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Research Briefs

A 3-10 page description & analysis on specific research & assessment topics that align with the strategic plan. Briefs are published throughout the year to communicate assessment activities and promote data transparency at the College.

AY: 2023-2024

  1. Results from the National Survey of Student Engagement 2023 Topical Module: Inclusiveness and Engagement with Diversity
  2. Understanding York College’s Graduate Student Profile: 2018-2022
  3. Understanding York College’s First-time, Full-time Students: 2018 – 2022
  4. Understanding York College’s Undergraduate Student Profile: 2018-2022
  5. Results from the National Survey of Student Engagement 2023: High Impact Practices (HIPs)

AY: 2022-2023

  1. CUNY's Performance Management Process: An Assessment of York's Progress 2022 
  2. Understanding York College's Undergraduate Student Profile: 2017-2021
  3. Understanding York College’s Graduate Student Profile: 2017-2021
  4. Assessment of General Education After Four Years: An Analysis of Direct Measures
  5. Assessing Academic Momentum: Trends in First-time Freshmen
  6. Student Success Outcomes: Fall 2021 First-time, Full-time Baccalaureate Degree-Seeking Cohort

AY: 2021-2022

  1. CUNY's Performance Management Process: An Assessment of York's Progress 2021
  2. Understanding York College’s Undergraduate Student Profile: 2016-2020
  3. Understanding York College’s First-time, Full-time Students: Five Year Trends 2016 – 2020
  4. Understanding York College’s Undergraduate Student Profile: Trends by School (2016 – 2020)
  5. Results of the First-time Freshmen Engagement Survey, Fall 2021
  6. Assessing Academic Momentum: Trends in First-time Freshmen
  7. Understanding York College’s Transfers: 2017 - 2021
  8. Results of the Faculty Survey on Sponsored Research, Spring 2022
  9. Results of the Survey to Evaluate the Annual Assessment Submission Process, Spring 2022
  10. York College’s Full-time Faculty: Five-Year Trends
  11. Student Success Outcomes: Fall 2020 First-time, Full-time Baccalaureate Degree-Seeking Cohort
  12. Results from the National Survey of Student Engagement 2019: High Impact Practices (HIPs)
  13. Results of the Survey of Student Support Services, Spring 2022
  14. Results of the Faculty and Staff Key Performance Indicator Surveys, Spring 2022

AY: 2020-2021

  1. CUNY’s Performance Management Process: An Assessment of York’s Progress 2020
  2. Understanding York College’s First-time, Full-time Students: Five Year Trends 
  3. Evaluating the Culture of Assessment at York College: Eighteen Months after MSCHE Warning
  4. Understanding York College’s Transfers: 2015 - 2019
  5. Results of the Freshmen Engagement Survey, Fall 2020
  6. NSSE Pulse Survey Results: Measuring Student Experience in the Distance Education Environment
  7. CUNY Student Check-in Survey Results: Student Experience in the Distance Education Environment
  8. Results of the National Survey of Student Engagement’s (NSSE) Topical Module on Diversity
  9. York College’s Full-time Faculty: Five-Year Trends
  10. Results of the Survey of Student Support Services
  11. Student Success Outcomes: Fall 2019 First-time, Full-time Baccalaureate Degree-Seeking Cohort
  12. First-time, Full-time Freshmen Retention by Entering Admissions Category: Cohorts 2017-2019

AY: 2019-2020

  1. Profile of York College’s Full-time Faculty
  2. National Survey of Student Engagement 2019, Topical Module: Inclusiveness and Engagement with Diversity
  3. National Survey of Student Engagement 2019, Topical Module: Academic Advising
  4. Results from the COACHE Faculty Job Satisfaction Survey 2019
  5. Evaluating the Assessment Framework and Process
  6. Results of the First-time Freshmen Engagement Survey
  7. Results of the Civic Engagement Survey
  8. Trends in One-Year Retention and Six-Year Graduation Rates of All First-time, Full-time Degree-Seeking Students
  9. Trends in Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
  10. One-Year Retention Statistics Fall 2018 to Fall 2019
  11. Retention and Graduation Rates of First-time, Full-time Freshmen and Transfer Students: A Ten-Year Analysis of Cohorts
  12. Results of the CUNY Student Experience Survey Related to Courses: 2014, 2016, and 2018
  13. Results of the Employee (Non-Faculty) Engagement Survey
  14. First-time, Full-time Freshmen Retention by Entering Admissions Category: Cohorts 2016 - 2018
  15. Volunteer Emergency Student Success Coach Project
  16. Results of Student Survey on Distance Learning, Spring 2020 (COVID-19)
  17. Results of the CUNY Student Technology Needs Survey Spring 2020 (COVID-19)

AY: 2018-2019

  1. Understanding York College's First-time, Full-time Students: Five Year Trends
  2. One-Year Retention Statistics Fall 2017 to Fall 2018
  3. Understanding York College's Transfers: Five Year Trends
  4. Understanding York College’s Undergraduate Student Profile: Five Year Trends
  5. CUNY’s Performance Management Process: An Assessment of York’s Progress
  6. Understanding York College’s Undergraduate Student Profile: An Analysis by School, Fall 2018