Western Carolina University
NSSE 2012 Major Field Report
Part II. Comparisons to Other Institutions
Arts and Sciences
Comparing your students majoring in Arts and Sciences fields to those
in Arts and Sciences fields at your comparison group institutions
The major field report category 'Arts and Sciences' includes the following majors: Anthropology; Astronomy; Atmospheric science (including meteorology); Biochemistry or biophysics;
Biology (general); Botany; Chemistry; Communications; Computer science; Earth science (including geology); English (language and literature); Environmental science; Ethnic
studies; Gender studies; Geography; History; Journalism; Language and literature (except English); Marine (life) science; Mathematics; Microbiology or bacteriology; Natural
resources and conservation; Other arts & humanities; Other biological science; Other physical science; Other social science; Philosophy; Physics; Political science (includes govt, int.
relations); Public administration; Sociology; Speech; Statistics; Theology or religion; Zoology.
Frequency Distributions
Arts and Sciences
Western Carolina University
NSSE 2012 Major Field Report
Part II. Comparisons to Other Institutions
NSSE 2012 Major Field Report: Part II. Comparisons to Other Institutions
Interpreting the Frequency Distributions
Sample
This report is based on information from all randomly selected or
census-administered Arts and Sciences students for both your institution
and your comparison institutions. Targeted and locally administered
oversamples and other non-randomly selected students are not included.
Variable Names
The name of each variable appears in
the first column for easy reference to
your raw data file.
BETWEEN Institution Comparisons on Major Categories
NSSE data serve to identify institutional strengths and weaknesses in reference to selected
comparison institutions, yet institution-level comparisons may not capture important variation in
student engagement that can be found within key sub-populations such as major. This report displays
the frequency distributions for the Arts and Sciences major category at your institution and at your
selected comparison institutions.
Class
Frequency distributions are given separately by
institution-reported class level. Of course, first-year
student majors may be unstable, and their results
should be interpreted with caution.
Major Categories
Self-reported majors (primary major if two were reported) were identified from
the survey. Institutions had the option to customize how these were grouped,
using up to eight related-major categories.
Survey Item
The items from the NSSE survey appear
in the left column in the same order and
wording as they appear on the
instrument.
Benchmark
Items that make up the five
"Benchmarks of Effective Educational
Practice" are indicated by the following:
LAC: Level of
Academic Challenge
ACL: Active and
Collaborative Learning
SFI: Student-Faculty
Interaction
EEE: Enriching
Educational
SCE: Supportive
Campus Environment
Response Options
Response options are listed as they
appear on the instrument.
Major categories with fewer than five respondents in a given class are not
reported. Comparison groups must contain at least three institutions with five or
more respondents in the major category, or they remain blank.
First-Year Students
NSSEville
State
V ariab le
R es p o ns e Op t io ns
1a .
Asked questions in class or
contributed to class
discussions
CLQUEST
(ACL)
Never
Sometimes
Often
Very often
1b.
Made a class presentation
CLPRESEN
(ACL)
Never
Sometimes
Often
Very often
1c .
Prepared two or more
drafts of
a paper or assignment
before turning it in
T otal
T otal
REWROPAP Never
Sometimes
Often
Very often
T otal
Count
The Count column represents the
actual number of students who selected
the particular option in each question.
Co unt
%
0
0%
27 25%
36 34%
44 41%
107 100%
9
8%
44 42%
39 37%
14 13%
106 100%
15 14%
24 22%
36 34%
32 30%
107 100%
Mid East
Private
Carnegie Class
Seniors
NSSE 2012
Co unt
%
Co unt
%
Co unt
%
21
432
721
882
2,056
141
1,024
620
272
2,057
293
744
622
387
2,046
1%
21%
35%
43%
100%
7%
50%
30%
13%
100%
14%
36%
30%
19%
100%
87
1,619
1,894
1,688
5,288
437
2,650
1,633
559
5,279
674
1,656
1,685
1,252
5,267
2%
31%
36%
32%
100%
8%
50%
31%
11%
100%
13%
31%
32%
24%
100%
358
5,773
7,319
7,196
20,646
2,050
10,505
5,904
2,175
20,634
2,832
6,852
6,493
4,382
20,559
2%
28%
35%
35%
100%
10%
51%
29%
11%
100%
14%
33%
32%
21%
100%
Column Percentage (%)
The '%' column represents
the percentage of students
who selected the particular
option in each question.
NSSEville
State
Co unt
%
2
2%
20 17%
27 23%
70 59%
119 100%
15 13%
32 27%
42 36%
29 25%
118 100%
23 19%
42 36%
27 23%
26 22%
118 100%
Mid East
Private
Carnegie Class
NSSE 2012
Co unt
%
Co unt
%
Co unt
%
33
391
757
1,547
2,728
181
829
1,047
672
2,729
461
1,049
661
552
2,723
1%
14%
28%
57%
100%
7%
30%
38%
25%
100%
17%
39%
24%
20%
100%
86
1,757
2,662
4,235
8,740
328
2,923
3,411
2,078
8,740
1,339
3,226
2,289
1,869
8,723
1%
20%
30%
48%
100%
4%
33%
39%
24%
100%
15%
37%
26%
21%
100%
344
5,623
8,997
15,469
30,433
1,464
10,934
11,451
6,604
30,453
5,035
11,403
7,686
6,243
30,367
1%
18%
30%
51%
100%
5%
36%
38%
22%
100%
17%
38%
25%
21%
100%
Weighting
All results displayed in this report are
unweighted.
NSSE 2012 Major Field Report: Part II. Comparisons to Other Institutions
Frequency Distributions-Arts and Sciences
Western Carolina University
First-Year Students
WCU
Variable
1a. Asked questions in class or
Response Options
CLQUEST
(ACL)
Never
Sometimes
Often
Very often
1b. Made a class presentation
CLPRESEN
(ACL)
Never
Sometimes
Often
Very often
1c. Prepared two or more drafts of
REWROPAP
Never
Sometimes
Often
Very often
INTEGRAT
Never
Sometimes
Often
Very often
DIVCLASS
Never
Sometimes
Often
Very often
Come to class without
completing readings or
assignments
CLUNPREP
Never
Sometimes
Often
Very often
1g. Worked with other students
CLASSGRP
(ACL)
Never
Sometimes
Often
Very often
contributed to class
discussions
Count
Total
Total
a paper or assignment before
turning it in
Total
1d. Worked on a paper or project
that required integrating ideas
or information from various
sources
Total
1e. Included diverse perspectives
(different races, religions,
genders, political beliefs, etc.)
in class discussions or writing
assignments
1f.
Total
Total
on projects during class
Total
NOTE: All results are unweighted.
0
9
11
17
37
2
13
16
6
37
6
10
12
9
37
0
10
10
16
36
4
9
9
15
37
12
19
1
5
37
3
16
8
9
36
UNC System
%
0%
24%
30%
46%
100%
5%
35%
43%
16%
100%
16%
27%
32%
24%
100%
0%
28%
28%
44%
100%
11%
24%
24%
41%
100%
32%
51%
3%
14%
100%
8%
44%
22%
25%
100%
Count
7
168
166
149
490
64
261
134
30
489
42
130
183
132
487
6
68
222
195
491
28
131
176
153
488
123
297
43
27
490
52
224
167
45
488
%
1%
34%
34%
30%
100%
13%
53%
27%
6%
100%
9%
27%
38%
27%
100%
1%
14%
45%
40%
100%
6%
27%
36%
31%
100%
25%
61%
9%
6%
100%
11%
46%
34%
9%
100%
Participating
Peers
Count
12
137
117
111
377
48
184
106
38
376
52
105
135
83
375
5
57
162
152
376
32
121
135
89
377
115
190
48
24
377
35
161
141
41
378
%
3%
36%
31%
29%
100%
13%
49%
28%
10%
100%
14%
28%
36%
22%
100%
1%
15%
43%
40%
100%
8%
32%
36%
24%
100%
31%
50%
13%
6%
100%
9%
43%
37%
11%
100%
Seniors
NSSE 2012
Count
1,202
11,678
11,808
11,267
35,955
5,542
18,628
8,941
2,795
35,906
5,258
11,373
11,117
8,073
35,821
677
6,244
14,986
14,030
35,937
2,478
10,476
13,327
9,604
35,885
9,703
20,156
4,152
1,953
35,964
5,512
15,694
10,737
4,007
35,950
%
3%
32%
33%
31%
100%
15%
52%
25%
8%
100%
15%
32%
31%
23%
100%
2%
17%
42%
39%
100%
7%
29%
37%
27%
100%
27%
56%
12%
5%
100%
15%
44%
30%
11%
100%
WCU
Count
2
14
14
30
60
4
17
30
9
60
9
26
15
10
60
0
4
24
31
59
6
17
19
18
60
13
37
9
1
60
3
21
28
8
60
UNC System
%
3%
23%
23%
50%
100%
7%
28%
50%
15%
100%
15%
43%
25%
17%
100%
0%
7%
41%
53%
100%
10%
28%
32%
30%
100%
22%
62%
15%
2%
100%
5%
35%
47%
13%
100%
Count
8
112
226
374
720
40
243
260
180
723
86
258
222
152
718
4
77
246
396
723
44
160
248
269
721
176
439
62
42
719
78
308
220
117
723
%
1%
16%
31%
52%
100%
6%
34%
36%
25%
100%
12%
36%
31%
21%
100%
1%
11%
34%
55%
100%
6%
22%
34%
37%
100%
24%
61%
9%
6%
100%
11%
43%
30%
16%
100%
Participating
Peers
Count
7
109
148
189
453
22
173
147
112
454
85
172
120
73
450
7
55
162
229
453
38
139
157
120
454
111
244
56
43
454
35
207
139
74
455
%
2%
24%
33%
42%
100%
5%
38%
32%
25%
100%
19%
38%
27%
16%
100%
2%
12%
36%
51%
100%
8%
31%
35%
26%
100%
24%
54%
12%
9%
100%
8%
45%
31%
16%
100%
NSSE 2012
Count
1,059
11,148
14,994
23,461
50,662
3,406
18,481
18,162
10,536
50,585
8,696
19,097
13,025
9,664
50,482
651
5,314
16,879
27,773
50,617
4,021
13,732
16,715
16,111
50,579
10,948
28,867
7,126
3,719
50,660
6,967
22,521
14,236
6,986
50,710
4
%
2%
22%
30%
46%
100%
7%
37%
36%
21%
100%
17%
38%
26%
19%
100%
1%
10%
33%
55%
100%
8%
27%
33%
32%
100%
22%
57%
14%
7%
100%
14%
44%
28%
14%
100%
NSSE 2012 Major Field Report: Part II. Comparisons to Other Institutions
Frequency Distributions-Arts and Sciences
Western Carolina University
First-Year Students
WCU
Variable
1h. Worked with classmates
outside of class to prepare
class assignments
Response Options
OCCGRP
(ACL)
Never
Sometimes
Often
Very often
INTIDEAS
Never
Sometimes
Often
Very often
TUTOR
(ACL)
Never
Sometimes
Often
Very often
Count
Total
1i.
Put together ideas or concepts
from different courses when
completing assignments or
during class discussions
1j.
Tutored or taught other
students (paid or voluntary)
Total
Total
1k. Participated in a community-
based project (e.g. service
learning) as part of a regular
course
COMMPROJ Never
(ACL)
Sometimes
Often
Very often
Total
1l.
Used an electronic medium
(listserv, chat group, Internet,
instant messaging, etc.) to
discuss or complete an
assignment
ITACADEM
(EEE)
Never
Sometimes
Often
Very often
EMAIL
Never
Sometimes
Often
Very often
FACGRADE
(SFI)
Never
Sometimes
Often
Very often
Total
1m. Used e-mail to communicate
with an instructor
Total
1n. Discussed grades or
assignments with an instructor
Total
NOTE: All results are unweighted.
3
15
12
7
37
2
15
8
12
37
20
10
4
3
37
19
11
5
2
37
5
9
5
18
37
0
3
8
25
36
1
13
10
13
37
UNC System
%
8%
41%
32%
19%
100%
5%
41%
22%
32%
100%
54%
27%
11%
8%
100%
51%
30%
14%
5%
100%
14%
24%
14%
49%
100%
0%
8%
22%
69%
100%
3%
35%
27%
35%
100%
Count
44
227
162
57
490
28
166
197
99
490
272
150
49
19
490
252
154
63
23
492
49
131
136
172
488
1
76
154
260
491
18
184
153
134
489
%
9%
46%
33%
12%
100%
6%
34%
40%
20%
100%
56%
31%
10%
4%
100%
51%
31%
13%
5%
100%
10%
27%
28%
35%
100%
0%
15%
31%
53%
100%
4%
38%
31%
27%
100%
Participating
Peers
Count
64
180
91
43
378
26
148
147
55
376
188
111
58
22
379
246
77
41
10
374
51
118
105
102
376
4
65
130
179
378
32
141
125
81
379
%
17%
48%
24%
11%
100%
7%
39%
39%
15%
100%
50%
29%
15%
6%
100%
66%
21%
11%
3%
100%
14%
31%
28%
27%
100%
1%
17%
34%
47%
100%
8%
37%
33%
21%
100%
Seniors
NSSE 2012
Count
4,326
14,812
11,579
5,358
36,075
1,972
12,598
14,117
7,201
35,888
17,734
11,806
4,286
2,097
35,923
21,875
8,768
3,423
1,666
35,732
4,810
10,293
10,281
10,562
35,946
393
6,165
12,348
17,031
35,937
2,911
14,340
11,178
7,454
35,883
%
12%
41%
32%
15%
100%
5%
35%
39%
20%
100%
49%
33%
12%
6%
100%
61%
25%
10%
5%
100%
13%
29%
29%
29%
100%
1%
17%
34%
47%
100%
8%
40%
31%
21%
100%
WCU
Count
2
18
24
16
60
1
9
30
18
58
26
16
6
11
59
24
29
5
0
58
10
18
15
15
58
0
2
22
35
59
2
16
22
19
59
UNC System
%
3%
30%
40%
27%
100%
2%
16%
52%
31%
100%
44%
27%
10%
19%
100%
41%
50%
9%
0%
100%
17%
31%
26%
26%
100%
0%
3%
37%
59%
100%
3%
27%
37%
32%
100%
Count
57
257
254
156
724
18
168
296
242
724
320
225
77
103
725
327
215
125
49
716
68
195
203
260
726
1
59
171
493
724
17
227
217
265
726
%
8%
35%
35%
22%
100%
2%
23%
41%
33%
100%
44%
31%
11%
14%
100%
46%
30%
17%
7%
100%
9%
27%
28%
36%
100%
0%
8%
24%
68%
100%
2%
31%
30%
37%
100%
Participating
Peers
Count
28
168
153
104
453
9
117
196
127
449
206
133
54
57
450
241
140
40
24
445
39
117
134
162
452
1
39
128
284
452
18
146
158
128
450
%
6%
37%
34%
23%
100%
2%
26%
44%
28%
100%
46%
30%
12%
13%
100%
54%
31%
9%
5%
100%
9%
26%
30%
36%
100%
0%
9%
28%
63%
100%
4%
32%
35%
28%
100%
NSSE 2012
Count
4,525
18,966
16,984
10,367
50,842
1,389
12,490
21,018
15,619
50,516
20,897
16,501
6,640
6,538
50,576
27,925
14,603
4,877
2,915
50,320
5,271
14,211
13,769
17,355
50,606
241
5,324
14,125
30,872
50,562
2,399
17,391
16,593
14,170
50,553
5
%
9%
37%
33%
20%
100%
3%
25%
42%
31%
100%
41%
33%
13%
13%
100%
55%
29%
10%
6%
100%
10%
28%
27%
34%
100%
0%
11%
28%
61%
100%
5%
34%
33%
28%
100%
NSSE 2012 Major Field Report: Part II. Comparisons to Other Institutions
Frequency Distributions-Arts and Sciences
Western Carolina University
First-Year Students
WCU
Variable
1o. Talked about career plans
with a faculty member or
advisor
Response Options
FACPLANS
(SFI)
Never
Sometimes
Often
Very often
FACIDEAS
(SFI)
Never
Sometimes
Often
Very often
FACFEED
(SFI)
Never
Sometimes
Often
Very often
Count
Total
1p. Discussed ideas from your
readings or classes with
faculty members outside of
class
Total
1q. Received prompt written or
oral feedback from faculty on
your academic performance
Total
1r.
Worked harder than you
thought you could to meet an
instructor's standards or
expectations
WORKHARD Never
(LAC)
Sometimes
Often
Very often
1s.
Worked with faculty members
on activities other than
coursework (committees,
orientation, student life
activities, etc.)
FACOTHER
(SFI)
Never
Sometimes
Often
Very often
1t.
Discussed ideas from your
readings or classes with others
outside of class (students,
family members, co-workers,
etc.)
OOCIDEAS
(ACL)
Never
Sometimes
Often
Very often
DIVRSTUD
(EEE)
Never
Sometimes
Often
Very often
Total
1u. Had serious conversations
with students of a different
race or ethnicity than your
own
Total
Total
Total
NOTE: All results are unweighted.
5
14
6
11
36
12
15
4
6
37
1
11
14
11
37
2
15
11
9
37
15
12
4
6
37
2
15
3
17
37
1
9
6
21
37
UNC System
%
14%
39%
17%
31%
100%
32%
41%
11%
16%
100%
3%
30%
38%
30%
100%
5%
41%
30%
24%
100%
41%
32%
11%
16%
100%
5%
41%
8%
46%
100%
3%
24%
16%
57%
100%
Count
69
231
121
69
490
182
202
70
37
491
13
153
212
111
489
32
157
168
131
488
233
157
69
28
487
15
163
170
141
489
57
145
140
146
488
%
14%
47%
25%
14%
100%
37%
41%
14%
8%
100%
3%
31%
43%
23%
100%
7%
32%
34%
27%
100%
48%
32%
14%
6%
100%
3%
33%
35%
29%
100%
12%
30%
29%
30%
100%
Participating
Peers
Count
76
169
88
44
377
160
137
48
32
377
16
125
166
67
374
27
114
143
92
376
202
108
45
22
377
29
125
123
98
375
66
107
112
93
378
%
20%
45%
23%
12%
100%
42%
36%
13%
8%
100%
4%
33%
44%
18%
100%
7%
30%
38%
24%
100%
54%
29%
12%
6%
100%
8%
33%
33%
26%
100%
17%
28%
30%
25%
100%
Seniors
NSSE 2012
Count
8,579
15,726
7,517
4,064
35,886
13,489
13,918
5,697
2,867
35,971
2,279
11,258
14,968
7,485
35,990
2,439
11,997
13,936
7,566
35,938
19,286
10,297
4,218
2,036
35,837
1,829
10,939
12,856
10,273
35,897
4,799
10,702
9,856
10,623
35,980
%
24%
44%
21%
11%
100%
37%
39%
16%
8%
100%
6%
31%
42%
21%
100%
7%
33%
39%
21%
100%
54%
29%
12%
6%
100%
5%
30%
36%
29%
100%
13%
30%
27%
30%
100%
WCU
Count
5
26
12
16
59
12
34
8
5
59
0
14
39
7
60
4
23
21
12
60
21
21
14
4
60
2
16
24
18
60
9
18
17
16
60
UNC System
%
8%
44%
20%
27%
100%
20%
58%
14%
8%
100%
0%
23%
65%
12%
100%
7%
38%
35%
20%
100%
35%
35%
23%
7%
100%
3%
27%
40%
30%
100%
15%
30%
28%
27%
100%
Count
95
254
200
173
722
160
286
167
112
725
22
201
324
178
725
30
214
298
183
725
285
214
135
84
718
25
173
268
255
721
91
263
174
199
727
%
13%
35%
28%
24%
100%
22%
39%
23%
15%
100%
3%
28%
45%
25%
100%
4%
30%
41%
25%
100%
40%
30%
19%
12%
100%
3%
24%
37%
35%
100%
13%
36%
24%
27%
100%
Participating
Peers
Count
53
178
115
104
450
106
187
98
61
452
8
139
205
101
453
24
155
179
94
452
149
165
90
48
452
17
144
164
126
451
50
155
130
120
455
%
12%
40%
26%
23%
100%
23%
41%
22%
13%
100%
2%
31%
45%
22%
100%
5%
34%
40%
21%
100%
33%
37%
20%
11%
100%
4%
32%
36%
28%
100%
11%
34%
29%
26%
100%
NSSE 2012
Count
7,957
19,506
12,897
10,182
50,542
12,625
21,404
10,120
6,526
50,675
2,093
13,633
22,663
12,341
50,730
3,019
16,526
19,304
11,764
50,613
20,963
15,869
7,976
5,745
50,553
1,708
13,434
18,544
16,972
50,658
5,647
15,786
14,041
15,258
50,732
6
%
16%
39%
26%
20%
100%
25%
42%
20%
13%
100%
4%
27%
45%
24%
100%
6%
33%
38%
23%
100%
41%
31%
16%
11%
100%
3%
27%
37%
34%
100%
11%
31%
28%
30%
100%
NSSE 2012 Major Field Report: Part II. Comparisons to Other Institutions
Frequency Distributions-Arts and Sciences
Western Carolina University
First-Year Students
WCU
Variable
1v. Had serious conversations
DIFFSTU2
(EEE)
Never
Sometimes
Often
Very often
MEMORIZE
Very little
Some
Quite a bit
Very much
ANALYZE
(LAC)
Very little
Some
Quite a bit
Very much
SYNTHESZ
(LAC)
Very little
Some
Quite a bit
Very much
EVALUATE
(LAC)
Very little
Some
Quite a bit
Very much
APPLYING
(LAC)
Very little
Some
Quite a bit
Very much
READASGN
(LAC)
None
1-4
5-10
11-20
More than 20
with students who are very
different from you in terms of
their religious beliefs, political
opinions, or personal values
2a. Coursework emphasizes:
Response Options
Count
Total
Memorizing facts, ideas, or
methods from your courses
and readings
Total
2b. Coursework emphasizes:
Analyzing the basic elements
of an idea, experience, or
theory
Total
2c. Coursework emphasizes:
Synthesizing and organizing
ideas, information, or
experiences
Total
2d. Coursework emphasizes:
Making judgments about the
value of information,
arguments, or methods
Total
2e. Coursework emphasizes:
Applying theories or concepts
to practical problems or in
new situations
Total
3a. Number of assigned
textbooks, books, or booklength packs of course
readings
Total
NOTE: All results are unweighted.
1
9
9
18
37
2
7
17
11
37
1
3
16
17
37
1
9
13
13
36
1
7
15
14
37
3
6
11
17
37
0
9
19
5
4
37
UNC System
%
3%
24%
24%
49%
100%
5%
19%
46%
30%
100%
3%
8%
43%
46%
100%
3%
25%
36%
36%
100%
3%
19%
41%
38%
100%
8%
16%
30%
46%
100%
0%
24%
51%
14%
11%
100%
Count
43
138
150
160
491
18
115
219
140
492
5
72
204
210
491
10
115
208
157
490
12
101
217
159
489
14
97
181
198
490
5
107
216
111
49
488
%
9%
28%
31%
33%
100%
4%
23%
45%
28%
100%
1%
15%
42%
43%
100%
2%
23%
42%
32%
100%
2%
21%
44%
33%
100%
3%
20%
37%
40%
100%
1%
22%
44%
23%
10%
100%
Participating
Peers
Count
49
104
123
102
378
19
80
135
145
379
6
63
152
157
378
13
84
149
127
373
12
90
150
124
376
7
71
156
144
378
6
102
157
74
37
376
%
13%
28%
33%
27%
100%
5%
21%
36%
38%
100%
2%
17%
40%
42%
100%
3%
23%
40%
34%
100%
3%
24%
40%
33%
100%
2%
19%
41%
38%
100%
2%
27%
42%
20%
10%
100%
Seniors
NSSE 2012
Count
3,895
10,583
10,322
11,213
36,013
1,955
9,091
14,091
10,844
35,981
487
4,596
14,680
16,095
35,858
1,169
7,645
14,658
12,334
35,806
1,561
8,331
14,515
11,461
35,868
1,246
6,967
13,485
14,238
35,936
221
6,572
14,565
9,540
5,096
35,994
%
11%
29%
29%
31%
100%
5%
25%
39%
30%
100%
1%
13%
41%
45%
100%
3%
21%
41%
34%
100%
4%
23%
40%
32%
100%
3%
19%
38%
40%
100%
1%
18%
40%
27%
14%
100%
WCU
Count
4
15
22
18
59
4
13
24
19
60
1
3
28
28
60
1
8
29
22
60
2
10
28
19
59
2
7
20
31
60
1
14
27
7
10
59
UNC System
%
7%
25%
37%
31%
100%
7%
22%
40%
32%
100%
2%
5%
47%
47%
100%
2%
13%
48%
37%
100%
3%
17%
47%
32%
100%
3%
12%
33%
52%
100%
2%
24%
46%
12%
17%
100%
Count
69
212
229
216
726
53
188
272
211
724
9
82
248
383
722
20
121
261
317
719
28
133
270
292
723
16
121
248
338
723
10
197
261
152
107
727
%
10%
29%
32%
30%
100%
7%
26%
38%
29%
100%
1%
11%
34%
53%
100%
3%
17%
36%
44%
100%
4%
18%
37%
40%
100%
2%
17%
34%
47%
100%
1%
27%
36%
21%
15%
100%
Participating
Peers
Count
34
137
148
136
455
33
115
191
116
455
2
64
189
196
451
7
101
198
147
453
7
106
203
140
456
8
74
194
179
455
7
128
165
96
60
456
%
7%
30%
33%
30%
100%
7%
25%
42%
25%
100%
0%
14%
42%
43%
100%
2%
22%
44%
32%
100%
2%
23%
45%
31%
100%
2%
16%
43%
39%
100%
2%
28%
36%
21%
13%
100%
NSSE 2012
Count
4,607
15,664
14,974
15,526
50,771
5,008
15,022
17,371
13,304
50,705
600
5,266
18,932
25,763
50,561
1,391
8,439
18,892
21,728
50,450
2,245
10,367
19,033
18,917
50,562
1,572
8,481
17,725
22,887
50,665
622
11,945
17,590
11,744
8,840
50,741
7
%
9%
31%
29%
31%
100%
10%
30%
34%
26%
100%
1%
10%
37%
51%
100%
3%
17%
37%
43%
100%
4%
21%
38%
37%
100%
3%
17%
35%
45%
100%
1%
24%
35%
23%
17%
100%
NSSE 2012 Major Field Report: Part II. Comparisons to Other Institutions
Frequency Distributions-Arts and Sciences
Western Carolina University
First-Year Students
WCU
Variable
3b. Number of books read on
Response Options
READOWN
None
1-4
5-10
11-20
More than 20
WRITEMOR
(LAC)
None
1-4
5-10
11-20
More than 20
WRITEMID
(LAC)
None
1-4
5-10
11-20
More than 20
WRITESML
(LAC)
None
1-4
5-10
11-20
More than 20
PROBSETA
None
1-2
3-4
5-6
More than 6
PROBSETB
None
1-2
3-4
5-6
More than 6
your own (not assigned) for
personal enjoyment or
academic enrichment
Count
Total
3c. Number of written papers or
reports of 20 pages or more
Total
3d. Number of written papers or
reports between 5 and 19
pages
Total
3e. Number of written papers or
reports of fewer than 5 pages
Total
4a. Number of problem sets that
take you more than an hour to
complete
Total
4b. Number of problem sets that
take you less than an hour to
complete
Total
NOTE: All results are unweighted.
11
20
3
0
3
37
32
3
1
1
0
37
7
22
6
2
0
37
1
9
17
9
1
37
12
12
8
4
1
37
5
14
10
2
6
37
UNC System
%
30%
54%
8%
0%
8%
100%
86%
8%
3%
3%
0%
100%
19%
59%
16%
5%
0%
100%
3%
24%
46%
24%
3%
100%
32%
32%
22%
11%
3%
100%
14%
38%
27%
5%
16%
100%
Count
93
295
67
16
18
489
421
47
8
6
5
487
73
274
114
26
5
492
11
165
175
86
55
492
64
186
141
44
56
491
52
156
139
68
77
492
%
19%
60%
14%
3%
4%
100%
86%
10%
2%
1%
1%
100%
15%
56%
23%
5%
1%
100%
2%
34%
36%
17%
11%
100%
13%
38%
29%
9%
11%
100%
11%
32%
28%
14%
16%
100%
Participating
Peers
Count
91
168
67
26
22
374
319
38
10
5
3
375
59
214
81
21
3
378
5
96
147
93
37
378
48
145
101
37
46
377
35
120
108
45
68
376
%
24%
45%
18%
7%
6%
100%
85%
10%
3%
1%
1%
100%
16%
57%
21%
6%
1%
100%
1%
25%
39%
25%
10%
100%
13%
38%
27%
10%
12%
100%
9%
32%
29%
12%
18%
100%
Seniors
NSSE 2012
Count
8,162
19,217
5,523
1,600
1,475
35,977
29,931
4,379
877
413
348
35,948
4,276
18,992
9,746
2,481
549
36,044
1,071
11,226
12,373
7,422
4,008
36,100
4,350
11,860
11,615
3,950
4,244
36,019
5,572
12,954
8,902
3,889
4,669
35,986
%
23%
53%
15%
4%
4%
100%
83%
12%
2%
1%
1%
100%
12%
53%
27%
7%
2%
100%
3%
31%
34%
21%
11%
100%
12%
33%
32%
11%
12%
100%
15%
36%
25%
11%
13%
100%
WCU
Count
7
30
10
5
6
58
33
23
2
0
1
59
7
24
18
9
2
60
1
23
20
12
4
60
13
16
13
8
9
59
13
25
16
3
3
60
UNC System
%
12%
52%
17%
9%
10%
100%
56%
39%
3%
0%
2%
100%
12%
40%
30%
15%
3%
100%
2%
38%
33%
20%
7%
100%
22%
27%
22%
14%
15%
100%
22%
42%
27%
5%
5%
100%
Count
116
371
137
62
36
722
353
307
42
10
9
721
58
283
252
85
47
725
36
250
215
131
94
726
131
207
233
73
78
722
191
262
143
58
68
722
%
16%
51%
19%
9%
5%
100%
49%
43%
6%
1%
1%
100%
8%
39%
35%
12%
6%
100%
5%
34%
30%
18%
13%
100%
18%
29%
32%
10%
11%
100%
26%
36%
20%
8%
9%
100%
Participating
Peers
Count
97
215
87
30
25
454
273
148
25
5
5
456
60
194
135
50
17
456
22
162
137
89
46
456
93
167
102
38
53
453
96
170
104
39
48
457
%
21%
47%
19%
7%
6%
100%
60%
32%
5%
1%
1%
100%
13%
43%
30%
11%
4%
100%
5%
36%
30%
20%
10%
100%
21%
37%
23%
8%
12%
100%
21%
37%
23%
9%
11%
100%
NSSE 2012
Count
9,572
26,523
8,982
2,974
2,655
50,706
24,671
21,750
2,831
774
674
50,700
4,192
19,600
17,251
6,968
2,799
50,810
3,142
16,550
14,390
9,298
7,482
50,862
10,933
15,486
13,853
4,756
5,643
50,671
16,306
17,335
9,444
3,363
4,132
50,580
8
%
19%
52%
18%
6%
5%
100%
49%
43%
6%
2%
1%
100%
8%
39%
34%
14%
6%
100%
6%
33%
28%
18%
15%
100%
22%
31%
27%
9%
11%
100%
32%
34%
19%
7%
8%
100%
NSSE 2012 Major Field Report: Part II. Comparisons to Other Institutions
Frequency Distributions-Arts and Sciences
Western Carolina University
First-Year Students
WCU
Variable
5.
Select the circle that best
represents the extent to which
your examinations during the
current school year challenged
you to do your best work
EXAMS
Response Options
Count
1 Very little
2
3
4
5
6
7 Very much
Total
6a. Attended an art exhibit, play,
ATDART07
Never
Sometimes
Often
Very often
EXRCSE05
Never
Sometimes
Often
Very often
WORSHP05
Never
Sometimes
Often
Very often
OWNVIEW
Never
Sometimes
Often
Very often
OTHRVIEW
Never
Sometimes
Often
Very often
CHNGVIEW
Never
Sometimes
Often
Very often
dance, music, theater, or other
performance
Total
6b. Exercised or participated in
physical fitness activities
Total
6c. Participated in activities to
enhance your spirituality
(worship, meditation, prayer,
etc.)
Total
6d. Examined the strengths and
weaknesses of your own views
on a topic or issue
Total
6e. Tried to better understand
someone else's views by
imagining how an issue looks
from his or her perspective
Total
6f.
Learned something that
changed the way you
understand an issue or
concept
Total
NOTE: All results are unweighted.
0
0
1
7
12
11
6
37
2
18
14
3
37
6
12
7
12
37
16
7
5
9
37
3
13
8
13
37
3
11
10
13
37
0
13
11
13
37
UNC System
%
0%
0%
3%
19%
32%
30%
16%
100%
5%
49%
38%
8%
100%
16%
32%
19%
32%
100%
43%
19%
14%
24%
100%
8%
35%
22%
35%
100%
8%
30%
27%
35%
100%
0%
35%
30%
35%
100%
Count
1
5
14
54
179
164
76
493
81
226
113
71
491
40
146
137
169
492
213
127
70
79
489
29
165
181
106
481
15
135
198
138
486
14
113
209
153
489
%
0%
1%
3%
11%
36%
33%
15%
100%
16%
46%
23%
14%
100%
8%
30%
28%
34%
100%
44%
26%
14%
16%
100%
6%
34%
38%
22%
100%
3%
28%
41%
28%
100%
3%
23%
43%
31%
100%
Participating
Peers
Count
2
7
14
39
126
123
68
379
95
158
86
39
378
44
96
104
133
377
164
93
54
63
374
45
120
130
77
372
25
114
144
96
379
18
113
157
91
379
%
1%
2%
4%
10%
33%
32%
18%
100%
25%
42%
23%
10%
100%
12%
25%
28%
35%
100%
44%
25%
14%
17%
100%
12%
32%
35%
21%
100%
7%
30%
38%
25%
100%
5%
30%
41%
24%
100%
Seniors
NSSE 2012
Count
218
367
1,047
3,708
10,859
12,302
7,627
36,128
8,183
16,675
7,455
3,752
36,065
4,330
10,102
9,127
12,408
35,967
16,063
8,944
4,938
5,992
35,937
3,260
12,157
12,593
7,874
35,884
1,814
10,434
13,848
9,898
35,994
1,207
9,810
13,985
11,055
36,057
%
1%
1%
3%
10%
30%
34%
21%
100%
23%
46%
21%
10%
100%
12%
28%
25%
34%
100%
45%
25%
14%
17%
100%
9%
34%
35%
22%
100%
5%
29%
38%
27%
100%
3%
27%
39%
31%
100%
WCU
Count
2
1
3
6
16
20
12
60
14
28
12
6
60
8
23
13
15
59
25
19
7
9
60
2
22
19
15
58
1
23
18
17
59
1
19
29
10
59
UNC System
%
3%
2%
5%
10%
27%
33%
20%
100%
23%
47%
20%
10%
100%
14%
39%
22%
25%
100%
42%
32%
12%
15%
100%
3%
38%
33%
26%
100%
2%
39%
31%
29%
100%
2%
32%
49%
17%
100%
Count
10
12
22
74
220
208
181
727
181
345
130
69
725
102
240
189
190
721
305
182
97
135
719
44
187
280
213
724
23
171
288
241
723
20
167
292
245
724
%
1%
2%
3%
10%
30%
29%
25%
100%
25%
48%
18%
10%
100%
14%
33%
26%
26%
100%
42%
25%
13%
19%
100%
6%
26%
39%
29%
100%
3%
24%
40%
33%
100%
3%
23%
40%
34%
100%
Participating
Peers
Count
4
7
23
57
139
132
96
458
134
217
73
31
455
66
137
121
130
454
222
101
57
77
457
43
151
169
94
457
21
137
177
118
453
14
141
180
121
456
%
1%
2%
5%
12%
30%
29%
21%
100%
29%
48%
16%
7%
100%
15%
30%
27%
29%
100%
49%
22%
12%
17%
100%
9%
33%
37%
21%
100%
5%
30%
39%
26%
100%
3%
31%
39%
27%
100%
NSSE 2012
Count
650
796
1,876
5,287
14,673
16,475
11,109
50,866
13,492
23,777
8,920
4,621
50,810
6,486
15,860
12,190
16,163
50,699
21,832
12,580
6,599
9,614
50,625
3,515
15,645
18,457
12,985
50,602
2,129
13,361
19,990
15,226
50,706
1,321
13,358
20,121
16,030
50,830
9
%
1%
2%
4%
10%
29%
32%
22%
100%
27%
47%
18%
9%
100%
13%
31%
24%
32%
100%
43%
25%
13%
19%
100%
7%
31%
36%
26%
100%
4%
26%
39%
30%
100%
3%
26%
40%
32%
100%
NSSE 2012 Major Field Report: Part II. Comparisons to Other Institutions
Frequency Distributions-Arts and Sciences
Western Carolina University
First-Year Students
WCU
Variable
7a. Practicum, internship, field
Response Options
INTERN04
(EEE)
Have not decided
Do not plan to do
Plan to do
Done
VOLNTR04
(EEE)
Have not decided
Do not plan to do
Plan to do
Done
LRNCOM04
(EEE)
Have not decided
Do not plan to do
Plan to do
Done
RESRCH04
(SFI)
Have not decided
Do not plan to do
Plan to do
Done
7e. Foreign language coursework
FORLNG04
(EEE)
Have not decided
Do not plan to do
Plan to do
Done
7f.
STDABR04
(EEE)
Have not decided
Do not plan to do
Plan to do
Done
INDSTD04
(EEE)
Have not decided
Do not plan to do
Plan to do
Done
experience, co-op experience,
or clinical assignment
Count
Total
7b. Community service or
volunteer work
Total
7c. Participate in a learning
community or some other
formal program where groups
of students take two or more
classes together
7d. Work on a research project
with a faculty member outside
of course or program
requirements
Total
Total
Total
Study abroad
Total
7g. Independent study or self-
designed major
Total
NOTE: All results are unweighted.
3
2
29
3
37
3
1
15
17
36
15
9
8
5
37
9
5
19
4
37
7
15
5
10
37
15
7
15
0
37
15
15
4
2
36
UNC System
%
8%
5%
78%
8%
100%
8%
3%
42%
47%
100%
41%
24%
22%
14%
100%
24%
14%
51%
11%
100%
19%
41%
14%
27%
100%
41%
19%
41%
0%
100%
42%
42%
11%
6%
100%
Count
61
12
386
32
491
36
13
208
232
489
127
104
147
109
487
168
62
221
39
490
73
83
204
130
490
115
80
288
10
493
151
207
101
27
486
%
12%
2%
79%
7%
100%
7%
3%
43%
47%
100%
26%
21%
30%
22%
100%
34%
13%
45%
8%
100%
15%
17%
42%
27%
100%
23%
16%
58%
2%
100%
31%
43%
21%
6%
100%
Participating
Peers
Count
49
19
294
16
378
59
31
143
143
376
121
106
93
56
376
118
71
161
25
375
56
130
104
88
378
106
102
148
19
375
107
178
67
19
371
%
13%
5%
78%
4%
100%
16%
8%
38%
38%
100%
32%
28%
25%
15%
100%
31%
19%
43%
7%
100%
15%
34%
28%
23%
100%
28%
27%
39%
5%
100%
29%
48%
18%
5%
100%
Seniors
NSSE 2012
Count
4,412
1,459
27,657
2,477
36,005
3,811
1,901
14,891
15,256
35,859
11,801
9,463
8,471
6,059
35,794
12,468
6,158
15,463
1,796
35,885
5,405
7,797
12,304
10,476
35,982
9,035
7,386
18,458
998
35,877
11,951
16,287
6,274
1,258
35,770
%
12%
4%
77%
7%
100%
11%
5%
42%
43%
100%
33%
26%
24%
17%
100%
35%
17%
43%
5%
100%
15%
22%
34%
29%
100%
25%
21%
51%
3%
100%
33%
46%
18%
4%
100%
WCU
Count
2
7
18
33
60
5
6
7
41
59
8
37
4
11
60
10
22
6
22
60
1
25
4
30
60
5
43
4
8
60
5
39
5
10
59
UNC System
%
3%
12%
30%
55%
100%
8%
10%
12%
69%
100%
13%
62%
7%
18%
100%
17%
37%
10%
37%
100%
2%
42%
7%
50%
100%
8%
72%
7%
13%
100%
8%
66%
8%
17%
100%
Count
70
145
188
318
721
46
78
117
481
722
92
353
71
202
718
97
275
119
234
725
42
216
56
408
722
86
400
88
142
716
68
402
82
168
720
%
10%
20%
26%
44%
100%
6%
11%
16%
67%
100%
13%
49%
10%
28%
100%
13%
38%
16%
32%
100%
6%
30%
8%
57%
100%
12%
56%
12%
20%
100%
9%
56%
11%
23%
100%
Participating
Peers
Count
26
62
123
245
456
34
71
55
295
455
64
239
28
122
453
83
191
62
121
457
38
217
28
174
457
63
282
37
71
453
56
268
50
80
454
%
6%
14%
27%
54%
100%
7%
16%
12%
65%
100%
14%
53%
6%
27%
100%
18%
42%
14%
26%
100%
8%
47%
6%
38%
100%
14%
62%
8%
16%
100%
12%
59%
11%
18%
100%
NSSE 2012
Count
4,362
9,632
10,817
25,935
50,746
4,107
7,282
6,673
32,481
50,543
6,563
27,862
3,435
12,605
50,465
7,337
22,646
6,940
13,734
50,657
3,175
16,963
3,692
26,900
50,730
5,561
29,486
4,639
10,788
50,474
5,333
29,376
4,365
11,299
50,373
10
%
9%
19%
21%
51%
100%
8%
14%
13%
64%
100%
13%
55%
7%
25%
100%
14%
45%
14%
27%
100%
6%
33%
7%
53%
100%
11%
58%
9%
21%
100%
11%
58%
9%
22%
100%
NSSE 2012 Major Field Report: Part II. Comparisons to Other Institutions
Frequency Distributions-Arts and Sciences
Western Carolina University
First-Year Students
WCU
Variable
7h. Culminating senior
experience (capstone course,
senior project or thesis,
comprehensive exam, etc.)
8a. Quality of relationships with
other students
SNRX04
(EEE)
ENVSTU
(SCE)
Response Options
Count
Have not decided
Do not plan to do
Plan to do
Done
faculty members
0
0
2
4
7
12
12
0%
0%
5%
11%
19%
32%
32%
37
100%
2
0
0
0%
0%
2
6
3
1
3%
4
3
8%
5
10
6
7 Available, Helpful,
Sympathetic
11
12
37
100%
2
0
3
0%
8%
3
2
4
6
5
6
Total
1 Unfriendly,
Unsupportive, Sense of
alienation
1 Unavailable, Unhelpful,
Unsympathetic
Total
8c. Quality of relationships with
administrative personnel
and offices
ENVADM
(SCE)
1 Unhelpful,
Inconsiderate, Rigid
6
7 Helpful, Considerate,
Flexible
Total
NOTE: All results are unweighted.
Count
27%
14%
51%
8%
100%
Total
ENVFAC
(SCE)
%
10
5
19
3
37
2
3
4
5
6
7 Friendly, Supportive,
Sense of belonging
8b. Quality of relationships with
UNC System
%
150 31%
40
8%
281 57%
18
4%
489 100%
5
11
21
58
96
159
142
1%
2%
4%
12%
20%
32%
29%
492 100%
Participating
Peers
Count
%
132 35%
29
8%
210 56%
6
2%
377 100%
3
10
28
48
96
96
97
1%
3%
7%
13%
25%
25%
26%
378 100%
0%
1%
2
6
25
5%
81
17%
27%
116
30%
32%
156
101
Seniors
NSSE 2012
Count
%
WCU
Count
UNC System
%
Count
%
7
19
12
21
59
12%
32%
20%
36%
100%
406
957
1,761
4,101
7,581
11,073
10,165
1%
3%
5%
11%
21%
31%
28%
1
0
4
6
11
18
20
2%
0%
7%
10%
18%
30%
33%
36,044 100%
60
100%
1%
2%
0
2
0%
3%
9
18
1%
2%
7
11
3
8
16
49
94
156
130
499
1,224
2,261
5,450
10,428
15,901
15,007
1%
2%
5%
10%
22%
29%
31%
725 100%
6%
1,604
4%
1
2%
35
5%
4,902
14%
6
10%
62
9%
24%
101
27%
9,072
25%
10
17%
134
32%
21%
105
77
28%
20%
11,754
7,894
33%
22%
19
21
32%
36%
246
220
36,055 100%
59
100%
2%
5%
3
2
5%
3%
2%
5%
838
1,679
5%
56
11%
38
10%
3,212
9%
11
16%
117
24%
90
24%
7,753
22%
13
16%
97
20%
92
24%
8,723
24%
8
12
22%
32%
118
76
24%
15%
78
55
21%
15%
8,102
5,735
37
100%
492 100%
378 100%
%
8
14
36
73
160
207
227
17%
7
18
Count
4,570
9%
11,432 23%
14,496 29%
20,256 40%
50,754 100%
63
2%
4%
NSSE 2012
44 10%
89 19%
158 34%
167 36%
458 100%
23
9
19
%
57
8%
118 16%
256 35%
291 40%
722 100%
207
622
377 100%
Count
12,253 34%
3,247
9%
19,906 55%
584
2%
35,990 100%
1%
2%
487 100%
Participating
Peers
1%
2%
4%
11%
21%
34%
29%
456 100%
1%
2%
4%
11%
21%
31%
30%
50,770 100%
2%
2%
405
956
14
3%
2,002
4%
46
10%
5,129
10%
19%
85
19%
10,696
21%
34%
30%
164
130
36%
28%
16,961
14,610
33%
29%
724 100%
457 100%
35
64
5%
9%
18
36
4%
8%
18%
72
10%
46
22%
167
23%
89
11
18%
162
22%
22%
16%
12
8
20%
13%
121
105
17%
14%
36,042 100%
60
100%
726 100%
1%
2%
50,759 100%
2,504
3,791
5%
7%
10%
5,436
11%
19%
10,116
20%
99
22%
10,828
21%
105
65
23%
14%
10,312
7,826
20%
15%
458 100%
50,813 100%
11
NSSE 2012 Major Field Report: Part II. Comparisons to Other Institutions
Frequency Distributions-Arts and Sciences
Western Carolina University
First-Year Students
WCU
Variable
9a. Preparing for class (studying,
reading, writing, doing
homework or lab work,
analyzing data, rehearsing,
and other academic activities)
ACADPR01
(LAC)
Response Options
Count
0 hr/wk
1-5 hr/wk
6-10 hr/wk
11-15 hr/wk
16-20 hr/wk
21-25 hr/wk
26-30 hr/wk
30+ hr/wk
Total
9b. Working for pay on campus
WORKON01 0 hr/wk
1-5 hr/wk
6-10 hr/wk
11-15 hr/wk
16-20 hr/wk
21-25 hr/wk
26-30 hr/wk
30+ hr/wk
9c. Working for pay off campus
WORKOF01
0 hr/wk
1-5 hr/wk
6-10 hr/wk
11-15 hr/wk
16-20 hr/wk
21-25 hr/wk
26-30 hr/wk
30+ hr/wk
9d. Participating in co-curricular
COCURR01
(EEE)
0 hr/wk
1-5 hr/wk
6-10 hr/wk
11-15 hr/wk
16-20 hr/wk
21-25 hr/wk
26-30 hr/wk
30+ hr/wk
Total
Total
activities (organizations,
campus publications, student
government, fraternity or
sorority, intercollegiate or
intramural sports, etc.)
Total
NOTE: All results are unweighted.
UNC System
%
Count
%
Participating
Peers
Count
%
Seniors
NSSE 2012
Count
%
WCU
Count
UNC System
%
Count
%
Participating
Peers
Count
%
NSSE 2012
Count
%
0
0%
3
1%
0
0%
87
0%
1
2%
3
0%
2
0%
139
0%
6
7
8
6
5
2
3
37
33
0
1
2
0
0
1
0
37
35
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
36
14
7
8
4
2
1
1
0
37
16%
19%
22%
16%
14%
5%
8%
100%
89%
0%
3%
5%
0%
0%
3%
0%
100%
97%
3%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
100%
38%
19%
22%
11%
5%
3%
3%
0%
100%
82
125
106
88
50
14
19
487
418
12
33
20
4
1
0
2
490
413
16
8
13
16
8
2
8
484
157
180
81
31
20
9
3
8
489
17%
26%
22%
18%
10%
3%
4%
100%
85%
2%
7%
4%
1%
0%
0%
0%
100%
85%
3%
2%
3%
3%
2%
0%
2%
100%
32%
37%
17%
6%
4%
2%
1%
2%
100%
60
111
74
66
31
14
21
377
284
23
34
12
16
4
1
3
377
297
14
12
13
15
9
7
10
377
149
115
49
27
20
8
3
8
379
16%
29%
20%
18%
8%
4%
6%
100%
75%
6%
9%
3%
4%
1%
0%
1%
100%
79%
4%
3%
3%
4%
2%
2%
3%
100%
39%
30%
13%
7%
5%
2%
1%
2%
100%
4,000
7,682
7,792
7,002
4,485
2,523
2,430
36,001
28,045
1,974
3,186
1,554
846
201
67
137
36,010
26,798
1,608
1,753
1,439
1,559
958
566
1,234
35,915
12,381
11,728
5,583
2,851
1,716
826
342
620
36,047
11%
21%
22%
19%
12%
7%
7%
100%
78%
5%
9%
4%
2%
1%
0%
0%
100%
75%
4%
5%
4%
4%
3%
2%
3%
100%
34%
33%
15%
8%
5%
2%
1%
2%
100%
14
10
12
6
7
6
4
60
33
2
11
5
6
2
0
1
60
41
4
3
1
6
3
0
1
59
27
20
6
1
3
1
1
1
60
23%
17%
20%
10%
12%
10%
7%
100%
55%
3%
18%
8%
10%
3%
0%
2%
100%
69%
7%
5%
2%
10%
5%
0%
2%
100%
45%
33%
10%
2%
5%
2%
2%
2%
100%
99
169
149
120
79
52
54
725
507
40
61
46
32
14
14
10
724
367
34
39
41
74
46
25
96
722
347
210
73
40
21
12
11
11
725
14%
23%
21%
17%
11%
7%
7%
100%
70%
6%
8%
6%
4%
2%
2%
1%
100%
51%
5%
5%
6%
10%
6%
3%
13%
100%
48%
29%
10%
6%
3%
2%
2%
2%
100%
82
112
84
74
35
28
35
452
290
19
36
37
50
6
5
10
453
240
27
28
19
44
32
19
47
456
165
145
51
37
31
9
7
12
457
18%
25%
19%
16%
8%
6%
8%
100%
64%
4%
8%
8%
11%
1%
1%
2%
100%
53%
6%
6%
4%
10%
7%
4%
10%
100%
36%
32%
11%
8%
7%
2%
2%
3%
100%
6,132
10,883
10,451
9,251
6,015
3,674
4,188
50,733
31,535
3,549
5,822
4,155
3,407
960
438
787
50,653
26,681
2,944
3,099
3,097
3,866
2,875
1,933
6,123
50,618
20,638
14,366
6,812
3,689
2,301
1,224
606
1,154
50,790
12%
21%
21%
18%
12%
7%
8%
100%
62%
7%
11%
8%
7%
2%
1%
2%
100%
53%
6%
6%
6%
8%
6%
4%
12%
100%
41%
28%
13%
7%
5%
2%
1%
2%
100%
12
NSSE 2012 Major Field Report: Part II. Comparisons to Other Institutions
Frequency Distributions-Arts and Sciences
Western Carolina University
First-Year Students
WCU
Variable
9e. Relaxing and socializing
Response Options
SOCIAL05
0 hr/wk
1-5 hr/wk
6-10 hr/wk
11-15 hr/wk
16-20 hr/wk
21-25 hr/wk
26-30 hr/wk
30+ hr/wk
CAREDE01
0 hr/wk
1-5 hr/wk
6-10 hr/wk
11-15 hr/wk
16-20 hr/wk
21-25 hr/wk
26-30 hr/wk
30+ hr/wk
COMMUTE
0 hr/wk
1-5 hr/wk
6-10 hr/wk
11-15 hr/wk
16-20 hr/wk
21-25 hr/wk
26-30 hr/wk
30+ hr/wk
ENVSCHOL
(LAC)
Very little
Some
Quite a bit
Very much
ENVSUPRT
(SCE)
Very little
Some
Quite a bit
Very much
(watching TV, partying, etc.)
Count
Total
9f.
Providing care for dependents
living with you (parents,
children, spouse, etc.)
Total
9g. Commuting to class (driving,
walking, etc.)
Total
10a. Spending significant amounts
of time studying and on
academic work
Total
10b. Providing the support you
need to help you succeed
academically
Total
NOTE: All results are unweighted.
0
9
8
5
6
2
0
7
37
34
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
37
6
26
4
0
0
0
0
1
37
1
2
19
15
37
1
2
15
19
37
UNC System
%
0%
24%
22%
14%
16%
5%
0%
19%
100%
92%
8%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
100%
16%
70%
11%
0%
0%
0%
0%
3%
100%
3%
5%
51%
41%
100%
3%
5%
41%
51%
100%
Count
2
122
129
88
70
35
13
29
488
402
40
19
8
2
4
1
11
487
76
304
55
29
17
5
0
5
491
7
68
235
178
488
5
72
211
200
488
%
0%
25%
26%
18%
14%
7%
3%
6%
100%
83%
8%
4%
2%
0%
1%
0%
2%
100%
15%
62%
11%
6%
3%
1%
0%
1%
100%
1%
14%
48%
36%
100%
1%
15%
43%
41%
100%
Participating
Peers
Count
5
77
108
74
52
20
8
34
378
295
39
20
6
5
2
3
9
379
76
232
44
12
5
2
2
6
379
5
59
179
135
378
9
75
170
121
375
%
1%
20%
29%
20%
14%
5%
2%
9%
100%
78%
10%
5%
2%
1%
1%
1%
2%
100%
20%
61%
12%
3%
1%
1%
1%
2%
100%
1%
16%
47%
36%
100%
2%
20%
45%
32%
100%
Seniors
NSSE 2012
Count
386
8,242
10,701
7,497
4,457
2,063
901
1,697
35,944
27,570
3,948
1,711
821
518
249
145
954
35,916
7,940
20,755
4,421
1,641
632
234
96
315
36,034
532
5,044
15,991
14,471
36,038
821
5,760
14,879
14,417
35,877
%
1%
23%
30%
21%
12%
6%
3%
5%
100%
77%
11%
5%
2%
1%
1%
0%
3%
100%
22%
58%
12%
5%
2%
1%
0%
1%
100%
1%
14%
44%
40%
100%
2%
16%
41%
40%
100%
WCU
Count
0
15
14
18
9
3
0
1
60
47
4
3
0
1
1
1
2
59
9
38
9
2
2
0
0
0
60
3
12
27
18
60
2
12
30
15
59
UNC System
%
0%
25%
23%
30%
15%
5%
0%
2%
100%
80%
7%
5%
0%
2%
2%
2%
3%
100%
15%
63%
15%
3%
3%
0%
0%
0%
100%
5%
20%
45%
30%
100%
3%
20%
51%
25%
100%
Count
18
217
220
134
77
24
15
16
721
455
68
44
25
16
15
9
91
723
84
442
115
40
22
5
4
14
726
11
109
319
285
724
38
129
323
230
720
%
2%
30%
31%
19%
11%
3%
2%
2%
100%
63%
9%
6%
3%
2%
2%
1%
13%
100%
12%
61%
16%
6%
3%
1%
1%
2%
100%
2%
15%
44%
39%
100%
5%
18%
45%
32%
100%
Participating
Peers
Count
4
116
138
90
61
20
15
12
456
316
47
21
19
8
6
0
39
456
52
296
72
25
8
1
1
1
456
10
91
215
140
456
16
98
211
129
454
%
1%
25%
30%
20%
13%
4%
3%
3%
100%
69%
10%
5%
4%
2%
1%
0%
9%
100%
11%
65%
16%
5%
2%
0%
0%
0%
100%
2%
20%
47%
31%
100%
4%
22%
46%
28%
100%
NSSE 2012
Count
666
13,270
15,807
10,075
5,652
2,296
1,039
1,889
50,694
33,251
6,052
3,131
1,762
1,276
656
471
4,016
50,615
7,113
30,915
8,584
2,522
805
298
144
421
50,802
1,065
7,946
22,173
19,572
50,756
2,145
10,782
21,293
16,331
50,551
13
%
1%
26%
31%
20%
11%
5%
2%
4%
100%
66%
12%
6%
3%
3%
1%
1%
8%
100%
14%
61%
17%
5%
2%
1%
0%
1%
100%
2%
16%
44%
39%
100%
4%
21%
42%
32%
100%
NSSE 2012 Major Field Report: Part II. Comparisons to Other Institutions
Frequency Distributions-Arts and Sciences
Western Carolina University
First-Year Students
WCU
Variable
10c. Encouraging contact among
students from different
economic, social, and racial or
ethnic backgrounds
ENVDIVRS
(EEE)
Response Options
Count
Very little
Some
Quite a bit
Very much
Total
10d. Helping you cope with your
non-academic responsibilities
(work, family, etc.)
ENVNACAD Very little
(SCE)
Some
Quite a bit
Very much
Total
10e. Providing the support you
need to thrive socially
ENVSOCAL
(SCE)
Very little
Some
Quite a bit
Very much
ENVEVENT
Very little
Some
Quite a bit
Very much
Total
10f. Attending campus events and
activities (special speakers,
cultural performances, athletic
events, etc.)
Total
10g. Using computers in academic
work
ENVCOMPT Very little
Some
Quite a bit
Very much
Total
11a. Acquiring a broad general
GNGENLED
Very little
Some
Quite a bit
Very much
GNWORK
Very little
Some
Quite a bit
Very much
education
Total
11b. Acquiring job or work-related
knowledge and skills
Total
NOTE: All results are unweighted.
2
9
11
15
37
7
6
17
6
36
2
8
19
8
37
0
6
16
15
37
4
8
10
15
37
0
8
16
13
37
10
5
9
13
37
UNC System
%
5%
24%
30%
41%
100%
19%
17%
47%
17%
100%
5%
22%
51%
22%
100%
0%
16%
43%
41%
100%
11%
22%
27%
41%
100%
0%
22%
43%
35%
100%
27%
14%
24%
35%
100%
Count
42
131
164
148
485
72
192
129
96
489
39
164
174
114
491
18
79
204
185
486
8
42
159
277
486
9
68
200
211
488
41
155
171
120
487
%
9%
27%
34%
31%
100%
15%
39%
26%
20%
100%
8%
33%
35%
23%
100%
4%
16%
42%
38%
100%
2%
9%
33%
57%
100%
2%
14%
41%
43%
100%
8%
32%
35%
25%
100%
Participating
Peers
Count
51
114
117
94
376
97
150
91
40
378
64
123
126
65
378
29
93
153
104
379
6
50
130
191
377
12
53
162
150
377
28
102
147
98
375
%
14%
30%
31%
25%
100%
26%
40%
24%
11%
100%
17%
33%
33%
17%
100%
8%
25%
40%
27%
100%
2%
13%
34%
51%
100%
3%
14%
43%
40%
100%
7%
27%
39%
26%
100%
Seniors
NSSE 2012
Count
4,082
9,932
11,635
10,236
35,885
8,070
13,537
9,337
5,013
35,957
5,216
12,080
11,988
6,500
35,784
2,648
7,796
13,632
11,841
35,917
950
5,346
12,261
17,415
35,972
756
4,943
14,653
15,529
35,881
3,377
10,246
12,625
9,546
35,794
%
11%
28%
32%
29%
100%
22%
38%
26%
14%
100%
15%
34%
34%
18%
100%
7%
22%
38%
33%
100%
3%
15%
34%
48%
100%
2%
14%
41%
43%
100%
9%
29%
35%
27%
100%
WCU
Count
10
19
18
12
59
17
27
11
4
59
10
23
18
8
59
2
16
28
14
60
0
6
19
35
60
2
6
28
24
60
4
7
27
22
60
UNC System
%
17%
32%
31%
20%
100%
29%
46%
19%
7%
100%
17%
39%
31%
14%
100%
3%
27%
47%
23%
100%
0%
10%
32%
58%
100%
3%
10%
47%
40%
100%
7%
12%
45%
37%
100%
Count
119
211
231
160
721
243
247
148
86
724
154
232
218
112
716
66
173
278
202
719
7
66
189
462
724
15
82
241
381
719
57
182
232
249
720
%
17%
29%
32%
22%
100%
34%
34%
20%
12%
100%
22%
32%
30%
16%
100%
9%
24%
39%
28%
100%
1%
9%
26%
64%
100%
2%
11%
34%
53%
100%
8%
25%
32%
35%
100%
Participating
Peers
Count
69
152
144
90
455
157
160
87
52
456
86
169
132
64
451
24
126
189
115
454
6
45
146
257
454
12
70
161
210
453
24
90
170
170
454
%
15%
33%
32%
20%
100%
34%
35%
19%
11%
100%
19%
37%
29%
14%
100%
5%
28%
42%
25%
100%
1%
10%
32%
57%
100%
3%
15%
36%
46%
100%
5%
20%
37%
37%
100%
NSSE 2012
Count
8,493
16,222
14,808
11,029
50,552
16,832
19,007
9,839
4,957
50,635
11,174
18,997
13,803
6,427
50,401
5,381
13,548
18,749
12,823
50,501
1,178
5,933
15,527
28,077
50,715
1,255
6,345
17,729
25,242
50,571
4,219
12,424
16,862
17,039
50,544
14
%
17%
32%
29%
22%
100%
33%
38%
19%
10%
100%
22%
38%
27%
13%
100%
11%
27%
37%
25%
100%
2%
12%
31%
55%
100%
2%
13%
35%
50%
100%
8%
25%
33%
34%
100%
NSSE 2012 Major Field Report: Part II. Comparisons to Other Institutions
Frequency Distributions-Arts and Sciences
Western Carolina University
First-Year Students
WCU
Variable
11c. Writing clearly and
Response Options
GNWRITE
Very little
Some
Quite a bit
Very much
GNSPEAK
Very little
Some
Quite a bit
Very much
GNANALY
Very little
Some
Quite a bit
Very much
GNQUANT
Very little
Some
Quite a bit
Very much
GNCMPTS
Very little
Some
Quite a bit
Very much
GNOTHERS
Very little
Some
Quite a bit
Very much
GNCITIZN
Very little
Some
Quite a bit
Very much
effectively
Count
Total
11d. Speaking clearly and
effectively
Total
11e. Thinking critically and
analytically
Total
11f. Analyzing quantitative
problems
Total
11g. Using computing and
information technology
Total
11h. Working effectively with
others
Total
11i. Voting in local, state, or
national elections
Total
NOTE: All results are unweighted.
3
6
16
12
37
4
7
15
11
37
0
5
17
14
36
1
9
14
13
37
3
10
15
9
37
2
8
14
13
37
13
7
9
8
37
UNC System
%
8%
16%
43%
32%
100%
11%
19%
41%
30%
100%
0%
14%
47%
39%
100%
3%
24%
38%
35%
100%
8%
27%
41%
24%
100%
5%
22%
38%
35%
100%
35%
19%
24%
22%
100%
Count
6
85
215
180
486
26
132
189
139
486
6
68
184
229
487
15
114
194
163
486
21
97
173
197
488
17
96
187
184
484
166
146
88
87
487
%
1%
17%
44%
37%
100%
5%
27%
39%
29%
100%
1%
14%
38%
47%
100%
3%
23%
40%
34%
100%
4%
20%
35%
40%
100%
4%
20%
39%
38%
100%
34%
30%
18%
18%
100%
Participating
Peers
Count
21
68
157
129
375
30
86
139
121
376
13
45
161
158
377
15
74
161
124
374
26
71
140
139
376
22
83
158
113
376
180
92
60
39
371
%
6%
18%
42%
34%
100%
8%
23%
37%
32%
100%
3%
12%
43%
42%
100%
4%
20%
43%
33%
100%
7%
19%
37%
37%
100%
6%
22%
42%
30%
100%
49%
25%
16%
11%
100%
Seniors
NSSE 2012
Count
1,485
6,880
13,926
13,562
35,853
2,992
9,200
12,815
10,758
35,765
682
4,292
13,328
17,479
35,781
1,931
7,728
13,626
12,375
35,660
2,557
8,622
12,605
12,055
35,839
2,026
8,425
13,514
11,907
35,872
16,235
10,171
5,739
3,480
35,625
%
4%
19%
39%
38%
100%
8%
26%
36%
30%
100%
2%
12%
37%
49%
100%
5%
22%
38%
35%
100%
7%
24%
35%
34%
100%
6%
23%
38%
33%
100%
46%
29%
16%
10%
100%
WCU
Count
1
7
19
33
60
1
10
22
26
59
0
5
21
33
59
2
7
28
22
59
3
9
23
25
60
3
9
27
21
60
22
15
16
7
60
UNC System
%
2%
12%
32%
55%
100%
2%
17%
37%
44%
100%
0%
8%
36%
56%
100%
3%
12%
47%
37%
100%
5%
15%
38%
42%
100%
5%
15%
45%
35%
100%
37%
25%
27%
12%
100%
Count
21
99
253
349
722
40
135
243
301
719
9
56
224
428
717
43
126
237
310
716
30
106
245
341
722
32
118
272
299
721
191
210
152
162
715
%
3%
14%
35%
48%
100%
6%
19%
34%
42%
100%
1%
8%
31%
60%
100%
6%
18%
33%
43%
100%
4%
15%
34%
47%
100%
4%
16%
38%
41%
100%
27%
29%
21%
23%
100%
Participating
Peers
Count
17
77
169
188
451
23
82
176
169
450
5
50
170
228
453
23
103
167
160
453
15
77
160
200
452
14
83
172
181
450
196
122
77
57
452
%
4%
17%
37%
42%
100%
5%
18%
39%
38%
100%
1%
11%
38%
50%
100%
5%
23%
37%
35%
100%
3%
17%
35%
44%
100%
3%
18%
38%
40%
100%
43%
27%
17%
13%
100%
NSSE 2012
Count
1,698
7,914
17,775
23,193
50,580
2,920
10,566
17,920
19,056
50,462
860
4,717
15,956
28,898
50,431
2,915
10,752
17,035
19,646
50,348
2,757
10,773
16,953
20,086
50,569
2,240
10,289
18,324
19,720
50,573
20,204
15,091
8,478
6,489
50,262
15
%
3%
16%
35%
46%
100%
6%
21%
36%
38%
100%
2%
9%
32%
57%
100%
6%
21%
34%
39%
100%
5%
21%
34%
40%
100%
4%
20%
36%
39%
100%
40%
30%
17%
13%
100%
NSSE 2012 Major Field Report: Part II. Comparisons to Other Institutions
Frequency Distributions-Arts and Sciences
Western Carolina University
First-Year Students
WCU
Variable
11j. Learning effectively on your
Response Options
GNINQ
Very little
Some
Quite a bit
Very much
11k. Understanding yourself
GNSELF
Very little
Some
Quite a bit
Very much
11l. Understanding people of
GNDIVERS
Very little
Some
Quite a bit
Very much
GNPROBSV
Very little
Some
Quite a bit
Very much
GNETHICS
Very little
Some
Quite a bit
Very much
own
Count
Total
Total
other racial and ethnic
backgrounds
Total
11m. Solving complex real-world
problems
Total
11n. Developing a personal code
of values and ethics
Total
11o. Contributing to the welfare
of your community
GNCOMMUN Very little
Some
Quite a bit
Very much
Total
11p. Developing a deepened sense
of spirituality
GNSPIRIT
Very little
Some
Quite a bit
Very much
Total
NOTE: All results are unweighted.
4
12
12
9
37
5
10
11
11
37
4
12
11
10
37
5
12
11
9
37
6
8
12
11
37
6
12
9
10
37
15
9
7
6
37
UNC System
%
11%
32%
32%
24%
100%
14%
27%
30%
30%
100%
11%
32%
30%
27%
100%
14%
32%
30%
24%
100%
16%
22%
32%
30%
100%
16%
32%
24%
27%
100%
41%
24%
19%
16%
100%
Count
12
99
181
193
485
31
88
172
194
485
46
130
160
148
484
30
150
174
132
486
34
116
161
173
484
54
164
159
110
487
155
139
90
98
482
%
2%
20%
37%
40%
100%
6%
18%
35%
40%
100%
10%
27%
33%
31%
100%
6%
31%
36%
27%
100%
7%
24%
33%
36%
100%
11%
34%
33%
23%
100%
32%
29%
19%
20%
100%
Participating
Peers
Count
23
81
148
121
373
45
94
119
113
371
52
115
128
77
372
27
126
133
85
371
57
104
120
90
371
87
115
106
63
371
151
105
62
51
369
%
6%
22%
40%
32%
100%
12%
25%
32%
30%
100%
14%
31%
34%
21%
100%
7%
34%
36%
23%
100%
15%
28%
32%
24%
100%
23%
31%
29%
17%
100%
41%
28%
17%
14%
100%
Seniors
NSSE 2012
Count
1,773
7,723
15,037
11,025
35,558
3,540
8,760
12,603
10,567
35,470
4,508
10,579
11,867
8,629
35,583
3,596
10,973
12,848
8,162
35,579
4,488
9,241
11,837
10,007
35,573
5,978
11,367
10,746
7,462
35,553
14,319
8,738
6,501
6,044
35,602
%
5%
22%
42%
31%
100%
10%
25%
36%
30%
100%
13%
30%
33%
24%
100%
10%
31%
36%
23%
100%
13%
26%
33%
28%
100%
17%
32%
30%
21%
100%
40%
25%
18%
17%
100%
WCU
Count
5
9
29
17
60
6
16
22
16
60
8
18
20
13
59
5
14
27
14
60
10
15
19
16
60
8
20
20
12
60
26
20
9
5
60
UNC System
%
8%
15%
48%
28%
100%
10%
27%
37%
27%
100%
14%
31%
34%
22%
100%
8%
23%
45%
23%
100%
17%
25%
32%
27%
100%
13%
33%
33%
20%
100%
43%
33%
15%
8%
100%
Count
41
106
263
301
711
72
144
217
275
708
88
185
228
213
714
65
186
244
222
717
89
172
219
236
716
108
216
196
196
716
328
149
111
129
717
%
6%
15%
37%
42%
100%
10%
20%
31%
39%
100%
12%
26%
32%
30%
100%
9%
26%
34%
31%
100%
12%
24%
31%
33%
100%
15%
30%
27%
27%
100%
46%
21%
15%
18%
100%
Participating
Peers
Count
22
101
180
149
452
49
132
135
137
453
58
156
143
96
453
39
118
178
118
453
72
126
135
121
454
91
159
117
84
451
213
128
58
55
454
%
5%
22%
40%
33%
100%
11%
29%
30%
30%
100%
13%
34%
32%
21%
100%
9%
26%
39%
26%
100%
16%
28%
30%
27%
100%
20%
35%
26%
19%
100%
47%
28%
13%
12%
100%
NSSE 2012
Count
2,557
8,739
19,438
19,426
50,160
5,135
11,183
16,451
17,288
50,057
6,780
14,874
15,704
12,857
50,215
4,980
13,799
17,620
13,829
50,228
7,158
12,450
15,090
15,548
50,246
9,172
15,648
13,893
11,488
50,201
23,874
11,256
7,072
8,068
50,270
16
%
5%
17%
39%
39%
100%
10%
22%
33%
35%
100%
14%
30%
31%
26%
100%
10%
27%
35%
28%
100%
14%
25%
30%
31%
100%
18%
31%
28%
23%
100%
47%
22%
14%
16%
100%
NSSE 2012 Major Field Report: Part II. Comparisons to Other Institutions
Frequency Distributions-Arts and Sciences
Western Carolina University
First-Year Students
WCU
Variable
12. Overall, how would you
Response Options
ADVISE
Poor
Fair
Good
Excellent
ENTIREXP
Poor
Fair
Good
Excellent
SAMECOLL
Definitely no
Probably no
Probably yes
Definitely yes
evaluate the quality of
academic advising you have
received at your institution?
Count
Total
13. How would you evaluate your
entire educational experience
at this institution?
Total
14. If you could start over again,
would you go to the same
institution you are now
attending?
Total
NOTE: All results are unweighted.
1
3
17
16
37
0
3
18
16
37
2
3
9
23
37
UNC System
%
3%
8%
46%
43%
100%
0%
8%
49%
43%
100%
5%
8%
24%
62%
100%
Count
%
12
2%
67 14%
239 49%
172 35%
490 100%
5
1%
47 10%
237 48%
200 41%
489 100%
19
4%
51 10%
170 35%
251 51%
491 100%
Participating
Peers
Count
%
19
5%
55 15%
184 49%
121 32%
379 100%
6
2%
40 11%
194 51%
137 36%
377 100%
6
2%
58 15%
148 39%
167 44%
379 100%
Seniors
NSSE 2012
Count
%
1,509
4%
5,367 15%
16,224 45%
12,950 36%
36,050 100%
574
2%
3,511 10%
16,743 47%
15,174 42%
36,002 100%
1,307
4%
3,917 11%
13,992 39%
16,877 47%
36,093 100%
WCU
Count
3
9
25
23
60
2
6
26
26
60
4
6
22
28
60
UNC System
%
5%
15%
42%
38%
100%
3%
10%
43%
43%
100%
7%
10%
37%
47%
100%
Count
%
57
8%
122 17%
284 39%
263 36%
726 100%
16
2%
91 13%
309 43%
309 43%
725 100%
50
7%
96 13%
233 32%
347 48%
726 100%
Participating
Peers
Count
%
32
7%
93 20%
176 39%
156 34%
457 100%
12
3%
49 11%
226 50%
169 37%
456 100%
15
3%
79 17%
181 40%
182 40%
457 100%
NSSE 2012
Count
%
4,166
8%
8,994 18%
19,613 39%
18,071 36%
50,844 100%
1,151
2%
5,498 11%
21,972 43%
22,169 44%
50,790 100%
2,746
5%
6,466 13%
18,507 36%
23,157 46%
50,876 100%
17
NSSE 2012 Major Field Report: Part II. Comparisons to Other Institutions
Frequency Distributions-Arts and Sciences
Western Carolina University
First-Year Students
WCU
Variable
Response Options
15. Age
AGE
19 or younger
20-23
24-29
30-39
40-55
Over 55
16. Your sex:
SEX
Male
Female
Count
Total
Total
17. Are you an international
INTERNAT
student or foreign national?
18. What is your racial or ethnic
RACE05
identification? (Select only
one.)
No
Yes
Total
American Indian or other
Native American
Asian, Asian American, or
Pacific Islander
Black or African American
White (non-Hispanic)
Mexican or Mexican
American
current institution or
elsewhere?
NOTE: All results are unweighted.
%
466 95%
11
2%
4
1%
6
1%
6
1%
0
0%
493 100%
164 33%
329 67%
493 100%
478 98%
10
2%
488 100%
Count
%
302 80%
52 14%
14
4%
6
2%
3
1%
0
0%
377 100%
147 39%
231 61%
378 100%
341 91%
35
9%
376 100%
Count
37
0
0
0
0
0
37
15
22
37
37
0
37
100%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
100%
41%
59%
100%
100%
0%
100%
0
0%
3
1%
2
1%
267
1
5
3%
14%
16
132
3%
27%
16
27
4%
7%
22
59%
268
55%
286
%
31,044 86%
2,830
8%
881
2%
712
2%
538
1%
82
0%
36,087 100%
13,303 37%
22,785 63%
36,088 100%
30,652 94%
1,813
6%
32,465 100%
WCU
Count
UNC System
%
Count
%
1
0%
453 62%
104 14%
83 11%
75 10%
10
1%
726 100%
235 32%
489 68%
724 100%
700 97%
23
3%
723 100%
Participating
Peers
Count
%
0
0%
332 72%
74 16%
24
5%
26
6%
2
0%
458 100%
200 44%
258 56%
458 100%
432 95%
24
5%
456 100%
NSSE 2012
Count
%
2
36
12
7
3
0
60
24
36
60
59
0
59
3%
60%
20%
12%
5%
0%
100%
40%
60%
100%
100%
0%
100%
211
0%
35,161 69%
7,486 15%
4,198
8%
3,253
6%
540
1%
50,849 100%
20,123 40%
30,685 60%
50,808 100%
45,100 96%
1,974
4%
47,074 100%
1%
3
5%
7
1%
3
1%
377
1%
2,272
2,865
7%
9%
0
3
0%
5%
13
161
2%
22%
17
35
4%
8%
2,411
3,549
5%
8%
76%
21,158
65%
53
88%
432
60%
352
77%
32,306
68%
3%
6
1%
2
1%
1,052
3%
0
0%
5
1%
1
0%
1,300
3%
0
2
0%
5%
4
10
1%
2%
3
6
1%
2%
312
1,074
1%
3%
0
1
0%
2%
7
6
1%
1%
0
6
0%
1%
352
1,295
1%
3%
Multiracial
3
8%
25
5%
12
3%
1,249
4%
0
0%
31
4%
13
3%
1,487
3%
Other
0
0%
6
1%
8
2%
526
2%
0
0%
9
1%
7
2%
720
2%
I prefer not to respond
3
8%
21
4%
16
4%
1,828
6%
0
0%
54
7%
23
5%
3,417
7%
37
28
4
3
2
0
37
30
7
37
100%
76%
11%
8%
5%
0%
100%
81%
19%
100%
32,603 100%
31,221 87%
3,974 11%
513
1%
130
0%
251
1%
36,089 100%
33,110 92%
2,963
8%
36,073 100%
60
0
0
5
55
0
60
29
31
60
100%
0%
0%
8%
92%
0%
100%
48%
52%
100%
Freshman/first year
Sophomore
Junior
Senior
Unclassified
ENTER
Started here
Started elsewhere
Total
20. Did you begin college at your
Count
NSSE 2012
1
CLASS
classification in college?
%
Seniors
Puerto Rican
Other Hispanic or Latino
Total
19. What is your current
UNC System
Participating
Peers
Total
491 100%
459 93%
24
5%
7
1%
1
0%
1
0%
492 100%
457 93%
34
7%
491 100%
378 100%
307 81%
65 17%
4
1%
2
1%
1
0%
379 100%
346 91%
33
9%
379 100%
725 100%
1
0%
1
0%
32
4%
688 95%
4
1%
726 100%
386 53%
342 47%
728 100%
457 100%
0
0%
2
0%
19
4%
430 94%
7
2%
458 100%
249 55%
207 45%
456 100%
47,214 100%
60
0%
207
0%
3,007
6%
46,372 91%
1,217
2%
50,863 100%
32,535 64%
18,325 36%
50,860 100%
18
NSSE 2012 Major Field Report: Part II. Comparisons to Other Institutions
Frequency Distributions-Arts and Sciences
Western Carolina University
First-Year Students
WCU
Variable
21. Since graduating from high
school, which of the following
types of schools have you
attended other than the one
you are attending now?
(Select all that apply.)
VOTECH05
COMCOL05
FOURYR05
NONE05
–
–
Response Options
Vocational or technical
school
Community or junior
college
4-year college other than
this one
%
Count
%
Count
%
Count
%
NSSE 2012
Count
%
861
3%
1
2%
66
9%
30
7%
3,032
6%
5
14%
32
7%
39
10%
2,425
8%
28
47%
272
38%
191
42%
15,198
32%
2
6%
32
7%
26
7%
2,140
7%
12
20%
191
27%
113
25%
11,029
24%
29
81%
420
86%
288
77%
26,807
83%
24
40%
315
44%
193
42%
23,650
51%
0
0%
7
1%
18
5%
947
3%
2
3%
18
3%
11
2%
1,943
4%
37
100%
489
99%
365
98%
31,892
98%
56
93%
688
95%
430
95%
44,104
95%
0
37
0%
100%
3
1%
492 100%
560
2%
32,452 100%
4
60
7%
100%
No
0
0%
1
56%
2
50%
Yes
Total
0
0
0%
0%
2 67%
3 100%
1 14%
7 100%
245 44%
557 100%
2
4
50%
100%
22 61%
36 100%
11 46%
24 100%
1,165 52%
2,256 100%
Total
1
36
37
3%
97%
100%
8
2%
484 98%
492 100%
10
3%
367 97%
377 100%
1,295
4%
34,830 96%
36,125 100%
3
57
60
5%
95%
100%
92 13%
636 87%
728 100%
38
8%
420 92%
458 100%
6,736 13%
44,159 87%
50,895 100%
Total
37
0
37
100%
0%
100%
485 99%
7
1%
492 100%
365 98%
6
2%
371 100%
34,994 97%
941
3%
35,935 100%
59
0
59
100%
0%
100%
676 93%
51
7%
727 100%
444 97%
12
3%
456 100%
47,423 95%
2,586
5%
50,009 100%
If yes: As part of your military
experience, did you receive
combat pay, hostile fire pay,
or imminent danger pay?
(Item appeared only in the
online instrument.)
VETPAY
Total
NOTE: All results are unweighted.
Count
4%
Yes
DISTED
%
Participating
Peers
14
No
academic term...Are you
taking all courses entirely
online? (Item appeared only
in the online instrument.)
Count
UNC System
1%
VETERAN
– Thinking about this current
%
WCU
5
OCOL1_05
ENRLMENT
Count
NSSE 2012
0%
Are you a current or former
member of the U.S. Armed
Forces, Reserves, or National
Guard? (Item appeared only
in the online instrument.)
academic term...How would
you characterize your
enrollment?
%
Seniors
0
None
Other
22. Thinking about this current
Count
UNC System
Participating
Peers
Less than full-time
Full-time
No
Yes
33%
7
2%
372 100%
6
86%
312
36
5%
724 100%
14
39%
24
5%
454 100%
13
54%
2,267
5%
46,371 100%
1,091
19
48%
NSSE 2012 Major Field Report: Part II. Comparisons to Other Institutions
Frequency Distributions-Arts and Sciences
Western Carolina University
First-Year Students
WCU
NSSE 2012
WCU
UNC System
Participating
Peers
NSSE 2012
Response Options
DISNONE
No, I do not have any
disabilities
Yes, I have a sensory
impairment (vision or
hearing)
Yes, I have a mobility
impairment
Yes, I have a learning
disability
Yes, I have a
developmental disorder
(ADHD, Autism spectrum
disorder, etc.)
Yes, I have a mental health
disorder
Yes, I have a medical
disability not listed above
Yes, I have another
disability
I choose not to answer
31
84%
408
84%
309
85%
26,693
83%
43
74%
593
82%
380
84%
38,061
83%
1
3%
14
3%
10
3%
1,046
3%
3
5%
17
2%
12
3%
1,155
3%
0
0%
4
1%
4
1%
198
1%
0
0%
9
1%
5
1%
458
1%
0
0%
8
2%
8
2%
746
2%
1
2%
17
2%
9
2%
1,140
2%
2
5%
19
4%
14
4%
1,136
4%
4
7%
30
4%
13
3%
1,554
3%
1
3%
8
2%
5
1%
818
3%
2
3%
32
4%
9
2%
1,511
3%
0
0%
7
1%
6
2%
519
2%
3
5%
14
2%
8
2%
793
2%
4
11%
52
11%
34
9%
3,413
11%
12
21%
79
11%
37
8%
4,935
11%
2
5%
25
5%
21
6%
1,710
5%
3
5%
41
6%
27
6%
2,410
5%
FRATSORO
No
Yes
ATHLETE
No
Yes
37
0
37
35
2
37
100%
0%
100%
95%
5%
100%
32,932 91%
3,179
9%
36,111 100%
32,621 90%
3,452 10%
36,073 100%
52
7
59
59
1
60
88%
12%
100%
98%
2%
100%
DISSENSE
DISMOBIL
DISLEARN
DISDEVLP
DISMENT
DISMED
DISOTHER
DISREFUS
23. Are you member of a social
Seniors
Variable
– Do you have any disabilities?
(Select all that apply.) (Item
appeared only in the online
instrument and was preceded
by the statement "Your
institution will not receive
your identified response to
the following question. Only
an overall summary of
responses will be provided."
Accordingly, this item does
not appear in the NSSE data
file or codebook.)
UNC System
Participating
Peers
fraternity or sorority?
Count
Total
24. Are you a student-athlete on a
team sponsored by your
institution's athletics
department?
NOTE: All results are unweighted.
Total
%
Count
%
457 93%
36
7%
493 100%
470 96%
22
4%
492 100%
Count
%
351 93%
28
7%
379 100%
351 93%
28
7%
379 100%
Count
%
Count
%
Count
%
665 91%
63
9%
728 100%
705 97%
19
3%
724 100%
Count
%
397 87%
59 13%
456 100%
434 95%
24
5%
458 100%
Count
%
45,205 89%
5,688 11%
50,893 100%
47,736 94%
3,081
6%
50,817 100%
20
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Frequency Distributions-Arts and Sciences
Western Carolina University
First-Year Students
WCU
Variable
25. What have most of your
GRADES04
grades been up to now at this
institution?
26. Which of the following best
LIVENOW
describes where you are living
now while attending college?
Response Options
Count
C- or lower
C
C+
BB
B+
AA
education that your father
completed?
%
38
10%
2,189
1
3%
47
10%
54
14%
0
0%
1
0%
1
0
0%
12
2%
12
37
100%
4
11%
53
11%
22
6%
2,428
8%
Graduated from HS
11
31%
103
21%
117
31%
7,055
Attended, no degree
6
17%
61
13%
47
13%
Completed Associate's
5
14%
49
10%
31
8%
Completed Bachelor's
7
19%
128
27%
107
Completed Master's
2
6%
54
11%
33
7%
1
3%
36
100%
488 100%
481 100%
6
2%
15
4%
14
4%
14
4%
76 20%
60 16%
66 17%
127 34%
378 100%
273 72%
Count
4%
MOTHREDU Did not finish HS
Count
UNC System
%
0
2
3
3
9
10
13
20
60
24
0%
3%
5%
5%
15%
17%
22%
33%
100%
40%
6%
15
8,055
22%
0%
123
3%
1,542
Count
%
Participating
Peers
Count
%
NSSE 2012
Count
%
1
0%
12
2%
40
6%
59
8%
110 15%
160 22%
146 20%
199 27%
727 100%
86 12%
1
0%
10
2%
16
3%
30
7%
106 23%
75 16%
77 17%
143 31%
458 100%
66 14%
126
0%
827
2%
1,870
4%
3,163
6%
8,898 17%
10,332 20%
11,172 22%
14,471 28%
50,859 100%
9,668 19%
25%
158
22%
166
36%
13,531
27%
18
30%
416
57%
201
44%
23,737
47%
0%
2
3%
1
0%
4
1%
675
1%
4%
1
2%
64
9%
19
4%
3,195
6%
35,993 100%
60
100%
2
3%
79
11%
30
7%
3,761
8%
22%
17
28%
176
25%
142
31%
10,507
22%
4,282
13%
10
17%
85
12%
69
15%
6,278
13%
2,639
8%
8
13%
60
8%
35
8%
3,560
8%
29%
8,543
26%
16
27%
193
27%
105
23%
11,738
25%
38
10%
4,815
15%
5
8%
77
11%
41
9%
6,840
15%
13
3%
2,591
8%
2
3%
44
6%
31
7%
4,240
9%
32,353 100%
60
100%
378 100%
375 100%
626
2%
1,002
3%
1,729
5%
2,349
7%
6,534 18%
6,961 19%
7,362 20%
9,552 26%
36,115 100%
24,084 67%
WCU
725 100%
714 100%
456 100%
453 100%
50,806 100%
46,924 100%
0
0%
21
4%
17
5%
1,783
5%
1
2%
47
7%
26
6%
2,932
6%
Graduated from HS
8
22%
80
16%
76
20%
5,758
18%
7
12%
167
23%
108
24%
9,976
21%
Attended, no degree
9
24%
80
16%
73
19%
4,861
15%
18
30%
111
15%
72
16%
6,937
15%
Completed Associate's
6
16%
73
15%
48
13%
3,825
12%
10
17%
100
14%
58
13%
5,605
12%
Completed Bachelor's
6
16%
148
30%
90
24%
9,864
30%
12
20%
182
25%
122
27%
12,856
27%
Completed Master's
6
16%
70
14%
61
16%
5,170
16%
10
17%
95
13%
63
14%
7,173
15%
Completed Doctorate
2
5%
15
3%
11
3%
1,251
4%
2
3%
16
2%
6
1%
1,677
4%
37
100%
32,512 100%
60
100%
Total
NOTE: All results are unweighted.
%
18
Did not finish HS
13
3%
21
4%
25
5%
40
8%
82 17%
83 17%
111 23%
117 24%
492 100%
410 84%
Count
3%
Total
education that your mother
completed?
%
1
Total
Dormitory or other campus
housing
Residence, walking
distance
Residence, driving
distance
Fraternity/sorority house
Completed Doctorate
27b. What is the highest level of
Count
NSSE 2012
3%
0%
5%
0%
27%
19%
19%
27%
100%
95%
Total
FATHREDU
%
Seniors
1
0
2
0
10
7
7
10
37
35
None of the above
27a. What is the highest level of
UNC System
Participating
Peers
487 100%
376 100%
718 100%
455 100%
47,156 100%
21
NSSE 2012 Major Field Report: Part II. Comparisons to Other Institutions
Frequency Distributions-Arts and Sciences
Western Carolina University
First-Year Students
WCU
Variable
28. Primary major or expected
Response Options
Count
MAJRPCOL
Arts and Humanities
Biological Sciences
Business
Education
Engineering
Physical Sciences
Professional (other)
Social Sciences
Other
Undecided
MAJRSCOL
Arts and Humanities
Biological Sciences
Business
Education
Engineering
Physical Sciences
Professional (other)
Social Sciences
Other
Undecided
11
10
0
0
0
3
0
5
8
0
37
4
1
1
1
0
2
1
3
0
1
14
15
22
37
6
0
1
23
4
0
0
1
2
37
0
37
37
primary major, in collapsed
categories
Total
29. Second major or expected
second major (not minor,
concentration, etc.) if
applicable, in collapsed
categories
Total
– Institution reported: Gender
GENDER
– Institution reported: Race or
ETHNICIT
ethnicity
– Institution reported:
ENROLLMT
Enrollment status
Male
Female
Total
African American/Black
Am. Indian/Native Amer.
Asian/Pacific Islander
Caucasian/White
Hispanic
Other
Foreign
Multi-racial
Unknown
Total
Part-time
Full-time
Total
UNC System
%
30%
27%
0%
0%
0%
8%
0%
14%
22%
0%
100%
29%
7%
7%
7%
0%
14%
7%
21%
0%
7%
100%
41%
59%
100%
16%
0%
3%
62%
11%
0%
0%
3%
5%
100%
0%
100%
100%
Count
63
160
0
0
0
75
0
85
110
0
493
38
14
8
7
0
25
15
23
31
2
163
163
330
493
135
5
12
279
27
4
3
14
11
490
5
488
493
%
13%
32%
0%
0%
0%
15%
0%
17%
22%
0%
100%
23%
9%
5%
4%
0%
15%
9%
14%
19%
1%
100%
33%
67%
100%
28%
1%
2%
57%
6%
1%
1%
3%
2%
100%
1%
99%
100%
Participating
Peers
Count
61
106
0
0
0
58
0
39
115
0
379
17
3
10
5
4
16
16
12
19
1
103
149
230
379
22
2
4
277
11
0
29
5
29
379
12
367
379
%
16%
28%
0%
0%
0%
15%
0%
10%
30%
0%
100%
17%
3%
10%
5%
4%
16%
16%
12%
18%
1%
100%
39%
61%
100%
6%
1%
1%
73%
3%
0%
8%
1%
8%
100%
3%
97%
100%
Seniors
NSSE 2012
Count
8,132
11,395
0
0
0
4,329
0
5,393
6,944
0
36,193
3,087
820
740
685
173
1,045
719
2,224
1,211
166
10,870
13,330
22,860
36,190
2,826
233
1,629
19,798
2,588
137
851
883
1,421
30,366
1,572
34,621
36,193
%
22%
31%
0%
0%
0%
12%
0%
15%
19%
0%
100%
28%
8%
7%
6%
2%
10%
7%
20%
11%
2%
100%
37%
63%
100%
9%
1%
5%
65%
9%
0%
3%
3%
5%
100%
4%
96%
100%
WCU
Count
18
15
0
0
0
9
0
7
11
0
60
4
4
0
2
0
2
1
4
3
0
20
24
36
60
3
2
0
53
1
0
0
1
0
60
6
54
60
UNC System
%
30%
25%
0%
0%
0%
15%
0%
12%
18%
0%
100%
20%
20%
0%
10%
0%
10%
5%
20%
15%
0%
100%
40%
60%
100%
5%
3%
0%
88%
2%
0%
0%
2%
0%
100%
10%
90%
100%
Count
156
137
0
0
0
91
0
199
145
0
728
30
10
3
25
0
17
4
33
29
3
154
236
492
728
171
3
17
474
21
9
3
9
9
716
85
643
728
%
21%
19%
0%
0%
0%
13%
0%
27%
20%
0%
100%
19%
6%
2%
16%
0%
11%
3%
21%
19%
2%
100%
32%
68%
100%
24%
0%
2%
66%
3%
1%
0%
1%
1%
100%
12%
88%
100%
Participating
Peers
Count
112
88
0
0
0
47
0
71
140
0
458
28
6
11
5
0
21
5
24
19
2
121
199
259
458
35
1
5
369
10
0
19
5
14
458
44
414
458
%
24%
19%
0%
0%
0%
10%
0%
16%
31%
0%
100%
23%
5%
9%
4%
0%
17%
4%
20%
16%
2%
100%
43%
57%
100%
8%
0%
1%
81%
2%
0%
4%
1%
3%
100%
10%
90%
100%
NSSE 2012
Count
14,268
11,665
0
0
0
5,496
0
9,355
10,223
0
51,007
3,756
870
703
1,008
129
1,048
481
2,884
1,607
175
12,661
20,169
30,829
50,998
3,576
340
1,962
30,892
3,196
178
845
772
2,143
43,904
7,053
43,952
51,005
%
28%
23%
0%
0%
0%
11%
0%
18%
20%
0%
100%
30%
7%
6%
8%
1%
8%
4%
23%
13%
1%
100%
40%
60%
100%
8%
1%
4%
70%
7%
0%
2%
2%
5%
100%
14%
86%
100%
IPEDS: 200004
NOTE: All results are unweighted.
22
Benchmark Statistics
Arts and Sciences
Western Carolina University
NSSE 2012 Major Field Report
Part II. Comparisons to Other Institutions
NSSE 2012 Major Field Report: Part II. Comparisons to Other Institutions
Interpreting the Benchmark Statistics
Benchmarks
To focus discussions about the importance of student engagement and to guide
institutional improvement efforts, NSSE created five Benchmarks of Effective
Educational Practice: Level of Academic Challenge, Active and Collaborative
Learning, Student-Faculty Interaction, Enriching Educational Experiences, and
Supportive Campus Environment.
Class
Benchmark comparisons are given separately by institutionreported class level. Of course, first-year student majors
may be unstable, and their results should be interpreted with
caution.
Major Categories
Self-reported majors (primary major if two were reported) were
identified from the survey. Institutions had the option to
customize how these were grouped, using up to eight relatedmajor categories.
Major categories with fewer than twenty respondents in a given
class are not reported. Comparison groups must contain at least
three institutions with five or more respondents in the major
category, or they remain blank.
Mean
Weighting
The mean is the
All results displayed in this
arithmetic average
report are unweighted.
of the students'
benchmark scores where
students answered at least
3/5ths
of the benchmark items.
Distribution Statistics
The dispersion of the first-year and senior benchmark scores for
your institution and your selected comparison or consortium
groups.
Me an Statistics
Re fe re nce Group
Comparison Statistics
Distribution Statistics
P e rc e n tile s
d
De g . o f
Me a n
SDb
S EM c
5 th
2 5 th
5 0 th
7 5 th
9 5 th
LEVEL O F ACADEMIC CHALLENGE (LAC)
NSSEville State (N = 107)
58.0
13.1
1.3
38
50
58
67
79
12.6
12.8
13.0
.3
.2
.1
36
33
33
50
45
47
58
54
56
66
63
65
77
75
76
ACTIVE AND CO LLABO RATIVE LEARNING (ACL)
NSSEville State (N = 107)
47.2
13.4
1.3
29
38
48
57
71
.3
.2
.1
24
19
19
33
33
33
44
43
43
57
52
52
71
71
71
Mid East Private
Carnegie Class
NSSE 2012
Mid East Private
Carnegie Class
NSSE 2012
Sample
This report is based on information from
all randomly selected or censusadministered Arts and Sciences students
for both your institution and your
comparison institutions. Targeted and
locally administered oversamples and
other non-randomly selected students are
not included.
BETWEEN Institution Comparisons on Major Categories
NSSE data serve to identify institutional strengths and weaknesses in reference to selected
comparison institutions, yet institution-level comparisons may not capture important variation
in student engagement that can be found within key sub-populations such as major. This report
displays the benchmark comparisons for the Arts and Sciences major category at your
institution and at your selected comparison institutions.
57.5
54.1
55.3
46.1
44.5
44.4
15.5
15.8
15.5
Statistical Significance
Statistical significance is reported as the probability that the difference is
due to chance variation. Values lower than .05 meet the conventional
standard for significance. The smaller the significance level, the smaller
the likelihood that the difference is due to chance. Please note that
statistical significance does not guarantee that the result is substantive or
important. Large sample sizes (as with the NSSE project) tend to produce
more statistically significant results even though the magnitude of mean
differences may be inconsequential. It is recommended to consult effect
sizes to judge the practical meaning of the results.
Effe c t
e
Me a n
Diff.
S ig . f
2,170
5,416
20,953
.5
4.0
2.8
.698
.002
.029
.04
.31
.21
2,174
5,414
20,956
1.1
2.8
2.8
.464
.071
.059
.07
.18
.18
Fre e d o m
s ize
g
Effect Size
Effect size indicates the practical significance of the mean
difference. It is calculated by dividing the mean difference by
the pooled standard deviation. In practice, an effect size of .2 is
often considered small, .5 moderate, and .8 large. A positive
sign indicates that your institution’s mean was greater, thus
showing an affirmative result for the institution. A negative sign
indicates the institution lags behind the comparison group,
suggesting that the student behavior or institutional practice
represented by the item may warrant attention.
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Western Carolina University
Benchmark Statistics: Arts and Sciences
First-Year Students
Mean Statistics
Reference Group
Comparison Statistics
Distribution Statistics
Percentiles d
LEVEL OF ACADEMIC CHALLENGE (LAC)
WCU (N = 37)
UNC System
Participating Peers
NSSE 2012
Deg. of
Mean
SD b
SEM c
5th
25th
50th
75th
95th
55.1
13.1
2.2
32
47
56
65
74
54.8
54.6
56.0
12.9
12.7
13.1
.6
.7
.1
32
34
34
46
46
47
56
53
56
64
64
65
75
76
77
ACTIVE AND COLLABORATIVE LEARNING (ACL)
WCU (N = 37)
50.3
20.5
3.4
19
38
48
62
90
44.4
43.2
44.0
16.2
16.2
16.5
.7
.8
.1
24
19
19
33
33
33
43
43
43
56
52
52
71
71
71
44.3
23.6
3.9
17
28
39
67
83
39.0
35.9
35.6
18.8
19.1
18.7
.8
1.0
.1
11
11
11
28
22
22
33
33
33
50
50
44
75
72
72
ENRICHING EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES (EEE)
WCU (N = 37)
34.5
10.3
1.7
19
25
35
39
57
31.5
27.9
29.8
14.3
14.2
13.3
.6
.7
.1
12
8
10
22
18
20
30
26
29
40
36
38
56
54
52
SUPPORTIVE CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT (SCE)
WCU (N = 37)
71.6
17.7
2.9
36
61
75
83
100
17.3
18.3
18.7
.8
.9
.1
36
33
33
56
50
53
67
61
64
81
75
78
94
92
94
UNC System
Participating Peers
NSSE 2012
STUDENT-FACULTY INTERACTION (SFI)
WCU (N = 37)
UNC System
Participating Peers
NSSE 2012
UNC System
Participating Peers
NSSE 2012
UNC System
Participating Peers
NSSE 2012
a
66.4
61.4
64.0
Effect
Freedom e
Mean
Diff.
Sig. f
size g
527
414
36,195
.3
.5
-.9
.881
.837
.674
.03
.04
-.07
39
413
36,185
5.9
7.1
6.3
.093
.013
.020
.36
.43
.38
40
41
36
5.3
8.4
8.7
.187
.042
.030
.28
.43
.47
527
413
36,143
3.0
6.6
4.7
.218
.006
.033
.21
.48
.35
525
414
36,112
5.2
10.2
7.6
.078
.001
.014
.30
.56
.40
Major categories are based on recodes of the student-reported primary major field (majrpcod).
b
Standard deviation is a measure of the amount the individual scores deviate from the mean of all the scores in the distribution.
c
The 95% confidence interval for the population mean is equal to the sample mean plus/minus 1.96 times the standard error of the mean.
d
A percentile is the point in the distribution of student benchmark scores at or below which a given percentage of benchmark scores fall.
e
Degrees of freedom used to compute the t-tests. Values vary for the total Ns due to the equal variance assumption.
f
Statistical significance represents the probability that the difference between the mean of your institution and that of the comparison group occurred by chance.
g
Effect size is calculated by subtracting the comparison group mean from your institution's mean, and dividing the result by the pooled standard deviation.
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NSSE 2012 Major Field Report: Part II. Comparisons to Other Institutions a
Western Carolina University
Benchmark Statistics: Arts and Sciences
Seniors
Mean Statistics
Reference Group
Comparison Statistics
Distribution Statistics
Percentiles d
LEVEL OF ACADEMIC CHALLENGE (LAC)
WCU (N = 60)
UNC System
Participating Peers
NSSE 2012
Deg. of
Mean
SD b
SEM c
5th
25th
50th
75th
95th
57.0
13.5
1.7
31
49
60
65
77
59.2
55.9
59.1
14.6
13.9
14.0
.5
.7
.1
34
34
35
49
46
50
59
55
60
70
66
69
82
80
81
ACTIVE AND COLLABORATIVE LEARNING (ACL)
WCU (N = 60)
53.7
14.5
1.9
31
43
52
62
79
53.4
50.9
50.6
17.8
17.5
17.2
.7
.8
.1
24
24
24
39
38
38
52
48
48
67
62
62
86
81
81
48.7
18.8
2.5
22
33
50
61
83
49.2
47.2
45.7
22.9
22.1
22.2
.9
1.0
.1
17
17
11
33
28
28
44
44
44
67
61
61
89
89
89
ENRICHING EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES (EEE)
WCU (N = 60)
41.5
14.5
1.9
19
32
43
50
68
43.9
42.4
44.1
19.5
18.0
19.1
.7
.8
.1
14
15
14
30
29
30
43
41
44
58
55
58
77
75
76
SUPPORTIVE CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT (SCE)
WCU (N = 60)
60.9
18.4
2.4
31
50
60
72
89
20.3
18.6
19.3
.8
.9
.1
25
31
28
47
50
47
61
61
61
75
75
75
94
92
92
UNC System
Participating Peers
NSSE 2012
STUDENT-FACULTY INTERACTION (SFI)
WCU (N = 59)
UNC System
Participating Peers
NSSE 2012
UNC System
Participating Peers
NSSE 2012
UNC System
Participating Peers
NSSE 2012
a
60.9
61.0
60.3
Effect
Freedom e
Mean
Diff.
Sig. f
size g
785
515
51,016
-2.1
1.2
-2.0
.274
.539
.269
-.15
.08
-.14
75
513
51,013
.4
2.8
3.1
.858
.227
.159
.02
.17
.18
73
510
58
-.5
1.5
3.0
.848
.616
.232
-.02
.07
.13
78
85
59
-2.4
-.8
-2.5
.241
.688
.181
-.12
-.05
-.13
783
515
50,868
.0
-.1
.6
.994
.980
.816
.00
.00
.03
Major categories are based on recodes of the student-reported primary major field (majrpcod).
b
Standard deviation is a measure of the amount the individual scores deviate from the mean of all the scores in the distribution.
c
The 95% confidence interval for the population mean is equal to the sample mean plus/minus 1.96 times the standard error of the mean.
d
A percentile is the point in the distribution of student benchmark scores at or below which a given percentage of benchmark scores fall.
e
Degrees of freedom used to compute the t-tests. Values vary for the total Ns due to the equal variance assumption.
f
Statistical significance represents the probability that the difference between the mean of your institution and that of the comparison group occurred by chance.
g
Effect size is calculated by subtracting the comparison group mean from your institution's mean, and dividing the result by the pooled standard deviation.
IPEDS: 200004
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