Surveys: National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE)

About the NSSE

A national survey conducted by the Center for Postsecondary Research at Indiana University, the NSSE assesses the extent to which undergraduates engage in a variety of educationally effective activities. Students respond to questions about how they spend their time and what skills they are developing as the result of their college enrollment. More than 2.7 million students from 1,493 colleges and universities in the U.S. and Canada have participated in the NSSE since 2000.

Population: First-year students and seniors in the spring semester

Topics: Students' academic experiences and satisfaction; includes questions such as the number of term papers they wrote for courses, the level of academic challenge they perceive in courses, etc.

Related Surveys: The NSSE is a national survey designed to be paired with the BCSSE and FSSE

Years available: 2000, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011

Questionnaire: Available at http://nsse.iub.edu/html/survey_instruments.cfm

NSSE Benchmarks: NSSE includes five "benchmarks" of effective educational practice. A description of these benchmarks and all items included in the benchmarks is available online.

 

Select NSSE Results

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NSSE Respondent Characteristics

Description of Peer Institutions

Full Report: The National Survey of Student Engagement (2003 - 2011)

Select Trend Data (2003-2011)

2011 Peer and National Comparisons (Percentages)

2011 Peer and National Comparisons (Means)

 

Assessment Briefs using NSSE Results

Assessment of Diversity Awareness at Miami (Brief #53, Aug. 2010)

Through the Eyes of a First-Year Student: Incoming Students' Expectations about College (Brief #46, Oct. 1, 2009)

Thinking Critically about Our Students' Critical Thinking Skills (Brief #41, Nov. 3, 2008)

Student Engagement within an Academic Community (Brief #37, Apr. 15, 2008)

What Do the Data Say about Study Abroad and Second Language Learning? (Brief #34, Jan. 31, 2008)

Faculty and Student Learning Experiences: Similarities and Differences (Brief #23, Nov. 7, 2006)

Engaging with Other Learners Outside of the Classroom (Brief #15, Feb. 28, 2006)

Student Success in College: Creating Conditions that Matter (Brief #11, Oct. 17, 2005)

Assessment of First Year Seminar Courses: Part Two (Brief #10, Sept. 26, 2005)

Assessment of First Year Seminar Courses: Part One (Brief #9, Sept. 1, 2005)

Incoming Students' Expectations about College-Level Work (Brief #5, Feb. 11, 2005)

Faculty and Student Perceptions of Coursework: Significant Differences (Brief #4, Dec. 3, 2004)

Academic Rigor and Challenge at Miami: Students' Experiences During their First Year of College (Brief #2, Nov. 1, 2004)

 

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