Student Data Privacy and Security: A Call for Transparent Practices

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 

Table A. Weighted Gender of Respondents
Gender Identity Percentage of Respondents

Male

41

Female

54

Transgender, non-binary, or a different identity

6

Table B. Weighted Age of Respondents
Age Percentage of Respondents

18–24

71

25–34

17

35+

12

Table C. Weighted Race/Ethnicity of Respondents
Race/Ethnicity Percentage of Respondents

White, Non-Hispanic

53

Black, Non-Hispanic

13

Other, Non-Hispanic

6

Hispanic

22

2+ Races, Non-Hispanic

6

Table D. Weighted course load of respondents
Course Load Percentage of Respondents

Full time

39

Part time

57

No answer

3

Table E. Weighted Carnegie Classification of Respondents' Institutions
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

Table F. Weighted Class Standing of Respondents
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

  1. Note that percentages have been rounded to the nearest whole number, occasionally resulting in sums slightly over or under 100%.

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