ACT Student Opinion Survey
The ACT student opinion survey explores enrolled students satisfaction with programs, services, and other aspects of their college experiences. Includes the following demographic information: Age, ethnicity, gender, employment hours, parent educational attainment, class level, enrollment, residency, major and occupation. Student opinions cover the following areas: Student Services, College Environment, College Impressions, and College Experiences. http://www.act.org/ess/fouryear.html

CIRP
Each year, approximately 700 colleges & universities administer the Freshman Survey to over 400,000 entering freshmen. We administer the Freshman Survey to all entering students during orientation or registration. The survey covers a wide range of student characteristics: parental income and education, ethnicity, and other demographic items; financial aid; secondary school achievement and activities; educational and career plans; and values, attitudes, beliefs, and self-concept. Published annually in "The American Freshman," the results from these surveys “provide a comprehensive portrait of the changing character of entering students and American society at large.” http://www.gseis.ucla.edu/heri/cirpoverview.php

2007 VT CIRP Profile
VT CIRP Trends 1971-2006


ECAR
The mission of the EDUCAUSE Center for Applied Research is to foster better decision making by conducting and disseminating research and analysis about the role and implications of information technology in higher education. ECAR periodically surveys freshman and senior undergraduate students on what kinds of information technologies these students use, their technology behaviors, how IT impacts their experiences in their courses, and their perceptions of IT in their academic experience.
http://www.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/ers0706/ekf0706.pdf

National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE)
The National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) is designed to obtain, on an annual basis, information from colleges and universities nationwide about student participation in programs and activities that institutions provide for their learning and personal development. The survey asks students to rate their level of participation in activities that have been shown to relate to academic and personal development, along with the number of hours preparing for class, working for pay, and providing care for dependents. Questions also focus on mental activities (memorization, synthesis, analysis) in which they engage as well as relationships with others and perceptions of their overall collegiate experience. http://nsse.iub.edu/html/quick_facts.cfm

For results of past administration of the NSSE survey here at VT, please click the desired year.
2006.

SAILS
Project SAILS is a standardized, multiple-choice knowledge test of information literacy skills, based on ACRL Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education. Students are asked questions about research strategies, selecting and documenting sources, retrieving materials, and legal and social issues related to effective use of information.
https://www.projectsails.org/sails/aboutSAILS.php?page=aboutSAILS

VT Alumni Survey
One to three years’ after graduation, alumni who have received bachelor’s degrees are asked about employment and further education, as well as their satisfaction with various aspects of their undergraduate experience.

VT Senior Survey
This online survey is administered annually to all graduating seniors. Student perceptions data are collected in the following categories: Courses within major, Faculty within major, Academic Advising, Opportunities within major, Technology within major, and Preparation within major. Data about knowledge, skills and abilities provided by the university and satisfaction with student services is also collected, as well as demographic information, including major, minor, gender, and ethnicity.
Senior Survey 2008