Alumni Career Support

The current FDS survey includes undergraduate degree recipients from December, May, and August. FDS 2026 includes December 2025 (open now) and May & August of 2026.

As we approach graduation months (Dec, May, Aug) anticipated graduates will be granted access the survey. This should happen 2-4 weeks prior to graduation. If you are graduating and know your graduation plans, but are not able to access the survey, we recommend checking back around 2 weeks prior to graduation. Or you can also email us at URIFDS-group@uri.edu and we can update your access!

The survey asks about your primary activity since graduating: Work, Continuing Education, Military, Volunteering, etc.. Some colleges might have a few additional questions for you regarding your experience in the college.

Choose what you consider your Primary major, but don’t worry, you only need to complete the survey once. If you have more than one major, that information will automatically be connected to your response.

We encourage you to submit your response even if you only answer all of questions. You can always come back and submit again – the last submission will take the place of any previous response. Partial responses, or completed responses that are not officially submitted, are saved in the system. If you have a completed response that is not submitted (you don’t click the final “Finish” button), we can submit it on your behalf so we don’t lose your data!

It is okay to complete even if you are still seeking your next step or you have decided to take some time before taking your next formal step (i.e. not seeking)! Your journey is exactly that – YOUR career journey. And by sharing your status – even if you are still seeking or not seeking – you are helping us understand the trends of our graduates! You will also be sent an email before the survey closes to check on your status and update your destination if you would like.

If you are employed, sharing your salary assists current and future students understand employment trends by industry and major. But it isn’t required. Please don’t let the salary question prevent you from submitting your response.

Every graduate experience tells a story and what you have experienced since graduating can help inform future Rhody Rams along their career journey! Hindsight helps us reflect on choices but only knowledge and information at the time of the choice can help inform our decisions. Your feedback can help future graduate inform their major and career choices! It also helps URI understand how best to support and prepare our students for success after graduation.

Only aggregate data is published (often in infographics like the one above). We do not publish individual responses. Data is used in a variety of ways to help share the story of graduates. For example, we utilize FDS data to inform our “Explore by Major” webpages which can help current and prospective students understand what real URI Alumni are doing with their degrees!