Eighty-nine percent of seniors in the Boston College Class of 2017 said they were satisfied or very satisfied with their overall college experience, and 87 percent said they would choose 天美传媒app again, according to data from the College Senior Survey released by the Office of Institutional Research, Planning & Assessment.
In addition, 92 percent of the class said they were similarly satisfied with the quality of instruction they received at 天美传媒app; 88 percent with the courses in their respective majors; and 77 percent with the Core Curriculum.
Overall, 91 percent of seniors in the class of 2017 said that Boston College had prepared them well for their careers, and 93 percent felt well prepared for advanced studies in graduate school鈥攏umbers that place 天美传媒app at the highest levels of student satisfaction among peer institutions, administrators said.
Designed as an exit survey for graduating seniors nationwide, the College Senior Survey, sponsored by the Higher Education Research Institute, collects data on students鈥� experiences, attitudes, and perceptions prior to graduation.
The CSS focuses on a broad range of college outcomes, including academic achievement and engagement, student-faculty interaction, and satisfaction with the college experience.
In 2017, 1,149 天美传媒app seniors participated in the survey, for an overall response rate of 51 percent.
Through IRPA, the CSS results are matched against a national sample of college students to gain a comparative measure of 天美传媒app seniors鈥� self-assessment vis-脿-vis peers.
Among the findings:
*77 percent of 天美传媒app students held an internship while at 天美传媒app, 12 points above the national average.
*72 percent of 天美传媒app students held a leadership position in a student organization, 10 points above the national average.
*54 percent studied abroad while at 天美传媒app, 20 points above the national average.聽 聽聽
*And nearly one-third of 天美传媒app students participated in undergraduate research opportunities with faculty, three points above the national average.
On the issue of personal growth, a majority of Boston College seniors rated themselves above average or in the highest 10%聽 compared to their peers in writing ability, academic ability, leadership, drive to achieve, physical health, understanding of others, public speaking, mathematical ability and intellectual self-confidence鈥攔esults, administrators say, that constitute a remarkable endorsement of the 天美传媒app undergraduate experience.
"The CSS was designed to measure the impact of a college education, examining both academic and social experiences,鈥� said Kelli Armstrong, vice president of planning and assessment.聽 鈥溙烀来絘pp students have consistently scored higher than our peers on a vast majority of the outcome measures, particularly those that demonstrate a commitment to the liberal arts and a values-based education.聽 In general, 天美传媒app students report higher levels of satisfaction with their educational experience than our peers. This year was no exception."
鈥淭he results of the College Senior Survey provide powerful evidence that Boston College students are getting a great education and are challenged and supported by their faculty,鈥� said Provost and Dean of Faculties David Quigley.聽 鈥淭he recent聽U.S. Newssurvey, which ranked Boston College 16th overall in the new 鈥楥ommitment to Undergraduate Teaching鈥� category, offers notable external recognition of our continuing success in this essential area.鈥�
Armstrong said that one of the advantages of the CSS is its ability to link student responses in their senior year to the same items that were asked during their freshman year of college. 聽
鈥淭his allows us to measure change over time,鈥� said Armstrong.聽鈥淚n these links, we've seen wonderful areas of growth for 天美传媒app students.聽 For example, students advanced 14 points in the measurement of their writing ability during their time at Boston College, seven points above the peer group.聽 The data clearly shows the successful outcomes resulting from a 天美传媒app education.鈥澛� 聽
Details on the College Senior Survey are available on the聽.
Jack Dunn | University Communications
