Collection cycle
1 = 2000-2001
2 = 2001-2002
3 = 2002-2003
4 = 2004-2005

Asked questions in class or contributed to class discussions
1 = Never
2 = Sometimes
3 = Often
4 = Very often

Memorizing facts, ideas, or methods from your courses and readings so you can repeat them in pretty much the same form
1 = Very little
2 = Some
3 = Quite a bit
4 = Very much

Number of assigned textbooks, books, or book-length packs of course readings
1 = None
2 = Between 1 and 4
3 = Between 5 and 10
4 = Between 11 and 20
5 = More than 20

Mark the box that best represents the extent to which your examinations during the current school year have challenged you to do your best work.
1 = Very little
7 = Very much

Overall, how would you evaluate the quality of academic advising you have received at your institution?
1 = Poor
2 = Fair
3 = Good
4 = Excellent

Practicum, internship, field experience, co-op experience, or clinical assignment
1 = Undecided
2 = No
3 = Yes

Preparing for class (studying, reading, writing, rehearsing, and other activities related to your academic program)
1 = 0 hours/week
2 = 1-5 hours/week
3 = 6-10 hours/week
4 = 11-15 hours/week
5 = 16-20 hours/week
6 = 21-25 hours/week
7 = 26-30 hours/week
8 = More than 30 hours/week

Quality: Relationships with other students
1 = Unfriendly, unsupportive, sense of alienation
7 = Friendly, supportive, sense of belonging

Quality: Relationships with faculty members
1 = Unavailable, unhelpful, unsympathetic
7 = Available, helpful, sympathetic

Quality: Relationships with administrative personnel and offices
1 = Unhelpful, inconsiderate, rigid
7 = Helpful, considerate, flexible

If you could start over again, would you go to the same institution you are now attending?
1 = Definitely no
2 = Probably no
3 = Probably yes
4 = Definitely yes

Student-reported sex
1 = Male
2 = Female

What is your racial or ethnic identification? (Mark only one)
1 = American Indian or other Native American
2 = Asian American or Pacific Islander
3 = Black or African American
4 = White ( non-Hispanic)
5 = Mexican or Mexican American
6 = Puerto Rican
7 = Other Hispanic or Latino
8 = Multiracial
9 = Other
10 = I prefer not to respond

Student-reported: Are you of Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin?
1 = No
2 = Yes
8 = Undetermined

Student-reported: American Indian or other Native American
1 = Yes
8 = Undetermined

Multiple racial or ethnic identifications
1 = One racial or ethnic identification checked
2 = More than one racial or ethnic identification checked

What is your current classification in college?
1 = Freshman/first-year
2 = Sophomore
3 = Junior
4 = Senior
5 = Unclassified

Also attended: Vocational-technical school
1 = Yes

Did you begin college at your current institution or elsewhere?
1 = Started here
2 = Started elsewhere

How would you characterize your enrollment?
1 = Less than full-time
2 = Full-time

Are you a member of a social fraternity or sorority?
1 = No
2 = Yes

Which of the following best describes where you are living now while attending college?
1 = Dormitory or other campus housing (not fraternity/sorority)
2 = Residence (house, apartment, etc.) within walking distance
3 = Residence (house, apartment, etc.) within driving distance
4 = Fraternity or sorority house

Institution reported: gender
1 = male
2 = female

Institution reported: ethnicity
1 = African American/Black
2 = American Indian/Alaska Native
3 = Asian/Pacific Islander
4 = Caucasian/White
5 = Hispanic
6 = Other
7 = Multi-racial
8 = Foreign
9 = Unknown

Institution reported: class rank
1 = freshman/first year
2 = sophomore
3 = junior
4 = senior
5 = other

Consortium questions asked
1 = Consortium questions not asked
2 = Consortium questions asked

Sample type 2001
1 = Contributes to National Norms
2 = Random oversample
3 = Targeted oversample
4 = Locally-administered oversample

Mode of completion
1 = paper
2 = web

IPEDS code
177719 = Jewish Hospital College of Nursing & Allied Health
195544 = St. Josephs College, New York (Brooklyn Campus)
195562 = St. Josephs College, New York (Suffolk Campus)
196097 = State University New York at Stony Brook
196103 = State University New York at College of Environmental Scienc
199102 = North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
199111 = University of North Carolina at Asheville, The
199120 = University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, The
199139 = University of North Carolina at Charlotte, The
199148 = University of North Carolina at Greensboro, The
199218 = University of North Carolina at Wilmington, The
199281 = University of North Carolina at Pembroke, The
214801 = Pennsylvania State University, The - Abington College
409698 = California State University, Monterey Bay
999901 = New College of the University of South Florida

About how many hours do you spend in a typical week engaging in community service or some other volunteer activity off campus?
1 = No hours
2 = 1-5 hours
3 = 6-10 hours
4 = 11-20 hours
5 = More than 20 hours

About how many hours do you spend in a typical week on your university's campus, outside of time spent in class?
1 = 5 hours or less
2 = 6-10 hours
3 = 11-20 hours
4 = 21-30 hours
5 = More than 30 hours

How likely is it that your work or family commitments will delay you in completing your undergraduate education?
1 = Very unlikely
2 = Somewhat unlikely
3 = Not sure
4 = Somewhat likely
5 = Very likely

By the time that you expect to receive your bachelor's degree, how long will it have taken, from when you first started attending college, to complete your undergraduate studies?
1 = 4 years or less
2 = 5-6 years
3 = 7-8 years
4 = 9-10 years
5 = More than 10 years

How will your undergraduate education impact your career?
1 = I am not sure what the impact will be.
2 = There will be no impact whatsoever.
3 = This will help me to change careers.
4 = This will help me to advance in my current career.
5 = This will help me to start my career.

How satisfied are you with the advising you receive at this university with regard to course requirements and scheduling?
1 = Very dissatisfied
2 = Dissatisfied
3 = Neutral
4 = Satisfied
5 = Very satisified

As an outcome of your college education, how important to you is acquiring a broad general education?
1 = Not at all important
2 = Slightly important
3 = Moderately important
4 = Very important

How would you characterize the support you receive for going to college from your close friends and family?
1 = Very unsupportive
2 = Somewhat unsupportive
3 = Neither supportive nor unsupportive
4 = Somewhat supportive
5 = Very supportive

What is your best estimate of your total annual income (before taxes) or the combined income of your parents if you are listed as a dependent on their income taxes?
1 = Less than $25,000
2 = $25,000 to $49,999
3 = $50,000 to $74,999
4 = $75,000 to $99,999
5 = $100,000 and over

NSSE sample and over-sample
0 = Over-Sample
1 = Sample

sample = 1 (FILTER)
0 = Not Selected
1 = Selected

Number of problem sets (problem-based homework assignments) that take you MORE than an hour to complete
1 = None
2 = 1-2
3 = 3-4
4 = 5-6
5 = More than 6

Participate in a learning community or some other formal program where groups of students take two or more classes together
1 = Have not decided
2 = Do not plan to do
3 = Plan to do
4 = Done

Hours per 7-day week spent commuting to class (driving, walking, etc.)
1 = 0
2 = 1-5
3 = 6-10
4 = 11-15
5 = 16-20
6 = 21-25
7 = 26-30
8 = More than 30

Age Category
1 = 19 or younger
2 = 20-23
3 = 24-29
4 = 30-39
5 = 40-55
6 = Over 55

Athletic team code
1 = Baseball
2 = Basketball
3 = Bowling
4 = Cross Country
5 = Fencing
6 = Field Hockey
7 = Football
8 = Golf
9 = Gymnastics
10 = Ice Hockey
11 = Track & Field
12 = Lacrosse
13 = Rifle
14 = Rowing
15 = Skiing
16 = Soccer
17 = Softball
18 = Swimming & Diving
19 = Tennis
20 = Volleyball
21 = Water Polo
22 = Wrestling
23 = Other
24 = More than one sport

School-sponsored athletic team: Baseball
1 = Team member

What have most of your grades been up to now at this institution?
1 = C- or lower
2 = C
3 = C+
4 = B-
5 = B
6 = B+
7 = A-
8 = A

What is the highest level of education that your parent(s) completed? (Mark one box per column.) - Father
1 = Did not finish high school
2 = Graduated from high school
3 = Attended college but did not complete degree
4 = Completed an associate's degree (A.A., A.S., etc.)
5 = Completed a bachelor's degree (B.A., B.S., etc.)
6 = Completed a master's degree (M.A., M.S., etc.)
7 = Completed a doctoral degree (Ph.D., J.D., M.D., etc.)

NSSE staff recoded primary write-in major (majrprim) into one of 85 majors
5 = Language and literature (except English)
52 = Health technology (medical, dental, laboratory)
67 = Political science (including govt., internatl. relations)
81 = Parks, recreation, leisure studies, sports management

Primary Major
1 = Arts
2 = Bio
3 = Business
4 = Ed
5 = Eng
6 = Physical Science
7 = Professional
8 = Social Science
9 = Other
10 = Undecided

Primary major (majrprim): double major
1 = Not double major
2 = Double major

Institution reported: Enrollment Status
1 = Part-time
2 = Full-time

Sample type
1 = Base random sample
2 = Standard random oversample (FY/SR only)
3 = Requested random oversample (FY/SR only)
4 = Targeted oversample
5 = Locally administered sample or oversample

1 = Included in Institutional Report
2 = Excluded from Institutional Report

Identifies respondents that did not meet NSSE criteria at the time of survey completion (December graduate, not retained by institution, etc.)
1 = Eligible
2 = Ineligible

If less than full course load, what is MOST important reason:
1 = Improve academic performance
2 = Work more hours
3 = Cost of additional courses
4 = Scheduling problems
5 = Course availability
6 = Course load limit set by program
9 = Not applicable - always take a full course load

Contributed to paying expenses: Parents/family
1 = Do not know
2 = Not a source
3 = Minor source
4 = Major source

How difficult: Keeping up with school work
1 = Not at all difficult
7 = Very difficult

Please mark the statement below that best represents your educational plans for the next academic year.
1 = Plan to return to this college/university next academic year
2 = Plan to attend another college/university next academic year
3 = Do not plan to attend college/university next academic year

What class standing were you assigned at the time that you FIRST enrolled at your current institution?
1 = First-year / Freshman
2 = Sophomore
3 = Junior
4 = Senior

Since graduating from high school, but prior to enrolling at your current institution, from how many other postsecondary institutions did you take at least one course?
1 = None
2 = 1
3 = 2
4 = 3
5 = 4
6 = 5 or more

Since graduating: From what type of postsecondary institution did you take the MAJORITY of your courses?
1 = Vocational-technical school
2 = Community, junior, or other two-year college
3 = Four-year college or university
4 = Other, specify:

Reasons for transferring: Location
0 = Not Checked
1 = Checked

Part B: From what type of institution did you take the MAJORITY of the courses identified in Part A?
1 = Vocational-technical school
2 = Community or junior college
3 = Four-year college
4 = Other, specify

Part C: In what format did you take the majority of the courses identified in Part A?
1 = Classroom instruction within 30 minutes of your residence
2 = Classroom instruction more than 30 minutes from my residence
3 = Distance education (video/audio, Internet, CD-ROM, etc.)

0 = neither parent attended or finished college
1 = at least one parent finished college
2 = both parents finished college

0 = neither parent attended/completed college
1 = at least one parent completed college