Growing Steadily Overall
SPIRITPULSE GROUP REPORT

Sample University

Undergraduates · Spring 2026
A snapshot of how your students are growing spiritually, compared with peers across the SpiritPulse benchmark.
Overall Score
69/100
Benchmark
67/100
Percentile Rank
57th
Respondents
842
01

Domain Overview

Domain Profile
SU vs. benchmark across the five domains
Scores at a Glance
Percentile-based levels
DomainScoreBenchmarkPercentileLevel
Connecting to God66 7051st Growing Steadily
Connecting to Self & Others58 5532nd Struggling
Connecting to Spiritual Community82 8079th Thriving
Connecting to Spiritual Practices74 7072nd Thriving
Connecting to God's Kingdom64 5952nd Growing Steadily
02

Item-Level Results by Domain

Score Level Legend
67-100 Thriving
34-66 Growing Steadily
1-33 Struggling
67-100 Struggling (reverse scales)
34-66 Growing Steadily (reverse scales)
1-33 Thriving (reverse scales)
Anxious God Attachment, Distant God Attachment, Anxious Attachment Others, and Distant Attachment Others are reverse-scored: a lower score reflects healthier functioning.

Connecting to God

Positively Oriented Scales
1. Secure God Attachment
2. Awareness of God
3. Intimacy with God
4. Exper God in Prayer
5. Exper God in Spir Prac
6. Gratitude
7. Spiritual Meaning
Reverse Scored (lower score = healthier)
1. Anxious God Attachment (lower = healthier)
2. Distant God Attachment (lower = healthier)
Secure God Attachment
Struggling 32nd Percentile
SU
54
Benchmark
57
Anxious God Attachment (R)
Struggling 84th Percentile
SU
83
Benchmark
80
Distant God Attachment (R)
Struggling 75th Percentile
SU
80
Benchmark
84
Awareness of God
Growing Steadily 45th Percentile
SU
62
Benchmark
67
Intimacy with God
Growing Steadily 36th Percentile
SU
56
Benchmark
55
Exper God in Prayer
Growing Steadily 45th Percentile
SU
60
Benchmark
62
Exper God in Spir Prac
Growing Steadily 57th Percentile
SU
69
Benchmark
68
Gratitude
Thriving 73rd Percentile
SU
75
Benchmark
73
Spiritual Meaning
Thriving 78th Percentile
SU
81
Benchmark
86

Connecting to Self & Others

Positively Oriented Scales
1. Secure Attachment Others
2. Forgiveness
3. Self Care
4. Spiritual Encouragement
5. Spiritual Self-Awareness
6. Agape
Reverse Scored (lower score = healthier)
1. Anxious Attachment Others (lower = healthier)
2. Distant Attachment Others (lower = healthier)
Secure Attachment Others
Growing Steadily 58th Percentile
SU
68
Benchmark
71
Anxious Attachment Others (R)
Growing Steadily 44th Percentile
SU
65
Benchmark
66
Distant Attachment Others (R)
Struggling 78th Percentile
SU
77
Benchmark
81
Forgiveness
Thriving 70th Percentile
SU
77
Benchmark
75
Self Care
Growing Steadily 37th Percentile
SU
60
Benchmark
57
Spiritual Encouragement
Growing Steadily 49th Percentile
SU
64
Benchmark
58
Spiritual Self-Awareness
Thriving 68th Percentile
SU
73
Benchmark
72
Agape
Growing Steadily 65th Percentile
SU
75
Benchmark
72

Connecting to Spiritual Community

Positively Oriented Scales
1. Spiritual Friendship
2. Belonging
3. Stimulates Spir Growth
4. Secure Attachment to Comm
5. Practical Support
6. Corporate Worship
7. Emotional Support
8. Spir Comm Involvement
Reverse Scored (lower score = healthier)
None
Spiritual Friendship
Thriving 73rd Percentile
SU
78
Benchmark
82
Belonging
Thriving 75th Percentile
SU
76
Benchmark
77
Stimulates Spir Growth
Growing Steadily 47th Percentile
SU
61
Benchmark
63
Secure Attachment to Comm
Struggling 32nd Percentile
SU
53
Benchmark
55
Practical Support
Thriving 78th Percentile
SU
80
Benchmark
80
Corporate Worship
Thriving 78th Percentile
SU
78
Benchmark
81
Emotional Support
Thriving 72nd Percentile
SU
74
Benchmark
68
Spir Comm Involvement
Growing Steadily 61st Percentile
SU
71
Benchmark
69

Connecting to Spiritual Practices

Positively Oriented Scales
1. Media
2. Christ-Centeredness
3. Spiritual Openness
4. Transformational Suffering
5. Pos Spirit Coping
6. Spiritual Perspective
Reverse Scored (lower score = healthier)
None
Media
Thriving 78th Percentile
SU
77
Benchmark
78
Christ-Centeredness
Growing Steadily 63rd Percentile
SU
74
Benchmark
72
Spiritual Openness
Growing Steadily 58th Percentile
SU
69
Benchmark
66
Transformational Suffering
Thriving 85th Percentile
SU
84
Benchmark
80
Pos Spirit Coping
Struggling 29th Percentile
SU
53
Benchmark
57
Spiritual Perspective
Growing Steadily 56th Percentile
SU
67
Benchmark
68

Connecting to God's Kingdom

Positively Oriented Scales
1. Service Outside Local Church
2. Notice Needs
3. Moved to Action
4. Reachout Classmates
5. Help Marginalized
6. School Service
7. Service Local Church
8. Evangelism
Reverse Scored (lower score = healthier)
None
Service Outside Local Church
Thriving 78th Percentile
SU
82
Benchmark
83
Notice Needs
Growing Steadily 66th Percentile
SU
74
Benchmark
74
Moved to Action
Growing Steadily 60th Percentile
SU
73
Benchmark
72
Reachout Classmates
Thriving 79th Percentile
SU
78
Benchmark
80
Help Marginalized
Struggling 27th Percentile
SU
54
Benchmark
56
School Service
Thriving 83rd Percentile
SU
82
Benchmark
76
Service Local Church
Growing Steadily 34th Percentile
SU
56
Benchmark
58
Evangelism
Growing Steadily 42nd Percentile
SU
64
Benchmark
63
03

2×2 Quadrant Analysis

Each point plots one scale by health (horizontal) vs. importance (vertical), relative to the benchmark mean.

Connecting to God
Top-Left — Prioritize Top-Right — Celebrate Bottom-Left — Review Bottom-Right — Maintain
Connecting to Self & Others
Top-Left — Prioritize Top-Right — Celebrate Bottom-Left — Review Bottom-Right — Maintain
Connecting to Spiritual Community
Top-Left — Prioritize Top-Right — Celebrate Bottom-Left — Review Bottom-Right — Maintain
Connecting to Spiritual Practices
Top-Left — Prioritize Top-Right — Celebrate Bottom-Left — Review Bottom-Right — Maintain
Connecting to God's Kingdom
Top-Left — Prioritize Top-Right — Celebrate Bottom-Left — Review Bottom-Right — Maintain
Chapels
Top-Left — Prioritize Top-Right — Celebrate Bottom-Left — Review Bottom-Right — Maintain
Overall Spiritual Programs
Top-Left — Prioritize Top-Right — Celebrate Bottom-Left — Review Bottom-Right — Maintain
04

Frequency Analysis

Percentage of respondents indicating each area is going well vs. not going well, compared to the benchmark.

Connecting to God — Going Well
Connecting to God — Not Going Well
Self & Others — Going Well
Self & Others — Not Going Well
Spir. Community — Going Well
Spir. Community — Not Going Well
Spir. Practices — Going Well
Spir. Practices — Not Going Well
God's Kingdom — Going Well
God's Kingdom — Not Going Well
Chapels — Going Well
Chapels — Not Going Well
Spiritual Programs — Going Well
Spiritual Programs — Not Going Well
05

Spiritual Outcomes

Well-Being
Self-reported spiritual and overall well-being · SU N=842 · Benchmark N=6,418
Spiritual Well-Being
Overall Well-Being
Frequency of Religious ActivitiesSU N=842 · Benchmark N=6,418
Average frequency of each activity (1 = Never · 2 = Once a month or less · 3 = 2-3 times a month · 4 = 1-2 times a week · 5 = 3-6 times a week · 6 = Daily or more often)
Faith as Life FoundationSU N=842 · Benchmark N=6,418
Evangelism / Discipling FrequencySU N=812 · Benchmark N=6,103
Spiritual & Emotional StrugglesSU N=842 · Benchmark N=6,418
06

Demographics

Age
SU Mean
20.4
Range 18-29 · SD 1.8 · N=842
Benchmark Mean
20.7
SD 2.1 · N=6,418
Work Hours / Week
SU Mean
12.6
Range 0-45 · SD 9.3 · N=790
Benchmark Mean
14.2
SD 10.1 · N=5,988
GenderSU N=842 · Benchmark N=6,418
Race/EthnicitySU N=842 · Benchmark N=6,418
Do you consider yourself a Christian?SU N=842 · Benchmark N=6,418
Year in SchoolSU N=842 · Benchmark N=6,418
Marital StatusSU N=842 · Benchmark N=6,418
Initial Enrollment StatusSU N=842 · Benchmark N=6,418
On-Campus / Off-CampusSU N=842 · Benchmark N=6,418
International StudentSU N=842 · Benchmark N=6,418
Currently EmployedSU N=842 · Benchmark N=6,418
Educational BackgroundSU N=842 · Benchmark N=6,418
Religious AffiliationSU N=842 · Benchmark N=6,418
Church DenominationSU N=842 · Benchmark N=6,418
07

Benchmark Schools

The benchmark for this report draws on undergraduate respondents from the following private Christian colleges and universities, combined (N = 5,034). Sample University is excluded from its own benchmark comparison because it is the target institution for this report.

SchoolRespondents (in database)Median AgeLocation
Cedar Ridge Christian University1,28420Springfield, MO
Highland Faith College97221Greenville, SC
Mountview Bible University84520Boise, ID
Trinity Grove College73119Lynchburg, VA
Northfield Christian University69021Grand Rapids, MI
Willowbrook College51220Abilene, TX
"Respondents" = total respondents from that school in the SpiritPulse database across all years of administration. The benchmark for this specific report uses undergraduate respondents from these schools combined.