| Survey Instrument |
Timeframe/ Method Used |
Population Surveyed/Length of Time to Complete |
Survey Content |
Survey Administrator |
Locally-Developed Questions |
| Faculty Survey of Student Engagement (FSSE) Consortium -SD BOR |
Web-based survey administered every other year: 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018 |
All undergraduate faculty / 30 minutes |
Faculty perceptions of student engagement |
FSSE/Office Institutional Research |
No |
| National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) Consortium – SD BOR |
Web-based survey administered every other year beginning with 2002 |
All freshmen and seniors / 30 minutes |
Assessment of quality of interactions with faculty/ how students spend their time |
NSSE/ Office Institutional Research |
No |
| Student Satisfaction Inventory by Ruffalo Noel Levitz (SSI) |
Web-based survey administered to on-campus undergraduate students |
All registered students / 30-40 minutes |
Evaluation of DSU’s academic programs/ services |
Office Institutional Research |
Yes |
| Priorities Survey of Online Learners by Ruffalo Noel Levitz (PSOL) |
Web-based survey administered to online undergraduate and graduate students |
All registered students / 30-40 minutes |
Evaluation of DSU’s academic programs/ services |
Office Institutional Research |
Yes |
