NSSE 2014 Engagement Indicators
Campus Environment
Hope College
Campus Environment: First-year students
Students benefit and are more satisfied in supportive settings that cultivate positive relationships among students, faculty, and
staff. Two Engagement Indicators investigate this theme: Quality of Interactions and Supportive Environment. Below are three
views of your results alongside those of your comparison groups.
Mean Comparisons
Engagement Indicator
Mean
Your first-year students compared with
Great Lakes Private
Carnegie Class
NSSE 2013 & 2014
Effect
Effect
Effect
Mean
size
Mean
size
Mean
size
Quality of Interactions
47.2
43.2 ***
.35
43.9 ***
.30
41.5 ***
.46
Supportive Environment
40.7
37.7 ***
.21
39.8
.07
37.3 ***
.24
Hope
Notes: Results weighted by institution-reported sex and enrollment status (and institution size for comparison groups); *p<.05, **p<.01, ***p<.001 (2-tailed); Effect size: Mean
difference divided by pooled standard deviation; Symbols on the Overview page are based on effect size and p before rounding.
Score Distributions
Quality of Interactions
Supportive Environment
60
60
45
45
30
30
15
15
0
0
Hope
Great Lakes Private
Carnegie Class
NSSE 2013 & 2014
Hope
Great Lakes Private
Carnegie Class
NSSE 2013 & 2014
Notes: Each box-and-whiskers chart plots the 5th (bottom of lower bar), 25th (bottom of box), 50th (middle line), 75th (top of box), and 95th (top of upper bar) percentile
scores. The dot represents the mean score. Refer to Detailed Statistics for your institution’s sample sizes.
Summary of Indicator Items
Quality of Interactions
Hope
Great Lakes
Private
Carnegie
Class
NSSE 2013 &
2014
%
%
%
%
13a. Students
78
64
64
59
13b. Academic advisors
63
52
53
48
13c. Faculty
63
57
61
50
13d. Student services staff (career services, student activities, housing, etc.)
62
46
49
43
13e. Other administrative staff and offices (registrar, financial aid, etc.)
61
46
47
41
14b. Providing support to help students succeed academically
84
81
83
78
14c. Using learning support services (tutoring services, writing center, etc.)
87
80
82
78
14d. Encouraging contact among students from diff. backgrounds (soc., racial/eth., relig., etc.)
61
63
62
59
14e. Providing opportunities to be involved socially
85
74
77
73
Percentage rating a 6 or 7 on a scale from 1="Poor" to 7="Excellent" their interactions with…
Supportive Environment
Percentage responding "Very much" or "Quite a bit" about how much the institution emphasized…
14f. Providing support for your overall well-being (recreation, health care, counseling, etc.)
84
71
77
72
14g. Helping you manage your non-academic responsibilities (work, family, etc.)
50
44
46
44
14h. Attending campus activities and events (performing arts, athletic events, etc.)
79
67
73
68
14i. Attending events that address important social, economic, or political issues
58
55
65
53
Notes: Refer to your Frequencies and Statistical Comparisons report for full distributions and significance tests. Item numbering corresponds to the survey facsimile included in your
Institutional Report and available on the NSSE Web site.
NSSE 2014 Engagement Indicators
Campus Environment
Hope College
Campus Environment: Seniors
Students benefit and are more satisfied in supportive settings that cultivate positive relationships among students, faculty, and
staff. Two Engagement Indicators investigate this theme: Quality of Interactions and Supportive Environment. Below are three
views of your results alongside those of your comparison groups.
Mean Comparisons
Hope
Your seniors compared with
Carnegie Class
Effect
Mean
size
Engagement Indicator
Mean
Great Lakes Private
Effect
Mean
size
NSSE 2013 & 2014
Effect
Mean
size
Quality of Interactions
45.9
43.9 ***
.18
44.3 **
.15
42.5 ***
.29
Supportive Environment
36.7
33.9 ***
.20
36.6
.01
33.3 ***
.24
Notes: Results weighted by institution-reported sex and enrollment status (and institution size for comparison groups); *p<.05, **p<.01, ***p<.001 (2-tailed); Effect size: Mean
difference divided by pooled standard deviation; Symbols on the Overview page are based on effect size and p before rounding.
Score Distributions
Quality of Interactions
Supportive Environment
60
60
45
45
30
30
15
15
0
0
Hope
Great Lakes Private
Carnegie Class
NSSE 2013 & 2014
Hope
Great Lakes Private
Carnegie Class
NSSE 2013 & 2014
Notes: Each box-and-whiskers chart plots the 5th (bottom of lower bar), 25th (bottom of box), 50th (middle line), 75th (top of box), and 95th (top of upper bar) percentile
scores. The dot represents the mean score. Refer to Detailed Statistics for your institution’s sample sizes.
Summary of Indicator Items
Quality of Interactions
Hope
Great Lakes
Private
Carnegie
Class
NSSE 2013 &
2014
%
%
%
%
13a. Students
69
66
65
64
13b. Academic advisors
66
58
63
52
13c. Faculty
79
66
70
60
13d. Student services staff (career services, student activities, housing, etc.)
49
44
43
42
13e. Other administrative staff and offices (registrar, financial aid, etc.)
43
45
41
42
14b. Providing support to help students succeed academically
83
76
80
72
14c. Using learning support services (tutoring services, writing center, etc.)
79
70
74
67
14d. Encouraging contact among students from diff. backgrounds (soc., racial/eth., relig., etc.)
43
56
54
53
14e. Providing opportunities to be involved socially
79
67
73
66
Percentage rating a 6 or 7 on a scale from 1="Poor" to 7="Excellent" their interactions with…
Supportive Environment
Percentage responding "Very much" or "Quite a bit" about how much the institution emphasized…
14f. Providing support for your overall well-being (recreation, health care, counseling, etc.)
77
61
70
63
14g. Helping you manage your non-academic responsibilities (work, family, etc.)
30
33
34
32
14h. Attending campus activities and events (performing arts, athletic events, etc.)
77
57
68
57
14i. Attending events that address important social, economic, or political issues
53
49
60
46
Notes: Refer to your Frequencies and Statistical Comparisons report for full distributions and significance tests. Item numbering corresponds to the survey facsimile included in your
Institutional Report and available on the NSSE Web site.
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NSSE 2014 ENGAGEMENT INDICATORS • 3
Hope College 2014 Engagement Indicators
Quality of Interactions
60%
Hope Mean Percentile
of Group Mean Distribution
100.0%
40%
20%
0%
SD
9.5
12.4
100%
Group Mean Standard Deviations
of Hope Mean from Group Mean
7.64
60%
Hope Mean Percentile
of Group Mean Distribution
100.0%
100.0%
80%
0.0%
40%
0%
SD
9.5
11.4
100%
Group Mean Standard Deviations
of Hope Mean from Group Mean
4.73
60%
Hope Mean Percentile
of Group Mean Distribution
100.0%
Quality of Interactions
Top 10%
Detailed Statistics: First-Year Students
SD
9.5
11.6
100%
Group Mean Standard Deviations
of Hope Mean from Group Mean
1.73
60%
Mean
47.2
46.0
Hope Mean Percentile
of Group Mean Distribution
95.8%
95.8%
80%
4.2%
40%
20%
0%
Prepared by Hope College Office of Institutional Research
2/24/2015
95.8%
Hope
Group
Mean
45.9
42.5
99.1%
0.9%
20%
0%
100%
Group Mean Standard Deviations
of Hope Mean from Group Mean
4.40
60%
80%
40%
100.0%
0.0%
20%
0%
Quality of Interactions
Top 50%
Detailed Statistics: Seniors
Mean
45.9
45.3
SD
9.0
11.3
100%
Group Mean Standard Deviations
of Hope Mean from Group Mean
0.87
60%
Hope Mean Percentile
of Group Mean Distribution
80.8%
0%
40%
SD
9.0
11.9
Hope
Group
20%
80%
Quality of Interactions
NSSE 2013 & 2014
Detailed Statistics: Seniors
SNSUM
#
3
100.0%
80%
0.0%
40%
60%
Hope Mean Percentile
of Group Mean Distribution
100.0%
100.0%
Mean
47.2
44.0
Group Mean Standard Deviations
of Hope Mean from Group Mean
2.36
Hope
Group
20%
Quality of Interactions
Top 50%
Detailed Statistics: First-Year Students
Hope
Group
100%
SNSUM
#
2
100.0%
Mean
47.2
41.5
Mean
45.9
44.3
Hope Mean Percentile
of Group Mean Distribution
99.1%
Quality of Interactions
NSSE 2013 & 2014
Detailed Statistics: First-Year Students
Hope
Group
SD
9.0
10.4
Hope
Group
99.1%
Group Mean Standard Deviations
of Hope Mean from Group Mean
4.94
100.0%
80%
0.0%
100.0%
100%
100.0%
Mean
47.2
43.9
Quality of Interactions
Carnegie Class
Detailed Statistics: Seniors
SNSUM
#
4
80.8%
80% 19.2%
40%
80.8%
SD
9.5
11.1
Hope
Group
SNSUM
#
1
20%
0%
Quality of Interactions
Top 10%
Detailed Statistics: Seniors
SD
9.0
11.6
100%
Group Mean Standard Deviations
of Hope Mean from Group Mean
-1.93
60%
Hope
Group
Mean
45.9
47.4
Hope Mean Percentile
of Group Mean Distribution
2.7%
2.7%
80% 97.3%
40%
20%
0%
2.7%
Quality of Interactions
Carnegie Class
Detailed Statistics: First-Year Students
Hope College 2014 Engagement Indicators
Supportive Environment
60%
Hope Mean Percentile
of Group Mean Distribution
86.9%
40%
20%
0%
SD
11.3
13.8
100%
Group Mean Standard Deviations
of Hope Mean from Group Mean
3.96
60%
Hope Mean Percentile
of Group Mean Distribution
100.0%
100.0%
80%
0.0%
40%
0%
SD
11.3
13.2
100%
Group Mean Standard Deviations
of Hope Mean from Group Mean
1.55
60%
Hope Mean Percentile
of Group Mean Distribution
94.0%
Supportive Environment
Top 10%
Detailed Statistics: First-Year Students
SD
11.3
12.8
100%
Group Mean Standard Deviations
of Hope Mean from Group Mean
-0.90
60%
Mean
40.7
41.4
Hope Mean Percentile
of Group Mean Distribution
18.5%
18.5%
80% 81.5%
40%
20%
0%
Prepared by Hope College Office of Institutional Research
2/24/2015
18.5%
Hope
Group
Mean
36.7
33.3
20%
0%
100%
Group Mean Standard Deviations
of Hope Mean from Group Mean
3.67
60%
80%
40%
100.0%
0.0%
20%
0%
Supportive Environment
Top 50%
Detailed Statistics: Seniors
Mean
36.7
36.1
SD
11.8
13.8
100%
Group Mean Standard Deviations
of Hope Mean from Group Mean
0.72
60%
Hope Mean Percentile
of Group Mean Distribution
76.3%
0%
40%
SD
11.8
14.4
Hope
Group
20%
56.6%
80% 43.4%
Supportive Environment
NSSE 2013 & 2014
Detailed Statistics: Seniors
SNSUM
#
3
94.0%
80%
6.0%
40%
60%
Hope Mean Percentile
of Group Mean Distribution
100.0%
94.0%
Mean
40.7
39.4
Group Mean Standard Deviations
of Hope Mean from Group Mean
0.17
Hope
Group
20%
Supportive Environment
Top 50%
Detailed Statistics: First-Year Students
Hope
Group
100%
SNSUM
#
2
100.0%
Mean
40.7
37.3
Mean
36.7
36.6
Hope Mean Percentile
of Group Mean Distribution
56.6%
Supportive Environment
NSSE 2013 & 2014
Detailed Statistics: First-Year Students
Hope
Group
SD
11.8
13.0
Hope
Group
56.6%
Group Mean Standard Deviations
of Hope Mean from Group Mean
1.12
86.9%
80% 13.1%
100.0%
100%
86.9%
Mean
40.7
39.8
Supportive Environment
Carnegie Class
Detailed Statistics: Seniors
SNSUM
#
4
76.3%
80% 23.7%
40%
20%
76.3%
SD
11.3
12.9
Hope
Group
SNSUM
#
1
0%
Supportive Environment
Top 10%
Detailed Statistics: Seniors
SD
11.8
13.3
100%
Group Mean Standard Deviations
of Hope Mean from Group Mean
-2.55
60%
Hope
Group
Mean
36.7
39.0
Hope Mean Percentile
of Group Mean Distribution
0.5%
0.5%
80% 99.5%
40%
20%
0%
0.5%
Supportive Environment
Carnegie Class
Detailed Statistics: First-Year Students