NSSE - Supportive Campus Environment

Students perform better and are more satisfied at colleges that are committed to their success and cultivate positive working and social relations among different groups on campus. Compared to a national sample of Master’s institutions, UW-L freshmen’s ratings of Supportive Campus Environment rank at the 31 st percentile; seniors’ ratings rank at the 27 th percentile.

	UW-L	UW-System		Carnegie Peers
	Mean (a)	Mean	Effect Size (b)	Mean	Effect Size
Freshmen	58.8	58.1		58.7
Seniors	60.2	57.0***	.18	56.6***	.19

a) Scores are averages based on a 100 point scale on which higher scores indicate higher levels of endorsement. * = p < .05, ** = p < .01, *** = p < .001

b) Effect size indicates “practical significance” of the mean difference. In practice, an effect size of .2 is considered small, .5 moderate, and .8 large. Effect sizes below .2 generally do not suggest means are practically significant.

Supportive Campus Environment Chart

Data based on 2006 NSSE. UW-L First-Year n = 974, Senior n = 846.

Supportive Campus Environment Items

Campus environment provides the support you need to help you succeed academically
Campus environment helps you cope with your nonacademic responsibilities (work, family, etc.)
Campus environment provides the support you need to thrive socially
Quality of relationships with other students
Quality of relationships with faculty members
Quality of relationships with administrative personnel and offices