2012 and 2016 nslve report university of south dakota

AUGUST 2017

WHAT'S INSIDE

2012 & 2016 CAMPUS REPORT

About This Report

Your Institution's Voting Data Voting and Registration Rates

Student Voting Rates for University of South Dakota

How Your Institution's Numbers Compare

Your Students' Voting Data

By Voting Method

By Age Group

By Education Level

By Undergraduate Class Year

By Enrollment Status

By Gender

By Race/Ethnicity

By Field of Study

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NSLVE CAMPUS REPORT | University of South Dakota

About This Report Thank you for participating in the National Study of Thank you for participating in the National Study of Learning, Voting, and Engagement (NSLVE). Since Learning, Voting, and Engagement (NSLVE). Since NSLVE’s launch in 2013, more than 1,000 colleges NSLVE’s launch in 2013, more than 1,000 colleges and universities have signed up to receive their and universities have signed up to receive their voting rates for the 2012, 2014 and 2016 federal voting rates for the 2012, 2014 and 2016 elections. elections. Along with others, your institution’s Along with others, your institution’s participation in participation in this study has allowed us to build a this study has allowed us to build a robust database robust database of nearly 30 million college student of nearly 30 million college student records, about records, about 10 million for each election year, that 10 million for each election year, that serve as a serve as a foundation for innovative research on foundation for innovative research on college college student political learning and engagement in student political learning and engagement in democracy. democracy.

NSLVE is a signature initiative of the Institute for NSLVE is a signature initiative of the Institute for Democracy and Higher Education (IDHE) at Tufts Democracy and Higher Education (IDHE) at the University's Jonathan M. Tisch College of Civic Life.

Tisch College of Civic Life, Tufts University. The The mission of IDHE is to shift college and mission of IDHE is to shift college and university university priorities and culture to advance political priorities and culture to advance political learning, learning, agency, and equity. We achieve our agency, and equity. We achieve our mission mission through research, resource development, through research, resource development, technical technical assistance, and advocacy. assistance, and advocacy.

About the Data About the Data The voter registration and voting rates in this report The voter registration and voting rates in this report reflect the percentage of your institution's students reflect the percentage of your institution's students who were eligible to vote and who actually voted in who were eligible to vote and who actually voted in the 2012 and 2016 elections. These results are the 2012 and 2016 elections. These results are based on enrollment records your institution based on enrollment records your institution submitted to the National Student Clearinghouse submitted to the National Student Clearinghouse (FERPA-blocked records excluded) and publicly (FERPA-blocked records excluded) and publicly available voting files collected by Catalist. available voting files collected by Catalist.

Institutional voting rates are adjusted by deducting We use an estimated number of non-resident aliens an estimated number of students identified by each based on IPEDS data to account for non-resident institution as non-resident aliens and reported to the aliens in calculations of overall voting rates, but are Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System unable to do so for voting rates by student (IPEDS). For breakdowns by student characteristics. We also cannot adjust for resident characteristics, we cannot consistently adjust for aliens or undocumented students. This may result in students who are non-resident aliens, resident your institution’s actual voting rate being higher than aliens, or undocumented students. This may result we report. To calculate that percentage, and to read in your institution’s actual voting rate being higher more about NSLVE data, see our FAQ on Campus than we report. To calculate that percentage, and to Reports. read more about NSLVE data, see our FAQ on Campus Reports. Please also see Creating and Please also see our NSLVE Method (insert link) for Maintaining the NSLVE Database paper for a a more detailed study methodology. more detailed study methodology.

What to do next?

What to do next? q Review the data. This report provides a q Review the data. This report provides a baseline measure of your students’ baseline measure of your students’ engagement in democracy in 2012 and 2016, engagement in democracy in 2012 and 2016 as and compares your institution’s voting rates to well as compares your institution’s voting rates similar institutions. Visit our website for more to similar institutions. Visit our website for more comparison data. comparison data. q Share the report widely and strategically, q Share the report widely and strategically, including posting it online. including posting it online. The Communications package has more tips. q Put your data into practice. Use our IDHE Resources to guide you. q Put your data into practice. Use our IDHE Knowledgebase (link) to guide you. q Address your campus climate for student political learning, discourse, and participation. q Address your campus climate for student Start by bringing the IDHE team to your political learning. Start by using the IDHE selfcampus or using the IDHE self- assessment assessment rubric, or bring the IDHE team to rubric available on our website. your campus. q Partner with IDHE. We are available with q Partner with IDHE. We are available with virtual office hours, webinars, brown bag virtual office hours, webinars, brown bag discussions and in-person trainings. discussions and in-person trainings.

For up-to-date news on NSLVE data, resources and For up-to-date news on NSLVE data, resources and upcoming opportunities visit our website: upcoming opportunities visit our website: idhe.tufts.edu. idhe.tufts.edu and follow us on Twitter: @TuftsIDHE. Follow us on Twitter @TuftsIDHE or email us at Email us your feedback and questions at NSLVE@tufts.edu.

NSLVE@tufts.edu.

Warm regards, Warm regards, IDHE Team IDHE Team

Reviewing the Data Reviewing the Data Use the following key to interpret the charts: Use the following key to interpret the charts: * = number of students is less than 10 * = number of students is less than 10 n/a = no data was collected or calculated for this n/a = no data was collected or calculated for this field. field.

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YOUR STUDENTS' VOTING DATA | PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS

Voting and Registration Rates 2016 Voting Rate

43.0% Registration Rate

CHANGE FROM 2012

5.1 Voting Rate of Registered Students

2016 VOTING RATE FOR ALL INSTITUTIONS

50.4% Voting Rate

100 90 80

66.8%

70

68.8% 56.8%

60

62.5%

50

43.0%

37.9%

40 30 20 10 0

2012

2016

2012

2016

2012

2016 All Institutions, 2016

2012

2016

Change

9,277

9,263

-14

(65) (179) *

(417) (255) *

Total eligible voters

9,030

8,590

-440

Number of students who registered

6,029

5,912

-117

Number of students who voted

3,425

3,697

272

Registration rate

66.8%

68.8%

2.1

Voting rate of registered students

56.8%

62.5%

5.7

Voting rate

37.9%

43.0%

5.1

-9.0

-7.4

Total student enrollment Age under 18/Unknown IPEDS estimated non-resident aliens FERPA records blocked

Difference from all institutions

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HOW YOUR NUMBERS COMPARE | PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS

By Carnegie Classification 2012 Voting Rate for All Institutions

2016 Voting Rate for All Institutions

LOW

50.4%

72.9%

46.9%

19.3%

Difference from All Institutions

Your Institution

HIGH

-9.0

HIGH

81.4% LOW

13.1%

Difference from All Institutions

Research Institutions

Public Research Institutions

-7.4

Private Research Institutions

100 90 80 70 60 50 40

37.9%

43.0%

47.5%

52.3%

47.7%

51.9%

53.1% 46.9%

30 20 10 0

2012

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2016

2012

2016

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2016

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YOUR STUDENTS' VOTING DATA | PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS

By Voting Method* Absentee

Early Vote

In-Person, Election Day

Mail

100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10

8.9%

11.0% 0.5%

1.2%

0.7%

3.1%

2012

2016

2012

2016

8.4%

10.7%

2012

2016

0

2012

2016

2012 Voted

Rate

2016 Voted

Rate

Change

Absentee

304

8.9%

406

11.0%

2.1

Early Vote

18

0.5%

44

1.2%

0.7

Mail

25

0.7%

113

3.1%

2.3

286

8.4%

397

10.7%

2.4

Unknown

2,792

81.5%

2,737

74.0%

Total

3,425

In-Person, Election Day

3,697

* Your students' data broken down by voting method. If your campus has a high number of voting method "Unknown", it means that this information was not reported by local officals where your students voted.

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YOUR STUDENTS' VOTING DATA | PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS

By Age Group*

18-21

22-24

25-29

30-39

40-49

50+

100 90 80

73.7% 68.5% 66.7%

70 60

51.7%

56.4%

45.8%

50 39.4%

40 30

78.1%

33.6% 26.8%

39.4%

31.2%

20 10 0

2012

2016

2012

2012

2016

2016

2012

2016

2012

2012

2016

2012 2016

2016

Enrolled

Voted

Rate

Enrolled

Voted

Rate

18-21

3,821

1,022

22-24

1,854

25-29

26.8%

4,197

1,411

33.6%

6.9

578

31.2%

1,847

728

39.4%

8.2

1,410

556

39.4%

1,112

509

45.8%

6.3

30-39

1,212

626

51.7%

1,026

579

56.4%

4.8

40-49

562

385

68.5%

417

278

66.7%

-1.8

50+

350

258

73.7%

246

192

78.1%

4.3

Unknown

0

Change

0

* Your students' data broken down by age at the time of the election. To provide more accurate voting rates, students ineligible to vote because they were too young, students whose age data was not reported to the Clearinghouse, as well as records that were FERPA blocked are removed from this table.

Please note that we are not able to adjust these voting rates by removing non-resident aliens, resident aliens or undocumented students.

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YOUR STUDENTS' VOTING DATA | PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS

By Education Level*

Undergraduate

Graduate

100 90 80 70 60

50.8%

55.7%

50 40

31.6%

36.2%

30 20 10 0

2012

2012

2016

2012

2016

2016

Enrolled

Voted

Rate

Enrolled

Voted

Rate

Undergraduate

6,527

2,064

Graduate

2,670

1,357

Unknown

12

Change

31.6%

6,294

2,275

36.2%

4.5

50.8%

2,485

1,384

55.7%

4.9

66

* Your students' data broken down by undergraduate and graduate students. To provide more accurate voting rates, students ineligible to vote because they were too young, students whose age data was not reported to the Clearinghouse, as well as records that were FERPA blocked are removed from this table.

Please note that we are not able to adjust these voting rates by removing non-resident aliens, resident aliens or undocumented students.

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YOUR STUDENTS' VOTING DATA | PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS

By Undergraduate Class Year*

First Year

Sophomore

Upperclassman

100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30

28.1%

31.0%

32.1%

2016

2012

35.5%

33.8%

2016

2012

39.7%

20 10 0

2012

2012 Enrolled

Voted

First Year

2,056

578

Sophomore

1,449

Upperclassman

3,022

2016

2016 Rate

Enrolled

Voted

Rate

Change

28.1%

1,896

588

31.0%

2.9

465

32.1%

1,384

491

35.5%

3.4

1,021

33.8%

3,014

1,196

39.7%

5.9

* Your students' data broken down by undergraduate students' class level. To provide more accurate voting rates, students ineligible to vote because they were too young, students whose age data was not reported to the Clearinghouse, as well as records that were FERPA blocked are removed from this table.

Please note that we are not able to adjust these voting rates by removing non-resident aliens, resident aliens or undocumented students.

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YOUR STUDENTS' VOTING DATA | PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS

By Enrollment Status*

Full-time

Part-time

100 90 80 70 60

56.9%

52.0%

50 40

36.5% 29.6%

30 20 10 0

2012

2012

2016

2012

2016

2016

Enrolled

Voted

Rate

Enrolled

Voted

Rate

Full-time

6,074

1,796

Part-time

3,135

Unknown

0

Change

29.6%

6,558

2,396

36.5%

7.0

1,629

52.0%

2,287

1,301

56.9%

4.9

0

n/a

0

0

n/a

* Your students' data broken down by part-time and full-time students. To provide more accurate voting rates, students ineligible to vote because they were too young, students whose age data was not reported to the Clearinghouse, as well as records that were FERPA blocked are removed from this table.

Please note that we are not able to adjust these voting rates by removing non-resident aliens, resident aliens or undocumented students.

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YOUR STUDENTS' VOTING DATA | PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS

By Gender*

Women

Men

100 90 80 70 60 50 40

38.6%

43.8%

38.7%

34.9%

30 20 10 0

2012

2016

2012

2012

2016

Enrolled

Voted

Rate

Women

5,755

2,219

Men

3,450 *

Unknown

2016

Enrolled

Voted

Rate

Change

38.6%

5,382

2,358

43.8%

5.3

1,205

34.9%

3,463

1,339

38.7%

3.7

*

n/a

0

0

n/a

* Your students' data broken down by gender. To provide more accurate voting rates, students ineligible to vote because they were too young, students whose age data was not reported to the Clearinghouse, as well as records that were FERPA blocked are removed from this table. Please note that we are not able to adjust these voting rates by removing non-resident aliens, resident aliens or undocumented students.

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YOUR STUDENTS' VOTING DATA | PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS

By Race/Ethnicity* Asian

American Indian / Alaska Native

Black

Hispanic

Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander

White

2 or More Races

100 90 80 70 60 50

44.9%

40 28.0%

30 20

31.3%

37.6%

35.7% 27.0%

34.6%

29.8%

28.3%

23.9% 19.8%

11.5%

10 n/a

n/a

0

2012 2016

2012 2016

2012 2016

2012 2016

2012 2016

2012 Enrolled

Voted

Asian

227

26

American Indian/ Alaska Native

147

Black Hispanic

2012 2016

2012 2016

2016 Enrolled

Voted

11.5%

118

33

28.0%

16.5

46

31.3%

167

45

27.0%

-4.3

176

42

23.9%

257

51

19.8%

-4.0

248

74

29.8%

283

101

35.7%

5.9

15

*

n/a

*

0

n/a

n/a

7,864

2,959

37.6%

7,384

3,316

44.9%

7.3

2 or More Races

180

51

28.3%

257

89

34.6%

6.3

Unknown

352

Native Hawaiian/ Pacific Islander White

Rate

Rate

Change

101

* Your students' data broken down by race. To provide more accurate voting rates, students ineligible to vote because they were too young, students whose age data was not reported to the Clearinghouse, as well as records that were FERPA blocked are removed from this table. Please note that we are not able to adjust these voting rates by removing non-resident aliens, resident aliens or undocumented students.

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YOUR STUDENTS' VOTING DATA | PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS

By Field of Study* * Your students' data broken down by field of study. To provide more accurate voting rates, students ineligible to vote because they were too young, students whose age data was not reported to the Clearinghouse, as well as records that were FERPA blocked are removed from this table. Please note that we are not able to adjust these voting rates by removing non-resident aliens, resident aliens or undocumented students. The green and red highlighted values below represent your campus's top three and bottom three voting rates by field of study.

2012

2016 Enrolled

Voted

n/a

0

0

n/a

n/a

68

22.4%

505

164

32.5%

10.0

1,039

379

36.5%

1,275

542

42.5%

6.0

211

69

32.7%

242

85

35.1%

2.4

65

15

23.1%

90

15

16.7%

-6.4

890

385

43.3%

1,260

528

41.9%

-1.4

14

*

n/a

13

*

n/a

n/a

English Language and Literature

147

51

34.7%

104

43

41.4%

6.7

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

31

10

32.3%

*

*

n/a

n/a

3,147

1,079

34.3%

2,531

1,048

41.4%

7.1

History

126

52

41.3%

98

53

54.1%

12.8

Law Enforcement, Firefighting, and Protective Services

236

75

31.8%

248

96

38.7%

6.9

Legal Professions and Studies

258

98

38.0%

198

92

46.5%

8.5

Liberal Arts and Sciences, and Humanities

1,168

581

49.7%

860

402

46.7%

-3.0

Mathematics and Statistics

58

14

24.1%

48

23

47.9%

23.8

Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians

11

*

n/a

0

0

n/a

n/a

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies

28

*

n/a

42

18

42.9%

n/a

149

30

20.1%

0

0

n/a

n/a

*

*

n/a

17

*

n/a

n/a

Physical Sciences

116

25

21.6%

78

24

30.8%

9.2

Psychology

446

132

29.6%

378

149

39.4%

9.8

Public Administration and Social Service Professions

230

142

61.7%

213

142

66.7%

4.9

Social Sciences

217

99

45.6%

208

96

46.2%

0.5

Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies Biological and Biomedical Sciences Business, Management, and Marketing Communication and Journalism Computer and Information Sciences Education Engineering and Engineering Technologies

Health Professions

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies Philosophy and Religious Studies

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Enrolled

Voted

*

*

303

Rate

Rate

Change

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Visual and Performing Arts Unknown

279

93

33.3%

235

93

39.6%

6.2

26

10

38.5%

197

68

34.5%

-3.9

Thank you for the work you do to improve your students’ political learning and engagement. We hope that you find your NSLVE report useful. For up-to-date news on NSLVE data, resources, and to sign up for our newsletter visit: idhe.tufts.edu.

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