The social thread

Belonging & Community

The relationships and climate that run underneath the whole experience.

7.8 / 10 ▲ rising stage mean across 5 topics

The moment: The social thread under everything. Students with a strong sense of belonging handle academic pressure far better than those who feel they do not belong.

Topics in this stage

Class Size & Interaction 8.6 ▼ Sense of Belonging & Community 7.8 ▲ Group Work & Collaboration 7.5 ▼ Peer Support & Collaboration 7.5 ▲ Equity, Diversity & Inclusion 6.8 ▲

Related insights

Correlation

Students who feel they belong cope far better with academic pressure

Retention

What keeps students engaged through their studies

Behind the average

What makes students speak up isn't class size. It's whether it's safe to be wrong.

Single-stat insight

Belonging & Community

Topics in this stage

Related insights

Students who feel they belong cope far better with academic pressure

What keeps students engaged through their studies

What makes students speak up isn't class size. It's whether it's safe to be wrong.

Students' most reliable source of help is each other

Everyday academic collaboration, not the fixed study group, is the lever

Belonging is the factor most tied to wellbeing, and it is won early