Survey Results
Undergraduate Admission Process for Applicants with Criminal Records
A survey on the undergraduate
admissions process for applicants with a criminal record was conducted
by AACRAO with the Center for Community Alternatives in October 2009.
It explores the use of criminal history screening in undergraduate
admissions processes, the potential effect on admissions of a criminal
record, and the provisions made for students with a record once they
attend school. Note that another report about the admissions process
for applicants with disciplinary (behavioral and academic) records from
other schools is forthcoming, as well as a report of these issues in
graduate admissions.
Transcript Practices, Student ID Numbers, and Name Changes 2009/10
AACRAO conducted a survey of
its members in winter 2009/10 to determine their practices regarding the
notation of various items on the student's transcript, including
ineligibility to re-enroll for academic, disciplinary, or nonspecific
reasons; their use of social security numbers and other student
identification numbers in the academic database and on transcripts;
institutional policies concerning requests to make name changes; and the
use of e-mail and other communications as official documentation of
administrative academic decisions.
This survey was run in conjunction with another survey about respondents' opinions about best practices in these same areas.
Registrars' Opinions about Transcript Practices, Student ID Numbers, and Name Changes, 2009/10
In conjunction with a survey on transcript and other practices that
AACRAO conducted in winter 2009/10, we conducted a survey on registrars'
opinions of these practices--for example, the notation of various items
on the student's transcript; use of social security numbers and other
student identification numbers in the academic database and on
transcripts; institutional policies on name changes; and the use of
e-mail and other communications to document administrative academic
decisions.
Undocumented Students in the U.S.: Admission and Verification
The primary goal of this survey
was to better understand the processes related to undocumented students
that are used by U.S. postsecondary education institutions. The survey
was conducted from February 25 to March 8, 2009. The total number of
respondents was 613 institutions (260 full responses and 353 responses
not completely filled out).
The survey will provide AACRAO members with U.S. national and state data on admissions and verification procedures.
Academic Progression and Institutional Policies
This report is from a survey
conducted in the spring of 2008 on institutional policies concerning
student's academic progression. Respondents included 511 institutions.
Student Information Systems, Degree Audit and NCAA Compliance Reporting
These two reports are from a two-part survey--one part for all
responding institutions, focusing on their student information systems
and automation of degree audit; the other part exclusively for NCAA
institutions and dealing with student-athlete eligibility certification.
The original survey was conducted in July 2007 for the Georgia
Institute of Technology's Office of the Registrar and Athletic
Association by AACRAO Consulting. We thank these two offices for their
permission to publish the reports.
Registrars Survey
AACRAO recently conducted a survey of the Registrar's
Offices at its member institutions on several topics, including
functions performed by the office, office location, whether the
Registrar's office functions within a one-stop shop, and office
salaries.
U.S. Visa Policy and SEVIS Survey
AACRAO has conducted a survey of its membership to gauge
the satisfaction level of institutions of higher education that
participate in the federal Student and Exchange Visitor Information
System (SEVIS) administered by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
The survey is a follow-up to a similar 2004 SEVIS satisfaction survey
and intends to measure participant contentment after the second
anniversary of the federally mandated SEVIS implementation deadline.
This follow-up survey was prompted by the Government Accountability
Office (formerly the General Accounting Office), the nonpartisan
investigative agency of Congress. The survey was conducted from March
14, 2005 to May 14, 2005 and received a total of 384 responses. Of the
total number of respondents, 283 included demographic information in
their response and as such, cross-tabulations that include state,
control, type or enrollment reflect only these respondents.
Grades and Grading Practices Report
AACRAO recently conducted a survey of its membership to determine
current norms in the areas of grades and grading practices. The survey
was sent to approximately 2,400 total AACRAO member institutions
and 496 responses were received. Of those 496 responses, 77 were
removed either because they were duplicate submissions from a single
institution, the respondent did not report an IPEDS Unit ID, or the respondent reported an
invalid IPEDS Unit Id. In the event of duplicate submissions, only the first response was
taken into account.
FERPA/Voter Registration Survey
AACRAO conducted a survey of its membership to learn more about
how institutions comply with the federal Family Educational Rights
and
Privacy Act (FERPA) and the voter registration provisions of the
Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA). The survey was prompted, in
part, by an inquiry from the New Voters Project—a youth voter
mobilization campaign organized by the PEW Charitable Trusts, The
George Washington
University, and the State Public Interest Research Groups—which
aims to increase the
participation of young voters in the 2004 election cycle. The survey
was conducted from
March 10, 2004 to March 31, 2004 and received 560 institutional
responses.
SEVIS Report
AACRAO has conducted a survey of its membership to gauge the
satisfaction level of institutions of higher education that participate
in
the federal Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS)
administered by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. The
survey intends to measure participants’ contentment at the
first
anniversary of the federally-mandated SEVIS implementation deadline
and was
prompted by the General Accounting Office. The survey was conducted
from February 2,
2004 to March 8, 2004 and received 601 responses.
Electronic Media Recruitment
Recently, AACRAO conducted a survey to determine how technological
changes have affected recruitment media. 234 institutions responded
to the survey which asked a variety of questions concerning adoption,
production, and observed effectiveness of a selection of electronic
media.
Transfer and Articulation: Survey of State Practices
Responses were received in May 2002 from twenty- two state entities
charged with overseeing or facilitating articulation of programs,
or portability of credit.
Online Registration Services Survey Results
AACRAO recently conducted a survey of its membership to gather
information about online registration services. A similar survey
was conducted in 1999.
Respondents were asked whether institutions offer the following
online services: class schedules, catalog information, instructor
information, registration, payment processing, registrar’s
office homepage, schedule planning services, community information.
Those institutions who reported offering online information and
services were also asked about weather they developed those services
in-house or if they used and outside firm. The survey also asked
institutions whether they offer schedules and catalogs in printed
form, online, or both.
Salary Survey