College Surveys

Administered to graduating seniors in the fall and spring prior to graduation, the senior survey gathers information on:

• satisfaction with CU-Boulder, the College of Engineering and Applied Science, and the student’s major
• satisfaction with courses, overall curriculum, academic advising
• satisfaction with college facilities (library, lab, computer, etc.)
• highlights and worst parts of the student’s experience
• how well students were prepared in meeting program’s outcomes (such as technical skills, communication skills, teamwork skills, etc.)
• participation in various campus- and college-sponsored programs
• engagement in employment while attending school
• after-graduation plans, including employment and future educational

Administered to alumni 3-5 years after graduation (timeframe depends upon major), the alumni survey gathers information on:

• satisfaction with CU-Boulder, the College of Engineering and Applied Science, and the alumni’s major
• satisfaction with courses, overall curriculum, faculty
• highlights and worst parts of the student’s experience
• the appropriateness of the program’s stated objectives
• how well prepared alumni were in meeting program’s outcomes (such as technical skills, communication skills, team work skills, etc.)
• engagement in various employment opportunities while attending school
• current employment (where, with which company, at what salary, whether supervises others, how closely related to engineering)
• current pursuit of additional education (type, institution attending, degree sought)
• current pursuit of or plans for future certification

Administered to alumni 6-8 months after graduation, the post-graduation survey gathers information on:

• current employment (where, with which company, at what salary, how found position, how closely related to engineering, satisfaction with position)
• current pursuit of additional education (type, institution attending, degree sought)
• current pursuit of or plans for future certification

Input is sought from employers every third year. The employer survey gathers information on:

• what type of majors the employer hires
• whether the employer has hired CU engineering graduates
• if yes, how our students compare to students from other institutions on a variety of dimensions
• if not, why not (if jobs offers were made and were refused, why refused)
• whether the employer has hired CU engineering students as interns
• if yes, what GPA do they require, do the students return to work there after graduation
• if no, why not

Administered to graduate students as they graduate, the graduating grad survey gathers information on:

• how many papers written and conferences attended
• post-graduation plans and employment satisfaction with CU-Boulder, the College of Engineering and Applied Science, and the student’s major
• highlights and worst parts of the student’s experience