CIRP Freshman Survey (TFS)

Cooperative Institutional Research Program (CIRP) developed the Freshman Survey for collecting data on incoming college freshmen. The CIRP Freshman Survey focuses on the following domains: established behaviors in high school, academic preparedness, admissions decisions, expectations of college, interactions with peers and faculty, student values and goals, student demographic characteristics, and concerns about financing college. 

Year developed: 1966.

Content

Sub-Category
Grades
Post secondary
Languages
English
Respondent
Student

Administration Information

Administration
Computer

Access and Use

Price

Check the price at the HERI survey fees webpage: https://heri.ucla.edu/pricing/

Contact

Higher Education Research Institute (HERI) at UCLA: (310) 825-1925, heri@ucla.edu

Use in Research

DeAngelo, L., & Franke, R. (2016). Social mobility and reproduction for whom? College readiness and first-year retention. American Educational Research Journal, 53(6), 1588-1625. https://doi.org/10.3102/0002831216674805 

Fernandes, P., Haley, M., Eagan, K., Shattuck, P. T., & Kuo, A. A. (2021). Health needs and college readiness in autistic students: The freshman survey results. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-020-04814-8 

Grimes, S. K., & David, K. C. (1999). Underprepared community college students: Implications of attitudinal and experiential differences. Community College Review, 27(2), 73-92. https://doi.org/10.1177/009155219902700204 

 

Psychometrics

Psychometric Considerations

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