NSSE 2016 U.S. Summary Means and Standard Deviations
by Carnegie Classification
Seniors
Doc/Highest
Item wording
or description
Variable
name
Mean
SD
Doc/Higher
Doc/Moderate
Master-L
Master-M
Master-S
Bacc-A&S
Bacc-DIV
NSSE 2016
Mean
SD
Mean
SD
Mean
SD
Mean
SD
Mean
SD
Mean
SD
Mean
SD
Mean
SD
1. During the current school year, about how often have you done the following?
a.
Asked questions or contributed to course
discussions in other ways
askquest
2.97
.89
3.04
.88
3.17
.86
3.21
.84
3.25
.82
3.23
.83
3.35
.78
3.24
.82
3.13
.86
b.
Prepared two or more drafts of a paper or
assignment before turning it in
drafts
2.30
1.01
2.38
1.01
2.50
1.03
2.49
1.03
2.53
1.03
2.57
1.01
2.45
1.00
2.56
1.02
2.44
1.02
c.
Come to class without completing readings or
assignments (Reverse-coded)
unpreparedr
2.85
.83
2.94
.80
3.10
.81
3.06
.79
3.09
.79
3.07
.79
2.98
.74
3.15
.76
3.00
.81
d.
Attended an art exhibit, play or other arts
performance (dance, music, etc.)
attendart
1.82
.89
1.83
.90
1.72
.89
1.79
.91
1.85
.92
1.83
.93
2.34
.96
1.90
.96
1.83
.91
e.
Asked another student to help you understand
course material
CLaskhelp
2.50
.91
2.53
.90
2.29
.94
2.34
.92
2.45
.89
2.41
.89
2.56
.86
2.37
.90
2.42
.91
CLexplain
2.78
.85
2.82
.83
2.59
.92
2.67
.89
2.78
.86
2.73
.86
2.92
.80
2.71
.88
2.73
.87
CLstudy
2.52
1.00
2.59
.99
2.33
1.04
2.38
1.02
2.55
1.00
2.46
.99
2.67
.95
2.46
1.01
2.47
1.01
CLproject
2.90
.91
2.93
.89
2.78
.96
2.73
.97
2.90
.90
2.86
.90
2.90
.84
2.74
.94
2.83
.93
present
2.61
.96
2.68
.96
2.55
1.03
2.68
.99
2.85
.95
2.76
.97
2.96
.85
2.75
.97
2.67
.98
f. Explained course material to one or more students
g.
Prepared for exams by discussing or working
through course material with other students
h.
Worked with other students on course projects or
assignments
i. Gave a course presentation
2. During the current school year, about how often have you done the following?
a.
Combined ideas from different courses when
completing assignments
RIintegrate
2.95
.83
2.98
.83
2.91
.85
2.96
.84
2.98
.84
2.95
.85
3.08
.81
2.93
.85
2.96
.84
b.
Connected your learning to societal problems or
issues
RIsocietal
2.74
.91
2.79
.91
2.84
.89
2.87
.89
2.90
.87
2.86
.90
3.04
.85
2.86
.89
2.83
.90
Included diverse perspectives (political, religious,
c. racial/ethnic, gender, etc.) in course discussions or
assignments
RIdiverse
2.52
.97
2.56
.98
2.69
.95
2.71
.95
2.75
.93
2.69
.95
2.90
.90
2.70
.93
2.65
.96
Examined the strengths and weaknesses of your
own views on a topic or issue
RIownview
2.79
.85
2.83
.84
2.88
.83
2.89
.83
2.90
.83
2.88
.85
3.01
.80
2.88
.83
2.86
.84
Tried to better understand someone else's views
e. by imagining how an issue looks from his or her
perspective
RIperspect
2.90
.83
2.93
.83
2.97
.81
2.98
.82
3.00
.82
2.96
.82
3.09
.78
2.97
.81
2.96
.82
f.
Learned something that changed the way you
understand an issue or concept
RInewview
2.91
.80
2.93
.80
2.95
.81
2.96
.80
2.97
.80
2.95
.80
3.09
.78
2.93
.80
2.95
.80
g.
Connected ideas from your courses to your prior
experiences and knowledge
RIconnect
3.17
.75
3.19
.75
3.21
.75
3.23
.74
3.22
.74
3.22
.75
3.33
.70
3.21
.74
3.21
.75
d.
U.S. SUMMARY MEANS-CARNEGIE • 1
NSSE 2016 U.S. Summary Means and Standard Deviations
by Carnegie Classification
Seniors
Doc/Highest
Item wording
or description
Variable
name
Mean
SD
Doc/Higher
Doc/Moderate
Master-L
Master-M
Master-S
Bacc-A&S
Bacc-DIV
NSSE 2016
Mean
SD
Mean
SD
Mean
SD
Mean
SD
Mean
SD
Mean
SD
Mean
SD
Mean
SD
3. During the current school year, about how often have you done the following?
a. Talked about career plans with a faculty member
SFcareer
2.32
.96
2.39
.97
2.28
.99
2.39
.99
2.54
.98
2.41
.99
2.77
.92
2.54
1.01
2.39
.98
Worked with a faculty member on activities other
b. than coursework (committees, student groups,
etc.)
SFotherwork
1.92
1.01
1.97
1.02
1.80
1.00
1.90
1.02
2.06
1.05
1.94
1.03
2.36
1.03
2.03
1.05
1.93
1.02
c.
Discussed course topics, ideas, or concepts with a
faculty member outside of class
SFdiscuss
2.11
.93
2.19
.95
2.02
.97
2.13
.98
2.29
.98
2.19
.99
2.60
.92
2.29
.99
2.16
.97
d.
Discussed your academic performance with a
faculty member
SFperform
2.08
.89
2.18
.91
2.15
.93
2.21
.94
2.36
.94
2.24
.94
2.46
.92
2.36
.94
2.19
.93
4. During the current school year, how much has your coursework emphasized the following?
a. Memorizing course material
memorize
2.76
.90
2.75
.89
2.67
.93
2.70
.91
2.73
.90
2.71
.89
2.64
.91
2.74
.88
2.72
.91
HOapply
3.08
.81
3.12
.80
3.11
.80
3.11
.80
3.14
.79
3.08
.80
3.15
.78
3.11
.79
3.11
.80
b.
Applying facts, theories, or methods to practical
problems or new situations
c.
Analyzing an idea, experience, or line of reasoning
in depth by examining its parts
HOanalyze
3.02
.85
3.06
.83
3.08
.83
3.08
.83
3.10
.82
3.05
.83
3.18
.80
3.07
.82
3.07
.83
d.
Evaluating a point of view, decision, or
information source
HOevaluate
2.83
.90
2.89
.88
3.01
.85
2.99
.85
3.03
.83
2.99
.84
3.11
.82
3.02
.83
2.95
.87
e.
Forming a new idea or understanding from various
pieces of information
HOform
2.88
.86
2.92
.85
2.99
.84
2.99
.84
3.01
.83
2.99
.83
3.12
.80
3.00
.81
2.96
.85
5. During the current school year, to what extent have your instructors done the following?
a. Clearly explained course goals and requirements
b. Taught course sessions in an organized way
c.
Used examples or illustrations to explain difficult
points
d. Provided feedback on a draft or work in progress
e.
Provided prompt and detailed feedback on tests or
completed assignments
ETgoals
3.12
.77
3.13
.78
3.17
.80
3.19
.78
3.18
.79
3.15
.80
3.23
.73
3.18
.79
3.16
.78
ETorganize
3.08
.78
3.07
.80
3.11
.83
3.13
.81
3.12
.82
3.11
.81
3.19
.75
3.14
.81
3.11
.80
ETexample
3.11
.81
3.13
.82
3.07
.87
3.13
.84
3.15
.84
3.12
.85
3.25
.77
3.15
.85
3.12
.83
ETdraftfb
2.62
.97
2.72
.97
2.80
.99
2.84
.96
2.88
.95
2.85
.96
3.01
.90
2.93
.94
2.78
.97
ETfeedback
2.73
.90
2.81
.89
2.88
.92
2.90
.91
2.94
.89
2.88
.92
3.03
.84
2.97
.89
2.85
.91
U.S. SUMMARY MEANS-CARNEGIE • 2
NSSE 2016 U.S. Summary Means and Standard Deviations
by Carnegie Classification
Seniors
Doc/Highest
Item wording
or description
Variable
name
Mean
SD
Doc/Higher
Doc/Moderate
Master-L
Master-M
Master-S
Bacc-A&S
Bacc-DIV
NSSE 2016
Mean
SD
Mean
SD
Mean
SD
Mean
SD
Mean
SD
Mean
SD
Mean
SD
Mean
SD
6. During the current school year, about how often have you done the following?
Reached conclusions based on your own analysis
a. of numerical information (numbers, graphs,
statistics, etc.)
QRconclude
2.70
.94
2.69
.93
2.62
.94
2.64
.93
2.65
.94
2.61
.93
2.67
.96
2.64
.92
2.66
.94
Used numerical information to examine a realb. world problem or issue (unemployment, climate
change, public health, etc.)
QRproblem
2.44
.98
2.44
.98
2.40
.96
2.44
.96
2.45
.97
2.41
.96
2.48
.99
2.44
.95
2.44
.97
Evaluated what others have concluded from
numerical information
QRevaluate
2.49
.93
2.47
.94
2.36
.94
2.41
.94
2.42
.95
2.39
.94
2.55
.95
2.38
.92
2.43
.94
c.
7. During the current school year, about how many papers, reports, or other writing tasks of the following length have you been assigned? (Include those not yet completed.)
a. Up to 5 pages
wrshortnum
7.09
6.41
7.23
6.51
8.09
7.01
8.20
6.85
7.94
6.72
7.64
6.72
8.66
6.71
7.83
6.76
7.74
6.72
b. Between 6 and 10 pages
wrmednum
3.15
4.04
3.23
4.08
3.94
4.80
3.98
4.66
3.61
4.18
3.38
4.15
4.06
4.11
3.56
4.14
3.61
4.38
c. 11 pages or more
wrlongnum
1.80
3.46
1.83
3.46
2.15
4.04
2.05
3.77
2.01
3.61
1.82
3.45
2.28
3.20
1.90
3.56
1.96
3.65
wrpages
71.35
83.7
73.10
84.8
85.37
98.2
84.82
93.6
80.24
87.0
74.97
84.6
91.12
80.2
77.97
86.6
79.24
89.4
Estimated number of assigned pages of student
writing (Continuous variable created by NSSE)
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 ethnicity other than your own
DDrace
3.13
.90
3.07
.93
3.09
.94
3.07
.93
3.07
.92
2.96
.96
3.11
.89
3.04
.94
3.08
.93
DDeconomic
3.10
.88
3.07
.89
3.06
.91
3.06
.90
3.08
.88
2.98
.90
3.15
.84
3.05
.89
3.07
.89
c. People with religious beliefs other than your own
DDreligion
3.08
.91
2.93
.97
2.92
.96
3.00
.94
2.97
.93
2.90
.95
3.04
.90
2.93
.96
2.99
.94
d. People with political views other than your own
DDpolitical
3.07
.90
3.01
.93
2.96
.94
3.01
.93
3.01
.92
2.93
.93
2.96
.92
2.99
.93
3.01
.92
b.
People from an economic background other than
your own
9. During the current school year, about how often have you done the following?
a.
Identified key information from reading
assignments
b. Reviewed your notes after class
c.
Summarized what you learned in class or from
course materials
LSreading
3.11
.82
3.14
.80
3.20
.80
3.22
.78
3.22
.77
3.21
.78
3.34
.73
3.22
.77
3.18
.79
LSnotes
2.77
.95
2.84
.93
2.94
.94
2.91
.94
2.95
.93
2.91
.93
2.77
.95
2.95
.92
2.87
.94
LSsummary
2.78
.93
2.82
.91
2.94
.91
2.92
.91
2.94
.90
2.91
.90
2.86
.91
2.95
.89
2.88
.91
U.S. SUMMARY MEANS-CARNEGIE • 3
NSSE 2016 U.S. Summary Means and Standard Deviations
by Carnegie Classification
Seniors
Doc/Highest
Item wording
or description
Variable
name
Mean
SD
Doc/Higher
Mean
SD
Doc/Moderate
Mean
Master-L
Master-M
Master-S
Bacc-A&S
Bacc-DIV
NSSE 2016
SD
Mean
SD
Mean
SD
Mean
SD
Mean
SD
Mean
SD
Mean
SD
1.24
5.70
1.21
5.71
1.20
5.73
1.20
5.63
1.11
5.76
1.19
5.66
1.21
10. During the current school year, to what extent have your courses challenged you to do your best work?
challenge
5.50
1.22
5.63
1.20
5.76
12. About how many of your courses at this institution have included a community-based project (service-learning)?
servcourse
1.60
.67
1.73
.69
1.84
.76
1.78
.72
1.86
.72
1.88
.72
1.80
.65
1.87
.74
1.75
.72
13. Indicate the quality of your interactions with the following people at your institution.
a. Students
QIstudent
5.63
1.31
5.67
1.28
5.66
1.34
5.68
1.32
5.71
1.32
5.73
1.30
5.66
1.27
5.69
1.31
5.67
1.31
b. Academic advisors
QIadvisor
5.05
1.79
5.12
1.77
5.27
1.77
5.30
1.76
5.46
1.69
5.28
1.76
5.67
1.54
5.61
1.63
5.25
1.76
c. Faculty
QIfaculty
5.39
1.39
5.50
1.36
5.55
1.44
5.62
1.37
5.69
1.35
5.62
1.41
5.84
1.20
5.68
1.39
5.56
1.38
d.
Student services staff (career services, student
activities, housing, etc.)
QIstaff
4.87
1.69
4.88
1.70
4.92
1.81
4.97
1.76
5.02
1.72
4.91
1.82
4.96
1.66
5.01
1.79
4.92
1.74
e.
Other administrative staff and offices (registrar,
financial aid, etc.)
QIadmin
4.75
1.70
4.84
1.70
4.96
1.79
5.00
1.73
5.02
1.72
5.00
1.74
4.92
1.65
5.09
1.72
4.92
1.73
empstudy
3.16
.76
3.19
.76
3.15
.78
3.14
.77
3.17
.77
3.13
.77
3.29
.74
3.18
.75
3.16
.77
14. How much does your institution emphasize the following?
a.
Spending significant amounts of time studying and
on academic work
b.
Providing support to help students succeed
academically
SEacademic
2.89
.84
2.95
.84
2.98
.87
2.96
.86
3.01
.85
2.97
.87
3.13
.80
3.04
.85
2.96
.85
c.
Using learning support services (tutoring services,
writing center, etc.)
SElearnsup
2.81
.92
2.87
.92
2.91
.94
2.88
.94
2.92
.94
2.93
.93
3.07
.86
2.95
.95
2.88
.93
Encouraging contact among students from
d. different backgrounds (social, racial/ethnic,
religious, etc.)
SEdiverse
2.57
1.00
2.54
1.00
2.64
1.02
2.61
1.01
2.66
.99
2.59
1.00
2.65
.98
2.62
1.00
2.60
1.00
e. Providing opportunities to be involved socially
SEsocial
2.89
.91
2.87
.91
2.79
.96
2.79
.95
2.89
.92
2.83
.93
3.00
.87
2.87
.93
2.85
.93
f.
Providing support for your overall well-being
(recreation, health care, counseling, etc.)
SEwellness
2.82
.94
2.81
.94
2.70
1.00
2.69
.99
2.77
.96
2.71
.98
2.88
.90
2.69
.98
2.75
.97
g.
Helping you manage your non-academic
responsibilities (work, family, etc.)
SEnonacad
2.04
.96
2.10
.99
2.13
1.03
2.09
1.01
2.15
1.02
2.13
1.01
2.16
.98
2.16
1.02
2.10
1.00
h.
Attending campus activities and events
(performing arts, athletic events, etc.)
SEactivities
2.78
.95
2.70
.96
2.52
1.03
2.50
1.02
2.66
.99
2.59
.99
2.88
.89
2.69
1.01
2.63
1.00
i.
Attending events that address important social,
economic, or political issues
SEevents
2.40
.94
2.42
.96
2.33
1.01
2.35
.99
2.47
.99
2.47
.98
2.74
.92
2.40
.99
2.40
.98
U.S. SUMMARY MEANS-CARNEGIE • 4
NSSE 2016 U.S. Summary Means and Standard Deviations
by Carnegie Classification
Seniors
Doc/Highest
Item wording
or description
Variable
name
Mean
SD
Doc/Higher
Mean
SD
Doc/Moderate
Mean
SD
Master-L
Mean
SD
Master-M
Mean
SD
Master-S
Mean
SD
Bacc-A&S
Mean
Bacc-DIV
NSSE 2016
SD
Mean
SD
Mean
SD
15. About how many hours do you spend in a typical 7-day week doing the following? (Recoded versions created by NSSE. Values are estimated number of hours per week.)
Preparing for class (studying, reading, writing,
a. doing homework or lab work, analyzing data,
rehearsing, and other academic activities)
tmprephrs
15.42
8.99
15.08
8.95
14.97
8.84
14.78
8.72
14.75
8.80
14.27
8.73
16.27
8.88
14.85
8.88
15.04
8.86
Participating in co-curricular activities
(organizations, campus publications, student
b.
government, fraternity or sorority, intercollegiate
or intramural sports, etc.)
tmcocurrhrs
5.24
6.86
4.91
6.77
4.00
6.69
4.38
6.97
4.97
7.21
3.93
6.64
8.07
8.12
5.01
7.56
4.78
6.99
c. Working for pay on campus
tmworkonhrs
4.39
7.79
4.16
7.45
2.99
6.92
3.16
6.86
3.64
7.02
3.44
7.20
5.45
6.80
3.64
7.19
3.72
7.25
d. Working for pay off campus
tmworkoffhrs
10.20
12.4
11.12
12.6
15.43
14.1
14.45
13.7
13.45
13.6
15.65
13.8
5.84
9.8
13.85
13.8
12.77
13.4
tmworkhrs
14.47
12.9
15.20
12.8
18.34
13.9
17.53
13.6
17.01
13.5
19.00
13.5
11.23
11.0
17.38
13.8
16.40
13.4
tmservicehrs
2.82
5.01
3.16
5.30
3.79
6.06
3.41
5.74
3.60
5.95
3.59
5.88
3.00
5.08
3.45
5.79
3.30
5.57
tmrelaxhrs
11.55
8.29
10.63
7.90
9.61
7.82
10.04
7.97
10.00
7.93
9.46
7.82
11.62
7.98
9.50
7.67
10.41
8.02
tmcarehrs
4.36
9.5
5.17
10.2
9.05
12.7
7.98
12.3
7.60
12.2
8.93
12.7
2.32
7.0
8.49
12.7
6.72
11.5
tmcommutehrs
5.07
5.35
5.05
5.58
4.56
6.05
4.72
5.91
4.83
6.33
5.20
6.13
3.08
5.07
4.74
6.27
4.80
5.80
6.71
7.40
6.48
Estimated number of hours working for pay
(Continuous variable created by NSSE)
e. Doing community service or volunteer work
Relaxing and socializing (time with friends, video
f. games, TV or videos, keeping up with friends
online, etc.)
g.
Providing care for dependents (children, parents,
etc.)
h. Commuting to campus (driving, walking, etc.)
16. Of the time you spend preparing for class in a typical 7-day week, about how much is on assigned reading ? (Recoded version created by NSSE. Values are estimated number of hours per week.)
tmreadinghrs
6.87
6.21
6.97
6.29
7.67
6.69
7.62
6.54
7.50
6.52
7.52
6.49
8.95
6.80
7.67
U.S. SUMMARY MEANS-CARNEGIE • 5
NSSE 2016 U.S. Summary Means and Standard Deviations
by Carnegie Classification
Seniors
Doc/Highest
Item wording
or description
Variable
name
Mean
SD
Doc/Higher
Mean
SD
Doc/Moderate
Mean
SD
Master-L
Mean
SD
Master-M
Mean
Master-S
Bacc-A&S
Bacc-DIV
NSSE 2016
SD
Mean
SD
Mean
SD
Mean
SD
Mean
SD
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 effectively
pgwrite
2.92
.92
2.97
.91
3.07
.89
3.06
.89
3.08
.88
3.06
.88
3.26
.81
3.08
.87
3.02
.90
b. Speaking clearly and effectively
pgspeak
2.85
.95
2.91
.93
2.91
.96
2.92
.94
3.00
.91
2.95
.93
3.17
.85
2.98
.91
2.92
.94
c. Thinking critically and analytically
pgthink
3.29
.80
3.30
.79
3.29
.80
3.30
.80
3.32
.78
3.26
.81
3.50
.70
3.29
.79
3.30
.79
pganalyze
2.93
.97
2.90
.98
2.80
.99
2.80
.98
2.82
.98
2.80
.98
2.83
1.01
2.81
.96
2.85
.98
pgwork
2.90
.98
2.95
.96
2.94
.97
2.95
.97
3.00
.94
2.96
.97
2.88
.97
3.01
.94
2.94
.97
pgothers
3.01
.90
3.05
.88
3.03
.91
3.03
.90
3.11
.86
3.03
.90
3.15
.83
3.05
.89
3.04
.90
pgvalues
2.71
1.02
2.82
1.00
2.91
.99
2.84
1.00
2.91
.97
2.85
.99
3.02
.95
2.92
.98
2.83
1.00
pgdiverse
2.77
.99
2.75
1.00
2.86
.98
2.83
.99
2.87
.97
2.81
.99
2.96
.93
2.84
.98
2.82
.99
i. Solving complex real-world problems
pgprobsolve
2.80
.96
2.83
.95
2.82
.97
2.81
.96
2.85
.95
2.79
.95
2.91
.92
2.82
.94
2.82
.96
j. Being an informed and active citizen
pgcitizen
2.60
1.00
2.64
1.00
2.72
1.01
2.70
1.00
2.75
.99
2.69
.99
2.89
.95
2.71
.98
2.68
1.00
3.27
.76
3.26
.77
3.27
.76
3.26
.76
3.27
.77
3.39
.72
3.25
.76
3.27
.76
3.22
.86
3.23
.84
3.18
.88
3.22
.86
3.20
.85
3.17
.87
3.23
.84
d. Analyzing numerical and statistical information
e.
Acquiring job- or work-related knowledge and
skills
f. Working effectively with others
g.
Developing or clarifying a personal code of values
and ethics
Understanding people of other backgrounds
h. (economic, racial/ethnic, political, religious,
nationality, etc.)
18. How would you evaluate your entire educational experience at this institution?
evalexp
3.26
.77
19. If you could start over again, would you go to the same institution you are now attending?
sameinst
3.27
.82
3.24
.84
Notes: Results weighted by sex, enrollment status, and institution size. See codebook for variable ranges. NSSE 2016 includes "Other" Carnegie types. Categorical items are not listed.
Carnegie Classifications
Doc/Highest
R1: Doctoral Universities - Highest research activity
Doc/Higher
R2: Doctoral Universities - Higher research activity
Doc/Moderate
R3: Doctoral Universities - Moderate research activity
Master-L
M1: Master's Colleges and Universities - Larger programs
Master-M
M2: Master's Colleges and Universities - Medium programs
Master-S
M3: Master's Colleges and Universities - Smaller programs
Bacc-A&S
Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus
Bacc-DIV
Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields
For more information visit carnegieclassifications.iu.edu
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