NSSE 2017
Selected Comparison Groups
Miami University‐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.
5/18/17
Date submitted
Your institution customized this group by selecting institutional characteristics and then adding or removing institutions from the resulting list. Selected characteristics included:
How was this comparison group constructed?
Region (All US) All current year (2017) and prior year (2016) participating NSSE institutions. U.S. institutions only.
Group description (as provided by your institution)
All NSSE (U.S.) (N=959)
Abilene Christian University (Abilene, TX) Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College (Tifton, GA) Adams State University (Alamosa, CO)* Adelphi University (Garden City, NY) Adrian College (Adrian, MI)
Augustana University (Sioux Falls, SD) Austin College (Sherman, TX) Austin Peay State University (Clarksville, TN) Averett University (Danville, VA) Avila University (Kansas City, MO)* Azusa Pacific University (Azusa, CA) Bacone College (Muskogee, OK)
Adventist University of Health Sciences (Orlando, FL) Agnes Scott College (Decatur, GA)* Alabama A&M University (Normal, AL) Alaska Pacific University (Anchorage, AK) Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (Albany, NY) Albany State University (Albany, GA) Albertus Magnus College (New Haven, CT)* Albion College (Albion, MI)
Baker University (Baldwin City, KS)* Baldwin Wallace University (Berea, OH) Bard College (Annandale-On-Hudson, NY) Bard College at Simon's Rock (Great Barrington, MA)* Barton College (Wilson, NC)* Bay Path University (Longmeadow, MA)
- Becker College (Worcester, MA)
- Albright College (Reading, PA)*
- Allegheny College (Meadville, PA)
- Bellevue University (Bellevue, NE)
- Alma College (Alma, MI)
- Belmont University (Nashville, TN)*
- Beloit College (Beloit, WI)
- Alvernia University (Reading, PA)*
American InterContinental University Online (Hoffman Estates, IL) American Public University System (Charles Town, WV)* American University (Washington, DC)* Anderson University (Anderson, IN)
Bemidji State University (Bemidji, MN) Benedict College (Columbia, SC)* Benedictine College (Atchison, KS)* Bennett College (Greensboro, NC)
- Anderson University (Anderson, SC)
- Bentley University (Waltham, MA)
Angelo State University (San Angelo, TX) Anna Maria College (Paxton, MA)
Berkeley College (New York, NY) Berry College (Mount Berry, GA)*
Arizona Christian University (Phoenix, AZ) Arkansas Tech University (Russellville, AR) Armstrong State University (Savannah, GA) ArtCenter College of Design (Pasadena, CA) Ashford University (San Diego, CA)* Assumption College (Worcester, MA)* ASU Online (Scottsdale, AZ)
Bethany College (Lindsborg, KS) Bethany College (Bethany, WV) Bethany Lutheran College (Mankato, MN) Bethel University (Saint Paul, MN) Bethune Cookman University (Daytona Beach, FL)* Binghamton University (State University of New York) (Binghamton, NY) Birmingham-Southern College (Birmingham, AL)* Black Hills State University (Spearfish, SD)* Bloomfield College (Bloomfield, NJ)* Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania (Bloomsburg, PA) Bluefield College (Bluefield, VA)*
Auburn University (Auburn University, AL) Auburn University at Montgomery (Montgomery, AL)* Augsburg College (Minneapolis, MN) Augusta University (Augusta, GA)
*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 University (Cedarville, OH)*
- Bowie State University (Bowie, MD)
- Centenary College of Louisiana (Shreveport, LA)
- Centenary University (Hackettstown, NJ)
- Bowling Green State University (Bowling Green, OH)
- Brenau University (Gainesville, GA)*
- Central Christian College of Kansas (McPherson, KS)
- Central College (Pella, IA)*
- Brescia University (Owensboro, KY)
- Brevard College (Brevard, NC)*
- Central Connecticut State University (New Britain, CT)
Central Methodist University (Fayette, MO) Central Michigan University (Mount Pleasant, MI) Central Washington University (Ellensburg, WA)* Centre College (Danville, KY)
Briar Cliff University (Sioux City, IA) Bridgewater College (Bridgewater, VA)* Bridgewater State University (Bridgewater, MA) Brigham Young University (Provo, UT) Brigham Young University-Hawaii (Laie, HI)* Brigham Young University-Idaho (Rexburg, ID) Brooks Institute (Santa Barbara, CA)*
Chadron State College (Chadron, NE) Chaminade University of Honolulu (Honolulu, HI) Chapman University (Orange, CA)
- Bryant University (Smithfield, RI)*
- Chatham University (Pittsburgh, PA)
Bryn Athyn College of the New Church (Bryn Athyn, PA) Bryn Mawr College (Bryn Mawr, PA)* Bucknell University (Lewisburg, PA)
Cheyney University of Pennsylvania (Cheyney, PA)* Chicago State University (Chicago, IL) Chowan University (Murfreesboro, NC)
Buena Vista University (Storm Lake, IA)* Butler University (Indianapolis, IN)
Christian Brothers University (Memphis, TN) Christopher Newport University (Newport News, VA) Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina, The (Charleston, SC) City University of New York The City College (New York, NY)* Claflin University (Orangeburg, SC)*
Cabrini University (Radnor, PA) California Baptist University (Riverside, CA) California College of the Arts (Oakland, CA)
- California Lutheran University (Thousand Oaks, CA)
- Claremont McKenna College (Claremont, CA)
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo (San Luis Obispo, CA) California State Polytechnic University-Pomona (Pomona, CA) California State University Maritime Academy (Vallejo, CA) California State University San Marcos (San Marcos, CA)* California State University-Bakersfield (Bakersfield, CA) California State University-Channel Islands (Camarillo, CA) California State University-Chico (Chico, CA)* California State University-Dominguez Hills (Carson, CA) California State University-Long Beach (Long Beach, CA) California State University-Los Angeles (Los Angeles, CA) California State University-Stanislaus (Turlock, CA) California State University, East Bay (Hayward, CA) California State University, Fresno (Fresno, CA) California State University, Fullerton (Fullerton, CA)* California State University, Monterey Bay (Seaside, CA) California State University, Northridge (Northridge, CA) California State University, Sacramento (Sacramento, CA) California University of Pennsylvania (California, PA) Cameron University (Lawton, OK)*
Clarion University of Pennsylvania (Clarion, PA) Clark University (Worcester, MA) Clarke University (Dubuque, IA) Clarkson University (Potsdam, NY)* Clayton State University (Morrow, GA) Clemson University (Clemson, SC)* Coastal Carolina University (Conway, SC) Colby College (Waterville, ME) Coleman University (San Diego, CA)* Colgate University (Hamilton, NY) College at Brockport, SUNY, The (Brockport, NY) College of Charleston (Charleston, SC)* College of Coastal Georgia (Brunswick, GA) College of Idaho, The (Caldwell, ID) College of Our Lady of the Elms (Chicopee, MA)* College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University, The (Saint Joseph, MN)* College of Saint Elizabeth (Morristown, NJ) College of Saint Rose, The (Albany, NY) College of Saint Scholastica, The (Duluth, MN)
- College of St Joseph (Rutland, VT)*
- Campbell University Inc. (Buies Creek, NC)
Campbellsville University (Campbellsville, KY) Canisius College (Buffalo, NY)*
College of the Atlantic (Bar Harbor, ME)* College of the Holy Cross (Worcester, MA) Colorado Mesa University (Grand Junction, CO)* Colorado State University (Fort Collins, CO)* Colorado Technical University Online (Colorado Springs, CO)* Columbia College (Columbia, MO)
Capella University (Minneapolis, MN) Capital University (Columbus, OH) Carroll University (Waukesha, WI) Carthage College (Kenosha, WI)
- 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)* Columbus State University (Columbus, GA) Concord University (Athens, WV)*
Eastern Washington University (Cheney, WA) Edinboro University of Pennsylvania (Edinboro, PA) Elizabeth City State University (Elizabeth City, NC) Elizabethtown College (Elizabethtown, PA) Elon University (Elon, NC)*
Concordia College at Moorhead (Moorhead, MN) Concordia College-New York (Bronxville, NY)
- Concordia University (Portland, OR)
- Embry Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide (Daytona Beach, FL)
Emmanuel College (Franklin Springs, GA)* Emory and Henry College (Emory, VA) Emporia State University (Emporia, KS)* Eureka College (Eureka, IL)
Concordia University Chicago (River Forest, IL) Concordia University Irvine (Irvine, CA) Concordia University Nebraska (Seward, NE)* Concordia University Texas (Austin, TX) Concordia University-Saint Paul (Saint Paul, MN)* Connecticut College (New London, CT) Converse College (Spartanburg, SC)*
Evergreen State College, The (Olympia, WA)* Fairfield University (Fairfield, CT) Fairmont State University (Fairmont, WV)* Farmingdale State College (Farmingdale, NY) Fashion Institute of Technology (New York, NY) Faulkner University (Montgomery, AL) Fayetteville State University (Fayetteville, NC) Felician University (Lodi, NJ)
Coppin State University (Baltimore, MD)* Corban University (Salem, OR) Cornerstone University (Grand Rapids, MI) Crown College (Saint Bonifacius, MN) Culver-Stockton College (Canton, MO)
- Cumberland University (Lebanon, TN)
- Ferris State University (Grand Rapids, MI)*
- Finlandia University (Hancock, MI)*
- CUNY Bernard M Baruch College (New York, NY)
CUNY Hunter College (New York, NY)* CUNY Medgar Evers College (Brooklyn, NY) Dakota State University (Madison, SD)* Dakota Wesleyan University (Mitchell, SD) Dalton State College (Dalton, GA)
Fisk University (Nashville, TN) Fitchburg State University (Fitchburg, MA) Five Towns College (Dix Hills, NY) Florida A&M University (Tallahassee, FL) Florida Atlantic University (Boca Raton, FL) Florida Gulf Coast University (Fort Myers, FL) Florida Institute of Technology (Melbourne, FL) Florida International University (Miami, FL)* Florida Memorial University (Miami Gardens, FL) Florida State University (Tallahassee, FL) Fontbonne University (Saint Louis, MO)* Fort Hays State University (Hays, KS)* Fort Lewis College (Durango, CO)*
Davis & Elkins College (Elkins, WV) Defiance College (Defiance, OH) Delaware State University (Dover, DE) Delta State University (Cleveland, MS)* Denison University (Granville, OH) DeSales University (Center Valley, PA) Dickinson College (Carlisle, PA)* Dickinson State University (Dickinson, ND)
- Dillard University (New Orleans, LA)
- Fort Valley State University (Fort Valley, GA)
Framingham State University (Framingham, MA) Francis Marion University (Florence, SC) Franklin Pierce University (Rindge, NH) Franklin University (Columbus, OH)
Dixie State University (Saint George, UT)* Doane University (Crete, NE)* Dominican College of Blauvelt (Orangeburg, NY) Dominican University (River Forest, IL)* Dominican University of California (San Rafael, CA)* Drake University (Des Moines, IA)*
Fredonia State University of New York (Fredonia, NY) Freed-Hardeman University (Henderson, TN) Fresno Pacific University (Fresno, CA)* Friends University (Wichita, KS)
Drew University (Madison, NJ) East Central University (Ada, OK) East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania (East Stroudsburg, PA) East Tennessee State University (Johnson City, TN)* East Texas Baptist University (Marshall, TX)* Eastern Connecticut State University (Willimantic, CT) Eastern Illinois University (Charleston, IL) Eastern Kentucky University (Richmond, KY)* Eastern Mennonite University (Harrisonburg, VA) Eastern Michigan University (Ypsilanti, MI)* Eastern Oregon University (La Grande, OR) Eastern University (Saint Davids, PA)
Frostburg State University (Frostburg, MD)* Furman University (Greenville, SC)* Gallaudet University (Washington, DC) Gannon University (Erie, PA) Gardner-Webb University (Boiling Springs, NC)* Geneva College (Beaver Falls, PA) Georgia College & State University (Milledgeville, GA) Georgia Gwinnett College (Lawrenceville, GA) Georgia Institute of Technology (Atlanta, GA) 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) Georgia State University (Atlanta, GA) Georgian Court University (Lakewood, NJ) Gettysburg College (Gettysburg, PA)
Indiana Wesleyan University (Marion, IN)* Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Fajardo (Fajardo, PR) Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Metro Campus (San Juan, PR) Iona College (New Rochelle, NY)*
Glenville State College (Glenville, WV)* Gonzaga University (Spokane, WA)* Gordon College (Wenham, MA)*
Iowa State University (Ames, IA)* Iowa Wesleyan College (Mount Pleasant, IA) Ithaca College (Ithaca, NY)*
Gordon State College (Barnesville, GA) Goshen College (Goshen, IN)
Jacksonville State University (Jacksonville, AL) Jacksonville University (Jacksonville, FL)* James Madison University (Harrisonburg, VA) Jarvis Christian College (Hawkins, TX) John Brown University (Siloam Springs, AR) John Carroll University (Cleveland, OH) Johnson & Wales University (Providence, RI)* Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte (Charlotte, NC)* Johnson & Wales University-Denver (Denver, CO)* Johnson & Wales University-North Miami (North Miami, FL)* Johnson University (Knoxville, TN)
Goucher College (Baltimore, MD) Governors State University (University Park, IL) Grace College and Theological Seminary (Winona Lake, IN) Graceland University-Lamoni (Lamoni, IA) Grambling State University (Grambling, LA) Grand Canyon University (Phoenix, AZ)* Grand Valley State University (Allendale, MI)* Greensboro College (Greensboro, NC) Grinnell College (Grinnell, IA) Grove City College (Grove City, PA)* Guilford College (Greensboro, NC)*
Judson College (Marion, AL) Judson University (Elgin, IL)*
- Hamilton College (Clinton, NY)
- Juniata College (Huntingdon, PA)
Hamline University (Saint Paul, MN) Hampshire College (Amherst, MA)*
Kalamazoo College (Kalamazoo, MI)* Kansas State University (Manhattan, KS)* Kansas Wesleyan University (Salina, KS) Kaplan University (Davenport, IA)
Hanover College (Hanover, IN) Hardin-Simmons University (Abilene, TX) Harrisburg University of Science and Technology (Harrisburg, PA) Hartwick College (Oneonta, NY)*
Keene State College (Keene, NH)* Kennesaw State University (Kennesaw, GA)
- Kent State University (Kent, OH)
- Harvey Mudd College (Claremont, CA)
Henderson State University (Arkadelphia, AR) Hendrix College (Conway, AR)*
Kent State University at Stark (Canton, OH) Kentucky State University (Frankfort, KY) Kentucky Wesleyan College (Owensboro, KY) Kenyon College (Gambier, OH)
Heritage University (Toppenish, WA)* High Point University (High Point, NC)
- Hiram College (Hiram, OH)
- Kettering University (Flint, MI)
- Hollins University (Roanoke, VA)
- Keuka College (Keuka Park, NY)*
Holy Cross College (Notre Dame, IN) Holy Family University (Philadelphia, PA)* Hope College (Holland, MI)
Keystone College (La Plume, PA)* King's College (Wilkes Barre, PA) Knox College (Galesburg, IL)
Hope International University (Fullerton, CA) Houghton College (Houghton, NY)
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania (Kutztown, PA) La Roche College (Pittsburgh, PA)*
Houston Baptist University (Houston, TX) Humboldt State University (Arcata, CA) Huston-Tillotson University (Austin, TX) Idaho State University (Pocatello, ID)* Illinois College (Jacksonville, IL)
La Salle University (Philadelphia, PA) La Sierra University (Riverside, CA) LaGrange College (Lagrange, GA) Lake Forest College (Lake Forest, IL) Lamar University (Beaumont, TX)
Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago, IL)* Illinois State University (Normal, IL)* Illinois Wesleyan University (Bloomington, IL)* Immaculata University (Immaculata, PA) Indiana Institute of Technology (Fort Wayne, IN)* Indiana State University (Terre Haute, IN)* Indiana University East (Richmond, IN) Indiana University of Pennsylvania (Indiana, PA)*
Lander University (Greenwood, SC)* Lane College (Jackson, TN)* Lawrence Technological University (Southfield, MI) Lawrence University (Appleton, WI)* Lebanon Valley College (Annville, PA)* Lees-McRae College (Banner Elk, NC)* Lenoir-Rhyne University (Hickory, NC)* Lewis & Clark College (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) Liberty University (Lynchburg, VA)*
Mercer University (Macon, GA)* 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)* Lincoln University (Jefferson City, MO) Lincoln University (Lincoln University, PA) Lindsey Wilson College (Columbia, KY) Linfield College - McMinnville Campus (McMinnville, OR) Linfield College-School of Nursing (Portland, OR) Lipscomb University (Nashville, TN)
Messiah College (Grantham, PA) Metropolitan State University (Saint Paul, MN) Metropolitan State University of Denver (Denver, CO) Michigan State University (East Lansing, MI)* Middle Georgia State University (Macon, GA) Middle Tennessee State University (Murfreesboro, TN)* Midland University (Fremont, NE)
Lock Haven University (Lock Haven, PA) Longwood University (Farmville, VA) Loras College (Dubuque, IA)
Midway University (Midway, KY) Midwestern State University (Wichita Falls, TX)* 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) Louisiana Tech University (Ruston, LA)* Loyola Marymount University (Los Angeles, CA) Loyola University Chicago (Chicago, IL) Loyola University New Orleans (New Orleans, LA) Lubbock Christian University (Lubbock, TX) Luther College (Decorah, IA)
Mills College (Oakland, CA) Millsaps College (Jackson, MS) Minnesota State University Moorhead (Moorhead, MN) Minnesota State University, Mankato (Mankato, MN) Misericordia University (Dallas, PA) Mississippi State University (Mississippi State, MS)* Mississippi University for Women (Columbus, MS) Missouri Southern State University (Joplin, MO)* Missouri State University (Springfield, MO)* Missouri University of Science & Technology (Rolla, MO)* Missouri Valley College (Marshall, MO) Missouri Western State University (Saint Joseph, MO)* Montana State University Billings (Billings, MT)* Montana State University-Northern (Havre, MT)* Moravian College (Bethlehem, PA)
Lycoming College (Williamsport, PA) Lynchburg College (Lynchburg, VA)* Lyon College (Batesville, AR) Macalester College (Saint Paul, MN) MacMurray College (Jacksonville, IL) Madonna University (Livonia, MI)* Manchester University (North Manchester, IN) Manhattan College (Bronx, NY) Manhattanville College (Purchase, NY) Mansfield University of Pennsylvania (Mansfield, PA) Maranatha Baptist University (Watertown, WI) Marian University (Indianapolis, IN)
Morgan State University (Baltimore, MD) Morrisville State College (Morrisville, NY) Mount Aloysius College (Cresson, PA)* Mount Ida College (Newton, MA)
- Marietta College (Marietta, OH)
- Mount Mercy University (Cedar Rapids, IA)*
Mount Saint Mary College (Newburgh, NY)* Mount St. Mary's University (Emmitsburg, MD)* Mount Vernon Nazarene University (Mount Vernon, OH) Muhlenberg College (Allentown, PA)
Marquette University (Milwaukee, WI)* Mars Hill University (Mars Hill, NC) Marshall University (Huntington, WV)* Martin Methodist College (Pulaski, TN) Maryland Institute College of Art (Baltimore, MD) Marymount California University (Rancho Palos Verdes, CA)* Marymount Manhattan College (New York, NY) Marymount University (Arlington, VA) Marywood University (Scranton, PA)* Massachusetts College of Art and Design (Boston, MA) Mayville State University (Mayville, ND) McKendree University (Lebanon, IL)
Murray State University (Murray, KY) National University (La Jolla, CA) Nazareth College (Rochester, NY)* Nebraska Wesleyan University (Lincoln, NE) Neumann University (Aston, PA)* Nevada State College (Henderson, NV) New College of Florida (Sarasota, FL) New England College (Henniker, NH)
- McMurry University (Abilene, TX)*
- New Hampshire Institute of Art (Manchester, NH)
New Jersey City University (Jersey City, NJ) New Jersey Institute of Technology (Newark, NJ)* New Mexico Highlands University (Las Vegas, NM)*
McNeese State University (Lake Charles, LA)* McPherson College (McPherson, KS) Medaille College (Buffalo, NY)