Surveys
The Office of Institutional Research, Assessment, and Policy Studies at UC Santa Cruz is actively engaged in conducting a strategic survey research program that includes participation in nationally-developed survey projects and the development and administration of locally-developed survey instruments. These survey activities are part of the university’s commitment to institutional effectiveness and improvement.
Recent and upcoming campus-wide student surveys are listed on our survey calendar.
Surveys of Undergraduate Students
- University of California Undergraduate Experience Survey (UCUES) is a biennial survey of all enrolled undergraduates.
- College Choice Survey is a periodic survey of first-year and transfer students admitted to UCSC.
- Class Availability Student Survey (CLASS) is an annual survey of all enrolled undergraduates
- First Destination Survey is an ongoing survey of unegraduates who recently graudated from UCSC
Surveys of Graduate Students
- UCSC Graduate Student Survey is a biennial survey of all enrolled graduate programs.
Other Student Surveys
Other surveys are conducted from time-to-time to address issues of current interest on campus.
Previous surveys have included the (Links to the most recent version of the reports are provided. If you would like access to older reports, please contact IRAPS via email with your request.):
- Queer Students of Color: Experiences and Engagement: A report based on survey research findings and recommendations for the improvement of visibility, inclusivity, and retention of Queer Students of Color at UCSC (2015).
- UC-wide Campus Climate Survey: a UCSC report with research findings is available at UCOP (2014).
- Diverse Learning Environments Survey (DLE): is a survey of undergraduates that was part of the 2011 Diversity and Community Building Study at UCSC. The DLE survey is designed by Higher Education Research Institute (2011).
- Freshman Survey (CIRP): a biennial survey of the incoming first-year cohort, designed by Higher Education Research Institute (1993-2010).
