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Administered Surveys

 

Santa Clara collects a variety of student and faculty self-reported data on activities, attitudes, satisfaction, and values as they relate to the mission of Santa Clara to 'educate citizens and leaders to build a more just, humane, and sustainable world.' These data support policy research, assessment and institutional planning and decision-making. All individually-identifiable data are confidential. 

Survey instruments are provided through the Survey Viewer tool for available years.

 

  • iconThe HERI College Senior Survey

    A national, longitudinal survey designed to measure and assess graduating students' college experience, including: satisfaction with the college experience; student involvement; cognitive and affective development; student values, attitudes, and goals; degree aspirations and career plans.  Currently administered biennially to all Santa Clara graduating seniors.

  • iconThe HERI Faculty Survey

    Designed to measure Accreditation, Assessment, Institutional Improvement, and Faculty Development and how these items impact the overall student experience on campus.  The survey is offered on a triennial schedule, Santa Clara regularly participates.

  • iconThe CIRP Freshman Survey

    The CIRP Freshman Survey is the country’s best known and longest running student study and continues to provide Santa Clara with a method of collecting comparative data on their entering students for use in institutional decision-making, research, assessment, and accreditation.  Currently administered biennially to all incoming first-time Santa Clara students. 

  • iconThe NSSE Survey of Student Engagement

    The most comprehensive assessment of effective practice in higher education and includes data from approximately 400,000 randomly selected first-year and senior students at over 600 four-year college and universities in the U.S. and Canada.  For selected results, see Posted results.

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