This year, 386 four-year colleges and universities in 46 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico are participating in an ongoing collaboration between USA TODAY and the National Survey of Student Engagement to provide new tools and information to help college-bound students assess the quality of the undergraduate experience at schools they’re considering.
The long-term research initiative, known as NSSE (pronounced “Nessie”), is grounded in studies that show that the more engaged students are on their campuses, the more likely they are to learn.