The Student Experience at the Research University:
Comparing Boilermakers to Other Research Universities’
Students
Maggie DalrymplePACT Forum, December 2, 2013
SERU Survey ResultsPurpose
• Created by the Center for Studies in Higher Education at the University of California – Berkeley
• Selected AAU institutions invited to participate
• Survey focus:– Undergraduate experience at a research
institution – Satisfaction– Learning outcomes– Institutional climate
SERU Survey Results Comparison to Other AAU
Institutions
SERU Survey ResultsComparison to Other AAU
Institutions
SERU Survey ResultsHow Purdue students spend their
time
SERU Survey ResultsInstitutional Climate
When asked if their race/ethnicity are respected on this campus: 87% of Hispanic/Latino students agreed 70% of Asian students agreed 54% of Black/African American students
agreed 62% of international students agreed
that their immigration background are respected on this campus
SERU Survey ResultsInstitutional Climate
92% of women agreed that “students of my gender are respected on this campus” compared to 97% of men Only 24% of women strongly agreed,
compared to 45% of men.
23% of women often heard students express negative or stereotypical views about genders
SERU Survey ResultsLearning Outcomes
SERU Survey ResultsLearning Outcomes
SERU Survey ResultsLearning Outcomes
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website at
www.purdue.edu/OIR