College Student Inventory™
Start students on the path to academic success by making connections earlier in the term
The College Student Inventory (CSI) identifies the individual strengths and challenges for each member of your incoming class, as well as their receptivity to your interventions, early in the first term. This student assessment provides data to make interventions more meaningful and relevant, before a student has made a decision to stay or leave. With the CSI, you prioritize your interventions more effectively, connect at-risk students to the resources they need most, and help more of your incoming students persist.
See samples of the College Student Inventory
Engage students through motivational assessment, proactive outreach, and intervention
The CSI identifies the leading cognitive and affective indicators of students' success. You receive detailed information about their academic motivations, levels of personal support, and receptivity to your assistance. This information helps you to:
- Create a strong connection with incoming students very early in their first term
- Engage students in reflective discussions about how to develop their talents and overcome areas of challenge
- Match at-risk students to the services they need
Example of student/advisor interaction using the CSI
Your student retention initiatives not only become more focused and personalized through the CSI, but you also unify the actions of your student and academic affairs personnel, creating a stronger culture of student success on campus.
Available in multiple formats: paper or online, English or Spanish
Choose from three forms of the College Student Inventory. Note that even if you choose paper administration of the CSI, you will receive your reports online.
- Form A (paper or online, 194 items)
Offers the most comprehensive analysis with 19 motivational assessment scales. - Form B (paper or online, 100 items)
The most widely used version of the CSI, Form B analyzes student attitudes across 17 different scales. - Form C (online only, 74 items)
Designed specifically for students who seek to balance work, family, and academics, such as adult learners. - Canadian version (online only, 100 items)
This version of Form B reflects Canadian terminology and spelling. - Spanish versions: Forms A, B, and C are available in online Spanish versions.
Implementation support
For information on administering the College Student Inventory, see our implementation guidelines and frequently-asked questions.
Part of the Retention Management System Plus™ (RMS)
In addition to the College Student Inventory, these additional tools can further strengthen your student success efforts:
Mid-Year Student Assessment™—Compare the strengths and challenges of your students at the mid-point of their first year and adjust your interventions accordingly with this follow-up survey .
Second-Year Student Assessment™—Extend and strengthen your interventions beyond the first year using this survey for second-year students.
Student Retention Predictor™—Utilize advanced statistical analysis to assess the likelihood of each student to persist.
Upcoming events
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Retention Management System Plus Community Workshop
Workshop
July 23-24, 2012 Chicago, IL
See samples
Examine samples of the College Student Inventory and its resulting reports. See samples »
National freshman benchmarks
This report analyzes responses from a large national sample of College Student Inventory respondents.
