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About This Report The Frequencies and Statistical Comparisons report presents item-by-item student responses and statistical comparisons that allow you to examine patterns of similarity and difference between your students and those at your comparison group institutions. The report uses information from all randomly selected or census-administered students. The display below highlights important details in the report to keep in mind when interpreting your results. For more information please visit our website (nsse.indiana.edu) or contact a member of the NSSE team. 1. Class level: As reported by your institution. 2. Item numbers: Numbering corresponds to the survey facsimile included in your Institutional Report and available on the NSSE website. 1 3. and variable names: Survey items are in the same order and wording as they appear on the instrument. names are included for easy reference to your data file and codebook. 2 5 6 4. 5. Values and response options: Values are used to calculate means. Response options are worded as they appear on the instrument. Count and column percentage (%): The Count column contains the number of students who selected the corresponding response option. The column percentage is the weighted percentage of students selecting the corresponding response option. 4 3 8 7 6. Note: Column percentages and statistics are weighted by institutionreported sex and enrollment status. Comparison group statistics are also weighted by institutional size. Counts are unweighted and cannot be used to replicate column percentages. For details visit: nsse.indiana.edu/html/weighting.cfm Statistical comparisons: Items with mean differences that are larger than would be expected by chance are noted with asterisks referring to three significance levels (*p <.05, **p <.01, ***p <.001). Significance levels indicate the probability that an observed difference is due to chance. Statistical significance does not guarantee the result is substantive or important. Large sample sizes tend to generate more statistically significant results even though the magnitude of mean differences may be inconsequential. Consult effect sizes (see #7) to judge the practical meaning of differences. Unless otherwise noted, statistical comparisons are two-tailed independent t -tests. Exceptions are items 11 a-f which are compared using a z -test. 7. size: size indicates practical significance. An effect size of.2 is often considered small,.5 moderate, and.8 large. A positive effect size indicates that your institution s mean was greater than that of the comparison group, thus showing a favorable result for your institution. A negative effect size indicates your institution lags behind the comparison group, suggesting that the student behavior or institutional practice represented by the item may warrant attention. sizes for independent t -tests use Cohen's d; z - tests use Cohen's h. Cohen's d is calculated by dividing the mean difference by the pooled standard deviation. Cohen's h is calculated by taking the difference in the proportion of students who responded Done or in progress after the proportion has been transformed using a non-linear (arcsine) transformation. See: Cohen, J. (1988). Statistical power analysis for the behavioral sciences (2nd edition). New York: Psychology Press. 8. Key to symbols: Your students average was significantly higher (p <.05) with an effect size at least.3 in magnitude. Your students average was significantly higher (p <.05) with an effect size less than.3 in magnitude. Your students average was significantly lower (p <.05) with an effect size less than.3 in magnitude. Your students average was significantly lower (p <.05) with an effect size at least.3 in magnitude. Note: It is important to interpret the direction of differences relative to item wording and your institutional context. NSSE 2017 FREQUENCIES AND STATISTICAL COMPARISONS 2
First-Year Students 1. During the current school year, about how often have you done the following? a. Asked questions or askquest 1 Never 26 3 328 5 219 6 8,189 4 contributed to course 2 Sometimes 323 43 3,152 43 1,314 40 89,982 36 discussions in other ways 2017 2017 3 Often 246 34 2,534 35 1,033 33 91,804 35 2.7 2.7.06 2.7.01 2.8 *** -.15 4 Very often 140 19 1,288 18 618 21 66,142 26 Total 735 100 7,302 100 3,184 100 256,117 100 b. Prepared two or more drafts 1 Never 45 7 946 13 664 20 42,194 17 drafts of a paper or 2 Sometimes 179 25 2,644 37 1,109 34 90,103 35 assignment before turning it in 3 Often 274 37 2,280 31 900 29 75,523 30 2.9 2.6 ***.40 2.4 ***.50 2.5 ***.45 4 Very often 227 31 1,386 19 497 17 46,434 18 Total 725 100 7,256 100 3,170 100 254,254 100 c. Come to class without unpreparedr 1 Very often 28 4 347 5 183 6 11,951 5 completing readings or (Reverse-coded 2 Often 70 10 1,034 14 547 17 31,659 13 assignments version of 3 Sometimes 448 62 4,148 57 1,771 56 143,479 56 3.1 3.0 *.09 2.9 ***.21 3.0.04 unprepared 4 Never 185 25 1,730 24 664 21 66,846 27 created by NSSE.) Total 731 100 7,259 100 3,165 100 253,935 100 d. Attended an art exhibit, attendart 1 Never 376 52 2,970 42 1,278 40 90,806 39 play, or other arts 2 Sometimes 243 33 2,768 37 1,121 35 98,558 38 performance (dance, music, etc.) 3 Often 74 10 1,065 15 513 16 42,244 15 1.7 1.8 *** -.18 1.9 *** -.26 1.9 *** -.26 4 Very often 35 5 434 6 252 9 21,700 8 Total 728 100 7,237 100 3,164 100 253,308 100 e. Asked another student CLaskhelp 1 Never 58 8 430 6 252 9 21,319 10 to help you understand 2 Sometimes 291 40 2,665 38 1,198 38 92,504 37 course material 3 Often 253 35 2,759 37 1,108 34 92,302 35 2.6 2.7 * -.08 2.6 -.01 2.6.02 4 Very often 126 17 1,389 19 594 18 46,847 17 Total 728 100 7,243 100 3,152 100 252,972 100 f. Explained course CLexplain 1 Never 38 5 300 4 126 4 12,671 6 material to one or more 2 Sometimes 319 43 2,744 38 1,139 36 90,882 36 students Your first-year students compared with 3 Often 267 37 2,987 41 1,251 39 102,169 39 2.6 2.7 * -.10 2.8 *** -.16 2.7 * -.08 4 Very often 105 15 1,197 17 629 20 46,689 18 Total 729 100 7,228 100 3,145 100 252,411 100 *p<.05, **p<.01, ***p<.001 (2-tailed); Refer to p. 2 for key to triangle symbols. See the endnotes on the last page of this report. NSSE 2017 FREQUENCIES AND STATISTICAL COMPARISONS 3
First-Year Students g. Prepared for exams by CLstudy 1 Never 115 15 978 14 404 13 34,145 16 discussing or working through course material with other students 2 Sometimes 290 39 2,730 38 1,097 34 86,505 35 Your first-year students compared with 2017 2017 3 Often 214 30 2,340 32 999 32 82,047 31 2.5 2.5 -.05 2.6 *** -.15 2.5 * -.08 4 Very often 111 15 1,161 16 643 21 48,917 19 Total 730 100 7,209 100 3,143 100 251,614 100 h. Worked with other CLproject 1 Never 34 5 381 6 247 8 18,928 9 students on course 2 Sometimes 260 35 2,674 38 1,176 37 93,276 37 projects or assignments 3 Often 290 40 2,850 39 1,117 35 93,492 36 2.8 2.7 *.09 2.7 **.11 2.6 ***.16 4 Very often 142 20 1,288 18 592 20 45,038 17 Total 726 100 7,193 100 3,132 100 250,734 100 i. Given a course present 1 Never 56 8 901 13 948 28 45,255 20 presentation 2 Sometimes 248 34 2,792 39 1,266 41 111,400 44 2. During the current school year, about how often have you done the following? 3 Often 270 38 2,456 33 641 22 66,750 26 2.7 2.5 ***.22 2.1 ***.61 2.3 ***.46 4 Very often 146 20 1,038 14 278 10 27,263 11 Total 720 100 7,187 100 3,133 100 250,668 100 a. Combined ideas from RIintegrate 1 Never 64 9 555 8 266 8 19,435 9 different courses when 2 Sometimes 279 39 2,753 38 1,213 38 98,477 40 completing assignments 3 Often 264 38 2,843 40 1,122 37 92,895 37 2.6 2.6 -.02 2.6 -.05 2.6.01 4 Very often 106 15 1,003 14 488 17 36,401 15 Total 713 100 7,154 100 3,089 100 247,208 100 b. Connected your RIsocietal 1 Never 63 9 623 9 347 11 21,687 10 learning to societal 2 Sometimes 254 35 2,674 38 1,169 37 95,151 39 problems or issues 3 Often 272 37 2,718 37 1,071 36 90,012 36 2.6 2.6.06 2.6 *.08 2.6 *.08 4 Very often 128 18 1,126 16 485 16 39,161 16 Total 717 100 7,141 100 3,072 100 246,011 100 c. Included diverse RIdiverse 1 Never 52 8 690 10 338 11 23,947 11 perspectives (political, 2 Sometimes 216 31 2,525 36 1,176 37 93,527 38 religious, racial/ethnic, gender, etc.) in course 3 Often 268 38 2,635 36 1,006 34 86,015 34 2.8 2.6 ***.19 2.6 ***.20 2.6 ***.24 discussions or 4 Very often 175 24 1,272 18 544 18 41,459 17 assignments Total 711 100 7,122 100 3,064 100 244,948 100 *p<.05, **p<.01, ***p<.001 (2-tailed); Refer to p. 2 for key to triangle symbols. See the endnotes on the last page of this report. NSSE 2017 FREQUENCIES AND STATISTICAL COMPARISONS 4
First-Year Students d. Examined the strengths RIownview 1 Never 35 5 345 5 137 5 11,297 5 and weaknesses of 2 Sometimes 224 31 2,226 31 986 31 78,138 32 your own views on a topic or issue 4 Very often 154 21 1,242 18 608 21 44,465 19 Your first-year students compared with 2017 2017 3 Often 297 43 3,260 46 1,321 43 109,866 45 2.8 2.8.06 2.8.02 2.8.06 Total 710 100 7,073 100 3,052 100 243,766 100 e. Tried to better RIperspect 1 Never 21 3 183 3 81 3 7,165 3 understand someone 2 Sometimes 188 27 1,793 25 809 26 66,655 28 else's views by imagining how an issue 3 Often 307 43 3,352 47 1,342 43 111,542 45 2.9 2.9.01 3.0 -.01 2.9.07 looks from their 4 Very often 191 27 1,726 25 810 27 56,938 24 perspective Total 707 100 7,054 100 3,042 100 242,300 100 f. Learned something that RInewview 1 Never 12 2 157 2 87 3 6,668 3 changed the way you 2 Sometimes 180 26 2,015 29 896 30 71,963 31 understand an issue or concept 3 Often 346 49 3,364 48 1,356 44 110,176 45 2.9 2.9.08 2.9 *.08 2.8 **.11 4 Very often 166 23 1,479 21 681 23 52,004 21 Total 704 100 7,015 100 3,020 100 240,811 100 g. Connected ideas from RIconnect 1 Never 5 1 82 1 43 1 3,131 2 your courses to your 2 Sometimes 148 21 1,520 22 633 21 50,703 22 prior experiences and knowledge 3 Often 355 50 3,681 52 1,494 48 120,154 49 3.0 3.0.06 3.1 -.01 3.0.03 4 Very often 193 27 1,693 25 844 29 65,528 27 3. During the current school year, about how often have you done the following? Total 701 100 6,976 100 3,014 100 239,516 100 a. Talked about career SFcareer 1 Never 166 24 1,757 25 771 26 48,587 22 plans with a faculty 2 Sometimes 308 44 3,001 44 1,265 42 105,780 44 member 3 Often 156 22 1,498 21 658 22 56,619 23 2.2 2.2.00 2.2.00 2.2 * -.08 4 Very often 69 10 725 10 322 11 28,690 12 Total 699 100 6,981 100 3,016 100 239,676 100 b. Worked with a faculty SFotherwork 1 Never 392 56 3,760 54 1,549 52 113,650 49 member on activities 2 Sometimes 176 25 1,959 28 850 28 76,831 31 other than coursework (committees, student groups, etc.) 3 Often 98 14 903 13 414 13 33,472 14 1.7 1.7 -.02 1.7 -.07 1.8 ** -.11 4 Very often 32 5 343 5 192 6 15,024 6 Total 698 100 6,965 100 3,005 100 238,977 100 *p<.05, **p<.01, ***p<.001 (2-tailed); Refer to p. 2 for key to triangle symbols. See the endnotes on the last page of this report. NSSE 2017 FREQUENCIES AND STATISTICAL COMPARISONS 5
First-Year Students c. Discussed course SFdiscuss 1 Never 301 43 2,647 38 1,188 39 74,542 33 topics, ideas, or concepts with a faculty member outside of class 2 Sometimes 251 36 2,730 40 1,113 37 102,547 42 Your first-year students compared with 2017 2017 3 Often 101 14 1,179 17 479 16 44,197 18 1.8 1.9 * -.09 1.9 * -.11 2.0 *** -.18 4 Very often 38 6 378 6 209 7 16,688 7 Total 691 100 6,934 100 2,989 100 237,974 100 d. Discussed your SFperform 1 Never 236 33 2,035 29 972 31 57,075 25 academic performance 2 Sometimes 281 41 3,091 45 1,263 43 110,606 46 with a faculty member 3 Often 134 20 1,333 19 535 18 51,075 21 2.0 2.0 -.07 2.0 -.06 2.1 *** -.17 4 Very often 40 6 467 7 221 8 19,023 8 Total 691 100 6,926 100 2,991 100 237,779 100 4. During the current school year, how much has your coursework emphasized the following? a. Memorizing course memorize 1 Very little 12 2 229 3 104 4 8,882 4 material 2 Some 180 27 1,691 25 676 23 61,750 26 3 Quite a bit 336 49 3,319 48 1,413 47 108,930 46 2.9 2.9.00 3.0 -.05 2.9.04 4 Very much 161 23 1,676 24 799 27 57,970 24 Total 689 100 6,915 100 2,992 100 237,532 100 b. Applying facts, HOapply 1 Very little 26 3 258 4 104 4 7,938 4 theories, or methods to 2 Some 203 30 1,900 27 724 24 58,225 25 practical problems or new situations 3 Quite a bit 320 47 3,322 49 1,396 47 112,401 47 2.8 2.9 -.02 2.9 ** -.12 2.9 ** -.11 4 Very much 143 20 1,414 20 754 25 58,213 24 Total 692 100 6,894 100 2,978 100 236,777 100 c. Analyzing an idea, HOanalyze 1 Very little 20 3 275 4 98 3 8,287 4 experience, or line of 2 Some 190 28 1,787 26 755 25 61,122 26 reasoning in depth by examining its parts 3 Quite a bit 310 45 3,152 46 1,330 45 106,532 45 2.9 2.9.02 2.9 -.04 2.9.00 4 Very much 170 24 1,651 24 782 27 59,754 25 Total 690 100 6,865 100 2,965 100 235,695 100 d. Evaluating a point of HOevaluate 1 Very little 18 2 235 4 125 4 9,070 4 view, decision, or 2 Some 145 21 1,663 24 770 26 62,540 27 information source 3 Quite a bit 324 47 3,256 47 1,315 45 107,836 45 3.0 2.9 **.13 2.9 ***.15 2.9 ***.18 4 Very much 201 29 1,707 25 751 25 55,956 24 Total 688 100 6,861 100 2,961 100 235,402 100 *p<.05, **p<.01, ***p<.001 (2-tailed); Refer to p. 2 for key to triangle symbols. See the endnotes on the last page of this report. NSSE 2017 FREQUENCIES AND STATISTICAL COMPARISONS 6
First-Year Students e. Forming a new idea or HOform 1 Very little 24 3 257 4 145 5 9,434 4 understanding from 2 Some 161 24 1,816 27 729 24 63,957 28 various pieces of information 4 Very much 188 28 1,535 22 743 25 54,220 23 Your first-year students compared with 2017 2017 3 Quite a bit 312 45 3,243 47 1,349 46 107,446 45 3.0 2.9 **.13 2.9.08 2.9 ***.13 5. During the current school year, to what extent have your instructors done the following? Total 685 100 6,851 100 2,966 100 235,057 100 a. Clearly explained ETgoals 1 Very little 9 1 108 2 60 2 4,591 2 course goals and 2 Some 125 18 1,424 21 553 18 46,084 20 requirements 3 Quite a bit 269 40 3,137 46 1,371 46 110,981 46 3.2 3.1 ***.16 3.1 *.11 3.1 ***.17 4 Very much 280 41 2,165 32 983 34 73,444 32 Total 683 100 6,834 100 2,967 100 235,100 100 b. Taught course sessions ETorganize 1 Very little 23 3 209 3 80 3 6,965 3 in an organized way 2 Some 132 19 1,604 23 616 20 48,002 21 3 Quite a bit 277 41 3,067 45 1,375 46 111,248 47 3.1 3.0 ***.14 3.0.08 3.0 **.11 4 Very much 246 37 1,956 29 893 30 68,590 29 Total 678 100 6,836 100 2,964 100 234,805 100 c. Used examples or ETexample 1 Very little 28 4 217 3 100 4 7,296 4 illustrations to explain 2 Some 128 19 1,519 22 670 22 50,186 22 difficult points 3 Quite a bit 262 38 2,975 44 1,248 41 103,257 43 3.1 3.0 **.12 3.0 *.11 3.0 **.12 4 Very much 266 39 2,122 31 945 33 73,712 31 Total 684 100 6,833 100 2,963 100 234,451 100 d. Provided feedback on a ETdraftfb 1 Very little 17 2 442 7 278 9 17,205 8 draft or work in 2 Some 118 18 1,894 28 940 31 66,829 29 progress 3 Quite a bit 262 38 2,648 39 1,020 34 89,132 37 3.2 2.8 ***.39 2.8 ***.46 2.8 ***.42 4 Very much 286 42 1,837 27 722 26 61,213 26 Total 683 100 6,821 100 2,960 100 234,379 100 e. Provided prompt and ETfeedback 1 Very little 47 7 571 9 298 10 18,929 8 detailed feedback on 2 Some 159 23 2,173 32 1,005 33 73,706 31 tests or completed assignments 3 Quite a bit 259 38 2,673 40 1,066 36 90,712 38 2.9 2.7 ***.27 2.7 ***.30 2.7 ***.24 4 Very much 215 32 1,388 20 579 21 50,442 22 Total 680 100 6,805 100 2,948 100 233,789 100 *p<.05, **p<.01, ***p<.001 (2-tailed); Refer to p. 2 for key to triangle symbols. See the endnotes on the last page of this report. NSSE 2017 FREQUENCIES AND STATISTICAL COMPARISONS 7
First-Year Students 6. During the current school year, about how often have you done the following? Your first-year students compared with 2017 2017 a. Reached conclusions QRconclude 1 Never 74 11 808 11 314 11 27,220 11 based on your own 2 Sometimes 257 37 2,614 38 1,064 36 86,412 36 analysis of numerical 3 Often 248 38 2,477 37 1,100 37 86,026 37 2.6 2.5.05 2.6 -.02 2.6.01 information (numbers, 4 Very often 101 15 894 14 476 16 34,215 15 graphs, statistics, etc.) Total 680 100 6,793 100 2,954 100 233,873 100 b. Used numerical QRproblem 1 Never 127 18 1,409 20 659 22 49,173 21 information to examine 2 Sometimes 275 40 2,786 41 1,184 40 95,943 41 a real-world problem or issue (unemployment, 3 Often 211 32 1,946 29 795 27 64,501 28 2.3 2.3.07 2.3 *.09 2.3.06 climate change, public 4 Very often 68 10 636 10 319 11 24,040 11 health, etc.) Total 681 100 6,777 100 2,957 100 233,657 100 c. Evaluated what others QRevaluate 1 Never 130 18 1,310 19 553 19 45,288 19 have concluded from 2 Sometimes 313 47 3,003 44 1,269 43 100,613 43 numerical information 3 Often 174 25 1,927 29 852 29 66,716 29 2.3 2.3.00 2.3 -.02 2.3 -.02 4 Very often 61 10 550 8 276 10 21,121 9 Total 678 100 6,790 100 2,950 100 233,738 100 7. During the current school year, about how many papers, reports, or other writing tasks of the following lengths have you been assigned? (Include those not yet completed.) a. Up to 5 pages wrshortnum 0 None 17 3 336 5 243 9 11,045 6 (Recoded version of wrshort created by NSSE. Values are estimated number of papers, reports, etc.) 1.5 1-2 67 11 1,139 19 651 23 40,871 20 4 3-5 261 41 2,262 36 969 36 68,325 32 8 6-10 171 27 1,535 24 527 20 51,984 24 6.9 6.2 ***.15 5.4 ***.30 6.6.06 13 11-15 64 11 534 8 186 7 21,888 10 18 16-20 25 4 227 4 59 2 9,729 4 23 More than 20 27 4 225 4 88 3 10,350 5 Total 632 100 6,258 100 2,723 100 214,192 100 b. Between 6 and 10 wrmednum 0 None 229 36 2,163 35 1,320 47 71,645 35 pages (Recoded version 1.5 1-2 211 34 2,202 35 852 32 83,130 38 of wrmed created 4 3-5 112 18 1,145 18 327 13 38,077 17 by NSSE. Values 8 6-10 43 7 492 8 147 6 13,679 7 2.6 2.4.05 1.8 ***.25 2.2 *.11 are estimated 13 11-15 18 3 120 2 26 1 3,266 2 number of papers, 18 16-20 8 1 38 1 8 0 984 1 reports, etc.) 23 More than 20 6 1 42 1 15 1 1,054 1 Total 627 100 6,202 100 2,695 100 211,835 100 *p<.05, **p<.01, ***p<.001 (2-tailed); Refer to p. 2 for key to triangle symbols. See the endnotes on the last page of this report. NSSE 2017 FREQUENCIES AND STATISTICAL COMPARISONS 8
First-Year Students c. 11 pages or more wrlongnum 0 None 506 81 4,735 76 2,165 79 160,567 76 Estimated number of assigned pages of student writing. (Recoded version of wrlong created by NSSE. Values are estimated number of papers, reports, etc.) wrpages 1.5 1-2 40 6 860 14 330 14 35,464 16 4 3-5 36 6 249 4 71 3 6,877 3 Your first-year students compared with 2017 2017 8 6-10 18 3 193 3 73 3 4,038 2 1.2 1.1.05.8 *.13.9 *.11 13 11-15 14 2 99 2 30 1 1,976 1 18 16-20 4 1 25 0 5 0 691 0 23 More than 20 5 1 38 1 9 0 994 1 (Continuous variable, recoded and summed by NSSE from wrshort, wrmed, and wrlong. Values are estimated pages of assigned writing.) Total 623 100 6,199 100 2,683 100 210,607 100 8. During the current school year, about how often have you had discussions with people from the following groups? a. People of a race or DDrace 1 Never 29 5 201 4 102 4 9,786 5 ethnicity other than 2 Sometimes 158 27 1,228 20 507 19 52,536 24 your own *p<.05, **p<.01, ***p<.001 (2-tailed); Refer to p. 2 for key to triangle symbols. See the endnotes on the last page of this report. NSSE 2017 FREQUENCIES AND STATISTICAL COMPARISONS 9 59.5 53.2.08 42.3 ***.25 50.2 **.14 3 Often 234 37 2,068 33 817 30 69,520 32 3.0 3.2 *** -.22 3.2 *** -.28 3.0 * -.08 4 Very often 209 32 2,713 43 1,307 47 81,878 38 Total 630 100 6,210 100 2,733 100 213,720 100 b. People from an DDeconomic 1 Never 52 8 282 5 128 5 9,111 5 economic background 2 Sometimes 190 31 1,424 23 550 20 50,135 24 other than your own 3 Often 232 37 2,253 37 922 34 78,942 37 2.8 3.0 *** -.29 3.1 *** -.39 3.0 *** -.28 4 Very often 154 24 2,224 35 1,128 41 74,921 35 Total 628 100 6,183 100 2,728 100 213,109 100 c. People with religious DDreligion 1 Never 72 11 425 7 127 5 14,514 7 beliefs other than your 2 Sometimes 202 33 1,498 25 556 21 56,522 26 own 3 Often 206 33 2,083 34 847 31 69,263 32 2.7 3.0 *** -.30 3.1 *** -.50 2.9 *** -.28 4 Very often 146 23 2,169 34 1,192 43 72,795 34 Total 626 100 6,175 100 2,722 100 213,094 100 d. People with political DDpolitical 1 Never 80 12 484 8 124 5 12,232 6 views other than your 2 Sometimes 219 35 1,972 32 711 25 57,108 27 own 3 Often 210 34 1,929 31 855 32 70,947 33 2.6 2.8 *** -.23 3.0 *** -.49 3.0 *** -.39 4 Very often 121 19 1,796 29 1,031 38 72,656 34 Total 630 100 6,181 100 2,721 100 212,943 100
First-Year Students 9. During the current school year, about how often have you done the following? Your first-year students compared with 2017 2017 a. Identified key LSreading 1 Never 6 1 110 2 48 2 3,319 2 information from 2 Sometimes 115 19 1,303 22 614 23 43,799 21 reading assignments 3 Often 320 53 3,119 50 1,252 45 102,223 48 3.1 3.0 *.10 3.0.05 3.0.04 4 Very often 178 28 1,609 26 800 30 62,491 29 Total 619 100 6,141 100 2,714 100 211,832 100 b. Reviewed your notes LSnotes 1 Never 28 4 294 5 135 6 9,789 5 after class 2 Sometimes 188 31 1,913 32 843 31 62,874 30 3 Often 225 36 2,255 37 934 34 76,141 36 2.9 2.9.05 2.9.04 2.9.00 4 Very often 184 29 1,676 27 796 29 62,935 29 Total 625 100 6,138 100 2,708 100 211,739 100 c. Summarized what you LSsummary 1 Never 42 6 427 7 210 8 12,399 6 learned in class or from 2 Sometimes 213 35 2,129 35 840 30 65,612 31 course materials 3 Often 233 37 2,334 38 1,000 37 82,400 39 2.7 2.7.04 2.8 -.04 2.8 -.07 4 Very often 138 22 1,220 20 654 25 50,429 24 Total 626 100 6,110 100 2,704 100 210,840 100 10. During the current school year, to what extent have your courses challenged you to do your best work? challenge 11. Which of the following have you done or do you plan to do before you graduate? f (Means indicate the percentage who responded "Done or in progress.") 1 Not at all 6 1 44 1 25 1 1,599 1 2 9 2 78 1 44 2 2,357 1 3 27 5 326 5 153 5 8,540 4 4 83 13 922 15 356 13 23,625 12 5.3 5.3.04 5.3.00 5.4 * -.08 5 226 37 2,142 35 921 34 69,779 33 6 123 20 1,409 23 641 24 57,545 27 7 Very much 151 23 1,176 20 562 21 47,398 23 Total 625 100 6,097 100 2,702 100 210,843 100 a. Participate in an intern Have not decided 110 18 897 16 318 12 24,010 13 internship, co-op, field Do not plan to do 27 5 298 5 143 6 9,734 5 experience, student teaching, or clinical placement Plan to do 459 73 4,510 73 2,032 74 160,264 74 4% 6% -.08 9% *** -.18 8% ** -.15 Done or in progress 25 4 380 6 206 9 16,455 8 Total 621 100 6,085 100 2,699 100 210,463 100 *p<.05, **p<.01, ***p<.001 (2-tailed); Refer to p. 2 for key to triangle symbols. See the endnotes on the last page of this report. NSSE 2017 FREQUENCIES AND STATISTICAL COMPARISONS 10
First-Year Students b. Hold a formal leader Have not decided 227 36 1,871 31 684 26 55,940 27 leadership role in a student organization or group (Means indicate the percentage who responded "Done or in progress.") Do not plan to do 134 22 1,586 27 573 22 46,163 24 Your first-year students compared with 2017 2017 Plan to do 237 38 2,122 34 1,139 41 83,952 38 4% 8% *** -.19 12% *** -.32 11% *** -.30 Done or in progress 20 4 484 8 299 12 23,846 11 Total 618 100 6,063 100 2,695 100 209,901 100 c. Participate in a learning learncom Have not decided 235 38 2,031 34 822 30 68,279 32 community or some (Means indicate Do not plan to do 90 15 1,290 21 687 26 54,621 27 other formal program the percentage where groups of who responded students take two or "Done or in more classes together progress.") Plan to do 255 41 1,955 32 896 33 58,416 27 6% 13% *** -.26 11% *** -.19 14% *** -.28 Done or in progress 35 6 770 13 284 11 27,839 14 Total 615 100 6,046 100 2,689 100 209,155 100 d. Participate in a study abroad Have not decided 207 35 1,905 32 716 26 56,481 28 abroad program (Means indicate Do not plan to do 141 24 1,614 28 831 31 54,507 28 the percentage Plan to do 255 40 2,399 38 1,081 41 92,052 41 2% 2% -.03 2% -.04 3% -.07 who responded Done or in progress 11 2 134 2 64 2 6,319 3 "Done or in progress.") Total 614 100 6,052 100 2,692 100 209,359 100 e. Work with a faculty research Have not decided 286 46 2,563 42 960 35 78,617 38 member on a research project Do not plan to do 115 18 1,375 22 681 25 47,892 24 (Means indicate the percentage who responded "Done or in progress.") Plan to do 204 33 1,905 32 931 35 72,760 34 2% 3% * -.09 4% ** -.15 5% ** -.16 Done or in progress 12 2 203 3 112 4 9,699 5 Total 617 100 6,046 100 2,684 100 208,968 100 f. Complete a culminating capstone Have not decided 246 40 2,174 35 823 29 65,917 33 senior experience (Means indicate Do not plan to do 52 9 581 10 318 12 20,756 11 (capstone course, the percentage Plan to do 303 49 3,145 53 1,468 56 118,091 54 2% 2% -.02 3% -.09 2% -.01 senior project or thesis, who responded comprehensive exam, Done or in progress 12 2 135 2 73 3 4,092 2 "Done or in portfolio, etc.) Total 613 100 6,035 100 2,682 100 208,856 100 progress.") 12. About how many of your courses at this institution have included a community-based project (service-learning)? servcourse 1 None 166 27 2,537 43 1,442 54 98,134 48 2 Some 361 59 2,792 46 991 37 91,252 43 3 Most 82 13 554 9 197 8 15,694 8 1.9 1.7 ***.22 1.6 ***.43 1.6 ***.34 4 All 5 1 137 2 41 2 3,288 2 Total 614 100 6,020 100 2,671 100 208,368 100 *p<.05, **p<.01, ***p<.001 (2-tailed); Refer to p. 2 for key to triangle symbols. See the endnotes on the last page of this report. NSSE 2017 FREQUENCIES AND STATISTICAL COMPARISONS 11
First-Year Students 13. Indicate the quality of your interactions with the following people at your institution. a. Students QIstudent 1 Poor 22 4 101 2 42 1 3,257 2 2 12 2 152 3 59 2 4,198 2 3 52 8 369 6 136 5 10,671 5 4 97 16 875 15 352 13 25,282 12 Your first-year students compared with 2017 2017 5 175 29 1,636 27 702 25 54,447 26 5.1 5.3 ** -.14 5.4 *** -.26 5.4 *** -.23 6 122 20 1,444 24 683 26 55,062 26 7 Excellent 128 21 1,393 23 692 27 53,917 25 Not applicable 4 1 50 1 16 1 2,003 1 Total 612 100 6,020 100 2,682 100 208,837 100 b. Academic advisors QIadvisor 1 Poor 38 6 246 4 130 5 6,948 4 2 31 5 334 6 138 5 9,393 5 3 60 10 566 9 240 9 16,162 8 4 108 17 963 16 456 17 28,701 13 5 132 21 1,274 21 549 20 42,472 20 4.8 5.0 * -.11 5.0 ** -.13 5.2 *** -.25 6 100 18 1,096 18 462 18 43,505 21 7 Excellent 111 18 1,284 23 627 24 57,127 28 Not applicable 33 5 251 4 70 3 4,308 2 Total 613 100 6,014 100 2,672 100 208,616 100 c. Faculty QIfaculty 1 Poor 40 6 198 3 71 2 3,707 2 2 35 6 292 5 101 3 5,744 3 3 63 10 542 9 222 8 12,345 6 4 111 18 999 16 422 16 28,677 14 5 137 23 1,588 26 696 25 53,530 25 4.7 4.9 *** -.17 5.1 *** -.30 5.3 *** -.43 6 111 19 1,248 21 631 24 56,429 26 7 Excellent 89 15 994 18 496 20 45,532 22 Not applicable 25 4 141 2 33 1 2,164 1 Total 611 100 6,002 100 2,672 100 208,128 100 *p<.05, **p<.01, ***p<.001 (2-tailed); Refer to p. 2 for key to triangle symbols. See the endnotes on the last page of this report. NSSE 2017 FREQUENCIES AND STATISTICAL COMPARISONS 12
First-Year Students d. Student services staff QIstaff 1 Poor 61 10 349 6 129 5 7,921 4 (career services, 2 45 7 314 5 112 4 8,720 4 student activities, 3 55 9 514 8 207 7 14,884 7 housing, etc.) 4 95 15 901 15 362 13 28,944 14 Your first-year students compared with 2017 2017 5 113 19 1,194 20 589 22 44,990 21 4.4 4.7 *** -.20 5.0 *** -.36 5.0 *** -.38 6 86 15 997 16 504 20 43,763 20 7 Excellent 76 13 955 16 492 19 40,506 19 Not applicable 81 13 778 13 274 11 18,377 11 Total 612 100 6,002 100 2,669 100 208,105 100 e. Other administrative QIadmin 1 Poor 35 5 341 6 139 5 8,484 4 staff and offices 2 50 8 363 6 142 5 10,159 5 (registrar, financial aid, 3 58 9 590 10 261 9 16,459 8 etc.) 4 106 17 981 16 452 16 31,082 15 14. How much does your institution emphasize the following? 5 136 23 1,326 22 564 21 45,689 21 4.7 4.7 -.02 4.8 * -.10 5.0 *** -.17 6 96 16 1,041 17 507 19 42,850 20 7 Excellent 102 17 942 16 456 18 39,689 20 Not applicable 31 5 428 7 158 6 14,014 7 Total 614 100 6,012 100 2,679 100 208,426 100 a. Spending significant empstudy 1 Very little 10 2 81 2 52 2 2,994 2 amounts of time 2 Some 111 19 1,013 18 464 18 32,304 17 studying and on academic work 3 Quite a bit 291 50 2,735 47 1,238 48 94,307 47 3.1 3.1 * -.09 3.1 -.06 3.1 ** -.11 4 Very much 172 29 1,941 33 818 32 69,837 34 Total 584 100 5,770 100 2,572 100 199,442 100 b. Providing support to SEacademic 1 Very little 27 5 183 3 77 3 6,301 4 help students succeed 2 Some 151 26 1,252 22 517 20 38,404 20 academically 3 Quite a bit 237 41 2,429 42 1,125 43 85,881 43 2.9 3.0 *** -.15 3.1 *** -.19 3.1 *** -.17 4 Very much 160 28 1,857 33 828 34 67,466 33 Total 575 100 5,721 100 2,547 100 198,052 100 c. Using learning support SElearnsup 1 Very little 39 7 374 7 165 6 10,464 6 services (tutoring 2 Some 128 23 1,028 18 446 17 34,532 18 services, writing center, etc.) 3 Quite a bit 215 37 2,103 37 936 36 75,565 38 3.0 3.1 ** -.13 3.1 ** -.15 3.1 *** -.14 4 Very much 198 33 2,220 39 995 40 77,503 38 Total 580 100 5,725 100 2,542 100 198,064 100 *p<.05, **p<.01, ***p<.001 (2-tailed); Refer to p. 2 for key to triangle symbols. See the endnotes on the last page of this report. NSSE 2017 FREQUENCIES AND STATISTICAL COMPARISONS 13
First-Year Students d. Encouraging contact SEdiverse 1 Very little 43 8 401 7 191 8 19,543 10 among students from 2 Some 155 28 1,402 25 647 25 54,671 28 different backgrounds (social, racial/ethnic, religious, etc.) 4 Very much 171 29 1,770 31 786 30 52,868 26 Total 578 100 5,722 100 2,554 100 197,880 100 Your first-year students compared with 2017 2017 3 Quite a bit 209 36 2,149 37 930 36 70,798 36 2.9 2.9 -.06 2.9 -.03 2.8 *.08 e. Providing opportunities SEsocial 1 Very little 44 8 336 6 126 5 10,488 6 to be involved socially 2 Some 162 28 1,405 25 534 20 43,659 23 3 Quite a bit 213 37 2,278 39 1,002 39 80,690 40 2.8 2.9 * -.11 3.1 *** -.25 3.0 *** -.14 4 Very much 158 27 1,695 30 893 36 62,793 31 Total 577 100 5,714 100 2,555 100 197,630 100 f. Providing support for SEwellness 1 Very little 55 10 325 6 115 5 12,045 7 your overall well-being 2 Some 148 26 1,330 23 575 22 44,590 23 (recreation, health care, counseling, etc.) 3 Quite a bit 215 38 2,222 39 981 37 79,539 40 2.8 3.0 *** -.18 3.0 *** -.26 2.9 ** -.13 4 Very much 161 27 1,835 32 871 36 61,125 30 Total 579 100 5,712 100 2,542 100 197,299 100 g. Helping you manage SEnonacad 1 Very little 122 21 1,033 18 482 20 39,617 21 your non-academic 2 Some 188 34 1,915 34 876 33 71,641 36 responsibilities (work, family, etc.) 3 Quite a bit 171 29 1,770 31 768 30 57,000 29 2.4 2.5 -.07 2.5 -.04 2.4.04 4 Very much 97 16 982 17 412 17 28,901 15 Total 578 100 5,700 100 2,538 100 197,159 100 h. Attending campus SEactivities 1 Very little 121 21 697 12 160 6 16,491 10 activities and events 2 Some 178 31 1,633 28 668 26 49,321 25 (performing arts, athletic events, etc.) 3 Quite a bit 180 31 2,037 36 980 38 77,323 38 2.4 2.7 *** -.29 2.9 *** -.53 2.8 *** -.40 4 Very much 100 17 1,316 24 738 30 53,793 26 Total 579 100 5,683 100 2,546 100 196,928 100 i. Attending events that SEevents 1 Very little 107 19 930 16 357 14 26,159 15 address important 2 Some 182 33 1,844 32 826 32 64,796 33 social, economic, or political issues 3 Quite a bit 178 31 1,847 32 856 33 67,931 33 2.5 2.5 -.06 2.6 ** -.14 2.6 -.08 4 Very much 109 18 1,070 19 499 21 37,796 18 Total 576 100 5,691 100 2,538 100 196,682 100 *p<.05, **p<.01, ***p<.001 (2-tailed); Refer to p. 2 for key to triangle symbols. See the endnotes on the last page of this report. NSSE 2017 FREQUENCIES AND STATISTICAL COMPARISONS 14
First-Year Students 15. About how many hours do you spend in a typical 7-day week doing the following? a. Preparing for class tmprephrs 0 0 hrs 3 1 27 1 16 1 732 0 (studying, reading, (Recoded version 3 1-5 hrs 123 21 793 14 319 13 22,531 12 writing, doing of tmprep created 8 6-10 hrs 120 21 1,399 25 625 26 43,109 23 homework or lab work, by NSSE. Values 13 11-15 hrs 119 21 1,356 24 582 22 43,628 22 analyzing data, are estimated rehearsing, and other number of hours academic activities) per week.) Your first-year students compared with 2017 2017 18 16-20 hrs 104 18 1,030 18 448 17 39,118 19 13.2 13.6 -.05 14.1 * -.10 14.7 *** -.19 23 21-25 hrs 55 10 583 10 258 10 23,901 12 28 26-30 hrs 23 4 253 4 128 4 11,996 6 33 More than 30 hrs 27 5 240 4 161 6 11,777 6 Total 574 100 5,681 100 2,537 100 196,792 100 b. Participating in cocurricular activities tmcocurrhrs 0 0 hrs 343 59 2,605 47 877 35 57,424 32 (Recoded version 3 1-5 hrs 127 22 1,543 27 814 32 65,978 32 (organizations, campus of tmcocurr 8 6-10 hrs 41 7 687 12 345 14 32,970 16 publications, student created by NSSE. 13 11-15 hrs 36 7 382 7 228 9 18,570 9 government, fraternity Values are or sorority, estimated number intercollegiate or of hours per intramural sports, etc.) week.) 18 16-20 hrs 13 3 231 4 122 5 11,280 6 3.2 4.4 *** -.18 5.5 *** -.33 5.7 *** -.36 23 21-25 hrs 8 1 116 2 64 2 5,275 3 28 26-30 hrs 3 1 36 1 26 1 1,916 1 33 More than 30 hrs 3 1 63 1 44 2 2,597 1 Total 574 100 5,663 100 2,520 100 196,010 100 c. Working for pay tmworkonhrs 0 0 hrs 524 91 4,847 86 2,092 82 151,624 79 on campus (Recoded version 3 1-5 hrs 13 2 108 2 56 2 9,111 4 of tmworkon 8 6-10 hrs 4 1 154 3 93 4 15,691 7 created by NSSE. 13 11-15 hrs 11 2 255 4 99 4 9,893 5 Values are estimated number of hours per week.) 18 16-20 hrs 14 2 205 3 124 5 6,368 3 1.3 1.8 * -.10 2.4 *** -.19 2.4 *** -.19 23 21-25 hrs 6 1 57 1 43 2 2,026 1 28 26-30 hrs 2 0 14 0 9 0 550 0 33 More than 30 hrs 2 0 23 0 14 1 1,027 1 Total 576 100 5,663 100 2,530 100 196,290 100 *p<.05, **p<.01, ***p<.001 (2-tailed); Refer to p. 2 for key to triangle symbols. See the endnotes on the last page of this report. NSSE 2017 FREQUENCIES AND STATISTICAL COMPARISONS 15
First-Year Students d. Working for pay tmworkoffhrs 0 0 hrs 379 65 3,582 63 1,637 64 136,370 67 off campus Estimated number of hours working for pay (Recoded version of tmworkoff created by NSSE. Values are estimated number of hours per week.) tmworkhrs (Continuous variable created by NSSE) 3 1-5 hrs 28 5 249 4 122 5 9,078 4 8 6-10 hrs 40 7 301 5 144 6 10,126 5 13 11-15 hrs 41 7 419 7 162 6 10,063 5 Your first-year students compared with 2017 2017 18 16-20 hrs 40 7 505 9 174 7 10,502 6 5.3 6.0 -.08 6.1 -.08 5.8 -.05 23 21-25 hrs 20 4 314 6 125 5 7,298 4 28 26-30 hrs 16 3 151 3 76 3 4,159 2 33 More than 30 hrs 12 2 146 3 94 4 8,626 6 Total 576 100 5,667 100 2,534 100 196,222 100 Total 572 100 5,671 100 2,527 100 195,886 100 33 More than 30 hrs 40 8 382 7 139 5 11,438 6 Total 575 100 5,666 100 2,530 100 196,027 100 6.6 7.9 * -.11 8.5 *** -.16 8.1 ** -.13 e. Doing community tmservicehrs 0 0 hrs 369 65 3,467 62 1,357 54 109,629 57 service or volunteer (Recoded version 3 1-5 hrs 120 21 1,394 24 750 29 62,944 31 work of tmservice 8 6-10 hrs 33 5 391 7 195 8 12,351 7 created by NSSE. 13 11-15 hrs 16 3 192 3 114 5 5,360 3 Values are 18 16-20 hrs 21 4 118 2 52 2 2,961 2 2.8 2.6.02 3.1 -.07 2.5.05 estimated number 23 21-25 hrs 3 1 44 1 35 1 1,378 1 of hours per 28 26-30 hrs 2 0 19 0 8 0 442 0 week.) 33 More than 30 hrs 8 1 46 1 16 1 821 0 f. Relaxing and tmrelaxhrs 0 0 hrs 22 4 148 3 58 2 3,701 2 socializing (time with (Recoded version 3 1-5 hrs 177 30 1,405 25 548 21 42,091 22 friends, video games, of tmrelax created 8 6-10 hrs 140 24 1,558 27 685 27 54,299 27 TV or videos, keeping by NSSE. Values 13 11-15 hrs 80 14 1,087 19 523 21 40,851 20 up with friends online, are estimated etc.) 18 16-20 hrs 66 12 655 12 353 14 26,215 13 11.5 11.6 -.02 12.1 -.07 12.1 -.08 number of hours 23 21-25 hrs 30 5 298 5 154 6 12,055 6 per week.) 28 26-30 hrs 20 4 133 2 70 3 5,377 3 *p<.05, **p<.01, ***p<.001 (2-tailed); Refer to p. 2 for key to triangle symbols. See the endnotes on the last page of this report. NSSE 2017 FREQUENCIES AND STATISTICAL COMPARISONS 16
First-Year Students g. Providing care for tmcarehrs 0 0 hrs 305 54 3,642 64 1,786 71 152,171 75 dependents (children, parents, etc.) (Recoded version of tmcare created by NSSE. Values are estimated number of hours per week.) 3 1-5 hrs 129 22 927 17 344 14 18,881 10 8 6-10 hrs 50 9 445 8 149 6 8,138 4 13 11-15 hrs 28 5 271 5 98 4 5,064 3 Your first-year students compared with 2017 2017 18 16-20 hrs 28 5 149 3 69 3 3,190 2 4.5 3.3 ***.17 2.9 ***.23 3.1 ***.18 23 21-25 hrs 9 1 72 1 30 1 1,753 1 28 26-30 hrs 5 1 36 1 6 0 785 1 33 More than 30 hrs 20 3 99 2 49 2 5,676 4 Total 574 100 5,641 100 2,531 100 195,658 100 h. Commuting to campus tmcommutehrs 0 0 hrs 71 12 1,190 19 779 32 91,502 44 (driving, walking, etc.) (Recoded version 3 1-5 hrs 219 37 2,364 43 872 35 66,124 34 of tmcommute 8 6-10 hrs 139 24 1,117 20 493 19 21,179 12 created by NSSE. 13 11-15 hrs 71 13 487 8 192 7 8,344 5 Values are estimated number of hours per week.) 18 16-20 hrs 34 6 215 4 102 4 4,013 2 7.8 6.3 ***.22 5.3 ***.37 3.8 ***.68 23 21-25 hrs 18 3 106 2 39 1 1,887 1 28 26-30 hrs 7 1 46 1 14 1 779 0 33 More than 30 hrs 15 3 132 2 44 2 2,291 1 Total 574 100 5,657 100 2,535 100 196,119 100 16. Of the time you spend preparing for class in a typical 7-day week, about how much is on assigned reading? reading 1 Very little 37 6 561 10 365 15 21,862 12 2 Some 151 28 1,740 31 913 36 63,262 33 3 About half 182 32 1,747 31 700 27 57,949 29 3.0 2.9 ***.15 2.6 ***.35 2.8 ***.24 4 Most 140 23 1,146 20 397 16 38,996 19 5 Almost all 63 10 462 8 156 6 13,934 7 Total 573 100 5,656 100 2,531 100 196,003 100 tmreadinghrs (Continuous variable created by NSSE. Calculated as a proportion of tmprephrs based on reading, where Very little=.10; Some=.25; About half=.50; Most=.75; Almost all=.90) 6.9 6.6.04 6.1 *.12 6.8.01 *p<.05, **p<.01, ***p<.001 (2-tailed); Refer to p. 2 for key to triangle symbols. See the endnotes on the last page of this report. NSSE 2017 FREQUENCIES AND STATISTICAL COMPARISONS 17
First-Year Students tmreadinghrscol 1 0 hrs 3 1 26 1 16 1 709 0 (Collapsed version of tmreadinghrs created by NSSE.) 2 3 4 5 6 More than zero, up to 5 hrs More than 5, up to 10 hrs More than 10, up to 15 hrs More than 15, up to 20 hrs More than 20, up to 25 hrs 282 50 2,811 50 1,374 56 93,112 50 161 29 1,702 30 683 26 58,881 29 57 9 561 9 232 9 21,420 10 32 6 280 5 107 4 11,220 5 21 4 172 3 74 3 7,184 3 7 More than 25 hrs 14 2 82 1 35 1 2,728 1 Total 570 100 5,634 100 2,521 100 195,254 100 17. How much has your experience at this institution contributed to your knowledge, skills, and personal development in the following areas? a. Writing clearly and pgwrite 1 Very little 18 3 281 5 185 8 13,661 7 effectively 2 Some 113 20 1,318 23 693 27 53,207 27 Your first-year students compared with 2017 2017 3 Quite a bit 282 50 2,745 49 1,048 41 84,083 43 3.0 2.9 ***.14 2.8 ***.22 2.8 ***.24 4 Very much 157 27 1,279 23 596 24 44,149 23 Total 570 100 5,623 100 2,522 100 195,100 100 b. Speaking clearly and pgspeak 1 Very little 17 3 311 6 289 12 20,914 11 effectively 2 Some 119 21 1,467 26 769 30 61,353 31 3 Quite a bit 263 46 2,536 45 928 36 74,223 38 3.0 2.9 ***.20 2.7 ***.38 2.7 ***.40 4 Very much 174 30 1,315 24 525 22 38,565 20 Total 573 100 5,629 100 2,511 100 195,055 100 c. Thinking critically and pgthink 1 Very little 11 2 143 3 76 3 6,107 4 analytically 2 Some 104 19 1,054 19 523 21 37,039 19 3 Quite a bit 244 42 2,588 45 1,116 43 87,207 44 3.1 3.1.06 3.0 **.13 3.1 *.10 4 Very much 213 37 1,853 33 802 32 64,739 33 Total 572 100 5,638 100 2,517 100 195,092 100 d. Analyzing numerical pganalyze 1 Very little 35 6 540 9 272 12 25,844 13 and statistical 2 Some 187 33 1,784 31 733 29 61,639 31 information 3 Quite a bit 229 40 2,178 39 934 36 68,848 35 2.8 2.7.04 2.7.05 2.6 **.12 4 Very much 119 21 1,132 21 579 23 38,659 21 Total 570 100 5,634 100 2,518 100 194,990 100 *p<.05, **p<.01, ***p<.001 (2-tailed); Refer to p. 2 for key to triangle symbols. See the endnotes on the last page of this report. NSSE 2017 FREQUENCIES AND STATISTICAL COMPARISONS 18
First-Year Students e. Acquiring job- or work- pgwork 1 Very little 84 15 915 17 389 15 25,841 14 related knowledge and skills 2 Some 208 36 1,883 33 787 31 63,231 32 Your first-year students compared with 2017 2017 3 Quite a bit 190 34 1,865 33 854 34 67,244 34 2.5 2.5 -.02 2.6 * -.09 2.6 ** -.12 4 Very much 89 15 975 17 485 20 38,693 20 Total 571 100 5,638 100 2,515 100 195,009 100 f. Working effectively pgothers 1 Very little 27 5 296 5 175 7 12,550 7 with others 2 Some 120 21 1,405 26 699 28 53,405 28 3 Quite a bit 244 44 2,388 41 999 39 80,522 40 3.0 2.9 *.11 2.8 ***.19 2.8 ***.20 4 Very much 179 31 1,540 28 643 26 48,414 25 Total 570 100 5,629 100 2,516 100 194,891 100 g. Developing or pgvalues 1 Very little 47 8 517 9 289 12 20,516 12 clarifying a personal 2 Some 149 26 1,581 28 723 29 55,155 29 code of values and ethics 3 Quite a bit 251 45 2,300 40 915 35 73,770 37 2.8 2.8.04 2.7 *.09 2.7 *.08 4 Very much 121 21 1,232 22 588 24 45,395 23 Total 568 100 5,630 100 2,515 100 194,836 100 h. Understanding people pgdiverse 1 Very little 28 5 354 7 177 8 17,843 10 of other backgrounds 2 Some 107 19 1,272 23 616 25 53,631 28 (economic, racial/ethnic, political, 3 Quite a bit 245 44 2,279 40 943 37 72,874 37 3.0 2.9 *.10 2.9 ***.15 2.8 ***.27 religious, nationality, 4 Very much 191 32 1,720 31 781 31 50,446 26 etc.) Total 571 100 5,625 100 2,517 100 194,794 100 i. Solving complex realworld pgprobsolve 1 Very little 58 11 607 11 307 13 21,743 12 problems 2 Some 174 31 1,778 32 799 32 64,360 33 3 Quite a bit 212 38 2,099 37 892 35 70,042 35 2.7 2.7.02 2.6.06 2.6.06 4 Very much 125 21 1,144 21 514 21 38,546 20 Total 569 100 5,628 100 2,512 100 194,691 100 j. Being an informed and pgcitizen 1 Very little 41 7 546 10 241 11 21,419 12 active citizen 2 Some 165 30 1,701 31 756 30 60,494 31 3 Quite a bit 226 40 2,090 37 942 36 70,732 36 2.8 2.7.05 2.7.06 2.7 **.11 4 Very much 131 22 1,280 23 570 23 41,547 21 Total 563 100 5,617 100 2,509 100 194,192 100 *p<.05, **p<.01, ***p<.001 (2-tailed); Refer to p. 2 for key to triangle symbols. See the endnotes on the last page of this report. NSSE 2017 FREQUENCIES AND STATISTICAL COMPARISONS 19
First-Year Students 18. How would you evaluate your entire educational experience at this institution? evalexp 1 Poor 10 2 101 2 29 1 3,728 2 2 Fair 117 21 779 14 335 13 23,053 13 Your first-year students compared with 2017 2017 3 Good 297 51 3,119 54 1,256 49 93,064 48 3.0 3.1 *** -.16 3.2 *** -.28 3.2 *** -.27 4 Excellent 146 26 1,632 30 893 36 75,027 38 Total 570 100 5,631 100 2,513 100 194,872 100 19. If you could start over again, would you go to the same institution you are now attending? sameinst 1 Definitely no 27 5 196 4 79 3 7,218 4 2 Probably no 114 20 805 14 309 13 23,408 12 3 Probably yes 277 49 2,695 47 1,106 43 80,425 41 3.0 3.1 *** -.20 3.2 *** -.31 3.2 *** -.31 4 Definitely yes 151 27 1,936 35 1,024 41 84,036 42 Total 569 100 5,632 100 2,518 100 195,087 100 *p<.05, **p<.01, ***p<.001 (2-tailed); Refer to p. 2 for key to triangle symbols. See the endnotes on the last page of this report. NSSE 2017 FREQUENCIES AND STATISTICAL COMPARISONS 20
Seniors 1. During the current school year, about how often have you done the following? a. Asked questions or askquest 1 Never 18 2 513 4 263 5 7,660 3 contributed to course 2 Sometimes 240 32 4,676 34 1,659 31 77,821 25 discussions in other ways 2017 2017 3 Often 233 32 4,257 31 1,572 31 100,232 31 3.0 2.9 *.08 2.9.04 3.1 *** -.15 4 Very often 249 34 4,215 31 1,673 34 133,488 41 Total 740 100 13,661 100 5,167 100 319,201 100 b. Prepared two or more drafts 1 Never 124 17 2,530 19 1,199 23 66,074 21 drafts of a paper or 2 Sometimes 254 35 5,182 38 1,791 34 113,162 35 assignment before turning it in 3 Often 194 27 3,616 27 1,298 25 80,827 26 2.5 2.4 **.12 2.4 ***.16 2.4 **.12 4 Very often 157 21 2,253 17 837 17 57,043 18 Total 729 100 13,581 100 5,125 100 317,106 100 c. Come to class without unpreparedr 1 Very often 36 5 981 7 424 8 19,124 6 completing readings or 2 Often 127 18 2,350 17 886 16 45,354 14 assignments (Reverse-coded version of unprepared created by NSSE.) 3 Sometimes 431 59 7,850 58 2,805 55 172,268 54 2.9 2.9.06 2.9.05 3.0 * -.09 4 Never 142 19 2,435 18 1,016 21 79,924 26 Total 736 100 13,616 100 5,131 100 316,670 100 d. Attended an art exhibit, attendart 1 Never 357 49 6,394 48 2,329 45 135,409 45 play, or other arts 2 Sometimes 268 36 5,046 37 1,789 34 116,408 36 performance (dance, music, etc.) 3 Often 73 10 1,423 10 609 12 39,707 12 1.7 1.7 -.03 1.8 *** -.14 1.8 *** -.12 4 Very often 36 5 723 5 390 9 24,486 7 Total 734 100 13,586 100 5,117 100 316,010 100 e. Asked another student CLaskhelp 1 Never 68 9 1,140 9 570 12 42,265 15 to help you understand 2 Sometimes 313 42 5,594 42 2,101 42 132,147 42 course material 3 Often 231 32 4,308 31 1,524 28 93,235 28 2.6 2.6 -.02 2.5.07 2.4 ***.16 4 Very often 126 17 2,531 18 913 17 48,061 15 Total 738 100 13,573 100 5,108 100 315,708 100 f. Explained course CLexplain 1 Never 15 2 402 3 240 5 18,414 7 material to one or more 2 Sometimes 239 32 4,692 35 1,736 34 108,686 35 students 3 Often 313 43 5,407 40 1,964 38 119,806 37 2.9 2.8.07 2.8 **.09 2.7 ***.17 4 Very often 168 23 3,056 23 1,168 23 68,338 21 Total 735 100 13,557 100 5,108 100 315,244 100 Your seniors compared with *p<.05, **p<.01, ***p<.001 (2-tailed); Refer to p. 2 for key to triangle symbols. See the endnotes on the last page of this report. NSSE 2017 FREQUENCIES AND STATISTICAL COMPARISONS 21
Seniors g. Prepared for exams by CLstudy 1 Never 73 10 1,583 12 738 16 55,493 19 discussing or working 2 Sometimes 235 32 4,827 36 1,701 34 106,872 34 through course material with other students 4 Very often 164 22 2,893 21 1,153 22 61,794 19 Your seniors compared with 2017 2017 3 Often 260 36 4,227 31 1,499 28 90,265 28 2.7 2.6 *.09 2.6 ***.14 2.5 ***.24 Total 732 100 13,530 100 5,091 100 314,424 100 h. Worked with other CLproject 1 Never 12 2 407 3 287 6 21,506 8 students on course 2 Sometimes 146 20 3,207 24 1,446 29 89,587 29 projects or assignments 3 Often 292 40 5,329 39 1,830 36 113,564 35 3.2 3.0 ***.17 2.9 ***.29 2.8 ***.35 4 Very often 285 39 4,564 33 1,518 30 89,080 28 Total 735 100 13,507 100 5,081 100 313,737 100 i. Given a course present 1 Never 23 3 977 8 794 15 33,981 12 presentation 2 Sometimes 138 19 3,719 28 1,742 35 95,628 31 2. During the current school year, about how often have you done the following? 3 Often 289 39 4,668 35 1,463 29 103,344 32 3.1 2.9 ***.30 2.6 ***.59 2.7 ***.46 4 Very often 286 39 4,139 29 1,091 21 80,713 25 Total 736 100 13,503 100 5,090 100 313,666 100 a. Combined ideas from RIintegrate 1 Never 13 2 452 4 190 4 10,443 4 different courses when 2 Sometimes 162 22 3,518 26 1,438 28 83,125 27 completing assignments 3 Often 319 44 5,557 41 2,002 39 128,237 41 3.1 3.0 ***.14 2.9 ***.17 2.9 ***.17 4 Very often 239 33 3,907 29 1,400 29 88,766 28 Total 733 100 13,434 100 5,030 100 310,571 100 b. Connected your RIsocietal 1 Never 23 3 869 7 498 10 19,811 7 learning to societal 2 Sometimes 175 24 4,124 31 1,689 33 94,941 31 problems or issues 3 Often 274 38 4,909 36 1,709 35 114,146 36 3.0 2.8 ***.25 2.7 ***.35 2.8 ***.27 4 Very often 255 35 3,498 26 1,107 23 80,607 25 Total 727 100 13,400 100 5,003 100 309,505 100 c. Included diverse RIdiverse 1 Never 58 8 1,492 12 920 18 34,495 13 perspectives (political, 2 Sometimes 189 27 4,507 34 1,793 35 105,769 35 religious, racial/ethnic, gender, etc.) in course discussions or assignments 3 Often 261 36 4,287 32 1,360 28 98,770 31 2.9 2.6 ***.23 2.5 ***.39 2.6 ***.26 4 Very often 216 29 3,061 22 915 19 69,421 22 Total 724 100 13,347 100 4,988 100 308,455 100 *p<.05, **p<.01, ***p<.001 (2-tailed); Refer to p. 2 for key to triangle symbols. See the endnotes on the last page of this report. NSSE 2017 FREQUENCIES AND STATISTICAL COMPARISONS 22
Seniors d. Examined the strengths RIownview 1 Never 25 3 630 5 276 6 13,141 5 and weaknesses of 2 Sometimes 192 26 4,028 30 1,571 31 89,652 29 your own views on a topic or issue 4 Very often 186 26 2,863 22 1,046 22 71,092 23 Your seniors compared with 2017 2017 3 Often 322 45 5,797 43 2,071 41 133,583 43 2.9 2.8 ***.13 2.8 ***.14 2.8 **.10 Total 725 100 13,318 100 4,964 100 307,468 100 e. Tried to better RIperspect 1 Never 13 2 354 3 158 3 8,421 3 understand someone 2 Sometimes 152 21 3,086 23 1,242 25 75,566 25 else's views by imagining how an issue 3 Often 322 45 5,929 45 2,148 43 136,273 44 3.1 3.0 *.10 3.0 **.12 3.0 ***.14 looks from their 4 Very often 233 32 3,901 29 1,397 29 85,797 28 perspective Total 720 100 13,270 100 4,945 100 306,057 100 f. Learned something that RInewview 1 Never 9 1 223 2 103 2 5,759 2 changed the way you 2 Sometimes 170 24 3,354 26 1,381 28 80,476 27 understand an issue or concept 3 Often 301 42 5,931 45 2,165 43 136,231 44 3.1 3.0 **.11 2.9 ***.16 2.9 ***.15 4 Very often 237 33 3,712 28 1,279 26 82,342 26 Total 717 100 13,220 100 4,928 100 304,808 100 g. Connected ideas from RIconnect 1 Never 4 1 118 1 61 1 2,729 1 your courses to your 2 Sometimes 99 14 2,060 16 847 17 46,246 16 prior experiences and knowledge 3 Often 330 46 6,199 47 2,243 44 140,943 46 3.2 3.2 *.08 3.2 *.10 3.2.07 4 Very often 284 39 4,816 36 1,767 37 113,652 37 3. During the current school year, about how often have you done the following? Total 717 100 13,193 100 4,918 100 303,570 100 a. Talked about career SFcareer 1 Never 108 15 2,626 20 1,011 21 50,681 18 plans with a faculty 2 Sometimes 295 41 5,430 41 1,996 41 118,091 39 member 3 Often 182 25 3,058 23 1,101 22 77,196 24 2.5 2.3 ***.13 2.3 ***.15 2.4.06 4 Very often 136 18 2,094 16 811 16 57,826 18 Total 721 100 13,208 100 4,919 100 303,794 100 b. Worked with a faculty SFotherwork 1 Never 300 41 6,054 46 2,124 44 124,331 44 member on activities 2 Sometimes 222 31 3,932 30 1,477 30 93,217 30 other than coursework (committees, student 3 Often 118 16 1,906 14 780 15 50,092 16 2.0 1.9 *.09 1.9.05 1.9.03 groups, etc.) 4 Very often 80 11 1,287 10 517 10 35,446 11 Total 720 100 13,179 100 4,898 100 303,086 100 *p<.05, **p<.01, ***p<.001 (2-tailed); Refer to p. 2 for key to triangle symbols. See the endnotes on the last page of this report. NSSE 2017 FREQUENCIES AND STATISTICAL COMPARISONS 23
Seniors c. Discussed course SFdiscuss 1 Never 198 27 3,859 29 1,485 31 78,104 28 topics, ideas, or 2 Sometimes 310 44 5,461 42 1,943 40 122,803 40 concepts with a faculty member outside of class 4 Very often 79 11 1,275 10 493 10 35,335 11 Total 715 100 13,139 100 4,886 100 302,244 100 Your seniors compared with 2017 2017 3 Often 128 18 2,544 20 965 20 66,002 21 2.1 2.1.03 2.1.04 2.2 -.03 d. Discussed your SFperform 1 Never 151 21 3,229 25 1,262 26 66,081 23 academic performance 2 Sometimes 321 45 5,891 44 2,131 44 134,186 44 with a faculty member 3 Often 161 22 2,760 21 997 20 68,151 22 2.2 2.2 *.10 2.1 **.12 2.2.05 4 Very often 84 12 1,264 10 499 10 33,618 11 Total 717 100 13,144 100 4,889 100 302,036 100 4. During the current school year, how much has your coursework emphasized the following? a. Memorizing course memorize 1 Very little 37 5 757 6 309 7 25,827 9 material 2 Some 157 23 3,559 28 1,445 29 96,089 32 3 Quite a bit 321 45 5,519 42 1,931 38 117,575 39 2.9 2.9 *.10 2.8 ***.13 2.7 ***.25 4 Very much 195 27 3,275 25 1,209 25 62,460 21 Total 710 100 13,110 100 4,894 100 301,951 100 b. Applying facts, HOapply 1 Very little 19 3 396 3 148 3 8,036 3 theories, or methods to 2 Some 115 16 2,567 20 977 20 56,362 19 practical problems or new situations 3 Quite a bit 323 46 5,726 44 2,157 43 135,234 45 3.1 3.1 *.08 3.1 **.11 3.1.07 4 Very much 252 35 4,407 34 1,594 33 101,666 33 Total 709 100 13,096 100 4,876 100 301,298 100 c. Analyzing an idea, HOanalyze 1 Very little 16 2 422 3 176 4 9,925 4 experience, or line of 2 Some 123 17 2,738 21 1,020 21 62,717 21 reasoning in depth by examining its parts 3 Quite a bit 332 47 5,555 42 2,082 42 128,872 43 3.1 3.1 *.08 3.0 **.10 3.0 *.09 4 Very much 236 33 4,331 33 1,590 33 98,783 33 Total 707 100 13,046 100 4,868 100 300,297 100 d. Evaluating a point of HOevaluate 1 Very little 23 3 678 5 282 6 15,316 6 view, decision, or 2 Some 149 21 2,960 23 1,240 26 71,460 24 information source 3 Quite a bit 306 43 5,563 43 2,052 41 127,355 42 3.0 3.0 **.10 2.9 ***.18 2.9 ***.13 4 Very much 228 32 3,823 29 1,290 27 85,781 28 Total 706 100 13,024 100 4,864 100 299,912 100 *p<.05, **p<.01, ***p<.001 (2-tailed); Refer to p. 2 for key to triangle symbols. See the endnotes on the last page of this report. NSSE 2017 FREQUENCIES AND STATISTICAL COMPARISONS 24
Seniors e. Forming a new idea or HOform 1 Very little 26 4 546 4 221 5 12,275 5 understanding from 2 Some 164 24 3,111 24 1,152 24 71,189 24 various pieces of information 4 Very much 217 31 3,659 28 1,320 27 84,630 28 Your seniors compared with 2017 2017 3 Quite a bit 298 42 5,702 44 2,161 44 131,386 44 3.0 2.9.06 2.9 *.08 2.9.07 5. During the current school year, to what extent have your instructors done the following? Total 705 100 13,018 100 4,854 100 299,480 100 a. Clearly explained ETgoals 1 Very little 13 2 272 2 101 2 6,230 2 course goals and 2 Some 123 17 2,364 18 895 18 50,816 17 requirements 3 Quite a bit 296 42 5,604 43 2,049 42 133,701 44 3.2 3.1.04 3.2.03 3.1.04 4 Very much 274 39 4,755 37 1,817 38 109,064 36 Total 706 100 12,995 100 4,862 100 299,811 100 b. Taught course sessions ETorganize 1 Very little 22 3 432 3 178 4 8,831 3 in an organized way 2 Some 143 21 2,745 21 974 20 54,300 18 3 Quite a bit 303 43 5,733 44 2,109 43 135,732 45 3.1 3.0.04 3.1.01 3.1 -.02 4 Very much 236 33 4,068 32 1,598 33 100,639 34 Total 704 100 12,978 100 4,859 100 299,502 100 c. Used examples or ETexample 1 Very little 17 2 375 3 179 4 9,908 4 illustrations to explain 2 Some 137 20 2,595 20 1,018 21 55,767 19 difficult points 3 Quite a bit 278 40 5,393 42 1,992 41 125,478 42 3.1 3.1.05 3.0 **.10 3.1.05 4 Very much 271 38 4,606 35 1,653 34 107,987 36 Total 703 100 12,969 100 4,842 100 299,140 100 d. Provided feedback on a ETdraftfb 1 Very little 48 7 1,293 10 631 13 30,379 11 draft or work in 2 Some 204 29 3,883 30 1,555 32 85,175 29 progress 3 Quite a bit 245 35 4,488 34 1,542 31 103,440 34 2.9 2.7 **.12 2.6 ***.21 2.8 **.11 4 Very much 202 29 3,292 25 1,119 23 79,963 26 Total 699 100 12,956 100 4,847 100 298,957 100 e. Provided prompt and ETfeedback 1 Very little 47 7 1,046 8 466 10 21,055 8 detailed feedback on 2 Some 214 31 4,033 31 1,477 30 82,769 28 tests or completed assignments 3 Quite a bit 257 37 4,813 37 1,743 36 118,082 39 2.8 2.8 *.08 2.7 *.08 2.8.00 4 Very much 182 26 3,019 23 1,135 24 76,203 25 Total 700 100 12,911 100 4,821 100 298,109 100 *p<.05, **p<.01, ***p<.001 (2-tailed); Refer to p. 2 for key to triangle symbols. See the endnotes on the last page of this report. NSSE 2017 FREQUENCIES AND STATISTICAL COMPARISONS 25
Seniors 6. During the current school year, about how often have you done the following? a. Reached conclusions QRconclude 1 Never 86 12 1,397 10 487 11 34,118 11 based on your own 2 Sometimes 252 36 4,503 34 1,532 32 101,301 33 analysis of numerical information (numbers, graphs, statistics, etc.) Your seniors compared with 2017 2017 3 Often 239 35 4,610 36 1,820 37 104,892 36 2.6 2.6 -.05 2.7 * -.09 2.6 -.06 4 Very often 123 18 2,406 19 991 21 58,140 20 Total 700 100 12,916 100 4,830 100 298,451 100 b. Used numerical QRproblem 1 Never 129 18 2,419 19 952 20 55,167 18 information to examine 2 Sometimes 259 37 4,879 37 1,733 36 112,915 37 a real-world problem or issue (unemployment, 3 Often 210 30 3,719 29 1,396 28 84,996 29 2.4 2.4.02 2.4.02 2.4.01 climate change, public 4 Very often 102 15 1,897 15 751 16 45,071 16 health, etc.) Total 700 100 12,914 100 4,832 100 298,149 100 c. Evaluated what others QRevaluate 1 Never 119 17 2,119 16 799 17 49,239 16 have concluded from 2 Sometimes 264 37 5,158 39 1,885 39 117,875 39 numerical information 3 Often 227 33 3,975 31 1,483 30 90,801 31 2.4 2.4.02 2.4.02 2.4.02 4 Very often 93 13 1,691 13 674 14 40,607 14 Total 703 100 12,943 100 4,841 100 298,522 100 7. During the current school year, about how many papers, reports, or other writing tasks of the following lengths have you been assigned? (Include those not yet completed.) a. Up to 5 pages wrshortnum 0 None 11 2 600 5 494 11 14,961 6 (Recoded version of wrshort created by NSSE. Values are estimated number of papers, reports, etc.) 1.5 1-2 89 14 1,993 17 1,070 23 47,653 18 4 3-5 188 29 3,582 30 1,337 30 77,779 28 8 6-10 173 27 2,841 24 796 18 62,158 22 8.7 7.5 ***.17 6.2 ***.39 7.7 ***.14 13 11-15 72 11 1,262 11 335 8 30,529 11 18 16-20 42 6 639 5 163 4 17,043 6 23 More than 20 73 11 996 8 285 7 25,354 9 Total 648 100 11,913 100 4,480 100 275,477 100 b. Between 6 and 10 wrmednum 0 None 74 12 2,329 20 1,459 32 58,961 23 pages (Recoded version 1.5 1-2 202 31 3,896 33 1,467 33 93,176 34 of wrmed created 4 3-5 184 29 3,026 25 850 20 69,668 25 by NSSE. Values are estimated number of papers, reports, etc.) 8 6-10 105 16 1,626 14 372 9 32,834 12 5.0 3.9 ***.22 3.1 ***.41 3.6 ***.32 13 11-15 40 6 529 4 126 3 10,590 4 18 16-20 19 3 229 2 62 2 4,164 2 23 More than 20 22 3 225 2 87 2 4,095 2 Total 646 100 11,860 100 4,423 100 273,488 100 *p<.05, **p<.01, ***p<.001 (2-tailed); Refer to p. 2 for key to triangle symbols. See the endnotes on the last page of this report. NSSE 2017 FREQUENCIES AND STATISTICAL COMPARISONS 26
Seniors c. 11 pages or more wrlongnum 0 None 213 33 5,384 46 2,452 53 123,085 46 Estimated number of assigned pages of student writing. (Recoded version of wrlong created by NSSE. Values are estimated number of papers, reports, etc.) wrpages 1.5 1-2 260 41 3,932 33 1,228 29 98,426 35 4 3-5 76 12 1,335 11 388 9 30,675 11 Your seniors compared with 2017 2017 8 6-10 49 8 597 5 165 4 10,808 4 3.0 2.2 ***.18 1.9 ***.26 1.9 ***.29 13 11-15 13 2 297 2 92 2 4,721 2 18 16-20 17 3 135 1 41 1 2,060 1 23 More than 20 16 3 192 2 66 1 2,924 1 (Continuous variable, recoded and summed by NSSE from wrshort, wrmed, and wrlong. Values are estimated pages of assigned writing.) Total 644 100 11,872 100 4,432 100 272,699 100 8. During the current school year, about how often have you had discussions with people from the following groups? *p<.05, **p<.01, ***p<.001 (2-tailed); Refer to p. 2 for key to triangle symbols. See the endnotes on the last page of this report. NSSE 2017 FREQUENCIES AND STATISTICAL COMPARISONS 27 110.4 87.2 ***.22 71.3 ***.38 79.9 ***.33 a. People of a race or DDrace 1 Never 16 3 429 4 202 5 13,315 5 ethnicity other than 2 Sometimes 116 18 1,801 15 683 16 65,391 23 your own 3 Often 183 28 3,371 29 1,226 28 84,141 30 3.3 3.3.00 3.3.02 3.1 ***.23 4 Very often 334 52 6,280 52 2,379 52 113,864 41 Total 649 100 11,881 100 4,490 100 276,711 100 b. People from an DDeconomic 1 Never 29 5 508 4 214 5 11,202 5 economic background 2 Sometimes 137 21 2,244 19 786 18 62,691 23 other than your own 3 Often 205 32 3,922 33 1,399 31 97,689 35 3.1 3.2 -.04 3.2 -.06 3.1.07 4 Very often 274 42 5,183 43 2,073 46 104,456 38 Total 645 100 11,857 100 4,472 100 276,038 100 c. People with religious DDreligion 1 Never 38 6 696 6 253 6 17,345 6 beliefs other than your 2 Sometimes 152 23 2,493 21 819 19 72,272 26 own 3 Often 199 31 3,594 30 1,305 29 87,113 32 3.0 3.1 -.04 3.2 ** -.12 3.0.07 4 Very often 257 40 5,070 42 2,104 46 99,197 36 Total 646 100 11,853 100 4,481 100 275,927 100 d. People with political DDpolitical 1 Never 45 7 817 7 258 6 15,070 6 views other than your 2 Sometimes 215 33 3,504 29 1,015 22 73,631 26 own 3 Often 176 27 3,435 29 1,319 30 89,429 32 2.9 2.9 -.06 3.1 *** -.24 3.0 ** -.13 4 Very often 211 33 4,104 35 1,879 42 97,580 36 Total 647 100 11,860 100 4,471 100 275,710 100
Seniors 9. During the current school year, about how often have you done the following? Your seniors compared with 2017 2017 a. Identified key LSreading 1 Never 7 1 225 2 100 3 5,694 2 information from 2 Sometimes 107 17 2,248 19 822 18 48,493 18 reading assignments 3 Often 279 44 5,288 45 1,927 43 118,875 43 3.2 3.1 **.11 3.1.07 3.1.06 4 Very often 248 38 4,039 34 1,607 37 101,840 37 Total 641 100 11,800 100 4,456 100 274,902 100 b. Reviewed your notes LSnotes 1 Never 33 5 679 6 264 6 20,875 8 after class 2 Sometimes 193 30 3,746 31 1,312 30 84,432 30 3 Often 224 35 3,992 34 1,522 33 90,023 33 2.9 2.9.04 2.9 -.01 2.8.06 4 Very often 193 30 3,378 29 1,357 31 79,343 29 Total 643 100 11,795 100 4,455 100 274,673 100 c. Summarized what you LSsummary 1 Never 36 6 843 7 302 7 18,513 7 learned in class or from 2 Sometimes 183 29 3,739 32 1,296 29 80,571 29 course materials 3 Often 259 41 4,293 36 1,601 36 101,540 37 2.8 2.8.07 2.9 -.02 2.8.01 4 Very often 160 25 2,897 25 1,238 29 73,005 27 Total 638 100 11,772 100 4,437 100 273,629 100 10. During the current school year, to what extent have your courses challenged you to do your best work? challenge 11. Which of the following have you done or do you plan to do before you graduate? f 1 Not at all 3 0 142 1 72 2 2,609 1 2 13 2 176 2 79 2 3,796 2 3 20 3 536 5 226 5 10,268 4 4 57 9 1,278 11 506 11 26,654 10 5.7 5.5 *.09 5.5 **.10 5.6.07 5 179 28 3,271 28 1,181 27 78,167 28 6 159 25 2,792 24 1,094 26 74,873 27 7 Very much 208 32 3,519 30 1,279 29 77,162 29 Total 639 100 11,714 100 4,437 100 273,529 100 a. Participate in an intern Have not decided 72 11 1,289 11 459 10 24,226 10 internship, co-op, field (Means indicate Do not plan to do 55 9 1,412 12 703 18 44,694 18 experience, student the percentage Plan to do 195 31 4,258 36 1,594 34 63,439 24 49% 40% ***.18 38% ***.23 49%.00 teaching, or clinical who responded placement Done or in progress 318 49 4,768 40 1,692 38 141,327 49 "Done or in Total 640 100 11,727 100 4,448 100 273,686 100 progress.") *p<.05, **p<.01, ***p<.001 (2-tailed); Refer to p. 2 for key to triangle symbols. See the endnotes on the last page of this report. NSSE 2017 FREQUENCIES AND STATISTICAL COMPARISONS 28
Seniors b. Hold a formal leader Have not decided 98 15 1,869 16 577 13 29,735 12 leadership role in a student organization or group (Means indicate the percentage who responded "Done or in progress.") Do not plan to do 306 48 5,356 46 1,950 46 118,302 45 Your seniors compared with 2017 2017 Plan to do 72 11 1,462 13 614 13 21,738 8 25% 25% -.01 28% -.08 35% *** -.22 Done or in progress 161 25 3,017 25 1,291 28 103,353 35 Total 637 100 11,704 100 4,432 100 273,128 100 c. Participate in a learning learncom Have not decided 120 19 2,161 19 703 15 36,847 14 community or some (Means indicate Do not plan to do 272 43 5,276 45 2,115 50 142,966 53 other formal program the percentage Plan to do 93 15 1,708 15 649 13 25,735 10 23% 21%.04 21%.05 23%.00 where groups of who responded students take two or Done or in progress 148 23 2,513 21 951 21 66,722 23 "Done or in more classes together Total 633 100 11,658 100 4,418 100 272,270 100 progress.") d. Participate in a study abroad Have not decided 125 20 2,017 17 668 15 30,780 12 abroad program (Means indicate Do not plan to do 407 65 7,596 65 2,821 65 180,485 67 the percentage who responded "Done or in progress.") Plan to do 80 12 1,302 11 534 11 18,822 7 4% 6% ** -.13 9% *** -.22 14% *** -.38 Done or in progress 24 4 764 6 394 9 42,528 14 Total 636 100 11,679 100 4,417 100 272,615 100 e. Work with a faculty research Have not decided 151 24 2,606 22 816 18 39,631 15 member on a research project Do not plan to do 269 42 5,297 45 2,033 46 133,801 49 (Means indicate the percentage who responded "Done or in progress.") Plan to do 120 19 1,961 17 825 18 31,429 12 15% 16% -.01 18% -.07 23% *** -.20 Done or in progress 98 15 1,810 16 737 18 67,298 23 Total 638 100 11,674 100 4,411 100 272,159 100 f. Complete a culminating capstone Have not decided 86 13 1,641 14 552 11 24,265 10 senior experience (Means indicate Do not plan to do 165 25 2,454 21 1,087 23 55,575 21 (capstone course, the percentage Plan to do 100 16 3,101 26 1,244 27 62,733 24 46% 39% ***.15 39% ***.15 45%.02 senior project or thesis, who responded comprehensive exam, Done or in progress 287 46 4,464 39 1,531 39 129,617 45 "Done or in portfolio, etc.) Total 638 100 11,660 100 4,414 100 272,190 100 progress.") 12. About how many of your courses at this institution have included a community-based project (service-learning)? servcourse 1 None 155 25 3,728 34 1,949 45 101,632 40 2 Some 356 56 6,156 52 1,915 44 136,439 48 3 Most 93 15 1,425 12 432 9 27,928 10 2.0 1.8 ***.22 1.7 ***.42 1.7 ***.35 4 All 29 5 316 3 106 2 5,846 2 Total 633 100 11,625 100 4,402 100 271,845 100 *p<.05, **p<.01, ***p<.001 (2-tailed); Refer to p. 2 for key to triangle symbols. See the endnotes on the last page of this report. NSSE 2017 FREQUENCIES AND STATISTICAL COMPARISONS 29
Seniors 13. Indicate the quality of your interactions with the following people at your institution. a. Students QIstudent 1 Poor 6 1 138 1 78 2 3,183 1 2 5 1 173 2 95 2 4,270 2 3 26 4 502 4 225 5 11,026 4 4 63 10 1,252 11 485 11 27,760 10 Your seniors compared with 2017 2017 5 168 26 2,861 24 1,015 23 65,759 24 5.7 5.6.06 5.5 **.10 5.6.07 6 149 23 3,112 26 1,101 25 75,126 27 7 Excellent 216 34 3,534 31 1,383 31 81,615 30 Not applicable 3 1 65 1 36 1 3,755 2 Total 636 100 11,637 100 4,418 100 272,494 100 b. Academic advisors QIadvisor 1 Poor 29 5 656 6 316 7 12,618 5 2 37 6 646 5 271 6 13,534 5 3 66 10 1,042 9 418 9 20,359 8 4 101 16 1,741 15 639 14 33,748 12 5 139 22 2,301 20 811 19 49,784 18 4.9 5.0 -.03 4.9.02 5.2 *** -.15 6 101 16 2,036 17 754 17 53,803 19 7 Excellent 157 25 2,858 26 1,136 26 84,302 31 Not applicable 3 0 352 3 64 1 4,042 2 Total 633 100 11,632 100 4,409 100 272,190 100 c. Faculty QIfaculty 1 Poor 13 2 257 2 124 3 4,056 2 2 19 3 340 3 163 4 5,861 2 3 48 8 747 6 300 6 12,423 5 4 87 13 1,583 13 569 12 29,896 11 5 139 22 2,738 23 1,034 24 62,639 23 5.3 5.3 -.01 5.3.01 5.5 *** -.14 6 170 27 3,005 26 1,085 26 78,653 28 7 Excellent 158 25 2,832 25 1,081 25 75,828 28 Not applicable 2 0 95 1 36 1 2,061 1 Total 636 100 11,597 100 4,392 100 271,417 100 *p<.05, **p<.01, ***p<.001 (2-tailed); Refer to p. 2 for key to triangle symbols. See the endnotes on the last page of this report. NSSE 2017 FREQUENCIES AND STATISTICAL COMPARISONS 30
Seniors d. Student services staff QIstaff 1 Poor 47 7 633 6 293 7 12,651 5 (career services, 2 31 5 619 5 244 5 12,552 5 student activities, 3 58 9 874 7 373 8 19,748 7 housing, etc.) 4 92 14 1,553 13 602 13 36,341 13 Your seniors compared with 2017 2017 5 127 20 2,006 17 760 18 50,889 18 4.6 4.8 * -.11 4.7 -.06 4.9 *** -.16 6 94 15 1,837 16 644 15 46,727 17 7 Excellent 87 14 1,826 16 706 16 45,968 17 Not applicable 99 16 2,272 20 766 18 46,639 19 Total 635 100 11,620 100 4,388 100 271,515 100 e. Other administrative QIadmin 1 Poor 47 7 715 6 305 7 13,822 5 staff and offices 2 51 8 722 6 305 7 14,586 5 (registrar, financial aid, 3 68 10 1,055 9 467 10 22,811 8 etc.) 4 138 22 1,866 16 708 16 41,667 15 14. How much does your institution emphasize the following? 5 118 19 2,431 21 899 21 58,088 21 4.5 4.8 *** -.17 4.6 * -.09 4.9 *** -.23 6 108 17 2,097 18 724 17 53,596 19 7 Excellent 90 14 2,025 18 726 17 52,185 20 Not applicable 16 3 719 6 275 6 15,318 6 Total 636 100 11,630 100 4,409 100 272,073 100 a. Spending significant empstudy 1 Very little 13 2 193 2 84 2 4,845 2 amounts of time 2 Some 119 20 1,875 17 744 18 43,808 17 studying and on 3 Quite a bit 263 43 4,984 44 1,966 46 120,338 46 3.1 3.2 -.07 3.1 -.01 3.1 -.04 academic work 4 Very much 216 35 4,172 37 1,464 34 94,041 35 Total 611 100 11,224 100 4,258 100 263,032 100 b. Providing support to SEacademic 1 Very little 36 6 533 5 228 6 12,145 5 help students succeed 2 Some 179 29 2,903 26 1,079 25 61,174 24 academically 3 Quite a bit 255 42 4,625 41 1,826 42 113,154 43 2.8 2.9 ** -.11 2.9 * -.10 2.9 *** -.15 4 Very much 140 23 3,092 28 1,102 27 74,896 28 Total 610 100 11,153 100 4,235 100 261,369 100 c. Using learning support SElearnsup 1 Very little 70 12 1,128 10 400 9 22,776 9 services (tutoring 2 Some 191 32 2,854 26 1,091 25 64,606 25 services, writing center, etc.) 3 Quite a bit 212 35 4,064 36 1,607 38 99,649 38 2.7 2.8 *** -.15 2.8 *** -.18 2.8 *** -.19 4 Very much 134 22 3,131 28 1,134 27 74,553 28 Total 607 100 11,177 100 4,232 100 261,584 100 *p<.05, **p<.01, ***p<.001 (2-tailed); Refer to p. 2 for key to triangle symbols. See the endnotes on the last page of this report. NSSE 2017 FREQUENCIES AND STATISTICAL COMPARISONS 31
Seniors d. Encouraging contact SEdiverse 1 Very little 51 9 1,254 12 496 13 38,200 15 among students from 2 Some 173 28 2,946 26 1,165 28 80,404 31 different backgrounds (social, racial/ethnic, religious, etc.) 4 Very much 165 27 3,128 28 1,154 26 58,279 22 Total 606 100 11,147 100 4,239 100 261,231 100 Your seniors compared with 2017 2017 3 Quite a bit 217 36 3,819 34 1,424 33 84,348 32 2.8 2.8.03 2.7 *.09 2.6 ***.20 e. Providing opportunities SEsocial 1 Very little 41 7 921 9 315 8 21,895 9 to be involved socially 2 Some 210 35 3,092 28 1,011 24 67,636 27 3 Quite a bit 213 35 4,162 37 1,677 39 101,711 38 2.7 2.8 -.07 2.9 *** -.17 2.8 -.06 4 Very much 144 23 2,970 26 1,226 29 69,779 26 Total 608 100 11,145 100 4,229 100 261,021 100 f. Providing support for SEwellness 1 Very little 76 12 1,054 10 450 11 29,055 12 your overall well-being 2 Some 196 33 2,857 25 1,097 26 70,509 27 (recreation, health care, counseling, etc.) 3 Quite a bit 219 36 4,036 36 1,543 36 96,177 36 2.6 2.8 *** -.23 2.8 *** -.18 2.7 ** -.12 4 Very much 118 19 3,181 29 1,131 27 64,827 24 Total 609 100 11,128 100 4,221 100 260,568 100 g. Helping you manage SEnonacad 1 Very little 204 33 3,451 31 1,315 31 85,596 34 your non-academic 2 Some 224 37 3,892 35 1,469 35 92,070 35 responsibilities (work, family, etc.) 3 Quite a bit 119 20 2,460 22 914 21 54,705 21 2.1 2.1 * -.08 2.2 * -.08 2.1 -.02 4 Very much 61 10 1,319 12 534 13 28,136 11 Total 608 100 11,122 100 4,232 100 260,507 100 h. Attending campus SEactivities 1 Very little 141 23 1,911 17 540 13 41,005 18 activities and events 2 Some 209 35 3,752 33 1,206 28 76,751 29 (performing arts, athletic events, etc.) 3 Quite a bit 183 30 3,465 32 1,455 34 88,937 33 2.3 2.5 *** -.20 2.7 *** -.40 2.6 *** -.25 4 Very much 74 12 1,977 18 1,012 25 53,292 20 Total 607 100 11,105 100 4,213 100 259,985 100 i. Attending events that SEevents 1 Very little 122 20 2,205 20 810 19 51,235 21 address important 2 Some 206 34 3,941 35 1,469 34 92,766 36 social, economic, or political issues 3 Quite a bit 181 30 3,240 29 1,258 30 76,922 29 2.4 2.4.02 2.4 -.01 2.4.06 4 Very much 101 16 1,726 16 679 16 38,751 14 Total 610 100 11,112 100 4,216 100 259,674 100 *p<.05, **p<.01, ***p<.001 (2-tailed); Refer to p. 2 for key to triangle symbols. See the endnotes on the last page of this report. NSSE 2017 FREQUENCIES AND STATISTICAL COMPARISONS 32
Seniors 15. About how many hours do you spend in a typical 7-day week doing the following? a. Preparing for class tmprephrs 0 0 hrs 0 0 47 0 17 0 1,046 0 (studying, reading, (Recoded version 3 1-5 hrs 90 15 1,343 12 654 16 32,448 13 writing, doing of tmprep created 8 6-10 hrs 159 26 2,512 23 1,013 25 58,113 23 homework or lab work, by NSSE. Values 13 11-15 hrs 101 17 2,272 21 831 19 52,711 20 analyzing data, are estimated rehearsing, and other number of hours academic activities) per week.) Your seniors compared with 2017 2017 18 16-20 hrs 124 20 2,067 18 706 17 47,358 18 14.2 15.2 * -.11 14.4 -.02 15.2 ** -.11 23 21-25 hrs 67 11 1,158 10 412 10 28,499 11 28 26-30 hrs 34 6 708 6 260 6 17,246 6 33 More than 30 hrs 33 5 978 9 322 8 22,625 9 Total 608 100 11,085 100 4,215 100 260,046 100 b. Participating in cocurricular activities tmcocurrhrs 0 0 hrs 310 51 5,346 49 1,832 46 104,798 43 (Recoded version 3 1-5 hrs 160 27 2,927 26 1,185 27 74,086 27 (organizations, campus of tmcocurr 8 6-10 hrs 49 8 1,169 10 534 12 34,632 13 publications, student created by NSSE. 13 11-15 hrs 37 6 730 7 329 7 19,610 7 government, fraternity Values are or sorority, estimated number intercollegiate or of hours per intramural sports, etc.) week.) 18 16-20 hrs 26 5 452 4 170 4 12,781 5 3.9 4.3 -.05 4.4 -.06 4.9 *** -.14 23 21-25 hrs 11 2 223 2 77 2 6,414 2 28 26-30 hrs 5 1 70 1 33 1 2,729 1 33 More than 30 hrs 5 1 154 1 42 1 4,191 2 Total 603 100 11,071 100 4,202 100 259,241 100 c. Working for pay tmworkonhrs 0 0 hrs 512 85 8,979 81 3,275 78 180,130 72 on campus (Recoded version 3 1-5 hrs 8 1 259 2 97 2 13,352 4 of tmworkon 8 6-10 hrs 15 2 402 4 147 3 23,465 8 created by NSSE. 13 11-15 hrs 16 3 480 4 166 4 17,123 6 Values are estimated number of hours per week.) 18 16-20 hrs 41 7 691 6 311 7 15,783 6 2.3 2.6 -.05 3.6 *** -.17 3.6 *** -.18 23 21-25 hrs 10 2 136 1 97 3 4,766 2 28 26-30 hrs 1 0 40 0 34 1 1,879 1 33 More than 30 hrs 2 0 64 1 67 2 2,956 1 Total 605 100 11,051 100 4,194 100 259,454 100 *p<.05, **p<.01, ***p<.001 (2-tailed); Refer to p. 2 for key to triangle symbols. See the endnotes on the last page of this report. NSSE 2017 FREQUENCIES AND STATISTICAL COMPARISONS 33
Seniors d. Working for pay tmworkoffhrs 0 0 hrs 193 32 3,908 35 1,540 36 112,069 42 off campus Estimated number of hours working for pay (Recoded version of tmworkoff created by NSSE. Values are estimated number of hours per week.) tmworkhrs (Continuous variable created by NSSE) 3 1-5 hrs 20 3 467 4 203 5 12,898 5 8 6-10 hrs 29 5 702 6 256 6 16,333 6 13 11-15 hrs 48 8 820 7 262 6 17,208 6 Your seniors compared with 2017 2017 18 16-20 hrs 92 15 1,438 13 498 11 23,029 9 14.9 13.8 *.08 14.2.05 12.8 ***.16 23 21-25 hrs 71 12 1,216 11 378 9 17,828 7 28 26-30 hrs 54 9 794 7 265 6 13,100 5 33 More than 30 hrs 99 16 1,707 17 795 21 46,797 21 Total 606 100 11,052 100 4,197 100 259,262 100 Total 605 100 11,050 100 4,191 100 258,894 100 17.2 16.4.06 17.7 -.04 16.3.07 e. Doing community tmservicehrs 0 0 hrs 265 44 5,606 51 2,036 50 123,944 49 service or volunteer (Recoded version 3 1-5 hrs 166 27 3,094 28 1,363 31 91,828 34 work of tmservice 8 6-10 hrs 68 11 1,138 10 405 9 22,264 9 created by NSSE. 13 11-15 hrs 47 8 525 5 157 4 9,312 4 Values are 18 16-20 hrs 31 5 366 3 102 2 5,624 2 4.9 3.7 ***.19 3.4 ***.24 3.2 ***.29 estimated number 23 21-25 hrs 11 2 141 1 63 2 2,453 1 of hours per 28 26-30 hrs 9 2 58 1 25 1 1,090 0 week.) 33 More than 30 hrs 8 1 122 1 40 1 2,379 1 f. Relaxing and tmrelaxhrs 0 0 hrs 21 3 397 4 170 4 7,925 3 socializing (time with 3 1-5 hrs 212 34 3,501 32 1,281 31 73,587 29 friends, video games, 8 6-10 hrs 183 30 3,143 28 1,165 27 73,732 28 TV or videos, keeping 13 11-15 hrs 83 14 1,774 16 702 17 46,599 18 up with friends online, etc.) (Recoded version of tmrelax created by NSSE. Values are estimated number of hours per week.) 18 16-20 hrs 52 9 1,082 10 421 10 28,801 11 9.4 10.0 -.07 10.1 * -.08 10.5 *** -.14 23 21-25 hrs 25 4 461 4 177 4 12,147 5 28 26-30 hrs 10 2 202 2 102 3 5,489 2 33 More than 30 hrs 21 4 494 4 178 4 10,948 4 Total 607 100 11,054 100 4,196 100 259,228 100 *p<.05, **p<.01, ***p<.001 (2-tailed); Refer to p. 2 for key to triangle symbols. See the endnotes on the last page of this report. NSSE 2017 FREQUENCIES AND STATISTICAL COMPARISONS 34
Seniors g. Providing care for tmcarehrs 0 0 hrs 299 50 6,416 58 2,382 57 169,263 63 dependents (children, parents, etc.) (Recoded version of tmcare created by NSSE. Values are estimated number of hours per week.) 3 1-5 hrs 102 16 1,681 15 578 13 26,859 10 8 6-10 hrs 64 11 835 8 320 7 12,578 5 13 11-15 hrs 34 6 483 4 177 4 8,118 3 Your seniors compared with 2017 2017 18 16-20 hrs 27 4 392 4 157 4 6,881 3 6.7 5.9 *.08 6.6.01 6.4.03 23 21-25 hrs 14 2 169 2 71 2 3,666 2 28 26-30 hrs 7 1 121 1 45 1 2,727 1 33 More than 30 hrs 55 9 930 9 448 11 28,712 12 Total 602 100 11,027 100 4,178 100 258,804 100 h. Commuting to campus tmcommutehrs 0 0 hrs 11 2 629 5 397 10 64,204 24 (driving, walking, etc.) (Recoded version 3 1-5 hrs 260 43 5,432 49 1,846 45 127,582 49 of tmcommute 8 6-10 hrs 173 29 2,867 26 1,101 26 40,350 16 created by NSSE. 13 11-15 hrs 73 12 1,045 9 452 10 13,659 6 Values are estimated number of hours per week.) 18 16-20 hrs 46 8 443 4 182 4 5,625 2 8.6 7.2 ***.20 6.8 ***.26 4.8 ***.62 23 21-25 hrs 15 2 198 2 74 2 2,463 1 28 26-30 hrs 4 1 99 1 33 1 1,303 1 33 More than 30 hrs 24 4 329 3 107 2 4,233 2 Total 606 100 11,042 100 4,192 100 259,419 100 16. Of the time you spend preparing for class in a typical 7-day week, about how much is on assigned reading? reading 1 Very little 49 8 1,334 13 574 14 34,578 14 2 Some 136 23 2,990 27 1,254 30 70,508 27 3 About half 184 31 2,964 27 1,199 28 71,821 28 3.1 2.9 ***.17 2.8 ***.29 2.9 ***.22 4 Most 154 26 2,550 23 815 20 57,275 22 5 Almost all 81 13 1,183 10 346 8 25,099 9 Total 604 100 11,021 100 4,188 100 259,281 100 tmreadinghrs (Continuous variable created by NSSE. Calculated as a proportion of tmprephrs based on reading, where Very little=.10; Some=.25; About half=.50; Most=.75; Almost all=.90) 7.8 7.6.04 6.7 ***.18 7.4.08 *p<.05, **p<.01, ***p<.001 (2-tailed); Refer to p. 2 for key to triangle symbols. See the endnotes on the last page of this report. NSSE 2017 FREQUENCIES AND STATISTICAL COMPARISONS 35
Seniors tmreadinghrscol 1 0 hrs 0 0 46 0 16 0 1,025 0 (Collapsed version of tmreadinghrs created by NSSE.) 2 3 4 5 6 More than zero, up to 5 hrs More than 5, up to 10 hrs More than 10, up to 15 hrs More than 15, up to 20 hrs More than 20, up to 25 hrs 256 43 4,834 44 2,087 50 117,669 46 187 31 3,313 30 1,241 30 76,653 29 68 11 1,278 12 383 9 28,851 11 47 8 727 6 238 6 16,554 6 28 4 499 4 132 3 11,869 4 7 More than 25 hrs 16 2 285 2 78 2 5,608 2 Total 602 100 10,982 100 4,175 100 258,229 100 17. How much has your experience at this institution contributed to your knowledge, skills, and personal development in the following areas? a. Writing clearly and pgwrite 1 Very little 13 2 567 6 285 8 14,007 6 effectively 2 Some 107 18 2,285 21 965 23 54,914 22 Your seniors compared with 2017 2017 3 Quite a bit 248 42 4,419 40 1,613 38 100,240 38 3.1 3.0 ***.15 2.9 ***.23 3.0 ***.16 4 Very much 226 37 3,695 33 1,320 32 89,338 34 Total 594 100 10,966 100 4,183 100 258,499 100 b. Speaking clearly and pgspeak 1 Very little 23 4 702 7 388 10 19,357 8 effectively 2 Some 112 19 2,560 23 1,037 25 60,117 24 3 Quite a bit 240 40 4,295 39 1,499 35 96,671 37 3.1 2.9 ***.18 2.8 ***.27 2.9 ***.21 4 Very much 226 37 3,433 31 1,253 30 82,399 31 Total 601 100 10,990 100 4,177 100 258,544 100 c. Thinking critically and pgthink 1 Very little 11 2 294 3 113 3 5,939 3 analytically 2 Some 65 11 1,485 13 614 15 31,945 13 3 Quite a bit 225 38 4,259 38 1,587 38 96,241 37 3.3 3.3 *.10 3.2 **.13 3.3.06 4 Very much 298 49 4,963 45 1,866 45 124,520 47 Total 599 100 11,001 100 4,180 100 258,645 100 d. Analyzing numerical pganalyze 1 Very little 57 9 972 9 367 10 26,649 10 and statistical 2 Some 161 27 2,785 25 1,026 25 68,334 26 information 3 Quite a bit 198 34 3,801 34 1,350 31 84,937 33 2.9 2.9 -.03 2.9 -.03 2.9.01 4 Very much 183 31 3,439 32 1,442 34 78,582 31 Total 599 100 10,997 100 4,185 100 258,502 100 *p<.05, **p<.01, ***p<.001 (2-tailed); Refer to p. 2 for key to triangle symbols. See the endnotes on the last page of this report. NSSE 2017 FREQUENCIES AND STATISTICAL COMPARISONS 36
Seniors e. Acquiring job- or workrelated pgwork 1 Very little 53 9 1,023 10 434 11 21,781 9 knowledge and 2 Some 158 26 2,824 26 1,039 25 59,781 23 skills Your seniors compared with 2017 2017 3 Quite a bit 207 35 3,827 34 1,420 33 88,534 34 2.9 2.9.01 2.8.02 2.9 -.07 4 Very much 183 30 3,321 30 1,287 31 88,555 34 Total 601 100 10,995 100 4,180 100 258,651 100 f. Working effectively pgothers 1 Very little 18 3 443 4 258 7 12,431 6 with others 2 Some 102 18 2,108 19 892 22 52,929 21 3 Quite a bit 222 37 4,312 39 1,577 37 98,790 38 3.2 3.1 **.11 3.0 ***.21 3.0 ***.17 4 Very much 256 42 4,117 37 1,449 34 94,214 35 Total 598 100 10,980 100 4,176 100 258,364 100 g. Developing or pgvalues 1 Very little 42 7 1,028 10 482 13 26,194 11 clarifying a personal 2 Some 117 20 2,610 24 1,078 27 61,362 24 code of values and ethics 3 Quite a bit 210 35 3,841 34 1,406 32 88,579 34 3.0 2.9 ***.16 2.8 ***.28 2.8 ***.20 4 Very much 230 38 3,504 32 1,216 28 82,266 31 Total 599 100 10,983 100 4,182 100 258,401 100 h. Understanding people pgdiverse 1 Very little 29 5 761 7 364 10 25,039 11 of other backgrounds 2 Some 103 18 2,354 22 938 23 67,177 26 (economic, racial/ethnic, political, religious, nationality, etc.) 3 Quite a bit 193 33 3,739 34 1,440 34 86,953 33 3.2 3.0 ***.17 2.9 ***.28 2.8 ***.35 4 Very much 272 44 4,113 37 1,431 33 79,127 30 Total 597 100 10,967 100 4,173 100 258,296 100 i. Solving complex realworld pgprobsolve 1 Very little 41 7 948 9 428 11 23,360 10 problems 2 Some 157 26 2,915 27 1,088 26 69,517 27 3 Quite a bit 194 33 3,919 35 1,473 35 91,800 35 2.9 2.8 **.11 2.8 ***.16 2.8 ***.13 4 Very much 210 34 3,181 29 1,183 28 73,528 28 Total 602 100 10,963 100 4,172 100 258,205 100 j. Being an informed and pgcitizen 1 Very little 40 7 1,252 12 591 15 31,893 13 active citizen 2 Some 150 25 3,019 28 1,198 29 74,291 29 3 Quite a bit 191 32 3,647 33 1,321 31 84,333 32 3.0 2.8 ***.21 2.7 ***.30 2.7 ***.27 4 Very much 219 36 3,017 28 1,044 25 66,844 26 Total 600 100 10,935 100 4,154 100 257,361 100 *p<.05, **p<.01, ***p<.001 (2-tailed); Refer to p. 2 for key to triangle symbols. See the endnotes on the last page of this report. NSSE 2017 FREQUENCIES AND STATISTICAL COMPARISONS 37
Seniors 18. How would you evaluate your entire educational experience at this institution? evalexp 1 Poor 11 2 284 3 120 3 5,978 3 2 Fair 89 15 1,455 13 588 14 28,625 12 Your seniors compared with 2017 2017 3 Good 306 51 5,230 47 1,953 46 110,281 42 3.1 3.2 -.06 3.2 -.03 3.3 *** -.17 4 Excellent 195 32 4,015 37 1,518 37 113,553 43 Total 601 100 10,984 100 4,179 100 258,437 100 19. If you could start over again, would you go to the same institution you are now attending? sameinst 1 Definitely no 32 5 484 5 214 5 11,747 5 2 Probably no 100 16 1,348 12 562 14 31,936 12 3 Probably yes 259 44 4,602 41 1,653 39 98,431 38 3.1 3.2 *** -.15 3.2 ** -.11 3.2 *** -.18 4 Definitely yes 211 35 4,557 42 1,751 42 116,666 45 Total 602 100 10,991 100 4,180 100 258,780 100 *p<.05, **p<.01, ***p<.001 (2-tailed); Refer to p. 2 for key to triangle symbols. See the endnotes on the last page of this report. NSSE 2017 FREQUENCIES AND STATISTICAL COMPARISONS 38
First-Year Students Name N Detailed Statistics g Mean Standard error h Standard deviation i Degrees of freedom j Significance k 2017 2017 1 a. askquest 735 2.70 2.65 2.69 2.83.030.010.015.002.81.82.88.85 8,011 1,124 225,505.149.811.000.06.01 -.15 b. drafts 724 2.93 2.55 2.43 2.49.034.011.017.002.90.94 1.00.98 888 1,126 729.000.000.000.40.50.45 c. unpreparedr 730 3.07 3.01 2.91 3.04.026.009.013.002.70.76.79.77 7,961 1,156 735.018.000.252.09.21.04 d. attendart 727 1.69 1.85 1.93 1.93.031.010.016.002.85.88.95.92 7,930 4,164 222,490.000.000.000 -.18 -.26 -.26 e. CLaskhelp 727 2.61 2.68 2.62 2.59.032.010.015.002.86.85.89.89 7,932 4,153 222,176.033.881.537 -.08 -.01.02 f. CLexplain 728 2.62 2.70 2.75 2.69.030.009.014.002.80.80.82.84 7,921 4,142 221,609.012.000.024 -.10 -.16 -.08 g. CLstudy 730 2.45 2.50 2.60 2.53.034.011.016.002.93.92.96.97 7,900 4,141 734.224.000.027 -.05 -.15 -.08 h. CLproject 726 2.76 2.69 2.66 2.62.031.010.015.002.82.82.88.88 7,880 1,110 730.023.005.000.09.11.16 i. present 719 2.69 2.50 2.13 2.28.033.011.016.002.88.89.93.90 7,867 4,116 219,757.000.000.000.22.61.46 2 a. RIintegrate 713 2.58 2.59 2.62 2.58.032.010.015.002.84.82.86.84 7,829 4,049 216,292.697.222.873 -.02 -.05.01 b. RIsocietal 716 2.64 2.59 2.57 2.57.033.010.015.002.88.86.89.87 7,817 4,028 215,042.137.041.029.06.08.08 c. RIdiverse 710 2.78 2.61 2.59 2.57.034.011.016.002.90.89.91.89 7,791 4,013 214,001.000.000.000.19.20.24 d. RIownview 708 2.82 2.77 2.80 2.77.031.010.014.002.82.80.82.81 7,734 3,995 212,765.100.631.101.06.02.06 e. RIperspect 706 2.95 2.94 2.96 2.89.030.009.014.002.81.78.81.80 7,716 3,984 211,310.841.800.080.01 -.01.07 f. RInewview 703 2.94 2.88 2.87 2.85.028.009.014.002.75.76.80.79 7,667 1,079 707.052.040.002.08.08.11 g. RIconnect 700 3.04 3.00 3.05 3.02.027.009.013.002.72.72.75.74 7,629 3,948 208,597.146.807.479.06 -.01.03 3 a. SFcareer 698 2.17 2.18 2.18 2.25.034.011.016.002.91.92.94.92 7,632 3,948 208,702.992.909.033.00.00 -.08 b. SFotherwork 697 1.68 1.69 1.74 1.77.033.011.016.002.88.88.92.91 7,614 3,938 208,034.636.087.006 -.02 -.07 -.11 c. SFdiscuss 690 1.83 1.90 1.92 1.99.034.011.016.002.88.87.92.89 7,576 3,911 694.028.012.000 -.09 -.11 -.18 d. SFperform 692 1.98 2.04 2.03 2.12.033.010.016.002.87.87.90.88 7,573 3,916 206,879.084.178.000 -.07 -.06 -.17 4 a. memorize 689 2.93 2.93 2.97 2.90.028.009.014.002.75.79.81.81 7,556 3,914 693.969.260.250.00 -.05.04 b. HOapply 692 2.84 2.86 2.93 2.92.030.009.014.002.78.78.80.80 7,535 3,895 205,859.542.006.005 -.02 -.12 -.11 c. HOanalyze 690 2.91 2.90 2.94 2.91.030.010.014.002.79.81.81.81 7,509 3,883 204,833.681.322.915.02 -.04.00 d. HOevaluate 688 3.03 2.93 2.91 2.88.030.010.015.002.78.80.82.81 7,504 1,046 692.001.000.000.13.15.18 e. HOform 686 2.97 2.87 2.90 2.86.031.010.015.002.81.79.83.81 7,491 3,878 690.002.052.001.13.08.13 5 a. ETgoals 683 3.20 3.08 3.12 3.07.030.009.014.002.77.77.77.77 823 989 687.000.012.000.16.11.17 b. ETorganize 679 3.11 2.99 3.04 3.02.032.010.014.002.82.80.79.80 812 959 682.001.063.006.14.08.11 c. ETexample 684 3.12 3.02 3.03 3.02.033.010.015.002.85.82.83.82 814 983 687.004.013.003.12.11.12 d. ETdraftfb 684 3.20 2.85 2.77 2.82.031.011.017.002.81.89.93.91 861 1,112 689.000.000.000.39.46.42 e. ETfeedback 678 2.95 2.71 2.67 2.74.035.011.016.002.90.88.91.90 813 994 681.000.000.000.27.30.24 2017 California State Comparisons with: 2017 California State Comparisons with: 2017 California State Comparisons with: 2017 See the endnotes on the last page of this report. NSSE 2017 FREQUENCIES AND STATISTICAL COMPARISONS 39
First-Year Students Name N Detailed Statistics g Mean Standard error h Standard deviation i Degrees of freedom j Significance k 2017 2017 2017 California State Comparisons with: 2017 California State Comparisons with: 2017 California State Comparisons with: 6 a. QRconclude 680 2.57 2.53 2.59 2.57.033.011.016.002.87.87.88.88 7,426 3,862 203,014.229.615.861.05 -.02.01 b. QRproblem 681 2.35 2.28 2.26 2.29.034.011.017.002.89.90.93.91 7,410 3,864 202,868.063.035.095.07.09.06 c. QRevaluate 678 2.27 2.27 2.29 2.28.033.010.016.002.87.86.88.88 7,414 3,857 202,917.955.597.649.00 -.02 -.02 7 a. wrshortnum 630 6.95 6.18 5.42 6.63.206.066.094.013 5.18 5.23 5.07 5.71 6,830 3,541 635.001.000.128.15.30.06 b. wrmednum 625 2.60 2.44 1.81 2.24.155.044.057.008 3.88 3.44 3.05 3.23 728 800 627.331.000.021.05.25.11 c. wrlongnum 621 1.19 1.06.83.89.139.038.048.006 3.45 2.99 2.57 2.73 718 777 623.333.013.027.05.13.11 wrpages 619 59.50 53.23 42.30 50.23 3.426.940 1.227.160 85.22 73.36 65.23 67.67 714 784 621.078.000.007.08.25.14 8 a. DDrace 628 2.96 3.15 3.21 3.03.035.011.016.002.88.87.88.91 6,779 917 632.000.000.045 -.22 -.28 -.08 b. DDeconomic 627 2.76 3.02 3.11 3.01.036.011.017.002.91.88.89.88 752 3,543 630.000.000.000 -.29 -.39 -.28 c. DDreligion 625 2.67 2.95 3.13 2.93.038.012.017.002.95.93.91.94 752 884 628.000.000.000 -.30 -.50 -.28 d. DDpolitical 629 2.60 2.81 3.04 2.95.037.012.017.002.93.94.90.92 6,754 901 632.000.000.000 -.23 -.49 -.39 9 a. LSreading 618 3.07 3.00 3.03 3.04.028.010.014.002.70.75.78.76 6,697 963 181,646.023.217.283.10.05.04 b. LSnotes 624 2.89 2.85 2.86 2.90.035.011.017.002.87.87.90.88 6,701 3,515 181,528.249.398.936.05.04.00 c. LSsummary 625 2.74 2.71 2.78 2.81.035.011.017.002.87.86.91.87 6,677 3,515 180,762.318.360.079.04 -.04 -.07 10. challenge 624 5.34 5.29 5.34 5.44.052.016.024.003 1.29 1.24 1.27 1.24 6,663 3,514 180,742.322.942.044.04.00 -.08 11 a. intern l 619.044.062.086.078.0082.0031.0052.0006 -- -- -- -- -- -- --.072.000.001 -.08 -.18 -.15 12. b. leader l 616.036.079.119.112.0076.0035.0060.0007 -- -- -- -- -- -- --.000.000.000 -.19 -.32 -.30 c. learncom l 613.056.129.107.136.0093.0043.0058.0008 -- -- -- -- -- -- --.000.000.000 -.26 -.19 -.28 d. abroad l 613.019.023.025.030.0055.0019.0029.0004 -- -- -- -- -- -- --.521.426.109 -.03 -.04 -.07 e. research l 615.020.035.045.047.0056.0024.0039.0005 -- -- -- -- -- -- --.047.004.001 -.09 -.15 -.16 f. capstone l 612.020.023.034.021.0056.0019.0034.0003 -- -- -- -- -- -- --.588.064.800 -.02 -.09 -.01 servcourse 612 1.87 1.71 1.57 1.63.026.009.013.002.65.72.70.70 778 950 616.000.000.000.22.43.34 13 a. QIstudent 607 5.09 5.28 5.45 5.40.061.019.026.003 1.51 1.43 1.38 1.40 6,511 3,446 176,406.001.000.000 -.14 -.26 -.23 b. QIadvisor 580 4.78 4.97 5.00 5.20.071.022.032.004 1.72 1.70 1.71 1.66 6,305 3,353 174,388.014.005.000 -.11 -.13 -.25 c. QIfaculty 586 4.66 4.93 5.13 5.28.070.021.028.003 1.69 1.57 1.49 1.44 690 785 587.000.000.000 -.17 -.30 -.43 d. QIstaff 529 4.40 4.74 5.00 5.02.081.024.033.004 1.86 1.76 1.67 1.65 628 716 531.000.000.000 -.20 -.36 -.38 e. QIadmin 582 4.67 4.70 4.85 4.96.072.023.033.004 1.74 1.73 1.71 1.67 6,108 3,268 585.689.027.000 -.02 -.10 -.17 14 a. empstudy 582 3.06 3.12 3.10 3.14.031.010.015.002.74.75.76.75 708 3,305 585.040.216.010 -.09 -.06 -.11 b. SEacademic 573 2.92 3.04 3.07 3.06.036.011.016.002.85.83.82.82 6,205 3,269 168,489.001.000.000 -.15 -.19 -.17 c. SElearnsup 577 2.96 3.08 3.10 3.09.038.012.018.002.92.91.91.89 6,211 3,264 168,474.003.001.001 -.13 -.15 -.14 2017 See the endnotes on the last page of this report. NSSE 2017 FREQUENCIES AND STATISTICAL COMPARISONS 40
First-Year Students Name N Detailed Statistics g Mean Standard error h Standard deviation i Degrees of freedom j Significance k 2017 2017 2017 California State Comparisons with: 2017 California State Comparisons with: 2017 California State Comparisons with: d. SEdiverse 576 2.85 2.91 2.88 2.78.039.012.018.002.92.92.94.95 6,203 3,283 168,263.144.518.049 -.06 -.03.08 e. SEsocial 574 2.83 2.93 3.05 2.96.038.012.017.002.92.89.87.88 687 809 577.017.000.001 -.11 -.25 -.14 f. SEwellness 575 2.81 2.98 3.04 2.93.039.012.017.002.94.89.87.90 683 799 578.000.000.003 -.18 -.26 -.13 g. SEnonacad 575 2.41 2.48 2.45 2.37.042.013.019.002 1.00.98.99.97 6,180 3,263 167,579.120.386.291 -.07 -.04.04 h. SEactivities 576 2.43 2.71 2.92 2.81.042.013.017.002 1.00.96.90.94 689 784 579.000.000.000 -.29 -.53 -.40 i. SEevents 573 2.48 2.54 2.61 2.55.041.013.019.002.99.98.96.96 6,171 3,261 167,152.161.003.069 -.06 -.14 -.08 15 a. tmprephrs 571 13.21 13.62 14.05 14.74.354.105.161.020 8.45 7.85 8.35 8.29 674 3,262 167,300.267.028.000 -.05 -.10 -.19 16. b. tmcocurrhrs 571 3.20 4.36 5.53 5.72.241.088.140.017 5.75 6.54 7.22 7.01 730 997 576.000.000.000 -.18 -.33 -.36 c. tmworkonhrs 573 1.31 1.84 2.45 2.38.201.071.118.014 4.82 5.28 6.12 5.63 721 1,008 577.014.000.000 -.10 -.19 -.19 d. tmworkoffhrs 573 5.29 6.05 6.06 5.76.369.126.190.025 8.84 9.43 9.87 10.10 713 903 577.053.063.206 -.08 -.08 -.05 tmworkhrs 572 6.61 7.85 8.49 8.10.464.151.226.028 11.09 11.22 11.70 11.54 697 865 575.011.000.001 -.11 -.16 -.13 e. tmservicehrs 569 2.75 2.64 3.12 2.54.250.070.105.012 5.95 5.26 5.45 4.72 6,147 3,241 570.618.154.384.02 -.07.05 f. tmrelaxhrs 572 11.50 11.64 12.08 12.14.391.116.161.021 9.35 8.67 8.32 8.50 675 775 574.725.172.102 -.02 -.07 -.08 g. tmcarehrs 570 4.45 3.33 2.89 3.06.324.089.127.019 7.73 6.63 6.58 7.61 658 754 573.001.000.000.17.23.18 h. tmcommutehrs 571 7.78 6.25 5.27 3.77.313.094.127.014 7.47 7.01 6.61 5.89 6,133 771 573.000.000.000.22.37.68 reading 569 3.02 2.86 2.63 2.76.045.015.021.003 1.08 1.11 1.10 1.10 697 838 572.001.000.000.15.35.24 tmreadinghrs 566 6.86 6.63 6.15 6.80.257.078.112.014 6.12 5.81 5.81 5.89 674 795 165,862.388.011.808.04.12.01 17 a. pgwrite 566 3.01 2.90 2.82 2.81.032.011.017.002.77.81.89.87 699 918 570.001.000.000.14.22.24 18. 19. b. pgspeak 571 3.03 2.87 2.68 2.67.033.011.018.002.79.84.94.92 707 951 575.000.000.000.20.38.40 c. pgthink 569 3.15 3.09 3.04 3.07.033.011.016.002.78.79.82.81 6,112 3,235 165,707.142.006.022.06.13.10 d. pganalyze 567 2.75 2.72 2.71 2.64.036.012.018.002.85.90.95.95 703 892 571.310.264.002.04.05.12 e. pgwork 568 2.49 2.51 2.58 2.60.039.013.019.002.92.96.98.96 701 862 165,635.629.034.005 -.02 -.09 -.12 f. pgothers 566 3.01 2.91 2.84 2.83.035.012.017.002.84.86.89.88 693 858 570.012.000.000.11.19.20 g. pgvalues 565 2.78 2.75 2.70 2.71.037.012.019.002.87.91.97.95 696 886 569.410.047.046.04.09.08 h. pgdiverse 568 3.04 2.95 2.91 2.79.035.012.018.002.84.89.92.94 703 880 572.018.001.000.10.15.27 i. pgprobsolve 566 2.69 2.67 2.63 2.64.039.012.018.002.92.92.95.93 6,097 3,224 165,326.634.213.178.02.06.06 j. pgcitizen 561 2.77 2.72 2.72 2.67.037.012.018.002.87.93.94.94 694 853 565.218.198.004.05.06.11 evalexp 567 3.01 3.12 3.21 3.20.031.010.014.002.74.71.71.74 6,104 804 570.000.000.000 -.16 -.28 -.27 sameinst 566 2.97 3.13 3.21 3.22.034.011.015.002.81.79.79.81 6,106 806 569.000.000.000 -.20 -.31 -.31 2017 IPEDS: 110592 See the endnotes on the last page of this report. NSSE 2017 FREQUENCIES AND STATISTICAL COMPARISONS 41
Seniors Name N Mean Standard error h Standard deviation i Degrees of freedom j Significance k 2017 2017 Detailed Statistics g 1 a. askquest 740 2.97 2.90 2.93 3.10.032.007.010.001.87.89.92.87 16,891 884 372,001.033.275.000.08.04 -.15 b. drafts 727 2.53 2.41 2.37 2.41.037.008.011.002 1.01.97 1.02 1.01 789 9,328 369,306.003.000.002.12.16.12 c. unpreparedr 735 2.92 2.87 2.88 2.99.027.006.009.001.74.79.83.81 811 897 368,586.093.165.011.06.05 -.09 d. attendart 733 1.70 1.73 1.83 1.81.031.007.010.001.83.85.94.90 16,794 899 735.446.000.000 -.03 -.14 -.12 e. CLaskhelp 737 2.57 2.59 2.51 2.42.032.007.010.002.88.89.92.91 16,782 9,301 367,298.524.082.000 -.02.07.16 f. CLexplain 734 2.87 2.82 2.79 2.73.029.006.009.001.78.81.86.87 806 889 736.072.009.000.07.09.17 g. CLstudy 731 2.71 2.62 2.57 2.47.034.007.011.002.92.95 1.00 1.01 802 884 733.014.000.000.09.14.24 h. CLproject 734 3.16 3.02 2.90 2.83.029.007.010.002.79.84.90.93 16,699 903 737.000.000.000.17.29.35 i. present 735 3.14 2.86 2.56 2.69.030.007.011.002.82.93.99.98 822 926 738.000.000.000.30.59.46 2 a. RIintegrate 732 3.08 2.96 2.93 2.93.029.007.009.001.78.83.85.84 16,602 887 734.000.000.000.14.17.17 b. RIsocietal 726 3.03 2.81 2.71 2.79.032.007.010.002.85.90.93.90 802 883 729.000.000.000.25.35.27 c. RIdiverse 724 2.86 2.65 2.48 2.62.034.008.011.002.93.96.99.96 795 874 726.000.000.000.23.39.26 d. RIownview 724 2.92 2.81 2.80 2.84.030.007.009.001.81.83.85.83 794 869 726.000.000.008.13.14.10 e. RIperspect 720 3.07 3.00 2.98 2.96.029.006.009.001.78.80.82.81 16,381 8,973 354,485.012.003.000.10.12.14 f. RInewview 716 3.07 2.98 2.94 2.95.029.006.009.001.78.78.79.79 16,318 8,948 352,900.005.000.000.11.16.15 g. RIconnect 717 3.24 3.18 3.17 3.19.026.006.008.001.70.72.75.73 16,278 8,924 351,256.038.014.067.08.10.07 3 a. SFcareer 721 2.48 2.35 2.33 2.42.036.008.011.002.96.97.98.98 16,304 8,923 351,484.000.000.131.13.15.06 b. SFotherwork 719 1.97 1.88 1.92 1.94.038.008.011.002 1.01.99 1.00 1.01 16,265 8,892 350,603.016.216.470.09.05.03 c. SFdiscuss 714 2.13 2.10 2.09 2.15.035.007.010.002.94.93.94.95 16,213 8,868 349,519.412.294.472.03.04 -.03 d. SFperform 716 2.25 2.16 2.14 2.20.034.007.010.002.92.91.92.91 16,217 8,868 349,241.010.003.214.10.12.05 4 a. memorize 710 2.94 2.86 2.82 2.72.032.007.010.002.84.86.89.89 778 852 712.011.000.000.10.13.25 b. HOapply 709 3.14 3.08 3.06 3.09.029.006.009.001.77.81.81.79 16,155 8,840 348,216.037.007.065.08.11.07 c. HOanalyze 707 3.12 3.06 3.04 3.04.029.007.009.001.76.82.84.82 16,095 861 347,033.048.008.019.08.10.09 d. HOevaluate 706 3.04 2.95 2.88 2.92.031.007.010.001.81.86.88.86 16,066 853 708.006.000.000.10.18.13 e. HOform 705 3.00 2.95 2.94 2.95.031.007.009.001.83.83.84.83 16,048 8,805 345,923.092.050.081.06.08.07 5 a. ETgoals 705 3.17 3.14 3.15 3.15.029.006.009.001.78.78.79.78 16,023 8,821 346,274.283.482.330.04.03.04 b. ETorganize 703 3.07 3.04 3.06 3.09.031.007.009.001.81.81.82.80 16,001 8,804 345,901.338.705.514.04.01 -.02 c. ETexample 703 3.14 3.09 3.05 3.09.031.007.009.001.81.82.84.83 15,992 8,783 345,476.177.008.171.05.10.05 d. ETdraftfb 699 2.86 2.74 2.65 2.75.035.008.011.002.91.95.98.96 768 842 701.001.000.003.12.21.11 e. ETfeedback 700 2.82 2.75 2.74 2.82.034.007.010.002.89.90.93.90 15,921 837 344,259.046.026.995.08.08.00 2017 California State Comparisons with: Comparisons with: Comparisons with: 2017 California State 2017 California State 2017 See the endnotes on the last page of this report. NSSE 2017 FREQUENCIES AND STATISTICAL COMPARISONS 42
Seniors Name N Mean Standard error h Standard deviation i Degrees of freedom j Significance k 2017 2017 Detailed Statistics g California State Comparisons with: Comparisons with: Comparisons with: 6 a. QRconclude 700 2.59 2.64 2.67 2.65.035.007.010.002.92.91.92.92 15,923 8,770 344,603.164.025.106 -.05 -.09 -.06 b. QRproblem 700 2.42 2.40 2.40 2.41.036.008.011.002.95.96.98.96 15,924 8,762 344,210.652.691.882.02.02.01 c. QRevaluate 703 2.43 2.42 2.42 2.42.035.007.010.002.92.91.93.92 15,965 8,783 344,718.670.701.680.02.02.02 7 a. wrshortnum 648 8.66 7.55 6.19 7.71.265.054.073.012 6.74 6.44 6.26 6.69 703 747 315,573.000.000.000.17.39.14 b. wrmednum 645 4.99 3.95 3.11 3.59.210.039.053.008 5.33 4.65 4.53 4.40 690 729 646.000.000.000.22.41.32 c. wrlongnum 643 3.00 2.25 1.93 1.94.193.035.047.006 4.89 4.15 3.98 3.63 686 719 644.000.000.000.18.26.29 wrpages 639 110.45 87.16 71.33 79.88 4.794.876 1.178.166 121.21 102.89 99.88 91.95 682 718 640.000.000.000.22.38.33 8 a. DDrace 649 3.29 3.29 3.27 3.08.033.007.010.002.85.86.89.92 14,614 8,140 316,925.918.694.000.00.02.23 b. DDeconomic 645 3.12 3.15 3.18 3.06.035.007.010.002.90.88.90.89 14,574 8,103 316,083.352.122.098 -.04 -.06.07 c. DDreligion 646 3.05 3.08 3.16 2.98.037.008.011.002.93.93.93.94 14,572 8,118 315,920.303.003.069 -.04 -.12.07 d. DDpolitical 647 2.86 2.91 3.08 2.98.038.008.011.002.96.96.93.92 14,586 757 649.157.000.001 -.06 -.24 -.13 9 a. LSreading 642 3.19 3.10 3.14 3.14.030.007.009.001.75.78.80.79 14,505 8,074 314,693.005.102.109.11.07.06 b. LSnotes 644 2.89 2.85 2.90 2.83.035.008.011.002.89.90.91.93 14,500 8,076 646.288.854.095.04 -.01.06 c. LSsummary 639 2.85 2.78 2.86 2.84.034.008.011.002.86.90.91.90 703 766 640.066.687.726.07 -.02.01 10. challenge 640 5.66 5.54 5.52 5.57.050.011.016.002 1.26 1.34 1.36 1.28 708 773 313,028.015.007.085.09.10.07 11 a. intern l 641.488.399.376.490.0198.0042.0056.0009 -- -- -- -- -- -- --.000.000.930.18.23.00 12. b. leader l 637.251.254.285.352.0172.0037.0052.0009 -- -- -- -- -- -- --.870.067.000 -.01 -.08 -.22 c. learncom l 634.231.213.211.232.0167.0035.0048.0008 -- -- -- -- -- -- --.293.245.958.04.05.00 d. abroad l 637.036.064.088.138.0074.0021.0033.0006 -- -- -- -- -- -- --.005.000.000 -.13 -.22 -.38 e. research l 639.153.157.179.232.0142.0031.0045.0008 -- -- -- -- -- -- --.764.099.000 -.01 -.07 -.20 f. capstone l 639.459.386.387.451.0197.0042.0057.0009 -- -- -- -- -- -- --.000.000.667.15.15.02 servcourse 634 1.99 1.84 1.69 1.74.030.006.009.001.76.73.73.72 688 737 635.000.000.000.22.42.35 13 a. QIstudent 634 5.67 5.60 5.53 5.58.051.011.017.002 1.28 1.34 1.41 1.34 14,210 771 305,799.156.009.091.06.10.07 b. QIadvisor 632 4.94 4.99 4.90 5.19.069.015.022.003 1.73 1.78 1.86 1.77 13,870 763 306,327.485.608.000 -.03.02 -.15 c. QIfaculty 635 5.30 5.32 5.29 5.50.059.013.018.003 1.48 1.48 1.53 1.40 14,129 7,906 637.771.887.001 -.01.01 -.14 d. QIstaff 536 4.60 4.79 4.70 4.88.077.017.024.003 1.79 1.78 1.82 1.74 11,444 6,520 252,192.013.213.000 -.11 -.06 -.16 e. QIadmin 620 4.49 4.78 4.65 4.89.071.016.021.003 1.76 1.75 1.78 1.73 13,398 7,547 291,938.000.029.000 -.17 -.09 -.23 14 a. empstudy 612 3.11 3.16 3.12 3.14.032.007.009.001.79.77.77.76 13,759 7,725 299,807.109.736.296 -.07 -.01 -.04 b. SEacademic 611 2.81 2.91 2.90 2.94.034.007.010.002.85.86.86.85 13,674 7,687 612.006.021.000 -.11 -.10 -.15 c. SElearnsup 608 2.67 2.81 2.83 2.84.038.008.011.002.94.96.93.93 13,699 712 609.000.000.000 -.15 -.18 -.19 2017 2017 California State 2017 California State 2017 See the endnotes on the last page of this report. NSSE 2017 FREQUENCIES AND STATISTICAL COMPARISONS 43
Seniors Name N Mean Standard error h Standard deviation i Degrees of freedom j Significance k 2017 2017 Detailed Statistics g California State Comparisons with: Comparisons with: Comparisons with: d. SEdiverse 607 2.81 2.78 2.73 2.61.038.009.012.002.93.98.99.99 669 729 608.420.029.000.03.09.20 e. SEsocial 609 2.75 2.82 2.90 2.81.036.008.011.002.89.92.91.93 13,667 7,662 297,279.071.000.120 -.07 -.17 -.06 f. SEwellness 609 2.62 2.84 2.79 2.73.038.008.011.002.93.95.96.96 13,642 7,659 296,781.000.000.004 -.23 -.18 -.12 g. SEnonacad 609 2.07 2.15 2.15 2.08.039.009.012.002.96.99 1.00.98 669 726 296,676.043.038.680 -.08 -.08 -.02 h. SEactivities 608 2.31 2.50 2.70 2.56.039.009.012.002.96.98.98 1.00 13,611 7,643 610.000.000.000 -.20 -.40 -.25 i. SEevents 610 2.42 2.40 2.43 2.36.040.009.012.002.98.98.98.97 13,625 7,646 295,641.642.824.119.02 -.01.06 15 a. tmprephrs 609 14.24 15.17 14.40 15.22.339.077.106.016 8.37 8.80 8.89 8.88 13,591 7,646 610.011.674.004 -.11 -.02 -.11 16. b. tmcocurrhrs 604 3.94 4.31 4.36 4.90.261.059.077.013 6.41 6.77 6.47 7.07 13,563 7,617 606.193.131.000 -.05 -.06 -.14 c. tmworkonhrs 606 2.33 2.61 3.64 3.60.246.055.093.013 6.05 6.24 7.82 7.08 13,541 792 609.271.000.000 -.05 -.17 -.18 d. tmworkoffhrs 607 14.89 13.85 14.24 12.77.507.111.159.025 12.50 12.68 13.26 13.41 13,545 730 609.048.223.000.08.05.16 tmworkhrs 605 17.21 16.43 17.74 16.33.516.115.163.025 12.69 13.09 13.62 13.39 666 731 607.141.329.088.06 -.04.07 e. tmservicehrs 606 4.85 3.68 3.42 3.24.288.054.070.010 7.08 6.15 5.84 5.51 649 678 607.000.000.000.19.24.29 f. tmrelaxhrs 608 9.44 10.02 10.12 10.55.314.071.097.015 7.74 8.05 8.12 8.10 13,548 728 610.083.039.000 -.07 -.08 -.14 g. tmcarehrs 603 6.71 5.87 6.57 6.35.420.090.131.021 10.32 10.19 10.93 11.30 13,510 7,574 605.047.762.396.08.01.03 h. tmcommutehrs 607 8.59 7.21 6.84 4.84.304.061.080.011 7.48 6.97 6.68 6.02 656 692 608.000.000.000.20.26.62 reading 605 3.12 2.92 2.79 2.86.046.010.014.002 1.14 1.19 1.15 1.18 13,501 7,588 295,102.000.000.000.17.29.22 tmreadinghrs 603 7.84 7.56 6.72 7.35.268.057.073.012 6.59 6.49 6.07 6.43 13,457 694 293,900.296.000.063.04.18.08 17 a. pgwrite 595 3.14 3.01 2.94 3.00.032.008.011.002.79.88.92.89 13,424 738 294,217.000.000.000.15.23.16 18. 19. b. pgspeak 602 3.10 2.94 2.85 2.91.034.008.012.002.84.90.96.94 13,462 744 604.000.000.000.18.27.21 c. pgthink 600 3.34 3.26 3.24 3.29.031.007.010.001.75.80.81.79 13,473 7,568 294,373.015.002.115.10.13.06 d. pganalyze 600 2.86 2.90 2.89 2.85.039.008.012.002.96.96.99.97 13,468 7,583 294,224.419.478.815 -.03 -.03.01 e. pgwork 603 2.86 2.85 2.83 2.92.039.008.012.002.95.96.98.96 13,466 7,579 294,380.884.602.091.01.02 -.07 f. pgothers 599 3.18 3.09 2.99 3.03.034.008.011.002.83.86.91.89 13,444 7,556 294,081.008.000.000.11.21.17 g. pgvalues 601 3.03 2.88 2.76 2.83.038.009.012.002.93.97 1.00.99 662 724 602.000.000.000.16.28.20 h. pgdiverse 599 3.17 3.01 2.90 2.83.036.008.012.002.89.94.97.98 13,427 725 601.000.000.000.17.28.35 i. pgprobsolve 603 2.95 2.84 2.79 2.82.038.008.012.002.94.95.97.95 13,427 720 293,841.008.000.001.11.16.13 j. pgcitizen 601 2.97 2.76 2.67 2.70.038.009.012.002.94.99 1.01 1.00 665 727 603.000.000.000.21.30.27 evalexp 603 3.13 3.18 3.16 3.26.030.007.009.001.73.76.78.77 665 726 604.113.387.000 -.06 -.03 -.17 sameinst 603 3.08 3.20 3.17 3.23.034.007.010.002.85.83.86.84 13,462 714 605.000.010.000 -.15 -.11 -.18 2017 2017 California State 2017 California State 2017 IPEDS: 110592 See the endnotes on the last page of this report. NSSE 2017 FREQUENCIES AND STATISTICAL COMPARISONS 44
Endnotes a. b. c. d. e. f. g. h. Column percentages are weighted by institution-reported sex and enrollment status (and institution size for comparison groups). Percentages may not sum to 100 due to rounding. Counts are unweighted; column percentages cannot be replicated from counts. All statistics are weighted by institution-reported sex and enrollment status (and institution size for comparison groups). Means calculated from ordered response options (e.g., Very often, Often, Sometimes, Never) assume equal intervals and should be interpreted with caution. Unless otherwise noted, statistical comparisons are two-tailed independent t -tests. Exceptions are the dichotomous High-Impact Practice items (11a to 11f) which are compared using a z -test. Items which make up the Engagement Indicators include the following two-letter prefixes: CL = Collaborative Learning, DD = Discussions with Diverse Others, ET = ive Teaching Practices, HO = Higher-Order Learning, LS = Learning Strategies, QI = Quality of Interactions, QR = Quantitative Reasoning, RI = Reflective & Integrative Learning, SE = Supportive Environment, and SF = Student-Faculty Interaction. These are the values used to calculate means. For the majority of items, these values match the codes in the data file and codebook. For items estimating number of papers and hours per week, the values represent actual units using the midpoints of response option ranges and an estimate for unbounded options. size for independent t -tests uses Cohen's d; z -tests use Cohen's h. See page 2 for more details. Statistical comparison uses z -test to compare the percentage who responded "Done or in progress." Statistics are weighted by institution-reported sex and enrollment status (and institution size for comparison groups). Standard error of the mean for ordered and continuous variables; standard error of the proportion for items indicating Done or in progress (High-Impact Practices). The 95% confidence interval is equal to the sample mean plus or minus 1.96 times the standard error of the mean. i. A measure of the amount individual scores deviate from the mean of all the scores in the distribution. j. Degrees of freedom used to compute the t -tests. Values differ from Ns due to weighting and whether equal variances were assumed. k. Statistical comparisons are two-tailed independent t -tests or z -tests. Statistical significance represents the probability that the difference between your students' mean and that of the comparison group is due to chance. l. Mean represents the proportion who responded Done or in progress. NSSE 2017 FREQUENCIES AND STATISTICAL COMPARISONS 45