The Office of Institutional Effectiveness conducts a regular cycle of national surveys as part of the university’s assessment program. These surveys provide information about our faculty, staff, and students regarding their Elon experience.

Planning a survey involving Elon students, faculty, or staff? If your survey will have 300+ prospective participants,  submit a  to coordinate and plan your survey. If you have questions, contact ElonIE for assistance and review the ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈ Survey Policy.

 

2026-2027 Survey Calendar

Updated: July 20, 2026

Fall

  • Elon Asks! New Student Survey (August 19-28)
  • NCAA Sport Interest Survey (August 19-28)
  • Study of Foreign Languages (September 21-October 2)
  • Commuter Habits Survey (September 22 – October 9)
  • First Year Student Check-In (October 5-9)
  • Fall Student Survey (October 12-30)
  • Elon 1010 Assessment (November)

Winter (January)

None Scheduled

Spring

  • Multi-Institutional Study of Leadership (MSL) (February)
  • Auxilliary Services Satisfaction Survey(March/April)

2025-2026 Survey Calendar

Fall

  • Elon Asks! New Student Survey (August 16-31)
  • NCAA Sport Interest Survey (August 16-31)
  • Senior Graduate School Interests Survey (September 12-18)
  • Sustainability Survey (September 30-October 9)
  • New Student Pulse Check (TBD)
  • Fall Student Survey (October 20-November 5)
  • ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈ Security and Safety Perceptions Survey (November 5-November 21)
  • Elon 1010 EBI Assessment (Late November)

Winter (January)

None Scheduled

Spring

  • National Survey of Student Engagement (March 11 – April 15) Core Instrument and Academic Advising module
  • ACTFL World Language Survey ( April 17 – May 1)
  • Survey of Community-Based Learning (April 15 – May 1)
  • Academic Advising Effectiveness Survey – Student (May 5 – 15)
  • Academic Advising Effectiveness Survey – Advisors (TBD)

Additional Resources

Recurring Surveys
National Surveys
National Survey of Student Engagement
Higher Education Research Institute Student Surveys
Higher Education Research Institute Faculty Survey
Multi-Institutional Study of Leadership
Interfaith Diversity Engagement and Attitudes Longitudinal Study