Executive summary -- Introduction -- The student satisfaction inventory -- The scales (tables 1 through 4) -- Nationally prominent scales -- Student feedback -- Student expectations of college life -- Student satisfaction with college life -- Patterns of student response -- Focused patterns of response for community, junior, and technical colleges -- Focused patterns of response for four-year public colleges and universities -- Focused patterns of response for four-year private colleges and universities -- Analysis of findings -- Conclusions and recommendations.