Annual Results

Engagement Insights: Survey Findings on the Quality of Undergraduate Education

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This report focuses on the theme “Engagement in a Democratic Society,” offering valuable insight into how students participate in civic learning and political discourse during college.

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Welcome to Engagement Insights, NSSE’s recurring dissemination of selected research findings and institutional stories that have broad relevance to the improvement of undergraduate education.

This report draws from our previous year's data collection and research activities to address timely issues higher education, with special value for institutions that participate in NSSE. In addition to new findings, we feature related webinars, examples of institutional use, suggestions for institutional assessment, faculty insights, and more. You can also find examples of how institutions put NSSE data to use, documented in our series Lessons from the Field.

Banner photo courtesy of Austin College

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Topics Have Included

The importance of relationships in engagement
How to use survey results in assessing diversity, equity, and inclusion
The pandemic and student engagement
Entering NSSE's third decade: retrospective and prospective
Has student engagement changed over time?
Senior participation in career-related programs and events
Inclusiveness and engagement with cultural diversity
Major differences: examining engagement by field of study
Much more!

A collage of three past covers of the Annual Results publication.

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NSSE is an invaluable source of information that colleges and universities draw on to better understand how students spend their time and what they derive from their college experience.
Ora Hirsch Pescovitz, President, Oakland University