Participating campuses have access to:
- Real-time data through a secure, online reporting site
- Sophisticated data analysis tools for creating institution-specific reports
- Benchmarking tools for peer and national comparison reports
- Data exports into Excel or SPSS for more advanced analysis
Campus Activities
The Campus Activities Benchmark is an online assessment that is administered during the spring semester or term to a sample of undergraduate students. The assessment provides actionable data on:
- Preferred means to find out about campus activities
- Student participation in various campus activities, including their level of involvement and whether they hold leadership positions
- Outcomes of participating in campus activities
- Reasons for not participating in campus activities
Career and Professional Aspirations
The Career and Professional Aspirations Benchmark is an online assessment that is administered during the spring semester or term to a sample of undergraduate students. Although some questions are designed for graduating seniors, the majority of the questions are appropriate for all undergraduate students. The assessment provides actionable data on:
- Utilization of Career Services' offerings
- Outcomes of utilizing Career Services and other career-related information/advice
- Sources of career advice and mentoring and the perceived helpfulness of that information
Fraternity and Sorority Life
The Fraternity and Sorority Life Benchmark is an online assessment that is administered in fall or spring of an academic year to students who are members of fraternities and sororities. The assessment provides actionable data on:
- Participation in various aspects of fraternity/sorority life
- Reasons for participation in fraternity/sorority life
- Outcomes related to participation in recruitment activities and membership in a fraternity/sorority
- Perceptions of fraternity/sorority life on campus
Orientation and New Student Programs
The Orientation and New Student Programs Benchmark is an online assessment that is administered in early fall to newly enrolled first-year and transfer students. The assessment provides actionable data on:
- Outcomes of orientation programming
- Students' ease of transition to college
- Students' relationships with faculty, staff, and peers
- Students' knowledge and utilization of campus resources and co-curricular activities
- Suggestions for improving orientation
Recreation and Wellness
The Recreation and Wellness Benchmark is an online assessment that is administered in fall or spring of an academic year to a sample of users and non-users of on-campus recreational facilities and programs. The assessment provides actionable data on:
- Student utilization of different recreational facilities, activities, and programs
- Social, academic, emotional, and health-related outcomes of utilizing campus recreation
- Student satisfaction with facilities, activities, and programs
- Recreational needs and expectations of students and other constituents
Residence Life
The Residence Life Benchmark is an online assessment that is administered in the spring of an academic year to the population of students who reside in on-campus housing. The assessment provides actionable data on:
- Importance of housing factors on students' decision to attend the institution
- Extent of participation in residence life programming (e.g., attend events, plan events)
- Outcomes of participation in residence life programming
- Outcomes of experience as a resident assistant
Student Conduct
The Student Conduct Benchmark is an online assessment that is administered in fall or spring of an academic year to a sample of undergraduate students. The assessment provides actionable data on:
- Awareness of student conduct policies
- Outcomes of participating in the judicial affairs process
- Perceptions of institutional rules, policies, and procedures
Student Union and Programming
The Student Union and Programming Benchmark is an online assessment that is administered during the spring semester or term to a sample of undergraduate students. The assessment provides actionable data on:
- Utilization of the Student Union and participation in programming
- Outcomes of participating in Student Union events and programs
- Outcomes of student employment in the Student Union
- Satisfaction with the Student Union