#  Collaborative on Academic Careers in Higher Education| COACHE 

 



##  Your partner in improving the faculty experience through data and insights. 

A research-practice partnership and network of peer institutions dedicated to improving outcomes in faculty recruitment, development, and retention.



 

 

 

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##  Faculty Surveys 

 



### Faculty Job Satisfaction Survey 

 

This survey offers academic affairs administrators unique insights into the faculty experience. The survey captures faculty sentiment with regard to teaching, service and research, tenure and promotion, departmental engagement and collegiality, and other aspects of the academic workplace.



 [ More about the Faculty Job Satisfaction Survey arrow\_circle\_right ](/faculty-job-satisfaction-survey) 

 



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### Faculty Retention & Exit Survey 

 

The Faculty Retention & Exit Survey involves COACHE partners in the only comparative study of faculty retentions and departures. The results show the implications of certain policies and offer insight into the causes, costs, and conduct surrounding faculty exit.



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### Our Special 20th Anniversary Impact Report is Here! 

 

For two decades, COACHE has partnered with colleges and universities to turn faculty data into meaningful action. Now, we’re looking back—and moving forward. Our 20th Anniversary Impact Report, chronicles how millions of data points and hundreds of thousands of faculty voices have shaped institutional transformation. Explore key findings on transparency, inclusion, governance and leadership—and how institutions are turning insights into action.



 [ Access report now arrow\_circle\_right ](https://coache.gse.harvard.edu/20) 

 



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##  Our Approach 

 



  [### Reporting

 ](/reporting)Our reporting platforms were custom-built with academic affairs administrators in mind. With built-in disaggregations by tenure status, rank, demographics, and discipline, the out-of-the-box reports are robust and intuitive enough to get your team working on taking action from the data.



 

  [### Partnership

 ](/partnership)Participation in each of our surveys entails a three-year partnership during which institutions have access to our team of researchers, a broader cohort of peer institutions, and access to educational opportunities.



 

  

 

 

 

##  Research 

 



 ### Data Requests

Review COACHE's datasets and submit data request application.

[**More about Data Requests**](/data-requests "Data Requests")



 

 ### Publications Using COACHE Data

[**Counteroffers for faculty at research universities: who gets them, who doesn’t, and what factors produce them?**](/publications/counteroffers-faculty-research-universities-who-gets-them-who-doesn%E2%80%99t-and)

[**The Art of Diversity: A Chronicle of Advancing the University of California Faculty through Efforts in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, 2010–2022**](/publications/art-diversity-chronicle-advancing-university-california-faculty-through)

[**Recognizing Faculty with Disabilities: Data, Insights and Considerations From the COACHE Faculty Job Satisfaction Survey \[Infographic\]**](/publications/recognizing-faculty-disabilities-data-insights-and-considerations-coache)

[**More Publications**](/research "Research")



 

  

 

 

 

##  On the Blog 

 



  [### Beyond the Exit Interview: A Data-Driven Strategy for Faculty Retention

 ](/news/2026/05/beyond-exit-interview-data-driven-strategy-faculty-retention) May 25, 2026 

 

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   [### Using AI to Listen to Faculty at Scale 

 ](/news/2026/04/using-ai-listen-faculty-scale-0) April 30, 2026 

 

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   [### Virginia Tech's Long-term Partnership With COACHE Enhances Insight For Success 

 ](/news/2026/03/virginia-techs-long-term-partnership-coache-enhances-insight-success) March 30, 2026 

 

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