Macalester College conducts a variety of surveys to assess student learning and inform program development. Survey results by general topic are listed below. While some survey results are available to the general public, others may be restricted to use by the Macalester community only.
Surveys Conducted for Campus Planning
- Guide to Data Sources & Survey Questions on Macalester’s Campus Climate (pdf)
Macalester regularly engages in research projects to assess our campus climate for students, faculty, and staff. This guide summarizes recent sources of data and topic areas studied through surveys and focus groups, 2020 – 2023. If you would like to learn more about any of these data, contact [email protected]. - Headlines from Macalester’s Employee and Student Campus Climate Survey (pdf)
Macalester’s Office of Institutional Research and Assessment is in the process of sharing data from a series of surveys on the college’s campus climate. Results of these surveys will help shape future community conversations about the college’s culture and initiatives in our Imagine, Macalester strategic plan. - Fall 2020 EPAG Module Survey of Students & Faculty
Reports on the findings of surveys sent to students and faculty in November 2020 regarding their perceptions of and experiences in the module system. - Summer 2020 Student Voice Survey
Reports on the findings of a summer 2020 survey asking students about experiences with emergency remote instruction in spring 2020 as well as needs/plans for fall 2020 - Spring 2019 Bon Appétit Dining Services Survey
Reports on the findings of a spring 2019 survey asking students and faculty about their satisfaction with campus dining services.
Surveys of First-Year Students
- 2023 First-Year Survey Profile
- 2023 First-Year Student Perceptions of Success & Biggest Concerns
- 2019 Macalester First Year Survey Infographics
Infographics on the backgrounds, interests, wellness, and future plans of 2019 first years.
Data are from the new Macalester First Year Survey. - 2018 First-Year Students Snapshot (pdf)
Select CIRP results on the goals, values, and self-perceptions of Mac’s Class of 2022 - 2017 First-Year Students Snapshot (pdf)
Select CIRP results and relevant comparisons of the goals, values, and self-perceptions of Mac’s Class of 2021 - 2016 First-Year Students Snapshot (pdf)
Select CIRP results and 10-year comparisons of the goals, values, and self-perceptions of Mac’s Class of 2020 - 2015 First-Year Students Snapshot (pdf)
Select CIRP results on the goals, values, and self-perceptions of Mac’s Class of 2019 - CIRP Freshman Survey: 2014 and prior
Attitudes and expectations of new first years before they experience college
Surveys of Multiple Student Classes
- 2023 NSSE Snapshot Report (First-Years & Seniors in Spring 2023)
- College Student Experiences Questionnaire (CSEQ)
College engagement for all degree-seeking students - Sexual Assault Campus Climate Survey – 2015
Survey of student perceptions of campus climate as well as experiences of sexual assault on campus - National Survey Of Student Engagement (NSSE)
- Student Perceptions of Inclusiveness & Diversity (2017 NSSE Infographic)
Surveys of Seniors
- 2017 NSSE Infographic: Senior Reflections on Growth, Challenge & Satisfaction (PDF)
- HEDS Senior Survey
Future plans, college experiences, and growth in skills of seniors - Graduating Senior Survey
Future employment and education plans of seniors two weeks before graduation - College Senior Survey, with Class of 2015 Infographics (CSS)
Experiences, attitudes, goals, and satisfaction with college upon nearing graduation, with Class of 2015 infographics.
Surveys of Graduates
- Class of 2019 Infographic (pdf)
A quick look at our 2019 graduates, six months post-graduation - Class of 2018 Infographic (pdf)
A quick look at our 2018 graduates, six months post-graduation - Class of 2016 Infographic (pdf)
A quick look at our 2016 graduates, at graduation (May 2016) - Class of 2015 Infographic – Four years out (pdf)
A status update on our 2015 alumni, four years post-graduation (spring 2019) - 12 Things to Know about Macalester Grads: Five Years Out (pdf)
Infographic highlighting Class of 2010 HEDS Alumni survey results from 2015 - HEDS Alumni Survey
Activities since graduation and evaluation of their Macalester education five years later - Early Careers: Graduates Four Years Out
Information on early careers of graduates - Graduates Seeking Advanced Degrees
Graduate institutions and degrees pursued by recent Mac alumni
Surveys of Faculty and Staff
- International Experiences of Faculty Survey
International teaching & research experience, study abroad, foreign language proficiency, and citizenship of Macalester faculty in Fall 2016 - HERI Faculty Survey
Attitudes, job satisfaction, workload, teaching and professional activities of faculty - Macalester Faculty Survey
Campus environment and job satisfaction for Macalester faculty - Macalester Staff Survey
Campus environment and job satisfaction for Macalester staff