National Survey of Student Engagement
The National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE), referred to as "nessie," is a survey of college first-year students and seniors designed to assess how involved students are in practices associated with high levels of learning. The survey is intended to be useful for institutional improvement and for public accountability. Because it is a national survey it provides comparison information of institutions. Questions fall into three broad categories.
- Institutional actions and requirements: specific items about curriculum (research projects, writing, reading).
- Student behavior: time spent in/out of class doing various things.
- Student reactions to college: students' perceptions of quality of own experiences. WCU's administration of the NSSE was entirely web-based.
PASSHE Consortium
The Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) institutions form a consortium for the NSSE administration. WCU is one of the PASSHE consortium participants. Not all PASSHE consortium participants administer the survey every year. For example, WCU has administered the survey in 2008, 2010, and then again in 2012. Consortium participants are allowed to include 20 additional questions on topics not covered by the core NSSE survey, e.g. advising and course availability. Therefore, the summary of our NSSE results includes information that is not part of the regular NSSE survey.
Selected sample of NSSE results at WCU:
NSSE 2022 Pocket Guide Report (PDF)
NSSE 2019 Pocket Guide Report (PDF)
NSSE 2018 Pocket Guide Report (PDF)
NSSE 2016 Pocket Guide Report (PDF)
NSSE 2014 Pocket Guide Report (PDF)
NSSE 2013 Pocket Guide Report (PDF)
NSSE 2012 Results and Comparisons 2008/2010/2012 (PPT)
NSSE 2012 Pocket Guide Report (PDF)
NSSE 2010 Pocket Guide Report (PDF)
NSSE 2008 Pocket Guide Report (PDF)
Using NSSE Data in Student Affairs (PPT)
Alumni Surveys
Recent First Destination Survey results can be found at the link below.
- 2016-17 West Chester University Undergraduate Alumni Survey Results Summary
- 2016-17 West Chester University Graduate Alumni Survey Results Summary
- 2015-16 West Chester University Undergraduate Alumni Survey Results Summary
- 2015-16 West Chester University Graduate Alumni Survey Results Summary
- 2014-15 West Chester University Undergraduate Alumni Survey Results Summary
- 2014-15 West Chester University Graduate Alumni Survey Results Summary
- Voluntary System of Accountability: Undergraduate First Destination Survey (Spring 2017)
- Voluntary System of Accountability: Graduate First Destination Survey (Spring 2017)
- Voluntary System of Accountability: Undergraduate First Destination Survey (Fall 2016)
- Voluntary System of Accountability: Graduate First Destination Survey (Fall 2016)
- Voluntary System of Accountability: Undergraduate First Destination Survey (Spring 2016)
- Voluntary System of Accountability: Graduate First Destination Survey (Spring 2016)
- Voluntary System of Accountability: Undergraduate First Destination Survey (Fall 2015)
- Voluntary System of Accountability: Graduate First Destination Survey (Fall 2015)
- Voluntary System of Accountability: Undergraduate First Destination Survey (Spring 2015)
- Voluntary System of Accountability: Graduate First Destination Survey (Spring 2015)
- Voluntary System of Accountability: Undergraduate Future Plans Survey (Fall 2014)
- Voluntary System of Accountability: Graduate Future Plans Survey (Fall 2014)
- Voluntary System of Accountability: Undergraduate Future Plans Survey (Spring 2014)
- Voluntary System of Accountability: Graduate Future Plans Survey (Spring 2014)
- Voluntary System of Accountability: Undergraduate Future Plans Survey (Fall 2013)
- Voluntary System of Accountability: Graduate Future Plans Survey (Fall 2013)
- Undergraduate Alumni Survey 2012
- Graduate Alumni Survey 2012
- Voluntary System of Accountability: Future Plans Survey (Spring 2012)
- Voluntary System of Accountability: Future Plans Survey (Spring 2011)
- Voluntary System of Accountability: Future Plans Survey (Spring 2010)
- Voluntary System of Accountability: Future Plans Survey (Fall 2009)
- Voluntary System of Accountability: Future Plans Survey (Spring 2009)
- WCU results of the PASSHE Alumni One-Year Satisfaction Survey (2007-08)
- PASSHE Alumni One-Year Satisfaction Survey (2006-07)
- WCU results of the PASSHE Alumni One-Year Satisfaction Survey (2006-07)
- PASSHE Alumni One-Year Satisfaction Survey (2005-06)
- WCU results of the PASSHE Alumni One-Year Satisfaction Survey (2005-06)