Cyclical Surveys
| Survey | Audience | Topics | Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Applicant Non-Applicant | Applicants to York Non-applicants | 1. Reasons for applying (or not applying) to York 2. Factors affecting universities’ reputations 3. Ratings of York and competing institutions | Every year |
| Canadian Campus Well-being Survey | All students | 1. Mental health 2. Health service utilization 3. Physical health/health behaviours 4. Academic achievement 5. Substance use 6. Food security 7. Sexual health behaviour 8. Student experience | Every three years |
| Canadian Graduate and Professional Survey (CGPSS) | All graduate students | 1. Satisfaction with institution and program 2. Advising/mentorship 3. Professional skill development | Every three years |
| National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) | All first year and senior year undergraduate students | 1. Undergraduate student engagement — the extent to which students participate in educationally purposeful activities 2. How much time and effort they invest in their studies and how well their university facilitates such involvement. | Every three years |
| Ontario University Graduate Survey (OUGS) | Alumni of undergraduate programs | 1. 6 month and 2 year employment outcomes | Every year |
| Student Equity & Diversity Census (SEDC) | All students | 1. Self-identification | Ongoing |
| Student Self-Assessment (SSA) | 1. Academic goals 2. Motivations 3. Reasons for attending university 4. Academic self-efficacy 5. Coping and resourcing skills | Every year |
Ad Hoc Surveys
What other kinds of surveys are conducted?
In addition to cyclical surveys, OIPA receives support requests and/or notice of ad hoc survey activity. From 2021 to 2023, an average of 9 survey administrations are conducted each year. In 2023, 9 administrations were conducted, and five others were proposed (but did not end up going in-field)
Other surveys related to student experience
A selection of other student surveys are described below:
- Culturally Engaging Campus Environments (CECE): assessed 9 indicators of cultural engagement on campus (2022)
- Transportation: assessed prevalence of various transportation behaviours and preferences related to sustainability (2022)
- Non-Matriculation: assesses reasons for why students with offers do not end up registering (2019)
- Return-to-campus sentiment survey (2021)
- Experience of remote learning (2021)
- Support Faculty-level surveys