NSSE Results

NSSE 2009 Response Rate Information

Table does not include results for 10 NSSE 2009 institutions that participated as part of a special research program.
		Number of Institutions	Average Response Rate
Overall		630	36%

Class Standing	First-Year Class	626	33%
Class Standing	Senior Class	629	39%

NSSE Administration Mode	Paper	39	31%
	Web-only	412	37%
	Web+	179	34%

Institutional Control	Public	247	28%
Institutional Control	Private	368	41%

Carnegie Classification	Doc RU-VH	31	30%
	Doc RU-H	57	30%
	Doc DRU	31	30%
	Masters-L	146	31%
	Masters-M	71	35%
	Masters-S	43	37%
	Bac-AS	88	46%
	Bac-Diverse	110	40%

Barron's Selectivity Rating (Noncompetitive to Most Competitive)	Noncompetitive	31	29%
	Less competitive	66	29%
	Competitive	280	36%
	Very Competitive	116	40%
	Highly Competitive	39	40%
	Most Competitive	18	41%

Institutional Locale	City	304	33%
	Suburb	122	40%
	Town	136	39%
	Rural	51	37%

Region	New England	48	41%
	Mid East	113	35%
	Great Lakes	97	38%
	Plains	63	40%
	Southeast	162	35%
	Southwest	57	28%
	Rocky Mountains	19	35%
	Far West	52	34%

Total Undergraduate Enrollment	Up to 500	14	44%
	Between 501 and 1000	62	46%
	Between 1001 and 2000	141	41%
	Between 2001 and 3000	97	37%
	Between 3001 and 5000	91	34%
	Between 5001 and 10000	90	29%
	Between 10001 and 20000	80	27%
	More than 20000	40	28%

Full-time Student Percentage	More than 90%	280	40%
	More than 80%, up to 90%	152	33%
	More than 60%, up to 80%	145	32%
	Up to 60%	37	31%

Female Student Percentage	More than 90%	17	50%
	More than 70%, up to 90%	45	36%
	More than 60%, up to 70%	163	35%
	More than 50%, up to 60%	284	35%
	More than 30%, up to 50%	86	37%
	Up to 30%	19	35%