Gen Ed Course Data

This page provides some data on the Gen Ed courses offered as well as additional resources available to review Gen Ed courses. Figures listed are for all Active Gen Ed courses, meaning a course approved for one or more Gen Ed category. Unless otherwise noted for the table, the figures count all Active Gen Ed courses, not just those offered in the particular semester. These figures only include the controlling section (does not include crosslisted sections) of all active Gen Ed courses.

Gen Ed Course Overview

Data for all courses listed as Gen Ed.

Subject and Course Counts

The below figures include the number of different Gen Ed subjects and the number of Gen Ed courses for the semester listed. Subject refers to an area of study, which may be found in the Course Catalog: Courses of Instruction (examples: PSYC, HIST, SOC, ECON). There may be multiple subjects within a department or academic unit.

SemesterSubject CountCourse Count
Fall 2017107706
Spring 2018107706
Fall 2018108725
Spring 2019110730
Fall 2019112729
Spring 2020113741
Fall 2020115732
Spring 2021115737
Fall 2021116741
Spring 2022116742
Fall 2022115741
Spring 2023115747
Fall 2023115738
Spring 2024115736
Fall 2024114723
Spring 2025114724
Gen Ed Subject and Course Data by Semester

Campus Unit Course Counts

The below figures include the number (count) of Gen Ed courses currently listed for each Campus Unit (College/School/Unit) for the most recent semester and the percentage (%) of all Gen Ed courses approved on this campus.

Campus UnitGen Ed Courses (Count)Gen Ed Courses (%)
Agr, Consumer, & Env Sciences456.1%
Applied Health Sciences304.1%
Armed Forces10.1%
Campus Honors Program10.1%
College of Media243.3%
Education 131.8%
Fine & Applied Arts567.7%
Gies College of Business10.1%
Grainger Engineering364.9%
Law 10.4%
Liberal Arts & Sciences50569.0%
School of Information Sciences101.4%
School of Labor & Empl. Rel.10.1%
School of Social Work60.8%
Gen Ed courses by Campus Unit (Spring 2025)

Courses by Gen Ed Category

The below figures include the number of Gen Ed courses currently approved in each Gen Ed category. Many courses are approved for more than one Gen Ed category, and these courses are counted once for each category. Gen Ed subcategories are listed under the main category if relevant with corresponding counts.

General Education Category Gen Ed Courses (Count)
Composition I 8
Advanced Composition107
Humanities & the Arts
Literature and the Arts & Historical and Philosophical Perspectives
297
(146 & 151)
Natural Sciences & Technology
Physical Sciences & Life Sciences
72
(40 & 32)
Social & Behavioral Sciences
Social Sciences & Behavioral Sciences
157
(132 & 25)
Cultural Studies: Non-Western Cultures93
Cultural Studies: US Minority Cultures114
Cultural Studies: Western/Comparative Cultures135
Quantitative Reasoning I32
Quantitative Reasoning II38
Gen Ed courses by Category (Spring 2025)

Courses by Count of Gen Ed Categories

The below figures include the number of Gen Ed courses currently approved for one, two, or three Gen Ed categories.

Number of Gen Ed CategoriesGen Ed Courses (Count)
One Category411
Two Categories306
Three Categories15
Gen Ed courses by Number of Gen Ed Categories (Spring 2025)

Current Academic Year (AY24-25) Gen Ed Overview

Data from the most recent Academic Year.

Campus Unit Course Counts (Fall 2024)

The below figures include the number of unique Gen Ed courses currently listed for each Campus Unit (College/School/Unit) for the most recent semester and the total enrollment for the courses. In many cases there are multiple sections offered of the same course. The Gen Ed Course Enrollment (%) is the enrollment across all Gen Ed sections within the college, and the enrollment percent (%) for that college across the enrollment for all Gen Ed courses on this campus offered for the given semester.

Campus UnitGen Ed Courses Offered (Count)Gen Ed Course Enrollment (%)
Agr, Consumer, & Env Sciences337,218 (7.04%)
Applied Health Sciences305,746 (5.60%)
Armed Forces113 (0.01%)
Campus Honors Program00 (0.00%)
College of Media163,689 (3.60%)
Education91,671 (1.63%)
Fine & Applied Arts273,792 (3.70%)
Gies College of Business180 (0.08%)
Grainger Engineering2615,166 (14.79%)
Law1496 (0.48%)
Liberal Arts & Sciences25963,312 (61.73%)
School of Information Sciences8996 (0.97%)
School of Labor & Empl. Rel.16 (0.01%)
School of Social Work5370 (0.36%)
Gen Ed courses offered by Campus Unit (Fall 2024)

Courses by Gen Ed Category (Fall 2024)

The below figures include the number of Gen Ed courses offered in the most recent semester.

General Education CategoryGen Ed Courses (Count)
Composition I6
Advanced Composition67
Humanities & the Arts145
Natural Sciences & Technology43
Social & Behavioral Sciences104
Cultural Studies: Non-Western Cultures50
Cultural Studies: US Minority Cultures64
Cultural Studies: Western/Comparative Cultures57
Quantitative Reasoning I24
Quantitative Reasoning II26
Gen Ed courses offered in each Gen Ed Category (Fall 2024)

Previous Academic Year (AY24-25) Gen Ed Overview

Campus UnitNumber of CoursesAttempted Hours*Earned Hours*
Agr, Consumer, & Env Sciences6139,07238,543
Applied Health Sciences3757,35856,303
College of Media1716,62716,433
Education19 9,3609,265
Fine & Applied Arts4732,340 31,742
Gies College of Business3615615
Grainger Engineering3777,77676,310
Law31,1401,140
Liberal Arts & Sciences521325,200317,011
School of Information Sciences124,5004,431
School of Labor & Empl. Rel.2252204
School of Social Work83,3483,282
Other (Armed Forces, Campus Honors Program)3 483483
Grand Total770568,071555,762
Gen Ed Courses, Attempted Hours, Earned Hours, offered by Campus Unit (AY24-25).
* Credit hours were not included if the student grade was deferred or not reported. 

Gen Ed Data and Reports

There are various reports and data available for staff and faculty, although some may require special access. Report names are listed if available. View Gen Ed Abbreviation Guide

  • Gen Ed Report:DMI Course Information System Website14. By General Education Attribute
    • “14. By General Education Attribute” Report will provide a list of all Gen Ed courses (including controlling and crosslisted sections), and the last term offered and enrollment, along with upcoming term offering (if applicable). This report is used by the Office of the Provost General Education Program to review Inactive courses, and is available for all units.
  • Course Information SystemLink
    • Six-Ten Violations Report
    • By Course (one/multiple course(s), all/multiple years)
    • List of historical subjects
  • Chancellor’s Senior Survey on the Undergraduate Experience Link
    • The Senior Survey Dashboard provides an interactive way for faculty and staff to review the survey results, allowing for the units to look at results by college, department, international student status, gender, and race/ethnicity. You cannot view categories when fewer than 10 responses are available.
  • Compare GenEd by Term (172): ‘RegistrarCourseCompareGenEd2Terms(172a)
    • Identifies changes between Gen Ed courses between the two terms entered
    • Only returns list of courses where there was a change between the two terms defined (Condensed version)
    • A blank value means the course was not Gen Ed or did not exist in the specified term
    • Defined by: Start Term, End Term, Subject, Gen Ed Attribute
  • GenEd Requirements by Term (172): ‘RegistrarCourseCompareGenEdByMultipleTerms(172b)’
    • Lists all Gen Ed courses offered by the subject(s) selected and if they were a Gen Ed during the specified term(s) to view changes over a longer period (extensive data)
    • A 0 value means the course was not Gen Ed or did not exist in the specified term, 1 means the course was GenEd for the specified term.
    • Defined by: Start Term, End Term, Subject, Gen Ed Attribute
  • ‘GenEdByTerm(121)’
    • Lists all Gen Ed courses for the specified term (does not include if the course was offered during the specified term)
    • Results include the Course, Gen Ed category/ies, Crosslist Indicator (none, C=Controlling, N=Not Controlling), Crosslist Courses
    • Defined by: Term, NetID (subjects – may add one, multiple, or all)
  • Crosslist Enrollment GenEd Counts
    • Course enrollment counts of Gen Ed courses, displaying Actual Seats and Available Seats for each CRN and for all cross-listed CRN’s. Report is best viewed in Excel.
  • Students Missing Comp I Requirements
    • Students who have not passed a Comp I course sequence and are not enrolled in a Comp I course. Run for students in DGS or General Curriculum.