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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…
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Demographics
Political Orientation
Reasons for Choosing SNC
Self-Rated Abilities
Life Goals after College
*(data from our annual freshman survey)
But first, a quick snapshot of
the 2010 1st Year Students
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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.
Now, we return to ten Year
Trends.
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We begin with these demographics:
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Ethnicity
Catholicity
Self-reported Political Orientation
Our Freshmen are mostly
Caucasian
Percent Freshmen reporting race as "White"
Percent reporting
100
95
Men
90
Women
85
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
Year entered SNC
2007
2008
2009
2010
55%-70% of Freshmen report their
religious preference as “Catholic”
Percent Freshmen reporting Religious Preference as
"Catholic"
Percent reporting
80
70
60
50
Men
Women
40
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
Year entered SNC
2007
2008
2009
2010
Conservatives and Liberals about
equal for Freshman Women
Political Self-Description: Freshman Women
70
Percent reporting
60
50
Liberal
40
Middle of the road
Conservative
30
20
10
0
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
Year entered SNC
2007
2008
2009
2010
Freshman Men have more
Conservatives
Political Self-Description: Freshman Men
80
Liberal
70
Middle of the road
Conservative
Percent Reporting
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
Year entered SNC
2007
2008
2009
2010
Why our Freshmen Choose
St. Norbert
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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
Percent reporting "very imprortant"
90
80
70
Men
60
Women
50
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
The College has a very good academic reputation (percent rating "very important" for selecting SNC)
The perception that our grads get
good jobs is a close second reason
for choosing SNC
Reason Freshmen Chose SNC: Post-graduation Employment
Percent Reporting "Very Important
90
Men
Women
80
70
60
50
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
Graduates get good jobs (percent rating "very important" for selecting SNC)
2010
Incoming women are more enthused
about the size of the College
Reason Freshmen Chose SNC: Size of College
Percent Reporting "Very Important"
80
70
60
Men
Women
50
40
30
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
Wanted to go to a college of this size (percent rating "very important" for selecting SNC)
SNC’s religious affiliation is “very
important” for about 10-20% of new
freshmen, more so for women
Reason Freshmen Chose SNC: Religious Affiliation
Percent reporting "Very Important"
40
Men
30
Women
20
10
0
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
The College's religious affiliation (percent rating "very important" for selecting SNC)
2010
Into a Hall of Mirrors
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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
% rating self "above ave./top 10%"
90
80
70
60
Men
50
Women
40
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
Academic Ability: Freshmen rating selves "above average/top 10%"
2010
Self-Rated “Writing Ability”
Writing Ability: Freshmen Self-Ratings
% rating self >Ave./Top 10%
70
60
50
40
Men
Women
30
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
Writing Ability (percent rating self as "above average" or top 10% when compared with
peers)
Self-rated “Drive to Achieve”
Drive to Achieve: Entering Freshmen Self-Ratings
% rating >Ave/t0p 10%
90
80
70
Men
60
Women
50
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
Drive to Achieve (percent rating self as "above average" or top 10% when compared with
peers)
Self-Rated “Leadership”
Leadership Ability: Entering Freshmen Self-Ratings
% rating self "above ave./top 10%"
90
80
70
60
Men
50
Women
40
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
Leadership Ability (percent rating self as "above average" or top 10% when compared
with peers)
Self-Rated “Spirituality”
Spirituality: Freshmen Self-Ratings
% rating self >ave./top 10%
60
50
40
30
Men
Women
20
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
Spirituality (percent rating self as "above average" or top 10% when compared with
peers)
The Good Life After College: “Essential” or
“Very Important” Life Goals
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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
% rating "essential/very important"
90
85
80
75
Men
Women
70
65
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
Raise a family (objective "essential" or "very important")
2010
‘Becoming an authority in my field’
shows some decline
Freshman Life Goal: Become Authority in my Field"
% rating "essential/very important"
70
Men
65
Women
60
55
50
45
40
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
Become authority in my field (objective "essential" or "very important")
Men are more interested in being ‘well-off
financially’ but women are catching up.
Freshman Life Goal: Be Very Well-Off Financially
% rating "essential/very important"
90
85
80
75
70
65
Men
60
Women
55
50
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
Be very well-off financially (objective "essential" or "very important")
More Women are interested in service but
both sexes above 60%.
% rating "essential/very important"
Freshman Life Goal: Help Others in Difficulty"
90
80
70
60
50
Men
Women
40
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
Helping others in difficulty (objective "essential" or "very important")
This has been a presentation of
Our Freshmen: A Quick View
of Ten Year Trends
New Faculty Orientation
August 23, 2010
Jack Williamsen, OIE