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Conference Board of the Mathematical Sciences (CBMS) 2020 Survey Report

Current and Previous Reports

With generous funding from the National Science Foundation and on behalf of the Conference Board of Mathematical Sciences (CBMS), the American Mathematical Society is conducting the CBMS Surveys of Undergraduate Mathematics and Statistics Programs in the US.

Report: The COVID Impact Study

The COVID pandemic has affected 2-year and 4-year programs throughout the country. This report provides insight regarding the impact on staffing, instructor training, course delivery, plans for the future, and more.

Download and read the Final Report, the Questionnaire, and the Spreadsheet:

Status Report: The 2021-22 Undergraduate Surveys

The 2021-22 Undergraduate Surveys, as well as the survey instruments, were shared in CBMS 2021.

The CAUSE Webinar

The CBMS Survey: Measuring Characteristics and Dynamics of Undergraduate Mathematical and Statistical Sciences Programs webinar recording from August 24, 2021, is available here.

Conducted in October 2021, the CBMS Survey was distributed to a large sample of undergraduate mathematics and statistics programs in two-year and four-year institutions in the US. Usually conducted every five years, the Survey's reports provide valuable, long-term insight into undergraduate mathematics and statistics education.

Principal Investigators

Ellen. E. Kirkman, PhD Richelle Blair, PhD Thomas H. Barr, PhD, MBA

Professor of Mathematics
Wake Forest University

Professor Emerita
Lakeland Community College

Director of Programs
American Mathematical Society

Visiting Scholar in Mathematics
Brown University

Steering Committee

  • Ed Aboufadel, Grand Valley State University
  • Elizabeth Burroughs, Montana State University
  • Beth Chance, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
  • Ted Coe, NWEA
  • T. J. Hitchman, University of Northern Iowa
  • Dennis Pearl, Penn State University
  • Emily Puckette, The University of the South
  • April Strom, Maricopa Community Colleges
  • Linda Zientek, Sam Houston State University

For questions about this publication, contact the AMS at 800-321-4267, ext. 4189 or submit an inquiry