edu or ithelp@bu.edu. Help us direct your question to the right person to answer it by including “ADW” in the subject line.