Study puts University among best U.S. colleges
The National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) is the most comprehensive assessment of effective practices in higher education. The results for Maharishi University of Management:
- Top 3% — Active and collaborative learning
- Top 7% — Student-faculty interaction
- Top 4% — Enriching educational experiences
- Top 8% — Supportive campus environment
- Top 26% — Level of academic challenge
Seniors’ responses put Maharishi University of Management among the top bachelor’s and master’s institutions nationally in NSSE’s “benchmarks of effective educational practice,” based on data from a total of 135,000 students at 613 colleges and universities, surveyed between 2000 and 2002.
The National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) is co-sponsored by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and the Pew Forum on Undergraduate Learning.
Understanding people of other racial and ethnic backgrounds
Asked questions in class or contributed to class discussions
Developing a personal code of values and ethics
Contributing to the welfare of your community
Environment encourages contact among students from different backgrounds
Environment helps you cope with your non-academic responsibilities
Independent study or self-designed major
Learning effectively on your own
Had conversations with students who differ from you in terms of values
Quality of relationships with other students
Used an electronic medium to discuss or complete an assignment
Put together ideas or concepts from different courses
Received prompt feedback from faculty on your academic performance