Senior Exit Survey

Senior Exit Survey: 2018-2019

With post-college life on the horizon, 1,848 graduating seniors reflect on their stay at SDState. 

The 2018-2019 Senior Exit Survey (SES) was administered during the online graduation application process for Fall 2018 and Spring 2019. Almost all graduating seniors who completed the graduation application participated in the SES at a 97% response rate. The survey offered no incentive to the students for completion and consisted of 50 questions in closed-ended response format.

Descriptive analysis was utilized to understand the frequency and distribution of the data, primarily presenting the percentages of variables. The goal of the analysis was to understand overall experiences, general education goals, high-impact practices (HIP’s) and graduate school aspirations of graduating seniors.

Methods: Almost all graduating seniors who completed the graduation application participated in the Senior Exit Survey (97% response rate). The survey instrument consists of 50 questions, in closed-ended response format.

The percentages below represent respondents who agreed to the survey items.