who are our students? an overview of ten year trends new faculty orientation august 23, 2010
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Who are Our Students? An Overview of Ten Year Trends
New Faculty OrientationAugust 23, 2010
We’ll survey the following topics* re: SNC Freshmen… Demographics Political Orientation Reasons for Choosing SNC Self-Rated Abilities Life Goals after College
*(data from our annual freshman survey)
Our Freshmen are mostly Caucasian
Percent Freshmen reporting race as "White"
85
90
95
100
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Year entered SNC
Per
cen
t re
po
rtin
g
Men
Women
55%-70% of Freshmen report their religious preference as
“Catholic”
Percent Freshmen reporting Religious Preference as "Catholic"
40
50
60
70
80
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Year entered SNC
Per
cen
t re
po
rtin
g
Men
Women
Conservatives and Liberals about equal for Freshman
Women
Political Self-Description: Freshman Women
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Year entered SNC
Per
cen
t re
po
rtin
g
Liberal
Middle of the road
Conservative
2009 Freshman Men have more Conservatives
Political Self-Description: Freshman Men
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Year entered SNC
Per
cen
t R
epo
rtin
g
Liberal
Middle of the road
Conservative
Why our Freshmen Choose
St. Norbert
Academic reputation and the perception that graduates get good jobs top the list of “Very Important” reasons for choosing St. Norbert.
“Academic Reputation” is a “very important” reason for most of our freshmen (slightly more so for women)
Reason Freshmen Chose SNC: Academic Reputation
50
60
70
80
90
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
The College has a very good academic reputation (percent rating "veryimportant" for selecting SNC)
Per
cen
t re
po
rtin
g "
very
im
pro
rtan
t"
Men
Women
The perception that our grads get good jobs is a close second reason for choosing SNC
Reason Freshmen Chose SNC: Post-graduation Employment
50
60
70
80
90
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Graduates get good jobs (percent rating "very important" for selecting SNC)
Per
cen
t R
epo
rtin
g "
Ver
y Im
po
rtan
t
Men
Women
Incoming women are more enthused about the size of the
College
Reason Freshmen Chose SNC: Size of College
30
40
50
60
70
80
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Wanted to go to a college of this size (percent rating "very important" forselecting SNC)
Per
cen
t R
epo
rtin
g "
Ver
y Im
po
rtan
t"
Men
Women
SNC’s religious affiliation is “very important” for about 10-20% of
new freshmen, more so for women
Reason Freshmen Chose SNC: Religious Affiliation
0
10
20
30
40
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
The College's religious affiliation (percent rating "very important" for selectingSNC)
Per
cen
t re
po
rtin
g "
Ver
y Im
po
rtan
t"
Men
Women
Into a Hall of Mirrors Our freshmen rate their abilities
“compared to others my age.”
The next charts show the percent of freshmen rating themselves “above average” or “top 10%” on selected abilities.
Self-rated “Academic Ability”
Academic Ability: Entering Freshmen Self-Ratings
40
50
60
70
80
90
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Academic Ability: Freshmen rating selves "above average/top 10%"
% r
atin
g s
elf
"ab
ove
ave
./to
p 1
0%"
Men
Women
Self-Rated “Writing Ability”
Writing Ability : Freshmen Self-Ratings
30
40
50
60
70
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Writing Ability (percent rating self as "above average" or top 10%when compared with peers)
% r
atin
g s
elf
>A
ve./
To
p 1
0%
Men
Women
Self-rated “Drive to Achieve”
Drive to Achieve : Entering Freshmen Self-Ratings
50
60
70
80
90
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Drive to Achieve (percent rating self as "above average" or top 10%when compared with peers)
% r
atin
g >
Ave
/t0p
10%
Men
Women
Self-Rated “Leadership”
Leadership Ability : Entering Freshmen Self-Ratings
50
60
70
80
90
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Leadership Ability (percent rating self as "above average" or top10% when compared with peers)
% r
atin
g >
Ave
./T
op
10%
Men
Women
Self-Rated “Spirituality”
Spirituality : Freshmen Self-Ratings
20
30
40
50
60
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Spirituality (percent rating self as "above average" or top 10% whencompared with peers)
% r
atin
g s
elf
>av
e./t
op
10%
Men
Women
The Good Life After College: “Essential” or “Very Important” Life
Goals
Raising a Family Become Leader in chosen
Profession Financial Stability Service to Others
Goal of “Raising a Family” most important for women and men
Freshman Life Goal: Raise a Family
65
70
75
80
85
90
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Raise a family (objective "essential" or "very important")
% r
atin
g "
esse
nti
al/v
ery
imp
ort
ant"
Men
Women
‘Becoming an authority in my field’ shows some decline for
women
Freshman Life Goal: Become Authority in my Field"
40
45
50
55
60
65
70
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Become authority in my field (objective "essential" or "veryimportant")
% r
atin
g "
esse
nti
al/v
ery
imp
ort
ant"
Men
Women
Men are more interested in being ‘well-off financially’ but women are catching up.
Freshman Life Goal: Be Very Well-Off Financially
50
55
60
65
70
75
80
85
90
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Be very well-off financially (objective "essential" or "veryimportant")
% r
atin
g "
esse
nti
al/v
ery
imp
ort
ant"
Men
Women
More Women are interested in service but both sexes above 60%.
Freshman Life Goal: Help Others in Difficulty"
40
50
60
70
80
90
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Helping others in difficulty (objective "essential" or "veryimportant")
% r
atin
g "
esse
nti
al/v
ery
imp
ort
ant"
Men
Women
This has been a presentation of Our Freshmen: A Quick View of Ten Year Trends
New Faculty OrientationAugust 24, 2009
Additional Slides
The next slides place several charts on one page for easy
comparison
Reasons Freshmen chose SNC: Ten Year Trends
Reason Freshmen Chose SNC: Academic Reputation
50
60
70
80
90
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
The College has a very good academic reputation (percent rating "veryimportant" for selecting SNC)
Per
cen
t re
po
rtin
g "
very
im
pro
rtan
t"
Men
Women
Reason Freshmen Chose SNC: Post-graduation Employment
50
60
70
80
90
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Graduates get good jobs (percent rating "very important" for selecting SNC)
Per
cen
t R
epo
rtin
g "
Ver
y Im
po
rtan
t
Men
Women
Reason Freshmen Chose SNC: Size of College
30
40
50
60
70
80
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Wanted to go to a college of this size (percent rating "very important" forselecting SNC)
Per
cen
t R
epo
rtin
g "
Ver
y Im
po
rtan
t"
Men
Women
Reason Freshmen Chose SNC: Religious Affiliation
0
10
20
30
40
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
The College's religious affiliation (percent rating "very important" for selectingSNC)
Per
cen
t re
po
rtin
g "
Ver
y Im
po
rtan
t"
Men
Women
Freshmen Political Orientation:
Ten Year Trends
Political Self-Description: Freshman Women
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Year entered SNC
Per
cen
t re
po
rtin
g
Liberal
Middle of the road
Conservative
Political Self-Description: Freshman Men
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Year entered SNC
Per
cen
t R
epo
rtin
g
Liberal
Middle of the road
Conservative
Life Goals of entering Freshmen: Ten Year Trends
Freshman Life Goal: Raise a Family
65
70
75
80
85
90
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Raise a family (objective "essential" or "very important")
% r
atin
g "
esse
nti
al/v
ery
imp
ort
ant"
Men
Women
Freshman Life Goal: Become Authority in my Field"
40
45
50
55
60
65
70
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Become authority in my field (objective "essential" or "veryimportant")
% r
atin
g "
esse
nti
al/v
ery
imp
ort
ant"
Men
Women
Freshman Life Goal: Be Very Well-Off Financially
50
55
60
65
70
75
80
85
90
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Be very well-off financially (objective "essential" or "veryimportant")
% r
ati
ng
"essen
tial/
very
im
po
rtan
t"
Men
Women
Freshman Life Goal: Help Others in Difficulty"
40
50
60
70
80
90
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Helping others in difficulty (objective "essential" or "veryimportant")
% r
atin
g "
esse
nti
al/v
ery
imp
ort
ant"
Men
Women