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A Survey Commissioned by the
Annapolis Group of Liberal Arts Colleges
Conducted by Hardwick Day
of Minneapolis, Minnesota
December 2002
A comparative alumni survey, conducted by the independent research firm of Hardwick Day and commissioned by the Annapolis Group (a consortium of the nation's leading liberal arts colleges), has found that the undergraduate experience students encounter at small, residential liberal arts colleges is more effective in producing meaningful and lasting benefits than the education experienced at large, public universities and other institutions of higher education.
The survey indicates that a residential, liberal arts education not only leads to a number of immediate positive outcomes, but that these outcomes are present in and important to liberal arts college alumni long after their college experience has ended.
These links will provide more detailed information:
The Summary Report (3,229K PDF)
Containing 28 pages of text and illustrative graphs
The Complete Data Presentation
Containing 111 slides and tables
Study Rationale and Methodology (33K PDF)
The College Experience: Interaction with Peers and Faculty (54K PDF)
The College Experience: Participation in Learning (15K PDF)
The College Experience: Extracurricular Activity (17K PDF)
The Overall Undergraduate Experience (8K PDF)
After College: Alumni Perspectives and Outcomes, Part I (55K PDF)
After College: Alumni Perspectives and Outcomes, Part II (28K PDF) |
