This annual survey provides the opportunity for the student community to bring their campus experiences to the attention of university decision makers.
Survey opens February 18 and runs through April 11, 2025
Your participation helps to enhance campus life and improve the experience of every USC student. Data from the survey helps academic schools and administrative units to plan policies and resources, and create settings that encourage a safe, healthy environment at the University of Southern California.
Check your USC email address for instructions from wellbeingcollective@usc.edu
Your responses matter to the university because you matter.
Frequently Asked Questions
Am I required to participate?
You do NOT have to participate in this survey. If you do participate, you may skip any question you are not comfortable answering and may exit the survey at any time.
Who can take the survey?
All enrolled students and postdocs will receive an invitation link to the USC Student Well-being Index Survey (SWIS) from the email sender address “wellbeingcollective@usc.edu.”
What does it cover?
This survey asks about different aspects of your experience that help academic schools and administrative units understand how to improve the social, economic, and environmental conditions that create well-being. This survey allows for the tracking of key performance indicators that currently include: Sense of Belonging,
Fairness and Equity, Flourishing, At-risk Drinking, Sexual Violence,
Upstanding Behaviors, Supplemental modules, which vary yearly to better understand emerging trends.
Is there an incentive to participate?
Students who complete the survey and provide us with a USC email address will enter into a drawing to win a $25 Amazon e-Gift Card. A total of 800 gift cards will be available for the draw. Winners will be notified via their USC email address.
Who is administering the survey and will my answers be confidential?
The survey is administered by the USC Student Health Office of Health Promotion Strategy. We will use our best efforts to keep your responses as private as permitted by law. The survey results will be analyzed and presented in aggregate form so no individual can be identified.
I’m having technical problems with the survey. What should I do?
We’re sorry you’re having difficulties completing the survey. Please write to USC Student Health – Office for Health Promotion Strategy (hpstrategy@usc.edu) and someone will respond within 3-4 business days.
I have another question about the survey. Who should I ask?
You can write to hpstrategy@usc.edu and someone will assist you.