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Current Surveys
To take a survey
If you are here to take a survey, please read the important information contained in the section below, "For the respondent". Then click on the appropriate link below. Remember, you must have your respondent key in order to gain access to the survey.
IAS surveys
For an overview of IAS surveys, click here. If you are looking for a questionnaire, data, or reports from a survey IAS has conducted in the past, click here. For help with a survey you are conducting, go to Data Support.
For the respondent
Purpose
The purpose of Institutional Assessment and Studies surveys is to assess the quality of undergraduate and graduate education at the University of Virginia. By completing a questionnaire, you will provide important information that will help the University identify ways in which it is succeeding and areas in which it might improve.
Confidentiality
You may be assured of complete confidentiality. Your name will be used primarily for tracking purposes and will not be stored with your answers, nor will it be used in any reports or publications that result from this study. In some cases, we connect information from the University's databases to survey results. Records of your responses will be maintained by the respondent key sent to you by mail and email. Once the field period has ended and the final data file for analysis is created, the respondent key will be stripped from your responses. Copies of written comments will be provided in typed formats, so it might be possible to identify a particular written comment with the respondent, if the text contained identifying information, or a comment such as, "As the only female graduate student in the department of..." Also, please do not identify yourself in the text comments.
What happens to my responses?
All survey data is compiled into a database and then a Report of Results is generated. These reports contain summaries of the data and are reviewed by University officials to evaluate programs and services. Some are available on-line in the Data Catalog (data only) and Reports (includes analysis).
Can I get a copy of the results?
All reports are sent to the office for which the survey was conducted as soon as possible after the field period ends. The field period is generally six weeks and tabulation of the results takes an additional 6 to 8 weeks. If you would like a copy of the results, you may contact Institutional Assessment and Studies. Summaries of the data may be provided in some cases.