who are our students? an overview of ten year trends
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Who are Our Students? An Overview of Ten Year Trends. New Faculty Orientation August 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 - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Who are Our Students? An Overview of Ten Year Trends
New Faculty OrientationAugust 23, 2010
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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)
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But first, a quick snapshot of the 2010 1st Year Students 580 Domestic, 41 International 1st
year students, total 621 (compared w/ 544 in 2009).
68% of domestic freshmen from WI.
19% are from Illinois. 62% of domestic freshmen are
women, compared w/ 58% in 2009.
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Now, we return to ten Year Trends. We begin with these
demographics:
Ethnicity Catholicity Self-reported Political Orientation
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Our Freshmen are mostly Caucasian
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 201085
90
95
100
Percent Freshmen reporting race as "White"
Men
Women
Year entered SNC
Perc
ent r
epor
ting
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55%-70% of Freshmen report their religious preference as
“Catholic”
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 201040
50
60
70
80
Percent Freshmen reporting Religious Preference as "Catholic"
Men
Women
Year entered SNC
Perc
ent r
epor
ting
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Conservatives and Liberals about equal for Freshman
Women
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 20100
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
Political Self-Description: Freshman Women
Liberal
Middle of the road
Conservative
Year entered SNC
Perc
ent r
epor
ting
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Freshman Men have more Conservatives
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 20100
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
Political Self-Description: Freshman Men
Liberal
Middle of the road
Conservative
Year entered SNC
Perc
ent R
epor
ting
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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.
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“Academic Reputation” is a “very important” reason for most of our freshmen (slightly more so for women)
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010The College has a very good academic reputation (percent rating "very important" for selecting SNC)
50
60
70
80
90
Reason Freshmen Chose SNC: Academic Reputation
MenWomenPe
rcen
t rep
ortin
g "v
ery
impr
orta
nt"
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The perception that our grads get good jobs is a close second
reason for choosing SNC
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010Graduates get good jobs (percent rating "very important" for selecting SNC)
50
60
70
80
90
Reason Freshmen Chose SNC: Post-graduation Employment
MenWomen
Perc
ent R
epor
ting
"Ver
y Im
porta
nt
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Incoming women are more enthused about the size of the
College
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010Wanted to go to a college of this size (percent rating "very important" for selecting SNC)
30
40
50
60
70
80
Reason Freshmen Chose SNC: Size of College
MenWomen
Perc
ent R
epor
ting
"Ver
y Im
porta
nt"
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SNC’s religious affiliation is “very important” for about 10-20% of
new freshmen, more so for women
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010The College's religious affiliation (percent rating "very important" for selecting SNC)
0
10
20
30
40
Reason Freshmen Chose SNC: Religious Affiliation
Men
Women
Perc
ent r
epor
ting
"Ver
y Im
porta
nt"
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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.
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Self-rated “Academic Ability”
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 201040
50
60
70
80
90
Academic Ability: Entering Freshmen Self-Ratings
Men
Women
Academic Ability: Freshmen rating selves "above average/top 10%"
% ra
ting
self
"abo
ve a
ve./t
op 1
0%"
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Self-Rated “Writing Ability”
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010Writing Ability (percent rating self as "above average" or top 10% when compared with
peers)
30
40
50
60
70
Writing Ability: Freshmen Self-Ratings
MenWomen
% ra
ting
self
>Ave
./Top
10%
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Self-rated “Drive to Achieve”
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010Drive to Achieve (percent rating self as "above average" or top 10% when compared with
peers)
50
60
70
80
90
Drive to Achieve: Entering Freshmen Self-Ratings
Men
Women
% ra
ting
>Ave
/t0p
10%
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Self-Rated “Leadership”
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010Leadership Ability (percent rating self as "above average" or top 10% when compared
with peers)
40
50
60
70
80
90
Leadership Ability: Entering Freshmen Self-Ratings
Men
Women
% ra
ting
self
"abo
ve a
ve./t
op 1
0%"
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Self-Rated “Spirituality”
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010Spirituality (percent rating self as "above average" or top 10% when compared with
peers)
20
30
40
50
60
Spirituality: Freshmen Self-Ratings
MenWomen
% ra
ting
self
>ave
./top
10%
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The Good Life After College: “Essential” or “Very Important” Life
Goals
Raising a Family Become Leader in chosen
Profession Financial Stability Service to Others
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Goal of “Raising a Family” most important for women and men
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010Raise a family (objective "essential" or "very important")
65
70
75
80
85
90
Freshman Life Goal: Raise a Family
Men
Women
% ra
ting
"ess
entia
l/ver
y im
porta
nt"
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‘Becoming an authority in my field’ shows some decline
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010Become authority in my field (objective "essential" or "very important")
40
45
50
55
60
65
70
Freshman Life Goal: Become Authority in my Field"
MenWomen
% ra
ting
"ess
entia
l/ver
y im
porta
nt"
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Men are more interested in being ‘well-off financially’ but women are catching up.
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010Be very well-off financially (objective "essential" or "very important")
50
55
60
65
70
75
80
85
90
Freshman Life Goal: Be Very Well-Off Financially
Men
Women% ra
ting
"ess
entia
l/ver
y im
porta
nt"
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More Women are interested in service but both sexes above 60%.
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010Helping others in difficulty (objective "essential" or "very important")
40
50
60
70
80
90
Freshman Life Goal: Help Others in Difficulty"
Men
Women
% ra
ting
"ess
entia
l/ver
y im
porta
nt"
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This has been a presentation of Our Freshmen: A Quick View of Ten Year Trends
New Faculty OrientationAugust 23, 2010
Jack Williamsen, OIE