2017 NSSE RESULTS

SUMMARY REPORT AUGUST 2017 PARTICIPATION: RATES AND REPRESENTATIVENESS

Response rate First-year Senior NSSE NSSE Peer 2016 and Peer 2016 and GGC Comparators USG 2017 GGC Comparators USG 2017 16% 21% 19% 23% 25% 18% 22% 24% Representativeness First-year Senior Respondent % Population % Respondent % Population %

Female 69 55 63 56 Full-time 83 75 66 65 First-time, first-year 38 37 N/A N/A a Race/ethnicity Am. Indian or Alaska Native 0 0 0 0 Asian 11 9 12 11 Black or African American 35 39 24 26 Hispanic or Latino 19 20 14 14 Native Hawaiian/Other Pac. Isl. 0 0 0 0 White 29 25 43 42 Other 0 0 0 0 Foreign or nonresident alien 3 2 4 2 Two or more races/ethnicities 3 3 3 4 Unknown 0 1 1 1 COMPARISON GROUPS

• GROUP 1: 12 of the 15 Peer Comparators identified for University System • GROUP 2: USG Institutions participating as a consortium

– California State University San Marcos (San Marcos, CA)* – Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College (Tifton, GA) – California State University-Channel Islands (Camarillo, CA) – (Albany, GA) – California State University, Monterey Bay (Seaside, CA) – Armstrong State University (Savannah, GA) – Colorado Mesa University (Grand Junction, CO)* – (Augusta, GA) – Farmingdale State College (Farmingdale, NY) – (Morrow, GA) – Fayetteville State University (Fayetteville, NC) – College of Coastal (Brunswick, GA) – Missouri Western State University (Saint Joseph, MO)* – Columbus State University (Columbus, GA) – Norfolk State University (Norfolk, VA) – Dalton State College (Dalton, GA) – University of Houston-Downtown (Houston, TX)* – Fort Valley State University (Fort Valley, GA) – University of South Carolina Upstate (Spartanburg, SC)* – Georgia College & State University (Milledgeville, GA) – University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire (Eau Claire, WI) – Georgia Institute of Technology (, GA) – Winston-Salem State University (Winston-Salem, NC) – Georgia Southern University (Statesboro, GA) – Georgia Southwestern State University (Americus, GA) – (Atlanta, GA) – (Barnesville, GA) – Kennesaw State University (Kennesaw, GA) – Middle Georgia State University (Macon, GA) – Savannah State University (Savannah, GA) – (Athens, GA) – University of North Georgia (Dahlonega, GA) – University of West Georgia (Carrollton, GA) – Valdosta State University (Valdosta, GA) ENGAGEMENT INDICATORS: FIRST-YEAR

NSSE Peer 2016 & Top Top GGC Comparators USG 2017 50% 10%

Academic Challenge 38.5 38.3 37.9 37.9 39.2 41.2*** Higher-Order Learning ✓ 35.3 35.8 35.2 35.0 36.6** 38.3*** Reflective and Integrative Learning 39.4 38.7 39.4 38.3* 39.8 41.9*** Learning Strategies ✓ Quantitative Reasoning 29.7 28.4 28.2* 27.6*** 28.8 ✓ 30.4 ✓

Learning with Peers 32.8 33.3 33.2 32.2 35.2*** 37.1*** Collaborative Learning 41.1 38.3*** 41.7 39.7* 41.7 43.8*** Discussions with Diverse Others ✓

Experiences with Faculty 23.0 21.7 20.9*** 20.6*** 23.8 27.2*** Student-Faculty Interaction ✓ 41.8 39.2*** 38.1*** 38.7*** 40.7* 42.6 Effective Teaching Practices ✓ ✓

Campus Environment 40.9 41.3 41.1 41.8 43.8*** 46.1*** Quality of Interactions Supportive Environment 35.8 36.8 36.4 36.3 38.2*** 40.0*** *p<.05, **p<.01, ***p<.001 ENGAGEMENT INDICATORS: FIRST-YEAR TWO-YEAR PERSPECTIVE Your first-year students Your first-year students Your first-year students compared with compared with compared with Theme Engagement Indicator Peer Comparators USG Consortium NSSE 2016 & 2017 Higher-Order Learning ------Reflective & Integrative Learning ------Academic Challenge Learning Strategies -- -- △

Quantitative Reasoning -- △ △

Learning with Collaborative Learning ------Peers Discussions with Diverse Others △ -- △

Experiences Student-Faculty Interaction -- △ △ with Faculty Effective Teaching Practices △ △ △

Campus Quality of Interactions ------Environment Supportive Environment ------HIGH PERFORMANCE: FIRST-YEAR TWO-YEAR PERSPECTIVE

Top 50% Top 50% Top 10% Top 10% Theme Engagement Indicator 2015 2017 2015 2015 ✓ Higher-Order Learning ✓ ✓ Reflective and Integrative Learning Academic Challenge ✓ Learning Strategies ✓ ✓ ✓

Quantitative Reasoning ✓ ✓ ✓

✓ Collaborative Learning Learning with Peers Discussions with Diverse Others ✓ ✓

Student-Faculty Interaction ✓ Experiences with Faculty Effective Teaching Practices ✓ ✓ ✓

Quality of Interactions Campus Environment ✓ Supportive Environment ENGAGEMENT INDICATORS: SENIORS

Peer NSSE Top GGC Comparators USG 2016 & 2017 50% Top 10%

Academic Challenge Higher-Order Learning 41.3 40.8 40.1 40.0* 41.8 ✓ 43.3** Reflective and Integrative Learning 38.4 38.5 37.9 38.0 40.0** 42.0*** Learning Strategies 41.4 40.5 39.7* 38.7*** 40.7 ✓ 42.9* Quantitative Reasoning 31.9 29.6** 30.2* 29.9** 31.1 ✓ 33.0 ✓

Learning with Peers Collaborative Learning 35.0 33.1** 34.3 32.3*** 35.8 ✓ 37.9*** Discussions with Diverse Others 45.5 40.3*** 43.0*** 40.5*** 42.3*** ✓ 44.2 ✓ Experiences with Faculty Student-Faculty Interaction 28.0 23.7*** 24.2*** 23.6*** 29.2 ✓ 33.0*** Effective Teaching Practices 43.5 39.9*** 39.6*** 39.6*** 41.8* ✓ 43.8 ✓ Campus Environment Quality of Interactions 44.9 41.9*** 41.6*** 42.2*** 44.8 ✓ 46.9** ✓ 36.7 32.7*** 33.0*** 32.3**** 34.7** ✓ 37.2 Supportive Environment *p<.05, **p<.01, ***p<.001 ENGAGEMENT INDICATORS: SENIORS TWO-YEAR PERSPECTIVE Your seniors Your seniors Your seniors compared with compared with compared with Engagement Theme Indicator Peer Comparators USG Consortium NSSE 2016 & 2017 Higher-Order Learning -- -- △ Academic Reflective & Integrative Learning ------Challenge Learning Strategies -- △ △ Quantitative Reasoning △ △ △

Learning with Collaborative Learning △ -- △ Peers Discussions with Diverse Others ▲ △ ▲

Experiences Student-Faculty Interaction △ △ △ with Faculty Effective Teaching Practices △ △ △

Campus Quality of Interactions △ △ △ Environment Supportive Environment △ △ ▲ HIGH PERFORMANCE: SENIORS TWO-YEAR PERSPECTIVE Theme Engagement Indicator Top 50% 2015 Top 50% 2017 Top 10% 2015 Top 10% 2017 Higher-Order Learning ✓ ✓ Reflective and Integrative Learning Academic Challenge Learning Strategies ✓ ✓

Quantitative Reasoning ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

Collaborative Learning ✓ ✓ Learning with Peers Discussions with Diverse Others ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

Student-Faculty Interaction ✓ Experiences with Faculty Effective Teaching Practices ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

Quality of Interactions ✓ ✓ Campus Environment ✓ Supportive Environment ✓ ✓ HIGH IMPACT PRACTICES

Peer NSSE 2016 GGC Comparators USG & 2017 First Year Learning community 49 53 50 52 Service-learning 7 12 14 13 Research with faculty 6 5 5 5 Participated in at least one 52 58 57 58 Participated in two or more 7 10 11 10

Seniors Learning community 23 24 24 23 Service-learning 65 69 73 60 Research with faculty 22 22 26 23 Internship or field exp. 38 43 50 49 Study abroad 8 9 18 14 Culminating senior exp. 47 44 42 45 Participated in at least one 84 86 86 85 Participated in two or more 57 60 62 60 Red: GGC is statistically different from and lower than comparator Green: GGC is statistically different from and higher than comparator