Office of Institutional Research and Assessment August 2012  63 Class of 2006 Undergraduate Degree recipients completed the survey giving Holy Family a 20% alumni response rate.  Males are slightly underrepresented in the results since 50 females (79%) and 13 (21%) males completed the survey. There were 310 graduates in the class of 2006; 75% female and 25% male.

2 Comp 1 Comp 2

 Albright College  Alvernia University  Arcadia University  Bucknell University  Cabrini College  Muhlenberg College  Neumann College  Gettysburg College  Carlow University  Saint Joseph’s University  Chatham University  Susquehanna University  Philadelphia Biblical University  Juniata College Villanova University  DeSales University  Washington & Jefferson College  Philadelphia University  Widener University  Eastern University  Lafayette College  Point Park University  Lebanon Valley College  Robert Morris University  Gwynedd-Mercy College  La Salle University  Wilkes University

3  Many respondents have continued (or are currently continuing) their education:

Holy Family Comp 1 Comp 2 42.6% 49.1% 35.2% Educational programs pursued

90.0% 80.8% 80.0% 70.0% Holy Family 60.0% 50.0% 40.0% Comp 1 30.0% 20.0% 11.5% 3.8% 3.8% 10.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Comp 2 0.0%

4 Employment Status Holy Family 100.0% 77.8% 80.0% Employment 60.0% Comp 1 40.0% Status 20.0% 11.1% Comp 2 0.0% 4.8% 0.0% 1.6% 3.2% 1.6% 0.0%

Estimated annual income, before taxes

30.0% Holy Family 25.0% 22.9% Comp 1 20.0% 18.8% 16.7% 15.0% Comp 2 Annual Income 10.0% 10.4% 10.4% 6.3% 8.3% 5.0% 4.2% (only reported by 2.1% 0.0% 0.0% FTEs)

5  Many respondents have no management or supervisory responsibilities over other employees.

Over how many people do you have management responsibilities?

80.0% 71.4%

60.0% Holy Family

40.0% Comp 1 20.4% 20.0% Comp 2 2.0% 2.0% 2.0% 2.0% 0.0% None 1 to 5 6 to 10 11 to 24 25 to 49 50 or More

6  A majority of respondents average 4 hours or less of volunteerism per month.

Average Monthly Hours of Volunteer Work or Community Service 45.0% 40.0% 35.0% 30.0% 25.0% 20.0% 15.0% 10.0% 5.0% 0.0% 10 - 19 20 or More No Hours 1 - 4 Hours 5 - 9 Hours Hours Hours Holy Family 41.3% 20.6% 9.5% 12.7% 15.9% Comp 1 42.2% 21.5% 10.7% 12.1% 13.5% Comp 2 38.4% 29.4% 13.8% 10.0% 8.5%

7 Did you receive a Grant? 90.0% 80.0% 65.0% 65.1% Holy Family 70.0% 60.0% Comp 1 Grants Received 50.0% 35.0% 34.9% Comp 2 40.0% 30.0% 20.0% 10.0% 0.0% Yes No Yes No Responsible to Pay Back…

PELL PHEAA 35.0% 30.0% 30.2% 25.0% 20.0% 19.0% 11.1% 15.0% 11.1% 6.3% 10.0% 9.5% 5.0% 1.6% 6.3% 3.2% 0.0% 1.6% Amount Borrowed

Holy Family Comp 1 Comp 2 8  Respondents were Very Satisfied or Somewhat Satisfied with the following Skills and Strengths acquired at their respective institution.

Make Ethical Decisions 98.5% Analyze & Draw Conclusions… 96.8% Gain In-Depth Knowledge 92.1% Quantitative Abilities 87.1% Comp 2 Effective Team Member 98.5% Lead/Supervise 88.8% Comp 1 Formulate Creative/Original… 98.4% Acquire Skills & Knowledge Holy Family 95.2% Relate to Different Cultures 95.2% Read/Speak a Foreign Language 59.3% Communicate Well Orally 98.4% Write Effectively 93.6%

9 Mission Perception Statements Leadership: HFU offered opportunities for developing leadership skills. Ethical & Spiritual: Ethical and spiritual Leadership 66.7% development of students was an important part of Ethical & Spiritual 77.8% the mission at HFU. Service 75.8% Service: HFU offered opportunities for Others volunteering and community service. Social & Personal 76.2% Institutions Social & Personal: Social and personal Personal Values 84.1% development of students is an important part of the mission at HFU. Social Justice 68.3% Holy Family Personal Values: As a result of my UG experience, Understood 62.9% I am more aware of my own personal values. Social Justice: As a result of my UG experience, I Career 82.5% am more aware of social justice (fairness & Religious 78.3% equality) issues in the world. Ethical Faculty 84.1% Understood: The mission of HFU was widely understood by the students. Mission 69.8% Career: Preparation for a career was an important Heritage 84.1% part of the mission of HFU. Religious: At HFU, there were opportunities for 0.0% 20.0% 40.0% 60.0% 80.0%100.0% students to strengthen their religious commitment. Ethical Faculty: The faculty at HFU discussed the Strongly Agree and Agree responses charted. ethical implications of what was being studied. Mission: The mission of HFU was reflected in its course offerings. Other response options were: Neither Heritage: The heritage of the founders/founding religious community was evident at HFU. Agree/Disagree, Disagree, Strongly Disagree.

10 Diversity: At HF, the environment Strongly Agree and Agree responses charted. encouraged students to develop an appreciation of diversity Other response options were: Neither Sexual Orientation: At HF, people of different sexual orientations were Agree/Disagree, Disagree, Strongly accepted socially there Disagree.

Spirituality: At HF, students felt free to express their individual spirituality Divesity Perception Statements

Student & Ethnicity: At HF, the students were respectful of people of different Diversity 74.2% races and cultures Sexual Orientation 54.0% Other Student & Religion: At HF, the students Spirituality 79.0% Institutions were respectful of people of different religions Student & Ethnicity 83.9% Holy Family Student & Religion Faculty & Ethnicity: At HF, the faculty and 90.3% staff were respectful of people of different Faculty & Ethnicity 90.3% races and cultures Faculty & Religion 87.3% Faculty & Religion: At HF, the faculty and staff were respectful of people of different 0.0% 20.0% 40.0% 60.0% 80.0% 100.0% religions

11  Reports of Definitely Yes or Probably Yes when asked if they would choose their institution again and if it was worth the financial investment. Definitely Yes or Probably Yes 95.0% 90.5% 90.0% 87.7% Holy Family 84.1% 84.1% 85.0% 82.2% Comp 1 Comp 2 80.0% 77.2%

75.0%

70.0% Choose this institution Worth the financial again? investment?

12  Overall, there is a sense of satisfaction and success from the class of 2006 across all groups.  More HFU respondents said they definitely or probably would come back to their alumni institution than the comparison groups.  A higher percentage of alumni from HFU went on to pursue Master’s degrees and Vocational/ Technical degrees than the comparison groups. Compared to the other groups, HFU had fewer alumni go on to purse the following degree type: Associate’s, a second Bachelor’s, Doctoral, Professional, or Other.

13  Overall, employment rates for all alumni were relatively high and comparable. HFU had the lowest percentage of full time employment and highest percentage of part time employment.  For unemployment, HFU and Comp 1 were similar but Comp 2 led with only 2.2% of alumni reporting unemployment.  HFU had the highest percentage of respondents reporting an annual income within the middle range of income response options ($50,001 - $90,000) with 60.4%. This was significantly greater than Comp 1 (38.5%) and Comp 2 (48.9%). Interestingly, Comp 1 had the highest rates for the lower income ranges ($30,000 - $50,000) and Comp 2 had the highest rates for largest income ranges ($100,000 - Above $150,000).

14  Across all groups, there were low percentages of receiving grants to aid in education costs and the amount of students loans borrowed was comparable .  The percentage of respondents that borrowed $20,000 or more to fund their UG education varied across the three groups with Comp 1 having the highest percentage (51.7%), Holy Family in the middle (45.9%) and Comp 2 with the lowest percentage (36.5%).  Given the lack of grants received and percentage of respondents borrowing $20,000 or more to fund their UG degree, there should be some concern over the percentage of respondents who did not agree that their UG experience was worth the expense. Holy Family and Comp 2 had the same percentage (15.9%) and Comp 1 had 22.8% answer with Definitely No or Probably No to the question: Is the value of the skills, experience, and knowledge you received as an undergraduate worth the financial investment to attend this institution?

15  Although all groups had relatively comparable satisfaction rates, HFU had the highest rates of satisfaction on all of the Skills and Strengths measured except for three: Lead/Supervise, Acquire Skills & Knowledge, and Write Effectively.  HFU’s highest satisfaction skills/strengths were: Make Ethical Decisions and Effective Team Member and the least satisfied skills/strengths were: Read/Speak a Foreign Language and Quantitative Abilities.

16  In general, HFU Alumni did not agree as frequently to the mission perception questions as did alumni of other institutions. Holy Family had lower scores of agreement on all of the statements except 4 (Heritage, Ethical Faculty, Career, and Personal Values). The differences between HFU and other institutions are more distinct here than the rest of the report.  HFU also had scores of agreement on all of the Diversity Perception Statements compared to all of the other institutions. The differences here are more comparable than what was observed with the mission perception statements, with exceptions at: Sexual Orientation and Diversity, these two statements yielded greater differences in the level of agreement than the other diversity statements.  Overall, these lower levels of agreement on the mission and diversity perception questions should be of concern and can provide an outlet for further evaluation.

17  Overall, the results are positive and show that alumni are doing well after Holy Family. However there are several items that should not be overlooked.  Further exploration and evaluation into some key measures may provide opportunities to improve our Undergraduate’s experiences and ultimately their perceptions. The key measurements being: ◦ Skills and Strengths Acquired, Mission Perception Statements, Diversity Perception Statements ◦ Funding of the undergraduate experience: grants and loans vs. “worth it” factor

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