While NSSE's policy is not to rank institutions (see nsse.indiana.edu/links/PNP), the results below are designed to compare the engagement of your students with those attending two groups of institutions identified by NSSEa for their high average levels of student engagement:
institutions with average scores placing them in the top 50% of all 2018 and 2019 NSSE institutions, and
institutions with average scores placing them in the top 10% of all 2018 and 2019 NSSE institutions.
While the average scores for most institutions are below the mean for the top 50% or top 10%, your institution may show areas of distinction where your average student was as engaged as (or even more engaged than) the typical student at high-performing institutions. A check mark (✓) signifies those comparisons where your average score was at least comparableb to that of the high-performing group. However, the presence of a check mark does not necessarily mean that your institution was a member of that group.
It should be noted that most of the variability in student engagement is within, not between, institutions. Even "high-performing" institutions have students with engagement levels below the average for all institutions.
First-Year Students K-State Your first-year students compared with
NSSE Top 50% NSSE Top 10%
Theme Engagement Indicator Mean Mean Effect size ✓ Mean Effect size ✓
Academic Challenge Higher-Order Learning 31.0 39.3** -.64 41.0*** -.77
Reflective and Integrative Learning 31.2 36.8** -.47 38.8*** -.64
Learning Strategies 32.3 39.9** -.56 42.5*** -.73
Quantitative Reasoning 24.6 29.3 -.31 30.8* -.41
Learning with Peers Collaborative Learning 33.2 35.4 -.16 37.7* -.33
Discussions with Diverse Others 32.9 41.3** -.56 43.2*** -.72
Experiences with Faculty Student-Faculty Interaction 24.6 24.9 -.02 ✓ 28.0 -.22
Effective Teaching Practices 29.8 40.6*** -.82 42.7*** -.92
Campus Environment Quality of Interactions 41.2 44.9 -.32 47.1** -.50
Supportive Environment 30.5 38.1** -.58 40.1*** -.73
Seniors K-State Your seniors compared with
NSSE Top 50% NSSE Top 10%
Theme Engagement Indicator Mean Mean Effect size ✓ Mean Effect size ✓
Academic Challenge Higher-Order Learning 41.7 41.8 .00 ✓ 43.0 -.10 ✓
Reflective and Integrative Learning 33.9 39.9** -.49 41.6*** -.63
Learning Strategies 39.6 40.8 -.08 ✓ 42.6 -.21
Quantitative Reasoning 30.2 31.3 -.07 ✓ 32.7 -.16
Learning with Peers Collaborative Learning 32.8 36.1 -.24 38.6* -.43
Discussions with Diverse Others 36.9 42.0 -.33 43.5 -.43
Experiences with Faculty Student-Faculty Interaction 28.2 29.9 -.11 33.9 -.36
Effective Teaching Practices 36.2 41.8 -.41 43.5 -.54
Campus Environment Quality of Interactions 37.7 45.2** -.63 47.4*** -.80
Supportive Environment 25.6 34.8** -.66 37.0*** -.81