The Undergraduate Alumni Journey Survey was first administered in summer 2017. The survey instrument was collaboratively developed by staff and faculty in assessment (School and Student Affairs assessment staff), IRDS, the Office of Undergraduate Education, Alumni Relations, the Center for Career and Professional Advancement, Undergraduate Council, OPRAAS, and others. The survey is administered electronically during the summer from May to August, and alumni are contacted at up to two email addresses on record. The survey sample includes UC Merced graduates who are 1, 3, and 5 years post-graduation. So for example, in 2017 this included alumni who graduated during the academic years of 2011-12 (5 years post-graduation), 2013-14 (3 years post-graduation), and 2015-16 (1 year post-graduation).
Key survey content includes:
(a) current contact information and how alumni prefer to receive news about UCM
(b) current employment and other education pursued, including how well UCM prepared alumni
(c) engagement in volunteer and outreach activities
(d) interest in being engaged with the campus as an alum.
More information can also be found on the Alumni Relations survey page
Survey Instrument
Survey Data
2022
This survey was administered from May 31 to August 31, 2022. The survey was available to undergraduate alumni who graduated from UC Merced during the 2016-17, 2018-19, and 2020-21 academic years.
2020
This survey was administered from May 26 to August 28, 2020. The survey was available to undergraduate alumni who graduated from UC Merced during the 2014-15, 2016-17, and 2018-19 academic years.
2018
Of the 3273 alumni invited to complete the survey, 811 (25%) provided partial or complete responses.
This report has been filtered to contain only survey responses from Alumni 1 Year Post-Graduation (2016-2017)
This report has been filtered to contain only survey responses from Alumni 3 Years Post-Graduation (2014-2015)
This report has been filtered to contain only survey responses from Alumni 5 Years Post-Graduation (2012-2013)
2017
Of the 2941 alumni invited to complete the survey, 793 (27%) provided partial or complete responses.
This report has been filtered to contain only survey responses from Alumni 1 Year Post-Graduation (2015-2016)
This report has been filtered to contain only survey responses from Alumni 3 Years Post-Graduation (2013-2014)
This report has been filtered to contain only survey responses from Alumni 5 Years Post-Graduation (2011-2012)
