Universities, which commonly use student satisfaction to operationalize their institutional  success, aim to provide resources such as academic advising to foster student well-being and  retention. Our study aims to investigate how students' experiences with academic advising are related to satisfaction with UCSC. 

Participants included Psychology students (n=194), obtained  through a convenience sample. Participants answered surveys on academic advising and student  satisfaction at UCSC. Results indicated a significant, fairly powerful positive correlation  between experiences with academic advising and overall satisfaction with UCSC (r(192) = .307,  p < .001). This suggests that positive experiences with academic advising resources were  associated with higher students’ overall satisfaction with UCSC. 

This finding would propose that  UCSC administration strengthen its supportive resources (such as academic advising), properly  demonstrating these resources’ importance to students. Higher-quality advising resources at  UCSC would enhance students’ academic success and foster higher retention rates.” 

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