Just what does 'most engaged' mean to me?

"The learning environment at Wabash features close encounter between student and faculty through collaborative teaching and research; academic travel to professional meetings and abroad on intensive 7-10 day immersion trips; faculty/student dinners in homes and fraternity houses; and in the everyday out-of-class interactions made possible by a small residential community."
     - Gary Phillips, Dean of the College

But how do I use these scores?

The easiest way to see how Wabash students view their education is to compare their views (NSSE scores) to students at similar schools. How does Wabash stack up against DePauw, Butler, University of Indianapolis, Hanover, and any of the other 600 schools participating in the survey? The Wabash scores are displayed below. Click here to go to the USA Today database and compare to any other school.

Need a quick reference on Wabash's scores. Just download this handy pocket guide on Wabash's NSSE results. Download this guide, print it out, then go look at other schools. You might want to mark in their scores beside those of Wabash College to compare.

Read the full story on Wabash's 2007 results here.

Level of Academic Challenge: Preparing for class (studying, reading, writing, rehearsing, etc., related to an academic program.)

	First-year Students	Seniors
Wabash	64.5	69.0
Peers	55.0	57.8
National Average	51.7	55.6

Active and Collaborative Learning: Asked questions in class, made class presentation, worked with other students, tutored, participated in a community-based project.

	First-year	Seniors
Wabash	49.3	59.3
Peers	43.6	52.0
National Average	41.2	50.1

Student-Faculty Interaction: Discussed grade or assignments with instructor, discussed career plans with faculty or advisor, discussed ideas from readings or classes with faculty outside of class, received prompt feedback from faculty on academic performance, worked with faculty on a research project outside of course or program requirements.

	First-year	Seniors
Wabash	42.9	63.2
Peers	34.4	44.1
National Average	32.8	49.9

Enriching Educational Experience: Co-curricular activities, internship or field experience, community service or  volunteer work, foreign language or study abroad, independent study, serious conversations with students of different religious beliefs, political opinions or personal values, use technology to discuss or complete an assignment.

	First-year	Seniors
Wabash	36.7	66.4
Peers	28.3	43.5
National Average	27.1	39.9

Supportive Campus Environment: Environment provides support student needs to succeed, environment provides support to thrive socially, cope with non-academic responsibilities, quality of relationship with students, faculty and administrative personnel and offices.

	First-year	Seniors
Wabash	70.1	70.7
Peers	63.5	60.0
National Average	59.8	56.9