Updated November, 2008

The National Survey of Student Engagement was administered during each spring 2000-2008 to first-year students and seniors.

The questions asked students how and where they spent their time, the nature and quality of their interactions with faculty members and peers, and what they gained from their classes.

The following report compares NSSE results from Houghton College first-year students (N= 190)  and seniors (N= 142) from  over 100 other Carnegie Peers such as Barnard, Beloit, Colgate, Franklin & Marshall, Grove City, Juniata, Russell Sage, Ursinus, etc. (N= FY 26,631 and SR 24,941).

This report also compares 2008 NSSE results from Houghton College with NSSE results from 10 selected peer colleges: Abiline Christian, Allegheny, Bethel (MN), Elmira, Gettysburg, Grove City, Hamilton, Hope, Judson, and Taylor (N=FY 2,742 and SR 2,758).

  
 

First-Year Student NSSE Benchmarks
 Houghton
College
 Carnegie
Peers
 Diff
 Selected
Peers
 Diff
Level of Academic Challenge

Spring 2000
 2001
 2002
 2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

50.6
55.0
56.2
55.3
56.4
54.6
55.9
54.6
55.3

55.3
57.2
57.7
57.9
57.9
57.0
57.4
56.0
57.4

-4.7
-2.2
-1.5
-2.6
-1.5
-2.4
-1.5
-1.4
-2.1









56.6









-1.3
Active and Collaborative Learning
Spring 2000
 2001
 2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
38.5
40.3
41.3
42.4
41.9
42.9
44.3
42.9
44.6
44.5
44.0
44.0
44.2
45.1
44.4
44.6
44.8
45.3
-6.0
-3.7
-2.7
-1.8
-3.2
-1.5
-0.3
-1.9
-0.7








46.6








-2.0
Student-Faculty Interactions
Spring 2000
 2001
 2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
26.9
32.0
34.7
36.4
31.2
34.2
31.4
32.2
35.3
35.5
39.7
41.1
42.4
37.2
36.7
36.1
37.0
37.9
-8.6
-7.7
-6.4
-6.0
-6.0
-2.5
-4.7
-4.8
-2.6








36.8








-1.5
Enriching Educational Experiences
Spring 2000
 2001
 2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
54.0
61.8
61.0
62.9
29.1
29.4
30.5
29.9
29.8
57.4
64.0
64.4
65.7
30.5
30.6
30.4
30.1
30.3
-3.4
-2.2
-3.4
-2.8
-1.4
-1.2
-0.1
-0.2
-0.5








30.5








-0.7
Supportive Campus Environment
Spring 2000
 2001
 2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
63.6
66.9
68.3
71.0
68.6
68.9
65.7
67.3
67.9
64.1
64.3
64.5
65.6
66.7
64.3
64.6
64.2
65.0
-0.5
+2.6
+3.8
+5.4
+1.9
+4.6
+1.1
+3.1
+2.9








67.5








+0.4



Senior NSSE Benchmarks
 Houghton
College
 Carnegie
Peers 		Diff
 Selected
Peers
 Diff
Level of Academic Challenge
Spring 2000
 2001
 2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
56.0
60.7
61.1
60.0
60.7
59.4
61.0
60.0
61.2
57.6
60.5
61.0
61.1
61.4
61.1
61.3
60.3
60.4
-1.6
+0.2
+0.1
-1.1
-0.7
-1.7
-0.3
-0.3
+0.8








59.7








+1.5
Active and Collaborative Learning
Spring 2000
 2001
 2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
49.1
51.4
51.3
50.3
51.6
54.0
50.6
52.4
51.7
52.5
52.1
51.7
51.8
53.7
53.4
53.8
53.1
52.2
-3.4
-0.7
-0.4
-1.5
-2.1
+0.6
-3.2
-0.7
-0.5








52.2








-0.5
Student-Faculty Interactions
Spring 2000
 2001
 2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
40.4
45.0
47.9
44.6
44.3
48.3
47.6
46.1
47.4
47.6
50.6
50.9
51.5
52.5
51.3
51.4
50.5
48.8
-7.2
-5.6
-3.0
-6.9
-8.2
-3.0
-3.8
-4.4
-1.4








47.6








-0.2
Enriching Educational Experiences
Spring 2000
2001
 2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
49.8
55.8
53.7
52.8
48.8
51.0
55.0
53.1
51.3
52.1
56.0
56.2
57.3
51.2
51.3
52.6
50.4
48.9
-2.3
-0.2
-2.5
-4.5
-2.4
-0.3
+2.4
+2.7
+2.4








48.9








+2.4
Supportive Campus Environment
Spring 2000
 2001
 2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
67.7
67.5
64.4
68.5
63.7
64.7
60.5
64.0
66.2
60.9
61.7
61.8
62.6
63.2
61.4
62.6
62.5
61.5
+6.8
+5.8
+2.6
+5.9
+0.5
+3.3
-2.1
+1.5
+4.7








63.9








+2.3


Questions or Comments?  Contact Daryl.Stevenson@Houghton.edu