Reports and Surveys
UI compiles and reports institution-level assessment data through a number of offices and departments. Reports on learning outcomes are maintained by departments and compiled by the Office of Assessment. Campus-wide surveys that provide student perspectives on the undergraduate experience are also administered through this office.
Post-graduation employment surveys report on recent graduates' next steps after graduation. The Pomerantz Career Center collects placement information from recent Bachelor's degree recipients. The Graduate College compiles and reports data on recipients of doctoral programs.
Institutional reports are maintained by the Chief Diversity Office, Office of the Provost, the Registrar, and the Division of Student Life. Data reports are also filed annually with the Board of Regents and the U.S. Department of Education.
To learn more about reports and surveys available through the Office of Assessment, contact Matt Anson or Wayne Jacobson.
Campus Assessment Reports
Outcomes assessment looks systematically at what students are learning, across courses and over time, through their experiences in the major. Assessment plans at UI incorporate a variety of strategies, and no single approach serves all departments equally well.
This page provides links to summaries of department strategies for outcomes assessment in undergraduate programs:
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Assessment Exchange
An online database designed to let UI undergraduate programs view one another's uses of assessment -
Monitoring Program Quality and Supporting Faculty and Students During 2020/21 (July 2021)
Under the pandemic conditions of 2020-21, departments continued to monitor program quality and worked to support student and faculty success. -
Supporting Faculty and Students During the Spring 2020 Pandemic Response (July 2020)
During Spring 2020, the university asked departments to focus assessment efforts on collecting information they would need in order to help support faculty and students during the transition to virtual instruction. -
Annual Assessment Updates - [2019] [2018] [2017]
Recent pre-pandemic reports of undergraduate program engagement in outcomes assessment
The Graduate College coordinates Graduate Program Learning Outcomes and Assessment.
UI Senior Exit Survey
The UI Senior Exit Survey is administered to all UI undergraduates at the time they file to graduate. This brief survey asks students about their experiences at UI, their participation in selected learning opportunities, and faculty or staff who made a difference for them during their time at UI.
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Thank you for making a difference!
We ask graduating seniors to identify faculty or staff members who made a positive difference in their lives during their time as undergraduates. Faculty and staff members identified by students are acknowledged each year near the end of Spring semester: 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014
- Extending the Classroom - 2021
We identified five common academic experiences at UI that give students opportunities to take their learning beyond the boundaries of individual classes. This summary reports the percentage of students participating in each:
62% |
Report participating in an |
52% |
Report participating in a |
26% |
Report participating in a course that awarded credit for |
25% |
Report participating in |
20% |
Report participating in |
85% |
Report participating in |
58% report taking part in 2 or more |
- Students Taking the Wheel
This report demonstrates that UI students opt into high impact educational activities at rates much higher than would be expected if they were taking part only to fulfill major requirements. Presented at the 4Cast 2015 Conference: Who is in Control? Students as Creators, Collaborators, and "Consumers" of their Education
- Sample Department Report
This sample report provides an example of Senior Exit Survey information reported annually to undergraduate programs.
Student Experience in the Research University (SERU)
The Student Experience in the Research University (SERU) survey is administered to all degree-seeking bachelor's, master's, and PhD students at the end of Spring semester, every other year. SERU provides an extensive overview of the student experience, academic and community engagement, perceptions of their major, overall satisfaction, and campus climate for diversity.
Visit the UI SERU site for reports of student responses on a wide range of topics, including:
- In Their Own Words: Students' Most Meaningful Learning Experiences at UI
- Student Financial Concerns and Effects of Working
- Campus Climate for Diversity
- Community Service of UI Undergraduates
The UI SERU site also offers a series of SERU Briefs, two-page summaries of findings on specific aspects of student experience at UI, including satisfaction and interaction with faculty, student perceptions of their majors, and how students report using their time.
In addition, the UI SERU site provides information for faculty and staff who are interested in accessing and using SERU data for their own research and assessment projects, or in learning about survey goals, survey design, and other institutions that use SERU.
The site also includes information for students:
UI Pandemic Response Surveys
- ACE Supplement Survey on the Transition to Virtual Instruction - At the end of Spring 2020, the university invited all enrolled students to give their feedback on the transition to virtual instruction during the second half of the semester.
- Pandemic Response Survey - The UI Pandemic Response Survey (PRS) was administered during the final two weeks of May to all undergraduates who were enrolled during Spring 2020.
The university also asked departments to report on their strategies for supporting faculty and students during the transition to virtual instruction:
- Department Strategies for Supporting Faculty and Students During the Spring 2020 Pandemic Response (July 2020)
Other Campus Surveys:
- Iowa Faculty Survey on the COVID-19 Response and Fall 2020 Planning - Conducted by the UI Faculty Senate during May 2020
- AAU COVID Student Survey - In July 2020, UI joined a survey initiative of the American Association of Universities (AAU) to learn more about student viewpoints on face masks and social distancing
Post-Graduation Employment Surveys
Reported first destination and job placement of recent graduates
- Annual Graduate Outcomes Survey of recent Bachelor's degree recipients, compiled by the Pomerantz Career Center
- Graduate Program Completion and Employment Data, compiled by the Graduate College
Institutional Reports
UI reports of institution-level data
Accreditations:
- Directory of Specialized Accreditations maintained by university departments and programs
- University of Iowa Institutional Accreditation with the Higher Learning Commission
Data Digest
Comprehensive information about students, faculty, and budget. It is meant to serve as a source of official numbers.
Diversity at Iowa
Institutional data and reports compiled by the Chief Diversity Office
Office of the Provost
Common Data Set, IPEDS, Strategic Plan updates, and other reports compiled by the Office of the Provost
Office of the Registrar
Profiles of the UI student body, degrees granted, and other reports compiled by the Office of the Registrar
Speak Out Iowa (Division of Student Life)
Campus safety survey to examine sexual misconduct occurring on campus
State of Iowa Board of Regents Reports
Reports filed annually with the Board of Regents on UI enrollment, retention, graduation, and accreditation
U.S. Department of Education - Reports on enrollment, retention, graduation, costs, and other UI information:
- College Scorecard - Brief overview provided by the U.S. Department of Education
- College Navigator - Detailed summary from the National Center for Educational Statistics (NCES)