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, faculty teaching data, and financial aid 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

We are pleased to announce that Financial Aid reporting is live! (7/23/26)

This release brings financial aid into the ADW with six certified reports in two new folders. The Financial Aid folder contains two report builders — enrollment for an aid population (FA1) and student aid history (FA2) — for aid administrators and anyone tracking their students’ aggregate aid, population trends, and enrollment. The Financial Aid Executive folder contains award-level detail and aid expense reporting — item type reconciliation (FAX0), student aid award detail (FAX1), award expense by item type (FAX2), and tuition discount (FAX3). Financial aid is a new access area with its own approval; see the ADW Access page for how to request it. Please see our FAQ and Help Guide pages for more information about the new reports.

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.

Training is also required for access to the ADW. As part of the access request process, you will be assigned one of our dedicated online tutorials on Terrier eDev, which you must complete before access is granted. You can revisit these tutorials at any time to hone or refresh your 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 7/23/26.

Tutorials & Help Guides

A variety of Help Guides describing individual reports in the Admissions, Registration & Enrollment, Faculty, and Financial Aid 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.

Individual & Department Sessions

We offer individualized remote sessions upon request. Please email ithelp@bu.edu if you would like to receive an individual or department session, including the questions you have or reports of interest.

Questions?

If you have questions, please send email to ithelp@bu.edu. Help us direct your question to the right person to answer it by including “ADW” in the subject line.