Western Illinois University
Sp2005 NSSE Benchmarks
Enriching Educational Experience
Academic and Intellectual Experiences
Used an electronic medium (listserv, chat group, Internet,
instant messaging, etc.) to discuss or complete an
Had serious conversations with students of a different race
or ethnicity than your own
Had serious conversations with students who are very
different from you in terms of their religious beliefs,
Enriching Educational Experiences
Practicum, internship, field experience, co-op experience,
or clinical assignment
Community service or volunteer work
Foreign language coursework
Study abroad
Independent study or self-designed major
Culminating senior experience (capstone course, thesis,
project, comprehensive exam, etc.)
Time Usage
Participating in co-curricular activities (organizations,
campus publications, student government, social fraternity
Institutional Environment
Encouraging contact among students from different
economic, social, and racial or ethnic backgrounds
WIU% in bold is ≥ 100% of Master's average
Campus/College in purple is ≥ campus average
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Masters
WIU
WIU%
Ext
Macomb
2.57
2.81
2.52
2.60
2.70
2.71
2.45
2.79
2.41
2.55
2.63
2.68
95%
99%
95%
98%
97%
99%
1.00
2.98
4.00
2.50
3.00
2.65
2.45
2.75
2.41
2.57
2.63
2.69
.08
.56
.41
.62
.21
.41
.02
.13
.03
.20
.01
.34
.03
.45
.30
.62
.10
.20
.02
.06
.04
.22
.01
.14
37%
80%
74%
100%
47%
48%
84%
46%
139%
111%
70%
41%
0.00
0.42
0.00
0.53
0.00
0.26
0.00
0.08
0.00
0.18
0.00
0.16
0.03
0.47
0.30
0.63
0.10
0.21
0.02
0.06
0.04
0.23
0.01
0.14
2.17
2.04
2.39
2.24
110%
110%
2.00
1.97
2.58
2.42
2.44
2.39
95%
99%
3.00
2.51
QC
CAS
CBOT
CFAC
COEHS
Other
2.26
2.81
2.37
2.51
2.68
2.59
2.72
2.71
2.36
2.53
2.54
2.69
2.89
2.90
2.46
2.66
2.64
2.68
2.35
2.77
2.41
2.58
2.63
2.74
2.39
2.85
2.46
2.51
2.66
2.63
0.11
0.03
0.50
0.26
0.64
0.10
0.26
0.03
0.07
0.05
0.26
0.00
0.15
0.05
0.46
0.32
0.63
0.06
0.20
0.00
0.07
0.06
0.21
0.00
0.15
0.06
0.41
0.33
0.60
0.09
0.16
0.06
0.05
0.06
0.29
0.03
0.17
0.03
0.45
0.32
0.63
0.13
0.17
0.01
0.06
0.03
0.22
0.01
0.15
0.01
0.40
0.29
0.55
0.08
0.25
0.01
0.06
0.02
0.13
0.01
0.07
2.39
2.28
1.96
2.20
2.36
2.08
2.21
2.55
2.33
2.47
2.17
2.59
2.18
2.44
2.39
2.31
2.45
2.46
2.46
2.42
2.59
2.24
2.50
2.33
2.27
2.54
3.02
2.48
2.58
0.33
0.61
0.11
0.05
0.14