UCUES in the News
The University of California Undergraduate Experience Survey (UCUES) solicits student opinions on all aspects of the UC experience.
UCUES content is broad and covers most aspects of students'academic and co-curricular experience. Students evaluate such things as instruction, advising and student services.
UCUES also provides information about student behaviors—their study habits and how they use their time. The survey is also a way of documenting student attitudes, self-perceptions and goals.
Finally, UCUES provides demographic information not available through other data sources.
What does UCUES tell us about UC undergraduates?
UCUES is
- a collaborative research project of UC faculty and campus institutional research professionals, and
- the primary product of the Student Experience in the Research University (SERU) Project based at the Center for Studies in Higher Education (CSHE). UCUES is supported by funding from the UC Office of the President (UCOP) and campus Student Affairs divisions.
Structure and Content of UCUES 2008
UC researchers use UCUES data
- to support campus accreditation, decision making about student services and long-range planning, and
- to create independent, scholarly research on UC admissions and outcomes, student civic engagement and the role of UC in enhancing social mobility for California's young people.