#  Faculty Job Satisfaction Survey 

 



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Through more than two decades of collaboration with senior faculty administrators, COACHE has developed a unique understanding of faculty needs and the complexities of life in higher education. Grounded in scholarly literature, faculty interviews, and focus groups with senior academic leaders, our Faculty Job Satisfaction Survey was designed by and for academic affairs leaders.



 

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 [### Reporting

 ](/reporting)Gain valuable insights through a customized, adaptive report that includes thoughtful data segmentation out of the box.



 

 

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 [### Benchmarks

 ](#benchmark)Benchmark your faculty's experience of the academic workplace within both internal and national contexts.



 

 

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 [### Our Partners

 ](/about/coache-partners)Compare your data against a self-selected group of peer institutions, as well as our pool of national results.



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We also offer an optional module for medical faculty, as well as the ability to incorporate up to 15 custom questions.

#### Survey Themes (Benchmarks)

SortNature of Work Research

Resources & Support

Teaching

Shared Governance

Service

Institutional Leadership

Tenure & Promotion

Appreciation & Recognition

Interdisciplinary Work, Collaboration, & Mentoring

Retention & Negotiation

Department Engagement, Quality, & Collegiality

Clinical Work (if applicable)







 

##  Participation At-a-Glance 

We are dedicated to helping our partners make meaning from their results, and enact data-driven policy changes on their campus. For this reason, participation in the Faculty Job Satisfaction Survey entails a [three-year partnership](/partnership) with COACHE. Over the course of those three years, your institution will receive a survey and [diagnostic report](/reporting), along with regular consultations to senior academic leaders on how to make meaning and take action from the data. Enrollment in COACHE is open to all two- and four-year colleges, universities, and state systems.

The typical administration period for the Faculty Job Satisfaction Survey runs from early February through early April. The survey is administered only once in a given year. Enrollment for a given year's survey cohort is open from **January - November** of the year preceeding survey administration (e.g. Jan '25 - Nov. '25 for a Feb. '26 administration).



 

 



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COACHE surveys helped Clemson University's ADVANCE team identify barriers preventing women from persisting in faculty career paths. Clemson is now better positioned as an institution to reverse the trend and create a wider path for more women to become faculty members.

 

Sez Atamturktur, Ph.D.

Distinguished Professor of Intelligent Infrastructure, Clemson University

 

 



 

 

 

##  Cost to Participate 

 





###    Research Universities  expand\_more  

 

$30,000 + $25 per FT faculty record (inclusive of non-tenure track faculty).



 

 

 



###    Masters Universities  expand\_more  

 

$25,000 + $25 per FT faculty record (inclusive of non-tenure track faculty).



 

 

 



###    Baccalaureate Colleges & Specialized Institutions  expand\_more  

 

$12,000 + $25 per FT faculty record (inclusive of non-tenure track faculty)



 

 

 



###    Community Colleges  expand\_more  

 

$10,000 + $20 per FT faculty record (inclusive of non-tenure track faculty).

 

 

 



###    Historically Black Colleges & Universities  expand\_more  

 

The base fee for participation is **$4,900** for the entirety of the three-year partnership. 

 

 

 



###    State Systems and Consortia  expand\_more  

 

Pricing for systems and consortia varies by institutional makeup and participation. To request a quote, please email us at <coache@gse.harvard.edu>. 

 

 

 



###    Supplemental Fees  expand\_more  

 

#### Custom Questions

Append the survey with up to 15 additional questions. $300 per question.

#### Pass-Through Variables

Include additional faculty record-level variable information in the Population File, and COACHE will return it in the data file. $100 per variable; five maximum.

#### Deans Reports

COACHE offers data tables that allow school or college leadership to gain deeper insights into their faculty with comparisons to the rest of the institution and similar divisions at partnering institutions. To find out more about Deans Report options and pricing see our section on [Reporting](/reporting).

#### Medical School Report

- Institutions with full medical school/clinical faculty included in the population, will have those population excluded from CAO report
- Standard delivery will be a Tier 3 Deans report for the medical school
- Upgrades optional to Tier 2 or Tier 1 at Divisional report pricing