UCUES has been administered as an online survey since 2003. Various sampling methods have been used over the history of the project. For details, see the Data Collection page.
The survey achieved a 38% response rate systemwide, with all campuses achieving a 31% or higher response rate. For more, see the Response Rates page.
UCUES researchers have conducted a number of reliability and validity studies. For details, see the Reliability page and the Validity page.