NSSENSSENSSE
NSSE is pleased to announce that the 2024 administrations of NSSE and FSSE have launched and are in the field.
373 participating institutions have registered and customized the NSSE survey to their specific needs and will have access to raw live data downloads in the spring before receiving their data reports in the summer.
Results for 541 colleges and universities that participated in NSSE 2023 are now available. Approximately 1.5 million first-year and senior students were invited to participate. Of this population, 354,067 students responded.
Additionally, NSSE has released its 2023 Annual Results, the latest edition of Engagement Insights, an annual dissemination of research findings and institutional stories.
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August
FSSE registration opens
NSSE 2025 registration approvals begin
Consortium registration begins
Each of NSSE's surveys contains its own registration window and price. Discover how and when to register for each survey, as well as the price point for each survey, by visiting the corresponding link below.
NSSE provides a plethora of useful data that must be packaged and interpreted in order to best assist institutions with their campus improvement efforts. Use the links below for aid throughout the process.
Wondering exactly what is featured on each NSSE survey? View the individual items on each of our surveys, as they are presented to students and faculty, by visiting the corresponding link below.
Institutions can customize our surveys to their specific needs, including Topical Modules, Consortia, and Open-Ended Student Comments, as well as administration methods and reporting data.
After customizing NSSE and/or our other surveys to individual needs, institutions must promote the surveys on their campuses to ensure quality response rates and accurate data. NSSE offers helpful tips for these efforts.
NSSE delivers survey results in the form of several reports, including a Snapshot Report, a High-Impact Practices Report, a Multi-Year Report, a Comparison Report, a Major Field Report, and more.
13% of first-year students participated in a learning community
4,260 NSSE administrations conducted since 2013
Need a resource to prepare students and parents for what to inquire about on college visits?
Consider this FREE NSSE resource.
About 1,700 four-year colleges and universities have participated in our surveys of students and faculty. Is your institution one of them?
Search institutions who have participated in NSSE, FSSE, and/or BCSSE based on name, survey, participating year, location, Carnegie Type and more.
Find your institution's history with NSSE, or see which other institutions have used or are using NSSE.
Read about how 23 institutions used their NSSE results in Lessons from the Field–Volume 4: Digging Deeper to Focus and Extend Data Use.
Lessons From The Field: Volume 4
NSSE Sightings keeps you up-to-date on our initiatives. Good engagement research should not be hard to find!
Pace University had long provided coordinated programs for first-year students to promote their success. These efforts seemed effective as evidenced by a stabilized first-year retention rate of 76-77%. However, no special initiatives or programs addressed the needs of students in their sophomore year and there was growing concern over a drop off in retention rate. A "Sophomore Working Group," comprised of faculty, academic administrators, and student affairs professionals, began to focus on developing a special program or "experience" for sophomores.
Pace University
