Student Culture & Climate Survey 2024

2024 Data Overall Summary

The results of the 2024 Eli Broad College of Business Climate Survey are very posive, highlighng more strengths than areas needing improvement. All mean scores across the scaled items fell into either the very posive range (4.50 or higher) or the posive range (3.50 or higher). While there were differences among demographic groups, which is to be expected, none were large enough to indicate high levels of negavity. Most of these differences were observed within gender, race-ethnicity, sexual identy, and class level. Although women, Other BIPOC students, LGBTQIA2S+ students, and seniors had lower mean scores on several measures, their scores sll remained within the posive range of the scale. Overall, students are highly sasfied with the climate and environment both at MSU and within the college, with over 80% indicang some level of sasfacon. Specifically, 32.7% of students reported being very sasfied with the climate/environment at MSU, while 39.2% reported being very sasfied within the college. When asked to assess the college using 15 paired adjecves, no mean score fell at the midpoint (4.00) or below, indicang that students overall view the college posively. Students rated the college highly as a respecul, friendly, welcoming, and an-racist environment, with these measurements showing the highest mean scores in the adjecve comparisons. They were also more likely to see the college as an-racist rather than racist and supporve rather than unsupporve. However, lower mean scores were assigned to the adjecves 'Compeve: Cooperave' (5.03) and 'Elist: Not Elist, Individualisc: Collaborave' (5.57). Some student groups on these items, parcularly Other BIPOC students and LGBTQIA2S+ students, had less favorable (but sll posive) assessments. A sense of belonging, or the need to affiliate with and be accepted by members of a group, is crucial for emoonal well-being and success in an academic seng. A sense of belonging encompasses more than just acquaintanceship; it involves gaining acceptance, aenon, and support from group members, along with providing the same to others. Students who experience a strong sense of belonging tend to be more academically and personally successful. Overall, students within the college felt a strong sense of belonging, which is evidenced by high levels of agreement and mean scores on items that measure personal connecon, respect, posive academic experiences, feelings of belonging, and feeling valued. Students overwhelmingly agreed that they felt valued and listened to by members of the university community, both in and out of the classroom, as well as by their peers. An area for improvement is facilitang greater connecons for students to communies and groups where they feel they belong. Among all students, 67.8% agreed that they had found such groups and communies. While all demographic groups indicated this was an issue, LGBTQIA2S+ students, Other BIPOC students, and women were slightly more likely to feel disconnected. On a posive note, students from backgrounds where they were part of a racial or ethnic minority at the school they aended prior to Michigan State University were more likely to find communies or groups within the college where they felt they belonged. Even though the data showed high percentages of students feeling valued overall and by various members of the university community, about a quarter of them felt they had to work harder than others to be equally valued. This is a concern that needs to be addressed in the college. Students generally agreed that the college has a strong commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). However, they had mixed feelings about the emphasis the college places on DEI issues and policies. About a