Surveys

For students

It’s yours — help build it.

A few times a year we email UBC students to ask about life here. Your answers build real decisions on both the Vancouver and Okanagan campuses.

Five surveys and a census

Different questions, one idea: the more we hear, the better the decisions.

There’s nothing to sign up for — if you’re selected, the invitation arrives in your UBC inbox.

Your answers. Real decisions.

Real changes on campus that started with something students told us.

• UBC Okanagan redesigned orientation and welcome. New students said the arrival experience was scattered, so UBCO rebuilt it — merging multiple welcome programs into one, coordinating pre-arrival messages, and focusing on helping students feel they belong and are ready to learn.

  Source: NUBC · UBC Okanagan

• The Faculty of Arts made program admission clearer. Incoming students said they were unsure how getting into their desired major actually works, so Arts rewrote its presentations and communications to explain Bachelor of Arts specialization plainly.

  Source: NUBC · UBC Vancouver

• UBC made mental health support easier to find. Students said they wanted help that was easier to reach and better connected to their studies, so UBC tied academic support and wellbeing services closer together, made counselling more visible, and opened new wellbeing spaces like Picnic at UBCO.

  Source: NSSE · Both campuses

For administrators & researchers

The University of British Columbia participates in a wide range of surveys that are intended to collect data from its students, alumni, faculty and staff for administrative, planning and reporting purposes.

Survey Governance

Surveys are an important source of information that help shape our student, faculty and staff experiences at UBC. In response to the increasing number of electronic surveys being conducted in recent years, we have established a Survey Governance Committee to help manage a consistent and coordinated approach to UBC surveys. This committee is responsible for the following:

• Approving all planned campus- and institution-wide surveys before deployment.
• Sharing access to survey data as well as how survey findings are informing decision-making at the university.
• Offering survey methodology support, including survey design, sampling, and analyzing/reporting results.

Learn more about the Survey Governance Committee.

UBC Surveys

On behalf of the Survey Governance Committee, the PAIR team administers several institutional surveys across UBC’s Vancouver and Okanagan campuses. These surveys reflect the University’s commitment as one of the world’s leading universities, creating an exceptional learning environment that fosters global citizenship, advances a civil and sustainable society, and supports outstanding research to serve the people of British Columbia, Canada and the world.

These surveys cover a range of topics and provide a comprehensive picture of the educational experience at UBC. Feedback from students provides invaluable insight about their academic engagement, learning experiences, health and wellbeing, career preparedness, and perceptions about equity, diversity and inclusion at UBC.

For more information about these surveys, contact pair.team@ubc.ca.