Student and Alumni Survey Results
Learn what students and alumni think about their education at 51ΑΤΖζ.
Learn about improvements to the student experience based upon survey and research results.
The results provide theΒ percentageΒ of students giving a positive response to each survey item.
| How satisfied were you with your 51ΑΤΖζΒ undergraduateΒ experience in the following areas? | |
| Instructional Services | 83% |
| Academic Services | 84% |
| Institutional Perceptions | 81% |
| Student Services | 82% |
| Enrollment Services | 81% |
| Please rate your satisfaction with your 51ΑΤΖζΒ undergraduate experience. | |
| So far, how has your college experience met your expectations | 87% |
| Rate your overall satisfaction with your experience here thus far | 78% |
| All in all, if you had to do it over, would you enroll again? | 77% |
| How satisfied were you with your 51ΑΤΖζΒ graduateΒ experience in the following areas? | |
| Instructional Services | 88% |
| Academic Services | 86% |
| Institutional Perceptions | 83% |
| Student Services | 85% |
| Enrollment Services | 83% |
| Please rate your satisfaction with your 51ΑΤΖζΒ graduateΜύ±π³ζ±θ±π°ωΎ±±π²Τ³¦±π. | |
| So far, how has your college experience met your expectations | 94% |
| Rate your overall satisfaction with your experience here thus far | 90% |
| All in all, if you had to do it over, would you enroll again? | 90% |
(Updated January 2023)
The Priorities Survey of Online Learners (PSOL; Ruffalo Noel-Levitz, 2001) is a survey designed to evaluate what students believe is important about their education experience, as well as how satisfied they are with their experiences. 51ΑΤΖζ has administered the PSOL to a sample of its enrolled students every two years since 2010, allowing for longitudinal comparisons as well as comparisons with national benchmarks and 10 peer institutions identified by stakeholders throughout the college.
For the year 2022, a total of 961 survey responses were obtained from the students. The primary findings from the PSOL 2022 administration are summarized as follows:
- Overall, the results suggest that students are generally satisfied with their educational experience at 51ΑΤΖζ. More specifically, 92% of respondents indicated that 51ΑΤΖζ met or exceeded their expectations; 83% are satisfied with their experience at 51ΑΤΖζ; and 82% would enroll at 51ΑΤΖζ again. All of these scores are an increase from the PSOL 2020 results.
- On these items, Masterβs degree students reported higher satisfaction with their experience than Associate or Bachelorβs degree students.
- In comparison to the National Online Learners group, 51ΑΤΖζ received slightly lower satisfaction scores on the summary items described above, with a significantly lower score on the βEnroll Againβ item. 51ΑΤΖζ scored significantly lower than the peer comparison group on all three summary items.
The 26 standard PSOL items represent five scales: Institutional Perceptions, Academic Services, Instructional Services, Enrollment Services, and Student Services. Average scores on all of these items were higher than 5 on a 7-point Likert scale, indicating satisfaction. On all five scales, 51ΑΤΖζβs performance for the year 2022 is consistently higher and not statistically different from the year 2020 results. When compared to national benchmarks, 51ΑΤΖζ is exceeding scores in the areas of Academic Services, Instructional Services, and Student Services. Compared to the peer institutions groups, 51ΑΤΖζβs performance for the year 2022 is higher on the Instructional Services scales.
Alumni Data
| Number of 51ΑΤΖζ graduates as of FY25 | 202,682 |
| Number of 51ΑΤΖζ graduates who earned more than one degree as of FY25 | 16,646 |
Overall alumni satisfaction
The results below provide the percentage of students giving a positive response to each survey item on the One Year Alumni Survey. The survey is administered to all graduates one year after degree completion. Respondents from the survey graduated between July 2023 and June 2024. There were 142 respondents. The response rate was 3.5%.
| Associate (n=28) | |
| Overall satisfaction with your experience at this institution. | 86% |
| Current field of employment related to degree earned at this institution? | 85% |
| Would you recommend this institution to others? | 82% |
| How satisfied are you that this institution helped you meet your program outcomes? | 89% |
| Baccalaureate (n=66) | |
| Overall satisfaction with your experience at this institution. | 90% |
| Current field of employment related to degree earned at this institution? | 60% |
| Would you recommend this institution to others? | 92% |
| How satisfied are you that this institution helped you meet your program outcomes? | 92% |
| Masters (n=14) | |
| Overall satisfaction with your experience at this institution. | 86% |
| Current field of employment related to degree earned at this institution? | 53% |
| Would you recommend this institution to others? | 100% |
| How satisfied are you that this institution helped you meet your program outcomes? | 79% |
Alumni continuing education
| Associate | |
| Do you have plans to seek additional education? | 90% |
| Level of education planned/in progress: | |
| Bachelor’s degree | 97% |
| Certificate | 32% |
| Master’s degree | 84% |
| Doctoral degree | 9% |
| Baccalaureate | |
| Do you have plans to seek additional education? | 74% |
| Level of education planned/in progress: | |
| Bachelor’s degree | 22% |
| Certificate | 67% |
| Master’s degree | 97% |
| Doctoral degree | 36% |
| Masters | |
| Do you have plans to seek additional education? | 64% |
| Level of education planned/in progress: | |
| Certificate | |
| Post Graduate Courses | |
| Doctoral degree |