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Getting to know your audience: Queen’s Students. Roger Healey, Office of Institutional Research and Planning. Enrolment Distribution by Faculty/School. International Students. Total Number of International Students: 781 Undergraduate (5.2%, from 69 countries)
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Getting to know your audience: Queen’s Students Roger Healey, Office of Institutional Research and Planning
International Students Total Number of International Students: 781 Undergraduate (5.2%, from 69 countries) 643 Graduate (17.7%, from 73 countries) Countries with the highest representation: Undergrad: China, U.S., South Korea, UK, Pakistan Graduate: U.S., China, India, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Germany
Incoming Undergraduate Class • 3,825 Undergraduates in “Class of 2014” • Every Canadian province and territory represented • Overall admission average of 87.9%
Applicant Equity Census • Measure 4 equity-seeking groups: Females, aboriginals, persons • with a disability and racialized groups (visible minority) • also ask about Gross Family Income, Parental Education Level, • Rural/Urban
NSSE National Survey of Student Engagement Benchmarks of Effective Educational Practice
Why NSSE? • High engagement linked to positive educational outcomes • Methodology is robust and widely used • Engagement scores help to monitor strengths and weaknesses • Uses 42 key questions and surveys 1st year and 4th year • We now have very detailed data that allows comparisons at • unit level (e.g. Electrical Engineering) across over 40 universities • in Canada
NSSE Benchmarks • LAC – Level of Academic Challenge (+) • ACL – Active and Collaborative Learning (-) • SFI – Student-Faculty Interaction (-) • EEE – Enriching Educational Experiences (+) • SCE – Supportive Campus Environment (+)
Office of Institutional Research and Planning • www.queensu.ca/irp • 613-533-2100 • contact us for more information