NSSENSSENSSE
Registration for BCSSE 2026 is now OPEN.
Not a BCSSE contact? Complete the BCSSE Contact Request Form. See the BCSSE Contacts page for more information.
See Using BCSSE Dashboards to view video tutorials about using the dashboards for survey administration, data management, and report viewing/downloading.
BCSSE offers three brief, pulse surveys to help colleges and universities collect actionable data regarding students' experiences.
The cost of BCSSE participation includes a non-refundable registration fee and the administration fee determined by the most recent IPEDS data available for full-time, first-time students. Note that BCSSE no longer offers a paper administration option.
Registration fee: $300
Summer/Fall Administration Entering Students
| New/entering first-year enrollment | Cost |
| up to 500 students | $1,045 |
| 501 to 1,000 students | $1,395 |
| 1,001 to 2,000 students | $2,090 |
| 2,001 to 3,000 students | $3,475 |
| 3,001 to 4,000 students | $4,865 |
| more than 4,000 students | $6,175 |
Fall Check-In
There are three optional fall check-in surveys. The costs below are for each survey selected. The cost for each survey for currently registered BCSSE 2026 schools ranges from $265 to $1545. There is an additional $200 fee for schools not currently registered for BCSSE 2026. See the Fall Student Check-In page for more details.
| Total Undergraduate Enrollment | BCSSE 2026 Schools | All Other Schools |
| up to 500 students | $265 | $465 |
| 501 to 1,000 students | $355 | $555 |
| 1,001 to 2,000 students | $525 | $725 |
| 2,001 to 3,000 students | $875 | $1,075 |
| 3,001 to 4,000 students | $1,225 | $1,425 |
| more than 4,000 students | $1,545 | $1,745 |
Winter Administration
The cost to survey students who are entering as new students after the holiday break is $950. The survey is available early December to late January only to institutions that participated in the previous Summer/Fall Administration to Entering Students.
BCSSE targets three distinct groups of entering students: First-year students who are recent high school graduates, transfer students, and older students who have little or no prior experience in higher education.
You will receive registration instructions by email once your request has been approved.
BCSSE has helped us gain a nuanced understanding of the needs and expectations of our incoming students. We have used the data to enhance our advising, peer mentoring, and persistence efforts for first-years, and to identify the students who might benefit from different kinds of outreach.
— Jay Coleman, Vice President of Data Analytics, University of North Florida