Involvement & Results
Participation quotas for previously completed surveys and response rates from current surveys are available.
Information on Surveys Till Now
Class of 2020
- The survey took place between October 2021 and February 2022
- Graduates from winter semester 2019/2020 and summer semester 2020 are involved, no doctoral degrees
- Response rate: 21.1 percent
Class of 2019
- The survey took place between October 2020 and February 2021
- Graduates from winter semester 2018/2019 and summer semester 2019 are involved, no doctoral degrees
- Response rate: 24.8 percent
Class of 2018
- The survey took place between October 2019 and February 2020
- Graduates from winter semester 2017/2018 and summer semester 2018 are involved, no doctoral degrees
- Response rate: 17.3 percent
Class of 2017
- The survey took place between October 2018 and February 2019
- Graduates from winter semester 2016/2017 and summer semester 2017 are involved, no doctoral degrees
- Current response rate: 19.1 percent
- Response rate of all 22 universities: 25 percent (range: 0 to 55 percent)
Class of 2016
- Graduates from winter semester 2015/2016 and summer semester 2016 are involved
- Current response rate: 21,9 percent
- Response rate of all 52 universities: 35 percent (range: 12 to 57 percent)
Class of 2015
- Graduates from winter semester 2014/2015 and summer semester 2015 are involved
- Current response rate: 29,3 percent
- Response rate of all 52 universities: 35 percent (range: 10 to 57 percent)
- Details about the response rates (de)
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Class of 2014
- The survey will take place from October 2015 to February 2016.
- The target group includes all degrees from winter semester 2013/2014 and summer semester 2014, no doctoral degrees.
- Current response rate: 25.1 percent (year prior: 8.4 percent)
- Response rate of all 60 universities: 38 percent (range: 0 to 65 percent)
- Details about the response rates (de)
Class of 2013
- The survey will take place from October 2014 to February 2015.
- The target group includes all degrees from winter semester 2012/2013 and summer semester 2013, no doctoral degrees.
- Current response rate: 37 percent (year prior: 39 percent)
- Response rate of all 65 universities: 38 percent (range: 0 to 62 percent)
- Details about the response rates (de)
Class of 2012
- The survey will take place from October 2013 to February 2014.
- The target group includes all degrees from winter semester 2011/2012 and summer semester 2012, no doctoral degrees.
- Current response rate:36 percent (year prior: 39 percent)
- Response rate of all 72 universities: 34 percent (range: 12 to 62 percent)
- Details about the response rates (de)
- The methods report is expected to be published in October 2014 and the results report in October 2015
Class of 2011
The class of 2011 survey starts September 2012 and will end in February 2013. We currently ask all alumni from this year to provide our team with their current email address via email .
- The graduate survey took place from October 2012 to February 2013.
- The target group includes all degrees from Winter Semester 2010/2011 or Summer Semester 2011, no doctoral degrees included
- The current response rate is 45 percent. The response rate of the previous year was 45 percent.
- The response rate of all 72 universities is 40 percent (ranging from 22 percent to 66 percent).
- Information about the Response Rates (de)
- The methods report and results report are expected to be published in October 2013.
Graduate survey for the class of 2011 survey from
Class of 2010
- RWTH Graduate Survey 2012 from September 2011 to February 2012
- All degrees from Winter Semester 2009/2010 and Summer Semester 2010, no doctoral degrees
- Responses of Survey Participants: Development and Comparison to Other Universities (de)
- Methods report and report of results expected October 2012
Graduate survey for the class of 2010 survey from
Class of 2009
- RWTH Graduate Survey 2011 from September 2010 to February 2011
- All degrees from Winter Semester 2008/2009 and Summer Semester 2009, no doctoral degrees.
Class of 2008
- RWTH Graduate Survey 2010 from September 2009 to February 2010
- All degrees from Winter Semester 2007/2008 and Summer Semester 2008, no doctoral degrees
Class of 2007
First Survey in 2010 (about one to two years after graduation)
- RWTH Graduate Survey 2009 from September 2008 to February 2009
- All degrees from Winter Semester 2006/2007 and Summer Semester 2007
- No doctoral degrees
Methods Report of the Class of 2007 Survey (de)
Short Report on the Class of 2007 Survey (de)
Long Report on the Class of 2007 Survey (de)
Second Survey (about three years after the first survey)
- RWTH Graduate Survey 2012 from September 2011 to February 2012
- All graduates from the class of 2007 are surveyed, who expressed wishes to participate in another survey during the first one.
- Methods Report expected October 2012
- Report of Results expected October 2012