MIT Surveys
The Office of the Provost routinely invites segments of the MIT Community to respond to surveys addressing a wide range of issues. Recent surveys are available for review, with overall results for a sample of these surveys. If you are considering running a survey, please review our Survey Guidelines (PDF) and Survey Checklist (PDF) to guide your survey development, and consider searching recent surveys for specific questions we may have already asked. We also maintain a schedule of known MIT surveys.
Confidentiality Statement
Participation in all surveys at MIT is voluntary. All data collected through surveys are kept strictly confidential and stored on a secure server by Institutional Research, Office of the Provost. Respondent identities are never revealed in any report or presentation of survey results.
| Audience | Survey | Frequency | Next Survey | Last survey administration |
| Undergrad Students |
Freshman / First Year |
2 years | Summer 2014 | 2012 |
| Enrolled Undergraduates | 4 years | Spring 2015 | 2011 | |
| Senior | 2 years | Spring 2014 | 2012; 2002-2012 trend available | |
| Engineering Seniors | 2 years | Spring 2013 | 2011 | |
| Parents of Undergraduates | 5 years | Spring 2017 | 2012 | |
| Graduate Students |
Incoming Graduate Students | 2 years | early Fall 2013 | 2011 |
| Enrolled Graduate Students | 4 years | Spring 2015 | 2011 | |
| Doctoral Exit | ongoing | ongoing | 2012 | |
| Students (mixed) |
MIT Graduating Students | annual | May 2013 | 2012 |
| Student Quality of Life | tbd | March 2013 | Select issues covered in other surveys | |
| Alumni | Undergraduate Alumni | ~4 years | Spring 2013 | 2009 |
| Graduate Alumni | tbd | tbd | 2012 | |
| Recent Alumni | annual | Dec. 2012 | 2011 | |
| Faculty & Staff |
Faculty and Staff Quality of Life | ~4 years | tbd | 2012 |
| Faculty Survey | 4 years | 2012 | ||
| Postdoctoral Scholars | tbd | 2010 | ||
| MIT-wide | Commuting to MIT | 2 years | mid-Fall 2014 | 2012 |
| Varies | Other surveys supported by IR | |||