At the University of Washington, we value and honor diverse experiences and perspectives; strive to create welcoming and respectful learning, working and living environments; and promote access, opportunity and belonging.
In spring 2025, all UW campuses and UW Medicine will undertake a University-wide campus climate survey to help us better understand how to make our University more welcoming and inclusive. This confidential survey will offer an opportunity for you — students, faculty and staff — to share your personal experiences related to learning, working and living at the UW. Your feedback matters and will be used to create more welcoming and supportive environments for everyone.
The results will also help shape our work to prevent and respond to sex- and gender-based violence, harassment or discrimination as well as address discrimination on the basis of race, color and national origin. The passage of Senate Bill 5227 (SB 5227) in June 2021 by the Washington State Legislature also requires that our state’s public higher education institutions conduct campus climate assessments at least once every five years.
This survey will be facilitated by the Office of Educational Assessment, in conjunction with a Campus Climate Working Group comprising 18 UW students, faculty and staff representing the UW campuses in Bothell, Seattle and Tacoma and UW Medicine.
What is a campus climate survey?
A university climate survey is intended to examine the full range of student, staff, faculty and other academic personnel experiences related to learning, working and living at the UW — experiences that shape whether you feel a sense of belonging and inclusion, and whether you’re able to thrive and succeed here.
Timeline
- Spring 2024–Winter 2025: Survey development
- April 22, 2025: Survey launches
- May 22, 2025: Survey closes
- Fall 2025: Results reported by Office of Educational Assessment
- Winter 2026: Leadership response and action items identified