NSSE 2005 Results
Reports
Participants:
In the 2005 NSSE, 1400 randomly selected freshmen and 1400 randomly selected seniors were invited to participate.
Comparisons Groups:
Benchmark Group:
| Alabama | Iowa State | Rhode Island |
| Clemson | Kentucky | South Carolina |
| Colorado State | Maryland | Tennessee |
| Connecticut | Massachusetts | Texas |
| Delaware | Mississippi State | Texas A&M |
| Florida State | North Carolina | Texas Tech |
| Georgia | Oklahoma State | Virginia |
| Georgia Tech | Oregon State | Washington |
| Indiana University |
Doctoral-Extensive
This group is based on the Carnegie Classification system. Institutions in this category offer a wide range of baccalaureate programs and are committed to graduate education through the doctorate. They award 50 or more doctoral degrees per year across at least 15 disciplines.
Response Rate
| University of Arkansas | Benchmark | Doctoral- Extensive |
||
| Freshman |
N
|
1,214
|
11,174
|
21,527
|
|
%
|
35%
|
31%
|
31%
|
|
| Seniors |
N
|
1,122
|
10,541
|
20,606
|
|
%
|
25%
|
32%
|
33%
|
|
Notes
In addition to providing the level of significance for each question where the University of Arkansas's responses were significantly different from either the Benchmark or Doctoral-Extensive comparison groups, NSSE also provided the effect size associated with each of those questions. The effect size is the practical significance of mean differences. The larger the effect size, the more emphasis one should place on that difference. An effect size of 0.8 is considered large; 0.5 considered moderate; and 0.2 is considered small.