Student Experiences and Perceptions
Experiences with Diverse Groups of People and Ideas
Institutions participating in the VSA program measure student involvement on campus using one of four national surveys. Results from the one survey are reported for a common set of questions selected as part of VSA. Following are the selected results from the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE). The questions have been grouped together in categories that are known to contribute to student learning and development. The results reported below are based on the responses of seniors who participated in the survey.
- <1% of seniors reported that they often tried to understand someone else's point of view
- 77% of seniors reported their experience at this institution contributed to their understanding people of other racial and ethnic backgrounds
- 85% of seniors often had serious conversations with students of a different race or ethnicity
