fall semester, according to the university's COVID-19 dashboard. McInnis said students “owned their behaviors and made it possible to remain” on campus.

Wills said the ACC survey also found student compliance with public health guidelines. Nearly 96 percent of students surveyed said they strongly agreed or agreed that they were actively following their college's requirements, such as social distancing, limiting gatherings and wearing masks, according to the survey report. However, this strong result dropped when students were asked about their peers' behavior; about 62 percent of respondents strongly agreed or agreed that their peers were following COVID-19 guidelines and nearly 22 percent disagreed or strongly disagreed, the report said.

Wills believes the responses illustrate how seriously students living in ACC residences are taking following their college's coronavirus rules, and how concerned they are about others who may not be. But some students were also not satisfied with the policies and procedures that their colleges implemented for COVID-19 in the first place, according to the ACC survey report. Nearly half of students characterized their college's response as "effective," about 37 percent said it was "adequate" and about 7 percent described the procedures as "insufficient," survey results said.

Source URL: https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2020/12/03/survey-students-campus-housing-had-better-social-and-learning-outcomes

[1] https://www.americancampus.com/2020-resident-report

[2] https://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2020/09/15/leasing-drops-faster-among-first-year-students-developer-says

[3] https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2020/10/15/students-continue-be-stressed-about-college-their-futures

[4] https://www.americancampus.com/assets/about-us/media/ACC-HHAY-Survey-Report-Oct-2020_1.pdf

[5] https://www.stonybrook.edu/commcms/irpe/covid-19.php Leadership

https://www.stonybrook.edu/commcms/irpe/fact_book/data_and_reports/_files/enrollment/Fall1957-Present.pdf

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