June 11, 2026 | Higher Education Research Institute (HERI), UCLA The findings from the 2025 CIRP Freshman Survey (TFS), the latest installment of higher education’s longest-running study of incoming college students, are now available. For over six decades, HERI has …
Discover the latest insights on today’s first-year college students in the new report, Understanding the Entering Class of 2024: Key Insights from The CIRP Freshman Survey 2024, released jointly by the American Council on Education (ACE) and UCLA’s Higher Education Research Institute (HERI). Based on responses from over 24,000 students across 55 institutions, the report highlights incoming students’ growing diversity, financial pressures, academic confidence, and mental health challenges. These findings provide an evidence-based roadmap for higher education leaders for institutional policy in our fraught political landscape.
Whether you’re managing large-scale surveys or fine-tuning smaller studies, these enhancements will empower you to work more efficiently and effectively. Stay tuned for more updates as we continue to improve your HERI experience!
Nearly 70 percent of students were accepted to their first-choice institution, with over half considering the value of a degree in their application decision and about 60 percent expressing concerns about financing their education. These insights come from the ACE …
The American Council on Education (ACE) released the third brief in a series planned in partnership with the UCLA School of Education and Information Science (UCLA Ed&IS): Faculty Perceptions of Student, Institution, and Community Engagement. The brief uses data from …
The American Council on Education (ACE) released the second brief in a series planned in partnership with the UCLA School of Education and Information Science (UCLA Ed&IS): Reasons Students Consider Leaving or Stopping Out. The brief uses data from our …
The American Council on Education (ACE) released the first brief in a series planned in partnership with the UCLA School of Education and Information Science (UCLA Ed&IS): Sense of Belonging: Insights from the 2023 Diverse Learning Environments Survey. The brief …
The CIRP Freshman Survey offers a comprehensive snapshot of your incoming first-year students before they even set foot on campus. By capturing extensive information on:
By Joanie Harmon Originally published by UCLA SE&IS Scholar of higher education established the Higher Education Research Institute, the Cooperative Institutional Research Program, and the landmark annual survey of college freshmen across the United States. Alexander (Sandy) Astin, the Allan M. …
The Higher Education Research Institute has made its way to San Antonio, Texas for this year’s 2017 AERA Conference. Please find below a full schedule of all HERI-Affiliated researchers presentations. Having Skin in the Game: Faculty Pedagogical Change for Producing …