NSSE Report Builder

Data File Summary

Institution

Student

		First-Year (N=320,566)	Senior (N=387,634)	Institutions¹

Athletic Affiliation²
	NCAA Division I	38%	42%	22%
	NCAA Division II	15%	16%	20%
	NCAA Division III	17%	15%	26%
	National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics	6%	6%	13%
	Data not available	25%	20%	19%
Barron's Profile of American Colleges Selectivity Index²
	Noncompetitive	2%	3%	4%
	Less competitive	6%	7%	9%
	Competitive	34%	38%	41%
	Very Competitive	20%	21%	18%
	Highly to Most Competitive	12%	11%	10%
	Data not available	25%	20%	19%
Carnegie 2010 Basic Classification²
	Research Universities (very high research activity)	14%	15%	5%
	Research Universities (high research activity)	11%	14%	7%
	Doctoral/Research Universities	5%	6%	5%
	Master's Colleges and Universities (larger programs)	25%	27%	25%
	Master's Colleges and Universities (medium programs)	7%	7%	10%
	Master's Colleges and Universities (smaller programs)	3%	3%	6%
	Baccalaureate Colleges—Arts & Sciences	8%	6%	14%
	Baccalaureate Colleges—Diverse Fields	7%	6%	16%
	Other	2%	2%	5%
	Data not available	19%	13%	7%
Control
	Public	68%	70%	44%
	Private	32%	30%	56%
Enrollment Size (total undergraduate enrollment)
	Small (fewer than 2,500)	16%	14%	42%
	Medium (2,500-4,999)	16%	14%	22%
	Large (5,000-9,999)	18%	18%	17%
	Very large (10,000 or more)	50%	54%	20%
	Data not available	0%	0%	0%
Locale²
	City	44%	50%	45%
	Suburban	15%	15%	19%
	Town	16%	16%	21%
	Rural	5%	5%	8%
	Data not available	19%	14%	7%
Minority-Serving Institution²
	Not a minority-serving institution	78%	83%	86%
	Historically black colleges and universities	2%	1%	4%
	Hispanic-serving institution	1%	2%	2%
	Tribal college or university	0%	0%	0%
	Other minority-serving institution	0%	0%	1%
	Data not available	19%	13%	7%
U.S. Region and Canada
	New England	6%	5%	8%
	Mid East	15%	14%	18%
	Great Lakes	15%	15%	15%
	Plains	8%	8%	10%
	Southeast	21%	21%	24%
	Southwest	5%	8%	6%
	Rocky Mountains	3%	4%	3%
	Far West	8%	10%	8%
	Outlying Areas	0%	0%	1%
	Canada	19%	13%	7%

¹ About 1,100 institutions are included in the data. The precise number is not reported to prevent estimation of an individual institution’s results.

² Not available for Canadian institutions

		First-Year (N=309,184)	Senior (N=393,688)

Age²
	19 or younger	71%	0%
	20 through 23	8%	58%
	24 through 29	3%	15%
	30 through 39	2%	9%
	40 through 55	2%	7%
	Over 55	0%	1%
	Missing	14%	10%
Distance education status²
	No	83%	83%
	Yes	3%	6%
	Missing	14%	11%
Enrollment status¹
	Part-time	6%	16%
	Full-time	94%	84%
First-generation student²
	No	49%	49%
	Yes	36%	40%
	Missing	15%	11%
Gender¹
	Male	35%	37%
	Female	65%	63%
Grades²
	Mostly A's	36%	43%
	Mostly B's	40%	42%
	Mostly C's or lower	10%	5%
	Missing	14%	10%
Major field category²
	Arts and Humanities	11%	13%
	Biological Sciences	9%	7%
	Business	11%	16%
	Education	6%	7%
	Engineering	6%	6%
	Physical Sciences	3%	3%
	Other Professional	10%	9%
	Social Sciences	11%	14%
	Other	12%	13%
	Undecided	3%	0%
	Missing	18%	12%
Race or ethnicity¹
	African American/Black	6%	6%
	American Indian/Alaska Native	1%	1%
	Asian/Pacific Islander	3%	3%
	Caucasian/White	45%	52%
	Hispanic	5%	5%
	Other	1%	1%
	Foreign	4%	4%
	Multi-racial/ethnic	2%	2%
	Unknown	3%	5%
	Missing	31%	22%
Residence status²
	Dormitory or other campus housing	52%	12%
	Residence within walking distance	7%	22%
	Residence within driving distance	23%	47%
	Fraternity or sorority house	0%	1%
	None of the above	4%	7%
	Missing	14%	10%
Student-athlete status²
	No	78%	85%
	Yes	8%	5%
	Missing	14%	10%

¹ Institution-reported

² Student-reported

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NSSE Report Builder: FYI

Here are all the tips, suggestions, and notes to help you make the most of the NSSE Report Builder:

Welcome Page

To protect the identities of institutions represented in the data, institutions will not be listed or named in the Report Builder. Results will only be given in aggregate form.
A minimum of six institutions and 250 students are required for results to be produced.

Step 1: Select Report Variables

We restrict the frequency reports to five sets of items to maintain the speed of the Report Builder. Feel free to run additional reports and select other sets of items.

Step 2: Select a Grouping Variable

If you select either Carnegie 2010 Basic Classification or enrollment size as a grouping variable, then each group in your result set must have at least six institutions. For the other grouping variables, only the total number of institutions returned must be more than six.
Carnegie 2010 Basic Classification is not available and ‘race or ethnicity’ is defined differently in Canada. Therefore, when these are selected as a grouping variable, data from Canadian institutions are excluded.

Step 3: Select Institutions

To maintain all institutions within a particular category (including those with missing data), be sure the category box is unselected.
If Carnegie 2010 Basic Classification or enrollment size is your grouping variable, then each group must contain at least six institutions.
Some criteria in combination include very few institutions. For example, you cannot produce a report of small or medium-sized public research universities.

Step 4: Select Students

The NSSE Report Builder produces reports for one class level at a time. To produce results for both first-year students and seniors, you will need to run two separate reports.
To maintain all students within a particular category (including those with missing data), be sure the category box is unselected.
For stable results, the number of students included in the results that are returned must be greater than 250.
Some criteria in combination include very few students. For example, restricting your report to the following selections will not generate the minimum 250 students:

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NSSE Benchmarks of Effective Educational Practice

To represent the multi-dimensional nature of student engagement at national, sector, institutional, and intra-institutional levels, NSSE developed five Benchmarks of Effective Educational Practice.

To learn more, click on an Benchmark below.

Benchmarks of Effective Educational Practice
Level of Academic Challenge Active and Collaborative Learning Student-Faculty Interaction Enriching Educational Experiences Supportive Campus Environment

Level of Academic Challenge
Challenging intellectual and creative work is central to student learning and collegiate quality. Colleges and universities promote high levels of student achievement by emphasizing the importance of academic effort and setting high expectations for student performance. Items include:

Hours spent preparing for class (studying, reading, writing, doing homework or lab work, etc.)
Number of assigned textbooks, books, or book-length packs of course readings
Number of written papers or reports of 20 pages or more, between 5 and 19 pages, and fewer than 5 pages
Coursework emphasizes: Analysis of the basic elements of an idea, experience or theory
Coursework emphasizes: Synthesis and organizing of ideas, information, or experiences into new, more complex interpretations and relationships
Coursework emphasizes: Making judgments about the value of information, arguments, or methods
Coursework emphasizes: Applying theories or concepts to practical problems or in new situations
Working harder than you thought you could to meet an instructor's standards or expectations
Campus environment emphasizes: Spending significant amount of time studying and on academic work

Active and Collaborative Learning
Students learn more when they are intensely involved in their education and asked to think about what they are learning in different settings. Collaborating with others in solving problems or mastering difficult material prepares students for the messy, unscripted problems they will encounter daily during and after college. Items include:

Asked questions in class or contributed to class discussions
Made a class presentation
Worked with other students on projects during class
Worked with classmates outside of class to prepare class assignments
Tutored or taught other students (paid or voluntary)
Participated in a community-based project (e.g., service learning) as part of a regular course
Discussed ideas from your readings or classes with others outside of class (students, family members, co-workers, etc.)

Student-Faculty Interaction
Students learn firsthand how experts think about and solve practical problems by interacting with faculty members inside and outside the classroom. As a result, their teachers become role models, mentors, and guides for continuous, life-long learning. Items include:

Discussed grades or assignments with an instructor
Talked about career plans with a faculty member or advisor
Discussed ideas from your readings or classes with faculty members outside of class
Worked with faculty members on activities other than coursework (committees, orientation, student-life activities, etc.)
Received prompt written or oral feedback from faculty on your academic performance
Worked on a research project with a faculty member outside of course or program requirements

Enriching Educational Experiences
Complementary learning opportunities enhance academic programs. Diversity experiences teach students valuable things about themselves and others. Technology facilitates collaboration between peers and instructors. Internships, community service, and senior capstone courses provide opportunities to integrate and apply knowledge. Items include:

Hours spent participating in co-curricular activities (organizations, campus publications, student gov., social fraternity or sorority, etc.)
Practicum, internship, field experience, co-op experience, or clinical assignment
Community service or volunteer work
Foreign language coursework and study abroad
Independent study or self-designed major
Culminating senior experience (capstone course, senior project or thesis, comprehensive exam, etc.)
Serious conversations with students of different religious beliefs, political opinions, or personal values
Serious conversations with students of a different race or ethnicity than your own
Using electronic medium (e.g., listserv, chat group, Internet, instant messaging, etc.) to discuss or complete an assignment
Campus environment encouraging contact among students from different economic, social, and racial or ethnic backgrounds
Participate in a learning community or some other formal program where groups of students take two or more classes together

Supportive Campus Environment
Students perform better and are more satisfied at colleges that are committed to their success and cultivate positive working and social relations among different groups on campus. Items include:

Campus environment provides the support you need to help you succeed academically
Campus environment helps you cope with your non-academic responsibilities (work, family, etc.)
Campus environment provides the support you need to thrive socially
Quality of relationships with other students
Quality of relationships with faculty members
Quality of relationships with administrative personnel and offices

Welcome to the NSSE Report Builder—Public

Step 1: Select Report Variables

Select Report Variables

Step 2: Select a Grouping Variable

Step 3: Select Institutions

Step 3 cont.: Select Institutions

Customize by Institutional Characteristics

Step 4: Select Students

Class level options:

Step 4 cont.: Select Students

Customize by Student Characteristics.

Step 5: Run the Report

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Data File Summary

NSSE Report Builder: FYI

Welcome Page

Step 1: Select Report Variables

Step 2: Select a Grouping Variable

Step 3: Select Institutions

Step 4: Select Students

NSSE Benchmarks of Effective Educational Practice

Step 3: Select Institutions

Select an option to determine the institutions included in your report. The "customize" option allows you to further refine your set of institutions by selecting characteristics within categories such as size, region, selectivity, etc. Select all U.S. and Canadian institutions Select only U.S. institutions Select only Canadian institutions Customize by institutional characteristics		Photo courtesy of Illinois College

Step 5: Run the Report

Review your selections then click SUBMIT to run your report.

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