SERU Survey

The 2024 Undergraduate SERU Survey is now live!

The Undergraduate SERU Survey is open on February 26 and closes April 30, 2024. Students who complete the survey and share their feedback on the undergraduate student experience will be entered into a drawing to receive one of several incentives (see incentives tab below for details).

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Weekly Response Rates - Week 2
Architecture 6.71
Business Administration 9.52%
Communication 8.85%
Education 8.34%
Engineering 9.49%
Fine Arts 5.77%
Geosciences 7.95%
Information 6.27%
Liberal Arts 8.21%
Natural Sciences 7.30%
Nursing 7.58%
Social Work 15.31%

The University of Texas at 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. The SERU survey, previously referred to as UTell Us for UT Austin, is administered to gather information on student engagement, both curricular and co-curricular, and provides information to help administrators, faculty, staff, and student leaders improve the student experience. There is both an undergraduate and graduate version of the SERU survey.

Next administrations:

  • February 26–April 30, 2024
  • GradSERU Survey – Spring 2025

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.

Student identities and individual responses to the survey are confidential.

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

Students can access the survey online using this single sign-on link; additionally, students will receive the link in an email invitation and it will be shared via social media.

Both the undergraduate and graduate versions of the SERU survey examine various aspects of the student experience at UT Austin including research, mentoring, health and well-being, financial support, campus climate, and professional development.

The survey takes approximately 25-30 minutes to complete.

Students who complete the survey will be entered into a random drawing for a chance to receive one of the following:

  • Big Ticket from Texas Sports (10 total will be given away): The Big Ticket for 2024–25 is your single ticket to access ALL Texas Sports events (that’s over 120 home regular season events)
  • Voucher for a Meal at the Union (15 total will be given away): University Housing and Dining is providing meal vouchers to participating restaurants in the Texas Union
  • 1 gift card ranging from $50 to $500 (20 will be given away): You can choose your gift card from a wide variety of options via Tango

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.

2023 Results

2021 Results

2020 Results

2018 Results

2016 Results

Topical Reports

Results from 2013 and 2011 are available upon request.

Seru Dashboards

SERU dashboards are now available for select UT stakeholders for the 2023 SERU Survey. Click on the links below to access them. If you have permissions to view the dashboard, you will be able to see them after logging in with your eid and password. Please note that to view any UT Tableau dashboard, you must be on UT wifi or logged into VPN.

Dashboard Access

The review dashboards below are accessible to select stakeholders on campus for whom the data was deemed to be most pertinent. To query about access, contact IRRISSurveys@austin.utexas.edu.

Review Dashboards for 2023 SERU Survey