{"id":61339,"date":"2019-11-12T13:59:21","date_gmt":"2019-11-12T18:59:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsroom.carleton.ca\/?post_type=cu_story&#038;p=61339"},"modified":"2025-08-19T10:03:18","modified_gmt":"2025-08-19T14:03:18","slug":"2019-cusc-results-reflect-carletons-ongoing-commitment-to-student-success-and-satisfaction","status":"publish","type":"cu_story","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/news\/story\/2019-cusc-results-reflect-carletons-ongoing-commitment-to-student-success-and-satisfaction\/","title":{"rendered":"2019 CUSC Results Reflect Carleton\u2019s Ongoing Commitment to Student Success and Satisfaction"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-max  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n        \n                    \n                    \n            \n    <div class=\"cu-wideimage relative flex items-center justify-center mx-auto px-8 overflow-hidden md:px-16 rounded-xl not-prose  my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 bg-opacity-50 bg-cover bg-cu-black-50 pt-24 pb-32 md:pt-28 md:pb-44 lg:pt-36 lg:pb-60 xl:pt-48 xl:pb-72\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/carleton.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/162\/surveys-iStock-1200x900.jpg); background-position: 50% 50%;\">\n\n                    <div class=\"absolute top-0 w-full h-screen\" style=\"background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0.600);\"><\/div>\n        \n        <div class=\"relative z-[2] max-w-4xl w-full flex flex-col items-center gap-2 cu-wideimage-image cu-zero-first-last\">\n            <header class=\"mx-auto mb-6 text-center text-white cu-pageheader cu-component-updated cu-pageheader--center md:mb-12\">\n\n                                    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold mb-2 text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] cu-pageheader--center text-center mx-auto after:left-px\">\n                        2019 CUSC Results Reflect Carleton\u2019s Ongoing Commitment to Student Success and Satisfaction\n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                            <\/header>\n        <\/div>\n\n                    <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"absolute bottom-0 w-full z-[1]\" fill=\"none\" viewbox=\"0 0 1280 312\">\n                <path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M26.412 315.608c-.602-.268-6.655-2.412-13.524-4.769a1943.84 1943.84 0 0 1-14.682-5.144l-2.276-.858v-5.358c0-4.876.086-5.358.773-5.09 1.674.643 21.38 5.84 34.646 9.109 14.682 3.59 28.935 6.858 45.936 10.449l9.874 2.089H57.322c-16.4 0-30.31-.16-30.91-.428ZM460.019 315.233c42.974-10.074 75.602-19.88 132.443-39.867 76.16-26.791 152.063-57.709 222.385-90.663 16.7-7.823 21.336-10.074 44.262-21.273 85.004-41.688 134.719-64.193 195.291-88.413 66.55-26.577 145.2-53.584 194.27-66.765C1258.5 5.626 1281.34 0 1282.24 0c.17 0 .34 27.596.34 61.3v61.299l-2.23.375c-84.7 13.718-165.93 35.955-310.736 84.931-46.494 15.753-65.427 22.076-96.166 32.15-9.102 3-24.814 8.198-34.989 11.574-107.543 35.954-153.008 50.422-196.626 62.639l-6.74 1.876-89.126-.054c-78.135-.054-88.782-.161-85.948-.857ZM729.628 312.875c33.229-10.985 69.248-23.523 127.506-44.207 118.705-42.223 164.596-57.709 217.446-73.302 2.62-.75 8.29-2.465 12.67-3.751 56.19-16.772 126.94-33.597 184.17-43.671 5.07-.91 9.66-1.768 10.22-1.875l.94-.161v170.236l-281.28-.054H719.968l9.66-3.215ZM246.864 313.411c-65.041-2.251-143.047-12.11-208.432-26.256-18.375-3.965-41.73-9.538-42.202-10.074-.171-.214-.257-21.38-.214-47.046l.129-46.618 6.654 3.697c57.313 32.043 118.491 56.531 197.699 79.143 40.313 11.521 83.459 18.058 138.669 21.059 15.584.857 65.685.857 81.14 0 33.744-1.876 61.306-4.93 88.396-9.806 6.396-1.126 11.634-1.983 11.722-1.929.255.375-20.48 7.769-30.999 11.038-28.592 8.948-59.288 15.646-91.873 20.147-26.36 3.59-50.015 5.627-78.35 6.698-15.584.59-55.209.59-72.339-.053Z\"><\/path>\n                <path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M-3.066 295.067 32.06 304.1v9.033H-3.066v-18.066Z\"><\/path>\n            <\/svg>\n            <\/div>\n\n    \n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<p>Carleton University regularly participates in a number of surveys to better understand the characteristics, needs and perceptions of students. In January 2019, Carleton was one of 46 institutions that participated in an undergraduate survey co-ordinated by the <a href=\"https:\/\/cusc-ccreu.ca\/?lang=en\">Canadian University Survey Consortium<\/a> (CUSC).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis survey is especially meaningful because it provides us with direct student feedback as well as data from other institutions that serves as context,\u201d said Carleton President Benoit Antoine Bacon. \u201cThis is one of the most positive set of results we\u2019ve seen and it reflects Carleton\u2019s momentum.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Compared to other institutions,&nbsp;first-year respondents from Carleton were more likely to report that:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>They were satisfied with their decision to attend Carleton (94 per cent);<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Their expectations were met or exceeded (91 per cent);<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>They were satisfied with the quality of teaching (90 per cent).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>This was Carleton\u2019s 21st year of involvement with CUSC, which operates on a three-year survey cycle. Each year a sample is selected from a different group of undergraduates: first years, middle-year students and graduating students. In 2019, the sample consisted of first-year undergraduate students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Carleton students were more likely than those at other institutions to say the main reason they chose Carleton was based on having the programs they want, programs providing co-op or work experience, and scholarship opportunities. They were less likely to choose wanting to live close to home and the cost of tuition and fees as reasons to attend Carleton.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Compared to other institutions in the survey, Carleton students reported higher levels of success in 10 out of 18 items related to adjusting to university. These areas include finding your way around campus, choosing a program of study, using the library, understanding the course material, dealing with new living arrangements, feeling like they belong at the university, meeting academic demands, performing well in written assignments, making friends and getting academic advice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 2019 CUSC survey provides valuable insight into the reasons students attend university, as well as their expectations, experiences and success transitioning to university. Results from this survey, along with others, help Carleton continue to improve the learning experience for its current and future students. The next CUSC survey will focus on middle-year undergraduate students and is scheduled for February 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For further information on the results of Carleton surveys, <a href=\"https:\/\/oirp.carleton.ca\/main\/surveys\/\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignfull wp-image-61341 size-full w-screen ml-offset-center cu-max-w-child-max px-4 md:px-6 lg:px-12\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"680\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/162\/surveys2-iStock-1200x900.jpg\" alt=\"Dog-eared paper surveys sit on a desk.\" class=\"wp-image-61341\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/162\/surveys2-iStock-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/162\/surveys2-iStock-1200x900-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/162\/surveys2-iStock-1200x900-400x227.jpg 400w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/162\/surveys2-iStock-1200x900-768x435.jpg 768w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/162\/surveys2-iStock-1200x900-700x397.jpg 700w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/162\/surveys2-iStock-1200x900-200x113.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Carleton University regularly participates in a number of surveys to better understand the characteristics, needs and perceptions of students. 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