Using NSSE Data sections from the NSSE Institutional Report 2002-2008
Examples compiled from the collective experience of participating NSSE schools, provide a broad overview of the possibilities for institutions to use their data in meaningful ways.
2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002
Using NSSE Data in Student Affairs
Examples of how student affairs departments, often in collaboration with academic affairs, have used NSSE data to initiate programs that support assessment and improvement efforts.
Using NSSE to Assess the First-Year Experience
Examples of how institutions have focused on learning communities, first-year programs, and other initiatives to maximize student success and persistence.
Assessing General Education Learning Outcomes: NSSE Benchmarks and Institutional Practice
How American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) Colleges and Universities Are Using Their NSSE Data
Brief summaries of how AASCU schools have used NSSE data to examine aspects of student engagement that need attention, develop first-year experience programs, modify general education programs, create strategic plans, and support assessment and accountability studies.
How the Council of Independent Colleges (CIC) Institutions are Using NSSE Data
How small and mid-sized private colleges and universities are using their NSSE data to document the effectiveness and quality of their undergraduate programs.
How Institutions Encourage Student Participation and Disseminate Results
Samples of flyers and incentives to promote student participation in the NSSE survey. Also examples of brochures that inform internal and external audiences of NSSE results.
Examples of Institutional Web Sites That Publicly Display NSSE Results
According to a Reliable Source: Students Tell It Like It Is about Their St. Lawrence Education
An example of NSSE use in alumni communications published in the St. Lawrence University Magazine (Spring 2007). The article provides background on the NSSE survey and explains how it can be used as a tool to assess student engagement and effective educational practices using in-depth highlights from St. Lawrence's 2006 NSSE results.
A Blueprint for Campus Accountability
Lessons from the Pace University Experience
Engaging with Other Learners Outside of the Classroom
An assessment brief from Miami University, Ohio, that explores to what degree first-year and senior students who participated in the 2005 survey engaged in learning activities outside of the classroom.