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Message
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University Graduate Exit Experience Poll
Captures how graduating students rate their academics, career readiness, and campus life as they head out the door, plus their post-graduation plans and likelihood to recommend the school. An AI follow-up interview digs into the specific moment or decision behind their lowest-rated aspect instead of settling for a generic score. Built for institutional research and student affairs teams running exit polls each term.
Sample questions
A preview of what’s in the template. Every question is editable before you launch.
14 questions · ~7 min
Q02
Multiple ChoiceRequired
Which best describes the program you are completing?
- Undergraduate degree
- Master's degree
- Doctoral degree
- Certificate or non-degree program
Q03
Opinion ScaleRequired
Overall, how satisfied are you with your experience at this university?
Scale: 1 – 10
Min:Extremely dissatisfiedMax:Extremely satisfied
Q04
MatrixRequired
How would you rate each of the following aspects of your time here?
6 rows × 5 columns
- Academic quality of your program
- Career services and job placement support
- Faculty accessibility and mentorship
- Campus facilities and resources
- Sense of community and belonging
- +1 more
Columns: Poor · Fair · Good · Very good · Excellent
Q05
Multiple ChoiceRequired
Which best describes your plans immediately after graduation?
- Starting a job I already have lined up
- Still actively searching for a job
- Continuing on to further education
- Taking time off before deciding next steps
- Other
Q06
Best–Worst Trade-off (MaxDiff)
Thinking about your entire time here, which of these mattered most to your overall experience, and which mattered least?
- Quality of instruction
- Career services and internship support
- Cost and financial aid
- Campus life and social experience
- Research or hands-on learning opportunities
- Location of the campus
- Reputation of the university
- Availability of academic advising
Pick best & worst per setBest:Mattered mostWorst:Mattered least
Q07
Opinion ScaleRequired
How likely are you to recommend this university to a friend or family member considering enrolling?
Scale: 0 – 10
Min:Not at all likelyMax:Extremely likely
Q08
Multiple Choice
If you were starting over, would you choose to enroll at this university again?
- Yes, definitely
- Probably
- Probably not
- No, definitely not
Q09
AI Interview
Probe the reasoning behind the respondent's overall satisfaction and recommendation score. Ask them to describe one specific moment, class, or interaction that shaped how they feel about the university, anchoring on whichever aspect they rated lowest in the ratings battery. If their recommendation score is 6 or below, dig into what single change would have moved them to a higher score; if it's high, ask what they'd tell an incoming student to expect.
Q10
Long Text
If you could change one thing to improve the experience for future students, what would it be?
Q11
Multiple Choice
What is your age range?
- 18-21
- 22-25
- 26-30
- 31-40
- 41 and older
- Prefer not to say
Q12
Multiple Choice
What is your gender?
- Woman
- Man
- Non-binary
- Prefer to self-describe
- Prefer not to say
Q13
Multiple Choice
Are you the first person in your immediate family to complete a college degree?
- Yes
- No
- Prefer not to say
Q14
Message
Thank you, and congratulations again! Your answers are reviewed anonymously by our institutional research team and used to improve the experience for future students.
What’s included
AI follow-ups
Adaptive probes on open-ended answers that pull out detail a static form would miss.
Attention checks
Built-in safeguards against rushed answers and low-quality respondents.
AI-drafted copy
Wording, ordering, and branching written by the AI — tuned to your research goal.
Auto report
Themes, quotes, and a plain-English summary write themselves once responses come in.
How it compares
We reviewed the closest templates from other survey tools. Here’s what they do well — and where this template goes further.
Why this template
- Includes a matrix question rating academics, career readiness, and campus life alongside opinion-scale ratings for overall satisfaction and likelihood to recommend, so you get both breadth and a clear headline metric
- Uses a max-diff exercise to force-rank which aspects of the student experience actually mattered most, rather than relying on flat ratings alone
- Pairs the satisfaction and recommendation scores with an AI follow-up interview that automatically probes the specific moment or decision behind each respondent's lowest-rated aspect, instead of stopping at a number
- Captures post-graduation plans, first-generation status, and an open-ended 'what would you change' question so institutional research teams get both quantitative and narrative data in one poll
QuestionPro
University exit poll survey questions + sample questionnaire templateThis is a genuinely comparable offering: a dedicated university exit poll template with sample questions aimed at institutional research use. It reads as a static questionnaire reference plus editable template rather than an interview-driven experience. Good starting point for question wording, but it does not describe any adaptive follow-up capability.
What it does well
- Purpose-built for the university exit poll use case with sample questionnaire content
- Backed by an established survey platform with broad question-type support and reporting tools
- Likely easy to customize and deploy quickly for institutional research teams
Where it falls short
- Fixed question set with no adaptive AI follow-up interview to explore the reasoning behind a low rating
- No automated per-response quality scoring described
- No transparent, publishable prompt methodology for how deeper responses are elicited
Frequently asked questions
What questions are in the “University Graduate Exit Experience Poll” template?
The template includes 14 ready-to-use questions, starting with: “Congratulations on graduating! Before you go, we'd love your honest take on your time here — it takes about 6 minutes an…” · “Which best describes the program you are completing?” · “Overall, how satisfied are you with your experience at this university?”. The full set is previewed above, and every question is editable.
How long does this survey take to complete?
Respondents typically finish the 14 questions in about 7 minutes.
Can I customize this template?
Yes — every question, answer option, and the ordering is editable before you launch. You can add or remove questions, or ask the AI editor to rework the survey around your research goal.
Is this template free to use?
Yes. Open it in the editor and start customizing right away — no account required to try it, and the free plan covers launching your survey.
Ready to launch?
Open this template in the editor. Every part is yours to change before the first respondent sees it.
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