Enriching Educational Experiences
The following responses were provided by 787 randomly selected Santa Clara University first-year (FY) and senior students on the 2008 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 2008 |
Santa Clara Seniors |
NSSE 2008 |
| Very Often |
36% |
24% |
35% |
26% |
How often have students had serious conversations with students who are very different from then in terms of religious beliefs, political opinions or personal values?
| Response |
Santa Clara FY Students |
NSSE 2008 |
Santa Clara Seniors |
NSSE 2008 |
| Very Often |
38% |
26% |
34% |
26% |
How many students said they did community service or volunteer work?
| Response |
Santa Clara FY Students |
NSSE 2008 |
Santa Clara Seniors |
NSSE 2008 |
| Done |
43% |
38% |
75% |
60% |
How many students said they participated in a learning community ?
| Response |
Santa Clara FY Students |
NSSE 2008 |
Santa Clara Seniors |
NSSE 2008 |
| Done |
44% |
16% |
54% |
26% |
How many students said they participated in a learning community ?
| Response |
Santa Clara FY Students |
NSSE 2008 |
Santa Clara Seniors |
NSSE 2008 |
| Done |
44% |
16% |
54% |
26% |
How many students said they participated in a learning community ?
| Response |
Santa Clara FY Students |
NSSE 2008 |
Santa Clara Seniors |
NSSE 2008 |
| Done |
44% |
16% |
54% |
26% |
How many students said they have had done foreign language coursework?
| Response |
Santa Clara FY Students |
NSSE 2008 |
Santa Clara Seniors |
NSSE 2008 |
| Done |
33% |
22% |
76% |
41% |
How many students said they said they were planning to or have studied abroad?
| Response |
Santa Clara FY Students |
NSSE 2008 |
Santa Clara Seniors |
NSSE 2008 |
| Plan to Do or Have Done |
69% |
46% |
42% |
24% |
How many students have said they planned to or had a culminating* senior experience?
| Response |
Santa Clara FY Students |
NSSE 2008 |
Santa Clara Seniors |
NSSE 2008 |
| Plan to Do or Have Done |
71% |
50% |
87% |
63% |
How much encouraging contact did students report having with different economic, social or ethnic backgrounds?
| Response |
Santa Clara FY Students |
NSSE 2008 |
Santa Clara Seniors |
NSSE 2008 |
| Very Much |
33% |
24% |
25% |
19% |
How much understanding did students say they developed of other racial and ethnic backgrounds?
| Response |
Santa Clara FY Students |
NSSE 2008 |
Santa Clara Seniors |
NSSE 2008 |
| Very Much |
27% |
23% |
31% |
24% |
How much development of a personal code of values and ethics did students report having?
| Response |
Santa Clara FY Students |
NSSE 2008 |
Santa Clara Seniors |
NSSE 2008 |
| Very Much |
39% |
25% |
46% |
28% |
How much development of a 'deepened sense of self' did students report going though?
| Response |
Santa Clara FY Students |
NSSE 2008 |
Santa Clara Seniors |
NSSE 2008 |
| Very Much |
24% |
16% |
26% |
14% |
Notes
- *culminating refers to a capstone course, senior project or thesis, comprehensive exam
