Institutional Survey Calendar

The University of San Francisco conducts a variety of surveys of the campus community.  This calendar provides information about surveys that take place each semester and is updated as new surveys are approved.   

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. 

Spring Semester 2024 

Survey Population Start Date End Date Primary Sponsor(s)
Student Core Redesign Survey All undergraduate and graduate students 01/23/2024 02/09/2024 Undergraduate Core Curriculum Redesign Task Force
Faculty/Staff Core Redesign Survey All faculty and staff 02/05/2024 02/16/2024 Undergraduate Core Curriculum Redesign Task Force
Title IX Training for Student-Athletes Assessment Survey All student athletes 02/06/2024 03/05/2024 Title IX Office
Talk About It: Orientation Session Feedback Survey All incoming first-year and transfer students 02/06/2024 03/05/2024 Title IX Office
Alcohol Use Behaviors Survey All undergraduate and graduate students 02/12/2024 03/04/2024 Master of Public Health & Health Promotion Services (HPS) 
NSSS Follow-up Survey First-year and transfer students 02/12/2024 02/26/2024 CASA
Black Achievement Success and Engagement (BASE) Survey Black identified students 02/12/2024 02/26/2024 BASE
STARS and One Earth Initiative Survey Faculty, librarians, and staff 02/20/2024 03/12/2024 Office of Sustainability and One Earth Initiative Working Group
National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) All first-year and senior students 03/06/2024 05/13/2024 Office of the Provost

Past Surveys

Survey Population Start Date End Date Primary Sponsor
Simple Syllabus  Returning undergraduate and graduate students 08/28/2023 09/08/2023 Educational Technology Services
New Student Success Survey Incoming first-year and transfer students 09/12/2023 09/29/2023

Office of Student Life

Admitted Graduate Student Survey All graduate students admitted in summer and fall 2023 09/13/2023 09/27/2023 Office of Graduate Admissions
Cost of Attendance Survey Undergraduate and graduate students with federal financial aid 10/02/2023 10/13/2023 Student Financial Services
Staff Council Survey All staff represented by the Staff Council  10/11/2023 10/25/2023 Staff Council
Student Disability Services Survey All students registered with SDS 10/18/2023 11/15/2023 Student Disability Services
CASA Survey All students who have had appointments with CASA 12/04/2023 12/15/2023 CASA
Survey Population Start Date End Date Primary Sponsor
Title IX Training for Student-Athletes Assessment Survey All student-athletes 01/23/2023 02/20/2023 Title IX Office
Talk About It: Orientation Session Feedback Survey All incoming first-year and transfer students 01/23/2023 02/20/2023 Title IX Office
New Student Success Survey Follow-up First-year students 02/14/2023 02/28/2023 CASA
Undergraduate Faculty Advising Survey All undergraduate students 02/21/2023 02/28/2023 Office of the Provost
National Survey of Student Engagement All first-year and senior students 03/01/2023 05/14/2023 Office of the Provost
Communications Survey All faculty, staff, sophomore, and junior students 04/03/2023 04/17/2023 Office of Marketing Communications
CASA Survey/PLO Assessment Senior students who have visited CASA 04/04/2023 TBD CASA
Survey Population Start Date End Date Primary Sponsor
New Student Success Survey Incoming first-year and transfer students 09/13/2022 10/10/2022

Office of Student Life

Admitted Graduate Student Survey All graduate students admitted in summer and fall 2022 09/20/2022 10/04/2022 Office of Graduate Enrollment
Transportation Survey All faculty, librarians, staff and students 10/27/2022 11/18/2022 Facilities Management
Climate Change & Youth Survey First-year and sophomore students 11/07/2022 11/25/2022 Health Promotion Services
Undergraduate Faculty Advising Survey All undergraduate students 11/28/2022 12/02/2022 Office of the Provost
Survey Population Start Date End Date Primary Sponsor
Undergraduate Summer Session Survey All undergraduates enrolled in summer session 2022 07/25/2022 08/13/2022

Office of the Provost

Survey Population Start Date End Date Primary Sponsor(S)
Title IX Training for Student-Athletes Assessment Survey All student-athletes 01/24/2022 02/21/2022 Title IX Office
Talk About It: Orientation Session Feedback Survey All incoming first-year and transfer students and sophomores who attended Sophomore Welcome Week 01/24/2022 02/21/2022 Title IX Office
Graduate Student Senate Survey All graduate students 01/31/2022 02/11/2022 Graduate Student Senate
Communications Survey All faculty, staff, and students 02/28/2022 03/11/2022 Office of Marketing Communications
National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) All first-year and senior students 03/21/2022 05/15/2022 Office of the Provost
Graduate Student Course Modality Survey All currently enrolled graduate students 05/11/2022 05/20/2022 Educational Technology Services
CASA Student Learning Outcome & Satisfaction Survey All undergraduate students who have met with an academic success coach in the 2021-2022 academic year 05/16/2022 TBD Office of Student Life
Survey Population Start Date End Date Primary Sponsor
New Student Success Survey Incoming first-year and transfer students 09/13/2021 10/04/2021 Office of Student Life
Admitted Graduate Student Survey All graduate students admitted in summer and fall 2021 11/09/2021 11/23/2021 Office of Graduate Enrollment
HEDS Student Satisfaction Survey All undergraduate students 11/09/2021 11/30/2021 Office of the Provost