A Profile of OU 1st Year Students

OGL Session April 29, 2014

Reuben TernesResearch Associate, OIRA

Cassandra BarraganAssessment Coordinator, OIRA

Presentation Overview

•Who Are OU FTIACs?▫Institutional Data▫Values and Expectations▫Academic Success▫College Engagement

Part 1: Institutional Data

• Various pieces of information that our office (OIRA) collects on OU’s student body.

• All kinds of information can be found on our website:www.oakland.edu/oiraIncluding this power point!

A Decade of FTIAC Growth

2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 20130

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2101 20532213 2287 2340 2350

24662311 2361

24642569

FTIACs: Average ACT Score

1991

1993

1995

1997

1999

2001

2003

2005

2007

2009

2011

2013

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

AVG ACT S...

FTIAC Gender Ratios

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

Male

37 35 40 37 38 38 39 38 39 40 44

Female

63 65 60 63 62 62 61 62 61 60 56

32.5

42.5

52.5

62.5

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FTIAC Ethnicity

2009 2010 2011 2012 20130%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

All Other EthnicitiesWhite

About half of OU’s non-white ethnicities are African American students

Undergraduate Age (All UG Students)

Fall 2004

Fall 2005

Fall 2006

Fall 2007

Fall 2008

Fall 2009

Fall 2010

Fall 2011

Fall 2012

Fall 2013

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

17-2223-2425-3435+

Full Time/Part-Time Status (All UG Students)

1994

1996

1998

2000

2002

2004

2006

2008

2010

2012

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

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Part 2: Values and Expectations

The CIRP surveyCooperative Institutional Research Project conducted by the Higher Education Research Institute at the University of California at Los Angeles

Administered through OIRA at Freshman Orientation 2013

86% of OU incoming Freshmen were surveyed fall 2013!!2,569 Enrolled FTIACs 2,221 Responses

• In general, we are more similar to national norms than we are dissimilar.

Important reasons in deciding to go to college

Percentage of Students Answering ‘Very Important’

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2009

2012

2013

60%

65%

70%

75%

80%

85%

90%

JOB MONEY

Important reasons to select OU

2005 2006 2007 2009 2010 2011 2012 20130

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

Good aca-demic rep-utation

Good social reputation

Graduates go to top grad schools

Graduates get good jobs

Percentage of Students Answering ‘Very Important’

Important Life Objectives

Keeping up to date with politics

Racial understanding

Be a community leader

Adopting "green" lifestyle

Influencing social values

Develop life philosophy

Successfully own business

Obtaining recognition in field

Becoming an authority in field

Helping others

Raising a family

Being well off financially

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

OU2013 OU 2012 OU 2011

Estimated Parental Income

less than $30,000

$30,000 to $59,999

$60,000 to $99,999

$100,000 or more

0.0%

5.0%

10.0%

15.0%

20.0%

25.0%

30.0%

35.0%

40.0%

45.0%

OU

Public (Low Selectivity)

All Public 4-Years

Drank beer during high school year

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

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60

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OU students’ political views

Far left Liberal Middle-of-the-road Conservative Far right0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

OUNational

Admissions Acceptances and Student Choices

OU Peer0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

70.0%

80.0%

90.0%

100.0%

Accepted by 1st Choice School

Was This Your 1st Choice School?

Realistic Expectations?

74.6% enter college with the expectation they will graduate within 4 years.

At OU, the 4 year graduation rate in 2012 was at 15.3%.

If you want to graduate in 4 years – take lots of credits, pass all of them, and see an advisor often!

Part 3: Academic success• Graduation Rates• Retention Rates• Probation Rates• Info compiled by OIRA

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 201386%

87%

88%

89%

90%

91%

92%

93%

94%

95%

92%

91%

90%

89% 89%

90% 90% 90%

91% 91%

89%

94%

93%

Fall to Winter Retention Rates for FTIACs

First Semester Probation Rates (FTIACs)

2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 20130.0%

5.0%

10.0%

15.0%

20.0%

25.0%

Retention to second year

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

First Year Retention Rates

Six-Year Graduation Rates by 1st-term credits

14+ Credits

12 or 13 Credits

Part 4: College Engagement

NSSE

• College student survey that assesses the extent to which students engage in educational practices associated with high levels of learning and development▫ Administered every two years.▫ OU has shown steady increases in NSSE results

since 2005▫ More data is available on OIRA’s website.

• All data is for 1st year students unless otherwise noted.

National Survey of Student Engagement

(NSSE: pronounced ‘nessie’)

More than 10 hours per week working off campus

Class OaklandSelected

Peers

Freshmen 41% 28%

Seniors 66% 56%

These numbers have decreased slightly over the past few years

“the environment emphasizes spending significant amounts of time on academic work”

2002 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2012 20132.9

2.95

3

3.05

3.1

3.15

3.2

3.25

OU Peers

Very Much

(4)

Some(2)

Quality of Relationships with other students

2002 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2012 20134.6

4.8

5

5.2

5.4

5.6

5.8

OU Peers

Friendly & Supportive

Unfriendly & unsupportive

How Freshmen Spend Their Time

Area Hours per Week

Total Academics 33 Studying/Class Prep 14

In Class (Theoretically) 15

Co-Curricular Activities 4

Working/Care 14 Working 11 Caring for Dependents 3

Other 19 Relaxing/Socializing 12

Commuting to School 5

Service/Volunteering 2

Questions and discussion

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