WEB EXCLUSIVE: NSSE, CUSC, and Maclean's student survey data
Web exclusive results university-by-university from the National Survey of Student Engagement, the Canadian Undergraduate Survey Consortium, and the Maclean's student survey
Maclean's staff | Apr 11, 2007 | 22:52:46
NSSE 2006 BENCHMARK COMPARISONS
NATIONAL SURVEY OF STUDENT ENGAGEMENT(NSSE)
The Maclean’s University Student Issue, published in March of 2007, contains results from three major national surveys of undergraduate students: the National Survey of Student Engagement(NSSE), the Canadian Undergraduate Survey Consortium(CUSC)and the Maclean’s University Student Survey. The NSSE and CUSC surveys, which were commissioned by the universities, ask dozens of questions about specific aspects of the undergraduate experience. The Maclean's survey was conducted among eight universities, asking questions drawn from CUSC and based on CUSC methodology, to cover off the small number of universities that took part in neither NSSE nor CUSC.
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These web exclusive bonus tables were not published in the print edition.
The survey results below are from the NSSE. The U.S.-based NSSE began in 1999, and has grown to include over 500 American universities. Canadian institutions participated for the first time in 2004, and in 2006, thirty-one Canadian institutions and approximately 60,000 students took part.
ACTIVE AND COLLABORATIVE LEARNING RESULTS
NSSE created benchmarks to compare performance in five key areas among all universities—American and Canadian—taking part in the 2006 NSSE survey. Active and Collaborative Learning assesses involvement and teamwork, measuring how often students work with classmates, make class presentations or participate in community-based projects.
FIRST-YEAR SENIOR-YEAR
Brock 35.9 52.5
Ryerson 40 51.2
NSSE 2006* 40.2 49.2
UPEI 36 49.1
Trent 35 48.3
UNB(Fredericton) 33.1 46.8
St. Thomas 36.1 46.7
Wilfrid Laurier 37.7 46.6
Nipissing 38.3 46.2
Guelph 34.1 45.3
Lakehead 38.5 45.2
McMaster 38.6 44.9
Laval 37.9 44.4
Laurentian 31.3 43.8
Queen’s 36.1 43.6
Saskatchewan 31.3 43.3
Concordia 34.8 43.2
Dalhousie 35.1 42.9
Carleton 35.2 42.8
Victoria 32.5 42.8
Windsor 32.1 42.6
Alberta 33.7 42.1
Ottawa 31.1 41.7
McGill 34.6 41.2
Western 32.3 40.5
UBC 34.2 39.7
Waterloo 33.7 38.9
Toronto 29.7 35.6
York Refused to make this information public
*NSSE 2006 represents results from 31 Canadian and 526 American universities.
ENRICHING EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE RESULTS
Enriching Educational Experience recognizes that diversity and complimentary learning opportunities enhance academic programs. This includes internships and co-ops, community service, study abroad, as well as a campus environment that promotes contact among students from different backgrounds.
FIRST-YEAR SENIOR-YEAR
NSSE 2006* 26.3 38.9
Queen’s 27.5 38.9
Waterloo 26.8 37.4
Guelph 24.7 36.9
McGill 26.8 36.7
McMaster 25.6 36.1
Brock 23.3 35.8
Ryerson 25.3 35.6
Trent 26.6 35.5
Wilfrid Laurier 25.4 34.1
UBC 25.3 33.9
Alberta 25 33.7
Dalhousie 23.3 33.2
Western 26.3 33.2
Carleton 24.3 32.7
Victoria 24.1 32.7
UNB(Fredericton) 21.7 32.5
Windsor 22.9 32.3
Laurentian 22.9 31.9
St. Thomas 24.2 31.9
Lakehead 24 31.6
Laval 21.2 31.6
Ottawa 23.4 31.5
UPEI 22.4 31.3
Toronto 22.9 31.2
Saskatchewan 20.2 30.3
Concordia 22.8 30
Nipissing 24.6 29
York Refused to make this information public
*NSSE 2006 represents results from 31 Canadian and 526 American universities.
SUPPORTIVE CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT RESULTS
Supportive Campus Environment recognizes that students perform better at schools that cultivate positive working and social relationships between students, faculty and administrative staff, as well as providing support for academic and non-academic endeavours.
FIRST-YEAR SENIOR-YEAR
Trent 59.2 60.2
UPEI 58.2 59.9
Nipissing 63.5 59.8
St. Thomas 58 57.9
Brock 56.3 57.3
Guelph 60.6 56.9
Queen’s 60.7 55.8
NSSE 2006* 58.3 55.6
Wilfrid Laurier 59.8 55.3
McMaster 58.3 53.4
UNB(Fredericton) 53.9 53
Victoria 56 52.8
Laval 57 52.7
Western 58.6 52.5
Laurentian 53.7 51.8
Windsor 51.7 51.8
Concordia 52.5 51.5
Saskatchewan 51.8 51
Lakehead 56.2 50.8
Ryerson 55.6 50.3
Carleton 56.5 50.2
Waterloo 57.5 49.5
Dalhousie 50.9 49.1
Alberta 53.4 48.6
McGill 50.9 45.6
UBC 50.8 44.9
Toronto 51.6 44.8
Ottawa 52 44.6
York Refused to make this information public
*NSSE 2006 represents results from 31 Canadian and 526 American universities.
MY NON-ACADEMIC LEARNING EXPERIENCES AT THIS UNIVERSITY HAVE BEEN INTELLECTUALLY STIMULATING
The survey results below are from the CUSC. Launched in 1994, CUSC is coordinated through the University of Manitoba’s department of housing and student life. In 2006, 25 universities took part, sending surveys to a random sample of 1,000 senior-year undergraduates(or the entire senior-year class, for schools with fewer than 1,000 graduating year students)at each university. A total of 10,464 students responded. CUSC questioned students on a variety of topics. The question below asked students to assess their degree of satisfaction with the non-academic learning aspects of their university experience.
AGREE STRONGLY(%) AGREE(%)
Nipissing 29 54
Wilfrid Laurier 25 53
Victoria 23 58
Lethbridge 22 59
Dalhousie 21 52
Mount Saint Vincent 21 52
UNB(Fredericton) 21 62
UBC 20 53
Winnipeg 20 56
UNBC 19 60
Calgary 18 56
Carleton 18 54
Regina 18 61
Saskatchewan 18 65
Concordia 16 50
Manitoba 16 58
Ottawa 16 54
Saint Mary’s 16 56
Montréal 15 54
Ryerson 15 55
Toronto(Scarborough) 13 58
Simon Fraser 12 56
York Refused to make this information public
MACLEAN’S UNIVERSITY STUDENT SURVEY
Maclean’s conducted its own survey among the following universities asking the identical question as CUSC.
AGREE STRONGLY (%) AGREE(%)
Mount Allison 50 41
St. Francis Xavier 49 41
Bishop’s 45 38
Sherbrooke 45 44
Acadia 43 46
Brandon 25 55
Cape Breton 24 52
Memorial 24 56
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