The Office of Assessment and Research is responsible for institutional assessment and research that is campuswide and at the department and program level.
Selected reports on this page illustrate the varied nature of these projects.
Campuswide
Campuswide assessment includes the regular administration of various surveys on such topics as student engagement, perceptions of students’ undergraduate experiences and future plans, students’ spiritual beliefs and attitudes, campus climate, sexual misconduct, job satisfaction, and other selected topics.
The results are used by individual departments and many are benchmarked with like institutions. Participation in these surveys is entirely voluntary.
Survey Cycle
Students, faculty, staff and alumni are regularly surveyed.
View the survey cycle (XLS)
Reports
National Survey of Student Engagement
- 2014 Snapshot (XLS)
- 2017 Snapshot (XLS)
Senior Surveys
- 2016 Senior Survey (XLS)
- 2019 Senior Survey (XLS)
Other Surveys
- Comparison of the CIRP Freshman Survey and College Senior Survey: Attitudes Related to Free Speech (PDF)
- Special Report: Trends in Seniors’ Spiritual Beliefs, Attitudes, and Experiences: 2010 and 2018 (PDF)
- Students’ Self-Reported Gains in Educational Outcomes: Results from the First Destination Survey, AY 2018-2019 (PDF)
- Special Report: Vocare Trends Over Time, 2016-2019 (PDF)
Academic Departments
In collaboration with academic departments, the office contributes to the assessment of student learning in the major. The office also evaluates student learning and the impact of various academic programs.