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Alumni Survey

Western’s Office of Institutional Effectiveness (OIE) biennially surveys recent alumni with an eye toward understanding their satisfaction with their Western experience as well as their current financial status, plans for the future, employment prospects, and ways that Western can improve. Alumni surveys are part of the Western Educational Longitudinal Study (WELS).

Alumni

  • 2023 Alumni Report: Of the 3263 Alums invited to participate, OIE received responses from 505, for a response rate of 15.5%
  • 2021 Alumni Report: Of the 3560 Alums invited to participate, OIE received responses from 744, for a response rate of 20.9%
  • 2018 Alumni Report
  • 2016 Alumni Report – Includes comparable responses from 2012 and 2014.
  • 2014 Alumni Report
  • 2012 Alumni Report
  • 2008 Alumni Department Report (findings by academic unit)
  • 2008 Alumni Technical Report (entire set of survey findings)
  • 2006 Alumni Report
  • 2004 Alumni Report

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