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The Canadian University Survey Consortium’s 2011 results

Survey shows student satisfaction at 25 schools

The annual CUSC survey measures student satisfaction. In 2011, a questionnaire was issued to a random sample of approximately 1,000 undergraduates at each of 25 participating schools. In total, more than 8,500 students responded to questions about everything from academics to support services. Here are the results you’ll want to see if you’re considering one of these schools.

HOW SATISFIED ARE YOU WITH THE AVERAGE SIZE OF YOUR CLASSES?

School Very Satisfied (%) Satisfied
(%)
Redeemer 82 18
Mount Royal 80 20
Concordia (Edmonton) 78 21
King’s (Edmonton) 77 22
Trinity Western 74 25
Grant MacEwan 70 30
Nipissing 62 36
Winnipeg 59 38
Fraser Valley 55 42
UNBC 52 44
Brandon 51 46
St. Francis Xavier 49 48
Cape Breton 48 47
Lethbridge 41 56
UNB (Saint John) 35 59
UNB (Fredericton) 33 58
Dalhousie 32 58
Wilfrid Laurier 32 57
Regina 24 67
Simon Fraser 20 65
York 18 63
Manitoba 17 67
Saskatchewan 16 69
Athabasca* N/A NA
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*Since Athabasca is an online school, the class size question is not applicable.

MOST OF MY PROFESSORS ENCOURAGE STUDENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN CLASS DISCUSSIONS.

School Agree Strongly (%) Agree
(%)
King’s (Edmonton) 68 32
Redeemer 62 37
Trinity Western 60 39
Mount Royal 54 44
Concordia (Edmonton) 47 50
Winnipeg 46 48
Nipissing 44 52
Cape Breton 43 50
Grant MacEwan 43 52
Fraser Valley 41 55
UNBC 41 53
Brandon 40 55
Lethbridge 38 57
St. Francis Xavier 37 56
Regina 33 59
UNB (Saint John) 30 55
Saskatchewan 30 62
Dalhousie 29 61
Simon Fraser 29 58
York 29 55
UNB (Fredericton) 27 63
Manitoba 22 69
Wilfrid Laurier 17 76
Athabasca 16 59
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AT THIS UNIVERSITY, PROFESSORS TREAT STUDENTS AS INDIVIDUALS, NOT JUST NUMBERS.

School Agree Strongly (%) Agree
(%)
King’s (Edmonton) 82 18
Redeemer 78 22
Trinity Western 71 28
Concordia (Edmonton) 62 35
Mount Royal 55 41
Grant MacEwan 46 47
Nipissing 46 49
Fraser Valley 43 52
Winnipeg 43 48
Cape Breton 42 49
Brandon 38 56
UNBC 37 52
Lethbridge 33 58
St. Francis Xavier 33 59
UNB (Saint John) 26 59
UNB (Fredericton) 24 55
Wilfrid Laurier 24 60
Dalhousie 21 60
Athabasca 20 62
Regina 17 65
Saskatchewan 17 61
York 16 45
Manitoba 15 69
Simon Fraser 14 61
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MOST OF MY PROFESSORS ARE REASONABLY ACCESSIBLE OUTSIDE OF CLASS TO HELP STUDENTS.

School Agree Strongly (%) Agree
(%)
King’s (Edmonton) 66 34
Redeemer 61 38
Trinity Western 48 50
Concordia (Edmonton) 43 53
Cape Breton 40 55
Mount Royal 40 55
Nipissing 39 57
Winnipeg 37 58
Grant MacEwan 36 60
UNBC 35 59
Lethbridge 34 61
St. Francis Xavier 33 62
Brandon 31 64
Fraser Valley 30 64
UNB (Fredericton) 28 62
Dalhousie 27 65
UNB (Saint John) 27 67
Saskatchewan 23 72
Simon Fraser 23 66
Regina 22 69
Wilfrid Laurier 22 68
Athabasca 20 61
Manitoba 17 74
York 14 65
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MY LEARNING EXPERIENCES AT THIS UNIVERSITY HAVE BEEN INTELLECTUALLY STIMULATING.

School Very Satisfied (%) Satisfied
(%)
King’s (Edmonton) 64 35
Trinity Western 57 40
Redeemer 55 44
Concordia (Edmonton) 46 49
Mount Royal 43 54
Grant MacEwan 40 54
Lethbridge 34 60
UNBC 34 58
Winnipeg 34 59
Fraser Valley 32 62
Athabasca 30 62
Brandon 30 63
Cape Breton 30 60
Nipissing 30 65
St. Francis Xavier 29 65
UNB (Fredericton) 27 64
Dalhousie 25 66
Wilfrid Laurier 25 66
Manitoba 24 69
Regina 24 67
Saskatchewan 24 69
UNB (Saint John) 23 65
Simon Fraser 20 66
York 16 66
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