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NSSE

National Survey of Student Engagement

In spring 2022, all first-year students and seniors were invited to participate in the National Survey of Student Engagement or NSSE. The NSSE can provide WMU with valuable information about students' educational experiences in and outside of the classroom. This information can be used to improve programs and services for all students. Thank you to those who completed the survey. By sharing your voice, you will be helping to make positive change at WMU.

Results of the survey are available now. To access the full reports:

WMU 2022 NSSE results

If you are interested in learning more or for questions, contact Karen Stokes Chapo.

What is the NSSE?

WMU participates in the NSSE every four years (a policy implemented in 2013) to learn about first-year and senior students' participation in programs and activities that provide for their learning and personal development. The results provide an estimate of how undergraduates spend their time and what they gain from attending college. We can then compare our results to the hundreds of four-year colleges and universities who also participate in the survey. By doing this comparison, we can then identify aspects of the undergraduate experience inside and outside the classroom that can be improved through changes in policies and practices more consistent with good practices in undergraduate education.

This information can also be used by prospective college students, their parents, college counselors, academic advisors, institutional research officers, and researchers to learn more about how students spend their time at WMU as well as at other colleges and universities and what they gain from their experiences.

To learn more about the NSSE go to: nsse.indiana.edu

Click on the buttons below to view information and reports for the year you are interested in. Note that if you do not see a particular year, WMU did not participate in the NSSE that year. If you have any questions, please contact us.

Select highlights from the WMU 2022 NSSE

 

2017       2013       2011
2010 2009 2008
2006 2003 2002

Longitudinal Reports

Below are links to longitudinal reports we have compiled that compare data from several of the administrations of the NSSE.

Executive snapshot comparison (2008-2011)

Respondent characteristics comparison (2008-2011)

Seven-year comparison of all questions (2002-2011)