Understanding the student experience is essential to shaping policies and practices that enhance learning, well-being, and success in higher education. At CSHE, our research explores various dimensions of student life, from academic engagement and learning outcomes to well-being, belonging, and the impact of institutional policies.
This page highlights CSHE’s work on student experience, including findings from the Student Experience in the Research University (SERU) Consortium and other studies.
SERU publications include:
- Disciplinary Variations in Graduate Student Experiences: A Study of Osaka University
- Law Students' Mental Health During the COVID-19 Pandemic
- Obstacles that May Result in Delayed Degrees for Graduate and Professional Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic
- Undergraduates' Mental Health During the Pandemic: New Insights into Links with Financial Hardships, Academic Obstacles and Support
- The Experiences of Undergraduate Students with Physical, Learning, Neurodevelopmental, and Cognitive Disabilities During the Pandemic
- Undergraduates' Experiences During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Disparities by Race and Ethnicity
To see all SERU reports, please see the SERU escholarship page.
Other selected publications on student experience and success:
How Helpful Are Average Wage-By-Major Statistics In Choosing A Field Of Study? by Zachary Bleemer, CSHE.1.24 (January 2024)
Student Engagement in a Brazilian Research University, by Ana Maria Carneiro and Camila Fior, CSHE.3.23 (June 2023)
Pathways for Improving Doctoral Education – Using Data in the Pre- and Post-COVID Era
UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION IN A RESEARCH UNIVERSITY: Scaling High Impact Practices at USC by Michael L. Jackson CSHE 1.19 (January 2019)
STUDENT EXPOSURE TO SOCIAL ISSUES AND CORRELATIONS WITH VOTING: Gauging the Impact on Economically Disadvantaged Students at Major Public American Universities by V. Porterfield CSHE 5.17 (April 2017)
THE EFFECT OF PRE-COLLEGE EXTRACURRICULAR PARTICIPATION ON FIRST-YEAR COLLEGE ENGAGEMENT AND COMPLETION by Tongshan Chang, UCOP CSHE 6.17 (April 2017)
Globalization and Student Learning: A Literature Review and Call for Greater Conceptual Rigor and Cross-Institutional Studies, by Richard J. Edelstein