Marshall University Selected Comparison Groups August 2012 Reviewing Your NSSE 2012 Selected Comparison Groups Report The NSSE Institutional Report displays results for each institution alongside three comparison groups which are customizable In June, your institution was invited to select comparison groups via the "Report Form" on the Institution Interface This report summarizes how your comparison groups were selected, and lists the institutions within them NSSE comparison groups may be customized in several ways Contacts may identify specific institutions from the list of all current-year NSSE participants, compose the group using institutional characteristics, or begin with institutional characteristics, then add or remove specific institutions to refine the comparison group If an institution does not customize a comparison group, NSSE provides default groups which provide relevant comparisons for most institutions The default groups are: Comparison Group - For institutions not in a NSSE consortium, this group contains current-year institutions in the same geographic region and sector (public/private) For consortium institutions, it contains results for the other consortium members Comparison Group - All other current-year U.S NSSE institutions sharing your institution's Basic Carnegie Classification Comparison Group - All other current-year U.S NSSE institutions (Canadian participants are also included in this group for Canadian institutions) The selected comparison group locations in the institutional reports are illustrated in the mock report below for NSSEville State Comparison group is "Mid East Private," comparison group "Carnegie Class," and comparison group "NSSE 2012." Your Institution's Responses Comparison Group or Consortium Comparison Group Comparison Group This report consists of a summary page that explains when and how your comparison groups were selected (or if you received defaults) and three sections that provide details for each of the comparison groups A guide to the details sections is below Comparison Group Details Comparison Group Name The name assigned to the comparison group is embedded here in quotes This report displays the 2012 comparison group institutions for NSSEville State University The institutions listed below are represented in the 'M id East Private' column of the Respondent Characteristics, M ean Comparisons, Frequency Distributions, and Benchmark Comparisons reports HOW GROUP WAS S ELECTED Your institution did not customize comparison group The default group includes all institutions in your geographic region and sector (public/private) S ELECTED PEER GROUP CRITERIA a How Group was Selected Indicates whether your group was drawn from a list, built based on criteria, or is the default group Basic 2010 Carnegie Classification(s): Carnegie - Undergraduate Instructional Program(s): Carnegie - Graduate Instructional Program(s): Carnegie - Enrollment Profile(s): Carnegie - Undergraduate Profile(s): Carnegie - Size and Setting(s): Sector(s) (public/private): 2,3 Undergraduate enrollment(s): Locale(s): Geographic Region(s): Institution List The names, cities and states of the comparison institutions are listed for your reference State(s): Barron's admissions selectivity ratings(s): COMPARISON GROUP INSTITUTIONS Institution Name Alvernia University Baltimore International College Bloomfield College City Reading Baltimore Bloomfield S tate PA MD NJ of 10 NSSE 2012 Selected Comparison Groups Marshall University SUMMARY - Comparison Group Selection This page summarizes how your three NSSE 2012 comparison groups were selected Each group was either (a) submitted by your institution through the Report Form located on the NSSE Institution Interface or (b) assigned by default Included below are the date the groups were last confirmed, the method used to select them, the column label your institutional contact provided for each group, the number of institutions in each group, and a short description of the group provided by your contact at the time of submission The following pages list the institutions selected for each comparison group COMPARISON GROUP SELECTION Date Confirmed: N/A Selection Method: This group is your NSSE 2012 consortium Column Label: Writing Consortium Number of Institutions: Description: 19 COMPARISON GROUP SELECTION Date Confirmed: N/A Selection Method: DEFAULT GROUP - Your institution did not customize your default comparison group Column Label: Carnegie Class Number of Institutions: Description: 156 COMPARISON GROUP SELECTION Date Confirmed: N/A Selection Method: DEFAULT GROUP - Your institution did not customize your default comparison group Column Label: NSSE 2012 Number of Institutions: Description: 545 IPEDS: 237525 of 10 NSSE 2012 Selected Comparison Groups Marshall University Comparison Group Details This report displays the 2012 comparison group institutions for Marshall University The institutions listed below are represented in the 'Writing Consortium' column of the Respondent Characteristics, Mean Comparisons, Frequency Distributions, and Benchmark Comparisons reports HOW GROUP WAS SELECTED Your institution participated in the NSSE consortium labeled: Consortium for the Study of Writing in College SELECTED PEER GROUP CRITERIA a Basic 2010 Carnegie Classification(s): Carnegie - Undergraduate Instructional Program(s): Carnegie - Graduate Instructional Program(s): Carnegie - Enrollment Profile(s): Carnegie - Undergraduate Profile(s): Carnegie - Size and Setting(s): Sector(s) (public/private): Undergraduate enrollment(s): Locale(s): Geographic Region(s): State(s): Barron's admissions selectivity ratings(s): COMPARISON GROUP INSTITUTIONS Institution Name Albright College Brigham Young University College of New Jersey, The Elmhurst College Ferrum College Francis Marion University New Jersey Institute of Technology Old Dominion University Our Lady of the Lake College Pittsburg State University Seton Hall University Southern Virginia University Stephens College Union College University of New England University of Northern Iowa a See the Comparison Group Selection Criteria Codelist for code details City Reading Provo Ewing Elmhurst Ferrum Florence Newark Norfolk Baton Rouge Pittsburg South Orange Buena Vista Columbia Schenectady Biddeford Cedar Falls State PA UT NJ IL VA SC NJ VA LA KS NJ VA MO NY ME IA of 10 COMPARISON GROUP INSTITUTIONS Institution Name University of Texas of the Permian Basin, The Willamette University William Paterson University of New Jersey a See the Comparison Group Selection Criteria Codelist for code details City Odessa Salem Wayne State TX OR NJ of 10 NSSE 2012 Selected Comparison Groups Marshall University Comparison Group Details This report displays the 2012 comparison group institutions for Marshall University The institutions listed below are represented in the 'Carnegie Class' column of the Respondent Characteristics, Mean Comparisons, Frequency Distributions, and Benchmark Comparisons reports HOW GROUP WAS SELECTED Your institution did not customize comparison group The default group includes all institutions in your 2010 Basic Carnegie Classification SELECTED COMPARISON GROUP CRITERIA a Basic 2010 Carnegie Classification(s): 18 Carnegie - Undergraduate Instructional Program(s): Carnegie - Graduate Instructional Program(s): Carnegie - Enrollment Profile(s): Carnegie - Undergraduate Profile(s): Carnegie - Size and Setting(s): Sector(s) (public/private): Undergraduate enrollment(s): Locale(s): Geographic Region(s): State(s): Barron's admissions selectivity ratings(s): COMPARISON GROUP INSTITUTIONS Institution Name Abilene Christian University Alfred University Anderson University Appalachian State University Arcadia University Auburn University at Montgomery Augsburg College Augusta State University Austin Peay State University Baldwin Wallace University Bellarmine University Belmont University Bentley University Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania Boise State University Brenau University a See the Comparison Group Selection Criteria Codelist for code details City Abilene Alfred Anderson Boone Glenside Montgomery Minneapolis Augusta Clarksville Berea Louisville Nashville Waltham Bloomsburg Boise Gainesville State TX NY IN NC PA AL MN GA TN OH KY TN MA PA ID GA of 10 COMPARISON GROUP INSTITUTIONS Institution Name California State University-Chico California State University-Dominguez Hills Chaminade University of Honolulu Chicago State University Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina, The College of New Jersey, The Colorado Technical University Online Concordia University Chicago Concordia University Texas CUNY Bernard M Baruch College CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice Daemen College DeVry University-California DeVry University-Georgia DeVry University-Illinois Dominican University Dowling College East Central University Eastern Kentucky University Eastern University Edinboro University of Pennsylvania Emporia State University Ferris State University Fitchburg State University Fontbonne University Fort Hays State University Frostburg State University Hamline University Hawaii Pacific University Indiana University Southeast Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne Ithaca College Jacksonville State University Le Moyne College Lesley University Lincoln Memorial University Lindenwood University Lipscomb University Long Island University-Brooklyn Campus Loyola Marymount University Loyola University Maryland Loyola University New Orleans Marist College Marygrove College McNeese State University Medaille College Millersville University of Pennsylvania Missouri State University Monmouth University Montclair State University Morehead State University Mount Saint Mary College a See the Comparison Group Selection Criteria Codelist for code details City Chico Carson Honolulu Chicago Charleston Ewing Colorado Springs River Forest Austin New York New York Amherst Pomona Decatur Addison River Forest Oakdale Ada Richmond Saint Davids Edinboro Emporia Grand Rapids Fitchburg Saint Louis Hays Frostburg Saint Paul Honolulu New Albany Fort Wayne Ithaca Jacksonville Syracuse Cambridge Harrogate Saint Charles Nashville Brooklyn Los Angeles Baltimore New Orleans Poughkeepsie Detroit Lake Charles Buffalo Millersville Springfield West Long Branch Montclair Morehead Newburgh State CA CA HI IL SC NJ CO IL TX NY NY NY CA GA IL IL NY OK KY PA PA KS MI MA MO KS MD MN HI IN IN NY AL NY MA TN MO TN NY CA MD LA NY MI LA NY PA MO NJ NJ KY NY of 10 COMPARISON GROUP INSTITUTIONS Institution Name Mountain State University Murray State University Nazareth College Newman University Niagara University Norfolk State University North Carolina Central University North Park University Northeastern Illinois University Northeastern State University Northern Kentucky University Northwest Missouri State University Northwestern State University of Louisiana Nyack College Ohio Dominican University Oklahoma City University Olivet Nazarene University Pacific University Peru State College Pfeiffer University Philadelphia University Pittsburg State University Prairie View A&M University Regis University Robert Morris University Roberts Wesleyan College Rockford College Rockhurst University Rollins College Sacred Heart University Saginaw Valley State University Saint Ambrose University Saint Joseph's University Saint Mary's College of California Saint Peter's College Saint Xavier University Salisbury University Santa Clara University Seattle University Shenandoah University Sonoma State University Southeast Missouri State University Southeastern Louisiana University Southern Illinois Univ Edwardsville Southern Oregon University Southern University and A&M College Stetson University SUNY Potsdam SUNY-Buffalo State College Texas A&M University - Texarkana Touro College Troy University a See the Comparison Group Selection Criteria Codelist for code details City Beckley Murray Rochester Wichita Niagara University Norfolk Durham Chicago Chicago Tahlequah Highland Heights Maryville Natchitoches Nyack Columbus Oklahoma City Bourbonnais Forest Grove Peru Misenheimer Philadelphia Pittsburg Prairie View Denver Moon Township Rochester Rockford Kansas City Winter Park Fairfield University Center Davenport Philadelphia Moraga Jersey City Chicago Salisbury Santa Clara Seattle Winchester Rohnert Park Cape Girardeau Hammond Edwardsville Ashland Baton Rouge DeLand Potsdam Buffalo Texarkana New York Troy State WV KY NY KS NY VA NC IL IL OK KY MO LA NY OH OK IL OR NE NC PA KS TX CO PA NY IL MO FL CT MI IA PA CA NJ IL MD CA WA VA CA MO LA IL OR LA FL NY NY TX NY AL of 10 COMPARISON GROUP INSTITUTIONS Institution Name University of Bridgeport University of Central Arkansas University of Central Missouri University of Central Oklahoma University of Hartford University of Houston-Clear Lake University of Illinois at Springfield University of Indianapolis University of Louisiana Monroe University of Mary Washington University of New England University of New Haven University of North Florida University of Northern Iowa University of Phoenix - Southern California Campus University of Phoenix-New Mexico Campus University of Redlands University of Scranton University of Southern Maine University of St Francis University of St Thomas University of Tampa, The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, The University of Texas at Tyler, The University of Texas-Pan American, The Valparaiso University Villanova University Wayland Baptist University Wayne State College Waynesburg University West Chester University of Pennsylvania West Texas A&M University Western Carolina University Western Kentucky University William Paterson University of New Jersey Xavier University a See the Comparison Group Selection Criteria Codelist for code details City Bridgeport Conway Warrensburg Edmond West Hartford Houston Springfield Indianapolis Monroe Fredericksburg Biddeford West Haven Jacksonville Cedar Falls Costa Mesa Albuquerque Redlands Scranton Portland Joliet Houston Tampa Chattanooga Tyler Edinburg Valparaiso Villanova Plainview Wayne Waynesburg West Chester Canyon Cullowhee Bowling Green Wayne Cincinnati State CT AR MO OK CT TX IL IN LA VA ME CT FL IA CA NM CA PA ME IL TX FL TN TX TX IN PA TX NE PA PA TX NC KY NJ OH of 10 NSSE 2012 Selected Comparison Groups Marshall University Comparison Group Details This report displays the 2012 comparison group institutions for Marshall University The institutions listed below are represented in the 'NSSE 2012' column of the Respondent Characteristics, Mean Comparisons, Frequency Distributions, and Benchmark Comparisons reports HOW GROUP WAS SELECTED Your institution did not customize comparison group The default group includes all U.S NSSE 2012 institutions SELECTED COMPARISON GROUP CRITERIA a Basic 2010 Carnegie Classification(s): Carnegie - Undergraduate Instructional Program(s): Carnegie - Graduate Instructional Program(s): Carnegie - Enrollment Profile(s): Carnegie - Undergraduate Profile(s): Carnegie - Size and Setting(s): Sector(s) (public/private): Undergraduate enrollment(s): Locale(s): Geographic Region(s): State(s): Barron's admissions selectivity ratings(s): COMPARISON GROUP INSTITUTIONS Institution Name ALL U.S NSSE 2012 INSTITUTIONS View list at nsse.iub.edu/pdf/2012_comparison_group3.pdf a See the Comparison Group Selection Criteria Codelist for code details City State 10 of 10