HEDS surveys are designed to help institutions assess the quality and impact of their programs as well as the strengths and weaknesses of their campus climate. Membership is not required for participation in any HEDS survey, but we deeply discount survey prices and fees for HEDS members.
- HEDS New Student Survey
- HEDS Returning Student Survey
- HEDS Student Satisfaction Survey
- HEDS Sense of Community Survey
- HEDS Diversity and Equity Campus Climate Survey
- HEDS Sexual Assault Campus Climate Surveys
- HEDS Graduating Student Survey
- HEDS Alumni Survey
- HEDS Advancement and Faculty Collaboration Survey
HEDS New Student Survey
The HEDS New Student Survey is uniquely designed to be actionable. Unlike a traditional survey that provides your institution with aggregate information about your students, this survey is designed to strengthen the connection between your institution and the students who take the survey.
The survey prompts new students to reflect on their goals for college, their vision of a successful life after college, and how their experiences in college can move them towards achieving that vision. It encourages them to talk to people at your institution about these goals.
The survey works by fostering an interaction between your students and your institution.
HEDS Returning Student Survey
The HEDS Returning Student Survey is uniquely designed to be actionable. Unlike a traditional survey that provides your institution with aggregate information about your students, this survey is designed to strengthen the connection between your institution and the students who take the survey.
The survey prompts your existing students to reflect on their vision of post-college success, their reasons for staying in college, and the college experiences that have most prepared them to accomplish their goals for life. It encourages them to talk to people at your institution about these goals.
The survey works by fostering an interaction between your students and your institution.
HEDS Student Satisfaction Survey
The HEDS Student Satisfaction Survey is a short, 5-10 minute survey, designed for undergraduate students at 2-year and 4-year institutions. It asks your students how satisfied they are in four key areas of the student experience that promote student success:
- academic experiences,
- course instruction,
- campus services and facilities,
- and campus life.
HEDS Sense of Community Survey
The HEDS Sense of Community Survey asks students, faculty, staff, and administrators about the extent to which they feel a sense of community at their institution and what experiences promote or diminish their sense of community. The survey asks people:
- If they feel welcome and supported at their institution
- How connected they feel to other people at their institution
- How their interactions with students, coworkers, colleagues, and supervisors impact their sense of community
- How their institution can better support people and increase their sense of community
HEDS Diversity and Equity Campus Climate Survey
The HEDS Diversity and Equity Campus Climate Survey asks students, faculty, staff, and administrators about their:
- perceptions of their institution’s climate,
- perceptions of how their institution supports diversity and equity, and
- experiences with discrimination and harassment at their institution.
HEDS Sexual Assault Campus Climate Surveys
HEDS offers three different campus climate surveys on sexual assault and sexual violence–one for undergraduate students, one for advanced degree students, and one for faculty, staff, and administrators. These surveys are designed for and have been used by public and private institutions, from community colleges to research universities. Institutions that administer to multiple populations will receive a discount on the additional surveys.
All three surveys ask respondents about their perceptions of their campus’s climate, their perceptions of how their institution responds to sexual assaults, and whether they have experienced unwanted sexual contact or sexual assault. The survey for faculty, staff, and administrators also asks respondents how well they know their institution’s procedures for reporting incidents of sexual violence, whether they’ve talked with victims of sexual violence, and whether they’ve reported these incidents.
HEDS Graduating Student Survey
The HEDS Graduating Student Survey asks your graduating students to evaluate teaching practices and institutional conditions they experienced as undergraduates, assess the impact of their college experience on their intellectual growth and development, and describe their plans following graduation.
HEDS Alumni Survey
The HEDS Alumni Survey, available in an undergraduate and an advanced degree version, asks alumni about the quality and impact of their educational experiences, including cocurricular activities such as internships, study abroad, and community service. The survey also asks alumni to evaluate the impact of their education on their postgraduate critical thinking, problem-solving, and other learning outcomes. Finally, the survey asks about postgraduate employment, college satisfaction, and college debt.
The survey, which should take no more than 15 minutes to complete, is based both on Wabash National Study findings on effective teaching practices and the AAC&U LEAP learning outcomes.
HEDS Advancement and Faculty Collaboration Survey
Take a sneak peek at a new survey HEDS is adapting from the 2022 Survey on Collaboration Between Advancement and Academic Affairs developed by Frank Boyd (HEDS Senior Research Fellow and Vice President in the Higher Education Division of McAlister and Quinn), Carlo Robustelli (Vice President of Advancement at Dickenson College), and a committee from HEDS member institutions and conducted in collaboration with HEDS.
The HEDS Advancement and Faculty Collaboration Survey will help you understand how advancement/development professionals and faculty at your institution understand one another’s work and identify ways to make their collaboration easier and more productive.
