Enriching Educational Experiences 2010
The following responses were provided by 907 randomly selected Santa Clara University first-year (FY) and senior students on the 2010 NSSE Survey
How often do students have serious conversations with students of a different race or ethnicity than their own?
| Response |
Santa Clara FY Students |
NSSE 2010 |
Santa Clara Seniors |
NSSE 2010 |
| Very Often |
38% |
25% |
35% |
27% |
How often have students had serious conversations with students who are very different from them in terms of religious beliefs, political opinions or personal values?
| Response |
Santa Clara FY Students |
NSSE 2010 | Santa Clara Seniors |
NSSE 2010 |
| Very Often |
38% |
26% |
36% |
27% |
What percentage of students said they did community service or volunteer work?
| Response |
Santa Clara FY Students |
NSSE 2010 | Santa Clara Seniors |
NSSE 2010 |
| Done |
39% |
40% |
78% |
60% |
What percentage of students said they participated in a learning community ?
| Response |
Santa Clara FY Students |
NSSE 2010 | Santa Clara Seniors |
NSSE 2010 |
| Done |
44% |
16% |
51% |
26% |
What percentage of students said they have had foreign language coursework?
| Response |
Santa Clara FY Students |
NSSE 2010 | Santa Clara Seniors |
NSSE 2010 |
| Done |
25% |
21% |
72% |
40% |
What percentage of students said they were planning to or have studied abroad?
| Response |
Santa Clara FY Students |
NSSE 2010 | Santa Clara Seniors |
NSSE 2010 |
| Plan to Do or Have Done |
67% |
45% |
48% |
23% |
What percentage of students said they planned to or had a culminating* senior experience?
| Response |
Santa Clara FY Students |
NSSE 2010 | Santa Clara Seniors |
NSSE 2010 |
| Plan to Do or Have Done |
77% |
51% |
91% |
66% |
How much understanding did students say they developed of other racial and ethnic backgrounds?
| Response |
Santa Clara FY Students |
NSSE 2010 | Santa Clara Seniors |
NSSE 2010 |
| Very Much |
28% |
24% |
29% |
25% |
How much development of a personal code of values and ethics did students report?
| Response |
Santa Clara FY Students |
NSSE 2010 | Santa Clara Seniors |
NSSE 2010 |
| Very Much |
35% |
26% |
47% |
30% |
How much development of a 'deepened sense of spirituality' did students report?
| Response |
Santa Clara FY Students |
NSSE 2010 | Santa Clara Seniors |
NSSE 2010 |
| Very Much |
20% |
17% |
21% |
15% |
Notes
- *culminating refers to a capstone course, senior project or thesis, or comprehensive exam
