The Survey
The online survey was sent via an email link to all graduate students enrolled in spring 2015. Responses were gathered using an online tool over a two-week period.
Response Rate and Representativeness of the Sample
The overall response rate was 49.7%. The response rate was analyzed by school/college or division and by department. Departmental response rates can be found in the reports.
Response rate by schools and college are as follows:
| School / College | Students Surveyed | Respondents | Response Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 2,622 | 1,302 | 49.7% |
| School of Architecture and Allied Arts | 410 | 187 | 45.6% |
| College of Arts and Sciences: Humanities | 329 | 182 | 55.3% |
| College of Arts and Sciences: Natural and Physical Sciences | 646 | 347 | 53.7% |
| College of Arts and Sciences: Social Sciences | 294 | 175 | 59.5% |
| Lundquist College of Business | 156 | 66 | 42.3 |
| College of Education | 483 | 204 | 42.2% |
| Graduate School | 50 | 8 | 16.0% |
| School of Journalism and Communication | 92 | 45 | 48.9% |
| School of Law | 59 | 24 | 40.7% |
| School of Music and Dance | 125 | 50 | 40.0% |
Understanding the Reports
The reports are organized by school/college and, in the case of arts and sciences, by division.
Each report includes the following:
Response Rate
A list of all programs represented in the report and their survey response rates.
Program Satisfaction
Table that shows the percentage of respondents in each academic program who rated 17 different aspects of their program (e.g., quality of the faculty; financial support for graduate students) as "excellent"
Table that shows the percentage of respondents in each academic program who rated these aspects as "excellent" or "very good"
Table that shows the percentage of respondents in each academic program who rated these aspects as "fair" or "poor"
Advisor Traits
Table that shows the percentage of respondents in each academic program who "strongly agreed" with each of 13 descriptive statements typically associated with academic advisors (e.g., encourages me in my scholarly pursuits; treats my ideas with respect)
Table that shows the percentage of respondents in each program who "disagreed" or "strongly disagreed" with each of the 13 descriptive statements
Departmental Climate
Table that shows the percentage of respondents in each academic program who "strongly agreed" that their program is like each of 10 descriptive statements (e.g., collegial; encouraging; supportive)
Table that shows the percentage of respondents in each program who "strongly agreed" or "agreed" that their program is like the description
Table that shows the percentage of respondents in each program who "disagreed" or "strongly disagreed" that their program is like the description
Historical Comparisons by Program
For each program represented in the school/college or divisional report, shown in alphabetical order, we present a series of eight tables—three for program satisfaction, two for advisor traits, and three for departmental climate—that compares the responses from the 2015 survey to those from the 2009 and 2012 surveys.
Individual School/College Reports
- School of Architecture and Allied Arts
- College of Arts and Sciences: Humanities
- College of Arts and Sciences: Natural and Physical Sciences
- College of Arts and Sciences: Social Sciences
- Lundquist of College of Business
- College of Education
- School of Journalism and Communication
- School of Law: Conflict Resolution
- School of Music and Dance
Departmental/Program Results Not Reported Due to Small Respondent Numbers
In order to preserve confidentiality, programs in which there were 8 or fewer respondents have been grouped with another similar unit, when possible, or suppressed in the program reports that follow. These include:
School of Architecture and Allied Arts: Historic preservation, the certificate program in nonprofit management, and the Oregon Leadership in Sustainability certificate program were suppressed.
College of Arts and Sciences: French, Italian, and Spanish were grouped with romance languages. Applied physics, Asian studies, classics, German, and Russian, East European and Eurasian studies were suppressed.
Lundquist College of Business: All PhD programs were grouped together
College of Education: Curriculum and teacher education was suppressed
Graduate School: IS: Applied Information Management and IS: Individualized Program were supressed (These are the only programs in the Graduate School, therefore there is no Graduate School report.)
School of Journalism and Communication: Journalism and multimedia journalism were suppressed
School of Music and Dance: All music specialties were grouped together; dance was suppressed