The NSSE and BCSSE surveys help IU administration understand how students engage with their undergraduate education at the beginning and end of their time at IU.
Skip to the bottom to see the results overviews from the 2024 surveys!
National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE)
IU Bloomington administers the NSSE survey every three years to all first-year and senior students. NSSE consists of questions about:
- students’ engagement with faculty
- participation in extra-curricular activities
- their school and work practices
- other experiences they have while at IU Bloomington
In addition to questions about students’ practices, NSSE evaluates students’ perceptions of topics like diversity on campus and their satisfaction with IU’s academic services like advising. The data collected from the NSSE survey have been used to shape the administration’s understanding of its own progress and where IU Bloomington could still improve.
Explore the full results in Tableau →
Beginning College Survey of Student Engagement (BCSSE)
The BCSSE survey measures entering first-year students’ high school academic and co-curricular experiences as well as their expectations for participating in educationally purposeful activities during the first college year. BCSSE results, especially when examined alongside NSSE data from the following spring, can inform initiatives to enhance the first-year experience with recognized effective educational practices. BCSSE results may be used in many ways including:
- academic advising
- retention efforts
- first-year program design and evaluation
- accreditation and self-studies
- faculty and staff development
- recruitment
For additional information, please contact Dr. James S. Cole, BCSSE project manager.
NSSE & BCSSE Results Overviews
Highlights include the high-impact practices (HIPs) students are engaging with most and how well-prepared incoming students are for college academic tasks.
Thanks to Quinn West for making these helpful overview graphics! Click on each image to explore the full-size versions.
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