University-wide Assessment Support of Department-Based Assessment Institutional Impact Project Summary

Marketing Study--biennial sample survey of admitted freshman applicants; assesses students' reasons for applying for admission to and enrolling at Ohio University; university-wide and college-specific results

College Outcomes Measures Program (COMP)--annual test of general education knowledge and skills (communicating, solving problems, clarifying values, using science & technology, using the arts, functioning within social institutions), given to a sample of students as new freshmen and then as seniors; university-wide and college-specific results

Student Involvement Study--annual population survey of students' academic involvement, social involvement, and satisfaction and goal orientation, given to students as new freshmen and then as seniors; university-wide, college-specific, and department-specific results

Treatment Study--triennial sample survey of new freshmen; triennial sample survey of undergraduate & graduate students; both studies assess student perceptions of faculty & staff treatment, information, and processes; university-wide and college-specific results

Retention and graduation rates--annual freshman to sophomore retention rates; four-, five-, and six-year graduation rates; university-wide, college-specific, and department-specific results

Career and Further Education Study (formerly Placement Study)--annual survey of all Ohio University graduates, undergraduates and graduate students, one year after graduating; identifies job, employer, graduate school and area of study; university-wide, college-specific, and department-specific results; department-specific questions available

Alumni Study--annual survey of bachelor's graduates five years after graduating; identifies job, graduate school; assesses satisfaction and competencies; university-wide, college-specific, and department-specific results; college-specific questions available