2024 COACHE Survey Results Show Progress

In spring 2024, Baylor faculty were invited to participate in the COACHE Faculty Satisfaction Survey for a second time. First administered at Baylor in spring 2020, the COACHE survey is designed and administered by Harvard to help universities assess areas that impact faculty satisfaction. 

Progress made as a result of the work done by the 2020 COACHE working groups to study results and provide recommendations was evident in the 2024 survey. Results showed 21 of 25 benchmarks of the 2024 survey were identified as areas of strength for Baylor. No benchmarks were noted in the category of  “areas of concern.” Overall faculty satisfaction at Baylor is high with almost 80% of respondents indicating they are satisfied or very satisfied with their department as a place to work. 

The COACHE survey is administered nationally across a wide range of colleges and universities, which allows participants to examine how they are doing compared to the entire national cohort and a select set of peer institutions. For the 2024 survey, Baylor’s peer comparators included Tulane University, Georgetown University, Emory University, Fordham University and Auburn University. 

Baylor faculty responded in high numbers. In fact, 67 percent of eligible faculty responded to the survey – more than 25 percent higher than the national average and 4 percent higher than response to Baylor’s 2020 survey. 

Baylor received a 2024 Report Preview that outlines faculty responses across key areas and provides high-level results. The Preview Report along with additional detailed reports serve as the basis for the University’s next steps – evaluation – conversation – recommendations – implementation. Faculty may download and review the 2024 Report Preview here.

As was done following the 2020 survey, faculty working groups will evaluate areas identified as areas of opportunity. While results of the survey were generally positive, the University examined areas where continued improvement could impact faculty satisfaction. Working groups will engage others across campus as they examine their assigned areas of opportunity through fall 2025 and provide high-level recommendations to the Provost for consideration and implementation in spring 2026 and following.