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Comparison of NSSE Institutions to All Four-Year Institutions
NSSE 2005 schools closely resemble the national profile of four-year colleges and universities in all areas. Baccalaureate-General institutions as defined by the 2000 Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education were slightly underrepresented. Public institutions were slightly overrepresented. The inclusion of a broad array of campuses in NSSE 2005, including specialized institutions, insures that the results reflect the experiences of students attending four-year public and private colleges and universities from all regions of the country and different types of settings.
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NSSE 2005 Institutions and
all U. S. Four-Year Colleges and Universities
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NSSE 2005 |
National |
| Carnegie Classification |
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| Doc/Res - Ext |
11% |
11% |
| Doc/Res - Int |
8% |
8% |
| Master's I & II |
47% |
43% |
| Bac - Liberal Arts |
19% |
16% |
| Bac - General |
15% |
23% |
| Sector |
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| Public 4-year |
47% |
38% |
| Private 4-year |
53% |
62% |
| Region |
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| Far West |
10% |
10% |
| Great Lakes |
14% |
15% |
| Mideast |
19% |
19% |
| New England |
10% |
9% |
| Plains |
11% |
11% |
| Rocky Mountains |
3% |
3% |
| Southeast |
26% |
25% |
| Southwest |
7% |
7% |
| Location |
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| Large city (>250,000) |
18% |
19% |
| Mid-size city (<250,000) |
30% |
29% |
| Urban fringe large city |
17% |
16% |
| Urban fringe mid-size city |
8% |
8% |
| Large town (>25,000) |
4% |
4% |
| Small town (<5,000) |
18% |
17% |
| Rural |
5% |
6% |
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Note: Percentages are based on U.S. postsecondary institutions that award baccalaureate degrees. NSSE-participating or other national institutions that do not share these characteristics were not included. Totals may not sum to 100% due to rounding error.
Source: National data are from the 2004 IPEDS Institutional Characteristics File.
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