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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 2025 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. Download the 2025 Great Colleges FAQ one-pager here.

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  • May 12

    Available: Recognized and Honor Roll Logos

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

  • May 30

    Deadline: To Order Advanced Reports at 10% Off

    Order by this date and receive a 10% discount. See Additional Reports & Services for more details.

  • Early June

    Recognition Notification

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

  • July 4

    All Participation Reports delivered by today

  • September 5

    Deadline: To Order Advanced Reports at 5% Off

    Order by this date and receive a 5% discount. See Additional Reports & Services for more details.

  • September 19

    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 edition of The Chronicle of Higher Education.

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  • Early May

    Available: Registration for the 2025 Great Colleges Program

    Register for the program surveying in March 2025.

  • February 10

    Available: Administrative Portal

    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.

    Available: Institution Questionnaire (IQ)

    Access through Administrative Portal will be granted by February 10 at the latest. The deadline for completing the IQ is March 28. See the Important Forms & Documents page to download the IQ Data Entry Guide.

  • February 17

    Reminder

    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.

  • February 19

    Deadline: Survey Verification Form

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

  • February 19

    Deadline: 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 24

    DEADLINE EXTENDED: Register for the 2025 Great Colleges to Work For Program

    Register here.

  • February 24

    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 – February 28

    Send campus community email alert that survey will be starting

    Pre-survey communication of the employee survey is critical. This communication should be sent by your institution to your full-time Faculty, Administrators, Exempt Professional Staff and Non-exempt Staff. See Important Forms & Documents 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.

  • February 25

    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 March 1. Important: Before this test, download the IT Requirements document and forward to your IT contact.

  • March 3 – March 28 (Survey Period)

    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 28

    Deadline: Surveys Completed

    Both the Institution Questionnaire and Faculty/Staff Survey close at midnight today. Download the IQ Data Entry Guide here.