Response Rate Summary

Click a category below to see a breakdown of average response rates by different institutional types.

Carnegie Classification

	Institutional Types	Number of Institutions	Average Response Rate
	Doctoral-Extensive	53	33%
	Doctoral-Intensive	40	32%
	Master's	225	36%
	Baccalaurate Liberal Arts	93	49%
	Baccalaurate General Colleges	69	39%

Institutional Control (Public/Private)

	Institutional Types	Number of Institutions	Average Response Rate
	Public	240	33%
	Private	278	45%

NSSE Administration Mode

	Institutional Types	Number of Institutions	Average Response Rate
	Paper	172	35%
	Web Only	167	42%
	Web Plus	189	39%

Barron's Selectivity Rating (Noncompetitive to Most Competitive)

	Institutional Types	Number of Institutions	Average Response Rate
	Noncompetitive	32	32%
	Less Competitive	73	34%
	Competitive	197	36%
	Competitive Plus	26	38%
	Very Competitive	107	42%
	Very Competitive Plus	23	51%
	Highly Competitive	39	43%
	Highly Competitive Plus	17	52%
	Most Competitive	14	55%

Institutional Locale (Large City to Rural)

	Institutional Types	Number of Institutions	Average Response Rate
	Large City	100	38%
	Mid-size city	159	39%
	Urban fringe of large city	91	38%
	Urban fringe of mid-size city	38	36%
	Large town	22	36%
	Small town	93	42%
	Rural	25	40%

Region

	Institutional Types	Number of Institutions	Average Response Rate
	New England	49	40%
	Mid East	96	38%
	Great Lakes	76	41%
	Plains	55	44%
	Southeast	137	38%
	Southwest	34	30%
	Rocky Mountains	12	40%
	Far West	52	38%
	Canada	10	43%

Total Undergraduate Enrollment

	Institutional Types	Number of Institutions	Average Response Rate
	Less than 500	12	52%
	Between 501 and 1000	43	50%
	Between 1001 and 2000	123	43%
	Between 2001 and 3000	69	42%
	Between 3001 and 5000	88	39%
	Between 5001 and 10000	88	32%
	Between 10001 and 20000	80	32%
	More than 20000	25	31%

Full-time Student Percentage

	Institutional Types	Number of Institutions	Average Response Rate
	More than 90% Full-time	202	44%
	Between 80% and 90% Full-time	139	36%
	Between 60% and 80% Full-time	128	35%
	Less than 60% Full-time	49	34%

Female Student Percentage

	Institutional Types	Number of Institutions	Average Response Rate
	More than 90% Female	17	55%
	Between 70% and 90% Female	34	39%
	Between 60% and 70% Female	157	38%
	Between 50% and 60% Female	243	38%
	Between 30% and 50% Female	52	37%
	Less than 30% Female	15	53%