KU undergrads are satisfied customers, survey says

A survey of undergraduate students conducted every two years since 1996 shows a steady and growing satisfaction in the education they receive from KU, according to the latest survey results.

KU conducts the scientific survey of its students to measure their education experience and the university’s performance in various aspects of college life, such as the quality of teaching and advising.

In the 2004 survey conducted this spring, KU students gave their highest ratings in instruction, advising, intellectual challenge and overall educational experience. The students also reported steady improvement over time on the helpfulness of faculty outside the classroom, the English-speaking ability of instructors and the process for developing a course schedule.

Of particular note is the finding that seniors in roughly 39 of the 40 courses integral to most degrees have no problems with the English proficiency of their instructors.