Thriving Quotient Survey

The Thriving Quotient survey was administered for the first time at DU to all undergraduates during the winter 2023 quarter. Thriving encompasses various aspects of student success, such as effective time management, optimistic outlook, and commitment to community enrichment. The survey included three sections: Thriving Quotient metrics, institutional fit, and student engagement. The first, Thriving Quotient metrics, measures five dimensions of thriving to assess academic, interpersonal, and psychological well-being.

The dimensions are:

1. Engaged Learning: A measure of the degree to which students are meaningfully processing what happens in class, energized by what they are learning, and continuing to think about it outside of class.
2. Academic Determination: A measure of students’ goal-directedness, investment of effort, and regulation of their own learning and use of time.
3. Positive Perspective: A measure of students’ optimism and explanatory style.
4. Social Connectedness: A measure of students’ involvement in healthy relationships, whether on or off campus.
5. Diverse Citizenship: A measure of students’ desire to make a difference in the community around them, as well as their openness to differences in others.

For questions about the Thriving Quotient Survey, please contact Ashley Johnson, Student Success Analyst, Ashley.L.Johnson@du.edu.

Administration

Survey Results

The results of the Thriving Quotient Survey may be used to evaluate indicators that are tied to outcomes of thriving, such as likelihood of retention or graduation from an institution. They may also be used as benchmarks to contribute to evaluation of various aspects of students’ experiences, such as curricular and co-curricular experiences, support services and programming, and overall student satisfaction and summative evaluation of their experiences.

• 2023 Thriving Quotient Report