National Survey of Student Engagement
Overview
The National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) is a survey tool used to measure student engagement at CSU. The NSSE collects information from first-year and senior undergraduates at hundreds of universities about their participation in programs and activities relevant to their learning and personal development.
Visit the National Survey of Student Engagement for more information regarding the benchmarks or additional survey description.
Results
The results provide an estimate of how students spend their time (which we know influences their success) and can be used as an indirect measure of student learning and development.
The most critical items are used to build Engagement Indicators which are believed to reflect student behaviors and institutional features that are powerful contributors to student learning and personal development.
Support
Campus programs interested in researching specific CSU populations using the NSSE results are invited to contact the Office of Institutional Research Planning and Effectiveness to request support by emailing IR Help.
Note: Reports are available for download as Excel or PDF documents that may not open within your browser window. Please check your default download location.
| Report | Year | Report Creator/Author |
|---|---|---|
| Engagement Constructs Comparison Report | 2022 (Excel), 2019 (Excel) | NSSE |
| Mean and Frequency Report | 2022 (Excel), 2019 (Excel) | NSSE |
| Multi-year Benchmark Report | 2022 (Excel), 2019 (Excel) | NSSE |
| Respondent Characteristics | 2022 (Excel), 2019 (Excel) | NSSE |
| Selected Comparison Groups | 2022, 2019 (Excel) | NSSE |
| Snapshot Comparisons | 2022 (Excel), 2019 (Excel) | NSSE |
| High-Impact Practices | 2022 (Excel), 2019 (Excel) | NSSE |
| Academic Advising Module | 2022 (Excel) | CSU |
| First-Year Experiences and Senior Transitions | 2019 (Excel) | CSU |
| Inclusiveness and Engagement with Cultural Diversity | 2022 (Excel), 2019 (Excel) | CSU |
| Executive Summary | 2022 (Excel), 2019 (Excel) | CSU |
| Student Experience in Brief | 2012, 2009 | CSU |
| Academic Advising Revisions (AAR) | 2020 (PDF) | CSU |
| Pulse Survey Results | Fall 2020 (PDF) | CSU |
| Internal Variation Report | 2016-2022 (IR Interactive Report) | CSU |
| Results Overview | 2019 (PDF) | CSU |