NSSE

National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE)

The National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) collects information each year in its College Student Report. Hundreds of four-year colleges and universities are surveyed about first-year and senior students’ participation in programs and activities that institutions provide for their learning and personal development. The results provide an estimate of how undergraduates spend their time and what they gain from attending college.

The NSSE provides participating institutions with a variety of reports (see below for more information about each report). These NSSE-generated reports typically summarize responses for WSU first-year students and seniors, alongside responses from students from one or more customized comparison groups of peer institutions (see the “Selected Comparison Group – All Universities” report each year for more information).