Student Experience in the Research University (SERU) Survey
2025 gradSERU Survey launching soon!
The 2025 gradSERU Survey will be administered to all graduate and professional students from March 4 to April 30, 2025. Your opinion matters. Take the survey and help UT Austin improve graduate student programs and policies.
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:
- gradSERU Survey – Spring 2025
- Undergraduate SERU Survey – Spring 2026
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
When the survey is administered (beginning March 4, 2025), students can access the survey online using a single sign-on link posted to this page, sent via email, and shared via social media.
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! By completing the SERU Survey, you will be entered into a random drawing for a chance to win a Big Ticket from Texas Sports or a gift card of up to $500!
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
- UT Austin SERU 2021 Key Points: Undergraduate Students
- UT Austin SERU 2021 Key Points: Graduate Students
2020 Results
- UT Austin SERU COVID-19 Key Points: Undergraduate Students
- UT Austin SERU COVID-19 Key Points: Graduate Students
2018 Results
- 2018 SERU Core Report (PDF)
2016 Results
- 2016 SERU Core Report (PDF)
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.