Welcome to the BCSSE Report Builder

You choose the group. We'll show you the results.

The BCSSE Report Builder is a public interactive tool that instantly generates reports of your choosing. The tool draws from a secure database of responses from the three most recent years of BCSSE, and can be queried using any combination of student and institutional characteristics. Variable options include individual items and scales.

The report generator will guide you through a series of steps to filter the data and produce tables of items or scales according to your selections.

Step 1: SELECT REPORT VARIABLES – BCSSE SCALES OR ITEMS
Choose whether you want scale statistics or item frequencies in your report.

Step 2: SELECT A COLUMN VARIABLE
Choose a category variable that will define groups for your report columns (e.g., Carnegie 2010 Basic Classification, enrollment size, gender, or race/ethnicity).

Step 3: SELECT INSTITUTIONS
Select the type of institutions you want included in the report
(e.g., region, enrollment size).

Step 4: SELECT STUDENTS
Select the student characteristics to include in the data
(e.g., gender, first-generation).

Step 5: RUN THE REPORT
Review your selections and run the report.

Step 1: Select Report Variables > >

Step 1: SELECT REPORT VARIABLES – SCALES OR ITEMS

Choose whether you want scale statistics or item frequencies in your report.

Select report variables

BCSSE scale statistics
Item frequencies

In the order they appear on the survey

Select up to three sets of items.

High School Experiences

Curriculum (Questions 2-6, 10, 12: 15 items)
Reading and writing (Question 7: 4 items)
Time spent on various activities (Question 8: 4 items)
Academic engagement (Question 9: 13 items)
Co-curricular involvement (Question 11: 9 items)

College Experiences

Expected time use (Question 13: 4 items)
Expected engagement (Question 14: 15 items)
Expected perseverance (Question 15: 6 items)
Expected transition difficulty (Question 16: 6 items)
Perceived academic preparation (Question 17: 7 items)
Campus environment (Question 18: 6 items)
Future expectations (Questions 21-23, 25: 4 items)

According to the BCSSE Scales

Select up to three sets of items.

High School Academic Engagement
Expected Academic Engagement
Expected Academic Perseverance
Expected Academic Difficulty
Perceived Academic Preparation
Importance of Campus Environment

Step 2: Select a Column Variable

Choose a column variable

Carnegie 2010 Basic Classification

Select the categories you want to display in the columns.
select all | unselect all

Doctorate-granting Universities
Master’s Colleges and Universities
Baccalaureate Colleges

Enrollment size (total undergraduate enrollment)

Select the categories you want to display in the columns.
select all | unselect all

Small (fewer than 2,500)
Medium (2,500-4,999)
Large (5,000-9,999)
Very large (more than 10,000)

Control (public or private)

'Public' and 'Private' will be reported in separate columns.

Gender

'Male' and 'Female' will be reported in separate columns.

First-generation

'First-Generation' and 'Not First-Generation' will be reported in separate columns.

Race or ethnicity

Select the categories you want to display in the columns.
select all | unselect all

African American/Black
American Indian/Alaska Native
Asian/Pacific Islander
Caucasian/White
Hispanic

Step 3: Select Institutions

Customize by Institutional Characteristics

Select a category and then select the desired characteristics.

Step 4: Select Students

Customize by Student Characteristics

Select a category and then select the desired characteristics.

Gender

Select the categories you want to include in the report.
select all | unselect all

Male
Female

First-generation

Select the categories you want to include in the report.
select all | unselect all

No
Yes

High school grades (self-reported)

Select the categories you want to include in the report.
select all | unselect all

A or A-
B+ or lower

Race or ethnicity 

Select the categories you want to include in the report.
select all | unselect all

African American/Black
American Indian/Alaska Native
Asian/Pacific Islander
Caucasian/White
Hispanic
Other
Multi-racial/ethnic
Unknown
Foreign

Include ALL Students

Step 5: Run the Report

Review your selections below and click SUBMIT to run your report.