Student surveys are used extensively at UWM to ascertain students’ assessments of academic and student support programs.

• The Graduating Senior Survey has been administered annually since 1995. Students provide input on their satisfaction with instruction, quality of courses, accessibility of faculty and staff, and an array of other academic and student support items.


• The National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) has been administered several times since 2001. This instrument focuses on the students’ engagement in learning as well as the broader student campus experience.


• The Faculty Survey of Student Engagement (FSSE) has been administered once in 2004. This instrument enables some comparisons between instructors’ and students’ responses to similar questions.


• The Cooperative Institutional Research Program instrument for the American Freshman reported by the UCLA Higher Education Research Institute collects information from new freshmen on their study habits in high school, plans and preparation for college, and an array of social, educational and political opinion items. UWM administered this survey in 2003 and 2004.

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