NSSE 2015 Selected Comparison Groups Miami University‐Oxford

IPEDS: 204024 NSSE 2015 Selected Comparison Groups Miami University‐Oxford

Comparison Group 1: NSSE 2015 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 6/10/15 How was this Your institution customized this comparison group by selecting from the list of all 2014 and 2015 NSSE participants. comparison group constructed?

Group description All NSSE 2015 participating institutions

NSSE 2015 (N=558) Abilene Christian University (Abilene, TX) Berklee College of Music (Boston, MA) Adelphi University (Garden City, NY) Bethany College (Lindsborg, KS) Adrian College (Adrian, MI) Bethel University (Saint Paul, MN) Adventist University of Health Sciences (Orlando, FL) Biola University (La Mirada, CA) Alabama A&M University (Normal, AL) Bishop's University (Sherbrooke, QC) Alfred University (Alfred, NY) Bloomfield College (Bloomfield, NJ) (Sault Ste. Marie, ON) Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania (Bloomsburg, PA) Allegheny College (Meadville, PA) Boise State University (Boise, ID) Alverno College (Milwaukee, WI) Bowling Green State University (Bowling Green, OH) Ambrose University (Calgary, AB) Bradley University (Peoria, IL) American InterContinental University Online (Hoffman Estates, IL) Brandon University (Brandon, MB) Anderson University (Anderson, IN) Brescia University (Owensboro, KY) Andrews University (Berrien Springs, MI) Brevard College (Brevard, NC) Angelo State University (San Angelo, TX) Briercrest College and Seminary (Caronport, SK) Appalachian State University (Boone, NC) Brigham Young University (Provo, UT) Aquinas College (Grand Rapids, MI) Bryant University (Smithfield, RI) Arizona Christian University (Phoenix, AZ) Bryn Athyn College of the New Church (Bryn Athyn, PA) Ashland University (Ashland, OH) Burman University (Lacombe, AB) Auburn University (Auburn University, AL) Butler University (Indianapolis, IN) Aurora University (Aurora, IL) Caldwell University (Caldwell, NJ) Ave Maria University (Ave Maria, FL) California Baptist University (Riverside, CA) Averett University (Danville, VA) California State University-Bakersfield (Bakersfield, CA) Avila University (Kansas City, MO) California State University-Channel Islands (Camarillo, CA) Bacone College (Muskogee, OK) California State University-Dominguez Hills (Carson, CA) Ball State University (Muncie, IN) California State University, East Bay (Hayward, CA) Baptist Memorial College of Health Sciences (Memphis, TN) California State University, Fresno (Fresno, CA) Barry University (Miami, FL) California State University, Northridge (Northridge, CA) Bay Path University (Longmeadow, MA) California State University, San Bernardino (San Bernardino, CA) Bellarmine University (Louisville, KY) California University of Pennsylvania (California, PA) Bellevue University (Bellevue, NE) Campbell University Inc. (Buies Creek, NC) Belmont Abbey College (Belmont, NC) Cape Breton University (Sydney, NS) Bemidji State University (Bemidji, MN) Capella University (Minneapolis, MN) Benedictine University (Lisle, IL) Capital University (Columbus, OH) Bennett College (Greensboro, NC) Cardinal Stritch University (Milwaukee, WI) Bentley University (Waltham, MA) Carroll College (Helena, MT)

*2014 participant

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NSSE 2015 (N=558), continued Carson-Newman University (Jefferson City, TN) DePauw University (Greencastle, IN) Carthage College (Kenosha, WI) DeSales University (Center Valley, PA) Case Western Reserve University (Cleveland, OH) Dickinson College (Carlisle, PA) Catawba College (Salisbury, NC) Dillard University (New Orleans, LA) Catholic University of America, The (Washington, DC) Dominican University of California (San Rafael, CA) Cedar Crest College (Allentown, PA) Earlham College (Richmond, IN) Central Connecticut State University (New Britain, CT) East Carolina University (Greenville, NC) Central Methodist University (Fayette, MO) East Central University (Ada, OK) Central Michigan University (Mount Pleasant, MI) East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania (East Stroudsburg, PA) Centre College (Danville, KY) Eastern Connecticut State University (Willimantic, CT) Chadron State College (Chadron, NE) Eastern Kentucky University (Richmond, KY) Chaminade University of Honolulu (Honolulu, HI) Eastern Mennonite University (Harrisonburg, VA) Champlain College (Burlington, VT) Eastern Nazarene College (Quincy, MA) Chapman University (Orange, CA) Eastern New Mexico University (Portales, NM) Charleston Southern University (Charleston, SC) Eastern Oregon University (La Grande, OR) Chowan University (Murfreesboro, NC) Eckerd College (Saint Petersburg, FL) Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina, The (Charleston, SC) Edinboro University of Pennsylvania (Edinboro, PA) Clarion University of Pennsylvania (Clarion, PA) Elmhurst College (Elmhurst, IL) Clarke University (Dubuque, IA) Elon University (Elon, NC) Clarkson University (Potsdam, NY) Emerson College (Boston, MA) Clemson University (Clemson, SC) Emmanuel College (Boston, MA) Cleveland State University (Cleveland, OH) Emory and Henry College (Emory, VA) Colby-Sawyer College (New London, NH) Eureka College (Eureka, IL) College of Mount Saint Vincent (Bronx, NY) Faulkner University (Montgomery, AL) College of New Jersey, The (Ewing, NJ) Fayetteville State University (Fayetteville, NC) College of Saint Mary (Omaha, NE) Felician College (Lodi, NJ) College of Saint Rose, The (Albany, NY) Ferrum College (Ferrum, VA) College of the Atlantic (Bar Harbor, ME) Finlandia University (Hancock, MI) College of Wooster, The (Wooster, OH) Fitchburg State University (Fitchburg, MA) Colorado College (Colorado Springs, CO) Flagler College (Saint Augustine, FL) Colorado School of Mines (Golden, CO) Florida Polytechnic University (Lakeland, FL) Concordia College at Moorhead (Moorhead, MN) Francis Marion University (Florence, SC) Concordia College-New York (Bronxville, NY) Franciscan University of Steubenville (Steubenville, OH) Concordia University (Portland, OR) Franklin and Marshall College (Lancaster, PA) Concordia University Irvine (Irvine, CA) Franklin College (Franklin, IN) Concordia University of Edmonton (Edmonton, AB) Franklin University (Columbus, OH) Concordia University Texas (Austin, TX) Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering (Needham, MA) Cornell College (Mount Vernon, IA) Freed-Hardeman University (Henderson, TN) Cornerstone University (Grand Rapids, MI) George Fox University (Newberg, OR) Covenant College (Lookout Mountain, GA) George Mason University (Fairfax, VA) Culinary Institute of America (Hyde Park, NY) Georgia Gwinnett College (Lawrenceville, GA) Culver-Stockton College (Canton, MO) Georgia Southern University (Statesboro, GA) Cumberland University (Lebanon, TN) Georgian Court University (Lakewood, NJ) CUNY Bernard M Baruch College (New York, NY) Golden Gate University-San Francisco (San Francisco, CA) CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice (New York, NY) Goodwin College (East Hartford, CT) CUNY Medgar Evers College (Brooklyn, NY) Goshen College (Goshen, IN) CUNY New York City College of Technology (Brooklyn, NY) Governors State University (University Park, IL) CUNY York College (Jamaica, NY) Grace College and Theological Seminary (Winona Lake, IN) Curry College (Milton, MA) Graceland University-Lamoni (Lamoni, IA) Daemen College (Amherst, NY) Grand Canyon University (Phoenix, AZ) Dean College (Franklin, MA) Grand View University (Des Moines, IA) DePaul University (Chicago, IL) Greensboro College (Greensboro, NC)

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NSSE 2015 (N=558), continued Greenville College (Greenville, IL) Life University (Marietta, GA) Gwynedd Mercy University (Gwynedd Valley, PA) LIM College (New York, NY) Hamline University (Saint Paul, MN) Limestone College (Gaffney, SC) Hanover College (Hanover, IN) Lincoln Christian University (Lincoln, IL) Hardin-Simmons University (Abilene, TX) Lincoln University (Jefferson City, MO) Hartwick College (Oneonta, NY) Lindenwood University (Saint Charles, MO) Harvey Mudd College (Claremont, CA) Lindsey Wilson College (Columbia, KY) Hastings College (Hastings, NE) Lipscomb University (Nashville, TN) Henderson State University (Arkadelphia, AR) Lock Haven University (Lock Haven, PA) Hendrix College (Conway, AR) Long Island University - Brooklyn (Brooklyn, NY) Hilbert College (Hamburg, NY) Long Island University - Post (Brookville, NY) Hiram College (Hiram, OH) Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College (Baton Rouge, LA) Hobart and William Smith Colleges (Geneva, NY) Louisiana State University at Alexandria (Alexandria, LA) Hood College (Frederick, MD) Lourdes University (Sylvania, OH) Hope College (Holland, MI) Loyola University Chicago (Chicago, IL) Hope International University (Fullerton, CA) Loyola University Maryland (Baltimore, MD) Houston Baptist University (Houston, TX) Loyola University New Orleans (New Orleans, LA) Howard University (Washington, DC) Lycoming College (Williamsport, PA) (London, ON) Lyndon State College (Lyndonville, VT) Husson University (Bangor, ME) Lynn University (Boca Raton, FL) Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago, IL) MacMurray College (Jacksonville, IL) Indiana University Bloomington (Bloomington, IN) Manhattan College (Bronx, NY) Indiana University East (Richmond, IN) Mansfield University of Pennsylvania (Mansfield, PA) Indiana University Kokomo (Kokomo, IN) Maranatha Baptist University (Watertown, WI) Indiana University Northwest (Gary, IN) Marian University (Indianapolis, IN) Indiana University South Bend (South Bend, IN) Marian University (Fond Du Lac, WI) Indiana University Southeast (New Albany, IN) Marist College (Poughkeepsie, NY) Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne (Fort Wayne, IN) Mars Hill University (Mars Hill, NC) Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (Indianapolis, IN) Marshall University (Huntington, WV) Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Metro (San Juan, PR) Martin Luther College (New Ulm, MN) Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Ponce Campus (Mercedita, PR) Martin Methodist College (Pulaski, TN) Jackson State University (Jackson, MS) Marygrove College (Detroit, MI) Jacksonville State University (Jacksonville, AL) Marymount Manhattan College (New York, NY) Judson College (Marion, AL) Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (North Adams, MA) Kansas Wesleyan University (Salina, KS) Mayville State University (Mayville, ND) Kaplan University (Davenport, IA) McDaniel College (Westminster, MD) Kean University (Union, NJ) McMaster University (Hamilton, ON) Kentucky State University (Frankfort, KY) Medaille College (Buffalo, NY) Kentucky Wesleyan College (Owensboro, KY) Menlo College (Atherton, CA) Kettering University (Flint, MI) Mercy College (Dobbs Ferry, NY) King's University, The (Edmonton, AB) Methodist University (Fayetteville, NC) Kutztown University of Pennsylvania (Kutztown, PA) Metropolitan State University (Saint Paul, MN) La Sierra University (Riverside, CA) Metropolitan State University of Denver (Denver, CO) Lafayette College (Easton, PA) Miami University-Hamilton (Hamilton, OH) LaGrange College (Lagrange, GA) Miami University-Middletown (Middletown, OH) Lake Erie College (Painesville, OH) Michigan Technological University (Houghton, MI) Lancaster Bible College (Lancaster, PA) MidAmerica Nazarene University (Olathe, KS) Lasell College (Newton, MA) Midway College (Midway, KY) Le Moyne College (Syracuse, NY) Millersville University of Pennsylvania (Millersville, PA) Lee University (Cleveland, TN) Milligan College (Milligan College, TN) Lehigh University (Bethlehem, PA) Millikin University (Decatur, IL) Lesley University (Cambridge, MA) Millsaps College (Jackson, MS)

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NSSE 2015 (N=558), continued Milwaukee School of Engineering (Milwaukee, WI) Prairie View A&M University (Prairie View, TX) Minnesota State University Moorhead (Moorhead, MN) Pratt Institute (Brooklyn, NY) Minnesota State University, Mankato (Mankato, MN) Presbyterian College (Clinton, SC) Minot State University (Minot, ND) Presentation College (Aberdeen, SD) Mississippi University for Women (Columbus, MS) Queen's University (Kingston, ON) Missouri State University (Springfield, MO) Quest University (Squamish, BC) Monmouth College (Monmouth, IL) Quinnipiac University (Hamden, CT) Monmouth University (West Long Branch, NJ) Randolph College (Lynchburg, VA) Montana State University-Northern (Havre, MT) Redeemer University College (Ancaster, ON) Montana Tech of the University of Montana (Butte, MT) Regent University (Virginia Beach, VA) Montclair State University (Montclair, NJ) Regis University (Denver, CO) Moravian College (Bethlehem, PA) Rhode Island College (Providence, RI) Morehead State University (Morehead, KY) Rider University (Lawrenceville, NJ) Morgan State University (Baltimore, MD) Roanoke College (Salem, VA) Morningside College (Sioux City, IA) Roberts Wesleyan College (Rochester, NY) Mount Mary University (Milwaukee, WI) Rochester Institute of Technology (Rochester, NY) Mount St. Joseph University (Cincinnati, OH) Rockhurst University (Kansas City, MO) Murray State University (Murray, KY) Rocky Mountain College (Billings, MT) Nevada State College at Henderson (Henderson, NV) Roosevelt University (Chicago, IL) New Jersey City University (Jersey City, NJ) Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology (Terre Haute, IN) Niagara University (Niagara University, NY) Rutgers University-Camden (Camden, NJ) Norfolk State University (Norfolk, VA) Rutgers University-New Brunswick/Piscataway (New Brunswick, NJ) North Central University (Minneapolis, MN) Rutgers University-Newark (Newark, NJ) Northeastern Illinois University (Chicago, IL) Sacred Heart University (Fairfield, CT) Northeastern State University (Tahlequah, OK) Saint Ambrose University (Davenport, IA) Northern Arizona University (Flagstaff, AZ) Saint Andrews University (Laurinburg, NC) Northern Illinois University (Dekalb, IL) Saint Anselm College (Manchester, NH) Northern Kentucky University (Highland Heights, KY) Saint Francis Medical Center College of Nursing (Peoria, IL) Northland College (Ashland, WI) Saint Francis University (Loretto, PA) Northwest Missouri State University (Maryville, MO) Saint Joseph's University (Philadelphia, PA) Northwest Nazarene University (Nampa, ID) Saint Martin's University (Lacey, WA) Oglala Lakota College (Kyle, SD) Saint Mary's College of California (Moraga, CA) Ohio Northern University (Ada, OH) Saint Michael's College (Colchester, VT) Ohio Valley University (Vienna, WV) Saint Vincent College (Latrobe, PA) Oklahoma City University (Oklahoma City, OK) Saint Xavier University (Chicago, IL) Oklahoma State University (Stillwater, OK) Salem College (Winston Salem, NC) Old Dominion University (Norfolk, VA) Salem State University (Salem, MA) Olivet Nazarene University (Bourbonnais, IL) San Diego Christian College (El Cajon, CA) Oregon Institute of Technology (Klamath Falls, OR) San Diego State University (San Diego, CA) Otis College of Art and Design (Los Angeles, CA) Santa Clara University (Santa Clara, CA) Our Lady of Holy Cross College (New Orleans, LA) Savannah College of Art and Design (Savannah, GA) Our Lady of the Lake University-San Antonio (San Antonio, TX) Seattle Pacific University (Seattle, WA) Pace University (New York, NY) Seattle University (Seattle, WA) Pacific Union College (Angwin, CA) Seton Hall University (South Orange, NJ) Pennsylvania College of Technology (Williamsport, PA) Shaw University (Raleigh, NC) Peru State College (Peru, NE) Shenandoah University (Winchester, VA) Pfeiffer University (Misenheimer, NC) Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning (Oakville, ON) Philadelphia University (Philadelphia, PA) Siena College (Loudonville, NY) Pittsburg State University (Pittsburg, KS) Sierra Nevada College (Incline Village, NV) Pitzer College (Claremont, CA) Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania (Slippery Rock, PA) Plymouth State University (Plymouth, NH) Southeast Missouri State University (Cape Girardeau, MO) Point Park University (Pittsburgh, PA) Southeastern Louisiana University (Hammond, LA)

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NSSE 2015 (N=558), continued Southern Adventist University (Collegedale, TN) University of Arkansas - Fort Smith (Fort Smith, AR) Southern Arkansas University (Magnolia, AR) University of California-Merced (Merced, CA) Southern Connecticut State University (New Haven, CT) University of Central Arkansas (Conway, AR) Southern Illinois Univ Edwardsville (Edwardsville, IL) University of Central Oklahoma (Edmond, OK) Southern University and A&M College (Baton Rouge, LA) University of Cincinnati (Cincinnati, OH) Southern Virginia University (Buena Vista, VA) University of Colorado Colorado Springs (Colorado Springs, CO) Southwest Baptist University (Bolivar, MO) University of Hartford (West Hartford, CT) Southwest Minnesota State University (Marshall, MN) University of Hawai‘i at Hilo (Hilo, HI) Southwestern Adventist University (Keene, TX) University of Hawai‘i at Manoa (Honolulu, HI) Southwestern Christian University (Bethany, OK) University of Houston (Houston, TX) Southwestern University (Georgetown, TX) University of Houston-Clear Lake (Houston, TX) Spring Hill College (Mobile, AL) University of Houston-Victoria (Victoria, TX) St. Cloud State University (St Cloud, MN) University of Idaho (Moscow, ID) St. Edward's University (Austin, TX) University of Illinois at Chicago (Chicago, IL) St. Gregory's University (Shawnee, OK) University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (Urbana, IL) St. John Fisher College (Rochester, NY) University of Indianapolis (Indianapolis, IN) St. John's College (Annapolis, MD) University of Kentucky (Lexington, KY) St. Joseph's College, New York (Brooklyn, NY) University of La Verne (La Verne, CA) St. Olaf College (Northfield, MN) University of Louisville (Louisville, KY) Stephen F. Austin State University (Nacogdoches, TX) University of Maine at Presque Isle (Presque Isle, ME) Suffolk University (Boston, MA) University of Mary Hardin-Baylor (Belton, TX) SUNY-Buffalo State College (Buffalo, NY) University of Mary Washington (Fredericksburg, VA) Syracuse University (Syracuse, NY) University of Maryland-Eastern Shore (Princess Anne, MD) Tennessee State University (Nashville, TN) University of Massachusetts Boston (Boston, MA) Tennessee Wesleyan College (Athens, TN) University of Massachusetts Lowell (Lowell, MA) Texas A&M University - Central Texas (Killeen, TX) University of Miami (Coral Gables, FL) Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi (Corpus Christi, TX) University of Michigan-Dearborn (Dearborn, MI) Texas A&M University-Kingsville (Kingsville, TX) University of Missouri-Columbia (Columbia, MO) Texas Lutheran University (Seguin, TX) University of Missouri-St. Louis (Saint Louis, MO) Texas State University (San Marcos, TX) University of Montana-Western, The (Dillon, MT) Texas Tech University (Lubbock, TX) University of Mount Olive (Mount Olive, NC) Texas Wesleyan University (Fort Worth, TX) University of Mount Union (Alliance, OH) Thomas College (Waterville, ME) University of Nevada-Las Vegas (Las Vegas, NV) Thomas More College (Crestview Hills, KY) University of New Brunswick - Fredericton (Fredericton, NB) Tiffin University (Tiffin, OH) University of New Brunswick - Saint John Campus (Saint John, NB) Touro College (New York, NY) University of New England (Biddeford, ME) Trevecca Nazarene University (Nashville, TN) University of New Hampshire (Durham, NH) Trinity University (San Antonio, TX) University of New Haven (West Haven, CT) Trinity Western University (Langley, BC) University of North Carolina at Asheville (Asheville, NC) Truett-McConnell College (Cleveland, GA) University of North Carolina at Greensboro (Greensboro, NC) Truman State University (Kirksville, MO) University of North Carolina Wilmington (Wilmington, NC) Tulane University of Louisiana (New Orleans, LA) University of North Dakota (Grand Forks, ND) College (Toronto, ON) University of North Georgia (Dahlonega, GA) Union College (Barbourville, KY) University of Northern Iowa (Cedar Falls, IA) Union College (Schenectady, NY) University of Oregon (Eugene, OR) Union College (NE) (Lincoln, NE) University of Phoenix - Arizona/ONLINE (Tempe, AZ) Union University (Jackson, TN) University of Phoenix - Texas (Austin, TX) Université Saint-Paul / Saint Paul University (, ON) University of Phoenix - Utah (Salt Lake City, UT) University of Advancing Technology (Tempe, AZ) University of Pikeville (Pikeville, KY) University of Akron (Akron, OH) University of Pittsburgh-Bradford (Bradford, PA) University of Alabama in Huntsville (Huntsville, AL) University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown (Johnstown, PA) University of Arizona, The (Tucson, AZ) University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras Campus (Rio Piedras, PR)

*2014 participant

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NSSE 2015 (N=558), continued University of Redlands (Redlands, CA) Western Carolina University (Cullowhee, NC) University of Saint Joseph (West Hartford, CT) Western Connecticut State University (Danbury, CT) University of Saint Mary (Leavenworth, KS) Western Illinois University (Macomb, IL) University of San Diego (San Diego, CA) Westminster College (Fulton, MO) University of San Francisco (San Francisco, CA) Wheaton College (Wheaton, IL) University of Scranton (Scranton, PA) Wheaton College (Norton, MA) University of South Alabama (Mobile, AL) Wheeling Jesuit University (Wheeling, WV) University of South Carolina Columbia (Columbia, SC) Whittier College (Whittier, CA) University of South Florida (Tampa, FL) Whitworth University (Spokane, WA) University of St. Thomas (Houston, TX) Wichita State University (Wichita, KS) University of Tampa, The (Tampa, FL) Widener University (Chester, PA) University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, The (Chattanooga, TN) Willamette University (Salem, OR) University of Tennessee Martin, The (Martin, TN) William Jewell College (Liberty, MO) University of Texas at Arlington, The (Arlington, TX) William Peace University (Raleigh, NC) University of Texas at Brownsville, The (Brownsville, TX) William Woods University (Fulton, MO) University of Texas at Dallas, The (Richardson, TX) Wilmington University (New Castle, DE) University of Texas at El Paso, The (El Paso, TX) Winona State University (Winona, MN) University of Texas at San Antonio, The (San Antonio, TX) Wisconsin Lutheran College (Milwaukee, WI) University of Texas at Tyler, The (Tyler, TX) Wofford College (Spartanburg, SC) University of Texas of the Permian Basin, The (Odessa, TX) Wright State University (Dayton, OH) University of Texas-Pan American, The (Edinburg, TX) University of the Cumberlands (Williamsburg, KY) University of the District of Columbia (Washington, DC) University of the Virgin Islands (Charlotte Amalie, VI) University of Toledo (Toledo, OH) University of Vermont (Burlington, VT) University of West Georgia (Carrollton, GA) University of Wisconsin-River Falls (River Falls, WI) University of Wyoming (Laramie, WY) Urbana University (Urbana, OH) Ursinus College (Collegeville, PA) Utah Valley University (Orem, UT) Utica College (Utica, NY) Valley City State University (Valley City, ND) Valparaiso University (Valparaiso, IN) Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology (Flushing, NY) Villanova University (Villanova, PA) Wagner College (Staten Island, NY) Walla Walla University (College Place, WA) Walsh University (North Canton, OH) Warner Pacific College (Portland, OR) Washington & Jefferson College (Washington, PA) Washington Adventist University (Takoma Park, MD) Washington State University (Pullman, WA) Wayne State College (Wayne, NE) Wayne State University (Detroit, MI) Waynesburg University (Waynesburg, PA) Weber State University (Ogden, UT) Wentworth Institute of Technology (Boston, MA) Wesley College (Dover, DE) Wesleyan College, Macon, Georgia (Macon, GA) West Texas A&M University (Canyon, TX)

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Comparison Group 2: Carnegie Peers ‐ RUH 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 6/10/15 How was this Your institution customized this comparison group by selecting from the list of all 2014 and 2015 NSSE participants. comparison group constructed?

Group description All NSSE 2015 institutions with the same Carnegie classification as Miami University ‐ Oxford (RU/H ‐ Research Universities, high research activity)

Carnegie Peers ‐ RUH (N=45) Auburn University (Auburn University, AL) University of South Alabama (Mobile, AL) Ball State University (Muncie, IN) University of Texas at Arlington, The (Arlington, TX) Bowling Green State University (Bowling Green, OH) University of Texas at Dallas, The (Richardson, TX) Brigham Young University (Provo, UT) University of Texas at El Paso, The (El Paso, TX) Catholic University of America, The (Washington, DC) University of Texas at San Antonio, The (San Antonio, TX) Clarkson University (Potsdam, NY) University of Toledo (Toledo, OH) Clemson University (Clemson, SC) University of Vermont (Burlington, VT) Cleveland State University (Cleveland, OH) University of Wyoming (Laramie, WY) Colorado School of Mines (Golden, CO) Wichita State University (Wichita, KS) George Mason University (Fairfax, VA) Wright State University (Dayton, OH) Howard University (Washington, DC) Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago, IL) Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (Indianapolis, IN) Jackson State University (Jackson, MS) Lehigh University (Bethlehem, PA) Loyola University Chicago (Chicago, IL) Michigan Technological University (Houghton, MI) Northern Arizona University (Flagstaff, AZ) Northern Illinois University (Dekalb, IL) Oklahoma State University (Stillwater, OK) Old Dominion University (Norfolk, VA) Rutgers University-Newark (Newark, NJ) San Diego State University (San Diego, CA) Syracuse University (Syracuse, NY) Texas Tech University (Lubbock, TX) University of Akron (Akron, OH) University of Idaho (Moscow, ID) University of Massachusetts Boston (Boston, MA) University of Massachusetts Lowell (Lowell, MA) University of Missouri-St. Louis (Saint Louis, MO) University of Nevada-Las Vegas (Las Vegas, NV) University of New Hampshire (Durham, NH) University of North Carolina at Greensboro (Greensboro, NC) University of North Dakota (Grand Forks, ND) University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras Campus (Rio Piedras, PR)

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Comparison Group 3: Select Peers 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 6/10/15 How was this Your institution customized this comparison group by selecting from the list of all 2014 and 2015 NSSE participants. comparison group constructed?

Group description Select NSSE 2015 peers identified by the Office of Institutional Research and the Office of the Provost. Selected institutions: Are public Have a minimum of 10,000 undergraduates Have a Carnegie classification of Research University ‐ High Research Activity (RU/H) or Very High Research Activity (RU/VH) Are, at a minimum, identified as “competitive” by Barron’s

Select Peers (N=30) Auburn University (Auburn University, AL) Ball State University (Muncie, IN) Bowling Green State University (Bowling Green, OH) Clemson University (Clemson, SC) George Mason University (Fairfax, VA) Indiana University Bloomington (Bloomington, IN) Northern Arizona University (Flagstaff, AZ) Northern Illinois University (Dekalb, IL) Oklahoma State University (Stillwater, OK) Old Dominion University (Norfolk, VA) Rutgers University-New Brunswick/Piscataway (New Brunswick, NJ) San Diego State University (San Diego, CA) University of Akron (Akron, OH) University of Arizona, The (Tucson, AZ) University of Cincinnati (Cincinnati, OH) University of Houston (Houston, TX) University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (Urbana, IL) University of Kentucky (Lexington, KY) University of Louisville (Louisville, KY) University of Massachusetts Boston (Boston, MA) University of Missouri-Columbia (Columbia, MO) University of New Hampshire (Durham, NH) University of North Carolina at Greensboro (Greensboro, NC) University of Oregon (Eugene, OR) University of South Carolina Columbia (Columbia, SC) University of Texas at Dallas, The (Richardson, TX) University of Toledo (Toledo, OH) University of Vermont (Burlington, VT) University of Wyoming (Laramie, WY) Wright State University (Dayton, OH)

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