Student Culture & Climate Survey 2024

Paired Adjecve Comparison

Students had a much more favorable assessment of specific DEI aspects related to the culture at the college in 2024 than 2022. In 2024, none of the 15 adjecve pairings fell into the negave range of the scale, which is below 3.99. In contrast, in 2022, 12 out of the 15 pairings scored between 3.77 and 3.97. Only three pairings—'Ableist : Accessible,' 'Sexist : Non-Sexist,' and 'Unsupporve : Supporve'—were deemed posive in 2022. The increase in mean scores from 2022 to 2024 ranged from +1.25 to +2.32. The largest increases were observed with the pairings "Unwelcoming : Welcoming," which rose by +2.32, followed by "Disrespecul : Respecul," which increased by +2.17, and "Hosle : Friendly," which saw an improvement of +2.14.

What were weaknesses in 2022 have now become strengths in 2024.

Chart 4. Adjective Comparisons : 2022 – 2024 Comparison

7.00

6.00

6.14 6.03

6.11 6.07

6.09

5.77

5.73 5.89 5.63

5.65

5.62

5.56

5.00

5.28

5.10

4.00 3.98 3.85 3.91 4.11 3.95

3.97 3.99 3.93 3.97 4.07 3.83

3.97 3.93

3.77

4.00

3.00

2.32

2.17

2.14 2.08

1.98

1.96 1.90 1.89

1.84

1.72

1.71

2.00

1.65

1.61

1.31

1.25

1.00

0.00

Difference

2022

2024