NSSE has provided invaluable information to administrators, faculty, and staff across the seven University of Maine campuses needed to make changes to improve the student experience.
James H. Breece, Vice Chancellor for Academic and Student Affairs, University of Maine System
Quick Facts about NSSE
| Project: | National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) |
| Project Support: |
The NSSE was launched with support from The Pew Charitable Trusts and is currently self-supported through institutional participation fees. Project research is also supported by grants from Lumina Foundation for Education and the Center of Inquiry in the Liberal Arts at Wabash College. |
| Survey Name: | The National Survey of Student Engagement |
| NSSE Director: | Alexander C. McCormick |
| Survey Design: | National design team chaired by Peter Ewell, National Center for Higher Education Management Systems |
| Administration: | Indiana University Center for Postsecondary Research in cooperation with the Indiana University Center for Survey Research |
| NSSE Colleges and Universities: | |
| About 1200 different colleges and universities have participated in NSSE. | |
| NSSE 2009: | 643 colleges and universities participated in the spring 2009 administration. |
| NSSE 2008: | 774 colleges and universities participated in the spring 2008 administration. |
| NSSE 2007: | 610 colleges and universities participated in the spring 2007 administration. |
| NSSE 2006: | 557 colleges and universities participated in the spring 2006 administration. |
| NSSE 2005: | 529 colleges and universities participated in the spring 2005 administration. |
| NSSE 2004: | 473 colleges and universities participated in the spring 2004 administration. |
| NSSE 2003: | 437 colleges and universities participated in the spring 2003 administration. |
| NSSE 2002: | 367 colleges and universities participated in the spring 2002 administration. |
| NSSE 2001: | 321 colleges and universities participated in the spring 2001 administration. |
| NSSE 2000: | 276 colleges and universities participated in the spring 2000 administration. |
| 1999 Pilots: | Approximately 70 colleges and universities participated in the spring and fall, 1999 pilots |