Higher Ed – Enrollment by School

What is an Enrollment by School Analysis Report? Student Enrollment Reports are considered statistical analysis tools and are used by enrollment officers to monitor the enrolled student population by semester/quarter/year and by school. Some of the main functionality in this type of report is that it uses data from the student information system and can be filtered based on parameters such as school and semester (quarter). The example shows the number of enrolled students by school with sub-totals and a grand total. The pie chart helps compare each school's enrollment to each other. You find an example of this type of report below.

Purpose of Student Enrollment Reports Universities and colleges use Student Enrollment Reports to provide officers and other staff with an easy, self-service method to analyze student enrolled during any given academic year. When used as part of good business practices in a Student Recruiting and Enrollment department, a higher education institution can improve its strategies and initiatives related to student recruiting, retention as well as associated financial planning, and it can reduce the chances that employees make inferior decisions because they lack quick and easy access to these key statistics.

Who Uses This Type of Report? The typical users of this type of report are: University Board Members, Dean of Students, Enrollment Officers, Recruiting Managers, Planners. Other Reports Often Used in Conjunction with Student Enrollment Reports Progressive Student Recruiting and Enrollment departments sometimes use several different Student Enrollment Reports, along with  student dashboards, KPI dashboards, tuition revenue budgets, recruiting dashboards and other management and control tools.

Where Does the Data for Analysis Originate From? The Actual (historical transactions) data typically comes from student information systems integrated with enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems like: Microsoft Dynamics 365 (D365) Finance, Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central (D365 BC), Microsoft Dynamics AX, Microsoft Dynamics NAV, Microsoft Dynamics GP, Microsoft Dynamics SL, Sage Intacct, Sage 100, Sage 300, Sage 500, Sage X3, SAP Business One, SAP ByDesign, Acumatica, Netsuite and others. In analyses where budgets or forecasts are used, the planning data most often originates from in-house Excel spreadsheet models or from professional xFP&A solutions.

Built for higher education finance teams and aligned with Solver's xFP&A platform, this Solver report template connects directly to your ERP data via the Solver Data Warehouse, enabling near real-time analysis with minimal setup. Designed for QuickStart deployment, it can be activated rapidly so your team can focus on analysis and decisions — not data preparation.

What is the Higher Ed – Enrollment by School in Solver? The Higher Ed – Enrollment by School is a pre-built xFP&A report template in Solver designed for higher education organizations. It delivers key financial and operational metrics in a single, easy-to-use interface — purpose-built for higher education finance workflows.

Who uses this Solver report template? Finance leaders at higher education organizations — including CFOs, controllers, and higher education finance teams — use this template to get fast, reliable answers without waiting on IT or building custom reports. It supports both day-to-day monitoring and strategic decision-making.

Where does the data come from? Data is sourced automatically from your ERP system through the Solver Data Warehouse, which integrates with platforms such as Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, Dynamics 365 Finance, Acumatica, Sage Intacct, and other leading ERP solutions. Once connected, the template updates in near real-time with no manual data entry required.

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