Methodology and Acknowledgments
Methodology
The 2022 EDUCAUSE Study of Students and Technology is based on a 41-item survey instrument that was distributed during February and March 2022 to a national sample of adult (age 18 and up) undergraduate students in the United States through collaboration with Ipsos Knowledge Panel. The survey consisted of both closed- and open-ended items, and the median response time was 21 minutes. The full survey instrument can be found here.
A total of 820 respondents were included in the final data analysis (12% qualification rate and 50% completion rate), and data were weighted to reflect benchmarks from the U.S. Department of Education, National Center of Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Spring 2020. Data were weighted by gender, age, race/ethnicity, full-time versus part-time status, and institutional Carnegie Classification.
Open-ended data have been reported verbatim except for light editing for readability (e.g., typos and punctuation).
The following tables represent selected demographic data for the 820 respondents included in the analysis.1
Gender Identity | Percentage of Respondents |
---|---|
Male |
41 |
Female |
54 |
Transgender, non-binary, or a different identity |
6 |
Age | Percentage of Respondents |
---|---|
18–24 |
71 |
25–34 |
17 |
35+ |
12 |
Race/Ethnicity | Percentage of Respondents |
---|---|
White, Non-Hispanic |
53 |
Black, Non-Hispanic |
13 |
Other, Non-Hispanic |
6 |
Hispanic |
22 |
2+ Races, Non-Hispanic |
6 |
Course Load | Percentage of Respondents |
---|---|
Full time |
39 |
Part time |
57 |
No answer |
3 |
Carnegie Classification | Percentage of Respondents |
---|---|
AA |
34 |
BA Priv |
3 |
BA Pub |
8 |
DR Priv |
6 |
DR Pub |
25 |
MA Priv |
6 |
MA Pub |
12 |
Specialized |
5 |
Class Standing | Percentage of Respondents |
---|---|
Freshman or first-year college student |
30 |
Sophomore or second-year college student |
26 |
Junior or third-year college student |
18 |
Senior or fourth-year college student |
13 |
Fifth-year college student or beyond |
11 |
Other undergraduate standing |
2 |
Acknowledgments
EDUCAUSE Research and Insights is grateful to the numerous individuals whose contributions made this work possible. First, we thank the 820 students who gave their time and energy to respond to this survey. Next, we appreciate the subject-matter expert panel who helped shape the research questions and survey items for the survey instrument and reviewed the final report. In alphabetical order, this panel included:
- Martha Burtis, Plymouth State University
- Autumm Caines (she/her), University of Michigan–Dearborn
- Lucy Greco, University of California, Berkely
- Jim Julius (he/him), MiraCosta College
- Wanda White, Winston-Salem State University
Finally, we thank the former and current EDUCAUSE staff members who have helped with the design, distribution, analysis, reporting, and marketing for this report.
Note
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Note that percentages have been rounded to the nearest whole number, occasionally resulting in sums slightly over or under 100%.
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