
NSSE is pleased to release the fourth of five data-informed stories in Engagement Insights—Survey Findings on the Quality of Undergraduate Education, an annual series detailing important and timely NSSE findings. This installment, The Trust Gap Among College Students, examines a special data collection on notions of trust—a fundamental factor that permeates student life and decision-making. The analysis conceives of trust in five categories: out-group trust, college trust, social institutional trust, media trust, and civil society trust. Findings are complemented by a public Tableau dashboard to query the data by student characteristics.