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NSSE was administered electronically in spring 2020 to first-year freshmen and seniors. Of 1,274 total respondents, 670 were first-year students and while 604 were seniors.

  • In NSSE 2020, 88% of first-year students and 84% of seniors rated their entire educational experience at this institution as "excellent" or "good."
  • Among first-year students, 69% frequently had discussions with people with different political views, 80% frequently had discussions with people from a different economic background, and 80% frequently had discussions with people from a different race or ethnicity.
  • In 2020, 68% of first-year students and 61% of seniors gave the quality of their interactions with academic advisors a high rating.
  • When asked about service learning, 53% of first-year students and 64% of seniors reported that at least some of their courses included a community-based service-learning project.