The Office of Institutional Research conducts a variety of surveys and studies, surveying alumni, current students, faculty, and staff. Here is a schedule of surveys throughout the year and here is information about conducting your own survey of Kenyon students

The chart below shows the topics asked about on recent Kenyon surveys and links to the surveys.

Outcomes Employment: job search Senior Survey, One Year Out Survey,
  Employment: salary Senior Survey, One Year Out Survey,
  Employment: type of position Senior Survey, One Year Out Survey,
  Graduate School: type of degree Senior Survey, One Year Out Survey,
  Graduate School: acceptance Senior Survey, One Year Out Survey,
  Graduate school: funding Senior Survey, One Year Out Survey,
  Future Plans and certainty  Senior Survey, One Year Out Survey,
  How has Kenyon prepared you for post-graduate life and opportunities  One Year Out Survey,
 Demographics Personal status One Year Out Survey,
  Class year/age Senior SurveyOne Year Out SurveyCIRP Freshmen SurveyMISO (student)
  Gender Senior Survey MISO (student)MISO (faculty)CIRP Freshmen Survey, , COACHE (faculty and staff), HERI Faculty Survey
  Race/ethnicity, citizenship status Senior Survey CIRP Freshmen SurveyCOACHE (faculty and staff)
  Major or Academic Division Senior SurveyMISO (student)MISO (faculty)
  Tenure status COACHE (faculty and staff)MISO (faculty)
Learning Academic and intellectual experience: classroom interactions, discussions, tools for learning NSSE, CIRP Freshmen Survey, , FSSE 
  Mental activities: types of thinking and processing engaged by Kenyon coursework NSSE, , FSSE
  Reading and writing NSSE, , FSSE
  Quantitative Reasoning NSSE, , CIRP Freshmen SurveyFSSE
  Examinations NSSE, , FSSE
  Educational and personal growth: mental enrichment through engagement in various academic and non-academic activities NSSE, , FSSE
  Academic self-concept: expectations and personal commitments to academic achievement  CIRP Freshmen Survey, CHAS Campus Climate Survey
  Technology and research skills/usage MISO (student), MISO (faculty), MISO (staff)
  Teaching: course load, types of duties and classes, research load  HERI Faculty Survey
Activity Participation High impact practices: study abroad, internships, research, etc.  Senior Survey, NSSE, , FSSE
  Civic engagement: community service, activism, etc.  CIRP Freshmen Survey,
  Extracurricular involvement CIRP Freshmen Survey, CHAS Campus Climate Survey,
Campus Climate Time usage: study habits, balance with social life NSSE, FSSECIRP Freshmen Survey
  Institutional environment: experiences with stress, emotions, and support by the community NSSE, CHAS Campus Climate Survey, FSSE
  Taking time off and transferring CHAS Campus Climate Survey
  Experience of discrimination/harassment CHAS Campus Climate Survey
  Campus life: extracurricular participation, satisfaction with residence life, food, social life, communication, and other services CHAS Campus Climate Survey, Student Communication Survey
  Interactions with those of different backgrounds/beliefs, diversity CIRP Freshmen Survey, CHAS Campus Climate Survey,
  Institutional history of diversity CHAS Campus Climate Survey
Relationships Quality of relationships NSSE
  Experiences with faculty CHAS Campus Climate Survey,
  Residence life: housing community/culture Quality of Life Survey
  Social self-concept: leadership, agency, helping others, confidence CIRP Freshmen Survey
Satisfaction Overall educational experience Senior Survey, NSSE, CHAS Campus Climate Survey, , FSSE
  With academic advising NSSE, FSSE
  Would they recommend Kenyon or attend again NSSE, CHAS Campus Climate Survey, One Year Out Survey
  With college reputation CIRP Freshmen Survey
  With LBIS MISO (student), MISO (faculty), MISO (staff)
  Sense of connection to Kenyon
  Residence Life: facilities, living area, cleanliness, safety, housing lottery Quality of Life Survey
  Professional satisfaction: recognition, compensation, departments, culture and diversity, leadership, nature of work, research, teaching, professional development, promotions and tenure COACHE (faculty and staff), MISO (faculty), MISO (staff), HERI Faculty Survey

 

Further Reading:

, (2003). Non-sampling Errors in Surveys. United Nations Secretariat ESA/STAT/AC.93/7 Statistics Division. 

., Presser, S., & Singer, E. (2000). The effects of response rate changes on the index of consumer sentiment. Public Opinion Quarterly, 64, 413-428.

, Sarraf, S., Howe, E., & Peck, L. (2013, May). How important are high response rates for college surveys? In annual forum of the Association for Institutional Research, Long Beach, CA.

. The Silent Minority: Nonrespondents on sample surveys. Boulder, CO: Westview Press.

. Evaluating socio-economic status (SES) bias in survey nonresponse. Journal of Official Statistics, 18(1), 1-11. 

. Does gender influence online survey participation?: A record-linkage analysis of university faculty online survey response behavior. ERIC.