Click here to take the 2024-25 Graduating Senior Survey!
What is the Graduating Senior Survey?
Each spring, all UC Merced students who have graduated or are planning to graduate in the current academic year - this year 2024-25- are invited to take the Graduating Senior Survey. The survey is hosted, and the information provided in response to the survey questions will be processed, by the Center of Institutional Effectiveness (CIE), which is internal to UC Merced. You can find more information on CIE at https://cie.ucmerced.edu/about-cie.
The UC Merced Graduating Senior Survey will ask about topics like your:
- connection to UC Merced,
- perceptions of what you have learned in your major and/or minor,
- experience with campus services (e.g., University Library, Academic Advising),
- co-curricular experiences (e.g., research, community service), and
- post-graduation plans.
The results can be used to improve the effectiveness of different schools’ programs and the campus life experience more generally, which is why student feedback is so important. The results can also help the campus learn about student plans after they graduate as well as how to engage our alumni in activities that benefit current students. The results are used by faculty, School Deans, the Division of Undergraduate Education, Student Affairs, and Alumni Relations.
Who can take the survey?
Seniors who graduated or will graduate during the current academic year – 2024 and 2025. When you go to take the survey you’ll need to log in using your UC Merced NetID to verify that you are eligible to take the survey.
How long will the survey take and when can I complete it?
The survey takes about 15 minutes to complete and is available between April 7 and May 9, 2025.
Can I receive prizes for taking the survey?
Yes, in addition to providing feedback that can help improve UC Merced, students who complete the survey will automatically be entered into drawings to win free $25 Amazon e-gift cards. There will be 4 drawings, one per week, for a total of 35 gift cards, which is $875! So the earlier you take the survey the more chances you have to win. To enter the drawing without completing the survey, please contact Andrea Hall-Cuccia (ahallcuccia@ucmerced.edu) by Friday, May 9th, 2025.
Who do I contact if I have questions?
Please contact Andrea Hall-Cuccia (ahallcuccia@ucmerced.edu).
How will you protect my privacy?
Please be assured that your responses will be kept confidential by CIE and the results of the study will be reported only as aggregate (group level) data. When this information is stored on third party secure platforms and secure file transfer suppliers, confidentiality will be maintained and your privacy protected according to the University of California privacy and security policies. This information will only be disclosed when required by law. All data used in public reporting, including quotations from open-ended responses, will be reviewed to ensure that your identity cannot be ascertained. Information will be retained in compliance with UC’s Record Retention Schedule https://recordsretention.ucop.edu/.
With appropriate Institutional Review Board (IRB) approval, the data may also be used in anonymized form for academic research.
Note: For the best survey experience, we recommend taking the survey on a computer or tablet rather than a mobile phone.
