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National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) – Whitworth Report

The National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) is designed to obtain, on an annual basis, information from scores of colleges and universities nationwide about student participation in programs and activities that institutions provide for their learning and personal development. The results will provide an estimate of how undergraduates spend their time and what they gain from attending college. Survey items on The National Survey of Student Engagement represent empirically confirmed "good practices" in undergraduate education. That is, they reflect behaviors by students and institutions that are associated with desired outcomes of college.

The Whitworth 2007 benchmark comparisons (PDF) contains mean scores given by first-year and senior Whitworth students on the five NSSE categories: Level of Academic Challenge, Active and Collaborative Learning, Student-Faculty Interaction, Enriching Educational Experiences, and Supportive Campus Environment. The report also contains comparisons of Whitworth's mean scores to mean scores of participating schools in the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities, Carnegie peer schools and all NSSE schools.