The Student Experience Survey, which allows students to provide anonymous feedback to instructors on their learning experience, has seen a 23.3% increase fall 2025 from Spring 2025 responses.
The final response rate, according to the Office of the Provost, was 49.3% for fall 2025. In spring 2025, the final response rate was 26.1%.
Over 60,000 students responded to the survey, more than double the number of responses from the spring, the Office of the Provost told The Daily Emerald in an emailed statement.
According to UO’s website, faculty and instructors use the information gathered from the surveys to improve courses and teaching methods. Department heads review survey data to get quality information about courses offered and survey data aids university committees in reviewing faculty performances for promotions, tenure and awards.
In spring 2025, the university, which had been struggling to get survey responses since the 2020 pandemic, introduced a new incentive to encourage students to fill out the survey.
Through the incentive, students who wish to receive their grades one day early must open the survey and fill it out or actively decline to participate.
According to the Office of the Provost, the 60,000 students who responded to the survey in Fall 2025 does not include the small percentage of students who declined the survey to lift the hold on their grades.
“This significant increase strengthens our ability to provide meaningful evidence of inclusive and effective teaching at UO. Continued monitoring and refinement will ensure the survey remains a valuable tool for both students and instructors,” the Office of the Provost said in an emailed statement.
