Survey Calendar

The U-SAT Official Survey Calendar is the central University of Minnesota registry for tracking systemwide academic research, institutional evaluations, and student assessment schedules across the Twin Cities, Duluth, Crookston, Morris, and Rochester campuses. Maintained to optimize response rates and eliminate survey fatigue, this resource allows faculty, staff, and researchers to verify survey windows, cross-reference Core Student Surveys, and coordinate data collection timelines before launching campus surveys.

Explore our current and upcoming campus surveys in order of their Start Date. Select any survey title to dive into the details.

Core Survey
Population
Campus
Term Offered
Dates Survey Title Description Population Campus
7/21/27 - 8/13/27 Student Rating of Teaching - Summer Provides information to help improve teaching, inform faculty tenure decisions & salary & promotion decisions, & assist students in course selection. Students
Student Details: Undergraduate, Graduate - Research, Professional, Non-degree, Graduate - Professional 		Morris, Twin Cities, Crookston, Rochester
8/1/27 - 8/31/27 Post Graduation Survey - Summer Grads (Core Survey) Examines student’s professional & academic career outcomes following graduation. Students
Student Details: Undergraduate 		Duluth, Morris, Twin Cities, Crookston, Rochester
9/20/27 - 11/12/27 IT Stakeholder Survey (Core Survey) Assess satisfaction with IT services & identify areas for improvement. Students, Staff, Faculty
Student Details: Undergraduate, Graduate - Research, Professional, Graduate - Professional, Non-degree 		Twin Cities
9/29/27 - 11/15/27 gradSERU (Core Survey) Multi-institutional census survey focusing on graduate students’ experiences at top-tier research-intensive universities. Students
Student Details: Graduate - Research, Graduate - Professional 		Twin Cities, Duluth
10/13/27 - 10/31/27 Systemwide Employee Engagement Survey (Core Survey) Thirty question survey measuring commitment and dedication and effective Helps to understand present environment for university campus and staff. Staff, Faculty Twin Cities, Duluth, Crookston, Morris, Rochester
10/15/27 - 11/3/27 Parking and Transportation Services (PTS) Survey Transportation survey where data is used to aid the future direction of PTS and its services Students, Staff, Faculty
Student Details: Undergraduate, Graduate - Research, Professional, Non-degree, Graduate - Professional 		Twin Cities
10/27/27 - 11/10/27 Undergraduate Student Government (USG) Survey Systemwide census survey of undergraduate students. (10/20/25: USG is behind and unfortunately will need to push this out to late Oct/early Nov) Students
Student Details: Undergraduate 		Twin Cities, Duluth, Morris, Crookston, Rochester
11/1/27 - 11/30/27 Student Wellbeing Institutional Support Survey (SWISS) (Core Survey) Designed to capture student perceptions of how well their institutions support various aspects of their well-being. Students
Student Details: Undergraduate, Graduate - Research, Graduate - Professional, Professional, Non-degree 		Twin Cities, Duluth
11/1/27 - 11/30/27 Post Graduation Survey - Fall Grads (Core Survey) Examines student’s professional & academic career outcomes following graduation. Students
Student Details: Undergraduate 		Duluth, Morris, Twin Cities, Crookston, Rochester
11/1/27 - 12/31/27 HRL Fall Resident Survey, Twin Cities Collects feedback to improve Twin Cities student experience while living in UMN housing Students
Student Details: Undergraduate 		Twin Cities
11/30/27 - 12/23/27 Student Rating of Teaching - Fall Provides information to help improve teaching, inform faculty tenure decisions & salary & promotion decisions, & assist students in course selection. Students
Student Details: Undergraduate, Graduate - Research, Professional, Non-degree, Graduate - Professional 		Morris, Twin Cities, Crookston, Rochester
1/1/28 - 1/31/28 First and Second Year Student Check-In Survey Assesses sense of belonging, campus climate, academic experiences, areas of success, engagement, time use, living situation Students
Student Details: Undergraduate 		Twin Cities
1/1/28 - 1/31/28 Systemwide Benefits Survey Gathers input regarding employee benefits experiences which informs yearly reviews with medical, dental, wellness, pharmacy, & flexible spending accounts vendors. Staff, Faculty Duluth, Morris, Twin Cities, Crookston, Rochester
2/1/28 - 4/30/28 PhD Career Pathways Alumni Survey Help us better understand what skills alumni say are necessary for success in their current job, what professional development opportunities were beneficial while a student, & advice for their graduate program Alumni Twin Cities
2/16/28 - 3/27/28 College Student Health Survey (CSHS) (Core Survey) The survey measures eight key areas: Health Insurance and Health Care Utilization, Mental Health, Alcohol and Other Drug Use, Tobacco Use, Personal Safety, Financial Health, Nutrition and Physical Activity, and Sexual Health Students
Student Details: Undergraduate, Graduate - Research, Professional, Graduate - Professional 		Twin Cities
2/24/28 - 3/31/28 Systemwide Campus Climate Survey (Core Survey) Helps to understand present campus climate, & informs current & future decisions & actions to support a diverse, inclusive, & welcoming campus community. Students, Staff, Faculty
Student Details: Undergraduate, Graduate - Research, Professional, Non-degree, Graduate - Professional 		Twin Cities, Duluth, Crookston, Morris, Rochester
3/1/28 - 3/31/28 AccessU Community Journalism Project This is a yearly journalism project/course for students to report on a university community in a meaningful way through engagement and interviews related to issues within the community. Students
Student Details: Undergraduate 		Twin Cities
3/1/28 - 4/30/28 Strada Alumni Outcomes Survey Measures alumni perspectives on how their education affected their lives & careers. Alumni Twin Cities, Rochester
3/1/28 - 3/31/28 Post Graduation Survey - Spring Grads (Core Survey) Examines student’s professional & academic career outcomes following graduation. Students
Student Details: Undergraduate 		Duluth, Morris, Twin Cities, Crookston, Rochester
3/1/28 - 3/31/28 Undergraduate Student Government (USG) Survey Systemwide census survey of undergraduate students. Students
Student Details: Undergraduate 		Twin Cities, Duluth, Morris, Crookston, Rochester