Overview

Qualtrics is an easy-to-use, full-featured, web-based tool for creating and managing online surveys. The University of Minnesota has a license with Qualtrics, and the Qualtrics platform (CoreXM) is free for all students, staff, and faculty. Qualtrics can be used for:

  • Research: complex survey design and experimental data collection.
  • Teaching: evaluations, quizzes with immediate feedback, lessons with branching, etc.
  • Administration: program assessment, event evaluation, feedback surveys, etc.
  • Forms: applications, contact forms, agreements, and collection of uploaded files.

Getting Started

Activate your UMN Qualtrics account to gain access to Qualtrics. For account-related questions, contact the UMN Qualtrics Brand Administrators at [email protected].

Learning Resources

Visit the Qualtrics Self-Help Guide to learn more about building, customizing, distributing, and analyzing surveys within Qualtrics.

Additionally, there are three different Qualtrics Learning Sites, which are learning resources provided directly by Qualtrics for all Qualtrics users.

Additional Access

University Qualtrics users can request access to additional features that do not come with the basic University Qualtrics account.

  • DesignXM: DesignXM is a set of advanced features within the Qualtrics survey builder, such as distribution automations, the video response question, and multi-project dashboards. See our Qualtrics DesignXM page for DesignXM feature details and for access request information.
  • SMS Distributions: You can distribute surveys or survey invitations via short message service (SMS) text messaging. See our Qualtrics: Use SMS Distributions page for a description of features and for access request information.
  • Qualtrics API: To be granted access to the Qualtrics API, email your request with your use case to [email protected].
  • Increase Email Limit: All Qualtrics users are limited to sending a maximum of 500 emails per week via the Qualtrics mailer. To request an increase in your account’s email limits, email [email protected] with your request and answers to the following three questions:
    • Why do you need an increase in your weekly Qualtrics email limit?
    • What is the process you are using to ensure the emails in your list are valid?
    • What is your process to ensure bounced email addresses are not sent another email?
    • How many weekly emails are you requesting to send?

Qualtrics Integration with Canvas

The Qualtrics LTI allows you to integrate Qualtrics surveys into the Canvas learning experience. There is a cost associated with using the Qualtrics LTI. Ask your department administrator if you have access to the LTI. Read more about using Qualtrics with Canvas in the article Canvas: Integrate Surveys Using the Qualtrics LTI.

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Intended Audience

Students
Instructors
Researchers
Staff & Departments
Health Sciences Affiliates
IT Staff and Partners

Cost

Qualtrics is University-funded: no charge to active students, staff, and faculty.

Qualtrics integration into Canvas through Drieam does have a cost: Drieam licenses are covered by college or department.
There is also a fee for the separate Qualtrics instance where Drieam surveys reside (per UIS).

Featured Resources

Self-Help Guides

Qualtrics: Create, Customize, and Manage Surveys

This self-help guide is a starting point and resource for students, faculty, and staff who would like to use Qualtrics to develop survey projects. Many of the common features used by University Qualtrics users are on this page. However, this is...

This self-help guide is your home page for learning about building, customizing, distributing, and analyzing surveys within the University instance of Qualtrics.

IT Community Group

Qualtrics Brand Administrators

The UMN Qualtrics Brand Administrators are a group of individuals at the University who are your point of contact for questions related to account set-up and management of UMN Qualtrics users.

The University of Minnesota Qualtrics Brand Administrators are a group of individuals at the University who are your point of contact for questions related to account set-up and management of UMN Qualtrics users.

IT Community Group

UMN Qualtrics Users Google Group

Nearly 8,000 students, faculty, and staff at the University of Minnesota are using Qualtrics for their projects. Connect with other users at the University of Minnesota and see how they are using Qualtrics.

Nearly 8,000 students, faculty, and staff at the University of Minnesota are using Qualtrics for their projects. Connect with other users at the University of Minnesota and see how they are using Qualtrics.

What U-SAT does: addresses survey related issues, reviews policies and implement procedures, provides survey resources. Work with the University Survey Advisory Team (U-SAT) to identify the best time during the year to administer your survey and avoid conflicts with other large-scale survey efforts. 

Resources

University Survey & Assessment Services (USAS)

USAS is the business owner of Qualtrics for the University and has a team of experts available to help bridge the gap between do-it-yourself and advanced level questionnaire design and survey programming. USAS also...

USAS is the business owner of Qualtrics for the University and has a team of experts available to help bridge the gap between do-it-yourself and advanced level questionnaire design and survey programming.

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