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The New Student Survey, The Graduating Senior Survey, and The Graduate Student Graduation Survey are distributed on an annual basis. Other surveys are disseminated bi-annually or every few years, depending upon the needs of the University. OAPA works with schools and departments to develop and design surveys that are needed for accreditation reviews, target special populations, address specific questions or concerns, and evaluate academic programs. To read a brief description of a survey or view selected tables or graphs from a particular category, choose from the submenu below. For further information on report availability or summary data, contact Cheryl Beil at 202-994-6712 or cbeil@gwu.edu.
A New Student Survey is administered annually to incoming freshmen during Colonial Inauguration. It covers a broad range of topics including why students choose to attend GW, senior year in high school experiences, expectations about success at GW, and self-perceptions about their study habits.
Every 10 years, GW participates in a national survey of incoming freshmen produced by the Cooperative Institutional Resarch Program at UCLA. Participation enables GW to have normative data about freshmen across the country with which GW can make comparisons. The most recent report on the findings is: Two Perspectives on GW Freshmen: Freshmen Entering in 1999 v. Freshmen Entering in 1989 and GW Freshmen v. Freshmen at Market Basket Schools. Graduating Senior Survey (annual) Students are asked to complete a graduation or exit survey when they pick up their graduation tickets for spring commencement. Questions on the survey cover satisfaction with the undergraduate experience, including instruction, advising, faculty, and university services; self-assessment of skills and abilities enhanced by educational experience; how students spend their time in college; and post-graduation plans.
Graduate Student Graduation Survey (annual) Graduate students are asked to complete a graduation survey at the time of graduation. Questions on the survey cover satisfaction with their graduate school experience including instruction, advising, faculty, and university services; assessment of what was learned; career advising; and post-graduation plans.
Undergraduate Learning and Earning Survey (bi-annual) Students who receive financial assistance are asked to complete a survey about their financial and employment status. The survey includes questions about credit card usage and debt; reasons for and types of student employment; hours spent working and wages; and impact of employment on the educational experience. Recent reports and presentations on the topic include:
Withdrawal/Exit Survey (ongoing) Undergraduate and graduate students who withdraw from GW before earning a degree are invited to complete a survey "Tell us why you are leaving GW." The survey is available online for undergraduate students and graduate students. The University Career Center sends out a survey to recent baccalaureate degree earners to learn about their current employmenet and graduate school status.
As part of its accreditation review for ABET, all engineering baccalaureate degree earners who graduated between 1990-2000 were asked to reflect on their undergraduate education and experience. Faculty input is solicited on topical issues of concern to academic planning and new initiatives. In 2003, surveys exploring faculty involvement in undergraduate research projects, faculty/student interaction, and undergraduate writing courses were distributed online. Summaries of the findings are available by clicking on the survey title:
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