Legitimate Campus Surveys

We've listed the legitimate, active campus surveys here to help you distinguish phishing from real surveys:

 

  • Survey Name: University of California Undergraduate Experience Survey (UCUES)
    • Sender Addresses: UCSB_UCUES@ucop.edu
    • Sent Date: April 7, 2026
    • Summary: The University of California Undergraduate Experience Survey (UCUES) is a biennial online survey administered across UC campuses to better understand undergraduates’ academic and co-curricular experiences at UC Santa Barbara.
  • Survey Name: UCSB Graduating Senior Survey
    • Sender Address: gauchosurveys@bap.ucsb.edu
    • Sent Date: End of each quarter 
    • Subject: Graduating Seniors Survey
    • Summary: This survey is for UCSB seniors who have graduated and is conducted by Institutional Research, Planning & Assessment.
  • UCSB Alumni Directory Verification (not a survey, but information verification for the campus alumni directory)
  • Information Request for 1095 IRS Reporting 
    • From UC SHIP information request for Academic Health Plans (AHPs)
  • UC Health values your input! ¡UC Health valora su opinión!
    • The purpose of this survey is to collect represented and non-represented employees' opinions about UC health benefits and health care use. 
  • Discovery Benefits Information (not a survey, but enrollment confirmation)
  • SA Peer Education Network Divisional Training Interest Form
    • 5 question survey from Student Affairs Announcements emailed to SA ALL listserv
  • UCSB First Destination Survey
    • Two-to-four minute survey from UCSB Career Services via Handshake