CSULB Student CSULB Student ProfilesProfiles

2006-20072006-2007

Characteristics & AspirationsCharacteristics & Aspirations

Survey ProceduresSurvey Procedures

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Instrument slightly revised each year to Instrument slightly revised each year to reflect concerns of academic community; reflect concerns of academic community; includes demographics, and includes demographics, and cognitive/affective characteristicscognitive/affective characteristics

Freshman administration during University Freshman administration during University 100100

Transfer student administration during SOARTransfer student administration during SOAR Institutional data received Dec 2006Institutional data received Dec 2006 Normative data sent out Feb 2007Normative data sent out Feb 2007

Students Surveyed Since Students Surveyed Since 19971997

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Freshmen

TransferStudents

Total surveyed since 1997 = 42,462

Gender 2006Gender 2006

35.340.6

64.759.4

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% Male % Female

FreshmenTransfer Students

Ethnicity 2006Ethnicity 2006

% Freshmen% Freshmen % Transfer% Transfer

WhiteWhite 39.839.8 45.645.6

African AmerAfrican Amer 5.85.8 4.84.8

Amer IndianAmer Indian 2.32.3 2.22.2

Asian AmerAsian Amer 29.229.2 27.427.4

LatinoLatino 33.033.0 28.928.9

OtherOther 7.57.5 7.77.7

Native English 2006 Native English 2006

75.1 72

24.9 28

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80

% NativeEnglish

% Non-nativeEnglish

FreshmenTransfer Students

First Generation First Generation College Student 2006College Student 2006

25.8 27.3

74.2 72.7

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% First Gen % Non-first Gen

FreshmenTransfer Students

Low Income Rates Low Income Rates 2006 2006

14.1

18.9

02468

101214161820

% Below $20,000 per year

FreshmenTransfer Students

Political Views 2006Political Views 2006

05

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Right Middle Left

FreshmenTransfer Students

Political Views by Ethnicity Political Views by Ethnicity 20062006

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Right Middle Left

African AmerAsian AmerLatinoWhiteMulticultural

Religious Perspectives Religious Perspectives 20062006

Group Group

PercentPercent

ProtestantProtestant 31.931.9

CatholicCatholic 30.530.5

NoneNone 23.823.8

BuddhistBuddhist 5.15.1

IslamicIslamic 1.81.8

JewishJewish 1.21.2

Residence Plans 2006Residence Plans 2006

61

48

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46

22

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70

Parents Offcampus

On campus

FreshmenTransfer Students

Degree Aspirations Degree Aspirations 20062006

1 5

2629

5552

1815

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40

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60

< BA BA MA,MS Doc

FreshmenTransfer Students

Aspiring to Graduate Degrees: 73% of Freshmen & 67% of Transfer Students

Enrollment Issues Enrollment Issues 20062006

Some or Some or very good very good chance will chance will

% Freshmen% Freshmen % Transfers% Transfers

Change Change majormajor

51.051.0 28.228.2

Need more Need more time to time to degreedegree

57.857.8 59.859.8

Transfer to Transfer to another another schoolschool

30.530.5 10.510.5

Perceptions of Perceptions of Time to Degree 2006Time to Degree 2006

% Freshmen% Freshmen % Transfers% Transfers

2 years or 2 years or lessless

5.05.0 57.857.8

3-4 years3-4 years 69.769.7 40.140.1

5 years or 5 years or moremore

25.325.3 2.12.1

*Previous actual figures from Institutional Research: for students enrolling in fall of 2002, 88% of freshmen and 39% of transfer students entered their fifth year without having graduated.

Freshman College Freshman College Readiness 2006Readiness 2006

64.956.3

0102030405060708090

100

MathEnglish

*Students demonstrate readiness through SAT, AP, ACT, GE-Breadth coursework, or EAP scores

Freshman College Freshman College Readiness 2006 by Readiness 2006 by EthnicityEthnicity

0102030405060708090

100

Math English

African AmericanAsian AmericanLatinoWhite

*Students demonstrate readiness through SAT, AP, ACT, GE-Breadth coursework, or EAP scores

AP Courses Taken in HS AP Courses Taken in HS by Ethnicity 2006by Ethnicity 2006

0102030405060708090

100

African AmericanAsian AmericanLatinoWhite

Intentions to Work Intentions to Work Full-Time by Ethnicity Full-Time by Ethnicity 20062006

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5

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15

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25

Some Chance Very Good Chance

African AmerAsian AmerLatinoWhiteMulticultural

Intentions to Communicate Intentions to Communicate Regularly with Professors Regularly with Professors by Ethnicity 2006by Ethnicity 2006

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20

30

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50

60

Some Chance Very Good Chance

African AmerAsian AmerLatinoWhiteMulticultural

Top Reasons for Top Reasons for Attending College by Attending College by Ethnicity 2006Ethnicity 2006

EthnicityEthnicity

11stst Reason Reason 22ndnd Reason Reason

African AmerAfrican Amer Make more money Make more money (2.83)(2.83)

Learn things that Learn things that interest me (2.80)interest me (2.80)

Asian AmerAsian Amer Learn things that Learn things that interest me (2.75)interest me (2.75)

Make more money Make more money (2.72)(2.72)

LatinoLatino Learn things that Learn things that interest me (2.82)interest me (2.82)

Make more money Make more money (2.75)(2.75)

White White Learn things that Learn things that interest me (2.77)interest me (2.77)

Make more money Make more money (2.72)(2.72)

MulticulturalMulticultural Make more money Make more money (2.82)(2.82)

Get a better job Get a better job (2.78)(2.78)

Scale: 1=not important to 3=very important

Self Ratings 2006Self Ratings 2006

EthnicityEthnicity

Academic Academic

AbilityAbilityMath Math

AbilityAbilityWriting Writing

AbilityAbility

African AmerAfrican Amer 3.793.79 3.253.25 3.493.49

Asian AmerAsian Amer 3.623.62 3.333.33 3.123.12

LatinoLatino 3.643.64 3.083.08 3.283.28

White White 3.873.87 3.213.21 3.593.59

MulticulturalMulticultural 3.743.74 3.093.09 3.503.50

Scale: 1=lowest 10% to 5=highest 10%

Top Goals by Ethnicity Top Goals by Ethnicity 20062006

EthnicityEthnicity

11stst Goal Goal 22ndnd Goal Goal

African AmerAfrican Amer Be well off Be well off financially (3.53)financially (3.53)

Help others in Help others in difficulty (3.22)difficulty (3.22)

Asian AmerAsian Amer Be well off Be well off financially (3.38)financially (3.38)

Raise a family Raise a family (3.20)(3.20)

LatinoLatino Be well off Be well off financially (3.35)financially (3.35)

Raise a family Raise a family (3.11)(3.11)

White White Raise a family Raise a family (3.17)(3.17)

Be well off Be well off financially (3.06)financially (3.06)

MulticulturalMulticultural Be well off Be well off financially (3.47)financially (3.47)

Raise a family Raise a family (3.17)(3.17)

Scale: 1=not important to essential

Health Indicators in Health Indicators in Past YearPast Year

EthnicityEthnicity

Drank BeerDrank Beer Smoked Smoked

CigarettesCigarettesFelt Felt

DepressedDepressed

African AmerAfrican Amer 1.181.18 1.101.10 1.701.70

Asian AmerAsian Amer 1.701.70 1.201.20 1.701.70

LatinoLatino 1.411.41 1.131.13 1.601.60

White White 1.741.74 1.301.30 1.681.68

MulticulturalMulticultural 1.401.40 1.221.22 1.771.77

Scale: 1=not at all to 3=frequently

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