Student Experience in the Research University (SERU) Survey

Your opinion matters. SERU Survey

2025 gradSERU Survey is now closed

The 2025 gradSERU survey closed on April 30, 2025. Thank you for providing your invaluable feedback. Results from the survey will be available in Fall 2025.

What is the SERU Survey?

The SERU Survey is UT Austin’s most comprehensive survey of student engagement and experience. The survey asks students about a variety of curricular and co-curricular topics, including research activity, financial experiences, campus climate and postgraduate career plans. The SERU survey aims to provide a holistic understanding of what it’s like to be a student at UT Austin, and the results from the survey are used by to improve programs and policies that impact the student experience.

UT Austin is part of the Student Experience in the Research University (SERU) Consortium, which includes peer universities such as the University of California System, the University of Michigan, the University of North Carolina, and the University of Virginia. There is both an undergraduate and graduate version of the SERU survey.

Next administrations:

  • Undergraduate SERU Survey — Spring 2026
  • gradSERU Survey — Spring 2027

The SERU Survey is managed by the Office of Institutional Reporting, Research, Information, and Surveys (IRRIS) in collaboration with The Undergraduate College and The Graduate School.

For more information on SERU, please contact IRRIS.

Frequently Asked Questions about SERU

This survey is anonymous, participation is voluntary, and all of your responses are confidential. The survey takes approximately 30 minutes to complete.

Students in the following categories are not eligible to take the SERU survey (both undergraduate and graduate versions).

  • Students younger than 18
  • Non-degree seeking students
  • Students who opted out of UT surveys or solicitations
  • Students who were not enrolled in the two most recent semesters

Your opinion matters. The SERU survey is the largest student survey administered at UT Austin, and it is an essential tool that helps the University understand your experiences, challenges, and suggestions across every aspect of student life. Your responses help us make informed decisions and implement interventions that directly impact your university experience. Results from this survey have helped drive campus strategies to better support student mental health, campus safety and efforts to combat food insecurity, as well as changes to the University’s Cost of Attendance (COA) calculation.

Take the survey and win big! Those who complete the SERU survey are eligible to win a variety of prizes. Past incentives have included gift cards of up to $500, tickets to athletic events, and more!

Survey data is managed by the Office of Institutional Reporting, Research, Information and Surveys (IRRIS) and is stored on a secure server. All student survey responses are confidential, and only IRRIS can have access to analyze the data.

Results are used by UT Austin to improve curricula, increase research opportunities, improve services, and inform policy. UT Austin and other participating research universities contribute their survey data as part of a research consortium. The aggregated data is used to gain a better understanding of how to improve the college experience. When the data is available, it is posted to this page.

2024 Results

2023 Results

2021 Results

2020 Results

2018 Results

2016 Results

Topical Reports

Results from 2013 and 2011 are available upon request.

2024 UG SERU Survey Dashboard

The 2024 Undergraduate SERU Survey Dashboard is now available to select stakeholders. To access the dashboard, you must sign the Data Use Agreement, which affirms your acknowledgement of the appropriate use and interpretation of the survey data in the SERU dashboard.

If you would like to request access to the SERU dashboards, please contact IRRIS.

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