Western Carolina University
Respondent Characteristics
August 2012
NSSE 2012 Respondent Characteristics
Western Carolina University
WCU
FY
Response Ratea
Overall
By class
NSSE sample sizeb
14%
1,314
Sampling Errorc
Overall
By class
Number of respondentsb
Total population
Student Characteristicsd
Mode of Completion
Paper
Web
SR
UNC System
FY
SR
16%
Participating Peers
FY
SR
22%
18%
1,452
21%
10,241
6.8%
179
1,314
5.5%
263
1,452
0%
100%
Enrollment Status e
Full-time
Less than full-time
28%
23%
12,051
25%
8,231
1.9%
2,131
10,242
1.6%
2,775
12,051
0%
100%
0%
100%
99%
1%
82%
18%
Gender e
Female
Male
75%
25%
Race/Ethnicity
Am. Indian/Native American
Asian/Asian Am./Pacific Isl.
Black/African American
White (non-Hispanic)
Mexican/Mexican American
Puerto Rican
Other Hispanic or Latino
Multiracial
Other
I prefer not to respond
International Student
Place of Residence
On-campusf
Transfer Status
Transfer students
NSSE 2012
FY
SR
25%
32%
6,570
23%
581,173
1.9%
2,067
10,070
1.9%
2,074
8,120
0.2%
134,034
620,951
0.2%
173,534
696,087
0%
100%
1%
99%
1%
99%
1%
99%
1%
99%
99%
1%
84%
16%
96%
4%
87%
13%
94%
6%
84%
16%
63%
37%
73%
27%
72%
28%
68%
32%
66%
34%
65%
35%
64%
36%
1%
3%
8%
72%
3%
0%
2%
3%
1%
9%
2%
2%
2%
84%
0%
0%
0%
2%
1%
5%
1%
2%
30%
55%
1%
1%
1%
4%
1%
4%
1%
1%
29%
56%
1%
1%
1%
3%
1%
7%
1%
5%
6%
78%
1%
0%
1%
3%
1%
4%
1%
3%
6%
82%
1%
0%
1%
2%
1%
4%
1%
7%
10%
66%
3%
1%
3%
3%
2%
5%
1%
5%
9%
68%
3%
1%
3%
3%
1%
6%
3%
0%
3%
3%
7%
4%
6%
5%
90%
28%
84%
9%
69%
10%
63%
15%
9%
59%
7%
51%
10%
49%
10%
43%
1%
99%
44%
56%
4%
96%
44%
56%
7%
93%
32%
68%
9%
91%
38%
62%
4.3%
1.2%
1.3%
27%
646,334
0.2%
Age
24 or older
Under 24
a
Response rate (number of respondents divided by sample size) is adjusted for non-deliverable addresses, students for whom contact information was not
available, and other students who were sampled yet unavailable during the survey administration.
b
This report is based on information from all randomly selected or census-administered students for both your institution and your comparison institutions.
Targeted and locally administered oversamples (i.e., non-randomly selected students) are not included in this report.
c
Sampling error is an estimate of the margin by which the true score for your institution on a given item could differ from the reported score. For example, if the
sampling error is +/-5% and 60% of your students reply "very often" to a particular item, then the true population value is most likely between 55% and 65%.
d
Percent of total respondents within each category. These results are not weighted.
e
Institution-reported data. This information was used to weight your Mean Comparisons, Frequency Distributions, and Benchmark Comparisons reports.
f
Students who identified their residence as "dormitory or other campus housing" or "fraternity or sorority house."
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