Institutional Surveys
The Office of Assessment and Accreditation Support manages institutional surveys conducted at the University of San Francisco. If you are planning to conduct a survey of any member of the USF community, including prospective, current, or former students; or any current university employee, please refer to the Institutional Survey Policy. Once you review the policy, please contact usfsurveys@usfca.edu to get your institutional survey started.
INSTITUTION-WIDE SURVEYS
The COVID-19 experience surveys were designed to gather feedback from various USF community members during the COVID-19 pandemic. The purpose of the Faculty Experience Survey was to learn how faculty were doing during the transition to remote learning caused by COVID-19 and to gather faculty input about fall 2020 instructional options. The purpose of the Staff Experience Survey was to learn about the staff experience during the disruption caused by COVID-19 in order to help USF better support employees in the future, and the purpose of the Student Experience Survey was to gauge the student experience during the shelter-in-place directive and the shift to remote learning, to gather information to make changes (if necessary), and to assist in planning for future crises.
The Undergraduate Core Curriculum Redesign surveys were designed to gather feedback from various USF community members. The student survey aimed to gather information from students about their educational goals, the current core curriculum learning outcomes, key experiences they believe all USF students should have, and skills and competencies they believe are essential for USF graduates. The faculty/staff survey aimed to gather information from faculty, librarians, and staff about the current core curriculum learning outcomes, explore skill development for undergraduate students, and allow faculty and staff the opportunity to evaluate the importance of high impact learning experiences. Both surveys were also designed to measure levels of classroom engagement following the COVID-19 pandemic.
ALUMNI SURVEYS
Working in collaboration with the Office of Alumni Engagement and Career Services, the Office of Assessment and Accreditation Support developed the Alumni Outcomes Survey to assess undergraduate student success from the perspective of employment and attainment of educational objectives. This survey samples alumni two and five years post-graduation.
2016-2017
The Alumni Outcomes Survey replaces the previous Undergraduate Alumni Survey, distributed in 2007 and 2012. This survey sampled alumni, two to ten years post-graduation.
2011-2012
2006-2007
GRADUATING STUDENT SURVEYS
The Graduating Student Survey is the University of San Francisco's exit survey taken by students before they graduate. The objective of the Graduating Student Survey is to capture graduating students’ perception of their student experience. The survey asks students about their educational and co-curricular experiences, their values, ideals, and perspectives relative to people who are different from themselves, their religious identity, their work experiences, and their post-graduation plans. The Graduating Student Survey integrates the perspective of both undergraduate and graduate students. This survey replaces both the Undergraduate Graduating Student Survey and the Graduate Student Graduating Student Survey.
2018-2020
2016-2017
The Undergraduate Graduating Student Survey was administered from 2003 to 2015 to seniors as they completed their Baccalaureate degree. It was replaced by the Graduating Student Survey in 2016 - 2017.
2010-2015
- 2010-2015: Frequencies by Year
- 2010-2015: Means by Year
- 2010-2015: ILOs - Frequencies by Year
- 2010-2015: ILOs - Means by Year
- 2010-2015: Diversity - Frequencies by Year
- 2010-2015: Diversity - Mean by Year
2014-2015
2013-2014
2012-2013
2011-2012
2010-2011
2009-2010
2008-2009
2007-2008
2006-2007
2005-2006
2004-2005
2003-2004
The Graduate Student Graduating Student Survey was administered from 2010 to 2014 to all graduate students as they completed their Master's or Doctoral degree. It was replaced by the Graduating Student Survey in 2016 - 2017.
2010-2014
2013-2014
2012-2013
2011-2012
2010-2011
GRADUATE STUDENT SURVEYS
The Admitted Graduate Student Survey is conducted in fall semester each year in order to learn how applicants admitted to USF graduate programs perceive USF and the factors that influenced their decisions to attend or not attend USF.
The Graduate Student Course Modality Survey was conducted as a means of determining which course modalities were effective and satisfying to graduate students.
UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT SURVEYS
The New Student Success Survey was developed in 2018 and is administered to new first-year and transfer students each year. The purpose of the survey is to gather information about academic behaviors, institutional commitment, and barriers to success for new first-year and transfer students.
2023 New Student Success Survey Follow-up Survey Report Spring 2024
2023 New Student Success Survey Report
2023 New Student Success Survey Additional Figures
2022 New Student Success Survey Follow-up Survey Report Spring 2023
2022 New Student Success Survey Report
2021 New Student Success Survey Report
2020 New Student Success Survey Report
2019 New Student Success Survey Report
2018 New Student Success Survey Report
2018-2020 New Student Success Survey Comparative Analysis Report
The Undergraduate Faculty Advising Survey was created as a means to gain an understanding of the undergraduate experience with faculty advising.
In order to create a better summer experience for USF students, undergraduate students who took summer session courses in summer 2022 were asked to complete a short 6-7 question survey. The survey asked questions regarding reasons for taking summer session courses, course format preferences, preference for length of summer session courses, other experiences of interest, and motivations for taking summer elective courses.
NATIONAL SURVEYS
The National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) is a survey of first year and senior students about the characteristics and quality of their undergraduate education. While NSSE does not directly assess student learning, the survey does reflect self-reported behaviors associated with desired outcomes of an undergraduate education. USF did not participate in NSSE in 2019.
All reports prepared by NSSE, unless otherwise noted.
2024
- 2024: Snapshot
- 2024: Engagement Indicators
- 2024: High-Impact Practices
- 2024: Module - First-Year Experiences & Senior Transitions
- 2024: Module - HIP Quality
2023
- 2023: Snapshot
- 2023: Engagement Indicators
- 2023: High-Impact Practices
- 2023: Module - Inclusiveness & Engagement with Diversity
- 2023: Module - Mental Health & Well-Being
2022
- 2022: Overview (USF Report)
- 2022: Overview Appendix (USF Report)
- 2022: Snapshot
- 2022: Engagement Indicators
- 2022: High-Impact Practices
- 2022: Module - Academic Advising
- 2022: Module - Career & Workforce Preparation
2021
- 2021: Overview (USF Report)
- 2021: Overview Appendix (USF Report)
- 2021: Snapshot
- 2021: Engagement Indicators
- 2021: High-Impact Practices
- 2021: Module - Coping with COVID
- 2021: Module - Experiences with Online Learning
2020
- 2020: Overview (USF Report)
- 2020: Overview Appendix (USF Report)
- 2020: Snapshot
- 2020: Engagement Indicators
- 2020: High-Impact Practices
- 2020: Consortium Report - Jesuit
- 2020: Module - Academic Advising
2018
- 2018: Snapshot
- 2018: Engagement Indicators
- 2018: High-Impact Practices
- 2018: Engagement Indicators and High-Impact Practices (USF Report)
- 2018: Campus Environment (USF Report)
- 2018: Module - ACUHO-I Housing Study
- 2018: Module - ACUHO-I Housing Study (USF Report)
- 2018: Module - Community Engagement
- 2018: Module - Community Engagement (USF Report)
2017
- 2017: Summary of Results (USF Report)
- 2017: Snapshot
- 2017: Engagement Indicators
- 2017: High-Impact Practices
- 2017: Module - Academic Advising
- 2017: Module - Experiences with Writing
2016
- 2016: Summary of Results (USF Report)
- 2016: Snapshot
- 2016: Engagement Indicators
- 2016: High-Impact Practices
- 2016: Module - First-year Experiences and Senior Transitions
2015
- 2015: Snapshot
- 2015: Engagement Indicators
- 2015: High-Impact Practices
- 2015: Module - First-year Experiences and Senior Experiences
- 2015: Module - Social and Cognitive Global Perspectives
- 2015: Frequencies and Means Comparisons (USF Report)
- 2015: ILOs - Means FY-SR Alignment (USF Report)
- 2015: ILOs - Frequency FY-SR Alignment (USF Report)
- 2015: WSCUC Core Competencies - FY-SR Means Alignment (USF Report)
- 2015: WSCUC Core Commitments and Standards Alignment Frequency (USF Report)
2014
- 2014: Snapshot
- 2014: Engagement Indicators
- 2014: High-Impact Practices
- 2014 Module - Experiences with Information Literacy
- 2014: Frequencies and Means Comparisons (USF Report)
- 2014: ILOs - Means FY-SR Alignment (USF Report)
- 2014: ILOs - Frequency FY-SR Alignment (USF Report)
- 2014: WSCUC Core Competencies - FY-SR Means Alignment (USF Report)
- 2014: WSCUC Core Competencies - FY-SR Frequency Alignment (USF Report)
The Higher Education Data Sharing Consortium (HEDS) Student Satisfaction Survey is a national survey of undergraduate students that measures how satisfied students are with their academic experiences, course instruction, campus services and facilities, and campus life.
ADDITIONAL SURVEYS
- AlcoholEDU for College
- Beginning College Survey of Student Engagement (BCSSE)
- Cooperative Institutional Research Program - Freshmen Survey (CIRP)
- Educational Benchmarking Inc. - Undergraduate Housing Survey (EBI)
- Higher Education Research Institute - Faculty Survey (HERI)
- Library Quality Survey (LibQual)
- National College Health Assessment (NCHA)
- Priorities Survey for Online Learners (PSOL)
- Student Satisfaction Inventory (SSI)
- USF Academic Integrity Survey