Supportive Campus Environment
(in percentages)
Seniors
    Doctoral/Res.   Bac- Bac-    
  Extensive Intensive Master's Liberal Arts General Top 5% National
    Col % Col % Col % Col % Col % Col % Col %
Emphasize: Providing the support you need to help you succeed academically Very little 10 8 7 3 5 2 7
Some 34 31 26 19 23 15 27
Quite a bit 39 41 41 42 43 41 41
Very much 17 20 26 36 29 43 26
All 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Emphasize: Helping you cope with your non-academic responsibilities (work, family, etc.) Very little 48 47 40 30 33 16 40
Some 35 35 36 42 37 35 37
Quite a bit 12 14 16 20 19 29 16
V> 20 7
All 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Emphasize: Providing the support you need to thrive socially Very little 33 35 31 23 25 10 30
Some 39 40 39 40 37 29 39
Quite a bit 20 18 22 26 26 37 22
Very much 8 7 9 11 12 25 9
All 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Quality: Your relationships with other students Unfriendly, Unsupportive, Sense of Alienation 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
2 2 2 2 2 2 1 2
3 4 5 4 3 4 2 4
4 10 10 10 8 8 5 10
5 21 22 21 19 18 16 20
6 33 32 33 33 34 33 33
Friendly, Supportive, Sense of Belonging 28 27 30 34 34 43 31
All 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Quality: Your relationships with faculty members Unavailable, Unhelpful, Unsympathetic 1 1 1 0 1 0 1
2 3 3 2 1 2 1 2
3 6 6 4 2 3 1 4
4 15 13 11 6 9 5 11
5 28 26 22 18 21 16 23
6 32 33 34 39 36 39 35
Available, Helpful, Sympathetic 15 17 25 34 28 38 24
All 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Quality: Your relationships with administrative personnel and offices Unhelpful, Inconsiderate, Rigid 7 7 6 4 5 2 6
2 10 9 8 7 7 4 8
3 14 13 11 10 11 7 12
4 21 20 19 18 18 14 19
5 23 23 24 25 24 26 24
6 17 20 20 23 22 28 20
Helpful, Considerate, Flexible 8 9 12 13 14 20 11
All 100 100 100 100 100 100 100