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.
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. Personally identifiable survey data are generally not shared
with external parties, except as noted below:
- The Survey of Earned Doctorates (SED), a federal agency survey conducted for the National Science Foundation (NSF). The SED privacy policy is located here.
Undergraduate Students, Alumni, and Parents
- Freshman / First Year Surveys
- Enrolled Student Survey
- Senior Survey
- Undergraduate Alumni Survey
- Parents of Freshmen & Undergraduates
Graduate Students
- Graduate Students, including incoming, enrolled & exiting students
Faculty
- Faculty Survey
- Classroom Survey
Entire MIT Community
- Transportation Survey
IR staff have assisted groups at MIT with community-wide surveys:
- 2007 Communications Survey
- 2005 & 2008 Library
Services Surveys
- 2005 Medical Employee Survey (PDF) & Student Survey for
Task Force on Medical Care for the MIT Community
Survey Resources
If you are planning to run a survey, please review some of the resources we have available to guide your survey development.
- Survey Guidelines (PDF)
- Survey Checklist (PDF)
- Tips for Running Surveys
- Maximizing Survey Results
Survey Schedule
The Provost's Office maintains a schedule of known MIT surveys in TechTime.
To view the calendar, log into TechTime and search for Provost as a Resource.
You will be able to view the calendar for "Provost's Office: Surveys".
For more information or to add a survey,
please contact web-surveys@mit.edu.
MIT Web Survey Service
Staff in the Office of the Provost can help create and administer MIT surveys. For more information on running a web survey through this service, please contact web-surveys@mit.edu.