NSSE 2008 Results

		Number of Institutions	Average Response Rate
Overall		763	37%

Class Standing	First-Year Class	758	35%
Class Standing	Senior Class	762	40%

NSSE Administration Mode	Paper	67	32%
	Web-only	463	39%
	Web+	233	35%

Institutional Control	Public	300	31%
Institutional Control	Private	414	42%

Carnegie Classification	Doc RU-VH	29	30%
	Doc RU-H	44	31%
	Doc DRU	30	32%
	Masters-L	173	32%
	Masters-M	84	35%
	Masters-S	46	35%
	Bac-AS	140	46%
	Bac-Diverse	104	40%
	Other	113	40%

Barron's Selectivity Rating (Noncompetitive to Most Competitive)	Noncompetitive	26	27%
	Less competitive	78	28%
	Competitive	303	36%
	Very Competitive	142	40%
	Highly Competitive	56	44%
	Most Competitive	22	52%

Institutional Locale	City	333	34%
	Suburb	154	38%
	Town	173	41%
	Rural	53	40%

Region	New England	68	40%
	Mid East	160	37%
	Great Lakes	104	40%
	Plains	78	43%
	Southeast	180	35%
	Southwest	44	31%
	Rocky Mountains	24	31%
	Far West	55	34%

Total Undergraduate Enrollment	Less than 500	28	48%
	Between 501 and 1000	70	45%
	Between 1001 and 2000	191	42%
	Between 2001 and 3000	110	39%
	Between 3001 and 5000	102	34%
	Between 5001 and 10000	113	30%
	Between 10001 and 20000	72	28%
	More than 20000	27	29%

Full-time Student Percentage	More than 90% Full-time Enrollment	351	41%
	Between 80% and 90% Full-time Enrollment	187	34%
	Between 60% and 80% Full-time Enrollment	139	32%
	Less than 60% Full-time Enrollment	34	33%

Female Student Percentage	More than 90% Female	27	49%
	Between 70% and 90% Female	52	35%
	Between 60% and 70% Female	178	35%
	Between 50% and 60% Female	343	37%
	Between 30% and 50% Female	93	37%
	Less than 30% Female	20	45%