Survey Calendar

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

2024-2025 Academic Year

Survey Population Start date End date Primary sponsor
Graduate Student Survey All enrolled graduate students February 2025 TBD UC Santa Cruz

Timing of Regular and Periodic Surveys

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.

Survey Population and Topic Frequency Results include:

UC Undergraduate Experience SurveyUniversity 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.

Every 2 years in Spring quarter (next in 2024)

  • Data tables for the 2022 survey
  • Program specific reports - students in the program
  • Remote learning
  • Advising
  • Campus climate for diversity
  • Student participation in research
First Destination Survey confetti and banana slug with graduation capFirst Destination Survey

A survey for recent UC Santa Cruz undergraduate degree recipients, about employment, graduate school plans, and career plans.

Every quarter (Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer)

UCSC 2023 Graduate Student Survey with outline of five studentsGraduate Student Survey

A 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 Spring quarter (next in 2025)

  • Data tables for the 2023 survey
  • Program specific reports - students in the program
  • Financial security and support
  • Teaching preparation
  • Campus services
UCSC Doctoral Placement Survey in yellow speech bubble with banana slugDoctoral Placement Survey

The UC Santa Cruz Doctoral Placement Survey is for doctoral students during the quarter of program completion.

Ongoing

People of Color Sustainability Collective with blue circle with yellow sunEnvironmental Sustainability Survey

A 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)

  • Infographics of environmental concerns, community health, environmental justice, and definitions of sustainability

College Choice Survey with banana slug and blue book

College Choice Survey

A 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)

Previous Years:  2023-2024 Academic Year

Survey Population Start date End date Primary sponsor
First Destination Summer 2023 BA/BS graduates Sep 27, 2023

Apr 30, 2024

UC Santa Cruz Career Success
Campus + Community Survey Faculty, staff, postdocs, and graduate students Oct 24, 2023

Jan 8, 2024

Campus + Community
Bay Tree Campus Store Survey Students and faculty Nov 6, 2023

Nov 22, 2023

Bay Tree Campus Store
Architectural Services Survey Subset of undergraduate and graduate students Nov 14, 2023

Nov 21, 2023

UC Santa Cruz Architectural Services
First Destination Fall 2023 BA/BS graduates Dec 18, 2023

TBD

UC Santa Cruz Career Success
Wellbeing Improvement Survey for Higher Education Settings (WISHES) - Winter Pulse Sample of undergraduate students Mar 7, 2024

Mar 23, 2024

UC Santa Cruz Student Health Outreach and Promotion (SHOP)
Student Housing Demand Survey Off-campus undergraduate and graduate students Mar 12, 2024

Mar 23, 2024

UC Santa Cruz
First Destination Winter 2024 BA/BS graduates Mar 27, 2024

TBD

UC Santa Cruz Career Success
University of California Undergraduate Experience Survey (UCUES) All enrolled undergraduate students Apr 2, 2024

June 9, 2024

UC Santa Cruz
Wellbeing Improvement Survey for Higher Education Settings (WISHES) - Spring Pulse Sample of undergraduate students Apr 30, 2024 May 18, 2024 UC Santa Cruz Student Health Outreach and Promotion (SHOP)
Annual Travel Survey All students, faculty, and staff May 6, 2024 May 20, 2024 UC Santa Cruz Transportation and Parking Services
First Destination Spring 2024 BA/BS graduates May 29, 2024 TBD UC Santa Cruz Career Success
Employee Housing Demand Survey All faculty and staff June 4, 2024 June 20, 2024 UC Santa Cruz Finance, Operations, and Administration

2022-2023 Academic Year

Survey Population Start date End date Primary sponsor
Summer Edge Summer Edge for undergraduate students Aug 18, 2022 Sep 1, 2022 UC Santa Cruz Summer Session
First Destination Summer 2022 BA/BS graduates Sep 2, 2022 March 18, 2023 UC Santa Cruz Career Success
Evacuation Information Form All students, faculty, and staff Sep 7, 2022 Oct 7, 2022 UC Santa Cruz Office of Emergency Management
First Destination Fall 2022 BA/BS graduates Dec 9, 2022 March 19, 2023 UC Santa Cruz Career Success
Back-Up Family Care Experience Survey All faculty and staff Jan 3, 2023 Jan 27, 2023 UC Santa Cruz
Leading the Change Survey Students, faculty, and staff Jan 17, 2023 Feb 3, 2023 UC Santa Cruz Chancellor's Office
First Destination Winter 2023 BA/BS graduates Mar 6, 2023 Aug 27, 2023 UC Santa Cruz Career Success
Survey About Publishing Graduate students Mar 28, 2023 Apr 21, 2023 UC Santa Cruz University Library
Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) Annual Mandatory Disclosure Form All faculty and staff Apr 10, 2023 TBD UC Santa Cruz Office of Research Compliance Administration
Graduate Student Survey All enrolled graduate students Apr 11, 2023 July 4, 2023 UC Santa Cruz Division of Graduate Studies
Cost of Attendance Survey Sample of undergraduates Apr 11, 2023 June 6, 2023 UC Office of the President
UCSC Information Technology Survey All students, faculty, and staff Apr 17, 2023 May 5, 2023 UC Santa Cruz Information Technology Services
Annual Travel Survey All students, faculty, and staff May 8, 2023 May 23, 2023 UC Santa Cruz Transportation and Parking Services
First Destination Spring 2023 BA/BS graduates May 31, 2023 Jan 14, 2024 UC Santa Cruz Career Success

2021-2022 Academic Year

Survey Population Start date End date Primary sponsor
Summer Edge Summer Edge for undergraduate students July 16, 2021 Sep 1, 2021 UCSC Summer Session
Evacuation Information Form All students, faculty, and staff Sep 14, 2021 Oct 1, 2021 UCSC Office of Emergency Services
Financial Literacy Survey New frosh and transfer undergraduates Oct 5, 2021 Oct 26, 2021 UCSC Student Business Services
Student Expenses and Resources Survey Sample of undergraduates Nov 12, 2021 Dec 3, 2021 California Student Aid Commission and UC Office of the President
First Destination Summer 2021 BA/BS graduates Nov 16, 2021 Feb 12, 2022 UCSC Career Success
First Destination Fall 2021 BA/BS graduates Nov 30, 2021 Feb 27, 2022 UCSC Career Success
Staff Human Resources Effectiveness Survey All nonacademic staff Mar 1, 2022 Mar 18, 2022 UCSC Staff Human Resources
Environmental Sustainability Survey All enrolled undergraduate students Mar 7, 2022 Mar 31, 2022 PoC Sustainability Collective
First Destination Winter 2022 BA/BS graduates Mar 8, 2022 Sep 24, 2022 UCSC Career Success
University of California Undergraduate Experience Survey (UCUES) All enrolled undergraduate students Apr 6, 2022 July 1, 2022 UC Santa Cruz and UC Office of the President
Graduate Cost of Attendance Survey Sample of graduate students Apr 11, 2022 Jun 6, 2022 UC Office of the President
Faculty CIT Survey All Senate faculty Apr 28, 2022 May 15, 2022 UC Santa Cruz Committee on Information Technology
Annual Travel Survey All students, faculty, and staff May 9, 2022 May 22, 2022 UC Santa Cruz Transportation and Parking Services
First Destination Spring 2022 BA/BS graduates Jun 13, 2022 Jan 21, 2023 UC Santa Cruz Career Success

Spring 2021

Survey Population Start date End date Primary sponsor
Transfer Student Experience Survey Undergraduate transfer students Mar 31, 2021 Apr 23, 2021 STARS
Campus Safety and Policing Survey All students, faculty, and staff Apr 1, 2021 Apr 30, 2021 UC Santa Cruz Chancellor's Office
Cost of Attendance Survey Sample of undergraduates Apr 12, 2021 Jun 21, 2021 UC Office of the President
Graduate Student Survey All enrolled graduate students Apr 15, 2021 July 1, 2021 UC Santa Cruz Division of Graduate Studies and UC Office of the President
COVID-19 Follow-Up Survey Faculty and staff Apr 22, 2021 May 6, 2021 UC Santa Cruz Chancellor's Office
Annual Transportation Survey All students, faculty, and staff May 10, 2021 May 23, 2021 Transportation and Parking Services
UC 2021 Staff Engagement Survey Sample of staff May 10, 2021 Jun 4, 2021 Council of UC Staff Assemblies
PBSci Faculty Experience and Recognition Survey PBSci Senate faculty May 12, 2021 July 2, 2021 PBSci Dean
BSOE Faculty Experience and Recognition Survey BSOE Senate faculty May 12, 2021 July 2, 2021 BSOE Dean
First Destination Spring 2021 BA/BS graduates Jun 3, 2021 Jan 7, 2022 UCSC Career Success

Winter 2021

Survey Population Start date End date Primary sponsor
First Destination Fall 2020 BA/BS graduates Jan 14, 2021 May 31, 2021 Career Center
PARF Survey All undergraduate students Feb 17, 2021 Mar 11, 2021 PARF
National College Health Assessment All undergraduate and graduate students Feb 22, 2021 Mar 12, 2021 Student Health Outreach and Promotions
StayConnected2UCSC Survey #4 All undergraduate students Feb 23, 2021 Mar 10, 2021

Division of Undergraduate Education, Council of Provosts, Center for Innovations in Teaching and Learning

Staff Human Resources Survey All nonacademic staff Mar 17, 2021 Apr 9, 2021

Staff Human Resources

First Destination Winter 2021 BA/BS graduates Mar 19, 2021 Aug 15, 2021

Career Center

Fall 2020

Survey Population Start date End date Primary sponsor
StayConnected2UCSC Survey #1 All undergraduate and graduate students Oct 12, 2020 Oct 25, 2020 Division of Student Affairs and Success
First Destination Summer 2020 BA/BS graduates Oct 13, 2020  Mar 14, 2021 Career Center
Post CZU Fire Campus Community Experience Survey Undergraduate students, graduate students, and all staff and faculty Oct 26, 2020 Nov 8, 2020 UC Santa Cruz
StayConnected2UCSC Survey #2 All undergraduate and graduate students Oct 30, 2020 Nov 11, 2020 Division of Student Affairs and Success; Center for Innovations in Teaching and Learning
StayConnected2UCSC Survey #3 All undergraduate students Dec 9, 2020 Jan 10, 2021 Division of Student Affairs and Success (College Student Life)

Summer 2020

Survey Population Start date End date Primary sponsor
University of California Undergraduate Experience Survey (UCUES) All enrolled undergraduate students May 5, 2020 Aug 8, 2020 UC Santa Cruz and UC Office of the President
First Destination Winter & Spring 2020 BA/BS graduates July 7, 2020  Jan 10, 2021 Career Center
Housing, Health, and Food Needs All undergraduate and graduate students Aug 14, 2020 Sep 4, 2020 Division of Student Affairs and Success
Summer Edge Summer Edge for undergraduate students Aug 22, 2020 Sep 9, 2020 Summer Session

Spring 2020

Survey Population Start date End date Primary sponsor
PhD Career Pathways Survey All PhD students Apr 6, 2020 Jun 5, 2020 Graduate Studies Division and UC Office of the President
COVID-19 Experiences Survey Faculty and staff Apr 24, 2020 May 8, 2020 UC Santa Cruz Chancellor's Office
UC Undergraduate Experience Survey (UCUES) All enrolled undergraduate students May 5, 2020 Aug 8, 2020 UC Santa Cruz and UC Office of the President
Campus + Community Survey Faculty and staff Jun 1, 2020 July 31, 2020 Campus + Community

Winter 2020

Survey Population Start date End date Primary sponsor
First Destination Fall 2019 BA/BS graduates Jan 8, 2020 Mar 2020 Career Center
Housing Survey Faculty and staff Jan 29, 2020 Feb 19, 2020 Campus Housing and Educational Services (CHES)
Stevenson Alumni Stevenson College alumni Feb 11, 2020 Mar 14, 2020 Stevenson College
Health and Wellness Services Survey Sample of undergraduates Feb 25, 2020 May 29, 2020 Student Health Services and Student Success Division
Family Support Survey Faculty, staff, and students Feb 26, 2020 Apr 8, 2020 Child Care & Family Services Advisory Committee
Staff Human Resources Experience Survey All staff Mar 3, 2020 Apr 3, 2020 Staff Human Resources

2019

Survey Population Start date End date Primary sponsor
First Destination Fall 2018 BA/BS graduates Jan 2019  Mar 2019 Career Center
University Relations Website Redesign

2,000 of enrolled undergraduates

Feb 4, 2019

Feb 8, 2019 University Relations
National College Health Assessment

6,000 of enrolled undergraduate students

All enrolled graduate students

Feb 12, 2019

Feb 28, 2019 American College Health Association and SHOP
Staff Human Resources Experience Survey All staff Mar 6, 2019 Mar 31, 2019 Staff Human Resources
Sustainability Survey All enrolled undergraduate students Mar 14, 2019 May 8, 2019 PoC Sustainability Collective
First Destination Winter 2019 BA/BS graduates Mar 2019 Jun 2019 Career Center
UCSC Graduate Student Survey All graduate students Apr 2019 July 2019 Graduate Studies Division
PhD Career Pathways Survey All PhD students Apr 2019 May 2019 Graduate Studies Division and UC Office of the President
Cost of Attendance Survey Sample of undergraduates Apr 2019 Jun 2019 UC Office of the President
First Destination Spring 2019 BA/BS graduates May 2019  Aug 2019 Career Center
Student Food Access Security and Basic Needs Sample of undergraduate and graduate students July 2019 July 2019 UC Office of the President
College Choice First year and transfer students admitted July 2019 Aug 2019 Admissions
Summer Academy Summer Academy for undergraduate students Aug 2019 Aug 2019 Summer Session
PBSci Climate and Well-being PBSci Grauduate students Aug 2019 Sep 2019

PBSci Division, Student Success, Graduate Studies Division

First Destination Summer 2019 BA/BS graduates Aug 2019  Dec 2019 Career Center
Physical Plant Survey Faculty and Staff Dec 2019 Jan 2020 Physical Plant Services

2018

Survey Population Start date End date Primary sponsor
First Destination Fall 2017 BA/BS graduates Jan 2018 Mar 2018 Career Center
Housing Survey All enrolled undergraduate and graduate students Feb 2018 Feb 2018 Campus Housing and Educational Services (CHES)
First Destination Winter 2018 BA/BS graduates Mar 2018  Jun 2018 Career Center
University of California Undergraduate Experience Survey (UCUES) All enrolled undergraduate students Apr 2018 July 2018 UC Santa Cruz and UC Office of the President
Class Availability Student Survey (CLASS) All enrolled undergraduate students TBD TBD Student Union Assembly
PhD Career Pathways Survey Graduate students Apr 2018 Apr 2018 University of California & the Council of Graduate Schools
Strategic Academic Planning Student Student Survey All enrolled undergraduate students May 2018 Jun 2018 Executive Vice Chancellor
Faculty Survey All faculty Jun 2018 Jun 2018 Committee on Research
First Destination Spring 2018 BA/BS graduates May 2018  Aug 2018 Career Center
First Destination Summer 2018 BA/BS graduates Aug 2018 Dec 2018 Career Center
Student Expenses and Resources Survey Sample of undergraduates Nov 2018 Dec 2018 California Student Aid Commission via UC Office of the President
Library Subscriptions Survey Faculty, staff, and students Oct 2018 Jan 2019 Campus Library Services

2017

Survey Population Start date End date Primary sponsor
First Destination Winter 2017 BA/BS graduates Mar 2017  Jun 2017 Career Center
UCSC Graduate Student Survey All graduate students Jun 2017 Aug 2017 Graduate Studies Division
Class Availability Student Survey (CLASS) All enrolled undergraduate students Apr 2017 Apr 2017 Student Union Assembly
First Destination Spring 2017 BA/BS graduates May 2017 Aug 2017 Career Center
First Destination Summer 2017 BA/BS graduates Aug 2017 Dec 2017 Career Center
Faculty Survey All faculty Nov 2017 Dec 2017 Committee on Teaching; Committee on the Library and Scholarly Communication