The Office of Planning and Institutional Research has released 13 new reports about the first-year experience at Case Western Reserve.
One report provides information about the academic experiences of 2012-13 first-year students. Results indicate that 79 percent of students said it was easy to understand what their professors expected of them academically. Most students agreed that:
- Faculty believe in their potential to succeed academically (84 percent)
- Faculty empower them to learn (82 percent)
- Faculty encourage students to meet with them outside of class (80 percent)
- At least one faculty member had taken an interest in their development (80 percent)
Additionally, most 2012-13 first-year students were satisfied with the following:
- Overall academic experience (82 percent)
- Overall quality of instruction (80 percent)
- General education/core curriculum (79 percent)
- Library facilities (79 percent)
- Overall college experience (76 percent)
- Interaction with other students (75 percent)
- Classroom facilities (71 percent)
Read more First College Year Survey reports.