Housing and
Residence Life
Housing and residence life programs choose Benchworks because our surveys:
- are built on more than 20 years of research and assessment expertise
- offer unmatched reliability and validity
- provide internal, external and longitudinal benchmarking data
- are mapped to standards from ACUHO-I and CAS
Resident, student staff and apartment surveys are available.
Partnering with the Standard-Bearer
Benchworks is the official assessment partner of ACUHO-I and offers assessments for housing, apartments and student staff that are mapped directly to ACUHO-I professional standards and CAS general learning outcomes.
Powerful Benchmarking for
Residence Life
Benchworks makes it easy for residence life administrators to not only assess their programs but also empowers benchmarking in four critical ways…
…longitudinally across your residence life program
…between halls, floors, and other designations
…against peer institutions and national participants
…across sub-populations of students
Research-based
Assessment Practices
The Benchworks Analytics and Research Team provides research-based best practices, tips and national trends to guide your program’s assessments.
Straight from the Director’s Mouth
Below, David Mckelfresh, Executive Director of Assessment and Research at Colorado State University shares his experience with Benchworks Resident Assessments and the impact they’ve made.

“It became apparent over 15 years ago that data-informed decisions would become increasingly important.”
“Benchworks saves time, is very accessible, is easy to navigate and understand, and provides strong support for decision-making regarding programs and services.”