Calendar

Institutional Research, Analytics, and Planning Support (IRAPS) conducts regular, special, and periodic campus surveys of UC Santa Cruz students, faculty, and staff.  This calendar provides information about upcoming surveys administered by IRAPS, plus other campus surveys of which we are aware. If your unit is planning a campus survey and would like it to appear on this calendar, please write to iraps@ucsc.edu.

SurveyPopulationStart DateEnd DatePrimary Sponsor
Summer EdgeSummer Edge for undergraduate students8/22/20248/31/2024UC Santa Cruz Summer Session
First DestinationSummer 2024 BA/BS graduates8/30/202412/30/2024UC Santa Cruz Career Success
Student Pulse CheckAll undergraduate and graduate students10/14/202411/3/2024UC Santa Cruz Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Commencement SurveyAll undergraduate and graduate students10/31/202411/27/2024UC Santa Cruz Commencement Planning Team
Student Expenses and Resources SurveySample of undergraduate students11/12/202412/6/2024California Student Aid Commission and UC Office of the President
Wellbeing Improvement Survey for Higher Education Settings
(WISHES) – Fall Pulse
Sample of undergraduate students11/14/202411/30/2024UC Santa Cruz Student Health Outreach and Promotion (SHOP)
First DestinationFall 2024 BA/BS graduates12/17/2024TBDUC Santa Cruz Career Success
WISHES – Winter PulseSample of undergraduate students1/14/20251/26/2025UC Santa Cruz Student Health Outreach and Promotion (SHOP)
Graduate Student SurveyAll enrolled graduate students2/11/20254/30/2025UC Santa Cruz Division of Graduate Studies
First DestinationWinter 2025 BA/BS graduates4/3/2025TBDUC Santa Cruz Career Success
State Opportunity IndexSeniors with expected graduation in Spring 20254/2/2025TBDUC Santa Cruz Career Success
Cost of Attendance SurveySample of undergraduate studentsApr 2025TBDUC Office of the President
WISHES – Spring PulseSample of undergraduate studentsMay 2025TBDUC Santa Cruz Student Health Outreach and Promotion (SHOP)
Transfer Student Experience SurveyTransfer-entry undergraduate studentsMay 2025TBDUC Santa Cruz Services for Transfer, Re-Entry, and Resilient Scholars (STARRS)
Campus Safety SurveyAll students, faculty, and staffTBDTBDUC Santa Cruz
First DestinationSpring 2025 BA/BS graduatesJune 2025TBDUC Santa Cruz Career Success


Regular surveys include the University of California Undergraduate Experience Survey and UC Santa Cruz Graduate Student Survey. We recommend Fall quarter and early Winter quarter for smaller surveys to maximize response rates.

SurveyPopulation and TopicFrequency
University of California Undergraduate
Experience Survey (UCUES)
A survey for all enrolled undergraduates, about a comprehensive set of topics including academics, student life, and future plans. The survey is for undergraduates throughout the University of California system, with additional questions that are specifically for UC Santa Cruz students.Every 2 years in Spring quarter (most recently 2024)
First Destination SurveyA survey for recent UC Santa Cruz undergraduate degree recipients, about employment, graduate school plans, and career plans.Every quarter (Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer)
Graduate Student SurveyA survey for all enrolled graduate students about a comprehensive set of topics including academic training, research, teaching preparation, financial support, basic needs, well-being, and campus services. Part of the University of California Graduate Student Experience Survey (UCGSES).Every 2 years in Winter quarter (next in 2025)
Doctoral Placement SurveyThe UC Santa Cruz Doctoral Placement Survey is for doctoral students during the quarter of program completion.Ongoing
Environmental Sustainability SurveyA series of surveys focusing on undergraduates’ perceptions and attitudes of the environmental sustainbility movement on campus, sponsored by the People of Color Sustainability Collective.Periodic (2016, 2019, 2022)
College Choice SurveyA survey of first-year and transfer students admitted to UC Santa Cruz, about students’ college choice and experience with the admissions process.Periodic (most recent 2023)

Last modified: Apr 02, 2025