NSSE 2014 Selected Comparison Groups IPEDS: 137546
About This Report Customized Comparison Groups The NSSE Institutional Report displays core survey results for your students alongside those of three comparison groups. In May, your institution was invited to customize these groups via the "Report Form" on the Institution Interface. This report summarizes how your comparison groups were constructed and lists the institutions within them. NSSE comparison groups may be customized by (a) identifying specific institutions from the list of all 2013 and 2014 NSSE participants, (b) composing the group by selecting institutional characteristics, or (c) a combination of these. Institutions that choose not to customize receive default groups a that provide relevant comparisons for most institutions. Institutions that appended additional question sets in the form of topical modules or through consortium participation were also invited to customize comparison groups for the corresponding reports by choosing from the institutions where the question sets were administered. The default for these groups is all other 2013 (if applicable) and 2014 institutions where the questions were included. Please note: Comparison groups for additional question sets (topical modules and consortium questions) are documented within those reports. Report Comparisons Comparison groups are located in the institutional reports as illustrated in the mock report at right. In this example, the three groups are "Public Master's L," "Large Public," and "NSSE 2013 & 2014." Your Students' Responses Comparison Group 1 Comparison Group 2 Comparison Group 3 Reading This Report This report consists of three sections that provide details for each of your comparison groups, illustrated at right. Comparison Group Name The name assigned to the comparison group is listed here. How Group was Constructed Indicates whether your group was drawn from a list, built based on criteria, or is the default group. If institutional characteristics were used to build your comparison group, they are listed here. Institution List The names, cities and states or provinces of the comparison institutions are listed for your reference. NSSE 2013 participants are identified with an asterisk. a. The default groups are: Comparison Group 1: For institutions not in a NSSE consortium, this group contains 2013 and 2014 NSSE institutions in the same geographic region and sector (public/private). For consortium institutions, it contains results for the other 2013 (if applicable) and 2014 consortium members. Comparison Group 2: All other 2013 and 2014 U.S. NSSE institutions sharing your institution's Basic Carnegie Classification. (Canadian institutions are not classified by the Carnegie Foundation, and must identify a comparison group.) Comparison Group 3: All other 2013 and 2014 U.S. NSSE institutions (2013 and 2014 Canadian participants are also included in this group for Canadian institutions). 2 NSSE 2014 SELECTED COMPARISON GROUPS
Comparison Group 1: Southeast Private 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 How was this comparison group constructed? Not applicable; comparison group not customized. Your institution did not customize this comparison group; the default group (region and sector) was used. Your default group is: Region (SE); Sector (Priv) Group description Default comparison group 'Southeast Private' institutions (N=140) Adventist University of Health Sciences (Orlando, FL)* Agnes Scott College (Decatur, GA)* Alice Lloyd College (Pippa Passes, KY) Anderson University (Anderson, SC) Ave Maria University (Ave Maria, FL) Averett University (Danville, VA) Baptist Memorial College of Health Sciences (Memphis, TN)* Barry University (Miami, FL) Barton College (Wilson, NC) Belmont Abbey College (Belmont, NC) Belmont University (Nashville, TN) Berea College (Berea, KY) Berry College (Mount Berry, GA)* Bethany College (Bethany, WV) Bethune Cookman University (Daytona Beach, FL) Birmingham-Southern College (Birmingham, AL)* Bluefield College (Bluefield, VA) Brenau University (Gainesville, GA) Brescia University (Owensboro, KY) Brevard College (Brevard, NC)* Campbell University Inc. (Buies Creek, NC)* Campbellsville University (Campbellsville, KY)* Carson-Newman University (Jefferson City, TN)* Catawba College (Salisbury, NC) Centenary College of Louisiana (Shreveport, LA) Centre College (Danville, KY) Chowan University (Murfreesboro, NC) Christian Brothers University (Memphis, TN) Claflin University (Orangeburg, SC)* Coker College (Hartsville, SC) Columbia College (Columbia, SC)* Columbia Southern University (Orange Beach, AL)* Converse College (Spartanburg, SC) Covenant College (Lookout Mountain, GA)* Cumberland University (Lebanon, TN) Davis & Elkins College (Elkins, WV) DeVry University-Georgia (Decatur, GA)* Dillard University (New Orleans, LA) Eastern Mennonite University (Harrisonburg, VA)* Elon University (Elon, NC) Emory and Henry College (Emory, VA)* Faulkner University (Montgomery, AL) Fisk University (Nashville, TN)* Flagler College (Saint Augustine, FL) Florida Institute of Technology (Melbourne, FL)* Florida Southern College (Lakeland, FL)* Furman University (Greenville, SC)* Gardner-Webb University (Boiling Springs, NC)* Greensboro College (Greensboro, NC) Guilford College (Greensboro, NC) Hampden-Sydney College (Hampden-Sydney, VA) Hendrix College (Conway, AR) High Point University (High Point, NC)* Hollins University (Roanoke, VA) Jacksonville University (Jacksonville, FL) John Brown University (Siloam Springs, AR) Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte (Charlotte, NC)* Johnson & Wales University-North Miami (North Miami, FL)* Johnson University (Knoxville, TN)* Judson College (Marion, AL)* Kentucky Wesleyan College (Owensboro, KY) LaGrange College (Lagrange, GA) Lees-McRae College (Banner Elk, NC)* Lenoir-Rhyne University (Hickory, NC) Liberty University (Lynchburg, VA)* Life University (Marietta, GA)* Limestone College (Gaffney, SC)* Lincoln Memorial University (Harrogate, TN) Lindsey Wilson College (Columbia, KY)* Lipscomb University (Nashville, TN) * 2013 participant NSSE 2014 SELECTED COMPARISON GROUPS 3
'Southeast Private' institutions (N=140), continued Loyola University New Orleans (New Orleans, LA) Lynchburg College (Lynchburg, VA) Lyon College (Batesville, AR) Mars Hill University (Mars Hill, NC)* Martin Methodist College (Pulaski, TN)* Mary Baldwin College (Staunton, VA) Marymount University (Arlington, VA)* Mercer University (Macon, GA)* Meredith College (Raleigh, NC) Methodist University (Fayetteville, NC) Midway College (Midway, KY) Milligan College (Milligan College, TN)* Millsaps College (Jackson, MS) Mount Olive College (Mount Olive, NC)* Northwood University-Florida Campus (West Palm Beach, FL)* Nova Southeastern University (Fort Lauderdale, FL) Oglethorpe University (Atlanta, GA) Ohio Valley University (Vienna, WV) Our Lady of the Lake College (Baton Rouge, LA) Paine College (Augusta, GA) Palm Beach Atlantic University-West Palm Beach (West Palm Beach, FL) Pfeiffer University (Misenheimer, NC) Philander Smith College (Little Rock, AR)* Presbyterian College (Clinton, SC) Queens University of Charlotte (Charlotte, NC) Randolph College (Lynchburg, VA) Randolph-Macon College (Ashland, VA) Regent University (Virginia Beach, VA) Rhodes College (Memphis, TN) Ringling College of Art and Design (Sarasota, FL) Roanoke College (Salem, VA) Rollins College (Winter Park, FL) Saint Andrews University (Laurinburg, NC) Saint Leo University (Saint Leo, FL)* Saint Thomas University (Miami Gardens, FL)* Samford University (Birmingham, AL) Savannah College of Art and Design (Savannah, GA)* Sewanee: The University of the South (Sewanee, TN) Shaw University (Raleigh, NC) Shenandoah University (Winchester, VA) Southeastern University (Lakeland, FL) Southern Adventist University (Collegedale, TN)* Spelman College (Atlanta, GA)* Spring Hill College (Mobile, AL) Sweet Briar College (Sweet Briar, VA) Tennessee Wesleyan College (Athens, TN) The University of Tampa (Tampa, FL)* Thomas More College (Crestview Hills, KY) Trevecca Nazarene University (Nashville, TN) Truett-McConnell College (Cleveland, GA) Tulane University of Louisiana (New Orleans, LA)* Tusculum College (Greeneville, TN)* Union College (Barbourville, KY)* Union University (Jackson, TN)* University of Charleston (Charleston, WV) University of Mobile (Mobile, AL) University of Pikeville (Pikeville, KY) University of Richmond (Richmond, VA) University of the Cumberlands (Williamsburg, KY) University of the Ozarks (Clarksville, AR)* Virginia Wesleyan College (Norfolk, VA)* Warner University (Lake Wales, FL)* Warren Wilson College (Swannanoa, NC) Washington and Lee University (Lexington, VA) Wesleyan College (Macon, GA) West Virginia Wesleyan College (Buckhannon, WV) Wheeling Jesuit University (Wheeling, WV)* William Peace University (Raleigh, NC) Wingate University (Wingate, NC) Wofford College (Spartanburg, SC) * 2013 participant 4 NSSE 2014 SELECTED COMPARISON GROUPS
Comparison Group 2: Carnegie Class 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 How was this comparison group constructed? Not applicable; comparison group not customized. Your institution did not customize this comparison group; the default group (Carnegie Classification) was used. Your default group is: Basic Classification (Master's L) Group description Default comparison group 'Carnegie Class' institutions (N=264) Abilene Christian University (Abilene, TX) Alabama State University (Montgomery, AL)* American InterContinental University Online (Hoffman Estates, IL)* Arcadia University (Glenside, PA)* Armstrong State University (Savannah, GA) Auburn University at Montgomery (Montgomery, AL)* Augsburg College (Minneapolis, MN) Austin Peay State University (Clarksville, TN) Baker University (Baldwin City, KS)* Baldwin Wallace University (Berea, OH)* Belmont University (Nashville, TN) Bethel University (Saint Paul, MN)* Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania (Bloomsburg, PA) Brenau University (Gainesville, GA) Bridgewater State University (Bridgewater, MA) Cabrini College (Radnor, PA) California Baptist University (Riverside, CA)* California Lutheran University (Thousand Oaks, CA) California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo (San Luis Obispo, CA) California State Polytechnic University-Pomona (Pomona, CA) California State University-Bakersfield (Bakersfield, CA) California State University-Chico (Chico, CA) California State University-Los Angeles (Los Angeles, CA) California State University-Stanislaus (Turlock, CA) California State University, Fullerton (Fullerton, CA) California State University, Northridge (Northridge, CA)* California State University, Sacramento (Sacramento, CA) California State University, San Bernardino (San Bernardino, CA) California University of Pennsylvania (California, PA)* Campbell University Inc. (Buies Creek, NC)* Central Connecticut State University (New Britain, CT)* Chaminade University of Honolulu (Honolulu, HI) Chapman University (Orange, CA)* Chatham University (Pittsburgh, PA)* Chestnut Hill College (Philadelphia, PA) Clarion University of Pennsylvania (Clarion, PA) College of Saint Elizabeth (Morristown, NJ)* Colorado Technical University Online (Colorado Springs, CO) Columbia Southern University (Orange Beach, AL)* Columbus State University (Columbus, GA) Concordia University (Portland, OR) Concordia University Chicago (River Forest, IL) Concordia University Irvine (Irvine, CA)* Concordia University Texas (Austin, TX) Concordia University-Saint Paul (Saint Paul, MN) Concordia University-Wisconsin (Mequon, WI)* Cornerstone University (Grand Rapids, MI)* CUNY Bernard M Baruch College (New York, NY) CUNY Herbert H. Lehman College (Bronx, NY) CUNY Hunter College (New York, NY) CUNY Queens College (Flushing, NY) DeSales University (Center Valley, PA)* DeVry University-California (Pomona, CA)* DeVry University-Georgia (Decatur, GA)* DeVry University-Illinois (Addison, IL)* Dominican University (River Forest, IL) Dowling College (Oakdale, NY)* Drake University (Des Moines, IA)* East Central University (Ada, OK)* East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania (East Stroudsburg, PA)* Eastern Illinois University (Charleston, IL)* Eastern Kentucky University (Richmond, KY) Eastern Michigan University (Ypsilanti, MI) Eastern University (Saint Davids, PA) Eastern Washington University (Cheney, WA) Edinboro University of Pennsylvania (Edinboro, PA) Emerson College (Boston, MA)* Emporia State University (Emporia, KS) Fairfield University (Fairfield, CT) Ferris State University (Grand Rapids, MI) * 2013 participant NSSE 2014 SELECTED COMPARISON GROUPS 5
'Carnegie Class' institutions (N=264) Florida Gulf Coast University (Fort Myers, FL)* Fontbonne University (Saint Louis, MO) Fort Hays State University (Hays, KS) Framingham State University (Framingham, MA)* Friends University (Wichita, KS) Gannon University (Erie, PA) Gardner-Webb University (Boiling Springs, NC)* George Fox University (Newberg, OR) Georgia College & State University (Milledgeville, GA) Georgian Court University (Lakewood, NJ) Golden Gate University-San Francisco (San Francisco, CA)* Gonzaga University (Spokane, WA)* Grand Canyon University (Phoenix, AZ) Grand Valley State University (Allendale, MI)* Hawaii Pacific University (Honolulu, HI) Holy Family University (Philadelphia, PA)* Indiana Wesleyan University (Marion, IN)* Iona College (New Rochelle, NY) Ithaca College (Ithaca, NY)* Jacksonville State University (Jacksonville, AL) James Madison University (Harrisonburg, VA) John Carroll University (Cleveland, OH) Johnson & Wales University (Providence, RI)* Kaplan University (Davenport, IA)* Kean University (Union, NJ)* Kennesaw State University (Kennesaw, GA) Kutztown University of Pennsylvania (Kutztown, PA)* La Salle University (Philadelphia, PA) Lawrence Technological University (Southfield, MI) Lewis University (Romeoville, IL) Liberty University (Lynchburg, VA)* Lincoln Memorial University (Harrogate, TN) Lindenwood University (Saint Charles, MO) Lipscomb University (Nashville, TN) Loyola Marymount University (Los Angeles, CA) Loyola University New Orleans (New Orleans, LA) Maharishi University of Management (Fairfield, IA) Manhattanville College (Purchase, NY)* Marian University (Fond Du Lac, WI)* Marist College (Poughkeepsie, NY) Marshall University (Huntington, WV) Marygrove College (Detroit, MI) Marymount University (Arlington, VA)* Marywood University (Scranton, PA)* McKendree University (Lebanon, IL) McNeese State University (Lake Charles, LA) Medaille College (Buffalo, NY) Mercer University (Macon, GA)* Mercy College (Dobbs Ferry, NY) Millersville University of Pennsylvania (Millersville, PA) Minnesota State University-Mankato (Mankato, MN)* Molloy College (Rockville Centre, NY) Morehead State University (Morehead, KY) Mount Saint Mary College (Newburgh, NY) Murray State University (Murray, KY) Naropa University (Boulder, CO) Nazareth College (Rochester, NY)* New Jersey City University (Jersey City, NJ)* New Mexico Highlands University (Las Vegas, NM) New York Institute of Technology (Old Westbury, NY) Newman University (Wichita, KS) Niagara University (Niagara University, NY) Norfolk State University (Norfolk, VA) North Carolina Central University (Durham, NC) North Park University (Chicago, IL) Northeastern Illinois University (Chicago, IL) Northeastern State University (Tahlequah, OK)* Northwest Nazarene University (Nampa, ID) Northwestern State University of Louisiana (Natchitoches, LA) Norwich University (Northfield, VT)* Notre Dame of Maryland University (Baltimore, MD) Nyack College (Nyack, NY) Ohio Dominican University (Columbus, OH)* Oklahoma City University (Oklahoma City, OK) Pacific University (Forest Grove, OR) Peru State College (Peru, NE) Pfeiffer University (Misenheimer, NC) Pittsburg State University (Pittsburg, KS)* Plymouth State University (Plymouth, NH)* Point Loma Nazarene University (San Diego, CA) Point Park University (Pittsburgh, PA)* Prairie View A&M University (Prairie View, TX) Providence College (Providence, RI) Purdue University-Calumet Campus (Hammond, IN)* Regis University (Denver, CO) Rhode Island College (Providence, RI)* Rider University (Lawrenceville, NJ) Rivier University (Nashua, NH)* Robert Morris University (Moon Township, PA) Rochester Institute of Technology (Rochester, NY)* Rockford University (Rockford, IL) Rollins College (Winter Park, FL) Rowan University (Glassboro, NJ)* Sacred Heart University (Fairfield, CT) Saint Leo University (Saint Leo, FL)* Saint Mary's College of California (Moraga, CA)* Saint Thomas University (Miami Gardens, FL)* Saint Xavier University (Chicago, IL) Salem State University (Salem, MA) San Francisco State University (San Francisco, CA) San Jose State University (San Jose, CA) Seattle University (Seattle, WA) Shenandoah University (Winchester, VA) Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania (Shippensburg, PA) * 2013 participant 6 NSSE 2014 SELECTED COMPARISON GROUPS
'Carnegie Class' institutions (N=264) Simmons College (Boston, MA)* Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania (Slippery Rock, PA)* Sonoma State University (Rohnert Park, CA) Southeastern Louisiana University (Hammond, LA) Southern Connecticut State University (New Haven, CT)* Southern Illinois Univ Edwardsville (Edwardsville, IL)* Southern Nazarene University (Bethany, OK) Southern Oregon University (Ashland, OR) Southern Utah University (Cedar City, UT)* Southwest Baptist University (Bolivar, MO) Springfield College (Springfield, MA) St. Bonaventure University (Saint Bonaventure, NY)* St. Catherine University (Saint Paul, MN) St. Cloud State University (St Cloud, MN)* St. Edward's University (Austin, TX)* St. Mary's University (San Antonio, TX)* State University of New York at New Paltz (New Paltz, NY) State University of New York College at Cortland (Cortland, NY) Stephen F. Austin State University (Nacogdoches, TX)* Suffolk University (Boston, MA) SUNY College at Oswego (Oswego, NY) SUNY College at Plattsburgh (Plattsburgh, NY) Tarleton State University (Stephenville, TX)* Tennessee Technological University (Cookeville, TN) Texas A&M International University (Laredo, TX)* Texas A&M University - Texarkana (Texarkana, TX)* Texas State University (San Marcos, TX) The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina (Charleston, SC) The College at Brockport, SUNY (Brockport, NY) The College of Saint Rose (Albany, NY)* The Lincoln University (Lincoln University, PA)* The Sage Colleges (Troy, NY) The State University of New York at Potsdam (Potsdam, NY) The University of Findlay (Findlay, OH) The University of Tampa (Tampa, FL)* The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (Chattanooga, TN) The University of Texas at Tyler (Tyler, TX) The University of Texas-Pan American (Edinburg, TX) Tiffin University (Tiffin, OH)* Touro College (New York, NY) Towson University (Towson, MD) Union College (Barbourville, KY)* Union University (Jackson, TN)* University of Baltimore (Baltimore, MD) University of Bridgeport (Bridgeport, CT) University of Central Missouri (Warrensburg, MO)* University of Colorado Colorado Springs (Colorado Springs, CO)* University of Dallas (Irving, TX)* University of Detroit Mercy (Detroit, MI) University of Houston-Clear Lake (Houston, TX) University of Houston-Victoria (Victoria, TX)* University of Illinois Springfield (Springfield, IL) University of Indianapolis (Indianapolis, IN) University of Louisiana Monroe (Monroe, LA) University of Mary Washington (Fredericksburg, VA) University of Massachusetts Dartmouth (North Dartmouth, MA) University of Michigan-Dearborn (Dearborn, MI) University of Michigan-Flint (Flint, MI)* University of Nebraska at Kearney (Kearney, NE)* University of New England (Biddeford, ME) University of North Carolina Wilmington (Wilmington, NC)* University of North Florida (Jacksonville, FL) University of North Georgia (Dahlonega, GA) University of Northern Iowa (Cedar Falls, IA) University of Saint Joseph (West Hartford, CT)* University of Southern Indiana (Evansville, IN)* University of Southern Maine (Portland, ME) University of St. Francis (Joliet, IL)* University of St. Thomas (Houston, TX) University of the Incarnate Word (San Antonio, TX)* University of West Georgia (Carrollton, GA) University of Wisconsin-La Crosse (La Crosse, WI) University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh (Oshkosh, WI) University of Wisconsin-Platteville (Platteville, WI) University of Wisconsin-Stout (Menomonie, WI) University of Wisconsin-Whitewater (Whitewater, WI) Valdosta State University (Valdosta, GA) Valparaiso University (Valparaiso, IN) Viterbo University (La Crosse, WI) Wayland Baptist University (Plainview, TX) Waynesburg University (Waynesburg, PA) West Chester University of Pennsylvania (West Chester, PA) West Texas A&M University (Canyon, TX) Western Illinois University (Macomb, IL)* Western Washington University (Bellingham, WA) William Paterson University of New Jersey (Wayne, NJ) William Woods University (Fulton, MO)* Winthrop University (Rock Hill, SC) Xavier University (Cincinnati, OH) Youngstown State University (Youngstown, OH)* * 2013 participant NSSE 2014 SELECTED COMPARISON GROUPS 7
Comparison Group 3: NSSE 2013 & 2014 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 How was this comparison group constructed? Not applicable; comparison group not customized. Your institution did not customize this comparison group; the default group (NSSE 2013 and 2014 U.S. institutions) was used. Group description Default comparison group 'NSSE 2013 & 2014' institutions (N=983) All other NSSE 2013 and 2014 U.S. participants View list at nsse.iub.edu/pdf/nsse2013and2014_list.pdf * 2013 participant 8 NSSE 2014 SELECTED COMPARISON GROUPS