NSSE Administration and Sample

The most recent NSSE administration at Southeastern was during Spring 2010. Students received an electronic invitation to participate in the survey,with a link where students could complete the survey via the web. Follow-ups included e-mail reminders and hard copy surveys to random non-respondents

A random sample of 1,662 freshmen and 1,808 seniors was selected for administration. A total of 555 freshmen (33% response rate) and 719 seniors (40% response rate) completed the survey, for an overall response rate of 37%.This response rate is higher than the University of Louisiana system overall (27%), Masters Colleges and Universities, Larger Programs (31%), and SREB Four-Year 3 institutions (26%). Below are some demographic characteristics of the respondents.

Freshmen

Seniors

Full-Time

94%

83%

Part-Time

6%

17%

Female

69%

71%

Male

31%

29%

American Indian / Alaskan Native

1%

1%

Asian / Pacific Islander

6%

1%

Black, Non-Hispanic

15%

14%

Hispanic

1%

2%

White, Non-Hispanic

68%

72%

Other / Did not Respond

8%

10%

Non-Traditional (24 or older)

7%

47%

Traditional (younger than 24)

93%

53%

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