The Student Social Survey is a survey of students in Austria that has been conducted at regular intervals since the 1970s. The research group "Higher Education Research" at the Institute for Advanced Studies conducts the most recent survey during summer semester 2023.
Since most of the information collected through the Student Social Survey is not otherwise available, the report is an important information basis for higher education policy. The objective of the survey is to be able to provide an overview of the social situation of regular students at universities, universities of applied sciences, universities of teacher education and private universities.
The survey results were published in 2024: "Studierenden-Sozialerhebung 2023: Kernbericht". Student Social Survey at a glance. (Available in German only.)
The connection to EUROSTUDENT makes the Austrian Student Social Survey valuable for international analysis. The data for international comparison are used in the Bologna Process and by international organisations like the EU.
Initial results of the Student Social Survey can be found in the EUROSTUDENT 8 Synopsis of Indicators 2021-2024 report.
Additional information on the survey is available on the project website www.sozialerhebung.at