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. 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.
Undergraduate Students and Parents
- Freshman / First Year Surveys
- Enrolled Student Survey
- Senior Survey
- Parents of Freshmen & Undergraduates
Graduate Students
- Graduate Students, including incoming, enrolled & exiting students
Alumni
- Undergraduate Alumni Survey
- Recent Alumni Survey (Graduate and Undergraduate, 3 years out)
Faculty
- Faculty Survey
- Classroom Survey
Staff
- Faculty and Staff Quality of Life Survey
- Postdoctoral Scholars
Entire MIT Community
- Transportation Survey
IR staff have assisted groups at MIT with various surveys:
- MIT Graduating Student Survey
- 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)
- Maximizing Survey Results
Survey Schedule
The Provost's Office maintains a schedule of known MIT surveys.
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.