NSSE 2017 Selected Comparison Groups ‐Hamilton and Miami University ‐ Middletown

IPEDS: 204006 NSSE 2017 Selected Comparison Groups Miami University‐Hamilton and Miami University‐Middletown Comparison Group 1: All NSSE (U.S.) 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 5/18/17 How was this Your institution customized this group by selecting institutional characteristics and then adding or removing institutions comparison group from the resulting list. Selected characteristics included: constructed? Region (All US)

Group description All current year (2017) and prior year (2016) participating NSSE institutions. U.S. institutions only. (as provided by your institution)

All NSSE (U.S.) (N=959) Abilene Christian University (Abilene, TX) Augustana University (Sioux Falls, SD) Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College (Tifton, GA) Austin College (Sherman, TX) Adams State University (Alamosa, CO)* Austin Peay State University (Clarksville, TN) Adelphi University (Garden City, NY) Averett University (Danville, VA) Adrian College (Adrian, MI) Avila University (Kansas City, MO)* Adventist University of Health Sciences (Orlando, FL) Azusa Pacific University (Azusa, CA) Agnes Scott College (Decatur, GA)* Bacone College (Muskogee, OK) Alabama A&M University (Normal, AL) Baker University (Baldwin City, KS)* Alaska Pacific University (Anchorage, AK) Baldwin Wallace University (Berea, OH) Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (Albany, NY) Bard College (Annandale-On-Hudson, NY) Albany State University (Albany, GA) Bard College at Simon's Rock (Great Barrington, MA)* Albertus Magnus College (New Haven, CT)* Barton College (Wilson, NC)* Albion College (Albion, MI) Bay Path University (Longmeadow, MA) Albright College (Reading, PA)* Becker College (Worcester, MA) Allegheny College (Meadville, PA) Bellevue University (Bellevue, NE) Alma College (Alma, MI) Belmont University (Nashville, TN)* Alvernia University (Reading, PA)* Beloit College (Beloit, WI) American InterContinental University Online (Hoffman Estates, IL) Bemidji State University (Bemidji, MN) American Public University System (Charles Town, WV)* Benedict College (Columbia, SC)* American University (Washington, DC)* Benedictine College (Atchison, KS)* Anderson University (Anderson, IN) Bennett College (Greensboro, NC) Anderson University (Anderson, SC) Bentley University (Waltham, MA) Angelo State University (San Angelo, TX) Berkeley College (New York, NY) Anna Maria College (Paxton, MA) Berry College (Mount Berry, GA)* Arizona Christian University (Phoenix, AZ) Bethany College (Lindsborg, KS) Arkansas Tech University (Russellville, AR) Bethany College (Bethany, WV) Armstrong State University (Savannah, GA) Bethany Lutheran College (Mankato, MN) ArtCenter College of Design (Pasadena, CA) Bethel University (Saint Paul, MN) Ashford University (San Diego, CA)* Bethune Cookman University (Daytona Beach, FL)* Assumption College (Worcester, MA)* Binghamton University (State University of New York) (Binghamton, NY) ASU Online (Scottsdale, AZ) Birmingham-Southern College (Birmingham, AL)* Auburn University (Auburn University, AL) Black Hills State University (Spearfish, SD)* Auburn University at Montgomery (Montgomery, AL)* Bloomfield College (Bloomfield, NJ)* Augsburg College (Minneapolis, MN) Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania (Bloomsburg, PA) Augusta University (Augusta, GA) Bluefield College (Bluefield, VA)* *2016 participant

2 • NSSE 2017 SELECTED COMPARISON GROUPS NSSE 2017 Selected Comparison Groups Miami University‐Hamilton and Miami University‐Middletown All NSSE (U.S.) (N=959), continued Boston College (Chestnut Hill, MA)* Cedar Crest College (Allentown, PA) Boston University (Boston, MA)* (Cedarville, OH)* Bowie State University (Bowie, MD) Centenary College of Louisiana (Shreveport, LA) Bowling Green State University (Bowling Green, OH) Centenary University (Hackettstown, NJ) Brenau University (Gainesville, GA)* Central Christian College of Kansas (McPherson, KS) Brescia University (Owensboro, KY) Central College (Pella, IA)* Brevard College (Brevard, NC)* Central Connecticut State University (New Britain, CT) Briar Cliff University (Sioux City, IA) Central Methodist University (Fayette, MO) Bridgewater College (Bridgewater, VA)* Central Michigan University (Mount Pleasant, MI) Bridgewater State University (Bridgewater, MA) Central Washington University (Ellensburg, WA)* Brigham Young University (Provo, UT) Centre College (Danville, KY) Brigham Young University-Hawaii (Laie, HI)* Chadron State College (Chadron, NE) Brigham Young University-Idaho (Rexburg, ID) Chaminade University of Honolulu (Honolulu, HI) Brooks Institute (Santa Barbara, CA)* Chapman University (Orange, CA) Bryant University (Smithfield, RI)* Chatham University (Pittsburgh, PA) Bryn Athyn College of the New Church (Bryn Athyn, PA) Cheyney University of Pennsylvania (Cheyney, PA)* Bryn Mawr College (Bryn Mawr, PA)* Chicago State University (Chicago, IL) Bucknell University (Lewisburg, PA) Chowan University (Murfreesboro, NC) Buena Vista University (Storm Lake, IA)* Christian Brothers University (Memphis, TN) Butler University (Indianapolis, IN) Christopher Newport University (Newport News, VA) Cabrini University (Radnor, PA) Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina, The (Charleston, SC) California Baptist University (Riverside, CA) City University of New York The City College (New York, NY)* California College of the Arts (Oakland, CA) Claflin University (Orangeburg, SC)* California Lutheran University (Thousand Oaks, CA) Claremont McKenna College (Claremont, CA) California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo (San Luis Obispo, CA) Clarion University of Pennsylvania (Clarion, PA) California State Polytechnic University-Pomona (Pomona, CA) Clark University (Worcester, MA) California State University Maritime Academy (Vallejo, CA) Clarke University (Dubuque, IA) California State University San Marcos (San Marcos, CA)* Clarkson University (Potsdam, NY)* California State University-Bakersfield (Bakersfield, CA) Clayton State University (Morrow, GA) California State University-Channel Islands (Camarillo, CA) Clemson University (Clemson, SC)* California State University-Chico (Chico, CA)* Coastal Carolina University (Conway, SC) California State University-Dominguez Hills (Carson, CA) Colby College (Waterville, ME) California State University-Long Beach (Long Beach, CA) Coleman University (San Diego, CA)* California State University-Los Angeles (Los Angeles, CA) Colgate University (Hamilton, NY) California State University-Stanislaus (Turlock, CA) College at Brockport, SUNY, The (Brockport, NY) California State University, East Bay (Hayward, CA) College of Charleston (Charleston, SC)* California State University, Fresno (Fresno, CA) College of Coastal Georgia (Brunswick, GA) California State University, Fullerton (Fullerton, CA)* College of Idaho, The (Caldwell, ID) California State University, Monterey Bay (Seaside, CA) College of Our Lady of the Elms (Chicopee, MA)* California State University, Northridge (Northridge, CA) College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University, The (Saint Joseph, MN)* California State University, Sacramento (Sacramento, CA) College of Saint Elizabeth (Morristown, NJ) California University of Pennsylvania (California, PA) College of Saint Rose, The (Albany, NY) Cameron University (Lawton, OK)* College of Saint Scholastica, The (Duluth, MN) Campbell University Inc. (Buies Creek, NC) College of St Joseph (Rutland, VT)* Campbellsville University (Campbellsville, KY) College of the Atlantic (Bar Harbor, ME)* Canisius College (Buffalo, NY)* College of the Holy Cross (Worcester, MA) Capella University (Minneapolis, MN) Colorado Mesa University (Grand Junction, CO)* (Columbus, OH) Colorado State University (Fort Collins, CO)* Carroll University (Waukesha, WI) Colorado Technical University Online (Colorado Springs, CO)* Carthage College (Kenosha, WI) Columbia College (Columbia, MO) Catawba College (Salisbury, NC) Columbia College (Columbia, SC)* Catholic University of America, The (Washington, DC) Columbia International University (Columbia, SC)

*2016 participant NSSE 2017 SELECTED COMPARISON GROUPS • 3 NSSE 2017 Selected Comparison Groups Miami University‐Hamilton and Miami University‐Middletown All NSSE (U.S.) (N=959), continued Columbus College of Art and Design (Columbus, OH)* Eastern Washington University (Cheney, WA) Columbus State University (Columbus, GA) Edinboro University of Pennsylvania (Edinboro, PA) Concord University (Athens, WV)* Elizabeth City State University (Elizabeth City, NC) Concordia College at Moorhead (Moorhead, MN) Elizabethtown College (Elizabethtown, PA) Concordia College-New York (Bronxville, NY) Elon University (Elon, NC)* Concordia University (Portland, OR) Embry Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide (Daytona Beach, FL) Concordia University Chicago (River Forest, IL) Emmanuel College (Franklin Springs, GA)* Concordia University Irvine (Irvine, CA) Emory and Henry College (Emory, VA) Concordia University Nebraska (Seward, NE)* Emporia State University (Emporia, KS)* Concordia University Texas (Austin, TX) Eureka College (Eureka, IL) Concordia University-Saint Paul (Saint Paul, MN)* Evergreen State College, The (Olympia, WA)* Connecticut College (New London, CT) Fairfield University (Fairfield, CT) Converse College (Spartanburg, SC)* Fairmont State University (Fairmont, WV)* Coppin State University (Baltimore, MD)* Farmingdale State College (Farmingdale, NY) Corban University (Salem, OR) Fashion Institute of Technology (New York, NY) Cornerstone University (Grand Rapids, MI) Faulkner University (Montgomery, AL) Crown College (Saint Bonifacius, MN) Fayetteville State University (Fayetteville, NC) Culver-Stockton College (Canton, MO) Felician University (Lodi, NJ) Cumberland University (Lebanon, TN) Ferris State University (Grand Rapids, MI)* CUNY Bernard M Baruch College (New York, NY) Finlandia University (Hancock, MI)* CUNY Hunter College (New York, NY)* Fisk University (Nashville, TN) CUNY Medgar Evers College (Brooklyn, NY) Fitchburg State University (Fitchburg, MA) Dakota State University (Madison, SD)* Five Towns College (Dix Hills, NY) Dakota Wesleyan University (Mitchell, SD) Florida A&M University (Tallahassee, FL) Dalton State College (Dalton, GA) Florida Atlantic University (Boca Raton, FL) Davis & Elkins College (Elkins, WV) Florida Gulf Coast University (Fort Myers, FL) (Defiance, OH) Florida Institute of Technology (Melbourne, FL) Delaware State University (Dover, DE) Florida International University (Miami, FL)* Delta State University (Cleveland, MS)* Florida Memorial University (Miami Gardens, FL) (Granville, OH) Florida State University (Tallahassee, FL) DeSales University (Center Valley, PA) Fontbonne University (Saint Louis, MO)* Dickinson College (Carlisle, PA)* Fort Hays State University (Hays, KS)* Dickinson State University (Dickinson, ND) Fort Lewis College (Durango, CO)* Dillard University (New Orleans, LA) Fort Valley State University (Fort Valley, GA) Dixie State University (Saint George, UT)* Framingham State University (Framingham, MA) Doane University (Crete, NE)* Francis Marion University (Florence, SC) Dominican College of Blauvelt (Orangeburg, NY) Franklin Pierce University (Rindge, NH) Dominican University (River Forest, IL)* Franklin University (Columbus, OH) Dominican University of California (San Rafael, CA)* Fredonia State University of New York (Fredonia, NY) Drake University (Des Moines, IA)* Freed-Hardeman University (Henderson, TN) Drew University (Madison, NJ) Fresno Pacific University (Fresno, CA)* East Central University (Ada, OK) Friends University (Wichita, KS) East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania (East Stroudsburg, PA) Frostburg State University (Frostburg, MD)* East Tennessee State University (Johnson City, TN)* Furman University (Greenville, SC)* East Texas Baptist University (Marshall, TX)* Gallaudet University (Washington, DC) Eastern Connecticut State University (Willimantic, CT) Gannon University (Erie, PA) Eastern Illinois University (Charleston, IL) Gardner-Webb University (Boiling Springs, NC)* Eastern Kentucky University (Richmond, KY)* Geneva College (Beaver Falls, PA) Eastern Mennonite University (Harrisonburg, VA) Georgia College & State University (Milledgeville, GA) Eastern Michigan University (Ypsilanti, MI)* Georgia Gwinnett College (Lawrenceville, GA) Eastern Oregon University (La Grande, OR) Georgia Institute of Technology (Atlanta, GA) Eastern University (Saint Davids, PA) Georgia Southern University (Statesboro, GA)

*2016 participant

4 • NSSE 2017 SELECTED COMPARISON GROUPS NSSE 2017 Selected Comparison Groups Miami University‐Hamilton and Miami University‐Middletown All NSSE (U.S.) (N=959), continued Georgia Southwestern State University (Americus, GA) Indiana Wesleyan University (Marion, IN)* Georgia State University (Atlanta, GA) Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Fajardo (Fajardo, PR) Georgian Court University (Lakewood, NJ) Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Metro Campus (San Juan, PR) Gettysburg College (Gettysburg, PA) Iona College (New Rochelle, NY)* Glenville State College (Glenville, WV)* Iowa State University (Ames, IA)* Gonzaga University (Spokane, WA)* Iowa Wesleyan College (Mount Pleasant, IA) Gordon College (Wenham, MA)* Ithaca College (Ithaca, NY)* Gordon State College (Barnesville, GA) Jacksonville State University (Jacksonville, AL) Goshen College (Goshen, IN) Jacksonville University (Jacksonville, FL)* Goucher College (Baltimore, MD) James Madison University (Harrisonburg, VA) Governors State University (University Park, IL) Jarvis Christian College (Hawkins, TX) Grace College and Theological Seminary (Winona Lake, IN) John Brown University (Siloam Springs, AR) Graceland University-Lamoni (Lamoni, IA) (Cleveland, OH) Grambling State University (Grambling, LA) Johnson & Wales University (Providence, RI)* Grand Canyon University (Phoenix, AZ)* Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte (Charlotte, NC)* Grand Valley State University (Allendale, MI)* Johnson & Wales University-Denver (Denver, CO)* Greensboro College (Greensboro, NC) Johnson & Wales University-North Miami (North Miami, FL)* Grinnell College (Grinnell, IA) Johnson University (Knoxville, TN) Grove City College (Grove City, PA)* Judson College (Marion, AL) Guilford College (Greensboro, NC)* Judson University (Elgin, IL)* Hamilton College (Clinton, NY) Juniata College (Huntingdon, PA) Hamline University (Saint Paul, MN) Kalamazoo College (Kalamazoo, MI)* Hampshire College (Amherst, MA)* Kansas State University (Manhattan, KS)* Hanover College (Hanover, IN) Kansas Wesleyan University (Salina, KS) Hardin-Simmons University (Abilene, TX) Kaplan University (Davenport, IA) Harrisburg University of Science and Technology (Harrisburg, PA) Keene State College (Keene, NH)* Hartwick College (Oneonta, NY)* Kennesaw State University (Kennesaw, GA) Harvey Mudd College (Claremont, CA) (Kent, OH) Henderson State University (Arkadelphia, AR) Kent State University at Stark (Canton, OH) Hendrix College (Conway, AR)* Kentucky State University (Frankfort, KY) Heritage University (Toppenish, WA)* Kentucky Wesleyan College (Owensboro, KY) High Point University (High Point, NC) (Gambier, OH) (Hiram, OH) Kettering University (Flint, MI) Hollins University (Roanoke, VA) Keuka College (Keuka Park, NY)* Holy Cross College (Notre Dame, IN) Keystone College (La Plume, PA)* Holy Family University (Philadelphia, PA)* King's College (Wilkes Barre, PA) Hope College (Holland, MI) Knox College (Galesburg, IL) Hope International University (Fullerton, CA) Kutztown University of Pennsylvania (Kutztown, PA) Houghton College (Houghton, NY) La Roche College (Pittsburgh, PA)* Houston Baptist University (Houston, TX) La Salle University (Philadelphia, PA) Humboldt State University (Arcata, CA) La Sierra University (Riverside, CA) Huston-Tillotson University (Austin, TX) LaGrange College (Lagrange, GA) Idaho State University (Pocatello, ID)* Lake Forest College (Lake Forest, IL) Illinois College (Jacksonville, IL) Lamar University (Beaumont, TX) Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago, IL)* Lander University (Greenwood, SC)* Illinois State University (Normal, IL)* Lane College (Jackson, TN)* Illinois Wesleyan University (Bloomington, IL)* Lawrence Technological University (Southfield, MI) Immaculata University (Immaculata, PA) Lawrence University (Appleton, WI)* Indiana Institute of Technology (Fort Wayne, IN)* Lebanon Valley College (Annville, PA)* Indiana State University (Terre Haute, IN)* Lees-McRae College (Banner Elk, NC)* Indiana University East (Richmond, IN) Lenoir-Rhyne University (Hickory, NC)* Indiana University of Pennsylvania (Indiana, PA)* Lewis & (Portland, OR)*

*2016 participant NSSE 2017 SELECTED COMPARISON GROUPS • 5 NSSE 2017 Selected Comparison Groups Miami University‐Hamilton and Miami University‐Middletown All NSSE (U.S.) (N=959), continued Lewis University (Romeoville, IL) Menlo College (Atherton, CA) Lewis-Clark State College (Lewiston, ID) Mercer University (Macon, GA)* Liberty University (Lynchburg, VA)* Mercy College (Dobbs Ferry, NY) LIM College (New York, NY) Mercyhurst University (Erie, PA)* Limestone College (Gaffney, SC) Meredith College (Raleigh, NC) Lincoln Memorial University (Harrogate, TN)* Messiah College (Grantham, PA) Lincoln University (Jefferson City, MO) Metropolitan State University (Saint Paul, MN) Lincoln University (Lincoln University, PA) Metropolitan State University of Denver (Denver, CO) Lindsey Wilson College (Columbia, KY) Michigan State University (East Lansing, MI)* Linfield College - McMinnville Campus (McMinnville, OR) Middle Georgia State University (Macon, GA) Linfield College-School of Nursing (Portland, OR) Middle Tennessee State University (Murfreesboro, TN)* Lipscomb University (Nashville, TN) Midland University (Fremont, NE) Lock Haven University (Lock Haven, PA) Midway University (Midway, KY) Longwood University (Farmville, VA) Midwestern State University (Wichita Falls, TX)* Loras College (Dubuque, IA) Millersville University of Pennsylvania (Millersville, PA) Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College (Baton Rouge, LA) Milligan College (Milligan College, TN) Louisiana State University at Alexandria (Alexandria, LA) Mills College (Oakland, CA) Louisiana Tech University (Ruston, LA)* Millsaps College (Jackson, MS) Loyola Marymount University (Los Angeles, CA) Minnesota State University Moorhead (Moorhead, MN) Loyola University Chicago (Chicago, IL) Minnesota State University, Mankato (Mankato, MN) Loyola University New Orleans (New Orleans, LA) Misericordia University (Dallas, PA) Lubbock Christian University (Lubbock, TX) Mississippi State University (Mississippi State, MS)* Luther College (Decorah, IA) Mississippi University for Women (Columbus, MS) Lycoming College (Williamsport, PA) Missouri Southern State University (Joplin, MO)* Lynchburg College (Lynchburg, VA)* Missouri State University (Springfield, MO)* Lyon College (Batesville, AR) Missouri University of Science & Technology (Rolla, MO)* Macalester College (Saint Paul, MN) Missouri Valley College (Marshall, MO) MacMurray College (Jacksonville, IL) Missouri Western State University (Saint Joseph, MO)* Madonna University (Livonia, MI)* Montana State University Billings (Billings, MT)* Manchester University (North Manchester, IN) Montana State University-Northern (Havre, MT)* Manhattan College (Bronx, NY) Moravian College (Bethlehem, PA) Manhattanville College (Purchase, NY) Morgan State University (Baltimore, MD) Mansfield University of Pennsylvania (Mansfield, PA) Morrisville State College (Morrisville, NY) Maranatha Baptist University (Watertown, WI) Mount Aloysius College (Cresson, PA)* Marian University (Indianapolis, IN) Mount Ida College (Newton, MA) (Marietta, OH) Mount Mercy University (Cedar Rapids, IA)* Marquette University (Milwaukee, WI)* Mount Saint Mary College (Newburgh, NY)* Mars Hill University (Mars Hill, NC) Mount St. Mary's University (Emmitsburg, MD)* Marshall University (Huntington, WV)* Mount Vernon Nazarene University (Mount Vernon, OH) Martin Methodist College (Pulaski, TN) Muhlenberg College (Allentown, PA) Maryland Institute College of Art (Baltimore, MD) Murray State University (Murray, KY) Marymount California University (Rancho Palos Verdes, CA)* National University (La Jolla, CA) Marymount Manhattan College (New York, NY) Nazareth College (Rochester, NY)* Marymount University (Arlington, VA) Nebraska Wesleyan University (Lincoln, NE) Marywood University (Scranton, PA)* Neumann University (Aston, PA)* Massachusetts College of Art and Design (Boston, MA) Nevada State College (Henderson, NV) Mayville State University (Mayville, ND) New College of Florida (Sarasota, FL) McKendree University (Lebanon, IL) New England College (Henniker, NH) McMurry University (Abilene, TX)* New Hampshire Institute of Art (Manchester, NH) McNeese State University (Lake Charles, LA)* New Jersey City University (Jersey City, NJ) McPherson College (McPherson, KS) New Jersey Institute of Technology (Newark, NJ)* Medaille College (Buffalo, NY) New Mexico Highlands University (Las Vegas, NM)*

*2016 participant

6 • NSSE 2017 SELECTED COMPARISON GROUPS NSSE 2017 Selected Comparison Groups Miami University‐Hamilton and Miami University‐Middletown All NSSE (U.S.) (N=959), continued New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology (Socorro, NM) Our Lady of the Lake University (San Antonio, TX) New Mexico State University (Las Cruces, NM) Pace University (New York, NY)* New School, The (New York, NY)* Pacific Lutheran University (Tacoma, WA) New York Institute of Technology (Old Westbury, NY) Pacific University (Forest Grove, OR)* Newbury College-Brookline (Brookline, MA) Paine College (Augusta, GA) Newman University (Wichita, KS)* Palm Beach Atlantic University-West Palm Beach (West Palm Beach, FL)* Nicholls State University (Thibodaux, LA) Paul Smith's College (Paul Smiths, NY)* Nichols College (Dudley, MA)* Peru State College (Peru, NE)* Norfolk State University (Norfolk, VA) Pfeiffer University (Misenheimer, NC) North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University (Greensboro, NC) Pitzer College (Claremont, CA) North Carolina State University (Raleigh, NC) Plymouth State University (Plymouth, NH) North Central College (Naperville, IL)* Point Loma Nazarene University (San Diego, CA) North Central University (Minneapolis, MN) Point Park University (Pittsburgh, PA) North Park University (Chicago, IL) Prairie View A&M University (Prairie View, TX) Northeastern Illinois University (Chicago, IL)* Presbyterian College (Clinton, SC) Northeastern State University (Tahlequah, OK) Prescott College (Prescott, AZ) Northern Arizona University (Flagstaff, AZ) Providence College (Providence, RI) Northern Michigan University (Marquette, MI) Queens University of Charlotte (Charlotte, NC)* Northern State University (Aberdeen, SD)* Quinnipiac University (Hamden, CT) Northwest Missouri State University (Maryville, MO) Radford University (Radford, VA) Northwest Nazarene University (Nampa, ID) Ramapo College of New Jersey (Mahwah, NJ)* Northwest University (Kirkland, WA) Randolph College (Lynchburg, VA)* Northwestern College (Orange City, IA)* Randolph-Macon College (Ashland, VA) Northwestern Oklahoma State University (Alva, OK) Regent University (Virginia Beach, VA) Norwich University (Northfield, VT)* Regis University (Denver, CO) Notre Dame de Namur University (Belmont, CA)* Reinhardt University (Waleska, GA)* Nova Southeastern University (Fort Lauderdale, FL) Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (Troy, NY) Nyack College (Nyack, NY)* Rhode Island College (Providence, RI) Oakland University (Rochester Hills, MI)* Rhode Island School of Design (Providence, RI) Occidental College (Los Angeles, CA) Rhodes College (Memphis, TN) Oglala Lakota College (Kyle, SD) Rider University (Lawrenceville, NJ) Oglethorpe University (Atlanta, GA)* Ringling College of Art and Design (Sarasota, FL) Dominican University (Columbus, OH)* Ripon College (Ripon, WI)* (Ada, OH)* Rivier University (Nashua, NH)* at Newark, The (Newark, OH)* Robert Morris University (Moon Township, PA)* Ohio State University-Lima Campus (Lima, OH)* Rochester Institute of Technology (Rochester, NY) Ohio State University-Mansfield Campus (Mansfield, OH)* Rockford University (Rockford, IL)* Ohio State University-Marion Campus (Marion, OH)* Rocky Mountain College (Billings, MT) Ohio State University, The (Columbus, OH)* Roger Williams University (Bristol, RI) (Athens, OH) Rogers State University (Claremore, OK) Ohio Valley University (Vienna, WV) Rollins College (Winter Park, FL)* (Delaware, OH)* Rosemont College (Rosemont, PA)* Oklahoma Christian University (Edmond, OK)* Rowan University (Glassboro, NJ)* Old Dominion University (Norfolk, VA) Sacred Heart University (Fairfield, CT) Olin College of Engineering (Needham, MA) Sage Colleges, The (Troy, NY)* Olivet College (Olivet, MI) Saginaw Valley State University (University Center, MI) Oral Roberts University (Tulsa, OK)* Saint Ambrose University (Davenport, IA)* Oregon State University (Corvallis, OR)* Saint Andrews University (Laurinburg, NC) Ottawa University (Ottawa, KS) Saint Anselm College (Manchester, NH) (Westerville, OH) Saint Francis Medical Center College of Nursing (Peoria, IL) Ouachita Baptist University (Arkadelphia, AR)* Saint Joseph's College (Rensselaer, IN)* Our Lady of Holy Cross College (New Orleans, LA)* Saint Joseph's College (Standish, ME)*

*2016 participant NSSE 2017 SELECTED COMPARISON GROUPS • 7 NSSE 2017 Selected Comparison Groups Miami University‐Hamilton and Miami University‐Middletown All NSSE (U.S.) (N=959), continued Saint Louis University (Saint Louis, MO) Springfield College (Springfield, MA)* Saint Martin's University (Lacey, WA) St. Bonaventure University (Saint Bonaventure, NY)* Saint Mary's College (Notre Dame, IN)* St. Catherine University (Saint Paul, MN) Saint Mary's College of California (Moraga, CA) St. Cloud State University (St Cloud, MN) Saint Mary's University of Minnesota (Winona, MN)* St. Edward's University (Austin, TX) Saint Michael's College (Colchester, VT)* St. Francis College (Brooklyn Heights, NY)* Saint Peter's University (Jersey City, NJ)* St. Gregory's University (Shawnee, OK) Saint Vincent College (Latrobe, PA) St. John Fisher College (Rochester, NY) Saint (Chicago, IL) St. John's College (Annapolis, MD)* Salem State University (Salem, MA)* St. John's University-New York (Queens, NY)* Salve Regina University (Newport, RI) St. Lawrence University (Canton, NY) Sam Houston State University (Huntsville, TX)* St. Mary's College of Maryland (Saint Mary's City, MD)* Samford University (Birmingham, AL) St. Mary's University (San Antonio, TX)* San Francisco State University (San Francisco, CA) State University of New York at Geneseo, The (Geneseo, NY) San Jose State University (San Jose, CA) State University of New York at New Paltz (New Paltz, NY) Savannah College of Art and Design (Savannah, GA) State University of New York at Potsdam, The (Potsdam, NY) Savannah State University (Savannah, GA) Stephen F. Austin State University (Nacogdoches, TX) School of the Art Institute of Chicago (Chicago, IL) Stetson University (DeLand, FL) Scripps College (Claremont, CA) Stevens Institute of Technology (Hoboken, NJ) Seattle University (Seattle, WA) Stevenson University (Stevenson, MD)* Seton Hall University (South Orange, NJ) Stockton University (Galloway, NJ)* Sewanee: The University of the South (Sewanee, TN) Stonehill College (Easton, MA) Shaw University (Raleigh, NC)* Stony Brook University (Stony Brook, NY) (Portsmouth, OH) Suffolk University (Boston, MA) Shenandoah University (Winchester, VA) Sul Ross State University (Alpine, TX) Shepherd University (Shepherdstown, WV)* SUNY at Purchase College (Purchase, NY) Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania (Shippensburg, PA) SUNY College at Old Westbury (Old Westbury, NY) Siena Heights University (Adrian, MI)* SUNY College at Oneonta (Oneonta, NY) Sierra Nevada College (Incline Village, NV) SUNY College at Oswego (Oswego, NY) Simmons College (Boston, MA) SUNY College at Plattsburgh (Plattsburgh, NY) Skidmore College (Saratoga Springs, NY)* SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill (Cobleskill, NY) Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania (Slippery Rock, PA) SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (Syracuse, NY) Sonoma State University (Rohnert Park, CA)* SUNY College of Technology at Alfred (Alfred, NY) South Dakota State University (Brookings, SD)* SUNY College of Technology at Canton (Canton, NY) Southeastern Louisiana University (Hammond, LA)* SUNY College of Technology at Delhi (Delhi, NY) Southeastern University (Lakeland, FL) SUNY Cortland (Cortland, NY) Southern Adventist University (Collegedale, TN) SUNY Empire State College (Saratoga Springs, NY) Southern Connecticut State University (New Haven, CT) SUNY Maritime College (Bronx, NY) Southern Illinois Univ Edwardsville (Edwardsville, IL) SUNY Polytechnic Institute (Utica, NY) Southern Oregon University (Ashland, OR)* SUNY-Buffalo State College (Buffalo, NY) Southern Utah University (Cedar City, UT)* Susquehanna University (Selinsgrove, PA) Southern Vermont College (Bennington, VT) Sweet Briar College (Sweet Briar, VA) Southwest Baptist University (Bolivar, MO) Tabor College (Hillsboro, KS)* Southwest Minnesota State University (Marshall, MN) Tarleton State University (Stephenville, TX) Southwestern Adventist University (Keene, TX) Taylor University (Upland, IN) Southwestern Christian University (Bethany, OK)* Temple University (Philadelphia, PA)* Southwestern Oklahoma State University (Weatherford, OK) Tennessee State University (Nashville, TN) Southwestern University (Georgetown, TX) Tennessee Technological University (Cookeville, TN) Spalding University (Louisville, KY) Tennessee Wesleyan University (Athens, TN) Spelman College (Atlanta, GA)* Texas A&M International University (Laredo, TX)* Spring Arbor University (Spring Arbor, MI)* Texas A&M University - Commerce (Commerce, TX)* Spring Hill College (Mobile, AL) Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi (Corpus Christi, TX)

*2016 participant

8 • NSSE 2017 SELECTED COMPARISON GROUPS NSSE 2017 Selected Comparison Groups Miami University‐Hamilton and Miami University‐Middletown All NSSE (U.S.) (N=959), continued Texas A&M University - Texarkana (Texarkana, TX) University of Connecticut (Storrs, CT)* Texas A&M University San Antonio (San Antonio, TX) University of Dallas (Irving, TX)* Texas A&M University-Central Texas (Killeen, TX) (Dayton, OH)* Texas A&M University-Kingsville (Kingsville, TX) University of Delaware (Newark, DE) Texas Christian University (Fort Worth, TX)* University of Denver (Denver, CO)* Texas College (Tyler, TX) University of Dubuque (Dubuque, IA)* Texas State University (San Marcos, TX) University of Evansville (Evansville, IN) Texas Tech University (Lubbock, TX) University of Georgia (Athens, GA) Texas Wesleyan University (Fort Worth, TX)* University of Great Falls (Great Falls, MT)* Texas Woman's University (Denton, TX) University of Hawai‘i at Hilo (Hilo, HI) Thiel College (Greenville, PA)* University of Hawai‘i-West O‘ahu (Kapolei, HI)* Thomas More College (Crestview Hills, KY) University of Houston (Houston, TX) (Tiffin, OH) University of Houston-Clear Lake (Houston, TX) Touro College (New York, NY) University of Houston-Downtown (Houston, TX)* Towson University (Towson, MD) University of Houston-Victoria (Victoria, TX) Trevecca Nazarene University (Nashville, TN) University of Illinois at Chicago (Chicago, IL) Trine University (Angola, IN)* University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (Urbana, IL)* Trinity Christian College (Palos Heights, IL) University of Illinois Springfield (Springfield, IL)* Trinity International University (Deerfield, IL) University of Indianapolis (Indianapolis, IN) Troy University (Troy, AL) University of La Verne (La Verne, CA) Truett McConnell University (Cleveland, GA)* University of Louisiana at Lafayette (Lafayette, LA)* Truman State University (Kirksville, MO) University of Louisiana Monroe (Monroe, LA)* Tulane University (New Orleans, LA) University of Maine (Orono, ME) Tuskegee University (Tuskegee, AL) University of Maine at Augusta (Augusta, ME) Union College (Barbourville, KY) University of Maine at Farmington (Farmington, ME) Union College (NE) (Lincoln, NE) University of Maine at Fort Kent (Fort Kent, ME) Union University (Jackson, TN) University of Maine at Machias (Machias, ME) United States Air Force Academy (USAFA, CO) University of Maine at Presque Isle (Presque Isle, ME) United States Coast Guard Academy (New London, CT) University of Mary (Bismarck, ND)* United States Merchant Marine Academy (Kings Point, NY) University of Mary Washington (Fredericksburg, VA)* United States Military Academy (West Point, NY) University of Maryland-Eastern Shore (Princess Anne, MD) United States Naval Academy (Annapolis, MD) University of Massachusetts Amherst (Amherst, MA) University at Albany, SUNY, The (Albany, NY) University of Massachusetts Boston (Boston, MA) University at Buffalo, State University of New York (Buffalo, NY) University of Massachusetts Dartmouth (North Dartmouth, MA) University of Advancing Technology (Tempe, AZ)* University of Massachusetts Lowell (Lowell, MA)* University of Alabama at Birmingham (Birmingham, AL)* University of Memphis (Memphis, TN)* University of Alabama in Huntsville (Huntsville, AL)* University of Michigan-Dearborn (Dearborn, MI) University of Alaska Anchorage (Anchorage, AK)* University of Michigan-Flint (Flint, MI)* University of Alaska Fairbanks (Fairbanks, AK)* University of Minnesota Duluth (Duluth, MN)* University of Arkansas (Fayetteville, AR)* University of Minnesota-Crookston (Crookston, MN)* University of Arkansas - Fort Smith (Fort Smith, AR) University of Minnesota, Morris (Morris, MN) University of Arkansas at Little Rock (Little Rock, AR)* University of Mississippi (University, MS) University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (Pine Bluff, AR) University of Missouri-Kansas City (Kansas City, MO)* University of Baltimore (Baltimore, MD)* University of Missouri-St. Louis (Saint Louis, MO) University of Bridgeport (Bridgeport, CT)* University of Mobile (Mobile, AL)* University of California-Merced (Merced, CA) University of Montana (Missoula, MT)* University of Central Florida (Orlando, FL) University of Montevallo (Montevallo, AL)* University of Central Missouri (Warrensburg, MO) University of Mount Olive (Mount Olive, NC) University of Charleston (Charleston, WV)* University of Mount Union (Alliance, OH)* (Cincinnati, OH) University of Nebraska at Kearney (Kearney, NE)* University of Colorado Boulder (Boulder, CO) University of Nebraska at Lincoln (Lincoln, NE)* University of Colorado Denver (Denver, CO)* University of Nebraska at Omaha (Omaha, NE)*

*2016 participant NSSE 2017 SELECTED COMPARISON GROUPS • 9 NSSE 2017 Selected Comparison Groups Miami University‐Hamilton and Miami University‐Middletown All NSSE (U.S.) (N=959), continued University of New England (Biddeford, ME) University of Texas at Arlington, The (Arlington, TX) University of New Hampshire (Durham, NH) University of Texas at Dallas, The (Richardson, TX) University of New Haven (West Haven, CT) University of Texas at El Paso, The (El Paso, TX) University of New Orleans, The (New Orleans, LA) University of Texas at San Antonio, The (San Antonio, TX) University of North Carolina at Charlotte (Charlotte, NC)* University of Texas at Tyler, The (Tyler, TX) University of North Carolina at Greensboro, The (Greensboro, NC)* University of Texas of the Permian Basin, The (Odessa, TX) University of North Carolina at Pembroke (Pembroke, NC) University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, The (Edinburg, TX) University of North Carolina Wilmington (Wilmington, NC) University of the Cumberlands (Williamsburg, KY) University of North Dakota (Grand Forks, ND) University of the Incarnate Word (San Antonio, TX)* University of North Florida (Jacksonville, FL) University of the Ozarks (Clarksville, AR) University of North Georgia (Dahlonega, GA) University of the Pacific (Stockton, CA)* University of North Texas (Denton, TX)* University of the Sciences (Philadelphia, PA) University of North Texas at Dallas (Dallas, TX) University of the Virgin Islands (Charlotte Amalie, VI)* University of Northern Iowa (Cedar Falls, IA)* (Toledo, OH) University of Oklahoma (Norman, OK)* University of Tulsa (Tulsa, OK)* University of Oregon (Eugene, OR) University of Utah (Salt Lake City, UT)* University of Phoenix - Arizona/ONLINE (Tempe, AZ) University of Vermont (Burlington, VT) University of Phoenix - California (Costa Mesa, CA) University of Washington Bothell (Bothell, WA) University of Phoenix - Colorado (Lone Tree, CO) University of Washington Tacoma (Tacoma, WA)* University of Phoenix - Florida (Orlando, FL) University of West Alabama (Livingston, AL) University of Phoenix - Hawaii (Honolulu, HI) University of West Florida, The (Pensacola, FL) University of Pikeville (Pikeville, KY) University of West Georgia (Carrollton, GA) University of Pittsburgh-Bradford (Bradford, PA) University of Wisconsin Oshkosh (Oshkosh, WI) University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown (Johnstown, PA) University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire (Eau Claire, WI) University of Puerto Rico-Carolina (Carolina, PR)* University of Wisconsin-Green Bay (Green Bay, WI) University of Puget Sound (Tacoma, WA) University of Wisconsin-La Crosse (La Crosse, WI) University of Rhode Island (Kingston, RI)* University of Wisconsin-Madison (Madison, WI) University of Richmond (Richmond, VA)* University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (Milwaukee, WI) University of Saint Francis-Fort Wayne (Fort Wayne, IN) University of Wisconsin-Parkside (Kenosha, WI) University of Saint Joseph (West Hartford, CT) University of Wisconsin-Platteville (Platteville, WI) University of Saint Mary (Leavenworth, KS) University of Wisconsin-River Falls (River Falls, WI) University of San Francisco (San Francisco, CA) University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point (Stevens Point, WI) University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma (Chickasha, OK)* University of Wisconsin-Stout (Menomonie, WI) University of Scranton (Scranton, PA) University of Wisconsin-Superior (Superior, WI) University of South Alabama (Mobile, AL)* University of Wisconsin-Whitewater (Whitewater, WI) University of South Carolina Aiken (Aiken, SC)* (Urbana, OH) University of South Carolina Columbia (Columbia, SC) (Pepper Pike, OH)* University of South Carolina Upstate (Spartanburg, SC)* Utah Valley University (Orem, UT) University of South Carolina-Beaufort (Bluffton, SC)* Valdosta State University (Valdosta, GA) University of South Dakota (Vermillion, SD)* Valley City State University (Valley City, ND) University of South Florida (Tampa, FL) Valparaiso University (Valparaiso, IN) University of South Florida-St. Petersburg (St. Petersburg, FL) Vassar College (Poughkeepsie, NY) University of Southern Indiana (Evansville, IN)* Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology (Flushing, NY) University of Southern Maine (Portland, ME) Virginia Commonwealth University (Richmond, VA) University of Southern Mississippi (Hattiesburg, MS)* Virginia Military Institute (Lexington, VA) University of St. Francis (Joliet, IL)* Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Blacksburg, VA) University of St. Thomas (Saint Paul, MN) Virginia Wesleyan College (Norfolk, VA)* University of St. Thomas (Houston, TX) Viterbo University (La Crosse, WI) University of Tampa, The (Tampa, FL) Wabash College (Crawfordsville, IN)* University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, The (Chattanooga, TN) Waldorf University (Forest City, IA)* University of Tennessee Martin, The (Martin, TN) Walla Walla University (College Place, WA) University of Tennessee, Knoxville, The (Knoxville, TN)* (North Canton, OH)

*2016 participant

10 • NSSE 2017 SELECTED COMPARISON GROUPS NSSE 2017 Selected Comparison Groups Miami University‐Hamilton and Miami University‐Middletown All NSSE (U.S.) (N=959), continued Warren Wilson College (Swannanoa, NC) (Dayton, OH) Wartburg College (Waverly, IA)* Xavier University (Cincinnati, OH) Washburn University (Topeka, KS) York College of Pennsylvania (York, PA) Washington Adventist University (Takoma Park, MD) Young Harris College (Young Harris, GA)* Washington and Lee University (Lexington, VA) Youngstown State University (Youngstown, OH)* Washington College (Chestertown, MD)* Washington State University (Pullman, WA) Wayland Baptist University (Plainview, TX)* Webber International University (Babson Park, FL) Weber State University (Ogden, UT) Wentworth Institute of Technology (Boston, MA) Wesleyan College, Macon, Georgia (Macon, GA) West Chester University of Pennsylvania (West Chester, PA)* West Texas A&M University (Canyon, TX) West Virginia Wesleyan College (Buckhannon, WV)* Western Connecticut State University (Danbury, CT) Western Governors University (Salt Lake City, UT) Western Illinois University (Macomb, IL) Western International University (Phoenix, AZ) Western Michigan University (Kalamazoo, MI) Western New England University (Springfield, MA)* Western New Mexico University (Silver City, NM) Western Oregon University (Monmouth, OR) Western State Colorado University (Gunnison, CO)* Western Washington University (Bellingham, WA) Westfield State University (Westfield, MA)* Westminster College (Fulton, MO) Westminster College (Salt Lake City, UT)* Westmont College (Santa Barbara, CA) Wheaton College (Wheaton, IL) Wheaton College (Norton, MA) Wheelock College (Boston, MA) Whitman College (Walla Walla, WA) Whitworth University (Spokane, WA) Wichita State University (Wichita, KS) Widener University (Chester, PA) Wiley College (Marshall, TX) William Carey University (Hattiesburg, MS) William Jessup University (Rocklin, CA) William Jewell College (Liberty, MO) William Paterson University of New Jersey (Wayne, NJ)* William Peace University (Raleigh, NC) William Woods University (Fulton, MO) Wilson College (Chambersburg, PA) Wingate University (Wingate, NC)* Winona State University (Winona, MN) Winston-Salem State University (Winston-Salem, NC) Winthrop University (Rock Hill, SC)* Wisconsin Lutheran College (Milwaukee, WI) (Springfield, OH)* Wofford College (Spartanburg, SC) Worcester Polytechnic Institute (Worcester, MA)*

*2016 participant NSSE 2017 SELECTED COMPARISON GROUPS • 11 NSSE 2017 Selected Comparison Groups Miami University‐Hamilton and Miami University‐Middletown Comparison Group 2: Bacc. Colleges 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 5/18/17 How was this Your institution customized this group by selecting institutional characteristics as follows: comparison group constructed? Basic Classification (Bac/A&S, Bac/Div)

Group description All current year (2017) and prior year (2016) NSSE institutions identified by their Carnegie classification as a baccalaureate (as provided by college. your institution)

Bacc. Colleges (N=284) Adrian College (Adrian, MI) California State University Maritime Academy (Vallejo, CA) Agnes Scott College (Decatur, GA)* Carthage College (Kenosha, WI) Albion College (Albion, MI) Catawba College (Salisbury, NC) Albright College (Reading, PA)* Cedar Crest College (Allentown, PA) Allegheny College (Meadville, PA) Cedarville University (Cedarville, OH)* Alma College (Alma, MI) Centenary College of Louisiana (Shreveport, LA) Arizona Christian University (Phoenix, AZ) Central Christian College of Kansas (McPherson, KS) Augustana University (Sioux Falls, SD) Central College (Pella, IA)* Austin College (Sherman, TX) Central Methodist University (Fayette, MO) Averett University (Danville, VA) Centre College (Danville, KY) Bard College (Annandale-On-Hudson, NY) Cheyney University of Pennsylvania (Cheyney, PA)* Bard College at Simon's Rock (Great Barrington, MA)* Chowan University (Murfreesboro, NC) Barton College (Wilson, NC)* Claflin University (Orangeburg, SC)* Becker College (Worcester, MA) Claremont McKenna College (Claremont, CA) Beloit College (Beloit, WI) Clarke University (Dubuque, IA) Benedict College (Columbia, SC)* Colby College (Waterville, ME) Benedictine College (Atchison, KS)* Colgate University (Hamilton, NY) Bennett College (Greensboro, NC) College of Idaho, The (Caldwell, ID) Bethany College (Lindsborg, KS) College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University, The (Saint Joseph, MN)* Bethany College (Bethany, WV) College of St Joseph (Rutland, VT)* Bethany Lutheran College (Mankato, MN) College of the Atlantic (Bar Harbor, ME)* Bethune Cookman University (Daytona Beach, FL)* College of the Holy Cross (Worcester, MA) Birmingham-Southern College (Birmingham, AL)* Colorado Mesa University (Grand Junction, CO)* Bloomfield College (Bloomfield, NJ)* Concordia College at Moorhead (Moorhead, MN) Bluefield College (Bluefield, VA)* Concordia College-New York (Bronxville, NY) Brescia University (Owensboro, KY) Connecticut College (New London, CT) Brevard College (Brevard, NC)* Crown College (Saint Bonifacius, MN) Briar Cliff University (Sioux City, IA) Culver-Stockton College (Canton, MO) Bridgewater College (Bridgewater, VA)* CUNY Medgar Evers College (Brooklyn, NY) Brigham Young University-Hawaii (Laie, HI)* Dakota Wesleyan University (Mitchell, SD) Brigham Young University-Idaho (Rexburg, ID) Davis & Elkins College (Elkins, WV) Bryn Athyn College of the New Church (Bryn Athyn, PA) Defiance College (Defiance, OH) Bryn Mawr College (Bryn Mawr, PA)* Denison University (Granville, OH) Bucknell University (Lewisburg, PA) Dickinson College (Carlisle, PA)* Buena Vista University (Storm Lake, IA)* Dickinson State University (Dickinson, ND)

*2016 participant

12 • NSSE 2017 SELECTED COMPARISON GROUPS NSSE 2017 Selected Comparison Groups Miami University‐Hamilton and Miami University‐Middletown Bacc. Colleges (N=284), continued Dillard University (New Orleans, LA) Knox College (Galesburg, IL) Doane University (Crete, NE)* La Roche College (Pittsburgh, PA)* Drew University (Madison, NJ) LaGrange College (Lagrange, GA) East Texas Baptist University (Marshall, TX)* Lake Forest College (Lake Forest, IL) Elizabethtown College (Elizabethtown, PA) Lander University (Greenwood, SC)* Emmanuel College (Franklin Springs, GA)* Lane College (Jackson, TN)* Emory and Henry College (Emory, VA) Lawrence University (Appleton, WI)* Eureka College (Eureka, IL) Lees-McRae College (Banner Elk, NC)* Farmingdale State College (Farmingdale, NY) Lewis & Clark College (Portland, OR)* Finlandia University (Hancock, MI)* Lewis-Clark State College (Lewiston, ID) Fisk University (Nashville, TN) Limestone College (Gaffney, SC) Five Towns College (Dix Hills, NY) Linfield College - McMinnville Campus (McMinnville, OR) Florida Memorial University (Miami Gardens, FL) Loras College (Dubuque, IA) Fort Lewis College (Durango, CO)* Louisiana State University at Alexandria (Alexandria, LA) Furman University (Greenville, SC)* Luther College (Decorah, IA) Georgia Gwinnett College (Lawrenceville, GA) Lycoming College (Williamsport, PA) Gettysburg College (Gettysburg, PA) Lyon College (Batesville, AR) Glenville State College (Glenville, WV)* Macalester College (Saint Paul, MN) Gordon College (Wenham, MA)* MacMurray College (Jacksonville, IL) Goshen College (Goshen, IN) Manchester University (North Manchester, IN) Goucher College (Baltimore, MD) Maranatha Baptist University (Watertown, WI) Greensboro College (Greensboro, NC) Marietta College (Marietta, OH) Grinnell College (Grinnell, IA) Mars Hill University (Mars Hill, NC) Grove City College (Grove City, PA)* Martin Methodist College (Pulaski, TN) Guilford College (Greensboro, NC)* Marymount California University (Rancho Palos Verdes, CA)* Hamilton College (Clinton, NY) Marymount Manhattan College (New York, NY) Hampshire College (Amherst, MA)* Mayville State University (Mayville, ND) Hanover College (Hanover, IN) McMurry University (Abilene, TX)* Hartwick College (Oneonta, NY)* McPherson College (McPherson, KS) Harvey Mudd College (Claremont, CA) Meredith College (Raleigh, NC) Hendrix College (Conway, AR)* Messiah College (Grantham, PA) High Point University (High Point, NC) Middle Georgia State University (Macon, GA) Hiram College (Hiram, OH) Midland University (Fremont, NE) Hollins University (Roanoke, VA) Millsaps College (Jackson, MS) Holy Cross College (Notre Dame, IN) Missouri Southern State University (Joplin, MO)* Hope College (Holland, MI) Missouri Valley College (Marshall, MO) Houghton College (Houghton, NY) Missouri Western State University (Saint Joseph, MO)* Huston-Tillotson University (Austin, TX) Montana State University-Northern (Havre, MT)* Illinois College (Jacksonville, IL) Moravian College (Bethlehem, PA) Illinois Wesleyan University (Bloomington, IL)* Mount Ida College (Newton, MA) Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Fajardo (Fajardo, PR) Muhlenberg College (Allentown, PA) Iowa Wesleyan College (Mount Pleasant, IA) Nevada State College (Henderson, NV) Jarvis Christian College (Hawkins, TX) New College of Florida (Sarasota, FL) Johnson & Wales University-North Miami (North Miami, FL)* Newbury College-Brookline (Brookline, MA) Judson College (Marion, AL) North Central University (Minneapolis, MN) Juniata College (Huntingdon, PA) Northwestern College (Orange City, IA)* Kalamazoo College (Kalamazoo, MI)* Occidental College (Los Angeles, CA) Kansas Wesleyan University (Salina, KS) Oglethorpe University (Atlanta, GA)* Kentucky State University (Frankfort, KY) Ohio Northern University (Ada, OH)* Kentucky Wesleyan College (Owensboro, KY) Ohio State University-Lima Campus (Lima, OH)* Kenyon College (Gambier, OH) Ohio Valley University (Vienna, WV) Keystone College (La Plume, PA)* Ohio Wesleyan University (Delaware, OH)*

*2016 participant NSSE 2017 SELECTED COMPARISON GROUPS • 13 NSSE 2017 Selected Comparison Groups Miami University‐Hamilton and Miami University‐Middletown Bacc. Colleges (N=284), continued Olivet College (Olivet, MI) United States Coast Guard Academy (New London, CT) Ottawa University (Ottawa, KS) United States Merchant Marine Academy (Kings Point, NY) Ouachita Baptist University (Arkadelphia, AR)* United States Military Academy (West Point, NY) Our Lady of Holy Cross College (New Orleans, LA)* United States Naval Academy (Annapolis, MD) Paine College (Augusta, GA) University of Arkansas - Fort Smith (Fort Smith, AR) Paul Smith's College (Paul Smiths, NY)* University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (Pine Bluff, AR) Pitzer College (Claremont, CA) University of Great Falls (Great Falls, MT)* Presbyterian College (Clinton, SC) University of Hawai‘i-West O‘ahu (Kapolei, HI)* Randolph College (Lynchburg, VA)* University of Maine at Augusta (Augusta, ME) Randolph-Macon College (Ashland, VA) University of Maine at Farmington (Farmington, ME) Reinhardt University (Waleska, GA)* University of Maine at Fort Kent (Fort Kent, ME) Rhodes College (Memphis, TN) University of Maine at Machias (Machias, ME) Ripon College (Ripon, WI)* University of Maine at Presque Isle (Presque Isle, ME) Rocky Mountain College (Billings, MT) University of Minnesota-Crookston (Crookston, MN)* Rogers State University (Claremore, OK) University of Minnesota, Morris (Morris, MN) Saint Andrews University (Laurinburg, NC) University of Mobile (Mobile, AL)* Saint Anselm College (Manchester, NH) University of Mount Olive (Mount Olive, NC) Saint Joseph's College (Rensselaer, IN)* University of Mount Union (Alliance, OH)* Saint Mary's College (Notre Dame, IN)* University of Pikeville (Pikeville, KY) Saint Michael's College (Colchester, VT)* University of Pittsburgh-Bradford (Bradford, PA) Saint Vincent College (Latrobe, PA) University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown (Johnstown, PA) Scripps College (Claremont, CA) University of Puerto Rico-Carolina (Carolina, PR)* Sewanee: The University of the South (Sewanee, TN) University of Puget Sound (Tacoma, WA) Shaw University (Raleigh, NC)* University of Richmond (Richmond, VA)* Shawnee State University (Portsmouth, OH) University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma (Chickasha, OK)* Shepherd University (Shepherdstown, WV)* University of South Carolina Aiken (Aiken, SC)* Skidmore College (Saratoga Springs, NY)* University of South Carolina Upstate (Spartanburg, SC)* Southern Vermont College (Bennington, VT) University of South Carolina-Beaufort (Bluffton, SC)* Southwestern Adventist University (Keene, TX) University of the Ozarks (Clarksville, AR) Southwestern Christian University (Bethany, OK)* University of Wisconsin-Parkside (Kenosha, WI) Southwestern University (Georgetown, TX) University of Wisconsin-Superior (Superior, WI) Spelman College (Atlanta, GA)* Urbana University (Urbana, OH) Spring Hill College (Mobile, AL) Valley City State University (Valley City, ND) St. Francis College (Brooklyn Heights, NY)* Vassar College (Poughkeepsie, NY) St. Gregory's University (Shawnee, OK) Virginia Military Institute (Lexington, VA) St. John's College (Annapolis, MD)* Virginia Wesleyan College (Norfolk, VA)* St. Lawrence University (Canton, NY) Wabash College (Crawfordsville, IN)* St. Mary's College of Maryland (Saint Mary's City, MD)* Waldorf University (Forest City, IA)* Stonehill College (Easton, MA) Warren Wilson College (Swannanoa, NC) SUNY at Purchase College (Purchase, NY) Wartburg College (Waverly, IA)* Susquehanna University (Selinsgrove, PA) Washington and Lee University (Lexington, VA) Sweet Briar College (Sweet Briar, VA) Washington College (Chestertown, MD)* Tabor College (Hillsboro, KS)* Webber International University (Babson Park, FL) Taylor University (Upland, IN) Wesleyan College, Macon, Georgia (Macon, GA) Tennessee Wesleyan University (Athens, TN) Westminster College (Fulton, MO) Texas College (Tyler, TX) Westmont College (Santa Barbara, CA) Thiel College (Greenville, PA)* Wheaton College (Wheaton, IL) Trine University (Angola, IN)* Wheaton College (Norton, MA) Trinity Christian College (Palos Heights, IL) Whitman College (Walla Walla, WA) Truett McConnell University (Cleveland, GA)* Wiley College (Marshall, TX) Union College (NE) (Lincoln, NE) William Jessup University (Rocklin, CA) United States Air Force Academy (USAFA, CO) William Jewell College (Liberty, MO)

*2016 participant

14 • NSSE 2017 SELECTED COMPARISON GROUPS NSSE 2017 Selected Comparison Groups Miami University‐Hamilton and Miami University‐Middletown Bacc. Colleges (N=284), continued William Peace University (Raleigh, NC) Wilson College (Chambersburg, PA) Wisconsin Lutheran College (Milwaukee, WI) Wittenberg University (Springfield, OH)* Wofford College (Spartanburg, SC) Young Harris College (Young Harris, GA)*

*2016 participant NSSE 2017 SELECTED COMPARISON GROUPS • 15 NSSE 2017 Selected Comparison Groups Miami University‐Hamilton and Miami University‐Middletown 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 5/18/17 How was this Your institution customized this group by selecting institutional characteristics and then adding or removing institutions comparison group from the resulting list. Selected characteristics included: constructed? Basic Classification (All Doc, All Master's, All Bacc); Enrollment Profile (ExUG 4yr, V high UG); (Region (All US); Sector (Pub); Size & Setting (VS 4yr nonresid, S 4yr nonresid, M 4yr nonresid; L 4yr nonresid); UG Enrollment (1‐5K)

Group description Select peers, identified by the Office of the Regional Campus Dean. Peers are restricted to institutions who meet the (as provided by following characteristics: 1) U.S. only, 2) similar size (IPEDS undergraduate enrollment of 1,000 ‐ 5,000), 3) primarily your institution) undergraduate (Carnegie enrollment profile = EXU4, exclusively undergraduate four‐year, or VHU, very high undergraduate), 4) not a special focus or tribal institution, 5) primarily non‐residential (Carnegie Size and Setting = primarily nonresidential institutions only, including VS4/NR, S4/NR, and M4/NR).

Select Peers (N=36) Auburn University at Montgomery (Montgomery, AL)* Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology (Flushing, NY) Cameron University (Lawton, OK)* College of Coastal Georgia (Brunswick, GA) Dickinson State University (Dickinson, ND) Eastern Oregon University (La Grande, OR) Evergreen State College, The (Olympia, WA)* Fairmont State University (Fairmont, WV)* Felician University (Lodi, NJ) Gordon State College (Barnesville, GA) Indiana University East (Richmond, IN) Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Fajardo (Fajardo, PR) Kent State University at Stark (Canton, OH) Lewis-Clark State College (Lewiston, ID) Louisiana State University at Alexandria (Alexandria, LA) Montana State University Billings (Billings, MT)* Montana State University-Northern (Havre, MT)* Nevada State College (Henderson, NV) Ohio State University at Newark, The (Newark, OH)* Ohio State University-Mansfield Campus (Mansfield, OH)* Ohio State University-Marion Campus (Marion, OH)* Peru State College (Peru, NE)* Rogers State University (Claremore, OK) Shawnee State University (Portsmouth, OH) St. Francis College (Brooklyn Heights, NY)* SUNY College at Old Westbury (Old Westbury, NY) University of Hawai‘i-West O‘ahu (Kapolei, HI)* University of Maine at Augusta (Augusta, ME) University of Maine at Fort Kent (Fort Kent, ME) University of Mount Olive (Mount Olive, NC) University of North Texas at Dallas (Dallas, TX) University of Puerto Rico-Carolina (Carolina, PR)* University of South Carolina-Beaufort (Bluffton, SC)* University of South Florida-St. Petersburg (St. Petersburg, FL) University of Washington Bothell (Bothell, WA) University of Wisconsin-Parkside (Kenosha, WI) *2016 participant

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