Fall 2012 Freshmen A Summary of Five-Year Trends in Freshmen Responses on the Cooperative Institutional Research Program (CIRP) Survey, with Comparisons to Peer Institutions New Jersey's Public Office of Institutional Research Liberal Arts College Office of Institutional Research Staff Dr. Gurvinder Khaneja, Director Dr. Xiurong Zhang, Associate Director Laura Plessner, Administrative Assistant Charllette Winston, Assessment Specialist New Jersey's Public Publication date: August 2013 Liberal Arts College Data Tables and Charts College Choice Figure 1.0: College Choice ...................................................................................................... 2 Figure 2.0: Top Ten Reasons Fall 2012 Freshmen Chose Ramapo College ........................... 3 Table 1.0 This College was Student’s ............................................................................................. 4 Table 2.0 Why Select This College ................................................................................................. 4 Table 3.0 Number of Other College Applications .......................................................................... 5 Table 4.0 Important Reasons for College ........................................................................................ 5 High School Activities Figure 3.0: Top Ten Activities in High School ....................................................................... 7 Figure 4.0: While in High School, More Than 15 Hours per Week Were Spent On .............. 8 Table 5.0 Average High School Grades ............................................................................................ 9 Table 6.0 Activities Engaged in ........................................................................................................ 9 Table 7.0 Student Rated Self ............................................................................................................. 10 Table 8.0 Hours per Week on Studying ............................................................................................ 10 Hours per Week on Socializing ......................................................................................... 11 Hours per Week on Talking with Teachers ....................................................................... 11 Hours per Week on Exercise/Sport ................................................................................... 11 Hours per Week on Partying ............................................................................................. 12 Hours per Week on Working for Pay ................................................................................ 12 Hours per Week on Volunteer Work ................................................................................. 12 Hours per Week on Student Clubs .................................................................................... 13 Hours per Week on Watching TV ..................................................................................... 13 Hours per Week on Household Chores ............................................................................. 13 Hours per Week on Pleasure Reading ............................................................................... 14 Hours per Week on Video/Computer Games .................................................................... 14 Aspirations Figure 5.0: Highest Degree Planned ......................................................................................... 16 Figure 6.0: Top Ten Personal Goals of Fall 2012 Freshmen ................................................... 17 Figure 7.0: Students Say There Is A Very Good Chance They Will ....................................... 18 Figure 8.0: Top Ten Probable Career Occupations .................................................................. 19 Figure 9.0: General Area of Probable Major ............................................................................ 20 Table 10.0: Highest Degree Planned at Any College ........................................................................ 21 Table 11.0: Personal Goals ................................................................................................................ 21 Table 12.0: Highest Degree Planned at This College ....................................................................... 22 Table 13.0: Estimated Very Likely They Will .................................................................................. 22 Table 14.0: Student’s Probable Career .............................................................................................. 23 i Table 14.0: Student’s Probable Major …………………………………………………………..24-26 Negotiating College Figure 10.0: Planned Residence .............................................................................................. 28 Figure 11.0: Concern About Financing College ..................................................................... 29 Table 15.0: Residence Planned ......................................................................................................... 30 Table 16.0: Amount of First Year’s Expenses to be Covered from Family Resources ................................................................................................ 30 Student’s Own Resources .................................................................................... 30 Aid Which Need Not Be Repaid ......................................................................... 30 Aid Which Must Be Repaid ................................................................................ 31 Resources Other Than Those Above ................................................................... 31 Table 17.0: Concern About Financing College ................................................................................ 31 Figure 12.0: Miles from College to Home .............................................................................. 32 Freshman Characteristics Figure 13.0: Freshmen Characterize Their Political Orientation ............................................ 34 Figure 14.0: Top Ten Statements With Which Freshmen Agree ............................................ 35 Figure 15.0: Academic Experiences of Parents ...................................................................... 36 Table 18.0: College to Home ........................................................................................................... 37 Table 19.0: Citizenship Status .......................................................................................................... 37 Table 20.0: Native English Speaker? ............................................................................................... 37 Table 21.0: Political Orientation ...................................................................................................... 37 Table 22.0: Agrees Strongly/Somewhat With Statements ............................................................... 38 Table 23.0: Student’s Religion ......................................................................................................... 38 Table 24.0: Father’s Education ........................................................................................................ 39 Table 25.0: Father’s Occupation ...................................................................................................... 39 Table 26.0: Mother’s Education ....................................................................................................... 40 Table 27.0: Mother’s Occupation ..................................................................................................... 40 Table 28.0: Father’s Religion ........................................................................................................... 41 Table 29.0: Mother’s Religion ......................................................................................................... 41 Table 30.0: Estimated Parental Income ............................................................................................ 42 Table 31.0: Marital Status of Parents ............................................................................................... 42 Appendix Comparison Group ............................................................................................................................ 44 2012 CIRP Freshman Survey CIRP Profile Reports Tables A1-A2: 2012 CIRP Freshman Survey ii Highlights Ramapo was the first college choice for almost 60% of students in the college selection process. It declined by 10% during the last 5 years. 70% of 2012 incoming freshman chose Ramapo based on its academic reputation. 23% of 2012 Ramapo freshmen plan to obtain a Master’s Degree. This is approximately a 29% decline over the last five years. 76% of incoming freshmen plan to reside on campus, while 23% plan to live with family. In comparison to 2011, campus living has declined by 5% while living with family has increased by 6% iii College Choice Page 1 of 147 Figure 1.0 COLLEGE CHOICE 100 90 80 70 60 50 Percent 40 30 20 10 0 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Fall of Entry First Second Third Fourth or more Page 2 of 147 Figure 2.0 TOP TEN REASONS FALL 2012 FRESHMEN CHOSE RAMAPO COLLEGE good academic reputation low tuition size of college offered financial assistance good social reputation wanted to live near home information from website Early Decision program H.S. guidance counselor national magazine rankings 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65