Record-breaking participation in 2025 Employee Experience Survey

A huge thank you to everyone who participated in the 2025 Employee Experience Survey – and to all of you for helping spread the word and encouraging others to share their voice.

Together, you made this effort truly meaningful.

While we didn’t quite reach our ambitious goal of 66% participation, we came very close. In fact, this year’s survey generated more employee feedback than any survey in UC Davis history – that’s no small feat.

A few response highlights:

• Total surveys completed: 14,548 (+2,009 submissions over previous surveys)
  
  
• 1,000+ supervisors reached 100% team participation
  
  
• Overall response rate: 62.2% (both campuses)
  
• Davis campus staff: 66% (+2% from 2022)
  
• UC Davis Health employees: 64% (+10% from 2023)
  
• UC Davis Health providers: 41% (first year surveyed separately)
  
  

Response data

• Overall Response: 62.2% (14,548 of 23,398)
  
  
• Unit-Level Data: Davis campus | UC Davis Health
  
  

What’s next?

Releasing Results

• August 5 and 7: Chancellor and senior leaders on both campuses will receive results briefings.
  
  
• August 18:
  
• Dashboards available to supervisors/managers with 5+ team responses (per confidentiality guidelines).
  
• High-level results posted on the Employee Experience webpages.
  
  

Employee Experience Network

• August 22 @ 10 a.m. – The EX Network will meet to discuss results and next steps.
  
• Email emp-experience@ucdavis.edu for the invitation and details.
  
  

Taking Action

The Learning and Organizational Development (L&OD) team is preparing tools to help you take meaningful next steps. You can access the following resources on the survey website:

• Action Planning Guides – Focused on each survey theme
  
  
• Huddle Guide for Managers – Thank your team, share results, prioritize actions together
  
  
• Navigating Results Portal – Learn how to navigate the results dashboard
  
  

Have a question or need more tools? Email us at emp-experience@ucdavis.edu or visit the survey homepage. 

Thank you again for being such an important part of this effort. Your support helps ensure every employee has a chance to be heard.