National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) 2024

The National Survey of Student Experience (NSSE) is a national survey administered by the Center for Postsecondary Research within Indiana University’s School of Education. The survey annually collects information at hundreds of four-year colleges and universities about first-year and senior students' participation in programs and activities that institutions 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. NSSE provides participating institutions with a variety of reports that compare their students' responses with those of students at self-selected groups of comparison institutions. Comparisons are available for ten Engagement Indicators, six High-Impact Practices, and all individual survey questions. 

Explore the NSSE website.

When you take the time to tell us about your undergraduate experience at the University of Kansas, we take your responses very seriously. Participation in the survey provides KU with vital information about student experiences in and out of the classroom. The results drive campus-wide conversations and a set of recommendations for changes in policies and practices that support the success of all students and enhance the overall undergraduate experience.

NSSE captures the extent to which students report engaging in activities that promote academic challenge, foster interactions with peers and faculty, and contribute to a supportive campus environment. Students also report if they have participated or plan to participate in high-impact practices like learning communities, undergraduate research and service learning.

Data learned from NSSE can be used for assessment and improvement in a range of areas including: 

• Academic advising
• Accreditation 
• Enrollment management and recruiting
• Experiences with diversity
• Experiences with faculty
• Faculty and staff development
• First-year experience
• General education
• High-impact practices
• Planning and accountability
• Reporting by majors and programs
• Service-learning
• Student affairs
• Transfer student experience
• Writing programs

NSSE is one of KU's Campus Constituent Surveys for the Lawrence/Edwards campuses. Since 2022, these surveys follow a consistent process of planning, administration, analysis, engagement, and the creation of actionable recommendations. A Campus Constituent Surveys Implementation Team are then tasked with reviewing, prioritizing and communicating updates on recommendations three times a year promoting continuous improvement and transparency. 

As a Campus Constituent Survey, NSSE is a key process for assessing the success of Jayhawks Rising, our strategic plan.  

KU has surveyed first-year and senior students via the National Survey of Student Experience (NSSE) every three years since 2001. The only exception was in 2016, when all undergraduate students were surveyed via the Student Experience in the Research University (SERU) survey. 

You can overview reports from previous administrations on our Campus Constituent Surveys Archive webpage. 

Anyone with an active KU online ID can access internal data dashboards for NSSE results from 2018 and 2021.

All first-year and senior students enrolled at KU in the spring 2024 semester. 

Students classified as first-year students according to cumulative credit hours earned.

• All students (a) enrolled in the Fall 2023 semester and (b) expected to be classified as first-year students in Spring 2024 according to KU’s official records.
• Cumulative credit hours earned include any Fall 2023 credit hours being attempted but, exclude any Advanced Placement (AP) credits or other college credits earned prior to completing high school.

If you’re in your first year of courses at KU, you should be included in this population.

First try this link: nssesurvey.ku.edu

If that doesn't work, in your Web browser, type nssesurvey.org or scan this QR code: 

In the Login ID box, enter the login ID NSSE sent you in the email. 

If you prefer to contact us by email, please send messages to help@nssesurvey.org.

If you do not wish to participate in this study, please click on the survey link and select the button marked “I do not wish to participate.”

Data security:

NSSE takes data security seriously. To understand the various ways NSSE ensures data security, download our responses to Educause's The Higher Education Cloud Vendor Assessment Tool. Please refer to NSSE's Data Security Practices. 

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