Case Study: DePaul University achieves data democratization and rapid self-service enrollment reporting with Tableau Software

DePaul University - Customer Case Study

DePaul University, the nation’s largest Catholic university serving over 25,000 students, faced a persistent enrollment-reporting problem: long lists of static tables and spreadsheets that couldn’t handle millions of rows or answer ad hoc questions. The university needed a way to make 17 years of enrollment data accessible, self-service, and usable across departments while respecting privacy and the politically sensitive nature of institutional data.

By loading Microsoft analysis cubes into Tableau, DePaul created interactive web visualizations in minutes and moved public-facing reports to Tableau Digital for secure, global access. The change democratized data—users can filter and drill into millions of records with a few clicks—saving staff time, generating thousands of monthly hits, and enabling rapid “aha” insights and better decision-making across the university.

DePaul University

Jon Boeckenstedt

Associate Vice President