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Student Self-Ratings
Student Self-Ratings. Calvin students rate themselves highest in Academic Ability and Cooperativeness. When asked to rate themselves relative to their peers on 18 traits, Calvin students rate themselves equally (76%) in Academic Ability and Cooperativeness. This compares with 65% and 74% of students respectively at comparison institutions. Calvin students differ the most from their peers at Other Religious Four-Year Colleges in their self-ratings of religiousness and spirituality. Sixty-seven percent (67%) of Calvin students rate themselves above average or in the top 10% in religiousness compared to 44% of students at other institutions; and 66% of Calvin students rate themselves above average in spirituality compared with 49% of their peers.
Over the past five years increasingly more Calvin students rate themselves above average in Mathematical Ability (51% in 2006 vs. 46% in 2001) while comparison schools have stayed steady (38% for both 2006 and 2001).
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| Student Rated Self Above Average or Highest 10% |
Calvin College |
Other Religious Four-year Colleges |
| Academic ability |
76% |
65% |
| Artistic ability |
30% |
30% |
| Computer skills |
32% |
32% |
| Cooperativeness |
76% |
74% |
| Creativity |
52% |
56% |
| Drive to achieve |
69% |
72% |
| Emotional health |
58% |
54% |
| Leadership ability |
58% |
62% |
| Mathematical ability |
51% |
38% |
| Physical health |
59% |
56% |
| Public speaking ability |
35% |
37% |
| Self-confidence (intellectual) |
61% |
58% |
| Self-confidence (social) |
48% |
52% |
| Self-understanding |
54% |
56% |
| Spirituality |
66% |
49% |
| Understanding of others |
67% |
67% |
| Writing ability |
52% |
46% |
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