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The Institutional Engagement Index is a method developed by NSSE to evaluate how a particular college or university is doing on each of the five benchmarks, compared to how one would expect that college or university to perform, given its size and other objective characteristics. This index consists of three measures: the actual score on the five benchmark indices; a predicted score, based on an ordinary least squares (OLS) regression model using data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS); and a residual, the result of subtracting the predicted score from the actual score. The resulting residual, either positive or negative, might be considered a measure of "educational effectiveness."

The following IPEDS variables, if available, were used in the regression equation used to calculate the predicted score: whether the institution was public or private, admissions selectivity (from Barron's 1999), undergraduate enrollment, urbanicity, percentage full-time and part-time, sex, racial/ethnic composition, educational and general expenses per student from 1995-96 IPEDS, endowment or assets (land, buildings, and equipment) per student from 1995-96 IPEDS, student-reported major field, student-reported age, percentage of students who completed the survey via the web. For a detailed explantion of the OLS models and the independent variables used, click here to go to NSSE's site.

2002

2000

NSSE 2002: Institutional Engagement Index
Benchmark Actual Predicted Residual* Stan.
Residual**		 Percentile*** Actual
First-Year University of Virginia AAUDE
Level of Academic Challenge 57.1 55.6 1.4 0.5 70 52.4
Active and Collaborative Learning 37.6 39.0 -1.3 -0.4 20 37.2
Student Interactions with Faculty Members 34.4 35.7 -1.3 -0.3 30 33.3
Enriching Educational Experiences 64.9 63.3 1.6 0.4 80 57.7
Supportive Campus Environment 60.5 57.2 3.3 0.8 50 57.5
Fourth-Year        
Level of Academic Challenge 58.6  58.3 0.3 0.1 60 55.6
Active and Collaborative Learning 44.9  47.0 -2.2 -0.7 10 44.8
Student Interactions with Faculty Members 41.6  43.3 -1.7 -0.4 40 38.9
Enriching Educational Experiences 52.6  52.2 0.4 0.1 70 46.8
Supportive Campus Environment 56.3  53.0 3.3 0.7 40 53.2
   *This can be considered a measure of institutional effectiveness.
 **A standardized score based on the scores of all colleges and universities
    participating in NSSE 2002.
***Compared to all colleges and universities participating in NSSE 2002.

 

NSSE 2000: Institutional Engagement Index
Benchmark Actual Predicted Residual* Percentile** Actual
First-Year University of Virginia AAUDE
Level of Academic Challenge 53.2 53.8 -0.6 70 49.0
Active and Collaborative Learning 37.3 38.6 -1.3 20 36.7
Student Interactions with Faculty Members 25.4 26.7 -1.3 10 26.0
Enriching Educational Experiences 57.7 58.7 -1.0 80 51.8
Supportive Campus Environment 60.3 55.6 4.7 50 56.0
Fourth-Year       
Level of Academic Challenge 55.7 55.1 0.6 70 50.9
Active and Collaborative Learning 45.5 47.3 -1.8 10 45.0
Student Interactions with Faculty Members 37.1 39.2 -2.1 30 34.7
Enriching Educational Experiences 53.0 50.9 2.1 90 44.8
Supportive Campus Environment 53.5 49.7 3.8 30 49.9
 *This can be considered a measure of institutional effectiveness.
**Compared to all colleges and universities participating in NSSE 2000.

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