The purpose of this study was to develop and validate a student satisfaction survey instrument for a problem-based learning (PBL) course in higher education. In order to achieve the research purpose, prior studies related to PBL and student satisfaction were reviewed to derive constructs and items for measuring PBL-course student satisfaction, and content validity was verified through expert Delphi. In addition, by conducting a sample survey, preliminary survey, and main survey on students who took PBL courses, construct validity was verified, and the final constructs and items for the PBL satisfaction survey were selected. As a result of the study, seven constructs (course goal expectation level, team activity, facilitation, evaluation, learning quantity and difficulty, learning performance, and overall satisfaction) and 33 survey items were derived. The contribution of this study is that it presents a valid instrument to measure learner satisfaction for PBL courses. The survey items reflect the main characteristics of PBL. Thus, these survey items can be used to deal with quality management for PBL courses, and furthermore, they can be used to determine policy directions when expanding learner-centered courses in line with the changing environment in higher education.