Why Acreo?
ACREO is designed as an assessment tool - our goal is to help you identify meaningful data around your students’ experience by measuring what students gain through distinct facets of your residential program. We are confident that results from this survey can help inform decisions on your campus at local and macro levels.
ACREO is led by Laura S. Dahl, Ph.D., at The Ohio State University, and draws from the knowledge of seasoned residential life and housing professionals as well as scholars of student learning and development. The study is based on the information gathered from an empirically validated measure of college student experiences with residential programs. Its status as a multi-institution study allows for national and peer-level benchmarking. As a multi-institutional study, we occupy the intersection of assessment, research, and evaluation to help you make evidence-based decisions.
The ACREO research team will provide the survey instrument as well as ongoing, individualized support to campuses to ensure ease of administration. Each participating campus will be partnered with a dedicated liaison on the research team to assist with execution.
The survey itself is conducted through a simple online interface and will be administered to students during the Spring semester based on your schedule. The process is designed to be straightforward, with a minimal impact on time and resources for participating campuses.
Benefits of Participation
Our research team handles:
The online survey administration and management from start to finish
IRB approval for your institution through North Dakota State University
You receive:
A customized data report with benchmarking against the national sample
Consultation to better understand the data and findings
A raw data file with your institution’s student responses to each survey item
Individualized support throughout the entire process
Supplemental custom reports are available for an additional fee.
Spring 2024
Study Timeline
July 1, 2023
Registration opens
February 1, 2024
Registration deadline
Spring 2024
Survey administration based on your schedule
Summer 2024
Data file and report delivered
Packages & Pricing
ACREO is designed to be versatile and useful to student affairs professionals in housing and residence life at all levels. Institutions are asked to provide a sample of on-campus students (i.e., those living in your residence halls) along with information regarding their residential environment (e.g., LLP or residence hall). You can include as many on-campus students in your sample as you would like.
Standard Package
You receive the following with the Standard Package:
Cleaned and conditioned identified dataset in Excel, SPSS, and Stata formats
Ten (10) additional custom questions added to the survey
Report with:
Executive summary
Tables comparing residential experiences and desired outcomes by student demographic information and residential environment
Benchmarking against peer, aspirational, and/or national sample
Analysis of the relationship between residential experiences and desired outcomes
Consultation with ACREO team members to better understand your data
Pricing
Pricing is based on your institution's 2020 total undergraduate enrollment as reported to IPEDS.
| Institution Size | Participation Fee |
|---|---|
| Small (< 5,000 students) | $1,000 |
| Medium (5,000 - 15,000 students) | $2,000 |
| Large (> 15,000 students) | $3,000 |
A nonrefundable $300 registration fee is due to finalize participation. The remaining balance will be invoiced once data collection is completed. The participation fee does not include the cost of incentives or survey promotion on your campus.
Customizations
Institutions can include off-campus students in the survey sample for an additional $500.
Extra custom questions can be added to the survey for an additional $100 per five (5) items.
Supplemental custom reports – including infographics and PowerPoint slides – can be requested for an additional fee.
Consortium pricing at a 10% discount for three (3) or more institutions wanting to participate together. Includes a consortium report and data file in addition to the standard reporting package as well as additional common questions at no additional cost.