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NSSE

National Survey of Student Engagement

Thank you to all of the students who participated in the WMU NSSE administration this past spring! We're truly grateful to everyone who took the time to provide us with your thoughtful feedback, and for sharing with us about your experiences while attending classes and participating in the WMU community. By sharing your voice, you are helping to make positive change at Western for all students now and in the years to come. We have received the results of our spring survey administration over the summer, and we're anxious to dig into them to learn where we can do things better.  

To view reports from our last survey administration, click on the link below:

WMU 2025 NSSE results

If you are interested in learning more or for questions, contact Karen Stokes Chapo.

What is the NSSE?

WMU participates in the NSSE every three years to learn about first-year and senior students' participation in programs and activities that provide for their learning and personal development. The results provide an estimate of how undergraduates spend their time and what they gain from attending college. We can then compare our results to the hundreds of four-year colleges and universities who also participate in the survey. By doing this comparison, we can then identify aspects of the undergraduate experience inside and outside the classroom that can be improved through changes in policies and practices more consistent with good practices in undergraduate education.

This information can also be used by prospective college students, their parents, college counselors, academic advisors, institutional research officers, and researchers to learn more about how students spend their time at WMU as well as at other colleges and universities and what they gain from their experiences.

To learn more about the NSSE go to: nsse.indiana.edu

Select highlights from the WMU 2025 NSSE