Survey Recruitment and Administration Policy

University Survey Review Group

Survey Review Request Form

The survey request form and all supporting documentation must be submitted online.

Documents can also be uploaded to  UB Box - UB Survey Review

Contacts

Contact Individual Phone Email
Office of Institutional Analysis Melinda Whitford 716-645-3732 mmr6@buffalo.edu
Student Life – Assessment and Research Alexandra Bitterman 716-645-0991
aflawson@buffalo.edu

Schedule

Survey Name Administration Window Population Stakeholders

New First Year Survey

 

All New First Year Students

OIA, Student Life

New Transfer Survey

 

All New Transfer Students

OIA, Student Life

Welcome to UB Survey

 

All Residential Students & Students who completed welcome weekend/orientation programs

Campus Living, Orientation, Transition and Parent Programs (evaluation of the move-in process and educational outcomes of welcome weekend – combined effort replaces two conflicting surveys)

First Semester Experience Survey

September 29-October 12

All New First Year & All New Transfer Students

Student Life, Academic Support (Advising, Navigate, Success Coaching, Decanal Units, Retention Officer, etc.)

NYS College Students Health Behaviors and Well-Being

October 2 - November 30

Random sample of UB undergraduates

School of Social Work

UB Next (Post-Graduation Outcomes Survey)

October 20-November 2

All students who graduated from undergraduate programs in the 23-24 academic year

Student Life, All Decanal Units

SUNY Basic Needs Survey

November 1 - November 30

All UB students

Student Life, All Decanal Units

International Student Barometer

November 12-December 5

All international students

International Student Services

Residence Life Benchmark Survey

November 3-November 18

All students living on campus

Campus Living

UB Course Evaluations-Fall

Last 2 weeks of semester

All enrolled students

UB CATT, Faculty

Parking Survey

January 19-30

All UB students, faculty & staff

UB Parking

National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE)

February TBD

First year and Senior undergraduate students

Senior Leadership,Student Life, All Decanal Units

SUNY Student Satisfaction Survey (SSS)

March TBD

All undergraduate students

Senior Leadership,Student Life, All Decanal Units

Spring Community Evaluations

April 5-19

All students living on campus

Campus Living

UB Course Evaluations

Last 2 weeks of semester

All enrolled students

UB CATT, Faculty

Update: October 30, 2025