Making the Case

Key Messages and Data • Making the Case Resources • Media Activity • Speeches and Addresses • Books and Reports •

Fact 2 - Satisfaction Across Many Aspects of College Life
Students at independent colleges are, across-the-board, more satisfied than students at public universities with aspects of college life such as counseling, advising, class size, and contact with faculty.

Source: Analysis by the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities as reported in Independent Colleges and Universities: A National Profile (2004). Higher Education Research Institute, College Student Longitudinal Survey (94-98).