Student-Faculty Interaction
Students enrolled in independent colleges and universities are more likely to interact with faculty members than their peers at other institutions. First-year students (38 percent) at non-doctoral private colleges are more likely to collaborate with and participate in activities with faculty members than first-year students at public and doctoral private universities (33 percent and 35 percent, respectively).
Note: The Student-Faculty Interaction benchmark is based on six key questions from the NSSE survey that include: discussed grades or assignments with an instructor; talked about career plans with a faculty member; received prompt written or oral feedback on academic performance from a faculty member; and worked with a faculty member on a research project.