National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE)
Most recent results by survey item
NSSE was completed by 452 St. Olaf first-years (54% of the first-year class) and 386 St. Olaf seniors (57% of the senior class) in Spring 2011. Comparative results for each item on the questionnaire are provided below.
NSSE respondent characteristics – Spring 2011
NSSE item frequency distributions for St. Olaf and peer schools – Spring 2011
Counts and weighted percentages showing the distribution of first-year and senior responses to each item in the NSSE questionnaire. Results are reported for the St. Olaf sample, 103 Baccalaureate Arts & Sciences institutions, and a comparison group of 29 other liberal arts institutions that are equally or more selective than St. Olaf.NSSE item means for St. Olaf and peer schools – Spring 2011
The weighted arithmetic average of first-year and senior responses for each item in the NSSE questionnaire. Results are reported for the St. Olaf sample, 103 Baccalaureate Arts & Sciences institutions, and a comparison group of 29 other liberal arts institutions that are equally or more selective than St. Olaf.
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