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Level of Academic Challenge Index: Frequencies by Year and Group
    First-year Students Fourth-year Students
    U of Virginia AAU National U of Virginia AAU National
    Count Col % Count Col% Count Col% Count Col % Count Col% Count Col%
Worked harder than you thought you could to meet an instructor's standards or expectations Never 22 12.7 164 13.3 2962 9.8 19 13.1 128 11.2 2393 7.3
Occasionally 72 41.6 490 39.8 11544 38.2 61 42.1 481 42.0 12222 37.5
Often 55 31.8 422 34.3 11164 36.9 40 27.6 367 32.1 12422 38.1
Very Often 24 13.9 155 12.6 4585 15.2 25 17.2 168 14.7 5543 17.0
Total   173 100.0 1231 100.0 30255 100.0 145 100.0 1144 100.0 32580 100.0
Number of assigned textbooks, books, or book-length packs of course readings None 0 0.0 3 0.2 157 0.5 0 0.0 13 1.1 275 0.9
Fewer than 5 10 5.8 99 8.1 3582 11.9 14 9.7 206 18.2 6010 18.7
Between 5 and 10 45 26.0 463 37.8 10984 36.6 40 27.6 402 35.4 11760 36.5
Between 11 and 20 60 34.7 480 39.2 10434 34.8 45 31.0 329 29.0 8884 27.6
More than 20 58 33.5 179 14.6 4860 16.2 46 31.7 184 16.2 5247 16.3
Total   173 100.0 1224 100.0 30017 100.0 145 100.0 1134 100.0 32176 100.0
Number of written papers or reports of 20 pages or more None 131 75.7 1043 85.3 24850 83.0 56 38.6 592 52.4 15132 47.2
Fewer than 5 32 18.5 148 12.1 4014 13.4 75 51.7 409 36.2 13673 42.7
Between 5 and 10 5 2.9 17 1.4 594 2.0 8 5.5 95 8.4 2368 7.4
Between 11 and 20 1 0.6 3 0.2 216 0.7 2 1.4 17 1.5 561 1.7
More than 20 4 2.3 12 1.0 269 0.9 4 2.8 16 1.4 324 1.0
Total   173 100.0 1223 100.0 29943 100.0 145 100.0 1129 100.0 32058 100.0
Number of written papers or reports of fewer than 20 pages None 2 1.2 24 2.0 425 1.4 2 1.4 34 3.0 801 2.5
Fewer than 5 32 18.5 266 21.7 4183 14.0 37 25.7 302 26.7 7722 24.1
Between 5 and 10 71 41.0 410 33.5 9017 30.1 43 29.9 319 28.2 9274 28.9
Between 11 and 20 52 30.1 358 29.2 10175 33.9 42 29.2 284 25.1 8081 25.2
More than 20 16 9.2 167 13.6 6174 20.6 20 13.9 192 17.0 6230 19.4
Total   173 100.0 1225 100.0 29974 100.0 144 100.0 1131 100.0 32108 100.0
Coursework emphasizes: Analyzing the basic elements of an idea, experience or theory Very Little 5 2.9 53 4.3 1218 4.0 3 2.1 31 2.7 999 3.1
Some 33 19.1 329 26.7 7594 25.1 18 12.4 229 20.0 6113 18.7
Quite a bit 79 45.7 544 44.2 13518 44.6 65 44.8 507 44.4 14279 43.8
Very much 56 32.4 305 24.8 7969 26.3 59 40.7 376 32.9 11219 34.4
Total   173 100.0 1231 100.0 30299 100.0 145 100.0 1143 100.0 32610 100.0
Coursework emphasizes: Synthesizing and organizing ideas, information, or experiences Very Little 13 7.5 156 12.7 3177 10.5 3 2.1 95 8.3 2605 8.0
Some 61 35.3 437 35.5 10957 36.2 33 22.8 382 33.5 9346 28.7
Quite a bit 49 28.3 433 35.2 10629 35.1 58 40.0 395 34.6 12030 36.9
Very much 50 28.9 205 16.7 5499 18.2 51 35.2 270 23.6 8583 26.4
Total   173 100.0 1231 100.0 30262 100.0 145 100.0 1142 100.0 32564 100.0
Coursework emphasizes: Making judgments about the value of information, arguments, or methods Very Little 26 15.0 251 20.4 4107 13.6 13 9.0 178 15.6 3994 12.3
Some 66 38.2 452 36.7 10889 36.0 39 26.9 407 35.7 9908 30.4
Quite a bit 48 27.7 376 30.6 10229 33.8 49 33.8 321 28.2 10911 33.5
Very much 33 19.1 151 12.3 5007 16.6 44 30.3 234 20.5 7732 23.8
Total   173 100.0 1230 100.0 30232 100.0 145 100.0 1140 100.0 32545 100.0
Coursework emphasizes: Applying theories or concepts to practical problems or in new situations Very Little 14 8.1 113 9.2 2515 8.3 7 4.8 85 7.4 2043 6.3
Some 44 25.4 350 28.4 9047 29.9 31 21.4 259 22.6 7324 22.5
Quite a bit 58 33.5 436 35.4 11096 36.7 55 37.9 391 34.2 11354 34.9
Very much 57 32.9 332 27.0 7595 25.1 52 35.9 409 35.8 11821 36.3
Total   173