NSSE 2006 Benchmark Comparisons

The College of Saint Scholastica

Supportive Campus Environment (SCE)

Benchmark Comparisons

CSS

CSS compared with:

Catholic C&U

Carnegie Peers

NSSE 2006

Class

Mean a

Mean a

Sig b

Effect Size c

Mean a

Sig b

Effect Size c

Mean a

Sig b

Effect Size c

First-Year

63.1

61.7

59.3

*

.21

59.1

*

.22

Senior

59.2

61.1

57.3

56.6

Supportive Campus Environment (SCE) Items

Students perform better and are more satisfied at colleges that are committed to their success and cultivate positive working and social relations among different groups on campus.

●  Campus environment provides the support you need to help you succeed academically ●  Campus environment helps you cope with your non-academic responsibilities (work, family, etc.) ●  Campus environment provides the support you need to thrive socially ●  Quality of relationships with other students ●  Quality of relationships with faculty members ●  Quality of relationships with administrative personnel and offices