Survey Calendar

UC Undergraduate Student Experience Survey (UCUES):

UCUES is administered to all UC undergraduate students every two years, generally in the spring on even years (e.g., 2026, 2028, 2030).

Below is the by-campus 2026 UCUES administration schedule:

UCUES 2026 administration dates by campus

Campus	Launch date	Close date
Berkeley	March 31	July 10
Davis	April 7	July 10
Irvine	March 31	June 26
Los Angeles	April 14	July 31
Merced	April 1	June 26
Riverside	March 3	July 15
San Diego	February 24	July 17
Santa Barbara	April 7	July 31
Santa Cruz	February 10	April 19

UC Graduate Student Experience Survey (UCGSES):

UCGSES is administered to all UC graduate and professional students every two years, generally in the spring on odd years (e.g., 2027, 2029, 2031).

 

UC Undergraduate Cost of Attendance Survey (UCOAS):

UCOAS is administered to a sample of UC undergraduate students every two years, generally in the spring on odd years (e.g., 2027, 2029, 2031).

 

UC Graduate Cost of Attendance Survey (GCOAS):

GCOAS is administered to a sample of UC graduate and professional students approximately every four years, generally in the spring on even years (e.g., 2026, 2030, 2034).

Below is the 2026 GCOAS administration schedule:

GCOAS 2026 administration dates

Campus	Launch date	Close date
Davis, Riverside, Santa Cruz, Merced	April 22/23	June 19
Berkeley, San Diego, Santa Barbara, Irvine, UCLA	April 22/23	July 1

 

UC Graduate Student Support Survey (GSSS):

GSSS is administered to all admits of UC doctoral programs every three years, generally in May after doctoral program enrollment decision deadlines (e.g., 2026, 2029, 2032).

Below is the 2026 GSSS administration schedule:

GSSS 2026 administration dates

Campus	Launch date	Close date
All campuses	May 19	July 15