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NSSE Shorts (New)

NSSE Shorts (New)

NSSE Shorts (New in 2025!)

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Registration for Spring 2025 is now closed. NSSE Shorts registration for Fall 2025 and Winter/Spring 2026 will open in April. Starting in Fall 2025, all NSSE Topical Modules will be available as NSSE Shorts.

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Get insights that matter with NSSE Shorts!

NSSE is now offering five of its most in-demand Topical Modules to help you gather valuable data from your undergraduate students, including:

Academic Advising
Career & Workforce Preparation
Inclusiveness & Engagement With Cultural Diversity
Mental Health & Well-Being
Student Experiences* & Senior Transitions
(*Same as the “First-Year Experiences” module, but available for all non-senior undergraduates.)

You also have the flexibility to append demographic items and up to three custom fields, allowing you to tailor the experience to address your institution's specific needs.

This is an excellent opportunity for institutions to gain in-depth, targeted insights into key areas of student engagement, such as advising, career preparation, mental health, and inclusivity.

Why choose NSSE Shorts?

Affordable pricing: Based on enrollment size, ranging from $630 to $2,380, with minimal setup requirements
Student-friendly: Short, simple, and easy to complete
Flexible data options: Choose anonymous or student-specific responses

Comparative insights: Compare data within your campus or across multiple campuses.
Real-time actionability: Data and reports are available as soon as they're collected.

Administration

A school can choose 1 or 2 item sets and demographics. The survey is administered to students locally by each campus. Options for administration include, posting links to LMS, email, encouraging faculty/staff to promote completion, and providing opportunities in class for students to complete. Unlike NSSE, there is no population file or other materials that need to be uploaded.

Critical dates

Registration opens: February 3
Survey opens: March 1
Registration closes: March 21
Survey closes: April 30

Once registration is approved, institutions can administer NSSE Shorts at any time between March 1 and April 30. The survey close date cannot be extended.

How it works

Institutions can choose to use either institution-only specific links, student-specific links, or a combination of both.

Institution-only specific links do not collect any personally identifiable student information. This method will provide you with summary results and data downloadable in real time. You will also be able to filter results by student responses and "grouping variables" (if applicable). Responses using these links are anonymous, and student IDs are not collected.
Student-specific links offer more detailed data through the NSSE Shorts dashboard, allowing you to track survey completion rates. This feature enables you to send follow-up invitations only to non-respondents. Additionally, this option allows you to identify and reach out to students who may need support, such as those unsure about returning next fall or facing academic challenges. Institutions using student-specific links will also receive summary reports.

For more information, refer to the NSSE Shorts Administration Instructions.

Costs

The administration fee for NSSE Shorts is all inclusive and allows an institution to select one or two item sets and demographic items. Invoices are sent after registration closes on March 21, 2025.

Undergraduate enrollment	Administration fee
Fewer than 500	$630
500 to 999	$830
1,000 to 3,999	$1000
4,000 to 7,999	$1430
8,000 to 12,000	$1900
More than 12,000	$2380