Senior Benchmark Items
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Carnegie Classification Key:
DRU-VH: Research Universities (very high research activity)
DRU-H: Research Universities (high research activity)
DRU: Doctoral/Research Universities
Master-L: Master?s Colleges and Universities (larger programs)
Master-M: Master?s Colleges and Universities (medium programs)
Master-S: Master?s Colleges and Universities (smaller programs)
Bac-AS: Baccalaureate Colleges - Arts & Sciences
Bac-DIV: Baccalaureate Colleges - Diverse Fields
DRU-VH: Research Universities (very high research activity)
DRU-H: Research Universities (high research activity)
DRU: Doctoral/Research Universities
Master-L: Master?s Colleges and Universities (larger programs)
Master-M: Master?s Colleges and Universities (medium programs)
Master-S: Master?s Colleges and Universities (smaller programs)
Bac-AS: Baccalaureate Colleges - Arts & Sciences
Bac-DIV: Baccalaureate Colleges - Diverse Fields
| Question | Options | DRU_VH | DRU_H | DRU | MA_L | MA_M | MA_S | BA_AS | BA_DV | Top50 | Top10 | NSSE_2006 |
| Number of assigned textbooks, books, or book-length packs of course readings | None | 1.2% | 1.3% | 1.0% | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.1% | 0.5% | 1.5% | 0.9% | 0.3% | 1.2% |
| Between 1 and 4 | 24.1% | 27.5% | 26.7% | 28.6% | 27.5% | 22.9% | 17.2% | 28.3% | 19.8% | 10.8% | 26.4% | |
| Between 5 and 10 | 40.0% | 39.6% | 37.3% | 38.9% | 39.0% | 38.2% | 33.0% | 38.3% | 36.3% | 27.3% | 38.7% | |
| Between 11 and 20 | 21.6% | 19.4% | 20.9% | 19.2% | 19.0% | 22.8% | 28.4% | 19.5% | 25.4% | 32.7% | 20.5% | |
| More than 20 | 13.0% | 12.1% | 14.1% | 12.1% | 13.2% | 15.0% | 20.8% | 12.5% | 17.7% | 28.9% | 13.2% | |
| Number of written papers or reports of 20 PAGES OR MORE | None | 50.5% | 50.6% | 46.9% | 49.3% | 48.5% | 42.7% | 37.9% | 48.2% | 41.6% | 29.2% | 48.5% |
| Between 1 and 4 | 41.4% | 41.6% | 42.6% | 41.7% | 43.0% | 48.5% | 53.8% | 41.7% | 48.4% | 60.3% | 42.9% | |
| Between 5 and 10 | 5.8% | 5.3% | 7.0% | 6.1% | 5.8% | 5.9% | 6.2% | 6.6% | 6.8% | 8.0% | 5.9% | |
| Between 11 and 20 | 1.2% | 1.5% | 1.7% | 1.7% | 1.4% | 1.6% | 1.0% | 2.0% | 1.8% | 1.3% | 1.5% | |
| More than 20 | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.7% | 1.2% | 1.3% | 1.4% | 1.1% | 1.6% | 1.4% | 1.2% | 1.2% | |
| Number of written papers or reports BETWEEN 5 AND 19 PAGES | None | 8.7% | 10.8% | 7.6% | 9.2% | 8.3% | 7.0% | 4.3% | 8.5% | 5.6% | 2.4% | 8.9% |
| Between 1 and 4 | 42.9% | 46.8% | 40.5% | 44.6% | 44.8% | 39.4% | 33.7% | 45.2% | 37.3% | 26.6% | 43.6% | |
| Between 5 and 10 | 32.4% | 28.7% | 34.7% | 31.2% | 31.5% | 34.8% | 39.7% | 31.3% | 36.5% | 43.0% | 31.9% | |
| Between 11 and 20 | 12.0% | 9.7% | 12.1% | 10.6% | 11.0% | 13.8% | 16.8% | 10.8% | 14.9% | 21.1% | 11.3% | |
| More than 20 | 4.0% | 4.0% | 5.2% | 4.3% | 4.4% | 5.0% | 5.5% | 4.2% | 5.7% | 6.8% | 4.3% | |
| Number of written papers or reports of FEWER THAN 5 PAGES | None | 5.5% | 7.4% | 6.9% | 7.6% | 6.0% | 5.6% | 4.9% | 7.6% | 5.7% | 3.9% | 6.7% |
| Between 1 and 4 | 33.2% | 35.5% | 34.8% | 34.9% | 33.4% | 30.2% | 28.2% | 36.1% | 29.7% | 24.3% | 34.0% | |
| Between 5 and 10 | 29.5% | 25.7% | 26.6% | 27.5% | 27.7% | 27.9% | 30.2% | 27.6% | 28.1% | 30.8% | 27.6% | |
| Between 11 and 20 | 18.4% | 16.8% | 16.8% | 16.5% | 18.2% | 20.5% | 20.4% | 15.5% | 19.4% | 22.1% | 17.5% | |
| More than 20 | 13.4% | 14.6% | 14.8% | 13.5% | 14.6% | 15.8% | 16.4% | 13.1% | 17.1% | 19.0% | 14.2% | |
| ANALYZING the basic elements of an idea, experience, or theory, such as examining a particular case or situation in depth and considering its components | Very little | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1.7% | 1.6% | 1.5% | 1.4% | 0.8% | 1.6% | 1.1% | 0.5% | 1.5% |
| Some | 14.5% | 15.7% | 15.1% | 15.8% | 14.7% | 14.4% | 10.6% | 16.4% | 11.6% | 7.1% | 15.0% | |
| Quite a bit | 44.4% | 42.4% | 43.0% | 44.0% | 44.9% | 43.4% | 41.3% | 43.2% | 40.6% | 36.2% | 43.5% | |
| Very much | 39.5% | 40.3% | 40.2% | 38.6% | 38.9% | 40.8% | 47.3% | 38.8% | 46.7% | 56.2% | 40.0% | |
| SYNTHESIZING and organizing ideas, information, or experiences into new, more complex interpretations and relationships | Very little | 3.8% | 3.6% | 4.0% | 3.9% | 3.5% | 3.0% | 2.0% | 3.8% | 2.2% | 1.1% | 3.6% |
| Some | 24.5% | 25.3% | 23.1% | 23.7% | 23.4% | 20.6% | 17.8% | 23.8% | 19.0% | 11.6% | 23.5% | |
| Quite a bit | 40.7% | 39.7% | 41.3% | 41.5% | 41.0% | 43.0% | 40.2% | 41.1% | 40.1% | 36.7% | 40.8% | |
| Very much | 31.0% | 31.3% | 31.6% | 30.9% | 32.0% | 33.3% | 40.0% | 31.3% | 38.7% | 50.6% | 32.0% | |
| MAKING JUDGEMENTS about the value of information, arguments, or methods, such as examining how others gathered and interpreted data and assessing the soundness of their conclusions | Very little | 6.2% | 5.8% | 5.2% | 5.6% | 5.0% | 4.2% | 4.0% | 5.2% | 3.9% | 2.6% | 5.5% |
| Some | 26.5% | 26.3% | 22.4% | 24.6% | 24.4% | 23.3% | 21.9% | 24.7% | 22.1% | 18.2% | 24.8% | |
| Quite a bit | 38.7% | 38.5% | 40.3% | 40.2% | 40.0% | 40.9% | 40.0% | 40.3% | 39.1% | 39.4% | 39.6% | |
| Very much | 28.5% | 29.4% | 32.2% | 29.5% | 30.7% | 31.7% | 34.2% | 29.8% | 34.9% | 39.9% | 30.1% | |
| APPLYING theories or concepts to practical problems or in new situations | Very little | 3.6% | 3.4% | 3.4% | 3.2% | 2.7% | 2.8% | 2.6% | 2.7% | 2.3% | 2.1% | 3.2% |
| Some | 19.5% | 18.7% | 17.0% | 18.1% | 17.4% | 17.7% | 15.7% | 17.5% | 15.5% | 13.7% | 18.1% | |
| Quite a bit | 35.6% | 36.1% | 37.8% | 38.4% | 38.2% | 37.7% | 37.1% | 38.1% | 35.8% | 34.6% | 37.2% | |
| Very much | 41.3% | 41.8% | 41.8% | 40.3% | 41.7% | 41.8% | 44.6% | 41.8% | 46.4% | 49.7% | 41.5% | |
| Worked harder than you thought you could to meet an instructor's standards or expectations | Never | 9.1% | 7.4% | 5.6% | 5.7% | 5.8% | 5.2% | 6.0% | 5.2% | 5.8% | 5.2% | 6.6% |
| Sometimes | 40.2% | 36.9% | 34.4% | 35.6% | 36.5% | 35.9% | 36.7% | 34.6% | 34.1% | 33.6% | 36.7% | |
| Often | 35.5% | 37.1% | 39.0% | 38.5% | 38.3% | 38.5% | 37.9% | 39.0% | 38.4% | 38.4% | 37.7% | |
| Very often | 15.3% | 18.6% | 21.0% | 20.2% | 19.3% | 20.4% | 19.5% | 21.2% | 21.6% | 22.8% | 19.0% | |
| Preparing for class (studying, reading, writing, doing homework or lab work, analyzing data, rehearsing, and other academic activities) | 0 | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.4% |
| 1-5 | 15.4% | 18.9% | 20.5% | 19.8% | 19.1% | 18.1% | 12.8% | 20.3% | 14.4% | 7.5% | 18.2% | |
| 6-10 | 24.8% | 26.0% | 28.3% | 28.0% | 27.1% | 27.2% | 22.6% | 26.9% | 24.3% | 18.6% | 26.5% | |
| 11-15 | 19.9% | 19.1% | 19.5% | 19.6% | 19.7% | 19.0% | 20.7% | 18.9% | 19.9% | 20.8% | 19.5% | |
| 16-20 | 16.2% | 14.5% | 13.5% | 14.0% | 14.6% | 15.1% | 18.3% | 14.5% | 16.7% | 20.7% | 14.9% | |
| 21-25 | 9.5% | 9.1% | 8.3% | 8.0% | 8.3% | 10.0% | 11.8% | 8.5% | 10.7% | 14.4% | 8.9% | |
| 26-30 | 6.2% | 5.3% | 4.1% | 4.7% | 5.0% | 4.9% | 6.9% | 5.0% | 6.3% | 8.8% | 5.3% | |
| More than 30 | 7.5% | 6.6% | 5.4% | 5.6% | 5.7% | 5.4% | 6.8% | 5.5% | 7.4% | 9.0% | 6.3% | |
| Spending significant amounts of time studying and on academic work | Very little | 2.6% | 2.7% | 3.3% | 2.2% | 2.4% | 1.7% | 1.6% | 2.7% | 1.9% | 1.0% | 2.4% |
| Some | 20.3% | 19.6% | 21.2% | 20.1% | 19.2% | 18.5% | 13.8% | 18.4% | 14.6% | 9.0% | 19.3% | |
| Quite a bit | 45.3% | 45.5% | 45.9% | 47.4% | 46.6% | 48.1% | 43.8% | 45.4% | 44.2% | 39.7% | 46.1% | |
| Very much | 31.8% | 32.2% | 29.6% | 30.2% | 31.8% | 31.7% | 40.8% | 33.6% | 39.4% | 50.3% | 32.1% | |
| Asked questions in class or contributed to class discussions | Never | 3.3% | 2.5% | 1.6% | 1.8% | 1.5% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.1% | 0.6% | 2.0% |
| Sometimes | 35.7% | 31.5% | 24.5% | 25.6% | 23.3% | 20.1% | 19.3% | 20.4% | 21.6% | 17.8% | 27.3% | |
| Often | 31.6% | 34.2% | 33.7% | 33.7% | 34.2% | 31.8% | 31.6% | 34.9% | 33.3% | 30.4% | 33.3% | |
| Very often | 29.4% | 31.8% | 40.2% | 38.9% | 41.1% | 47.0% | 48.1% | 43.7% | 44.0% | 51.2% | 37.4% | |
| Made a class presentation | Never | 6.4% | 6.8% | 3.9% | 4.7% | 3.8% | 3.0% | 2.6% | 3.7% | 2.3% | 1.4% | 5.0% |
| Sometimes | 45.2% | 38.2% | 30.8% | 30.4% | 30.3% | 27.7% | 33.1% | 30.2% | 27.1% | 20.5% | 34.5% | |
| Often | 31.8% | 34.3% | 38.7% | 37.9% | 39.4% | 40.5% | 40.5% | 39.1% | 39.8% | 40.3% | 36.7% | |
| Very often | 16.7% | 20.7% | 26.6% | 27.0% | 26.6% | 28.8% | 23.8% | 27.1% | 30.7% | 37.9% | 23.9% | |
| worked with other students on projects DURING CLASS | Never | 13.7% | 12.4% | 8.8% | 8.7% | 8.2% | 8.8% | 12.3% | 8.1% | 8.2% | 7.5% | 10.5% |
| Sometimes | 47.3% | 42.9% | 42.6% | 41.1% | 41.8% | 41.8% | 47.8% | 41.9% | 41.6% | 39.0% | 43.1% | |
| Often | 26.2% | 30.1% | 31.4% | 33.3% | 32.8% | 33.5% | 28.3% | 33.8% | 32.0% | 33.0% | 31.0% | |
| Very often | 12.8% | 14.7% | 17.2% | 16.9% | 17.2% | 15.8% | 11.6% | 16.3% | 18.2% | 20.5% | 15.4% | |
| Worked with classmates OUTSIDE OF CLASS to prepare class assignments | Never | 5.5% | 7.1% | 7.5% | 7.6% | 6.9% | 7.9% | 4.9% | 8.2% | 4.5% | 3.6% | 6.9% |
| Sometimes | 34.8% | 33.6% | 35.0% | 36.0% | 35.2% | 36.1% | 36.0% | 37.0% | 30.9% | 26.6% | 35.1% | |
| Often | 33.0% | 32.6% | 33.3% | 33.9% | 35.0% | 34.7% | 37.5% | 33.6% | 36.6% | 36.9% | 33.8% | |
| Very often | 26.8% | 26.8% | 24.2% | 22.5% | 22.9% | 21.3% | 21.6% | 21.2% | 28.0% | 32.8% | 24.2% | |
| Tutored or taught other students (paid or voluntary) | Never | 41.9% | 41.5% | 43.6% | 45.3% | 42.9% | 44.1% | 35.9% | 40.1% | 37.1% | 32.3% | 42.6% |
| Sometimes | 36.7% | 36.8% | 35.2% | 34.1% | 34.9% | 34.5% | 36.0% | 36.6% | 37.0% | 38.3% | 35.5% | |
| Often | 12.7% | 12.3% | 12.5% | 12.0% | 12.7% | 11.1% | 15.2% | 13.2% | 14.3% | 15.1% | 12.5% | |
| Very often | 8.6% | 9.5% | 8.6% | 8.6% | 9.5% | 10.3% | 12.9% | 10.1% | 11.7% | 14.3% | 9.3% | |
| Participated in a community-based project (e.g., service learning) as part of a regular course | Never | 61.2% | 56.1% | 50.0% | 53.4% | 50.9% | 48.4% | 49.2% | 49.6% | 44.9% | 37.0% | 54.3% |
| Sometimes | 25.0% | 28.0% | 29.9% | 29.2% | 31.0% | 32.5% | 31.8% | 31.8% | 33.4% | 35.6% | 28.9% | |
| Often | 8.7% | 10.0% | 12.5% | 11.0% | 11.6% | 12.4% | 12.1% | 12.2% | 13.7% | 16.8% | 10.7% | |
| Very often | 5.1% | 5.9% | 7.6% | 6.3% | 6.5% | 6.7% | 6.9% | 6.3% | 8.0% | 10.6% | 6.1% | |
| Discussed ideas from your readings or classes with others outside of class (students, family members, co-workers, etc.) | Never | 4.3% | 3.9% | 4.6% | 4.4% | 3.7% | 3.9% | 2.6% | 4.0% | 3.3% | 2.3% | 4.0% |
| Sometimes | 34.1% | 33.1% | 33.3% | 34.0% | 32.6% | 31.2% | 28.2% | 34.0% | 30.4% | 26.0% | 33.1% | |
| Often | 37.4% | 37.3% | 36.8% | 37.2% | 39.0% | 38.6% | 39.0% | 37.8% | 39.1% | 39.5% | 37.6% | |
| Very often | 24.2% | 25.7% | 25.3% | 24.4% | 24.7% | 26.3% | 30.3% | 24.3% | 27.3% | 32.2% | 25.3% | |
| Discussed grades or assignments with an instructor | Never | 5.5% | 5.1% | 4.2% | 4.4% | 4.1% | 3.7% | 3.7% | 4.0% | 3.2% | 2.5% | 4.6% |
| Sometimes | 41.4% | 38.1% | 34.6% | 36.1% | 35.8% | 32.8% | 33.9% | 33.1% | 31.5% | 26.9% | 36.9% | |
| Often | 31.7% | 32.3% | 32.9% | 33.9% | 34.3% | 35.7% | 34.0% | 35.2% | 34.8% | 34.6% | 33.3% | |
| Very often | 21.4% | 24.5% | 28.3% | 25.5% | 25.8% | 27.9% | 28.4% | 27.7% | 30.6% | 36.0% | 25.2% | |
| Discussed ideas from your readings or classes with facult members outside of class | Never | 32.4% | 31.0% | 27.3% | 29.6% | 26.1% | 22.5% | 17.6% | 23.9% | 19.8% | 10.9% | 28.4% |
| Sometimes | 45.4% | 44.1% | 42.9% | 44.1% | 46.1% | 47.9% | 46.4% | 46.6% | 46.0% | 43.8% | 44.9% | |
| Often | 14.7% | 16.5% | 19.2% | 17.0% | 17.9% | 18.2% | 22.3% | 19.3% | 21.2% | 26.0% | 17.3% | |
| Very often | 7.5% | 8.5% | 10.6% | 9.3% | 9.9% | 11.5% | 13.6% | 10.1% | 13.0% | 19.3% | 9.4% | |
| Talked about career plans with a faculty member or advisor | Never | 19.5% | 19.6% | 16.5% | 18.5% | 14.1% | 13.5% | 9.6% | 13.0% | 10.0% | 4.5% | 17.3% |
| Sometimes | 45.1% | 43.0% | 39.6% | 40.5% | 41.8% | 38.4% | 36.9% | 38.6% | 36.7% | 30.7% | 41.5% | |
| Often | 22.9% | 22.6% | 25.6% | 24.6% | 26.1% | 27.6% | 29.3% | 28.7% | 29.2% | 32.3% | 24.7% | |
| Very often | 12.6% | 14.8% | 18.3% | 16.4% | 17.9% | 20.5% | 24.1% | 19.7% | 24.1% | 32.6% | 16.5% | |
| Received prompt feedback from faculty on your academic performance (written or oral) | Never | 5.7% | 6.9% | 4.8% | 4.7% | 4.0% | 3.2% | 2.3% | 3.8% | 2.5% | 0.7% | 5.0% |
| Sometimes | 37.6% | 33.9% | 32.0% | 30.8% | 30.2% | 27.3% | 26.1% | 29.2% | 25.5% | 17.9% | 32.1% | |
| Often | 43.0% | 42.7% | 44.4% | 45.2% | 46.1% | 47.1% | 47.6% | 45.0% | 48.1% | 47.6% | 44.6% | |
| Very often | 13.6% | 16.5% | 18.7% | 19.3% | 19.7% | 22.4% | 24.1% | 22.1% | 23.9% | 33.8% | 18.3% | |
| Worked with faculty members on activities other than coursework (committees, orientation, student life activities, etc.) | Never | 51.8% | 51.2% | 46.4% | 50.8% | 43.9% | 42.8% | 32.4% | 42.3% | 34.2% | 21.4% | 48.1% |
| Sometimes | 30.3% | 29.5% | 31.2% | 29.5% | 32.5% | 32.9% | 36.9% | 33.4% | 35.8% | 37.6% | 30.8% | |
| Often | 11.8% | 12.2% | 14.0% | 12.6% | 14.8% | 15.0% | 18.7% | 15.5% | 18.4% | 22.7% | 13.3% | |
| Very often | 6.1% | 7.1% | 8.4% | 7.1% | 8.8% | 9.3% | 12.0% | 8.8% | 11.7% | 18.3% | 7.7% | |
| Work on a research project with a faculty member outside of course or program requirements | Have not decided | 13.0% | 16.1% | 17.1% | 18.3% | 16.5% | 15.1% | 10.6% | 16.7% | 12.8% | 7.5% | 16.0% |
| Do not plan to do | 51.2% | 52.0% | 51.2% | 54.9% | 53.8% | 54.5% | 51.9% | 54.2% | 51.9% | 45.5% | 53.1% | |
| Plan to do | 11.9% | 13.1% | 12.8% | 11.8% | 11.7% | 9.8% | 8.1% | 11.8% | 9.7% | 6.9% | 11.8% | |
| Done | 24.0% | 18.8% | 18.9% | 15.1% | 17.9% | 20.6% | 29.5% | 17.3% | 25.6% | 40.1% | 19.1% | |
| Had serious conversations with students who are very different from you in terms of their religious beliefs, political opinions, or personal values | Never | 7.4% | 11.2% | 9.1% | 10.4% | 10.6% | 9.5% | 6.4% | 10.9% | 7.4% | 3.5% | 9.8% |
| Sometimes | 32.2% | 35.3% | 32.7% | 35.6% | 36.1% | 35.7% | 32.9% | 37.8% | 33.2% | 27.6% | 34.8% | |
| Often | 31.7% | 28.3% | 30.1% | 29.7% | 30.1% | 29.6% | 31.1% | 28.9% | 30.6% | 32.3% | 29.8% | |
| Very often | 28.7% | 25.1% | 28.1% | 24.3% | 23.2% | 25.2% | 29.7% | 22.5% | 28.8% | 36.7% | 25.6% | |
| Had serious conversations with students of a different race or ethnicity than your own | Never | 10.6% | 12.8% | 10.9% | 12.9% | 14.4% | 13.5% | 11.3% | 15.9% | 10.7% | 6.6% | 12.6% |
| Sometimes | 33.5% | 35.2% | 32.1% | 35.6% | 37.3% | 37.7% | 36.6% | 37.5% | 35.1% | 32.3% | 35.3% | |
| Often | 28.4% | 27.3% | 27.9% | 27.4% | 26.9% | 26.1% | 25.8% | 25.2% | 27.2% | 27.8% | 27.3% | |
| Very often | 27.5% | 24.8% | 29.1% | 24.0% | 21.4% | 22.7% | 26.2% | 21.4% | 27.0% | 33.4% | 24.8% | |
| Encouraging contact among students from different economic, social, and racial or ethnic backgrounds | Very little | 22.5% | 21.9% | 18.9% | 19.5% | 18.8% | 18.0% | 16.8% | 18.9% | 18.6% | 14.9% | 20.1% |
| Some | 38.0% | 36.9% | 32.5% | 36.2% | 36.9% | 35.5% | 35.8% | 35.7% | 36.7% | 35.1% | 36.4% | |
| Quite a bit | 25.2% | 26.3% | 28.8% | 28.4% | 27.8% | 28.5% | 28.2% | 27.4% | 27.2% | 28.6% | 27.4% | |
| Very much | 14.4% | 14.9% | 19.8% | 15.9% | 16.5% | 18.1% | 19.2% | 18.0% | 17.5% | 21.5% | 16.2% | |
| Participating in co-curricular activities (organizations, campus publications, student government, social fraternity or sorority, intercollegiate or intramural sports, etc.) | 0 | 37.9% | 48.4% | 47.7% | 54.9% | 47.8% | 46.8% | 27.8% | 48.1% | 31.5% | 14.0% | 47.1% |
| 1-5 | 33.3% | 29.0% | 28.1% | 25.5% | 28.3% | 27.0% | 32.0% | 27.6% | 34.1% | 34.9% | 28.6% | |
| 6-10 | 13.7% | 10.3% | 10.4% | 8.4% | 10.0% | 10.4% | 16.4% | 10.6% | 15.0% | 21.2% | 10.7% | |
| 11-15 | 6.4% | 5.1% | 5.7% | 4.2% | 5.6% | 6.6% | 8.8% | 5.5% | 7.7% | 11.7% | 5.4% | |
| 16-20 | 4.1% | 3.3% | 3.4% | 3.0% | 3.8% | 3.3% | 6.6% | 3.5% | 5.2% | 7.7% | 3.6% | |
| 21-25 | 1.8% | 1.6% | 1.5% | 1.6% | 1.8% | 2.2% | 3.5% | 1.9% | 2.6% | 4.5% | 1.8% | |
| 26-30 | 0.8% | 0.7% | 1.1% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 1.3% | 1.8% | 0.9% | 1.3% | 2.3% | 0.9% | |
| More than 30 | 2.1% | 1.6% | 2.2% | 1.7% | 1.9% | 2.3% | 3.0% | 1.9% | 2.7% | 3.7% | 1.9% | |
| Used an electronic medium (listserv, chat group, Internet, instant messaging, etc.) to discuss or complete an assignment | Never | 9.8% | 11.2% | 10.4% | 10.9% | 11.9% | 11.8% | 12.3% | 13.7% | 10.2% | 9.6% | 11.1% |
| Sometimes | 28.4% | 26.0% | 26.8% | 27.0% | 28.1% | 27.0% | 30.0% | 26.2% | 27.9% | 29.8% | 27.3% | |
| Often | 26.5% | 26.6% | 26.8% | 27.4% | 27.0% | 27.7% | 26.6% | 26.7% | 27.1% | 27.6% | 26.9% | |
| Very often | 35.3% | 36.2% | 36.0% | 34.7% | 33.0% | 33.5% | 31.1% | 33.4% | 34.8% | 33.0% | 34.7% | |
| Practicum, internship, field experience, co-op experience, or clinical assignment | Have not decided | 6.7% | 7.9% | 8.0% | 8.7% | 7.6% | 8.2% | 5.8% | 6.4% | 5.6% | 4.0% | 7.7% |
| Do not plan to do | 16.6% | 17.7% | 15.1% | 17.0% | 16.2% | 16.3% | 16.9% | 14.8% | 15.7% | 14.1% | 16.8% | |
| Plan to do | 20.0% | 24.4% | 23.4% | 25.0% | 24.0% | 18.8% | 12.9% | 21.4% | 15.6% | 7.0% | 22.5% | |
| Done | 56.7% | 50.0% | 53.6% | 49.4% | 52.2% | 56.8% | 64.4% | 57.4% | 63.1% | 74.9% | 53.0% | |
| Community service or volunteer work | Have not decided | 7.6% | 10.6% | 10.0% | 11.2% | 9.8% | 10.5% | 6.6% | 10.1% | 6.5% | 4.2% | 9.9% |
| Do not plan to do | 16.3% | 17.7% | 15.9% | 19.3% | 17.2% | 17.5% | 14.1% | 16.7% | 13.2% | 10.6% | 17.6% | |
| Plan to do | 12.1% | 14.5% | 14.7% | 15.4% | 13.8% | 12.8% | 9.0% | 15.0% | 10.0% | 5.4% | 13.9% | |
| Done | 64.0% | 57.3% | 59.4% | 54.1% | 59.2% | 59.2% | 70.4% | 58.3% | 70.3% | 79.9% | 58.7% | |
| Participate in a learning community or some other formal program where groups of students take two or more classes together | Have not decided | 10.6% | 13.7% | 15.6% | 15.7% | 15.3% | 16.0% | 12.3% | 15.8% | 10.9% | 9.3% | 14.2% |
| Do not plan to do | 58.6% | 52.8% | 48.1% | 51.4% | 51.5% | 52.9% | 58.5% | 48.2% | 55.6% | 58.8% | 53.1% | |
| Plan to do | 5.4% | 7.8% | 8.9% | 8.7% | 8.6% | 7.0% | 4.8% | 8.8% | 5.1% | 2.9% | 7.6% | |
| Done | 25.3% | 25.7% | 27.3% | 24.2% | 24.7% | 24.1% | 24.5% | 27.1% | 28.4% | 28.9% | 25.0% | |
| Foreign language coursework | Have not decided | 5.6% | 8.5% | 9.1% | 10.0% | 9.1% | 8.5% | 4.5% | 9.0% | 4.7% | 2.0% | 8.4% |
| Do not plan to do | 35.7% | 41.6% | 41.1% | 47.1% | 43.7% | 44.6% | 28.4% | 47.5% | 32.1% | 15.7% | 42.1% | |
| Plan to do | 6.8% | 9.1% | 9.8% | 9.1% | 8.5% | 7.1% | 4.8% | 9.6% | 5.5% | 2.2% | 8.4% | |
| Done | 51.9% | 40.7% | 39.9% | 33.7% | 38.7% | 39.8% | 62.2% | 34.0% | 57.7% | 80.1% | 41.1% | |
| Study abroad | Have not decided | 10.6% | 13.6% | 14.0% | 14.0% | 12.1% | 11.6% | 7.0% | 14.3% | 8.3% | 3.3% | 12.6% |
| Do not plan to do | 63.0% | 64.4% | 63.3% | 68.0% | 65.8% | 64.4% | 56.0% | 67.9% | 60.4% | 41.6% | 64.8% | |
| Plan to do | 8.6% | 8.8% | 9.6% | 7.8% | 8.5% | 6.2% | 5.5% | 7.4% | 6.9% | 3.5% | 8.1% | |
| Done | 17.8% | 13.2% | 13.1% | 10.2% | 13.7% | 17.9% | 31.5% | 10.4% | 24.5% | 51.6% | 14.5% | |
| Independent study or self-designed major | Have not decided | 8.9% | 12.9% | 13.2% | 13.8% | 12.0% | 11.1% | 6.6% | 13.4% | 7.8% | 3.7% | 11.9% |
| Do not plan to do | 67.3% | 60.7% | 57.8% | 61.5% | 57.7% | 57.0% | 57.3% | 55.8% | 61.8% | 56.4% | 60.9% | |
| Plan to do | 6.5% | 9.2% | 9.5% | 9.1% | 10.1% | 8.2% | 5.2% | 9.3% | 6.3% | 2.9% | 8.6% | |
| Done | 17.4% | 17.2% | 19.5% | 15.6% | 20.1% | 23.7% | 30.9% | 21.5% | 24.1% | 37.0% | 18.6% | |
| Culminating senior experience (capstone course, thesis, project, comprehensive exam, etc.) | Have not decided | 9.7% | 11.2% | 11.2% | 12.4% | 10.8% | 9.5% | 5.1% | 11.2% | 6.7% | 1.9% | 10.8% |
| Do not plan to do | 36.7% | 27.6% | 26.7% | 27.1% | 25.2% | 23.8% | 17.8% | 22.3% | 26.0% | 12.8% | 27.5% | |
| Plan to do | 24.7% | 31.2% | 28.0% | 30.3% | 32.9% | 27.1% | 23.6% | 32.8% | 24.2% | 16.2% | 29.2% | |
| Done | 28.9% | 30.0% | 34.1% | 30.1% | 31.1% | 39.5% | 53.6% | 33.8% | 43.2% | 69.1% | 32.5% | |
| Providing the support you need to thrive socially | Very little | 27.5% | 28.0% | 27.9% | 28.4% | 25.6% | 24.6% | 21.3% | 24.3% | 19.8% | 11.7% | 27.0% |
| Some | 42.5% | 39.0% | 38.9% | 40.9% | 41.0% | 39.4% | 40.6% | 41.2% | 37.7% | 31.4% | 40.5% | |
| Quite a bit | 23.3% | 23.6% | 23.5% | 22.6% | 24.7% | 25.8% | 28.4% | 24.1% | 29.4% | 34.5% | 23.9% | |
| Very much | 6.8% | 9.4% | 9.7% | 8.1% | 8.8% | 10.2% | 9.6% | 10.5% | 13.2% | 22.3% | 8.7% | |
| Providing the support you need to help you succeed academically | Very little | 6.7% | 6.6% | 6.1% | 5.4% | 4.0% | 3.6% | 2.9% | 4.1% | 3.1% | 2.4% | 5.4% |
| Some | 31.3% | 28.7% | 27.7% | 26.5% | 24.3% | 20.4% | 18.4% | 22.4% | 18.9% | 14.6% | 26.5% | |
| Quite a bit | 43.3% | 42.9% | 42.4% | 44.5% | 44.8% | 45.8% | 42.8% | 43.8% | 44.4% | 42.8% | 43.8% | |
| Very much | 18.7% | 21.8% | 23.8% | 23.6% | 26.9% | 30.2% | 35.9% | 29.7% | 33.7% | 40.3% | 24.2% | |
| Helping you cope with your non-academic responsibilities (work, family, etc.) | Very little | 46.3% | 41.0% | 39.5% | 40.3% | 36.5% | 35.1% | 31.1% | 34.4% | 29.5% | 17.9% | 39.8% |
| Some | 37.1% | 35.7% | 34.7% | 36.1% | 38.4% | 37.6% | 41.9% | 37.5% | 38.7% | 38.3% | 36.8% | |
| Quite a bit | 12.5% | 16.1% | 17.0% | 16.6% | 17.6% | 18.8% | 19.4% | 19.0% | 21.2% | 26.5% | 16.4% | |
| Very much | 4.1% | 7.2% | 8.8% | 7.0% | 7.5% | 8.5% | 7.6% | 9.1% | 10.6% | 17.3% | 7.0% | |
| Relationships with other students | Unfriendly, Unsupportive, Sense of Alienation | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.2% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.9% |
| 2 | 3.0% | 2.3% | 2.8% | 2.4% | 1.8% | 2.0% | 2.2% | 1.7% | 1.5% | 1.1% | 2.4% | |
| 3 | 5.3% | 4.7% | 4.8% | 4.5% | 4.1% | 4.2% | 4.0% | 2.9% | 3.0% | 2.2% | 4.5% | |
| 4 | 12.0% | 11.4% | 12.0% | 10.9% | 9.7% | 9.7% | 9.0% | 9.8% | 8.3% | 7.5% | 10.9% | |
| 5 | 21.7% | 20.1% | 20.9% | 21.1% | 20.2% | 20.6% | 19.5% | 19.0% | 18.2% | 16.1% | 20.7% | |
| 6 | 31.0% | 30.4% | 29.0% | 29.7% | 30.6% | 31.3% | 32.2% | 30.4% | 31.4% | 32.7% | 30.4% | |
| Friendly, Supportive, Sense of Belonging | 26.0% | 30.1% | 29.3% | 30.7% | 32.9% | 31.2% | 32.2% | 35.5% | 37.0% | 39.7% | 30.3% | |
| Relationships with faculty members | Unavailable, Unhelpful, Unsympathetic | 1.1% | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.0% | 0.8% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.8% | 0.6% | 0.4% | 1.0% |
| 2 | 3.8% | 3.0% | 2.6% | 2.7% | 1.9% | 1.9% | 1.3% | 1.6% | 1.5% | 1.0% | 2.6% | |
| 3 | 7.5% | 6.2% | 5.5% | 5.0% | 3.7% | 3.5% | 2.9% | 3.8% | 3.2% | 2.5% | 5.3% | |
| 4 | 16.7% | 14.6% | 13.1% | 12.4% | 10.8% | 9.8% | 8.1% | 9.9% | 8.9% | 6.7% | 12.9% | |
| 5 | 27.9% | 26.1% | 24.3% | 23.6% | 22.6% | 20.4% | 19.9% | 19.4% | 21.3% | 23.1% | 24.2% | |
| 6 | 27.9% | 28.8% | 30.2% | 30.9% | 31.8% | 33.8% | 35.4% | 33.4% | 33.3% | 32.3% | 30.6% | |
| Available, Helpful, Sympathetic | 15.1% | 20.1% | 23.1% | 24.5% | 28.4% | 30.1% | 31.9% | 31.0% | 31.3% | 34.0% | 23.4% | |
| Relationships with administrative personnel and offices | Unhelpful, Inconsiderate, Rigid | 6.1% | 6.0% | 7.9% | 5.1% | 4.8% | 4.0% | 5.1% | 4.1% | 3.5% | 2.9% | 5.5% |
| 2 | 10.4% | 9.5% | 10.3% | 8.8% | 8.3% | 7.9% | 8.0% | 6.7% | 6.5% | 5.3% | 9.0% | |
| 3 | 13.6% | 12.1% | 11.9% | 11.6% | 11.1% | 11.0% | 10.7% | 9.8% | 9.2% | 8.3% | 11.8% | |
| 4 | 22.9% | 21.6% | 20.8% | 21.1% | 21.0% | 20.4% | 21.1% | 19.7% | 19.3% | 19.4% | 21.3% | |
| 5 | 21.4% | 21.6% | 19.7% | 20.8% | 21.6% | 20.6% | 22.9% | 21.7% | 22.7% | 24.2% | 21.3% | |
| 6 | 16.1% | 17.4% | 16.2% | 18.1% | 18.7% | 20.1% | 19.3% | 20.4% | 20.9% | 21.6% | 17.9% | |
| Helpful, Considerate, Flexible | 9.5% | 11.9% | 13.2% | 14.5% | 14.5% | 16.1% | 12.8% | 17.5% | 18.0% | 18.3% | 13.2% |