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Participation History

It's no wonder that survey participation has more than tripled since the survey's first administration in Spring 2000.

More than 350,000 students at 300+ colleges and universities across the country have already taken the survey. The NCHA has been used by two-year and four-year public and private institutions from varied geographical regions, Carnegie Foundation Classifications, and campus settings.

National media, government policymakers, and prominent public health and higher education organizations have repeatedly cited NCHA data in articles, proposals, and presentations. What started as a pilot program in 1998 has now grown into an established and well-regarded tool that presents a rich picture of college student health.

ACHA-NCHA Participants To Date

ACHA-NCHA Survey Periods Survey Mode Institutional Data Sets Sample (n)
Spring 2000 Paper 28 16,024
Fall 2000 Paper 20 10,413
Spring 2001 Paper 31 16,813
Fall 2001 Paper 8 4,717
Spring 2002 Paper 44 28,258
Fall 2002 Paper 20 10,374
Spring 2003 Paper & Web 33 19,497
Fall 2003 Paper & Web 21 11,990
Spring 2004 Paper & Web 74 47,202
Fall 2004 Paper & Web 50 24,804
Spring 2005 Paper & Web 71 54,111
Fall 2005 Paper & Web 29 16,832
Spring 2006 Paper & Web 117 94,806
Fall 2006 Paper & Web 34 23,863
Spring 2007 Paper & Web 107 71,860
Fall 2007 Paper & Web 39 20,507
Cumulative Participation   726 472,071
       
Unique Institutions participating since Spring 2000   405  
Institutions participating 4 or more times   38  
Institutions participating 3 or more times   90  
Institutions participating 2 or more times   203