Students’ academic satisfaction : the case of CED at KFUPM

الملخص EN

University administrations world wide are keen to know that their students are satisfied with their academic life in the university, including colleges, faculty, courses, facilities, etc.

This issue is of vital importance for high standard universities, which adopt internal evaluation systems.

Students input on such attributes is of great importance for both academic and fiscal planning purposes.

King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM) is no exception.

The University has its own evaluation system of courses, faculty, as well as services.

However, sometimes individual colleges or programs, need more and specific information about their students satisfaction with their programs.

This study is based on the results of a large scale survey that was conducted among all College of Environmental Design (CED) students.

Its findings provide major insights and accurate accounts of the students academic satisfaction in a Saudi university.

It also outlines the ways and approaches that students feel can make them satisfied with their colleges, or universities.

The implications are obvious and can be useful to all universities world wide.