Data about University of Florida Students

Dr. Jeanna MastrodicasaAssistant Vice President for Student Affairs Division of Student Affairsjmastro@ufl.edu

A Sample of Usage Tracking by Student Affairs Departments • 108,115 student volunteer hours (valued at $2.3M)• 34,963 unique students who participated in Recreational

Sports • 37,076 student attendees to Gator Nights• 5186 students used the Counseling and Wellness Center • 2414 students in distress/crisis• More than 1600 student employees within the Division of

Student Affairs • 1168 students registered with the Disability Resource

Center• 1175 students in Conduct cases• 985 registered student organizations

Graduation Exit Survey: All UF students

• Began Spring 2012; mandatory Summer 2012

• Collects plans post-graduation, including location, salary, and job or graduate school status

• Spring 2012: 60% of all UF students, both undergraduate and graduate, at graduation in Spring 2012 intended to work full or part-time jobs. 29% indicated they would continue onto graduate school.

What is SERU?Student survey began in the University of California system: Student Experience in Research Universities

Developed by UC Berkley Center for Studies in Higher Education

Tailored to research universities and opened to AAU members outside California in 2009

Surveyed all undergraduate students – not a sample!

Hours studying per week

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Hours participating in student organizations per week

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Hours exercising/ recreational sports per week

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Hours partying per week

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Hours working each week

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Other data from SERU 2011

• Students who are officers or members of student organizations have higher GPA’s than those who are not involved (3.44/3.43 v. 3.21)

• Students who live on campus have higher GPA’s than those who do not (3.3 v. 3.2)

• Sorority and fraternity members are the most satisfied with their UF experience: 46% v. 25% are very satisfied with their overall social experience

• 77% agree or strongly agree that they would choose to enroll at UF if they had to do it over again

2011 results: UF compared to AAU peers

Satisfaction with (satisfied or very satisfied) UF AAU peers

Difference

Academic experience 61% 62% -1%

Social experience 67% 61% +6%

Value of your education for the price 63% 52% +11%

Faculty quality 65% 68% -3%

Advising by school/college staff 51% 49% +2%

Access to small classes 47% 45% +2%

Availability of courses for graduation 58% 53% +5%

2011 results: UF compared to AAU peers

UF AAU peers

Difference

Experiences (have done or now doing)

-- Research project, creative activity/paper in course 83% 87% -4%

-- Course with international or global focus 42% 42% 0%

-- Know at least one faculty well enough for reference 80% 86% -6%

-- Study 16 or more hours per week 31% 38% -8%

Would still choose to enroll again (agree or strongly agree)

77% 72% +5%

Feel that you belong at your institution (agree or strongly agree)

74% 69% +5%

Important to graduate in four years (very important or essential)

48% 60% -12%

Intend to go to graduate or professional school after graduation

56% 42% +14%

Use and Helpfulness (1-5 rating scale) of Student Services

Area Use HelpfulnessRank of helpfulness (out of 19 services)

Academic Advising 87% 3.43 10

Recreational Sports 77% 4.23 2

Off Campus Tutoring 55% 4.24 1

Student Activities and Involvement 33% 3.64 6

On Campus Tutoring 26% 3.26 18

Counseling and Wellness Center 19% 3.44 9

Students of My Race/ Ethnicity Are Respected on Campus

Percentage of students who agree or strongly agree

White

Hispanic /

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Asian / P

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ander0%

50%

100%83%

64%

32%

53%

81%66%

42%53%

86%

59%

37%

55%

UF 2009

UF 2011

Other AAUs 2011

Students of My Sexual Orientation Are Respected on This Campus

Heterosexual Gay / Lesbian 0%

50%

100%88%

24%

83%

38%

87%

43%UF 2009UF 2011Other AAUs 2011

Percentage of students who agree or strongly agree

Topics of Responses to Open Ended Question

counselingpartying/drugs/alcohol

student government/politicsdiversity/race/gender/foreign

freshmen student issuestutor/tutoring

transfer student issuesdining/food

sororities and fraternities/Greeksports/athletics

advisingjobs/internships/career

parkingfaculty/teaching/teaching assistants

Financial aid/loans/scholarshipsTuition/expenses/block tuition

study space/classroom experience

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What is the SINGLE, MOST IMPORTANT thing that your campus could realistically do to create a better undergraduate experi-

ence for students like you?"

Summary

• Students have capacity to study more • Involved and engaged students perform

better academically• Students prefer off campus tutoring to on

campus tutoring• Students have lots of opinions about their

academic experience• Students appreciate the value of their

education for the price• Graduating students have plans for their

future

For more information…

• Student Experience in Research University (SERU) results: ir.ufl.edu (sortable by college and major)• Graduation Exit Survey: ir.ufl.edu• Student Affairs: ufsa.ufl.edu • Contact Dr. Jeanna Mastrodicasa,

jmastro@ufl.edu, 392-1265, 155 Tigert Hall