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Surveys of Undergraduate Students

Cornell has used four survey instruments to learn about the experiences of currently enrolled undergraduate students.

The most recent of these, the Cornell PULSE (Perceptions of Undergraduate Life and Student Experiences) Survey, asks students about their involvement in various academic and extracurricular activities, their interactions with faculty and students, and their perceptions of their undergraduate experience. This web-based survey was administered for the first time in February 2009.

The Enrolled Student Survey (ESS) was created by Cornell and a research consortium of other private, selective institutions. Like the PULSE, the ESS asks students about their academic and co-curricular engagement. This web-based survey was first administered at Cornell in Spring 2003 and has been repeated every other year.

The College Student Experiences Questionnaire (CSEQ) was administered via the web in Spring 2001 to the freshman and sophomore classes at Cornell.

The Cycles Survey was administered via the web in Spring 1999 to the freshman and sophomore classes at Cornell.

How would you evaluate your entire educational experience at Cornell? 1% Poor, 10% Fair, 42% Excellent and 47% Good.

How would you evaluate your entire educational experience at Cornell?

2009 Cornell PULSE Survey

Of the 13,206 undergraduate students invited, a total of 6,063 (46%) responded to the PULSE survey. The sample chart to the right shows students' evaluation of their educational experience at Cornell. You can access the survey instrument and more overall results below.

2007 Enrolled Student Survey

2005 Enrolled Student Survey

2003 Enrolled Student Survey

2001 College Student Experiences Questionnaire

1999 Cycles Survey

 

For More Information Contact:

Marin Clarkberg
mec30@cornell.edu
607-255-9101

Marne Einarson
mke3@cornell.edu
607-254-5034

Office of Institutional Research and Planning

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