Benchmarking simply means comparing your data against another set of data to help provide context around areas of improvement.  Benchmarking data can be incorpating while participating in a national study such as the NASPA Consortium, or through comparing internal data annually, by class year or another group.

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NASPA Consortium

Educational Benchmarking (EBI)

National Survey for Student Engagement (NSSE)