Brief Description of Institution-Wide Surveys
Institution-Wide Survey Schedule
| Instrument | Administered By | Population | Frequency | Last Administration | Next Administration |
| ACHA- National College Health Assessment (NCHA) | Student Life | All Full-Time Students | Triennial | Spring 2025 | Spring 2028 |
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Association of College and University Housing Officers Educational Benchmarking (ACUHO-I/EBI) |
Community Living, Student Life | All Resident Students | Triennial | Fall 2024 |
Fall 2027 |
| Encoura Student Satisfaction Inventory (SSI) | Institutional Effectiveness, Academic Affairs | All Matriculated Undergraduate Students | Triennial | Fall 2023 | Fall 2026 |
| First Destination Survey | Institutional Effectiveness, Career Center | Graduating Class | Annual | Apr 2026 | Apr 2027 |
| Healthy Minds Survey | Student Life | All Students over 18 | Triennial | Apr 2026 | April 2029 |
| National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) | Institutional Effectiveness, Academic Affairs | All Matriculated Undergraduate First-Year and Seniors | Triennial | Feb 2024 |
Feb 2027
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| Princeton Review Student Survey | Institutional Effectiveness | All Students | Triennial | Dec 2025 | Dec 2028 |
| Sexual Assault Survey | Title IX & EEO, Student Life | All Students | Biennial | Jan 2026 | Jan 2028 |
| Siena Resident Survey | Community Living, Student Life | All Resident Students | Annual | Fall 2025 |
Fall 2026 |
| Center for Academic Community Engagement | All Students, Faculty, Staff and Administrators | Biennial | Spring 2025 |
Spring 2027
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Brief Description of Institution-Wide Surveys
- ACHA-National College Health Assessment: The ACHA-National College Health Assessment collects data about students' health habits, behaviors, and perceptions.
- ACUHO/EBI Resident Assessment: The ACUHO/EBI Resident Assessment provides data on student satisfaction with on-campus housing as well as data on the academic and co-curricular activities of resident students.
- Encoura Student Satisfaction Inventory (SSI): The SSI Survey collects information on how satisfied students are with student services and academic programs, and on how important students consider these services and programs to be.
- First Destination Survey: The First Destination Survey collects 1 year outcome data from the most recent graduating class. Students indicate whether they are employed, continuing education, in the military, volunteering, etc. as well as optionally report their salary, field of study or industry. The survey runs for an entire calendar year and surveys the August, December and May graduates that make up a graduating class.
- Healthy Minds Survey: The Healthy Minds Study provides a detailed picture of mental health and related issues in college student populations. Schools typically use their data for some combination of the following purposes: to identify needs and priorities; benchmark against peer institutions; evaluate programs and policies; plan for services and programs; and advocate for resources.
- National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE): The NSSE Survey collects information about student participation in programs and activities that institutions provide for their learning and personal development. The results provide an estimate of how undergraduates spend their time and what they gain from attending college.
- Princeton Review Survey: Asks questions about campus climate mostly as it relates to student activities.
- Sexual Assault Survey: Mandated by New York State, the purpose of the survey is to ascertain a better understanding of what students know about campus safety, support related to sexual assault, and awareness of campus.
- Siena Resident Survey: The Resident Survey collects information about attitudes toward and satisfaction with the resident assistants in student housing.
- Siena Research Institute (SRI)-National Assessment of Service and Community Engagement (NASCE): The NASCE ascertains the extent of student community service based on rate, frequency, and depth. The extent of student community service is determined for nine organizational types.
Help is Available!!!
The Office of Institutional Effectiveness (OIE) can provide assistance in the survey development and administration process. OIE staff members are trained in research methodology, survey design, and statistical analysis. They will be happy to help with the development of survey instruments and the interpretation of survey results.