NSSE 2015 Selected Comparison Groups

Comparison Group 2: Southeast This section summarizes how this group was identified, including selection criteria and whether the default group was used. This is followed by the resulting list of institutions in this group.

Date submitted 5/19/15 How was this Your institution customized this group by selecting institutional characteristics as follows: comparison group constructed? Region (SE)

Group description Colleges and universities located in the southeast region.

Southeast (N=231) Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College (Tifton, GA)* Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina, The (Charleston, SC) Adventist University of Health Sciences (Orlando, FL) Clayton State University (Morrow, GA)* Alabama A&M University (Normal, AL) Clemson University (Clemson, SC) Albany State University (Albany, GA)* Coastal (Conway, SC)* (Pippa Passes, KY)* Coker College (Hartsville, SC)* Anderson University (Anderson, SC)* College of Coastal Georgia (Brunswick, GA)* Appalachian State University (Boone, NC) Columbus State University (Columbus, GA)* Armstrong State University (Savannah, GA)* (Spartanburg, SC)* Auburn University (Auburn University, AL) (Lookout Mountain, GA) Austin Peay State University (Clarksville, TN)* Cumberland University (Lebanon, TN) Ave Maria University (Ave Maria, FL) Dalton State College (Dalton, GA)* (Danville, VA) Davis & Elkins College (Elkins, WV)* Baptist Memorial College of Health Sciences (Memphis, TN) (New Orleans, LA) Barry University (Miami, FL) East Carolina University (Greenville, NC) (Wilson, NC)* East Tennessee State University (Johnson City, TN)* (Louisville, KY) Eastern University (Richmond, KY) (Belmont, NC) Eastern Mennonite University (Harrisonburg, VA) Belmont University (Nashville, TN)* Eckerd College (Saint Petersburg, FL) (Greensboro, NC) Elizabeth City State University (Elizabeth City, NC)* (Berea, KY)* (Elon, NC) Bethany College (Bethany, WV)* (Emory, VA) Bethune Cookman University (Daytona Beach, FL)* Faulkner University (Montgomery, AL) (Bluefield, VA)* Fayetteville State University (Fayetteville, NC) Brenau University (Gainesville, GA)* Ferrum College (Ferrum, VA) University (Owensboro, KY) Flagler College (Saint Augustine, FL) (Brevard, NC) Florida A&M University (Tallahassee, FL)* Inc. (Buies Creek, NC) Florida International University (Miami, FL)* Carson-Newman University (Jefferson City, TN) Florida Polytechnic University (Lakeland, FL) (Salisbury, NC) (Tallahassee, FL)* Centenary College of Louisiana (Shreveport, LA)* Fort Valley State University (Fort Valley, GA)* (Danville, KY) Francis Marion University (Florence, SC) Charleston Southern University (Charleston, SC) Freed-Hardeman University (Henderson, TN) (Murfreesboro, NC) (Fairfax, VA) Christian Brothers University (Memphis, TN)* Georgia College & State University (Milledgeville, GA)* Christopher Newport University (Newport News, VA)* Georgia Gwinnett College (Lawrenceville, GA) NSSE 2015 Selected Comparison Groups Regent University

Southeast (N=231), continued Georgia Institute of Technology (Atlanta, GA)* Morehead State University (Morehead, KY) Georgia Regents University (Augusta, GA)* (Murray, KY) Georgia Southern University (Statesboro, GA) Nicholls State University (Thibodaux, LA)* Georgia Southwestern State University (Americus, GA)* (Norfolk, VA) Georgia State University (Atlanta, GA)* Agricultural & Technical State University (Greensboro, NC)* Gordon State College (Barnesville, GA)* North Carolina Central University (Durham, NC)* Grambling State University (Grambling, LA)* North Carolina State University (Raleigh, NC)* (Greensboro, NC) Northern Kentucky University (Highland Heights, KY) (Greensboro, NC)* Northwestern State University of Louisiana (Natchitoches, LA)* Hampden-Sydney College (Hampden-Sydney, VA)* Nova Southeastern University (Fort Lauderdale, FL)* Henderson State University (Arkadelphia, AR) Oglethorpe University (Atlanta, GA)* (Conway, AR) Valley University (Vienna, WV) (Roanoke, VA)* (Norfolk, VA) Jackson State University (Jackson, MS) Our Lady of Holy Cross College (New Orleans, LA) Jacksonville State University (Jacksonville, AL) Our Lady of the Lake College (Baton Rouge, LA)* Jacksonville University (Jacksonville, FL)* Palm Beach -West Palm Beach (West Palm Beach, FL)* (Harrisonburg, VA)* (Misenheimer, NC) John (Siloam Springs, AR)* Presbyterian College (Clinton, SC) (Marion, AL) Queens University of Charlotte (Charlotte, NC)* Kennesaw State University (Kennesaw, GA)* (Lynchburg, VA) Kentucky State University (Frankfort, KY) Randolph-Macon College (Ashland, VA)* Kentucky (Owensboro, KY) Rhodes College (Memphis, TN)* LaGrange College (Lagrange, GA) Ringling College of Art and Design (Sarasota, FL)* Lee University (Cleveland, TN) (Salem, VA) Lenoir-Rhyne University (Hickory, NC)* Rollins College (Winter Park, FL)* Life University (Marietta, GA) Saint Andrews University (Laurinburg, NC) Limestone College (Gaffney, SC) (Winston Salem, NC) Lincoln Memorial University (Harrogate, TN)* (Birmingham, AL)* (Columbia, KY) Savannah College of Art and Design (Savannah, GA) Lipscomb University (Nashville, TN) Savannah State University (Savannah, GA)* (Farmville, VA)* Sewanee: The University of the South (Sewanee, TN)* Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College (Baton Rouge, LA) (Raleigh, NC) Louisiana State University at Alexandria (Alexandria, LA) (Winchester, VA) Louisiana Tech University (Ruston, LA)* Southeastern Louisiana University (Hammond, LA) Loyola University New Orleans (New Orleans, LA) Southeastern University (Lakeland, FL)* Lynchburg College (Lynchburg, VA)* Southern Adventist University (Collegedale, TN) Lynn University (Boca Raton, FL) Southern Arkansas University (Magnolia, AR) Lyon College (Batesville, AR)* Southern Polytechnic State University (Marietta, GA)* (Mars Hill, NC) Southern University and A&M College (Baton Rouge, LA) (Huntington, WV) Southern University (Buena Vista, VA) Martin Methodist College (Pulaski, TN) Spring Hill College (Mobile, AL) Mary Baldwin College (Staunton, VA)* Stetson University (DeLand, FL)* McNeese State University (Lake Charles, LA)* (Sweet Briar, VA) (Raleigh, NC)* Tennessee State University (Nashville, TN) (Fayetteville, NC) Tennessee Technological University (Cookeville, TN)* Middle Georgia State College (Macon, GA)* Tennessee Wesleyan College (Athens, TN) Middle Tennessee State University (Murfreesboro, TN)* Thomas More College (Crestview Hills, KY) Midway College (Midway, KY) Trevecca Nazarene University (Nashville, TN) Milligan College (Milligan College, TN) Truett-McConnell College (Cleveland, GA) (Jackson, MS) of Louisiana (New Orleans, LA) Mississippi State University (Mississippi State, MS)* (Barbourville, KY) Mississippi University for Women (Columbus, MS) (Jackson, TN)

*2014 participant

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Southeast (N=231), continued University of Alabama at Birmingham (Birmingham, AL)* Wheeling Jesuit University (Wheeling, WV) University of Alabama in Huntsville (Huntsville, AL) (Raleigh, NC) University of Arkansas - Fort Smith (Fort Smith, AR) (Wingate, NC)* University of Arkansas at Monticello (Monticello, AR)* (Rock Hill, SC)* University of Central Arkansas (Conway, AR) (Spartanburg, SC) University of Central Florida (Orlando, FL)* University of Charleston (Charleston, WV)* University of Georgia (Athens, GA)* (Lexington, KY) University of Louisiana at Lafayette (Lafayette, LA)* University of Louisiana Monroe (Monroe, LA)* (Louisville, KY) University of Mary Washington (Fredericksburg, VA) University of Memphis (Memphis, TN)* University of Miami (Coral Gables, FL) University of Mississippi (University, MS)* (Mobile, AL)* (Montevallo, AL)* University of Mount Olive (Mount Olive, NC) University of New Orleans, The (New Orleans, LA)* University of North Carolina at Asheville (Asheville, NC) University of North Carolina at Charlotte (Charlotte, NC)* University of North Carolina at Greensboro (Greensboro, NC) University of North Carolina at Pembroke (Pembroke, NC)* University of North Carolina Wilmington (Wilmington, NC) University of North Florida (Jacksonville, FL)* University of North Georgia (Dahlonega, GA) (Pikeville, KY) (Richmond, VA)* University of South Alabama (Mobile, AL) University of South Carolina Aiken (Aiken, SC)* University of South Carolina Columbia (Columbia, SC) University of South Florida (Tampa, FL) University of Tampa, The (Tampa, FL) University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, The (Chattanooga, TN) University of Tennessee Martin, The (Martin, TN) University of Tennessee, Knoxville, The (Knoxville, TN)* University of the Cumberlands (Williamsburg, KY) 's College at Wise, The (Wise, VA)* University of West Florida, The (Pensacola, FL)* University of West Georgia (Carrollton, GA) Valdosta State University (Valdosta, GA)* Virginia Commonwealth University (Richmond, VA)* Virginia Military Institute (Lexington, VA)* Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Blacksburg, VA)* (Swannanoa, NC)* Washington and Lee University (Lexington, VA)* Wesleyan College, Macon, Georgia (Macon, GA) State University (Institute, WV)* West Virginia University Institute of Technology (Montgomery, WV)* West Virginia Wesleyan College (Buckhannon, WV)* Western Carolina University (Cullowhee, NC)

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