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Note: Percentages weighted by sex, enrollment, and institution size. Counts not weighted. NSSE 2014 column includes those unclassified and undecided. U.S. SUMMARY FREQUENCIES-MAJOR • 1 Item wording or description Variable name Response options Count % Count % Count % Count % Count % Count % Count % Count % Count % Count % Count % 1. During the current school year, about how often have you done the following? a. Never 165 1 320 3 223 4 292 2 465 2 75 1 123 1 373 4 401 2 130 2 2,792 2 Sometimes 2,299 17 3,149 27 1,828 29 3,398 20 5,261 22 1,117 19 1,457 13 3,172 35 4,429 21 1,343 19 29,457 22 Often 3,961 28 3,890 32 1,994 31 4,978 29 7,979 32 1,925 31 3,327 30 3,066 33 6,445 30 2,199 29 42,905 31 Very often 7,430 53 4,622 37 2,528 37 8,397 49 10,668 44 2,939 48 6,303 56 2,637 28 10,080 48 3,715 50 64,067 45 Total 13,855 100 11,981 100 6,573 100 17,065 100 24,373 100 6,056 100 11,210 100 9,248 100 21,355 100 7,387 100 139,221 100 b. Never 2,828 20 2,470 21 1,727 27 3,286 19 4,568 18 1,232 21 1,921 17 2,415 26 3,440 16 1,286 17 27,049 19 Sometimes 4,876 35 4,391 36 2,402 36 5,939 35 8,398 33 2,212 36 3,767 33 3,481 37 6,671 31 2,292 31 47,725 34 Often 3,285 24 3,055 26 1,490 23 4,182 25 6,406 27 1,471 25 2,925 27 2,140 24 5,661 27 1,864 26 35,094 26 Very often 2,792 21 2,028 17 931 14 3,572 21 4,923 21 1,111 19 2,554 24 1,177 13 5,487 27 1,886 27 28,730 21 Total 13,781 100 11,944 100 6,550 100 16,979 100 24,295 100 6,026 100 11,167 100 9,213 100 21,259 100 7,328 100 138,598 100 c. Very often 778 6 749 6 438 7 1,130 7 1,471 6 455 8 606 6 663 7 1,356 6 474 7 8,695 6 Often 1,697 12 1,701 15 942 14 2,414 14 3,423 14 1,016 17 1,172 10 1,537 17 2,596 12 908 12 18,704 14 Sometimes 8,144 59 6,809 57 3,728 57 9,572 56 13,153 54 3,385 55 6,059 54 5,075 55 10,513 49 3,835 51 75,413 54 Never 3,148 23 2,652 22 1,430 21 3,829 23 6,185 26 1,157 20 3,311 30 1,935 21 6,761 33 2,113 30 35,545 26 Total 13,767 100 11,911 100 6,538 100 16,945 100 24,232 100 6,013 100 11,148 100 9,210 100 21,226 100 7,330 100 138,357 100 d. Never 2,285 18 4,629 41 2,825 47 6,416 40 11,728 50 1,591 28 4,307 40 4,496 51 11,231 54 3,540 50 57,456 44 Sometimes 4,699 35 4,899 40 2,483 37 6,826 39 8,620 35 2,603 44 4,066 36 3,341 35 6,952 32 2,619 35 50,685 36 Often 3,059 21 1,570 12 809 11 2,465 14 2,593 10 1,143 18 1,396 12 936 10 1,941 9 770 10 17,981 12 Very often 3,743 26 815 6 406 5 1,256 7 1,250 5 672 11 1,366 12 397 4 1,041 5 390 5 12,089 8 Total 13,786 100 11,913 100 6,523 100 16,963 100 24,191 100 6,009 100 11,135 100 9,170 100 21,165 100 7,319 100 138,211 100 e. Never 2,041 16 893 8 711 12 2,719 18 3,406 15 686 12 983 9 508 6 2,769 15 1,331 20 17,883 14 Sometimes 6,736 49 4,907 42 2,662 42 8,426 50 11,648 49 2,937 49 4,918 45 3,190 36 8,867 42 3,554 49 62,599 46 Often 3,410 24 3,876 31 1,923 28 4,046 22 6,296 25 1,670 26 3,383 29 3,075 33 5,934 26 1,662 21 37,608 26 Very often 1,600 11 2,256 18 1,262 18 1,768 10 2,883 11 739 12 1,869 16 2,439 25 3,659 16 802 10 20,404 14 Total 13,787 100 11,932 100 6,558 100 16,959 100 24,233 100 6,032 100 11,153 100 9,212 100 21,229 100 7,349 100 138,494 100 f. Never 536 4 222 2 200 4 862 6 1,288 5 211 4 314 3 180 2 1,385 8 514 8 6,572 5 Sometimes 5,035 37 3,316 29 1,869 31 6,585 40 9,618 40 2,239 38 3,500 32 2,335 26 7,511 37 2,994 42 49,137 36 Often 5,171 37 4,945 41 2,411 36 6,270 36 8,830 36 2,336 38 4,444 39 3,783 41 7,477 34 2,493 33 51,516 36 Very often 3,021 22 3,428 28 2,065 30 3,219 19 4,483 18 1,227 20 2,876 25 2,895 31 4,805 22 1,334 18 31,054 22 Total 13,763 100 11,911 100 6,545 100 16,936 100 24,219 100 6,013 100 11,134 100 9,193 100 21,178 100 7,335 100 138,279 100 NSSE 2015 U.S. Summary Frequencies By Related-Major Category NSSE 2015 Asked questions or contributed to course discussions in other ways askquest Seniors Arts & Humanities Bio, Agric, & Nat Res Phys Sci, Math, CS Social Sciences Business Comm, Media, PR Education Prepared two or more drafts of a paper or assignment before turning it in drafts Come to class without completing readings or assignments unpreparedr (Reverse-coded version of unprepared created by NSSE.) Attended an art exhibit, play or other arts performance (dance, music, etc.) attendart Engineering Health Professions Social Svc Professions Asked another student to help you understand course material CLaskhelp Explained course material to one or more students CLexplain

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Note: Percentages weighted by sex, enrollment, and institution size. Counts not weighted. NSSE 2014 column includes those unclassified and undecided. U.S. SUMMARY FREQUENCIES-MAJOR • 1

Item wording or description

Variable name Response options Count % Count % Count % Count % Count % Count % Count % Count % Count % Count % Count %

1. During the current school year, about how often have you done the following?a. Never 165 1 320 3 223 4 292 2 465 2 75 1 123 1 373 4 401 2 130 2 2,792 2

Sometimes 2,299 17 3,149 27 1,828 29 3,398 20 5,261 22 1,117 19 1,457 13 3,172 35 4,429 21 1,343 19 29,457 22

Often 3,961 28 3,890 32 1,994 31 4,978 29 7,979 32 1,925 31 3,327 30 3,066 33 6,445 30 2,199 29 42,905 31

Very often 7,430 53 4,622 37 2,528 37 8,397 49 10,668 44 2,939 48 6,303 56 2,637 28 10,080 48 3,715 50 64,067 45

Total 13,855 100 11,981 100 6,573 100 17,065 100 24,373 100 6,056 100 11,210 100 9,248 100 21,355 100 7,387 100 139,221 100

b. Never 2,828 20 2,470 21 1,727 27 3,286 19 4,568 18 1,232 21 1,921 17 2,415 26 3,440 16 1,286 17 27,049 19

Sometimes 4,876 35 4,391 36 2,402 36 5,939 35 8,398 33 2,212 36 3,767 33 3,481 37 6,671 31 2,292 31 47,725 34

Often 3,285 24 3,055 26 1,490 23 4,182 25 6,406 27 1,471 25 2,925 27 2,140 24 5,661 27 1,864 26 35,094 26

Very often 2,792 21 2,028 17 931 14 3,572 21 4,923 21 1,111 19 2,554 24 1,177 13 5,487 27 1,886 27 28,730 21

Total 13,781 100 11,944 100 6,550 100 16,979 100 24,295 100 6,026 100 11,167 100 9,213 100 21,259 100 7,328 100 138,598 100

c. Very often 778 6 749 6 438 7 1,130 7 1,471 6 455 8 606 6 663 7 1,356 6 474 7 8,695 6

Often 1,697 12 1,701 15 942 14 2,414 14 3,423 14 1,016 17 1,172 10 1,537 17 2,596 12 908 12 18,704 14

Sometimes 8,144 59 6,809 57 3,728 57 9,572 56 13,153 54 3,385 55 6,059 54 5,075 55 10,513 49 3,835 51 75,413 54

Never 3,148 23 2,652 22 1,430 21 3,829 23 6,185 26 1,157 20 3,311 30 1,935 21 6,761 33 2,113 30 35,545 26

Total 13,767 100 11,911 100 6,538 100 16,945 100 24,232 100 6,013 100 11,148 100 9,210 100 21,226 100 7,330 100 138,357 100

d. Never 2,285 18 4,629 41 2,825 47 6,416 40 11,728 50 1,591 28 4,307 40 4,496 51 11,231 54 3,540 50 57,456 44

Sometimes 4,699 35 4,899 40 2,483 37 6,826 39 8,620 35 2,603 44 4,066 36 3,341 35 6,952 32 2,619 35 50,685 36

Often 3,059 21 1,570 12 809 11 2,465 14 2,593 10 1,143 18 1,396 12 936 10 1,941 9 770 10 17,981 12

Very often 3,743 26 815 6 406 5 1,256 7 1,250 5 672 11 1,366 12 397 4 1,041 5 390 5 12,089 8

Total 13,786 100 11,913 100 6,523 100 16,963 100 24,191 100 6,009 100 11,135 100 9,170 100 21,165 100 7,319 100 138,211 100

e. Never 2,041 16 893 8 711 12 2,719 18 3,406 15 686 12 983 9 508 6 2,769 15 1,331 20 17,883 14

Sometimes 6,736 49 4,907 42 2,662 42 8,426 50 11,648 49 2,937 49 4,918 45 3,190 36 8,867 42 3,554 49 62,599 46

Often 3,410 24 3,876 31 1,923 28 4,046 22 6,296 25 1,670 26 3,383 29 3,075 33 5,934 26 1,662 21 37,608 26

Very often 1,600 11 2,256 18 1,262 18 1,768 10 2,883 11 739 12 1,869 16 2,439 25 3,659 16 802 10 20,404 14

Total 13,787 100 11,932 100 6,558 100 16,959 100 24,233 100 6,032 100 11,153 100 9,212 100 21,229 100 7,349 100 138,494 100

f. Never 536 4 222 2 200 4 862 6 1,288 5 211 4 314 3 180 2 1,385 8 514 8 6,572 5

Sometimes 5,035 37 3,316 29 1,869 31 6,585 40 9,618 40 2,239 38 3,500 32 2,335 26 7,511 37 2,994 42 49,137 36

Often 5,171 37 4,945 41 2,411 36 6,270 36 8,830 36 2,336 38 4,444 39 3,783 41 7,477 34 2,493 33 51,516 36

Very often 3,021 22 3,428 28 2,065 30 3,219 19 4,483 18 1,227 20 2,876 25 2,895 31 4,805 22 1,334 18 31,054 22

Total 13,763 100 11,911 100 6,545 100 16,936 100 24,219 100 6,013 100 11,134 100 9,193 100 21,178 100 7,335 100 138,279 100

NSSE 2015 U.S. Summary FrequenciesBy Related-Major Category

NSSE 2015

Asked questions or contributed to course discussions in other ways

askquest

SeniorsArts &

HumanitiesBio, Agric, & Nat Res

Phys Sci, Math, CS

Social Sciences Business

Comm, Media, PR Education

Prepared two or more drafts of a paper or assignment before turning it in

drafts

Come to class without completing readings or assignments

unpreparedr

(Reverse-coded version of

unprepared created by

NSSE.)

Attended an art exhibit, play or other arts performance (dance, music, etc.)

attendart

EngineeringHealth

ProfessionsSocial Svc

Professions

Asked another student to help you understand course material

CLaskhelp

Explained course material to one or more students

CLexplain

Note: Percentages weighted by sex, enrollment, and institution size. Counts not weighted. NSSE 2014 column includes those unclassified and undecided. U.S. SUMMARY FREQUENCIES-MAJOR • 2

Item wording or description

Variable name Response options Count % Count % Count % Count % Count % Count % Count % Count % Count % Count % Count %

NSSE 2015 U.S. Summary FrequenciesBy Related-Major Category

NSSE 2015

SeniorsArts &

HumanitiesBio, Agric, & Nat Res

Phys Sci, Math, CS

Social Sciences Business

Comm, Media, PR Education Engineering

Health Professions

Social Svc Professions

g. Never 2,786 21 1,220 11 1,047 18 3,357 21 4,662 20 970 18 1,655 16 894 10 3,741 20 1,570 23 24,455 19

Sometimes 5,599 41 4,141 36 2,268 35 6,517 39 8,883 37 2,358 39 3,817 35 2,545 28 6,488 30 2,720 37 49,031 35

Often 3,409 24 3,518 29 1,702 25 4,348 24 6,426 26 1,645 26 3,259 28 2,732 30 5,675 26 1,900 25 36,984 26

Very often 2,010 14 3,071 25 1,539 22 2,769 16 4,288 17 1,057 17 2,445 21 3,054 32 5,369 24 1,163 15 28,214 20

Total 13,804 100 11,950 100 6,556 100 16,991 100 24,259 100 6,030 100 11,176 100 9,225 100 21,273 100 7,353 100 138,684 100

h. Never 1,127 9 522 5 413 7 1,239 8 905 4 179 3 479 5 207 3 1,324 7 671 10 8,002 6

Sometimes 5,724 41 3,845 33 2,129 34 6,208 37 5,127 21 1,481 25 2,974 27 1,429 16 5,039 24 2,416 33 39,548 28

Often 4,305 31 4,409 36 2,216 33 5,860 33 8,458 34 2,169 36 4,150 36 3,166 35 7,609 35 2,407 31 48,051 34

Very often 2,648 19 3,159 26 1,790 26 3,661 22 9,768 41 2,199 36 3,551 32 4,411 47 7,280 34 1,854 25 42,976 31

Total 13,804 100 11,935 100 6,548 100 16,968 100 24,258 100 6,028 100 11,154 100 9,213 100 21,252 100 7,348 100 138,577 100

i. Never 1,021 8 1,225 11 992 17 1,816 12 2,271 11 272 5 805 8 1,043 13 2,556 14 938 14 14,351 12

Sometimes 4,639 34 4,304 37 2,641 41 5,450 33 5,744 24 1,427 25 2,694 25 3,250 36 6,534 31 2,176 30 42,020 31

Often 4,682 33 3,829 31 1,853 27 5,583 32 7,650 31 2,090 34 3,843 33 2,891 30 6,678 30 2,301 30 44,465 31

Very often 3,425 25 2,574 21 1,041 15 4,117 23 8,542 34 2,246 36 3,798 34 2,012 21 5,445 25 1,922 25 37,535 26

Total 13,767 100 11,932 100 6,527 100 16,966 100 24,207 100 6,035 100 11,140 100 9,196 100 21,213 100 7,337 100 138,371 100

2. During the current school year, about how often have you done the following?a. Never 383 3 280 3 249 4 406 3 694 3 131 3 243 2 216 2 573 3 224 3 3,845 3

Sometimes 3,144 23 2,952 25 1,877 29 3,587 21 6,224 26 1,353 22 2,326 21 2,390 26 4,981 25 1,748 24 33,316 25

Often 5,043 36 4,859 40 2,585 39 6,545 39 10,058 41 2,398 39 4,317 38 3,822 41 8,235 38 2,743 37 54,450 39

Very often 5,243 38 3,861 32 1,840 28 6,471 37 7,314 30 2,151 36 4,296 38 2,785 30 7,499 34 2,646 35 47,160 33

Total 13,813 100 11,952 100 6,551 100 17,009 100 24,290 100 6,033 100 11,182 100 9,213 100 21,288 100 7,361 100 138,771 100

b. Never 605 5 749 7 956 16 366 2 1,159 5 203 4 396 4 1,294 15 814 4 227 3 7,432 6

Sometimes 3,613 27 4,083 35 2,801 44 3,035 18 7,452 31 1,467 25 2,950 26 4,015 44 5,381 25 1,407 19 39,103 29

Often 4,757 34 4,211 35 1,818 27 6,092 36 9,510 39 2,285 38 4,232 38 2,594 27 8,191 39 2,578 35 49,966 36

Very often 4,742 34 2,850 24 943 14 7,417 43 6,006 25 2,030 34 3,545 33 1,251 14 6,776 32 3,074 42 41,396 29

Total 13,717 100 11,893 100 6,518 100 16,910 100 24,127 100 5,985 100 11,123 100 9,154 100 21,162 100 7,286 100 137,897 100

c. Never 678 5 1,544 14 1,641 28 581 4 2,270 10 260 5 481 5 2,951 34 1,434 7 292 4 13,113 11

Sometimes 3,727 27 4,852 41 2,770 42 3,845 23 9,234 38 1,735 29 3,269 29 3,961 42 6,807 32 1,630 23 45,168 33

Often 4,772 34 3,451 28 1,404 20 5,954 35 8,076 32 2,202 36 4,020 36 1,605 17 7,389 35 2,493 34 44,656 31

Very often 4,576 33 2,070 17 716 10 6,559 38 4,607 19 1,820 30 3,365 31 666 7 5,597 26 2,923 39 35,332 25

Total 13,753 100 11,917 100 6,531 100 16,939 100 24,187 100 6,017 100 11,135 100 9,183 100 21,227 100 7,338 100 138,269 100

Combined ideas from different courses when completing assignments

RIintegrate

Prepared for exams by discussing or working through course material with other students

CLstudy

Connected your learning to societal problems or issues

RIsocietal

Included diverse perspectives (political, religious, racial/ethnic, gender, etc.) in course discussions or assignments

RIdiverse

Worked with other students on course projects or assignments

CLproject

Gave a course presentation

present

Note: Percentages weighted by sex, enrollment, and institution size. Counts not weighted. NSSE 2014 column includes those unclassified and undecided. U.S. SUMMARY FREQUENCIES-MAJOR • 3

Item wording or description

Variable name Response options Count % Count % Count % Count % Count % Count % Count % Count % Count % Count % Count %

NSSE 2015 U.S. Summary FrequenciesBy Related-Major Category

NSSE 2015

SeniorsArts &

HumanitiesBio, Agric, & Nat Res

Phys Sci, Math, CS

Social Sciences Business

Comm, Media, PR Education Engineering

Health Professions

Social Svc Professions

d. Never 376 3 639 6 569 9 362 2 1,056 4 186 3 314 3 963 11 674 3 178 3 5,754 4

Sometimes 3,083 23 3,940 33 2,260 35 3,639 22 7,426 30 1,572 26 2,967 26 3,625 39 5,788 27 1,635 22 38,855 28

Often 5,708 41 4,646 39 2,441 36 7,007 41 10,250 42 2,497 41 4,633 42 3,242 35 8,944 42 2,944 40 56,394 41

Very often 4,579 33 2,665 22 1,254 19 5,939 35 5,455 23 1,744 29 3,220 30 1,352 15 5,824 28 2,569 35 37,202 27

Total 13,746 100 11,890 100 6,524 100 16,947 100 24,187 100 5,999 100 11,134 100 9,182 100 21,230 100 7,326 100 138,205 100

e. Never 243 2 473 4 475 8 263 2 716 3 110 2 231 2 810 9 448 2 132 2 4,235 3

Sometimes 2,757 20 3,408 29 2,116 33 3,090 19 6,646 27 1,350 23 2,651 23 3,215 35 4,964 23 1,441 20 34,204 25

Often 5,515 40 4,905 41 2,468 37 6,836 40 10,515 43 2,523 42 4,744 42 3,389 37 9,265 43 2,899 40 57,191 41

Very often 5,241 38 3,120 26 1,458 22 6,756 40 6,288 26 2,011 33 3,506 32 1,756 19 6,545 31 2,850 38 42,549 30

Total 13,756 100 11,906 100 6,517 100 16,945 100 24,165 100 5,994 100 11,132 100 9,170 100 21,222 100 7,322 100 138,179 100

f. Never 248 2 268 3 255 4 225 1 478 2 94 2 138 1 369 4 301 2 94 1 2,719 2

Sometimes 3,204 24 3,327 29 2,107 33 3,492 21 7,151 30 1,535 26 2,879 26 3,062 33 5,171 25 1,666 23 36,453 27

Often 5,400 39 5,050 42 2,591 39 6,700 39 10,367 43 2,474 41 4,648 41 3,898 42 9,155 43 2,888 39 57,225 41

Very often 4,878 35 3,260 27 1,554 23 6,530 38 6,185 26 1,899 31 3,453 31 1,839 20 6,566 31 2,662 36 41,690 30

Total 13,730 100 11,905 100 6,507 100 16,947 100 24,181 100 6,002 100 11,118 100 9,168 100 21,193 100 7,310 100 138,087 100

g. Never 105 1 119 1 128 2 88 1 216 1 30 0 50 0 168 2 143 1 50 1 1,243 1

Sometimes 1,596 12 1,803 16 1,370 22 1,749 11 3,962 16 796 14 1,140 10 1,978 22 2,624 13 956 13 19,528 15

Often 5,150 38 5,159 43 2,676 41 6,341 38 10,629 44 2,536 42 4,343 39 3,996 43 8,842 42 2,801 38 56,501 41

Very often 6,864 50 4,784 40 2,327 35 8,711 51 9,312 39 2,618 44 5,573 50 2,998 33 9,573 45 3,475 48 60,530 43

Total 13,715 100 11,865 100 6,501 100 16,889 100 24,119 100 5,980 100 11,106 100 9,140 100 21,182 100 7,282 100 137,802 100

3. During the current school year, about how often have you done the following?a. Never 1,712 14 1,418 13 1,163 21 2,631 17 5,290 23 765 14 1,100 11 1,936 23 3,549 18 1,190 18 22,794 18

Sometimes 5,248 39 4,560 39 2,523 40 6,654 40 9,758 41 2,269 38 3,834 35 3,926 43 8,092 39 2,742 38 53,584 39

Often 3,709 26 3,282 27 1,585 23 4,319 24 5,414 21 1,640 26 3,207 28 2,051 21 5,412 24 1,980 26 34,919 24

Very often 3,103 21 2,652 21 1,254 17 3,377 19 3,747 15 1,345 21 3,023 26 1,264 13 4,196 18 1,431 18 27,107 18

Total 13,772 100 11,912 100 6,525 100 16,981 100 24,209 100 6,019 100 11,164 100 9,177 100 21,249 100 7,343 100 138,404 100

b. Never 4,850 38 3,912 35 2,570 43 7,352 46 12,081 52 1,995 36 4,482 42 3,655 42 9,707 49 3,478 50 59,094 46

Sometimes 4,400 31 3,739 30 1,814 27 4,609 26 6,421 26 1,885 30 3,358 30 2,823 30 5,927 27 1,998 26 39,676 28

Often 2,437 17 2,357 19 1,119 16 2,680 15 3,314 13 1,105 18 1,800 15 1,648 17 3,142 14 1,032 13 21,973 15

Very often 2,056 14 1,894 15 1,017 14 2,289 13 2,318 9 1,023 16 1,489 13 1,027 11 2,394 11 813 10 17,285 12

Total 13,743 100 11,902 100 6,520 100 16,930 100 24,134 100 6,008 100 11,129 100 9,153 100 21,170 100 7,321 100 138,028 100

Examined the strengths and weaknesses of your own views on a topic or issue

RIownview

Talked about career plans with a faculty member

SFcareer

Worked with a faculty member on activities other than coursework (committees, student groups, etc.)

SFotherwork

Tried to better understand someone else's views by imagining how an issue looks from his or her perspective

RIperspect

Learned something that changed the way you understand an issue or concept

RInewview

Connected ideas from your courses to your prior experiences and knowledge

RIconnect

Note: Percentages weighted by sex, enrollment, and institution size. Counts not weighted. NSSE 2014 column includes those unclassified and undecided. U.S. SUMMARY FREQUENCIES-MAJOR • 4

Item wording or description

Variable name Response options Count % Count % Count % Count % Count % Count % Count % Count % Count % Count % Count %

NSSE 2015 U.S. Summary FrequenciesBy Related-Major Category

NSSE 2015

SeniorsArts &

HumanitiesBio, Agric, & Nat Res

Phys Sci, Math, CS

Social Sciences Business

Comm, Media, PR Education Engineering

Health Professions

Social Svc Professions

c. Never 2,126 17 2,164 20 1,299 22 4,213 27 7,902 35 1,188 21 2,366 23 1,928 23 6,420 33 2,227 33 35,012 28

Sometimes 5,422 40 4,858 41 2,523 39 6,697 39 9,594 39 2,348 39 4,373 39 3,910 42 8,074 37 2,756 37 54,361 39

Often 3,604 25 3,002 25 1,549 23 3,653 20 4,357 17 1,501 24 2,573 23 2,211 23 4,170 19 1,445 19 29,972 21

Very often 2,588 18 1,870 15 1,152 16 2,375 13 2,284 9 969 16 1,822 16 1,107 12 2,514 11 894 11 18,714 13

Total 13,740 100 11,894 100 6,523 100 16,938 100 24,137 100 6,006 100 11,134 100 9,156 100 21,178 100 7,322 100 138,059 100

d. Never 2,370 18 2,416 22 1,586 27 3,604 23 6,169 27 1,081 19 1,633 15 2,428 28 4,697 24 1,577 23 30,005 23

Sometimes 5,994 44 5,256 44 2,804 43 7,398 43 10,747 44 2,604 43 4,642 42 4,258 46 9,172 43 3,015 41 60,300 44

Often 3,261 23 2,623 22 1,307 19 3,712 22 4,721 19 1,391 23 2,924 26 1,696 18 4,603 21 1,697 22 30,003 21

Very often 2,098 15 1,584 13 813 11 2,205 12 2,473 10 923 15 1,927 17 769 8 2,689 12 1,032 13 17,615 12

Total 13,723 100 11,879 100 6,510 100 16,919 100 24,110 100 5,999 100 11,126 100 9,151 100 21,161 100 7,321 100 137,923 100

4. During the current school year, how much has your coursework emphasized the following?a. Very little 1,826 13 307 3 614 9 1,227 7 1,659 7 580 9 1,575 14 1,002 11 1,867 9 643 9 12,361 9

Some 4,890 36 2,235 18 2,294 35 5,061 29 7,245 30 1,973 33 4,289 38 3,530 38 4,896 24 2,209 30 41,867 30

Quite a bit 4,515 33 4,669 39 2,280 35 6,534 39 9,850 41 2,263 37 3,533 32 3,130 34 7,700 36 2,777 38 50,989 37

Very much 2,558 19 4,735 40 1,347 21 4,176 25 5,489 22 1,213 21 1,754 16 1,520 17 6,784 31 1,718 24 33,319 24

Total 13,789 100 11,946 100 6,535 100 16,998 100 24,243 100 6,029 100 11,151 100 9,182 100 21,247 100 7,347 100 138,536 100

b. Very little 695 5 272 3 159 3 419 3 564 2 209 4 220 2 179 2 325 2 147 2 3,585 3

Some 3,322 24 1,960 17 917 15 2,761 17 4,336 18 1,338 22 1,752 16 1,040 12 2,555 13 1,078 15 23,145 17

Quite a bit 5,587 40 5,101 42 2,565 39 7,121 42 11,154 46 2,579 43 4,670 42 3,496 37 7,924 38 3,029 41 57,682 42

Very much 4,119 31 4,582 38 2,887 43 6,630 39 8,107 34 1,890 31 4,470 40 4,451 49 10,374 48 3,062 41 53,647 39

Total 13,723 100 11,915 100 6,528 100 16,931 100 24,161 100 6,016 100 11,112 100 9,166 100 21,178 100 7,316 100 138,059 100

c. Very little 472 3 418 4 283 5 413 3 765 3 214 4 325 3 406 5 502 3 187 3 4,385 3

Some 2,370 17 2,346 20 1,223 19 2,819 17 4,809 20 1,226 21 2,032 18 1,693 19 3,226 15 1,233 17 25,112 18

Quite a bit 5,077 37 4,700 39 2,450 38 6,594 39 10,485 43 2,554 42 4,531 41 3,390 36 7,899 38 2,915 40 54,831 40

Very much 5,790 43 4,420 37 2,551 38 7,064 41 8,087 33 2,007 33 4,187 38 3,649 40 9,544 44 2,969 41 53,520 38

Total 13,709 100 11,884 100 6,507 100 16,890 100 24,146 100 6,001 100 11,075 100 9,138 100 21,171 100 7,304 100 137,848 100

d. Very little 470 3 784 7 796 13 471 3 932 4 182 3 355 3 1,329 15 670 3 165 2 6,595 5

Some 2,451 18 3,098 27 2,116 33 2,784 17 5,506 23 1,176 20 2,339 20 3,158 34 3,840 18 1,230 17 29,912 22

Quite a bit 5,307 38 4,535 37 2,156 32 6,842 41 10,633 44 2,658 44 4,728 42 2,927 32 8,163 39 3,006 41 55,262 40

Very much 5,474 40 3,462 29 1,448 21 6,799 40 7,061 29 1,993 33 3,687 34 1,743 19 8,503 40 2,917 40 46,145 33

Total 13,702 100 11,879 100 6,516 100 16,896 100 24,132 100 6,009 100 11,109 100 9,157 100 21,176 100 7,318 100 137,914 100

Discussed course topics, ideas, or concepts with a faculty member outside of class

SFdiscuss

Analyzing an idea, experience, or line of reasoning in depth by examining its parts

HOanalyze

Evaluating a point of view, decision, or information source

HOevaluate

Discussed your academic performance with a faculty member

SFperform

Memorizing course material

memorize

Applying facts, theories, or methods to practical problems or new situations

HOapply

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Item wording or description

Variable name Response options Count % Count % Count % Count % Count % Count % Count % Count % Count % Count % Count %

NSSE 2015 U.S. Summary FrequenciesBy Related-Major Category

NSSE 2015

SeniorsArts &

HumanitiesBio, Agric, & Nat Res

Phys Sci, Math, CS

Social Sciences Business

Comm, Media, PR Education Engineering

Health Professions

Social Svc Professions

e. Very little 438 3 692 6 437 7 615 4 1,099 5 212 4 321 3 656 8 707 4 219 3 5,855 5

Some 2,443 18 2,835 24 1,696 26 3,277 20 5,848 24 1,267 22 2,203 19 2,526 27 3,987 19 1,410 20 29,801 22

Quite a bit 5,234 38 4,746 40 2,514 38 6,875 40 10,373 43 2,519 41 4,718 42 3,601 39 8,260 39 3,035 41 56,170 41

Very much 5,598 41 3,602 30 1,870 28 6,136 36 6,766 28 1,994 33 3,859 36 2,361 26 8,189 38 2,647 36 45,977 33

Total 13,713 100 11,875 100 6,517 100 16,903 100 24,086 100 5,992 100 11,101 100 9,144 100 21,143 100 7,311 100 137,803 100

5. During the current school year, to what extent have your instructors done the following?a. Very little 245 2 199 2 171 3 245 2 485 2 80 2 252 2 287 3 498 2 136 2 2,889 2

Some 1,930 14 1,719 15 1,107 18 2,125 13 3,851 16 966 16 1,872 17 1,884 21 3,036 14 963 13 21,099 15

Quite a bit 5,899 42 5,193 43 2,877 44 7,041 41 10,469 43 2,727 44 4,599 40 4,339 46 8,413 39 2,830 38 58,564 42

Very much 5,758 42 4,868 40 2,402 36 7,647 45 9,543 39 2,275 38 4,475 41 2,723 29 9,398 44 3,452 47 56,534 41

Total 13,832 100 11,979 100 6,557 100 17,058 100 24,348 100 6,048 100 11,198 100 9,233 100 21,345 100 7,381 100 139,086 100

b. Very little 283 2 217 2 168 3 290 2 558 2 134 2 292 3 305 4 676 3 215 3 3,506 3

Some 2,124 16 1,853 16 1,207 19 2,354 14 4,048 17 1,098 18 1,886 17 1,931 22 3,470 16 1,064 14 22,768 17

Quite a bit 6,086 43 5,566 46 2,939 44 7,409 43 10,753 44 2,780 45 4,747 42 4,372 46 8,589 40 2,887 39 60,347 43

Very much 5,308 39 4,327 36 2,228 33 6,957 41 8,927 37 2,024 34 4,251 38 2,605 28 8,560 40 3,182 44 52,115 37

Total 13,801 100 11,963 100 6,542 100 17,010 100 24,286 100 6,036 100 11,176 100 9,213 100 21,295 100 7,348 100 138,736 100

c. Very little 340 3 244 2 204 4 390 3 819 4 144 2 386 4 302 4 790 4 234 3 4,294 3

Some 2,205 16 1,612 14 1,129 19 2,637 16 4,391 18 1,045 18 2,101 19 1,750 20 3,704 18 1,182 17 23,663 18

Quite a bit 5,351 38 4,822 40 2,576 39 6,409 37 9,704 40 2,470 40 4,257 38 3,959 43 7,776 36 2,625 36 53,789 39

Very much 5,873 43 5,255 43 2,616 38 7,545 44 9,341 38 2,368 39 4,398 39 3,186 34 8,994 42 3,304 45 56,743 40

Total 13,769 100 11,933 100 6,525 100 16,981 100 24,255 100 6,027 100 11,142 100 9,197 100 21,264 100 7,345 100 138,489 100

d. Very little 840 6 1,255 12 937 16 1,435 9 2,762 12 416 7 862 8 1,488 17 2,246 11 641 9 13,996 11

Some 2,949 21 3,587 31 2,049 32 4,342 26 7,071 29 1,510 25 2,670 24 3,310 37 5,331 25 1,698 24 37,185 27

Quite a bit 4,633 33 4,007 33 2,062 31 5,582 32 7,923 32 2,100 34 3,748 33 2,877 30 6,833 31 2,289 31 45,309 32

Very much 5,335 39 3,089 25 1,485 21 5,626 32 6,489 27 1,990 33 3,874 35 1,512 16 6,844 32 2,718 37 41,973 30

Total 13,757 100 11,938 100 6,533 100 16,985 100 24,245 100 6,016 100 11,154 100 9,187 100 21,254 100 7,346 100 138,463 100

e. Very little 725 6 807 8 480 8 1,044 7 1,680 7 348 6 651 6 858 10 1,411 7 458 6 9,252 7

Some 3,114 22 3,293 28 1,843 29 4,094 25 6,439 26 1,642 27 2,581 23 2,937 32 4,944 23 1,677 23 35,180 26

Quite a bit 5,326 38 4,648 39 2,481 37 6,440 37 9,128 37 2,319 38 4,131 37 3,611 38 7,726 36 2,562 34 52,010 37

Very much 4,562 34 3,140 26 1,720 25 5,356 32 6,901 29 1,686 29 3,736 34 1,778 19 7,095 34 2,623 36 41,577 30

Total 13,727 100 11,888 100 6,524 100 16,934 100 24,148 100 5,995 100 11,099 100 9,184 100 21,176 100 7,320 100 138,019 100

Forming a new idea or understanding from various pieces of information

HOform

Provided feedback on a draft or work in progress

ETdraftfb

Provided prompt and detailed feedback on tests or completed assignments

ETfeedback

Clearly explained course goals and requirements

ETgoals

Taught course sessions in an organized way

ETorganize

Used examples or illustrations to explain difficult points

ETexample

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Item wording or description

Variable name Response options Count % Count % Count % Count % Count % Count % Count % Count % Count % Count % Count %

NSSE 2015 U.S. Summary FrequenciesBy Related-Major Category

NSSE 2015

SeniorsArts &

HumanitiesBio, Agric, & Nat Res

Phys Sci, Math, CS

Social Sciences Business

Comm, Media, PR Education Engineering

Health Professions

Social Svc Professions

6. During the current school year, about how often have you done the following?a. Never 4,498 31 597 5 368 6 2,201 13 1,516 6 1,335 21 2,168 19 237 3 2,404 11 1,069 14 18,008 12

Sometimes 5,056 36 3,068 26 1,391 22 6,031 35 7,033 28 2,309 39 4,221 37 1,618 17 7,572 35 2,718 36 44,670 31Often 2,689 20 4,682 39 2,184 33 5,449 32 9,649 40 1,603 26 3,036 28 3,411 37 7,183 34 2,325 32 45,330 33Very often 1,597 13 3,630 30 2,617 39 3,383 20 6,160 26 807 14 1,763 16 3,961 43 4,188 20 1,271 18 31,092 23Total 13,840 100 11,977 100 6,560 100 17,064 100 24,358 100 6,054 100 11,188 100 9,227 100 21,347 100 7,383 100 139,100 100

b. Never 5,112 36 1,693 15 1,249 20 2,758 16 2,803 11 1,574 25 2,752 24 1,422 16 3,117 15 1,228 17 25,894 18

Sometimes 5,272 38 4,103 34 2,072 32 6,265 37 8,320 34 2,442 40 4,465 39 2,740 29 7,953 37 2,841 38 50,434 36

Often 2,301 17 3,569 30 1,654 25 4,828 28 8,072 34 1,361 23 2,529 23 2,561 28 6,380 30 2,132 29 37,957 28

Very often 1,136 9 2,595 22 1,583 24 3,182 19 5,121 21 669 12 1,426 13 2,496 27 3,869 18 1,160 16 24,608 18

Total 13,821 100 11,960 100 6,558 100 17,033 100 24,316 100 6,046 100 11,172 100 9,219 100 21,319 100 7,361 100 138,893 100

c. Never 4,641 33 1,201 11 863 14 2,486 15 3,010 12 1,437 24 2,731 24 881 10 3,185 15 1,340 18 23,970 17Sometimes 5,365 38 3,923 33 2,167 33 6,213 37 9,106 37 2,483 41 4,589 41 3,024 33 8,197 38 2,853 38 52,009 37Often 2,568 19 4,070 34 1,909 29 5,062 30 7,902 33 1,463 24 2,506 23 3,099 33 6,343 30 2,044 28 39,521 29Very often 1,189 9 2,750 22 1,600 24 3,235 19 4,243 18 638 11 1,311 12 2,198 24 3,549 17 1,112 15 23,044 17Total 13,763 100 11,944 100 6,539 100 16,996 100 24,261 100 6,021 100 11,137 100 9,202 100 21,274 100 7,349 100 138,544 100

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. None 620 5 694 7 755 13 465 3 1,063 5 174 3 421 4 891 11 1,076 5 226 3 6,880 6

1-2 2,137 17 2,352 21 1,557 25 2,259 15 4,363 19 806 14 1,653 15 2,163 25 4,271 21 1,065 15 24,317 193-5 3,433 26 3,265 28 1,776 28 4,380 27 6,550 28 1,597 27 2,748 26 2,454 27 5,895 28 1,949 28 36,650 276-10 3,076 23 2,533 21 1,140 17 4,013 24 5,074 21 1,396 24 2,358 22 1,737 19 4,121 20 1,622 23 29,151 2111-15 1,682 12 1,268 11 531 8 2,118 12 2,612 11 767 13 1,242 11 784 8 2,053 10 852 11 15,002 1116-20 972 7 630 5 237 3 1,262 7 1,443 6 478 8 817 7 329 4 1,169 6 476 7 8,464 6More than 20 1,413 10 902 7 379 6 1,891 11 2,402 11 624 10 1,545 14 540 6 1,871 10 790 12 13,443 10Total 13,333 100 11,644 100 6,375 100 16,388 100 23,507 100 5,842 100 10,784 100 8,898 100 20,456 100 6,980 100 133,907 100

b. None 2,321 19 2,490 23 2,065 35 1,860 12 4,681 21 884 16 2,009 19 2,294 27 4,506 23 845 13 25,943 211-2 4,321 33 4,466 38 2,197 34 5,366 33 8,420 35 2,022 35 3,651 34 2,875 32 7,612 37 2,338 33 46,684 353-5 3,857 28 2,835 24 1,213 18 5,520 33 5,947 25 1,738 29 2,901 27 1,972 22 4,500 22 2,168 30 34,955 256-10 1,918 14 1,132 10 502 8 2,435 14 2,635 11 721 12 1,255 12 980 11 2,103 11 1,035 14 15,873 1211-15 441 3 349 3 146 2 699 4 816 4 256 5 421 4 364 4 743 4 325 5 4,923 416-20 213 1 126 1 59 1 275 2 390 2 97 2 205 2 143 2 349 2 146 2 2,196 2More than 20 135 1 127 1 78 2 213 2 296 2 59 1 206 2 157 2 375 2 135 3 1,934 2Total 13,206 100 11,525 100 6,260 100 16,368 100 23,185 100 5,777 100 10,648 100 8,785 100 20,188 100 6,992 100 132,508 100

Reached conclusions based on your own analysis of numerical information (numbers, graphs, statistics, etc.)

QRconclude

Between 6 and 10 pages

wrmed

Used numerical information to examine a real-world problem or issue (unemployment, climate change, public health, etc.)

QRproblem

Evaluated what others have concluded from numerical information

QRevaluate

Up to 5 pages wrshort

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Item wording or description

Variable name Response options Count % Count % Count % Count % Count % Count % Count % Count % Count % Count % Count %

NSSE 2015 U.S. Summary FrequenciesBy Related-Major Category

NSSE 2015

SeniorsArts &

HumanitiesBio, Agric, & Nat Res

Phys Sci, Math, CS

Social Sciences Business

Comm, Media, PR Education Engineering

Health Professions

Social Svc Professions

c. None 4,985 41 5,142 48 3,399 57 4,958 33 9,528 43 2,186 40 4,469 43 3,396 40 9,654 51 2,419 37 54,470 43

1-2 5,324 40 4,460 37 1,891 29 7,266 43 8,766 37 2,369 41 3,931 37 2,924 32 6,695 32 2,802 39 49,685 37

3-5 1,763 13 1,089 10 482 7 2,676 16 2,775 12 720 12 1,293 12 1,256 14 1,864 9 972 14 15,863 12

6-10 431 3 286 3 180 3 692 4 877 4 202 4 389 4 639 7 606 3 315 5 4,956 4

11-15 154 1 133 1 98 2 217 1 343 2 78 1 148 2 270 3 350 2 138 2 2,098 2

16-20 77 1 62 0 36 1 121 1 174 1 43 1 99 1 108 1 180 1 83 1 1,078 1

More than 20 103 1 92 1 71 1 147 1 242 1 48 1 145 1 156 2 270 1 94 2 1,513 1

Total 12,837 100 11,264 100 6,157 100 16,077 100 22,705 100 5,646 100 10,474 100 8,749 100 19,619 100 6,823 100 129,663 100

8. During the current school year, about how often have you had discussions with people from the following groups?a. Never 451 3 566 5 382 6 533 3 1,205 5 192 3 510 5 541 6 1,037 5 303 4 6,299 5

Sometimes 3,126 22 2,807 23 1,713 26 3,617 21 5,279 21 1,338 21 2,896 24 2,200 23 4,521 20 1,325 18 31,233 22

Often 3,886 28 3,320 28 1,808 27 4,751 28 6,894 28 1,788 30 3,197 29 2,536 28 5,851 27 2,053 28 38,968 28

Very often 6,371 47 5,286 44 2,646 41 8,153 48 10,963 46 2,722 46 4,598 42 3,950 44 9,911 47 3,686 50 62,504 46

Total 13,834 100 11,979 100 6,549 100 17,054 100 24,341 100 6,040 100 11,201 100 9,227 100 21,320 100 7,367 100 139,004 100

b. Never 373 3 468 4 346 6 511 3 1,069 4 171 3 359 3 451 5 865 4 280 4 5,445 4

Sometimes 2,860 20 2,517 21 1,554 24 3,404 20 5,125 20 1,244 20 2,488 21 2,002 22 4,371 20 1,357 19 29,163 21

Often 4,555 33 3,983 33 2,217 33 5,549 32 7,890 32 2,051 34 3,795 34 3,069 33 6,761 31 2,284 31 45,473 32

Very often 6,021 44 4,981 42 2,416 37 7,546 45 10,206 43 2,556 43 4,530 42 3,690 40 9,271 44 3,435 46 58,606 43

Total 13,809 100 11,949 100 6,533 100 17,010 100 24,290 100 6,022 100 11,172 100 9,212 100 21,268 100 7,356 100 138,687 100

c. Never 634 4 657 5 480 7 754 4 1,711 7 288 5 646 5 631 7 1,215 6 414 6 8,239 6

Sometimes 3,137 22 2,801 23 1,672 25 3,990 23 6,244 24 1,484 24 2,980 25 2,163 23 5,052 23 1,601 22 33,928 24

Often 3,856 28 3,517 29 1,870 29 4,910 29 7,136 30 1,856 30 3,343 30 2,736 30 6,215 29 2,150 29 40,483 29

Very often 6,179 46 4,973 42 2,510 39 7,332 44 9,166 39 2,392 41 4,203 39 3,659 40 8,778 42 3,175 43 55,918 41

Total 13,806 100 11,948 100 6,532 100 16,986 100 24,257 100 6,020 100 11,172 100 9,189 100 21,260 100 7,340 100 138,568 100

d. Never 558 4 653 6 428 7 730 4 1,512 6 252 4 560 5 552 6 1,226 6 329 5 7,548 6

Sometimes 3,356 24 2,926 24 1,764 27 3,983 23 5,717 23 1,420 23 2,773 24 2,242 24 4,927 23 1,559 21 33,224 23

Often 4,195 30 3,768 32 1,984 30 5,189 31 7,658 31 1,933 32 3,625 32 2,912 31 6,467 30 2,266 31 43,180 31

Very often 5,657 42 4,559 39 2,335 36 7,052 42 9,254 39 2,381 40 4,176 39 3,441 38 8,511 41 3,150 43 54,034 40

Total 13,766 100 11,906 100 6,511 100 16,954 100 24,141 100 5,986 100 11,134 100 9,147 100 21,131 100 7,304 100 137,986 100

11 pages or more wrlong

People of a race or ethnicity other than your own

DDrace

People from an economic background other than your own

DDeconomic

People with religious beliefs other than your own

DDreligion

People with political views other than your own

DDpolitical

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Item wording or description

Variable name Response options Count % Count % Count % Count % Count % Count % Count % Count % Count % Count % Count %

NSSE 2015 U.S. Summary FrequenciesBy Related-Major Category

NSSE 2015

SeniorsArts &

HumanitiesBio, Agric, & Nat Res

Phys Sci, Math, CS

Social Sciences Business

Comm, Media, PR Education Engineering

Health Professions

Social Svc Professions

9. During the current school year, about how often have you done the following?a. Never 248 2 186 2 257 4 186 1 387 2 113 2 171 2 437 5 277 1 107 2 2,591 2

Sometimes 1,793 13 1,647 14 1,362 22 1,844 11 3,589 15 1,031 17 1,485 13 2,453 26 2,663 12 999 13 20,451 15

Often 4,709 34 4,515 38 2,562 39 6,148 36 10,064 41 2,416 40 3,946 35 3,643 39 7,855 36 2,812 38 52,625 38

Very often 7,058 51 5,613 46 2,361 35 8,844 51 10,241 43 2,472 42 5,587 50 2,684 30 10,501 50 3,439 47 63,120 45

Total 13,808 100 11,961 100 6,542 100 17,022 100 24,281 100 6,032 100 11,189 100 9,217 100 21,296 100 7,357 100 138,787 100

b. Never 1,112 8 720 6 585 9 1,310 8 1,716 7 657 11 748 7 787 9 1,097 5 470 6 9,980 7

Sometimes 4,574 32 3,402 28 2,108 32 5,222 30 7,063 29 2,023 34 3,217 28 3,054 32 4,834 22 1,962 26 40,358 29

Often 4,038 29 3,550 30 2,008 31 4,913 29 7,860 33 1,755 29 3,367 30 2,884 31 6,237 29 2,292 32 42,041 31

Very often 4,055 30 4,263 36 1,832 28 5,516 33 7,585 32 1,583 26 3,824 35 2,481 28 9,074 43 2,608 36 46,063 34

Total 13,779 100 11,935 100 6,533 100 16,961 100 24,224 100 6,018 100 11,156 100 9,206 100 21,242 100 7,332 100 138,442 100

c. Never 946 7 714 6 629 10 1,045 6 1,628 7 474 8 571 5 937 10 876 4 409 6 8,948 7

Sometimes 4,060 29 3,154 27 2,092 32 4,602 27 6,705 27 1,793 30 2,805 25 3,176 34 4,485 21 1,808 24 37,326 27

Often 4,566 33 3,989 34 2,128 33 5,655 34 8,659 36 2,072 35 3,833 35 3,010 33 7,069 34 2,519 35 46,969 34

Very often 4,079 31 3,981 34 1,627 25 5,511 33 6,984 30 1,617 27 3,823 35 2,004 23 8,595 41 2,517 35 43,842 32

Total 13,651 100 11,838 100 6,476 100 16,813 100 23,976 100 5,956 100 11,032 100 9,127 100 21,025 100 7,253 100 137,085 100

1 Not at all 78 1 58 1 72 1 83 1 163 1 25 0 34 0 66 1 73 0 42 1 790 1

2 173 1 104 1 118 2 193 1 337 2 66 1 113 1 148 2 147 1 82 1 1,632 1

3 382 3 302 3 248 4 452 3 718 3 183 3 249 2 318 4 377 2 182 3 3,747 3

4 1,086 8 947 8 571 9 1,480 9 2,110 9 634 10 779 7 779 9 1,193 6 548 8 11,008 8

5 3,810 27 3,203 27 1,810 28 5,037 29 6,884 28 1,925 31 2,715 24 2,505 27 4,330 20 1,869 24 36,796 26

6 4,548 32 4,057 33 2,059 30 5,663 32 7,928 32 1,958 32 3,585 32 3,029 32 6,545 30 2,257 30 44,639 31

7 Very much 3,725 28 3,271 27 1,651 26 4,089 25 6,137 26 1,240 21 3,689 34 2,375 26 8,601 41 2,369 33 40,031 29

Total 13,802 100 11,942 100 6,529 100 16,997 100 24,277 100 6,031 100 11,164 100 9,220 100 21,266 100 7,349 100 138,643 100

Identified key information from reading assignments

LSreading

Reviewed your notes after class

LSnotes

Summarized what you learned in class or from course materials

LSsummary

10. During the current school year, to what extent have your courses challenged you to do your best work?challenge

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Item wording or description

Variable name Response options Count % Count % Count % Count % Count % Count % Count % Count % Count % Count % Count %

NSSE 2015 U.S. Summary FrequenciesBy Related-Major Category

NSSE 2015

SeniorsArts &

HumanitiesBio, Agric, & Nat Res

Phys Sci, Math, CS

Social Sciences Business

Comm, Media, PR Education Engineering

Health Professions

Social Svc Professions

11. Which of the following have you done or do you plan to do before you graduate?a. Have not decided 1,316 10 841 7 520 9 1,576 10 2,125 9 282 5 215 2 366 4 1,343 7 535 8 10,067 8

Do not plan to do 3,313 25 1,900 16 1,225 19 3,504 22 6,312 27 700 13 331 3 970 11 3,234 16 1,216 18 25,000 19

Plan to do 2,613 20 2,714 24 1,597 26 3,391 22 4,957 21 959 17 2,775 26 2,272 26 5,237 26 1,603 23 30,339 23

Done or in progress 6,583 45 6,502 52 3,206 46 8,559 47 10,940 42 4,112 65 7,885 69 5,625 58 11,507 51 4,019 50 73,559 50

Total 13,825 100 11,957 100 6,548 100 17,030 100 24,334 100 6,053 100 11,206 100 9,233 100 21,321 100 7,373 100 138,965 100

b. Have not decided 1,086 8 917 8 536 9 1,578 10 2,418 10 390 7 1,186 11 784 9 2,437 12 893 13 13,388 10

Do not plan to do 6,093 46 4,638 40 2,967 48 7,649 47 11,441 49 2,232 39 5,001 45 3,487 39 10,024 48 3,568 50 62,282 46

Plan to do 742 6 842 8 395 7 1,007 6 1,931 8 312 6 804 8 807 9 2,076 10 606 9 10,322 8

Done or in progress 5,870 39 5,532 44 2,642 36 6,747 37 8,465 33 3,095 48 4,176 35 4,145 43 6,722 30 2,282 28 52,605 35

Total 13,791 100 11,929 100 6,540 100 16,981 100 24,255 100 6,029 100 11,167 100 9,223 100 21,259 100 7,349 100 138,597 100

c. Have not decided 1,473 11 1,268 11 677 11 1,965 12 2,962 13 587 10 1,273 12 922 10 2,571 13 1,012 15 16,084 12

Do not plan to do 8,039 58 6,654 56 3,996 62 9,747 58 13,749 57 3,415 57 4,593 41 4,977 54 9,691 47 3,551 49 74,026 54

Plan to do 904 7 914 8 440 7 1,269 8 2,266 10 338 6 1,064 10 750 9 2,438 12 727 10 12,067 9

Done or in progress 3,348 23 3,075 25 1,408 20 3,976 22 5,283 21 1,676 27 4,240 37 2,565 27 6,523 29 2,041 26 36,254 25

Total 13,764 100 11,911 100 6,521 100 16,957 100 24,260 100 6,016 100 11,170 100 9,214 100 21,223 100 7,331 100 138,431 100

d. Have not decided 1,367 11 1,211 11 623 10 1,797 12 2,556 11 506 9 1,313 13 879 10 2,531 13 994 14 15,022 12

Do not plan to do 7,527 56 7,438 63 4,665 72 10,434 63 16,243 68 3,716 63 7,822 70 6,646 72 14,993 71 5,144 70 91,715 67

Plan to do 1,139 9 930 8 405 7 1,112 7 1,688 7 382 7 733 7 657 8 1,600 8 522 8 9,876 8

Done or in progress 3,731 24 2,320 17 827 10 3,584 19 3,752 14 1,407 21 1,275 10 1,007 10 2,096 9 673 8 21,688 14

Total 13,764 100 11,899 100 6,520 100 16,927 100 24,239 100 6,011 100 11,143 100 9,189 100 21,220 100 7,333 100 138,301 100

e. Have not decided 1,771 14 1,175 11 802 14 2,132 14 3,593 16 658 12 1,700 17 1,266 14 3,364 17 1,252 18 19,422 15

Do not plan to do 6,313 46 3,227 27 2,057 32 6,847 41 14,888 62 3,421 57 6,419 56 3,359 36 10,465 50 3,824 53 66,319 48

Plan to do 1,554 12 1,723 16 906 15 2,044 13 2,465 11 497 9 1,060 10 1,645 19 2,946 14 895 13 16,892 13

Done or in progress 4,075 28 5,766 46 2,749 39 5,866 32 3,150 12 1,410 22 1,909 17 2,917 31 4,362 19 1,330 16 35,192 24

Total 13,713 100 11,891 100 6,514 100 16,889 100 24,096 100 5,986 100 11,088 100 9,187 100 21,137 100 7,301 100 137,825 100

f. Have not decided 750 6 1,103 10 626 10 1,450 9 2,214 10 310 6 878 9 316 4 2,015 10 846 12 11,532 9

Do not plan to do 1,892 15 3,048 27 1,456 23 3,899 25 5,133 23 997 18 1,863 17 492 6 4,513 22 1,743 24 27,325 21

Plan to do 2,666 20 2,147 19 1,416 23 2,836 18 5,797 24 971 17 2,849 27 3,020 33 6,212 30 1,616 23 31,944 24

Done or in progress 8,472 58 5,612 44 3,019 43 8,782 48 11,053 43 3,748 59 5,557 47 5,367 57 8,474 38 3,124 40 67,526 46

Total 13,780 100 11,910 100 6,517 100 16,967 100 24,197 100 6,026 100 11,147 100 9,195 100 21,214 100 7,329 100 138,327 100

Participate in a learning community or some other formal program where groups of students take two or more classes together

learncom

Participate in a study abroad program

abroad

Work with a faculty member on a research project

research

Participate in an internship, co-op, field experience, student teaching, or clinical placement

intern

Hold a formal leadership role in a student organization or group

leader

Complete a culminating senior experience (capstone course, senior project or thesis, comprehensive exam, portfolio, etc.)

capstone

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NSSE 2015 U.S. Summary FrequenciesBy Related-Major Category

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SeniorsArts &

HumanitiesBio, Agric, & Nat Res

Phys Sci, Math, CS

Social Sciences Business

Comm, Media, PR Education Engineering

Health Professions

Social Svc Professions

12. About how many of your courses at this institution have included a community-based project (service-learning)?None 5,891 45 5,071 45 3,610 59 6,222 39 10,151 44 1,957 34 1,904 18 5,059 57 4,216 22 2,028 29 49,790 39Some 7,081 49 6,249 50 2,651 38 9,462 54 12,137 48 3,505 57 6,515 58 3,632 38 12,154 57 3,813 51 72,224 50Most 710 5 535 4 195 3 1,120 7 1,563 6 484 8 2,376 21 396 4 4,042 18 1,287 17 13,817 9All 97 1 58 0 52 1 154 1 270 1 58 1 336 3 73 1 775 4 197 3 2,258 2Total 13,779 100 11,913 100 6,508 100 16,958 100 24,121 100 6,004 100 11,131 100 9,160 100 21,187 100 7,325 100 138,089 100

13. Indicate the quality of your interactions with the following people at your institution.a. 1 Poor 164 1 149 1 96 2 240 2 233 1 66 1 85 1 84 1 192 1 85 1 1,550 1

2 270 2 189 2 129 2 336 2 394 2 94 2 125 1 112 1 281 1 127 2 2,235 23 633 5 472 4 277 5 784 5 831 4 221 4 310 3 312 3 600 3 283 4 5,117 44 1,348 10 1,002 9 623 10 1,777 11 1,951 8 485 8 759 7 691 8 1,442 7 653 9 11,642 95 3,323 24 2,697 22 1,599 24 4,086 24 5,261 22 1,420 23 2,203 20 1,955 21 3,935 19 1,543 21 30,155 226 4,161 29 3,712 31 1,924 29 5,093 29 7,461 30 1,835 30 3,434 30 2,998 32 6,422 30 2,061 27 41,944 307 Excellent 3,895 28 3,725 31 1,868 28 4,644 27 8,060 33 1,919 32 4,215 38 3,049 33 8,158 38 2,575 35 45,383 32Not applicable 50 0 35 0 31 1 109 1 179 1 16 0 78 1 41 1 311 2 65 1 1,126 1Total 13,844 100 11,981 100 6,547 100 17,069 100 24,370 100 6,056 100 11,209 100 9,242 100 21,341 100 7,392 100 139,152 100

b. 1 Poor 623 5 572 5 306 6 867 6 1,172 5 297 5 480 5 539 6 1,090 5 386 6 6,816 52 709 5 634 6 300 5 893 6 1,307 5 329 6 527 5 560 6 1,005 5 307 4 6,996 53 983 8 906 8 465 7 1,239 7 1,706 7 465 8 763 7 783 9 1,412 7 451 6 9,812 74 1,588 12 1,431 12 710 12 1,896 11 2,745 11 730 12 1,269 12 1,209 13 2,327 11 732 10 15,667 115 2,383 17 2,064 17 1,165 18 2,868 17 4,219 17 1,092 18 1,844 16 1,757 19 3,563 16 1,178 16 23,777 176 2,891 20 2,570 21 1,391 21 3,701 21 5,278 22 1,238 20 2,312 20 1,970 21 4,513 21 1,531 20 29,496 217 Excellent 4,453 31 3,672 29 2,091 30 5,337 30 7,558 31 1,844 30 3,894 35 2,277 24 7,033 33 2,698 36 44,478 31Not applicable 190 2 112 1 112 2 230 2 331 1 43 1 94 1 127 2 347 2 78 1 1,804 2Total 13,820 100 11,961 100 6,540 100 17,031 100 24,316 100 6,038 100 11,183 100 9,222 100 21,290 100 7,361 100 138,846 100

c. 1 Poor 137 1 175 2 108 2 216 2 371 2 60 1 109 1 193 2 368 2 126 2 2,051 22 215 2 252 2 141 2 335 2 550 2 83 2 157 1 294 4 524 3 147 2 2,921 23 439 3 483 4 290 5 654 4 1,147 5 229 4 407 4 594 7 933 5 313 5 5,951 54 1,057 8 1,238 11 650 11 1,484 9 2,494 10 611 10 1,002 9 1,272 14 2,031 10 640 9 13,460 105 2,523 19 2,707 23 1,446 23 3,433 20 5,369 22 1,348 22 2,393 21 2,284 25 4,283 20 1,390 19 29,196 216 4,498 32 3,745 30 1,991 29 5,505 32 7,522 31 1,954 32 3,529 31 2,654 28 6,323 29 2,135 28 42,845 307 Excellent 4,828 35 3,248 27 1,857 27 5,187 30 6,539 27 1,683 28 3,424 31 1,866 19 6,506 31 2,494 34 40,672 29Not applicable 41 0 49 1 32 0 103 1 208 1 19 0 73 1 36 1 183 1 62 1 927 1Total 13,738 100 11,897 100 6,515 100 16,917 100 24,200 100 5,987 100 11,094 100 9,193 100 21,151 100 7,307 100 138,023 100

Academic advisors QIadvisor

Faculty QIfaculty

servcourse

Students QIstudent

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NSSE 2015 U.S. Summary FrequenciesBy Related-Major Category

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SeniorsArts &

HumanitiesBio, Agric, & Nat Res

Phys Sci, Math, CS

Social Sciences Business

Comm, Media, PR Education Engineering

Health Professions

Social Svc Professions

d. 1 Poor 789 6 596 5 361 6 921 6 1,206 5 300 6 467 5 472 6 1,036 5 407 6 7,057 52 756 5 625 5 315 5 856 5 1,105 5 292 5 431 4 472 5 906 4 341 5 6,534 53 1,139 8 972 8 441 7 1,184 7 1,575 6 468 7 717 6 704 8 1,289 6 492 7 9,602 74 1,963 14 1,762 14 918 14 2,195 13 2,734 11 891 14 1,308 11 1,362 14 2,248 10 785 10 17,215 125 2,658 18 2,398 19 1,290 19 3,117 18 4,091 16 1,216 20 1,927 17 1,822 19 3,441 16 1,164 15 24,687 176 2,441 17 2,336 19 1,146 17 3,205 18 4,505 18 1,161 18 2,068 18 1,801 19 3,676 17 1,258 17 25,408 187 Excellent 2,026 15 1,799 15 981 15 2,899 17 4,527 19 1,071 18 1,978 18 1,458 16 3,758 17 1,487 20 23,856 17Not applicable 2,001 17 1,439 14 1,077 19 2,588 17 4,488 20 621 12 2,255 21 1,121 13 4,865 25 1,410 20 24,061 19Total 13,773 100 11,927 100 6,529 100 16,965 100 24,231 100 6,020 100 11,151 100 9,212 100 21,219 100 7,344 100 138,420 100

e. 1 Poor 899 7 697 6 415 7 1,022 7 1,253 5 351 6 500 5 549 7 1,119 6 432 6 7,772 62 940 7 765 7 338 5 1,004 6 1,337 6 403 7 552 5 554 6 1,159 6 388 5 7,936 63 1,271 9 1,120 9 558 9 1,531 9 1,963 8 558 9 881 8 802 9 1,614 8 598 8 11,660 84 2,246 16 1,929 16 981 15 2,631 15 3,337 14 996 16 1,531 14 1,519 17 2,779 13 996 13 20,258 145 2,977 21 2,635 22 1,527 23 3,513 20 4,836 19 1,326 21 2,313 20 1,982 21 4,136 19 1,361 18 28,562 206 2,732 19 2,478 20 1,331 19 3,543 20 5,135 21 1,169 19 2,491 22 1,910 21 4,608 21 1,485 20 29,037 207 Excellent 2,168 16 1,871 16 1,041 16 3,128 19 5,081 21 1,014 17 2,356 21 1,399 15 4,585 22 1,808 25 26,754 19Not applicable 582 5 447 4 347 6 630 4 1,355 6 217 4 552 5 492 6 1,275 6 290 4 6,735 5Total 13,815 100 11,942 100 6,538 100 17,002 100 24,297 100 6,034 100 11,176 100 9,207 100 21,275 100 7,358 100 138,714 100

14. How much does your institution emphasize the following? a. Very little 343 3 191 2 169 3 364 2 493 2 164 3 215 2 146 2 279 2 145 2 2,781 2

Some 2,404 18 1,529 14 981 16 2,845 17 3,780 16 1,200 20 1,950 18 1,169 13 2,405 12 1,180 16 21,257 16Quite a bit 5,987 44 4,923 42 2,758 43 7,467 44 11,134 46 2,827 47 5,146 45 3,655 40 8,162 39 3,276 44 59,702 43Very much 5,022 35 5,273 43 2,619 39 6,289 36 8,817 36 1,815 30 3,856 35 4,229 45 10,385 48 2,750 38 54,638 39Total 13,756 100 11,916 100 6,527 100 16,965 100 24,224 100 6,006 100 11,167 100 9,199 100 21,231 100 7,351 100 138,378 100

b. Very little 639 5 502 5 358 7 772 5 1,229 5 268 5 388 4 488 6 1,025 5 351 5 6,645 5Some 3,130 23 2,511 22 1,483 25 3,685 23 5,427 23 1,394 24 2,256 21 2,233 25 4,210 20 1,560 22 30,243 23Quite a bit 5,750 42 4,911 41 2,745 42 6,862 40 10,099 42 2,514 42 4,705 42 3,929 42 8,289 39 2,866 39 56,604 41Very much 4,169 29 3,940 32 1,915 27 5,537 32 7,295 30 1,783 30 3,757 33 2,484 26 7,562 35 2,511 34 44,001 31Total 13,688 100 11,864 100 6,501 100 16,856 100 24,050 100 5,959 100 11,106 100 9,134 100 21,086 100 7,288 100 137,493 100

c. Very little 1,071 8 710 7 492 9 1,177 8 2,106 9 466 8 912 8 831 10 1,740 9 614 8 11,059 8Some 3,301 25 2,583 23 1,591 26 3,875 24 5,820 24 1,569 26 2,537 23 2,503 28 4,730 23 1,576 22 32,442 24Quite a bit 5,227 38 4,467 38 2,493 37 6,298 37 8,978 37 2,206 37 4,086 36 3,552 38 7,434 35 2,547 35 50,919 37Very much 4,112 29 4,086 33 1,906 28 5,542 32 7,193 30 1,730 29 3,585 32 2,256 24 7,209 34 2,578 35 43,252 31Total 13,711 100 11,846 100 6,482 100 16,892 100 24,097 100 5,971 100 11,120 100 9,142 100 21,113 100 7,315 100 137,672 100

Student services staff (career services, student activities, housing, etc.)

QIstaff

Using learning support services (tutoring services, writing center, etc.)

SElearnsup

Other administrative staff and offices (registrar, financial aid, etc.)

QIadmin

Spending significant amounts of time studying and on academic work

empstudy

Providing support to help students succeed academically

SEacademic

Note: Percentages weighted by sex, enrollment, and institution size. Counts not weighted. NSSE 2014 column includes those unclassified and undecided. U.S. SUMMARY FREQUENCIES-MAJOR • 12

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NSSE 2015 U.S. Summary FrequenciesBy Related-Major Category

NSSE 2015

SeniorsArts &

HumanitiesBio, Agric, & Nat Res

Phys Sci, Math, CS

Social Sciences Business

Comm, Media, PR Education Engineering

Health Professions

Social Svc Professions

d. Very little 2,180 16 1,976 17 1,283 21 2,645 16 3,669 15 905 15 1,484 13 1,817 20 2,966 14 957 13 21,487 16

Some 4,323 31 3,905 32 2,165 33 5,119 30 7,348 30 1,878 31 3,461 30 3,175 34 6,018 28 1,988 27 42,364 30

Quite a bit 4,124 30 3,432 29 1,819 27 5,210 31 7,671 32 1,833 30 3,501 32 2,635 29 6,583 31 2,346 32 42,230 31

Very much 3,114 23 2,580 21 1,238 19 3,947 23 5,429 23 1,382 23 2,696 25 1,532 17 5,604 27 2,031 28 31,906 23

Total 13,741 100 11,893 100 6,505 100 16,921 100 24,117 100 5,998 100 11,142 100 9,159 100 21,171 100 7,322 100 137,987 100

e. Very little 933 8 810 8 562 10 1,320 9 2,345 11 372 7 760 7 781 9 2,002 11 638 10 11,559 9

Some 3,395 25 2,895 25 1,757 28 4,101 25 6,123 26 1,332 23 2,457 23 2,599 29 4,971 24 1,658 23 33,901 25

Quite a bit 5,293 38 4,551 38 2,528 37 6,303 37 8,896 36 2,279 37 4,212 37 3,590 38 7,582 35 2,687 36 51,537 37

Very much 4,114 29 3,619 30 1,660 24 5,190 30 6,767 27 2,009 33 3,705 33 2,204 24 6,593 30 2,334 32 40,950 29

Total 13,735 100 11,875 100 6,507 100 16,914 100 24,131 100 5,992 100 11,134 100 9,174 100 21,148 100 7,317 100 137,947 100

f. Very little 1,432 11 996 9 708 12 1,748 11 3,417 15 573 10 1,184 11 1,003 12 2,585 13 865 13 15,918 13

Some 3,683 27 2,914 25 1,724 27 4,319 26 6,499 27 1,523 26 2,750 25 2,537 28 5,097 24 1,864 26 35,615 26

Quite a bit 5,031 37 4,462 37 2,459 37 6,104 36 8,337 34 2,191 36 3,974 35 3,499 37 7,200 33 2,506 33 49,070 35

Very much 3,574 26 3,505 29 1,612 24 4,727 27 5,823 23 1,696 28 3,200 29 2,118 23 6,216 29 2,073 28 37,112 26

Total 13,720 100 11,877 100 6,503 100 16,898 100 24,076 100 5,983 100 11,108 100 9,157 100 21,098 100 7,308 100 137,715 100

g. Very little 4,888 37 3,832 33 2,192 36 5,847 35 7,612 33 1,869 32 3,467 32 3,173 36 6,718 33 2,308 32 45,256 34

Some 4,896 35 4,251 35 2,432 37 5,735 34 8,051 33 2,095 35 3,723 33 3,251 35 6,629 31 2,332 31 46,632 33

Quite a bit 2,527 18 2,441 21 1,250 18 3,291 19 5,339 22 1,293 21 2,424 21 1,909 20 4,492 21 1,579 21 28,652 21

Very much 1,402 10 1,341 11 627 9 1,989 12 3,088 13 724 12 1,507 14 826 9 3,288 15 1,091 15 17,176 12

Total 13,713 100 11,865 100 6,501 100 16,862 100 24,090 100 5,981 100 11,121 100 9,159 100 21,127 100 7,310 100 137,716 100

h. Very little 1,196 10 1,196 11 782 13 2,133 14 4,165 19 534 10 1,514 15 1,168 14 4,241 22 1,203 19 19,883 16

Some 3,649 27 3,330 28 1,994 31 4,655 28 6,666 28 1,542 26 2,943 27 2,833 30 5,408 25 1,939 26 37,689 28

Quite a bit 5,085 37 4,331 36 2,274 34 5,859 34 7,881 31 2,238 37 3,816 34 3,330 36 6,539 30 2,343 31 46,946 33

Very much 3,782 27 2,996 25 1,430 21 4,216 24 5,303 21 1,665 28 2,819 25 1,811 20 4,848 22 1,796 24 32,897 23

Total 13,712 100 11,853 100 6,480 100 16,863 100 24,015 100 5,979 100 11,092 100 9,142 100 21,036 100 7,281 100 137,415 100

i. Very little 2,209 17 2,000 18 1,264 21 2,741 18 5,053 23 909 16 2,042 19 2,072 23 4,715 24 1,231 18 26,469 21

Some 4,686 35 4,228 36 2,452 39 5,552 33 8,118 34 2,058 35 3,807 34 3,573 39 6,867 32 2,207 30 46,813 34

Quite a bit 4,314 31 3,524 29 1,867 28 5,234 30 7,054 28 1,914 32 3,322 29 2,423 26 5,772 27 2,235 30 40,459 29

Very much 2,478 18 2,095 17 880 13 3,311 19 3,745 15 1,096 18 1,899 17 1,039 12 3,625 17 1,593 22 23,399 16

Total 13,687 100 11,847 100 6,463 100 16,838 100 23,970 100 5,977 100 11,070 100 9,107 100 20,979 100 7,266 100 137,140 100

Encouraging contact among students from different backgrounds (social, racial/ethnic, religious, etc.)

SEdiverse

Providing opportunities to be involved socially

SEsocial

Attending events that address important social, economic, or political issues

SEevents

Providing support for your overall well-being (recreation, health care, counseling, etc.)

SEwellness

Helping you manage your non-academic responsibilities (work, family, etc.)

SEnonacad

Attending campus activities and events (performing arts, athletic events, etc.)

SEactivities

Note: Percentages weighted by sex, enrollment, and institution size. Counts not weighted. NSSE 2014 column includes those unclassified and undecided. U.S. SUMMARY FREQUENCIES-MAJOR • 13

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HumanitiesBio, Agric, & Nat Res

Phys Sci, Math, CS

Social Sciences Business

Comm, Media, PR Education Engineering

Health Professions

Social Svc Professions

15. About how many hours do you spend in a typical 7-day week doing the following?a. 0 hrs 44 0 33 0 28 0 54 0 98 0 29 1 27 0 43 1 60 0 42 1 527 0

1-5 hrs 1,545 12 1,241 11 650 11 2,732 17 4,230 18 1,226 20 1,448 13 823 9 2,650 13 1,634 22 19,986 15

6-10 hrs 3,087 23 2,418 20 1,251 20 4,397 26 6,632 27 1,798 30 2,532 23 1,533 17 4,661 22 2,055 28 33,008 24

11-15 hrs 2,709 19 2,335 20 1,146 18 3,519 20 4,993 20 1,249 21 2,381 21 1,630 18 3,960 18 1,348 18 27,189 19

16-20 hrs 2,354 17 2,233 19 1,268 19 2,814 16 3,881 16 831 13 2,016 18 1,693 18 3,803 18 1,052 15 23,500 17

21-25 hrs 1,557 11 1,536 12 767 11 1,603 9 2,116 9 436 7 1,140 10 1,189 13 2,425 11 589 8 14,252 10

26-30 hrs 1,019 7 979 8 547 8 958 5 1,148 5 244 4 734 6 822 9 1,635 8 319 4 8,951 6

More than 30 hrs 1,480 11 1,157 10 877 13 917 5 1,157 5 221 4 873 8 1,467 15 2,047 9 321 5 11,160 8

Total 13,795 100 11,932 100 6,534 100 16,994 100 24,255 100 6,034 100 11,151 100 9,200 100 21,241 100 7,360 100 138,573 100

b. 0 hrs 5,386 43 3,771 35 2,643 45 7,188 46 11,263 49 1,800 33 5,070 48 3,103 36 10,547 53 3,763 54 59,888 46

1-5 hrs 4,380 31 4,011 33 2,111 31 4,867 28 6,228 25 1,780 29 3,205 28 2,877 30 5,748 25 1,957 25 39,537 27

6-10 hrs 1,808 12 1,869 15 813 11 2,170 12 2,887 12 1,016 17 1,303 11 1,528 16 2,132 10 703 9 17,274 12

11-15 hrs 908 6 1,023 8 393 6 1,230 7 1,624 6 582 9 640 6 715 7 1,117 5 397 5 9,166 6

16-20 hrs 582 4 599 5 250 3 698 4 1,043 4 402 6 418 4 486 5 736 3 263 3 5,833 4

21-25 hrs 301 2 307 2 145 2 365 2 546 2 177 3 212 2 194 2 398 2 123 2 2,906 2

26-30 hrs 137 1 151 1 48 1 185 1 241 1 93 1 101 1 93 1 178 1 50 1 1,354 1

More than 30 hrs 185 1 135 1 78 1 203 1 315 1 136 2 158 1 157 2 276 1 75 1 1,858 1

Total 13,687 100 11,866 100 6,481 100 16,906 100 24,147 100 5,986 100 11,107 100 9,153 100 21,132 100 7,331 100 137,816 100

c. 0 hrs 7,973 62 6,863 62 3,603 60 11,345 71 18,353 79 3,519 62 8,194 76 6,032 69 16,444 80 5,689 80 95,347 72

1-5 hrs 980 6 974 7 572 7 881 4 899 3 360 5 618 5 635 6 888 4 237 3 7,406 5

6-10 hrs 1,823 11 1,600 12 875 11 1,638 8 1,553 5 647 9 806 6 966 9 1,324 5 426 5 12,283 8

11-15 hrs 1,206 8 1,026 8 601 9 1,208 6 1,257 5 559 9 615 5 641 6 986 4 346 4 8,980 6

16-20 hrs 1,138 8 980 8 578 8 1,138 6 1,263 5 574 9 532 4 629 7 935 4 370 5 8,739 6

21-25 hrs 287 2 261 2 141 2 377 2 378 1 172 3 169 1 156 2 294 1 112 1 2,563 2

26-30 hrs 118 1 109 1 63 1 147 1 128 1 78 1 70 1 47 1 129 1 54 1 1,045 1

More than 30 hrs 202 2 102 1 84 2 207 1 332 1 104 2 110 1 74 1 183 1 100 1 1,760 1

Total 13,727 100 11,915 100 6,517 100 16,941 100 24,163 100 6,013 100 11,114 100 9,180 100 21,183 100 7,334 100 138,123 100

Preparing for class (studying, reading, writing, doing homework or lab work, analyzing data, rehearsing, and other academic activities)

tmprep

Participating in co-curricular activities (organizations, campus publications, student government, fraternity or sorority, intercollegiate or intramural sports, etc.)

tmcocurr

Working for pay on campus

tmworkon

Note: Percentages weighted by sex, enrollment, and institution size. Counts not weighted. NSSE 2014 column includes those unclassified and undecided. U.S. SUMMARY FREQUENCIES-MAJOR • 14

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SeniorsArts &

HumanitiesBio, Agric, & Nat Res

Phys Sci, Math, CS

Social Sciences Business

Comm, Media, PR Education Engineering

Health Professions

Social Svc Professions

d. 0 hrs 7,178 51 6,469 53 3,722 55 7,868 45 8,716 35 2,589 42 4,401 39 5,284 56 7,589 35 2,685 36 60,390 43

1-5 hrs 951 6 679 5 332 5 802 4 914 3 333 6 822 7 427 4 1,053 5 291 4 7,059 5

6-10 hrs 951 7 881 7 408 6 1,038 6 1,271 5 473 8 914 8 520 6 1,476 6 374 5 8,867 6

11-15 hrs 883 6 785 7 363 6 978 6 1,345 5 481 8 873 8 505 5 1,472 6 363 5 8,568 6

16-20 hrs 1,078 8 1,004 9 487 8 1,380 8 1,939 8 617 11 1,040 10 720 8 1,857 9 651 8 11,528 8

21-25 hrs 816 6 705 6 325 5 1,189 7 1,633 7 449 8 780 7 491 6 1,506 7 532 7 9,010 7

26-30 hrs 608 5 468 4 213 4 920 6 1,298 6 334 6 614 6 283 3 1,036 5 425 6 6,696 5

More than 30 hrs 1,177 10 833 8 609 11 2,637 17 6,971 32 685 13 1,628 16 914 12 5,075 27 1,983 30 25,221 21

Total 13,642 100 11,824 100 6,459 100 16,812 100 24,087 100 5,961 100 11,072 100 9,144 100 21,064 100 7,304 100 137,339 100

e. 0 hrs 7,550 56 4,916 42 3,950 63 7,519 46 12,352 52 2,969 51 4,519 41 5,330 60 8,833 43 2,872 41 65,530 49

1-5 hrs 4,468 31 4,965 40 1,897 27 6,151 35 8,450 35 2,137 35 4,592 41 2,893 30 8,508 39 2,444 33 49,847 35

6-10 hrs 878 7 1,163 10 323 5 1,673 10 1,617 7 439 7 971 9 435 5 2,008 10 749 10 11,136 8

11-15 hrs 327 2 412 4 138 2 716 4 689 3 201 3 396 4 182 2 712 3 398 5 4,574 3

16-20 hrs 176 1 193 2 80 1 372 2 448 2 114 2 231 2 145 2 442 2 444 6 2,938 2

21-25 hrs 89 1 77 1 30 1 180 1 183 1 50 1 110 1 69 1 213 1 147 2 1,262 1

26-30 hrs 38 0 49 0 22 0 85 1 79 0 23 0 52 0 21 0 116 1 69 1 628 0

More than 30 hrs 85 1 47 0 30 0 92 1 128 1 27 0 158 2 34 0 192 1 147 2 1,076 1

Total 13,611 100 11,822 100 6,470 100 16,788 100 23,946 100 5,960 100 11,029 100 9,109 100 21,024 100 7,270 100 136,991 100

f. 0 hrs 282 2 260 3 168 3 419 3 741 3 100 2 298 3 250 3 774 4 312 5 3,994 3

1-5 hrs 3,474 26 3,100 26 1,509 23 4,563 27 6,871 29 1,313 22 3,581 33 2,219 24 7,539 36 2,591 36 39,917 29

6-10 hrs 3,949 29 3,481 29 1,802 27 4,748 28 6,690 28 1,632 27 3,302 29 2,584 28 6,052 28 1,916 26 38,826 28

11-15 hrs 2,599 18 2,289 20 1,236 19 3,038 18 4,250 17 1,205 20 1,813 16 1,696 18 3,283 15 1,072 14 24,050 17

16-20 hrs 1,611 12 1,382 11 791 12 1,970 11 2,628 11 792 13 1,061 10 1,182 13 1,849 9 715 10 15,039 11

21-25 hrs 807 6 611 5 363 6 970 6 1,323 5 439 7 460 4 515 6 756 4 315 4 7,067 5

26-30 hrs 373 3 283 2 187 3 477 3 584 2 203 4 235 2 227 2 369 2 154 2 3,306 2

More than 30 hrs 580 4 455 4 417 7 662 4 1,024 4 301 6 347 3 453 5 513 3 247 3 5,442 4

Total 13,675 100 11,861 100 6,473 100 16,847 100 24,111 100 5,985 100 11,097 100 9,126 100 21,135 100 7,322 100 137,641 100

Relaxing and socializing (time with friends, video games, TV or videos, keeping up with friends online, etc.)

tmrelax

Working for pay off campus

tmworkoff

Doing community service or volunteer work

tmservice

Note: Percentages weighted by sex, enrollment, and institution size. Counts not weighted. NSSE 2014 column includes those unclassified and undecided. U.S. SUMMARY FREQUENCIES-MAJOR • 15

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HumanitiesBio, Agric, & Nat Res

Phys Sci, Math, CS

Social Sciences Business

Comm, Media, PR Education Engineering

Health Professions

Social Svc Professions

g. 0 hrs 10,037 71 8,715 71 4,729 70 10,764 61 13,898 55 4,382 71 6,375 55 6,618 70 10,953 49 3,538 45 85,252 59

1-5 hrs 1,336 10 1,244 11 634 10 1,929 12 2,789 12 622 11 1,337 12 864 10 2,675 13 907 12 15,506 11

6-10 hrs 593 5 551 5 289 5 905 6 1,396 6 267 5 574 5 416 5 1,367 7 485 7 7,496 6

11-15 hrs 342 3 311 3 210 4 516 3 915 4 160 3 325 3 285 3 877 4 339 5 4,723 4

16-20 hrs 264 2 240 2 142 2 374 2 918 4 122 2 330 3 279 3 769 4 287 4 4,159 3

21-25 hrs 175 2 121 1 88 2 257 2 474 2 54 1 185 2 127 2 425 2 169 3 2,285 2

26-30 hrs 123 1 119 1 68 1 219 1 339 2 46 1 176 2 98 1 356 2 133 2 1,862 1

More than 30 hrs 795 7 581 5 321 5 1,908 13 3,332 15 327 6 1,787 17 451 5 3,700 19 1,460 22 16,333 13

Total 13,665 100 11,882 100 6,481 100 16,872 100 24,061 100 5,980 100 11,089 100 9,138 100 21,122 100 7,318 100 137,616 100

h. 0 hrs 2,682 16 2,066 15 1,171 15 3,711 20 5,278 23 1,096 17 2,186 19 1,110 11 5,278 27 1,548 22 28,676 20

1-5 hrs 7,520 55 6,695 56 3,614 56 9,060 53 13,193 53 3,440 57 5,917 52 5,539 59 10,357 46 3,677 48 73,917 52

6-10 hrs 2,324 19 2,058 19 1,204 20 2,592 16 3,494 15 951 17 1,997 18 1,671 20 3,368 16 1,238 17 22,453 17

11-15 hrs 689 6 642 6 333 6 858 5 1,107 5 258 5 571 5 463 6 1,093 5 409 6 6,932 5

16-20 hrs 250 2 222 2 103 2 329 2 534 2 136 2 229 2 228 3 444 2 204 3 2,906 2

21-25 hrs 100 1 93 1 40 1 165 1 242 1 51 1 94 1 71 1 225 1 95 1 1,276 1

26-30 hrs 65 1 49 0 20 0 79 1 97 0 25 0 41 0 36 0 126 1 36 1 624 1

More than 30 hrs 131 1 97 1 38 1 157 1 239 1 58 1 120 1 74 1 303 1 134 2 1,503 1

Total 13,761 100 11,922 100 6,523 100 16,951 100 24,184 100 6,015 100 11,155 100 9,192 100 21,194 100 7,341 100 138,287 100

16. Of the time you spend preparing for class in a typical 7-day week, about how much is on assigned reading ? reading Very little 1,521 11 1,615 14 1,476 24 1,102 7 2,254 9 780 13 1,236 11 2,955 32 2,135 10 598 8 16,692 12

Some 2,919 22 3,866 33 2,415 37 2,908 17 5,956 25 1,551 26 3,044 27 3,724 40 5,434 25 1,486 20 35,614 26

About half 3,162 23 3,252 27 1,556 24 4,785 28 7,782 32 1,695 28 3,294 30 1,527 17 6,450 31 2,136 29 38,575 28

Most 3,916 29 2,345 20 817 12 5,478 32 5,971 25 1,376 23 2,549 23 660 8 4,898 23 2,113 29 32,703 24

Almost all 2,229 16 804 6 249 4 2,651 15 2,164 9 602 10 1,025 9 265 3 2,266 11 991 14 14,400 10

Total 13,747 100 11,882 100 6,513 100 16,924 100 24,127 100 6,004 100 11,148 100 9,131 100 21,183 100 7,324 100 137,984 100

0 hrs 42 0 28 0 23 0 51 0 94 0 26 0 25 0 41 1 56 0 42 1 495 0

More than 0, up to 5 hrs 5,084 38 5,451 48 3,533 56 6,304 39 11,472 48 3,202 53 5,004 45 5,554 61 8,915 42 3,395 46 62,512 46

More than 5, up to 10 hrs 4,485 33 3,498 29 1,756 26 5,560 33 7,167 30 1,701 28 3,355 30 2,387 26 5,997 28 2,169 30 41,000 30

More than 10, up to 15 hrs 1,711 12 1,282 10 550 8 2,231 13 2,664 11 564 9 1,297 12 512 6 2,473 12 773 11 15,091 11

More than 15, up to 20 hrs 1,154 8 813 7 340 5 1,317 7 1,266 5 274 5 687 6 344 4 1,530 7 431 6 8,778 6

More than 20, up to 25 hrs 821 6 579 5 204 3 989 6 951 4 151 3 520 5 174 2 1,346 6 335 5 6,552 5

More than 25 hrs 394 3 172 1 74 1 403 2 383 2 62 1 186 2 74 1 732 4 137 2 2,837 2

Total 13,691 100 11,823 100 6,480 100 16,855 100 23,997 100 5,980 100 11,074 100 9,086 100 21,049 100 7,282 100 137,265 100

Providing care for dependents (children, parents, etc.)

tmcare

Commuting to campus (driving, walking, etc.)

tmcommute

Estimated hours/week spent on assigned reading, calculated as a proportion of tmprephrs based on reading, where Very little=.10; Some=.25; About half=.50; Most=.75; Almost all=.90).

tmreadinghrscol

Note: Percentages weighted by sex, enrollment, and institution size. Counts not weighted. NSSE 2014 column includes those unclassified and undecided. U.S. SUMMARY FREQUENCIES-MAJOR • 16

Item wording or description

Variable name Response options Count % Count % Count % Count % Count % Count % Count % Count % Count % Count % Count %

NSSE 2015 U.S. Summary FrequenciesBy Related-Major Category

NSSE 2015

SeniorsArts &

HumanitiesBio, Agric, & Nat Res

Phys Sci, Math, CS

Social Sciences Business

Comm, Media, PR Education Engineering

Health Professions

Social Svc Professions

17. How much has your experience at this institution contributed to your knowledge, skills, and personal development in the following areas?a. Very little 726 6 758 7 729 13 615 4 1,281 5 182 3 578 6 1,056 12 1,293 6 273 4 8,087 6

Some 2,450 18 2,706 23 1,872 29 2,710 16 4,924 21 893 15 2,253 20 2,751 29 4,286 20 1,070 14 27,903 20

Quite a bit 4,302 31 4,467 37 2,334 35 5,902 34 9,197 37 1,962 32 4,186 37 3,327 36 7,666 35 2,627 35 49,700 35

Very much 6,340 45 4,019 33 1,619 24 7,800 45 8,906 37 3,011 50 4,185 38 2,073 23 8,072 39 3,408 47 53,209 38

Total 13,818 100 11,950 100 6,554 100 17,027 100 24,308 100 6,048 100 11,202 100 9,207 100 21,317 100 7,378 100 138,899 100

b. Very little 889 7 1,033 9 806 14 1,147 7 1,508 7 219 4 701 7 1,087 13 1,896 10 472 7 10,656 8

Some 2,940 22 2,911 25 1,954 31 3,641 22 4,922 21 933 16 2,224 20 2,642 29 4,837 23 1,332 18 30,613 23

Quite a bit 4,853 35 4,252 35 2,261 33 5,981 35 8,969 37 2,033 33 4,105 36 3,340 35 7,536 35 2,615 35 49,477 35

Very much 5,092 37 3,732 31 1,509 22 6,219 36 8,825 36 2,845 47 4,120 37 2,108 23 6,955 33 2,933 40 47,677 34

Total 13,774 100 11,928 100 6,530 100 16,988 100 24,224 100 6,030 100 11,150 100 9,177 100 21,224 100 7,352 100 138,423 100

c. Very little 371 3 315 3 208 4 350 2 656 3 121 2 260 3 241 3 451 2 170 2 3,504 3

Some 1,654 12 1,425 13 839 14 1,721 11 3,443 14 748 13 1,465 13 1,035 12 2,449 12 799 11 17,136 13

Quite a bit 4,425 32 4,230 35 2,231 34 5,681 33 9,205 38 2,146 35 4,232 37 3,037 33 7,389 35 2,558 35 48,851 35

Very much 7,308 53 5,947 49 3,260 48 9,201 54 10,925 45 2,995 50 5,200 47 4,875 52 10,966 51 3,817 52 68,900 49

Total 13,758 100 11,917 100 6,538 100 16,953 100 24,229 100 6,010 100 11,157 100 9,188 100 21,255 100 7,344 100 138,391 100

d. Very little 4,324 31 529 5 274 5 1,530 9 1,146 5 1,272 21 2,120 19 214 2 1,794 9 772 10 15,475 11

Some 5,299 38 2,387 20 945 16 4,622 27 4,977 20 2,267 37 3,811 34 955 11 6,038 28 2,158 29 36,603 26

Quite a bit 2,470 18 4,400 37 2,008 31 5,468 33 9,094 38 1,488 25 2,911 26 2,850 31 7,248 34 2,310 31 43,323 32

Very much 1,674 13 4,599 38 3,301 49 5,342 32 8,995 37 996 17 2,296 22 5,177 56 6,135 29 2,101 29 42,935 32

Total 13,767 100 11,915 100 6,528 100 16,962 100 24,212 100 6,023 100 11,138 100 9,196 100 21,215 100 7,341 100 138,336 100

e. Very little 1,692 13 1,438 13 667 11 2,001 13 1,539 7 407 7 481 5 724 9 1,306 7 544 8 11,813 9

Some 3,941 29 3,347 29 1,686 26 4,765 28 4,729 20 1,209 20 1,673 15 1,885 22 3,525 17 1,434 20 30,425 22

Quite a bit 4,194 30 3,839 31 2,206 33 5,574 32 8,571 35 2,020 33 3,667 32 3,098 33 6,553 31 2,423 33 45,382 32

Very much 3,937 28 3,294 27 1,986 29 4,651 27 9,432 38 2,388 40 5,347 47 3,495 36 9,896 45 2,961 39 50,964 36

Total 13,764 100 11,918 100 6,545 100 16,991 100 24,271 100 6,024 100 11,168 100 9,202 100 21,280 100 7,362 100 138,584 100

f. Very little 847 7 663 6 484 8 1,050 7 1,095 5 182 3 367 4 430 5 942 5 379 6 7,103 6

Some 3,289 25 2,741 24 1,715 28 4,053 24 4,362 18 963 17 1,886 17 1,815 21 3,556 18 1,403 20 27,983 21

Quite a bit 5,043 36 4,623 38 2,503 37 6,208 36 8,869 36 2,134 35 3,935 35 3,531 38 7,400 34 2,537 34 50,275 36

Very much 4,568 33 3,872 32 1,821 26 5,643 33 9,873 40 2,747 46 4,966 44 3,395 36 9,308 43 3,021 41 52,895 38

Total 13,747 100 11,899 100 6,523 100 16,954 100 24,199 100 6,026 100 11,154 100 9,171 100 21,206 100 7,340 100 138,256 100

Thinking critically and analytically

pgthink

Analyzing numerical and statistical information

pganalyze

Acquiring job- or work-related knowledge and skills

pgwork

Writing clearly and effectively

pgwrite

Speaking clearly and effectively

pgspeak

Working effectively with others

pgothers

Note: Percentages weighted by sex, enrollment, and institution size. Counts not weighted. NSSE 2014 column includes those unclassified and undecided. U.S. SUMMARY FREQUENCIES-MAJOR • 17

Item wording or description

Variable name Response options Count % Count % Count % Count % Count % Count % Count % Count % Count % Count % Count %

NSSE 2015 U.S. Summary FrequenciesBy Related-Major Category

NSSE 2015

SeniorsArts &

HumanitiesBio, Agric, & Nat Res

Phys Sci, Math, CS

Social Sciences Business

Comm, Media, PR Education Engineering

Health Professions

Social Svc Professions

g. Very little 1,831 15 1,677 15 1,306 23 1,943 13 2,395 11 539 10 900 9 1,569 18 1,737 9 582 9 15,745 13

Some 3,365 25 3,198 27 1,997 31 4,005 24 5,916 25 1,327 23 2,448 22 2,757 30 4,436 21 1,325 18 33,191 24

Quite a bit 4,109 29 3,704 31 1,835 27 5,253 30 8,048 32 1,981 32 3,645 32 2,769 30 6,768 32 2,183 30 43,404 31

Very much 4,479 31 3,346 27 1,398 20 5,764 33 7,853 32 2,173 36 4,179 37 2,097 22 8,295 38 3,265 43 46,114 32

Total 13,784 100 11,925 100 6,536 100 16,965 100 24,212 100 6,020 100 11,172 100 9,192 100 21,236 100 7,355 100 138,454 100

h. Very little 1,366 10 1,588 14 1,253 21 1,350 8 2,556 11 487 8 810 8 1,843 20 1,693 8 484 7 14,584 11

Some 3,618 26 3,608 30 2,212 34 3,810 22 6,738 28 1,510 25 2,683 23 3,090 33 5,122 24 1,363 19 36,426 26

Quite a bit 4,434 32 3,639 30 1,811 27 5,515 32 7,912 32 2,011 33 3,781 33 2,537 28 6,870 32 2,257 30 43,869 31

Very much 4,363 32 3,099 26 1,257 19 6,319 38 7,046 30 2,027 34 3,904 36 1,708 19 7,572 36 3,259 44 43,686 32

Total 13,781 100 11,934 100 6,533 100 16,994 100 24,252 100 6,035 100 11,178 100 9,178 100 21,257 100 7,363 100 138,565 100

i. Very little 1,966 15 1,334 12 753 13 1,618 10 2,098 9 557 10 904 9 649 8 1,733 9 542 8 13,355 10

Some 4,231 30 3,527 30 1,811 28 4,460 27 6,509 27 1,658 28 2,939 26 1,958 22 5,087 24 1,630 22 36,600 26

Quite a bit 4,235 30 4,102 34 2,178 32 5,841 34 8,782 36 2,043 34 3,938 35 3,183 34 7,195 33 2,485 34 47,246 34

Very much 3,350 24 2,962 25 1,795 27 5,046 30 6,856 29 1,756 29 3,377 31 3,411 36 7,236 34 2,686 36 41,280 30

Total 13,782 100 11,925 100 6,537 100 16,965 100 24,245 100 6,014 100 11,158 100 9,201 100 21,251 100 7,343 100 138,481 100

j. Very little 2,041 16 1,829 16 1,478 25 1,843 12 3,072 13 593 10 1,185 11 2,206 24 2,254 11 588 8 18,568 14

Some 4,141 30 3,741 31 2,337 35 4,295 25 7,142 29 1,614 27 3,185 28 3,301 36 5,741 27 1,560 21 39,936 29

Quite a bit 4,096 29 3,595 30 1,692 25 5,439 32 7,915 32 1,966 32 3,620 32 2,290 25 6,873 32 2,387 33 42,951 31

Very much 3,452 25 2,714 23 1,015 15 5,321 31 5,976 25 1,821 31 3,121 29 1,369 15 6,264 30 2,784 38 36,397 26

Total 13,730 100 11,879 100 6,522 100 16,898 100 24,105 100 5,994 100 11,111 100 9,166 100 21,132 100 7,319 100 137,852 100

18. How would you evaluate your entire educational experience at this institution?Poor 303 3 257 2 229 4 327 2 510 2 114 2 210 2 334 4 461 2 123 2 3,166 3

Fair 1,545 12 1,490 13 907 15 1,737 11 2,590 11 623 11 994 9 1,274 15 2,159 11 735 10 15,268 12

Good 6,010 44 5,347 45 3,026 47 7,424 43 10,859 45 2,635 43 4,769 42 4,345 48 9,247 44 3,184 43 61,155 44

Excellent 5,985 42 4,900 40 2,406 34 7,576 44 10,387 42 2,681 44 5,234 46 3,288 34 9,508 44 3,342 45 59,614 42

Total 13,843 100 11,994 100 6,568 100 17,064 100 24,346 100 6,053 100 11,207 100 9,241 100 21,375 100 7,384 100 139,203 100

19. If you could start over again, would you go to the same institution you are now attending?Definitely no 749 6 681 6 432 7 831 5 1,081 5 278 5 408 4 486 6 956 5 293 4 6,745 5

Probably no 1,994 14 1,725 14 996 16 2,258 13 3,073 13 816 13 1,193 11 1,257 14 2,583 12 826 11 17,985 13

Probably yes 5,372 39 4,719 39 2,696 42 6,433 37 9,412 38 2,334 38 4,086 36 3,922 43 8,044 37 2,676 36 53,381 38

Definitely yes 5,744 41 4,874 41 2,446 35 7,553 44 10,827 44 2,636 44 5,533 49 3,590 37 9,809 46 3,594 49 61,235 43

Total 13,859 100 11,999 100 6,570 100 17,075 100 24,393 100 6,064 100 11,220 100 9,255 100 21,392 100 7,389 100 139,346 100

Developing or clarifying a personal code of values and ethics

pgvalues

Understanding people of other backgrounds (economic, racial/ethnic, political, religious, nationality, etc.)

pgdiverse

sameinst

Solving complex real-world problems

pgprobsolve

Being an informed and active citizen

pgcitizen

evalexp

Note: Percentages weighted by sex, enrollment, and institution size. Counts not weighted. NSSE 2014 column includes those unclassified and undecided. U.S. SUMMARY FREQUENCIES-MAJOR • 18

Item wording or description

Variable name Response options Count % Count % Count % Count % Count % Count % Count % Count % Count % Count % Count %

NSSE 2015 U.S. Summary FrequenciesBy Related-Major Category

NSSE 2015

SeniorsArts &

HumanitiesBio, Agric, & Nat Res

Phys Sci, Math, CS

Social Sciences Business

Comm, Media, PR Education Engineering

Health Professions

Social Svc Professions

Respondent Characteristics20a. One 11,164 81 10,260 86 5,253 81 13,822 81 20,211 83 5,389 89 9,320 84 8,476 91 19,651 91 6,403 86 119,130 85

More than one 2,730 19 1,772 14 1,338 19 3,299 19 4,262 17 686 11 1,937 16 799 9 1,800 9 1,012 14 20,614 15Total 13,894 100 12,032 100 6,591 100 17,121 100 24,473 100 6,075 100 11,257 100 9,275 100 21,451 100 7,415 100 139,744 100

Arts & Humanities 13,895 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13,895 9

Biological Sci., Agriculture, & Natural Resources 0 0 12,033 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12,033 8Physical Sci., Mathematics, & Computer Science 0 0 0 0 6,591 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6,591 5

Social Sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 17,121 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17,121 12

Business 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24,473 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24,473 19

Communications, Media, & Public Relations 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6,076 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6,076 4

Education 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11,257 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 11,257 7

Engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9,275 100 0 0 0 0 9,275 8

Health Professions 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21,451 100 0 0 21,451 15

Social Service Professions 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7,416 100 7,416 5

All Other 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9,717 7

Undecided, Undeclared 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 444 0

Total 13,895 100 12,033 100 6,591 100 17,121 100 24,473 100 6,076 100 11,257 100 9,275 100 21,451 100 7,416 100 139,749 100

Arts & Humanities 1,105 40 358 18 170 13 948 26 271 6 221 30 377 21 55 7 140 7 72 7 3,833 17

Biological Sci., Agriculture, & Natural Resources 63 2 408 24 139 10 171 5 38 1 14 2 23 1 36 4 128 7 46 4 1,093 5Physical Sci., Mathematics, & Computer Science 83 3 215 12 522 39 107 4 82 2 12 2 94 6 224 30 18 1 36 3 1,430 8

Social Sciences 607 23 377 22 159 12 896 29 320 7 136 19 174 9 40 5 246 13 395 38 3,455 17

Business 110 4 34 2 81 6 219 7 2,837 67 63 11 50 3 73 10 151 9 68 7 3,864 20

Communications, Media, & Public Relations 158 6 19 1 7 1 139 4 98 2 150 21 9 0 5 1 12 1 11 1 637 3

Education 310 11 48 3 79 5 129 4 57 1 14 3 1,023 49 4 1 69 4 29 3 1,829 8

Engineering 23 1 20 1 78 7 9 0 32 1 1 0 5 0 290 35 5 0 6 1 508 3

Health Professions 59 2 189 11 22 2 148 5 116 3 18 3 41 3 16 2 808 47 44 5 1,537 8

Social Service Professions 54 2 38 2 26 2 338 11 87 2 13 2 23 2 8 1 40 3 218 24 907 5

All Other 128 4 40 2 45 4 150 4 241 6 31 6 89 4 30 3 76 4 61 6 1,065 5

Undecided, Undeclared 14 0 11 1 5 0 24 1 50 1 10 2 17 1 9 1 69 4 18 2 280 2

Total 2,714 100 1,757 100 1,333 100 3,278 100 4,229 100 683 100 1,925 100 790 100 1,762 100 1,004 100 20,438 100

How many majors do you plan to complete? (Do not count minors.)

MAJnum

First major or expected first major, in NSSE's default major field categories.

MAJfirstcol

(Recoded from MAJfirst.)

Second major or expected second major, in NSSE's default major field categories.

MAJsecondcol

(Recoded from MAJsecond.)

Note: Percentages weighted by sex, enrollment, and institution size. Counts not weighted. NSSE 2014 column includes those unclassified and undecided. U.S. SUMMARY FREQUENCIES-MAJOR • 19

Item wording or description

Variable name Response options Count % Count % Count % Count % Count % Count % Count % Count % Count % Count % Count %

NSSE 2015 U.S. Summary FrequenciesBy Related-Major Category

NSSE 2015

SeniorsArts &

HumanitiesBio, Agric, & Nat Res

Phys Sci, Math, CS

Social Sciences Business

Comm, Media, PR Education Engineering

Health Professions

Social Svc Professions

21. Freshman/First-year 19 0 12 0 15 0 25 0 45 0 8 0 21 0 37 0 114 1 21 0 347 0

Sophomore 71 1 87 1 74 1 52 0 127 1 16 0 64 1 192 2 304 1 37 1 1,085 1

Junior 811 6 1,075 9 665 11 730 4 1,478 6 214 4 838 8 1,382 15 2,177 11 421 6 10,361 8

Senior 12,614 91 10,572 88 5,620 85 15,879 93 22,057 90 5,728 94 9,914 88 7,470 80 17,377 80 6,728 90 123,052 88

Unclassified 312 3 214 2 177 3 335 2 594 3 84 2 347 4 156 2 1,314 7 160 3 4,025 3

Total 13,827 100 11,960 100 6,551 100 17,021 100 24,301 100 6,050 100 11,184 100 9,237 100 21,286 100 7,367 100 138,870 100

22. No 2,232 19 1,383 14 1,086 20 2,847 19 5,213 24 981 18 1,472 16 1,446 18 4,614 25 1,427 22 25,390 21

Yes 11,533 81 10,540 86 5,444 80 14,099 81 18,996 76 5,040 82 9,685 84 7,745 82 16,589 75 5,915 78 112,953 79

Total 13,765 100 11,923 100 6,530 100 16,946 100 24,209 100 6,021 100 11,157 100 9,191 100 21,203 100 7,342 100 138,343 100

23a. 0 310 3 183 2 153 3 484 3 792 4 142 3 387 4 199 2 598 4 197 3 3,802 3

1 444 4 181 2 178 3 592 4 1,301 6 171 3 1,249 11 234 3 1,412 8 419 6 6,981 6

2 982 8 458 5 373 7 1,313 9 2,418 11 378 7 1,965 18 468 6 2,399 12 986 14 13,079 10

3 1,625 12 1,126 10 745 13 2,067 13 2,748 12 622 11 1,258 11 711 8 3,200 15 993 14 16,327 12

4 4,029 29 3,699 30 1,995 30 5,345 30 6,482 26 1,857 30 2,039 18 2,473 27 4,955 23 2,058 27 37,404 26

5 3,292 23 3,498 29 1,756 25 4,196 23 5,853 23 1,703 27 1,957 17 3,039 31 4,094 18 1,494 19 32,856 23

6 1,619 11 1,566 13 809 11 1,833 10 2,958 11 760 12 1,107 9 1,254 13 2,021 9 619 8 15,525 10

7 or more 1,500 10 1,253 10 536 8 1,168 7 1,723 7 412 7 1,209 11 844 9 2,571 12 594 8 12,721 9

Total 13,801 100 11,964 100 6,545 100 16,998 100 24,275 100 6,045 100 11,171 100 9,222 100 21,250 100 7,360 100 138,695 100

b. 0 11,477 82 9,905 82 5,491 83 12,082 69 15,406 62 4,441 71 8,077 71 7,906 85 12,470 56 4,394 57 97,141 68

1 1,496 12 1,483 13 696 11 2,583 16 4,272 18 998 17 1,681 16 944 11 3,981 19 1,418 20 21,524 16

2 444 4 324 3 189 3 1,166 8 2,047 9 344 7 641 6 193 2 2,087 11 773 12 9,390 7

3 168 1 126 1 66 1 500 3 1,038 4 115 2 288 3 84 1 1,063 5 313 5 4,304 3

4 78 1 42 0 40 1 298 2 650 3 58 1 199 2 32 0 603 3 197 3 2,591 2

5 21 0 8 0 10 0 102 1 252 1 20 0 62 1 10 0 196 1 64 1 895 1

6 21 0 13 0 7 0 63 0 181 1 13 0 52 1 10 0 180 1 51 1 696 1

7 or more 27 0 16 0 18 0 145 1 322 2 27 1 99 1 16 0 552 3 102 2 1,495 1

Total 13,732 100 11,917 100 6,517 100 16,939 100 24,168 100 6,016 100 11,099 100 9,195 100 21,132 100 7,312 100 138,036 100

No courses taken online 11,477 82 9,905 82 5,491 83 12,082 69 15,406 62 4,441 71 8,076 71 7,906 85 12,470 56 4,394 57 97,140 68

Some courses taken online 1,921 15 1,913 17 878 14 3,523 22 5,453 22 1,339 24 2,013 19 1,135 13 4,502 21 1,883 26 27,087 20

All courses taken online 334 3 98 1 148 3 1,334 9 3,307 16 236 5 1,008 10 154 2 4,159 23 1,035 17 13,802 12

Total 13,732 100 11,916 100 6,517 100 16,939 100 24,166 100 6,016 100 11,097 100 9,195 100 21,131 100 7,312 100 138,029 100

What is your class level?

class

Thinking about this current academic term, are you a full-time student?

fulltime

Collapsed recode of courses taken online

(Based on responses to coursenum and onlinenum.)

onlinecrscol

How many courses are you taking for credit this current academic term?

coursenum

Of these, how many are entirely online ?

onlinenum

Note: Percentages weighted by sex, enrollment, and institution size. Counts not weighted. NSSE 2014 column includes those unclassified and undecided. U.S. SUMMARY FREQUENCIES-MAJOR • 20

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Variable name Response options Count % Count % Count % Count % Count % Count % Count % Count % Count % Count % Count %

NSSE 2015 U.S. Summary FrequenciesBy Related-Major Category

NSSE 2015

SeniorsArts &

HumanitiesBio, Agric, & Nat Res

Phys Sci, Math, CS

Social Sciences Business

Comm, Media, PR Education Engineering

Health Professions

Social Svc Professions

24. C- or lower 23 0 34 0 27 1 43 0 68 0 15 0 15 0 45 1 30 0 17 0 373 0

C 126 1 309 3 165 3 273 2 432 2 67 1 63 1 279 3 169 1 118 2 2,190 2

C+ 282 2 501 4 272 5 655 4 921 4 164 3 153 2 540 6 494 3 261 4 4,661 4

B- 643 5 844 7 428 7 1,008 6 1,599 7 361 6 288 3 826 9 896 4 421 6 7,991 6

B 2,041 15 2,300 20 1,228 20 3,039 18 4,711 20 1,109 19 1,267 12 1,970 22 3,427 16 1,222 17 24,122 18

B+ 2,492 18 2,226 19 1,143 18 3,318 19 4,882 20 1,325 22 1,773 16 1,736 19 4,165 19 1,360 19 26,261 19

A- 3,448 24 2,330 18 1,192 17 3,542 20 4,913 20 1,414 22 2,599 23 1,631 17 4,706 22 1,485 20 29,204 20

A 4,755 35 3,411 28 2,091 31 5,119 30 6,793 27 1,593 26 5,031 44 2,200 23 7,412 35 2,478 33 44,037 31

Total 13,810 100 11,955 100 6,546 100 16,997 100 24,319 100 6,048 100 11,189 100 9,227 100 21,299 100 7,362 100 138,839 100

25. Started here 8,559 58 7,868 62 3,984 55 9,612 53 11,868 46 3,905 61 5,989 51 5,719 59 9,801 44 3,223 42 74,978 51

Started elsewhere 5,234 42 4,079 38 2,555 45 7,384 47 12,432 54 2,133 39 5,194 49 3,497 41 11,474 56 4,125 58 63,729 49

Total 13,793 100 11,947 100 6,539 100 16,996 100 24,300 100 6,038 100 11,183 100 9,216 100 21,275 100 7,348 100 138,707 100

26.attend_voc

Vocational or technical school 620 5 545 5 314 5 1,115 8 2,097 10 233 5 693 7 565 7 2,400 12 823 12 10,612 9

attend_comCommunity or junior college 4,448 36 3,864 35 2,253 39 6,610 42 10,652 47 1,841 35 4,691 45 3,244 39 10,461 52 3,769 53 56,715 44

attend_col4-year college/university other than this one 3,088 24 2,693 24 1,656 28 4,034 25 6,943 29 1,317 23 2,693 25 2,053 23 6,618 32 1,843 25 36,024 27

attend_none None 6,905 46 6,039 48 3,147 43 7,460 40 8,716 33 3,159 48 4,537 38 4,448 45 6,514 28 2,317 29 56,261 37

attend_other Other 600 5 364 3 223 4 585 4 953 4 200 3 284 3 316 4 784 4 280 4 5,074 4

27. Some college but less than a bachelor's degree

325 3 286 3 176 3 515 3 1,038 4 180 3 506 5 283 3 1,226 6 399 6 5,512 4Bachelor's degree (B.A., B.S., etc.) 4,516 32 1,859 16 1,965 32 3,088 19 9,232 38 2,966 49 2,582 24 3,151 35 5,331 26 2,092 30 40,846 30Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., etc.) 5,808 42 3,092 26 2,227 34 7,603 44 11,890 49 2,324 38 6,435 56 4,368 47 9,215 43 3,558 47 60,707 43Doctoral or professional degree (Ph.D., J.D., M.D., etc.)

3,126 23 6,687 55 2,164 31 5,760 34 2,080 9 554 10 1,628 16 1,404 15 5,471 25 1,279 18 31,386 22Total 13,775 100 11,924 100 6,532 100 16,966 100 24,240 100 6,024 100 11,151 100 9,206 100 21,243 100 7,328 100 138,451 100

What is the highest level of education you ever expect to complete?

edaspire

What have most of your grades been up to now at this institution?

grades

Did you begin college at this institution or elsewhere?

begincol

Since graduating from high school, which of the following types of schools have you attended other than the one you are now attending? (Select all that apply.)

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Variable name Response options Count % Count % Count % Count % Count % Count % Count % Count % Count % Count % Count %

NSSE 2015 U.S. Summary FrequenciesBy Related-Major Category

NSSE 2015

SeniorsArts &

HumanitiesBio, Agric, & Nat Res

Phys Sci, Math, CS

Social Sciences Business

Comm, Media, PR Education Engineering

Health Professions

Social Svc Professions

28. Did not finish high school 538 5 489 5 258 4 1,142 7 1,603 7 193 4 649 7 381 5 1,363 7 776 11 8,165 7High school diploma or G.E.D.

2,006 15 1,749 15 918 15 3,345 21 5,271 22 932 16 2,452 23 1,230 14 4,640 23 2,055 28 27,039 20Attended college, but did not complete degree

1,533 11 1,138 9 631 10 2,065 12 2,896 12 665 11 1,377 12 819 9 2,511 12 964 13 15,845 12Associate's degree (A.A., A.S., etc.)

1,191 9 1,142 9 553 8 1,644 10 2,439 10 521 8 1,299 11 910 10 2,701 12 903 12 14,360 10Bachelor's degree (B.A., B.S., etc.)

4,120 29 3,364 28 2,018 31 4,215 25 6,907 28 1,999 33 2,978 26 3,066 33 5,661 26 1,428 19 38,208 27Master's degree (M.A., M.S., etc.)

3,017 21 2,519 21 1,499 23 3,139 18 3,822 15 1,259 20 1,924 16 2,013 21 3,279 15 978 13 25,015 17

Doctoral or professional degree (Ph.D., J.D., M.D., etc.)

1,391 9 1,532 13 659 9 1,432 8 1,317 5 470 7 489 4 789 8 1,111 5246 3 9,963 7

Total 13,796 100 11,933 100 6,536 100 16,982 100 24,255 100 6,039 100 11,168 100 9,208 100 21,266 100 7,350 100 138,595 100

Not first-generation 8,528 60 7,415 62 4,176 63 8,786 50 12,046 49 3,728 61 5,391 47 5,868 62 10,051 46 2,652 35 73,186 51

First-generation 5,268 40 4,518 38 2,360 37 8,196 50 12,209 51 2,311 39 5,777 53 3,340 38 11,215 54 4,698 65 65,409 49Total 13,796 100 11,933 100 6,536 100 16,982 100 24,255 100 6,039 100 11,168 100 9,208 100 21,266 100

7,350 100 138,595 10029. Man 4,298 38 4,180 43 3,848 66 4,393 33 10,462 50 1,714 35 2,055 24 6,782 79 3,691 21 2,239 38 47,993 42

Woman 8,965 58 7,554 56 2,495 31 12,247 65 13,476 49 4,221 63 8,945 75 2,247 19 17,275 77 4,982 60 87,899 56

Another gender identity 145 1 35 0 39 1 83 1 22 0 19 0 19 0 21 0 18 0 13 0 455 0

I prefer not to respond 389 3 170 2 152 3 254 2 282 1 83 1 147 1 150 2 254 1 102 1 2,186 2

Total 13,797 100 11,939 100 6,534 100 16,977 100 24,242 100 6,037 100 11,166 100 9,200 100 21,238 100 7,336 100 138,533 10030. 19 or younger 58 0 127 1 60 1 79 0 56 0 22 0 31 0 74 1 65 0 23 0 618 0

20-23 9,605 65 9,140 73 4,321 61 11,001 60 13,137 50 4,620 72 6,998 58 6,191 64 10,782 47 3,573 44 83,746 5624-29 2,207 18 1,673 16 1,264 22 2,624 17 3,957 18 785 15 1,666 16 1,740 20 3,704 18 1,188 17 22,742 1830-39 919 8 658 7 582 11 1,622 11 3,366 16 314 6 1,190 12 832 11 3,144 17 1,134 17 15,340 1340-55 677 6 249 3 214 4 1,338 9 3,193 14 226 5 1,090 11 284 4 2,979 16 1,181 18 13,064 11Over 55 243 2 21 0 50 1 260 2 402 2 40 1 151 2 23 0 401 2 187 3 2,169 2Total 13,709 100 11,868 100 6,491 100 16,924 100 24,111 100 6,007 100 11,126 100 9,144 100 21,075 100 7,286 100 137,679 100

Age Category agecat

(Recoded from the information entered in birthyear.)

What is the highest level of education completed by either of your parents (or those who raised you)?

parented

First-generation status (Neither parent holds a bachelor's degree.)

firstgen

(Recoded from parented.)

What is your gender identity?

genderid

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Item wording or description

Variable name Response options Count % Count % Count % Count % Count % Count % Count % Count % Count % Count % Count %

NSSE 2015 U.S. Summary FrequenciesBy Related-Major Category

NSSE 2015

SeniorsArts &

HumanitiesBio, Agric, & Nat Res

Phys Sci, Math, CS

Social Sciences Business

Comm, Media, PR Education Engineering

Health Professions

Social Svc Professions

31a. No 13,366 97 11,562 97 6,184 95 16,414 97 22,680 94 5,819 97 10,996 99 8,669 94 20,689 98 7,211 98 133,275 97Yes 372 3 311 3 318 5 481 3 1,461 6 182 3 103 1 495 6 414 2 93 2 4,518 3Total 13,738 100 11,873 100 6,502 100 16,895 100 24,141 100 6,001 100 11,099 100 9,164 100 21,103 100 7,304 100 137,793 100

b. Africa Sub-Saharan 21 5 38 12 24 8 34 8 89 6 8 4 5 5 38 9 71 17 10 13 355 8Asia 164 45 116 40 202 65 184 37 761 54 78 42 27 26 211 44 117 30 18 18 2,005 46Canada 27 7 20 6 6 2 32 6 40 2 9 4 22 17 20 3 54 12 11 8 255 5Europe 44 12 42 14 29 8 93 19 197 13 38 21 12 12 41 9 47 12 16 20 596 13Latin America & Caribbean 83 24 60 20 33 12 93 23 225 16 33 21 28 33 85 18 66 16 23 29 763 18Middle East & North Africa 13 5 16 6 19 5 19 4 102 7 8 5 3 3 89 16 37 11 6 7 360 8Oceania 6 2 5 2 1 1 12 3 11 1 6 3 2 3 2 0 5 1 6 4 60 1Unknown region/uncoded 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Total 358 100 297 100 314 100 467 100 1,425 100 180 100 99 100 486 100 397 100 90 100 4,394 100

32.re_amind

American Indian or Alaska Native 326 2 246 2 101 2 368 2 439 2 106 2 212 2 135 2 389 2 184 3 2,746 2

re_asian Asian 906 6 1,375 12 761 12 1,112 7 2,357 10 347 6 279 2 1,073 12 1,708 8 281 4 10,857 8

re_black Black or African American 850 7 733 7 360 6 1,785 11 2,324 10 540 10 751 8 507 7 2,170 11 1,194 18 12,396 10

re_latino Hispanic or Latino 1,498 13 1,318 13 577 10 2,392 16 2,795 13 649 12 1,074 12 924 11 2,239 12 1,196 18 15,811 13

re_pacificNative Hawaiian/Other Pac. Islander 146 1 146 1 55 1 185 1 195 1 55 1 60 0 117 1 266 1 74 1 1,386 1

re_white White 10,160 71 8,334 67 4,683 69 11,558 65 16,275 64 4,479 72 8,858 76 6,509 68 14,711 66 4,563 59 96,840 67

re_other Other 390 3 351 3 156 3 474 3 557 2 142 2 155 1 245 3 451 2 165 2 3,350 3

re_pnr I prefer not to respond 874 7 530 5 390 7 766 5 917 4 251 5 411 4 449 5 774 4 309 4 6,197 5

American Indian or Alaska Native 59 1 57 1 24 0 74 0 142 1 21 0 65 1 28 0 113 1 50 1 708 1

Asian 614 4 1,089 10 604 10 809 5 2,015 9 244 4 185 2 842 10 1,360 7 187 3 8,459 7

Black or African American 620 5 603 5 273 4 1,435 9 2,016 9 421 8 624 7 413 5 1,925 10 1,031 15 10,379 8

Hispanic or Latino 1,028 9 923 9 396 7 1,739 12 2,184 10 447 8 831 10 678 8 1,714 9 960 14 11,795 10Native Hawaiian/Other Pac. Islander 41 0 46 0 8 0 59 0 78 0 14 0 19 0 32 0 110 1 32 0 466 0

White 9,218 64 7,528 60 4,296 63 10,437 59 15,159 60 4,121 66 8,398 71 5,979 62 13,703 61 4,176 54 89,219 61

Other 198 2 216 2 88 2 285 2 372 2 81 1 92 1 161 2 318 2 100 1 2,081 2

Multiracial 1,129 8 940 8 453 7 1,375 8 1,359 6 435 8 546 5 615 7 1,237 6 502 7 9,220 7

I prefer not to respond 874 7 530 5 390 7 766 5 917 4 251 5 411 4 449 5 774 4 309 4 6,197 5

Total 13,781 100 11,932 100 6,532 100 16,979 100 24,242 100 6,035 100 11,171 100 9,197 100 21,254 100 7,347 100 138,524 100

Are you an international student or foreign national?

internat

What is your racial or ethnic identification? (Select all that apply.)

Racial or ethnic identification

re_all

(Recoded from re_amind through re_pnr where each student is represented only once.)

[If answered "Yes"] What is your country of citizenship?

countrycol

(Recoded from country.)

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Item wording or description

Variable name Response options Count % Count % Count % Count % Count % Count % Count % Count % Count % Count % Count %

NSSE 2015 U.S. Summary FrequenciesBy Related-Major Category

NSSE 2015

SeniorsArts &

HumanitiesBio, Agric, & Nat Res

Phys Sci, Math, CS

Social Sciences Business

Comm, Media, PR Education Engineering

Health Professions

Social Svc Professions

33. No 12,407 91 10,554 89 5,955 92 14,944 89 21,020 87 4,998 84 9,931 90 8,042 88 19,261 91 6,554 90 122,840 89Yes 1,352 9 1,343 11 567 8 1,994 11 3,158 13 1,015 16 1,192 10 1,131 12 1,907 9 775 10 15,283 11Total 13,759 100 11,897 100 6,522 100 16,938 100 24,178 100 6,013 100 11,123 100 9,173 100 21,168 100 7,329 100 138,123 100

34. Dormitory or other campus housing (not fraternity or sorority house)

3,037 18 2,509 17 1,336 16 3,032 14 2,687 9 1,102 15 1,654 12 1,160 11 1,976 7 827 9 20,398 12

Fraternity or sorority house 159 1 185 2 101 1 247 1 325 1 131 2 84 1 268 2 137 1 64 1 1,804 1Residence (house, apartment, etc.) within walking distance to the institution

3,878 27 3,404 28 1,723 25 4,042 23 5,076 20 1,853 30 2,353 20 2,987 30 3,990 171,136 15 32,253 22

Residence (house, apartment, etc.) farther than walking distance to the institution

6,354 51 5,556 51 3,209 55 8,991 57 14,691 63 2,785 49 6,382 61 4,558 53 13,542 664,765 67 77,043 59

None of the above 342 3 260 3 158 3 653 5 1,442 7 159 3 676 6 229 3 1,589 9 544 8 6,898 6

Total 13,770 100 11,914 100 6,527 100 16,965 100 24,221 100 6,030 100 11,149 100 9,202 100 21,234 100 7,336 100 138,396 10035. No 13,250 97 10,987 94 6,131 96 16,023 96 22,593 95 5,682 96 10,483 95 8,733 96 20,014 96 6,988 97 130,387 96

Yes 458 3 904 6 372 4 866 4 1,475 5 326 4 614 5 414 4 1,112 4 305 3 7,326 4Total 13,708 100 11,891 100 6,503 100 16,889 100 24,068 100 6,008 100 11,097 100 9,147 100 21,126 100 7,293 100 137,713 100

36. No 13,213 96 11,519 96 6,148 94 16,112 95 22,517 92 5,861 97 10,794 97 8,558 92 20,085 94 6,474 87 130,334 93Yes 486 4 374 4 353 6 765 5 1,593 8 139 3 302 3 597 8 1,057 6 812 13 7,407 7Total 13,699 100 11,893 100 6,501 100 16,877 100 24,110 100 6,000 100 11,096 100 9,155 100 21,142 100 7,286 100 137,741 100

37a. No 11,432 82 10,480 88 5,580 85 14,240 83 21,752 89 5,302 87 9,880 88 8,180 89 19,294 90 6,145 83 120,641 87Yes 1,737 13 1,048 9 686 11 2,119 13 1,789 8 550 9 989 9 707 8 1,442 7 910 13 13,202 10I prefer not to respond 618 5 392 3 266 5 619 4 699 3 183 3 282 3 300 3 514 3 289 4 4,632 4Total 13,787 100 11,920 100 6,532 100 16,978 100 24,240 100 6,035 100 11,151 100 9,187 100 21,250 100 7,344 100 138,475 100

b. dis_sense A sensory impairment (vision or hearing)

222 14 117 11 107 16 271 14 251 14 74 15 164 18 118 16 236 17 144 17 1,881 15

dis_mobility A mobility impairment 178 12 89 9 67 11 235 13 276 16 54 11 110 12 69 11 166 13 175 22 1,608 14

dis_learning A learning disability (e.g., ADHD, dyslexia)

719 41 509 49 326 47 890 41 750 40 266 47 466 46 337 47 632 41 334 35 5,747 42

dis_mental A mental health disorder 776 43 374 33 253 36 899 42 448 25 171 29 255 26 164 22 400 27 277 29 4,388 32

dis_other A disability or impairment not listed above

358 21 220 22 131 20 448 22 481 28 102 19 226 24 171 26 334 25 266 32 3,089 25

Are you a member of a social fraternity or sorority?

greek

Which of the following best describes where you are living while attending college?

living

Are you a student-athlete on a team sponsored by your institution’s athletics department?

athlete

Are you a current or former member of the U.S. Armed Forces, Reserves, or National Guard?

veteran

Have you been diagnosed with any disability or impairment?

disability

[If answered "Yes"] Which of the following have been diagnosed? (Select all that apply.)

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Item wording or description

Variable name Response options Count % Count % Count % Count % Count % Count % Count % Count % Count % Count % Count %

NSSE 2015 U.S. Summary FrequenciesBy Related-Major Category

NSSE 2015

SeniorsArts &

HumanitiesBio, Agric, & Nat Res

Phys Sci, Math, CS

Social Sciences Business

Comm, Media, PR Education Engineering

Health Professions

Social Svc Professions

A sensory impairment 115 1 74 1 62 1 147 1 146 1 45 1 101 1 73 1 146 1 66 1 1,067 1

A mobility impairment 82 1 45 0 36 1 111 1 160 1 28 1 64 1 35 0 95 1 84 1 829 1

A learning disability 454 3 363 3 218 3 552 3 554 2 198 3 337 3 260 3 459 2 223 3 3,953 3

A mental health disorder 457 3 206 2 137 2 528 3 245 1 105 2 142 1 97 1 214 1 134 2 2,462 2

A disability or impairment not listed 199 2 136 1 67 1 260 2 337 2 66 1 146 1 118 1 243 1 175 3 1,962 2More than one disability or impairment

420 3 222 2 165 3 513 3 339 1 104 2 195 2 121 1 281 1 223 3 2,874 2

No disability or impairment 11,432 83 10,480 88 5,580 85 14,240 83 21,752 89 5,302 87 9,880 88 8,180 89 19,294 90 6,145 83 120,641 87

Prefer not to respond 618 5 392 3 266 5 619 4 699 3 183 3 282 3 300 3 514 3 289 4 4,632 4

Total 13,777 100 11,918 100 6,531 100 16,970 100 24,232 100 6,031 100 11,147 100 9,184 100 21,246 100 7,339 100 138,420 10038. Heterosexual 4,518 77 4,490 84 2,515 83 6,238 83 8,502 88 2,455 86 3,413 88 3,727 88 6,813 90 2,633 87 48,364 85

Gay 186 4 100 3 55 2 133 2 130 2 62 3 39 1 55 1 66 1 33 1 921 2

Lesbian 83 1 46 1 24 1 124 2 68 1 24 1 38 1 29 0 83 1 61 2 607 1

Bisexual 359 6 226 4 115 3 388 5 166 2 87 3 93 2 83 2 152 2 93 3 1,861 3

Another sexual orientation 144 2 62 1 51 1 114 1 33 0 32 1 26 1 28 1 28 0 30 1 590 1

Questioning or unsure 97 2 67 1 41 1 105 1 60 1 24 1 21 1 29 1 31 0 29 1 534 1

I prefer not to respond 467 8 291 6 224 8 411 6 692 7 139 5 217 6 278 7 372 5 172 6 3,533 7

Total 5,854 100 5,282 100 3,025 100 7,513 100 9,651 100 2,823 100 3,847 100 4,229 100 7,545 100 3,051 100 56,410 100

Institution-reported information: Variables provided by institutions in their NSSE population files.Female 9,394 60 7,745 57 2,578 31 12,604 67 13,771 49 4,316 64 9,140 76 2,297 19 17,684 78 5,118 61 90,319 57

Male 4,501 40 4,288 43 4,013 69 4,517 33 10,702 51 1,760 36 2,117 24 6,978 81 3,767 22 2,298 39 49,430 43

Total 13,895 100 12,033 100 6,591 100 17,121 100 24,473 100 6,076 100 11,257 100 9,275 100 21,451 100 7,416 100 139,749 100

American Indian or Alaska Native 79 1 72 1 25 0 110 1 123 1 29 1 73 1 35 0 126 1 61 1 807 1

Asian 433 3 833 8 366 6 553 4 983 4 151 3 158 1 544 6 1,105 6 132 2 5,576 4

Black or African American 677 6 585 6 270 5 1,444 10 1,945 9 443 9 672 7 390 5 1,972 11 1,039 16 10,455 9

Hispanic or Latino 1,327 12 1,185 13 544 11 2,128 15 2,393 12 581 11 999 11 830 11 2,001 11 1,014 16 14,030 12

Native Hawaiian/Other Pac. Islander 83 1 71 1 22 0 85 1 90 0 14 0 23 0 39 0 102 1 34 0 597 0

White 8,936 67 7,205 63 4,102 66 9,694 59 13,960 61 3,845 67 8,062 72 5,811 65 13,026 62 3,956 55 84,589 63

Other 4 0 3 0 1 0 6 0 7 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 31 0

Foreign or Nonresident alien 280 2 235 2 247 4 356 2 1,102 5 158 3 52 0 459 6 234 1 55 1 3,407 3Two or more races/ethnicities 425 3 364 3 171 3 518 3 512 2 180 3 285 3 269 3 587 3 164 2 3,725 3

Unknown 604 5 380 4 248 4 727 5 1,094 5 229 4 364 4 291 3 793 4 329 5 5,517 5

Total 12,848 100 10,933 100 5,996 100 15,621 100 22,209 100 5,633 100 10,688 100 8,669 100 19,949 100 6,784 100 128,734 100

disability_all

(Recoded from disability and dis_sense through dis_other where each student is represented only once.)

Disability or impairment

Which of the following best describes your sexual orientation?

(Question administered per institution request.)

sexorient14

Institution-reported sex IRsex

Institution-reported race or ethnicity

IRrace

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Variable name Response options Count % Count % Count % Count % Count % Count % Count % Count % Count % Count % Count %

NSSE 2015 U.S. Summary FrequenciesBy Related-Major Category

NSSE 2015

SeniorsArts &

HumanitiesBio, Agric, & Nat Res

Phys Sci, Math, CS

Social Sciences Business

Comm, Media, PR Education Engineering

Health Professions

Social Svc Professions

Freshman/First-Year 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Sophomore 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Junior 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Senior 13,895 100 12,033 100 6,591 100 17,121 100 24,473 100 6,076 100 11,257 100 9,275 100 21,451 100 7,416 100 139,749 100

Other 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Total 13,895 100 12,033 100 6,591 100 17,121 100 24,473 100 6,076 100 11,257 100 9,275 100 21,451 100 7,416 100 139,749 100

Not FTFY 13,666 99 11,822 98 6,461 99 16,811 99 24,196 99 5,937 98 11,036 98 9,175 99 21,207 99 7,333 99 137,616 99

FTFY 229 1 211 2 130 1 310 1 277 1 139 2 221 2 100 1 244 1 83 1 2,133 1

Total 13,895 100 12,033 100 6,591 100 17,121 100 24,473 100 6,076 100 11,257 100 9,275 100 21,451 100 7,416 100 139,749 100

Not full-time 1,852 17 1,144 13 939 19 2,435 18 4,683 21 664 14 1,422 16 1,318 17 4,373 24 1,523 25 22,965 20

Full-time 12,043 83 10,889 87 5,652 81 14,686 82 19,790 79 5,412 86 9,835 84 7,957 83 17,078 76 5,893 75 116,784 80

Total 13,895 100 12,033 100 6,591 100 17,121 100 24,473 100 6,076 100 11,257 100 9,275 100 21,451 100 7,416 100 139,749 100

Related-Major CategoriesArts & Humanities Arts & HumanitiesBio, Agric, & Nat Res Biological Sciences, Agriculture, & Natural ResourcesPhys Sci, Math, CS Physical Sciences, Mathematics, & Computer ScienceSocial Sciences Social SciencesBusiness BusinessComm, Media, PR Communications, Media, and Public RelationsEducation EducationEngineering EngineeringHealth Professions Health ProfessionsSocial Svc Professions Social Service Professions

Institution-reported first-time first-year (FTFY) status

IRftfy

Institution-reported enrollment status

IRenrollment

Institution-reported class level

IRclass