COACHE Survey Results

Results generated by the COACHE Faculty Job Satisfaction Survey, conducted during the spring 2021 semester, were received at the start of the fall 2021 term.

UTA achieved a 60% completion rate on the survey, surpassing the survey steering committee’s lofty goal of 55% completion and representing the highest completion rate among the cohort of universities that conducted the COACHE survey during the same term.


Explore the Survey Results

All publicly available reports are anonymized. The Faculty Senate is the only on-campus entity that holds the full data set. Even within the raw data set, responses are aggregated in units of five so individual faculty and departments cannot be identified.

Report Preview

The Report Preview includes a high-level look at the results of UTA's COACHE Faculty Job Satisfaction Survey, as well as some tips for understanding the full report.

Preview Report

Full Report

The full report captures the complete quantitative data set broken out and analyzed by survey theme. Qualitative responses have been removed to preserve anonymity.

View the Full Report

Results Infographics

The COACHE Faculty Job Satisfaction Survey steering committee and COACHE Evaluation, Review, and Initiatives Committee (ERIC) are developing infographics that highlight key takeaways from the expansive survey data report.

General Survey Highlights

This infographic explores general survey findings.

Family and Gender

Family and Gender

This infographic explores issues related to family and gender, including the balance between professional and personal life, medical and parental leave, spousal/partner hiring, childcare, and more.

Experiences of underrepresented faculty

Experiences of Faculty from Historically Underrepresented Groups

This infographic explores the experience of faculty from historically underrepresented groups. Topics studied include lack of diversity, feelings of isolation, and career support and mentorship.

Associate to full professor

Journey from Associate to Full Professor

This infographic explores issues related to tenure-track promotion, including workload, compensation, and clarity of the promotion process. 

Nontenure-track faculty

Nontenure-Track Experience

This infographic explores the experience of nontenure-track faculty and issues related to interaction with colleagues, support for research, and engagement with graduate students.

Faculty Retention

This infographic explores issues related to faculty retention, including compensation, satisfaction with appointment, and recognition for accomplishments.