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Institution Primary Contacts should refer to the information below throughout the process to ensure that they are on track with the 2026 program requirements. If you have any questions about the information below, please contact the ModernThink project team at greatcolleges@modernthink.com or 888.684.4658.

Please note that the below checklist is subject to change throughout the program process. Please check back often for the most up-to-date information.

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  • February 9

    Administrative Portal Available

    All Primary Contacts will be emailed access information to an online platform where employee email addresses and the survey verification form will need to be uploaded.

    Institution Questionnaire (IQ) Available

    Access through Administrative Portal will be granted by February 9 at the latest. The deadline for completing the IQ is March 27. See the Important Forms & Documents page to download the IQ Data Entry Guide.

  • February 16

    Deadline: Register for the 2026 Great Colleges to Work For Program

    Register here.
    Find a brief synopsis of the program, as well as responses to the most commonly asked questions in our 2026 Great Colleges FAQ handout.

  • February 16 – 27

    Pre-survey Participation Promotion

    Start communicating to your campus community that the Faculty/Staff survey is coming in March to create momentum and excitement! Institutions that communicate with their employees before the start of the survey enjoy significantly higher response rates. See the Important Forms & Documents page for sample communication templates.

    We also encourage you to license the Great Colleges program logo, free of charge, to use in your employee survey promotion. The licensing agreement for the Program Logo will be available on the website in early December. Please contact kkukulka@modernthink.com with any questions in the meantime.

  • February 18

    Deadline: Survey Verification Form

    See Important Forms & Documents for a copy of the Verification Form.

  • February 18

    Deadline: Faculty/Staff Email Addresses

    Email addresses for all employees in your random sample are to be uploaded to ModernThink through the Administrative Portal. Please DO NOT email your list to ModernThink. See Important Forms & Documents for instructions on how to format the email list.

  • February 23

    Deadline: Optional Customization/Oversampling

    This option includes customization of the survey, oversampling and/or adding other staff that are not included as a function of the program. See Customization or Oversampling for more details.

  • February 24

    Deadline: Connectivity Test Today

    Email sent by ModernThink to your institution’s Primary Contact and IT Contact in advance of the survey launch. Confirm receipt of the test email by replying to the email by February 27. Important: Before this test, download the Connectivity Guidelines document and forward to your IT contact.

  • March 2 – March 27

    Faculty/Staff Survey Period

    ModernThink Higher Education Insight Survey© period for your participating faculty and staff (includes adjunct faculty at two-year institutions). ModernThink will send reminder emails during the process to employees that have not yet completed the survey. Primary contacts will be notified the day before reminders are issued.

  • March 27

    Faculty/Staff Survey Period Ends

    The Faculty/Staff Survey close at midnight tonight.

  • March 27

    Deadline: Institution Questionnaire Due Today

    Access to the Institution Questionnaire will close at midnight tonight. Download the IQ Data Entry Guide here.

  • Early May

    Available: Registration for the 2027 Great Colleges Program

  • May 29

    Deadline: Order Advanced Reports at 10% Off

    See Additional Reports & Services for more details.

  • Early June

    Available: Recognized and Honor Roll Logos

    See our Logo Use page for more information about how to license these logos at your recognized institution.

  • Early June

    Recognition Notification

    Institutions will be notified if they have been recognized as a 2025 Great College to Work For.

  • July 4

    Participation Reports

    Your Topline Reports will be delivered to Primary Contacts via email by today. See Participation Reports for more information and examples of what you will receive.

  • September 4

    Deadline: Order Advanced Reports at 5% Off

    See Additional Reports & Services for more details.

  • September 18, 2026

    Recognition Announcement

    The embargo on the 2026 list of recognized institutions lifts today. Recognized institutions will be announced at GreatCollegesList.com as well as in a special insert of the September 18th, 2026 edition of The Chronicle of Higher Education.

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  • September 19, 2025

    Recognition Announcement

    The embargo on the list of recognized institutions lifts today. Recognized institutions will be announced at GreatCollegesList.com as well as in a special insert of the September 19th, 2025 edition of The Chronicle of Higher Education.