2009 NSSE SCU Results
The National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) is the most comprehensive assessment of effective practice in higher education and includes data from nearly 370,000 randomly selected first-year and senior students at 640 four-year college and universities in the U.S. and Canada.*
*Statistics above are from the 2009 NSSE Results
The benchmark scores below are from the 2009 NSSE survey. First-year (FY) students and seniors participated; responses are reported separately.
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SCU 
National average
1. Level of Academic Challenge
| First-year students |
Seniors |
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| SCU scores are significantly higher than national averages. | |
2. Active and Collaborative Learning
| First-year students |
Seniors |
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| SCU scores are significantly higher than national averages. | |
3. Student Interaction with Faculty
| First-year students |
Seniors |
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| Scores of SCU seniors are significantly higher than the national average. |
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4. Enriching Educational Experiences
| First-year students |
Seniors |
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| SCU scores are significantly higher than national averages. | |
5. Supportive Campus Environment
| First-year students |
Seniors |
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| SCU scores are significantly higher than national averages. | |
