The relation between college student involvement and satisfaction

The purpose of this study was to examine the relation between college students\u27 involvement and their overall satisfaction with their college experience. It was predicted that the more a student is involved, the more he/she will be satisfied with the college experience. The 60 male and female respondents were traditional students at Anderson University in Anderson, SC. A survey was administered to assess student involvement based on the diversity (types of activities) and amount (hours per week) of participation. Each student\u27s satisfaction with college also was assessed using a self-devised scale. A moderate positive correlation was detected, p\u3c.01, where 12% of the variance in student satisfaction was accounted for by student involvement. The implications and limitations are discussed