The NASPA Assessment & Knowledge Consortium is a collection of assessment instruments focused on key areas within Student Affairs. Participating campuses can select assessments to administer during an academic year based on campus priorities. Consortium studies are designed to provide colleges and universities with actionable campus-specific and benchmarking data to shape and enhance programming inside and outside the classroom.
“By providing beneficial connections between institutions, associations, data points, and promising practices, NASPA has taken the lead in developing a credible agenda for benchmarking and assessment practice.”
Kevin Kruger
President
NASPA-Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education
of students agree that they become more knowledgeable about the campus community due to attending events and activities in the Union.
Student Union and Programming Benchmark
of students agree that Residence Life programming helps them learn to balance social activities with academic obligations.
Residence Life Benchmark
The Campus Activities Benchmark is an online assessment that is administered during the spring semester or term to a sample of undergraduate students. The assessment provides actionable data on:
Participating campuses have access to:
The Campus Activities Benchmark is one of the nine Consortium studies that institutions can choose from when they participate in the NASPA Assessment & Knowledge Consortium.
The Career and Professional Aspirations Benchmark is an online assessment that is administered during the spring semester or term to a sample of undergraduate students. Although some questions are designed for graduating seniors, the majority of the questions are appropriate for all undergraduate students. The assessment provides actionable data on:
Participating campuses have access to:
The Career and Professional Aspirations Benchmark is one of the nine Consortium studies that institutions can choose from when they participate in the NASPA Assessment & Knowledge Consortium.
The Fraternity and Sorority Life Benchmark is an online assessment that is administered in fall or spring of an academic year to students who are members of fraternities and sororities. The assessment provides actionable data on:
Participating campuses have access to:
The Fraternity and Sorority Life Benchmark is one of the nine Consortium studies that institutions can choose from when they participate in the NASPA Assessment & Knowledge Consortium.
The Mental Health and Counseling Benchmark is an online assessment that is administered in fall or spring of an academic year to a sample of undergraduate students. Campuses can opt to assess graduate students as well.
The assessment utilizes the Counseling Center Assessment of Psychological Symptoms (CCAPS) – a 62-item validated instrument comprised of eight scales covering the topics of: depression, generalized anxiety, social anxiety, academic distress, eating concerns, family distress, hostility, and substance abuse.
Participating campuses have access to:
The Mental Health and Counseling Benchmark is one of the nine Consortium studies that institutions can choose from when they participate in the NASPA Assessment & Knowledge Consortium.
The Orientation and New Student Programs Benchmark is an online assessment that is administered in early fall to newly enrolled first-year and transfer students. The assessment provides actionable data on:
Participating campuses have access to:
The Orientation and New Student Programs Benchmark is one of the nine Consortium studies that institutions can choose from when they participate in the NASPA Assessment & Knowledge Consortium.
The Recreation and Wellness Benchmark is an online assessment that is administered in fall or spring of an academic year to a sample of users and non-users of on-campus recreational facilities and programs. The assessment provides actionable data on:
Participating campuses have access to:
The Recreation and Wellness Benchmark is one of the nine Consortium studies that institutions can choose from when they participate in the NASPA Assessment & Knowledge Consortium.
The Residence Life Benchmark is an online assessment that is administered in the spring of an academic year to the population of students who reside in on-campus housing. The assessment provides actionable data on:
Participating campuses have access to:
The Residence Life Benchmark is one of the nine Consortium studies that institutions can choose from when they participate in the NASPA Assessment & Knowledge Consortium.
The Student Conduct Benchmark is an online assessment that is administered in fall or spring of an academic year to a sample of undergraduate students. The assessment provides actionable data on:
Participating campuses have access to:
The Student Conduct Benchmark is one of the nine Consortium studies that institutions can choose from when they participate in the NASPA Assessment & Knowledge Consortium.
The Student Union and Programming Benchmark is an online assessment that is administered during the spring semester or term to a sample of undergraduate students. The assessment provides actionable data on:
Participating campuses have access to:
The Student Union and Programming Benchmark is one of the nine Consortium studies that institutions can choose from when they participate in the NASPA Assessment & Knowledge Consortium.
“The real-time nature of the Consortium data has allowed us to easily address questions from our stakeholders about the student experience.”
Barb Snyder
Vice President of Student Affairs
University of Utah
of Greeks join a fraternity or
sorority because of service
and leadership opportunities.
Fraternity and Sorority Life
Benchmark
We have partnered with leading higher education associations and organizations.
The National Association for Campus Activities (NACA) advances campus activities in higher education through a business and learning partnership.
Members of the Association for Student Conduct Administration (ASCA) administer conduct standards for students at institutions of higher education and recognize that a personal sense of honor sustains both individuals and their communities.
Association of College and University Housing Officers - International (ACUHO-I) members believe in developing exceptional residential experiences at colleges, universities, and other post-secondary institutions around the world.
The mission of the National Orientation Directors Association (NODA) is to provide education, leadership and professional development in the fields of college student orientation, transition and retention.
The Association of College Unions International (ACUI) enriches its members through education, advocacy, and the delivery of services. It is comprised of students and administrators whose mission is to build campus community.
The National Intramural-Recreational Sports Association (NIRSA) is the leading resource for professional and student development, education, and research in collegiate recreational sports.
The Association of Fraternity/Sorority Advisors (AFA) enhances its members' ability to create fraternity and sorority experiences that positively affect students, host institutions, and communities.
The Center for Collegiate Mental Health (CCMH) is a multi-disciplinary, member-driven, research center focused on providing accurate and up-to-date information about the mental health of today's college students in order to serve the needs of mental health providers, administrators, researchers, and the public.
NASPA
NASPA is the leading voice for student affairs administration, policy, and practice, and affirms the commitment of the student affairs profession to educating the whole student and integrating student life and learning.
Campus Labs
Campus Labs (formerly StudentVoice) provides the necessary tools to create a comprehensive, coordinated, and centralized assessment approach across an institution.
of new students credit
orientation programs with
helping them to feel more
connected to campus
Orientation/New Student
Programming Benchmark
“Regardless of your level of assessment expertise, the Consortium provides the necessary tools, methodologies, and resources to integrate findings into decision-making.”
Patricia Carretta
Assistant Vice President, University Life
George Mason University
Undergraduate enrollments of 5,000 or more * $2,000 per study Undergraduate enrollments of less than 5,000 ** $1,500 per study Non-member of sponsoring association $2,250 per study
* For the Residence Life study only, this is represented as 1,000 beds or more
** For the Residence Life study only, this is represented as less than 1,000 beds
Questions? E-mail consortium@campuslabs.com.
of students say that on-campus recreational activities had improved their overall health and well-being.
Campus Recreation Benchmark
of seniors indicate that they did not
know where to look for an
internship.
Career and Professional Aspirations
Benchmark