The average institutional response rates for U.S. institutions in NSSE 2023 listed below are based on census-administered and randomly sampled participants only. Data were excluded from institutions participating in special research projects, that had nonstandard population files or survey administrations, or when otherwise noted that institutional characteristics were not available.
| N | Overall Response Rate (%) | First-year Response Rate (%) | Senior Response Rate (%) | ||
| Overalla | 471 | 26 | 27 | 26 | |
| Institutional Control | Public | 208 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
| Private | 263 | 30 | 31 | 30 | |
| Carnegie Classificationb | Doc/Very High | 30 | 19 | 21 | 18 |
| Doc/High | 43 | 23 | 24 | 22 | |
| Doc/Professional | 42 | 26 | 28 | 25 | |
| Master’s L | 113 | 22 | 22 | 23 | |
| Master’s M | 54 | 24 | 26 | 24 | |
| Master’s S | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | |
| Bac/A&S | 76 | 33 | 34 | 31 | |
| Bac/Diverse | 66 | 29 | 28 | 30 | |
| Institutional Locale | City | 200 | 25 | 26 | 25 |
| Suburb | 123 | 26 | 26 | 25 | |
| Town | 121 | 27 | 27 | 27 | |
| Rural | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | |
| Regionc | New England | 50 | 26 | 27 | 25 |
| Mid East | 80 | 27 | 28 | 26 | |
| Great Lakes | 84 | 26 | 27 | 26 | |
| Plains | 46 | 30 | 31 | 29 | |
| Southeast | 108 | 26 | 27 | 26 | |
| Southwest | 36 | 22 | 22 | 23 | |
| Rocky Mountains | 11 | 23 | 23 | 24 | |
| Far West | 47 | 23 | 24 | 23 | |
| Total Undergraduate Enrollment | Up to 500 | 12 | 40 | 41 | 41 |
| 501 to 1,000 | 51 | 34 | 34 | 35 | |
| 1,001 to 2,000 | 111 | 30 | 31 | 29 | |
| 2,001 to 3,000 | 73 | 30 | 31 | 28 | |
| 3,001 to 5,000 | 67 | 23 | 23 | 23 | |
| 5,001 to 10,000 | 82 | 20 | 20 | 19 | |
| 10,001 to 20,000 | 41 | 18 | 19 | 18 | |
| More than 20,000 | 34 | 20 | 20 | 19 | |
| Full-time Student Percentage | 90% or more | 196 | 28 | 30 | 27 |
| 80% to 89% | 132 | 25 | 25 | 26 | |
| 60% to 79% | 97 | 23 | 24 | 23 | |
| Less than 60% | 46 | 23 | 23 | 24 | |
| Female Student Percentage | 90% or more | 10 | 37 | 40 | 35 |
| 70% to 89% | 27 | 29 | 30 | 28 | |
| 60% to 69% | 147 | 25 | 25 | 24 | |
| 50% to 59% | 213 | 26 | 27 | 26 | |
| 30% to 49% | 62 | 26 | 26 | 26 | |
| Less than 30% | 12 | 25 | 27 | 24 |
- Includes 16 institutions not included in the NSSE 2023 Overview because they had too few respondents for inclusion in comparison groups. Institutions with first-year student data numbered 469 and those with senior data numbered 471.
- "Other" Carnegie types were not included (19 institutions).
- Four institutions in "Outlying Areas" and five "U.S. service" institution were not included.