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% |