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Undergraduate Students at UMass Boston: A Presentation for the Student Educational
Research and Advocacy CenterApril 4, 2007
Prepared by:
The Office of Institutional
Research and Policy Studies
Jennifer Brown, Director
Kevin B. Murphy, Associate Director
OIRP 04/04/2007 KBM 2
• National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE)
• A national survey that seeks information from first year students and seniors. We participated most recently in 2004, and will participate again this fall.
• Cooperative Institutional Research Program (CIRP)
• A national survey of the backgrounds, attitudes, and expectations of (mostly) first year students.
• Integrated Postsecondary Data System (IPEDS)
• The main U.S. government higher education data collection system.
• UMass Boston Records (UMB)
Where does this information come from?
OIRP 04/04/2007 KBM 3
UMass Boston First Year respondents tended to be older than their colleagues in the comparison groups. (NSSE)
Percent of First Year Students Reporting That They Are Age 20 or Older
42%
21%
10% 12%
UMass Boston UrbanConsortium
DoctoralIntensive
All NSSE
OIRP 04/04/2007 KBM 4
This is also true of seniors. (NSSE)
Percent of Senior Respondents Reporting That They Are Age 24 or Older
72%
55%
36%31%
UMass Boston UrbanConsortium
DoctoralIntensive
All NSSE
OIRP 04/04/2007 KBM 5
However, not all of our students are past traditional college age. Almost 2/3 are in the traditional age group. (UMB)
Age Distribution for Fall 2006 UMass Boston Undergraduate Students
19%
45%
17%20%
19 and under 20 to 24 25 to 29 30 and over
OIRP 04/04/2007 KBM 6
UMass Boston respondents were more racially/ethnically diverse than were the national comparison groups. (NSSE)
Percent of Respondents Selecting Race/Ethnicity of African American/Black, Am. Indian/Alaska Native, Asian/Pacific
Islander, Hispanic/Latino, Other, or Multi-racial
54%
31% 30%
24%
44%
30% 28%23%
UMass Boston UrbanConsortium
DoctoralIntensive
All NSSE
FirstYear
Seniors
OIRP 04/04/2007 KBM 7
UMass Boston undergraduates are the most racially and ethnically diverse in the UMass System. (IPEDS Fall 2005)
Various Racial Ethnic Groups as a Percent of Known Race U.S. Resident Undergraduates at the UMass Campuses
18%
5% 5%
7%8%
6%
4%3%
14%
9%8%
3%
UMass Boston UMass Lowell UMassAmherst
UMassDartmouth
Black NH
Hispanic
Asian P.I.
OIRP 04/04/2007 KBM 8
UMass Boston respondents were more likely to have transferred here from another college. (NSSE)
Percentage of Respondents Reporting That They Began College at a Different Institution
18%12%
6% 8%
75%
60%
44%38%
UMass Boston UrbanConsortium
DoctoralIntensive
All NSSE
FirstYear
Seniors
OIRP 04/04/2007 KBM 9
UMass Boston respondents were also more likely to have come here from other countries. (NSSE) (UMass Boston records indicate that 22% of the fall 2005 undergraduates were citizens of countries other than the U.S.)
Percentage of Respondents Who Report Being International Students or Foreign Nationals
15%
8%
6%5%
18%
7%6%
5%
UMass Boston UrbanConsortium
DoctoralIntensive
All NSSE
FirstYear
Seniors
OIRP 04/04/2007 KBM 10
They were also more likely to speak a language other than English as a first language. (CIRP)
Percent of Respondents Who Identified a Language Other Than English as Their First Language
37%
16%
5%
UMass Boston All Public Universities All 4 Year Institutions
OIRP 04/04/2007 KBM 11
UMass Boston respondents reported lower levels of parental income than did their colleagues at the other public universities. (CIRP)
Student's Estimate of Parents' Income for the Past Year
11%
16%18%
13%
42%
8%
12%15%
11%
53%
< $20K $20K to39.9K
$40K to59.9K
$60K to74.9K
> $75K
UMassBoston
All PublicUniversities
OIRP 04/04/2007 KBM 12
UMass Boston respondents reported working more hours off campus each week than did their counterparts. (NSSE)
Percent Of Respondents Reporting Working More Than 20 HoursPer Week Off Campus
39%
28%
14% 12%
51%47%
33%
28%
UMass Boston UrbanConsortium
DoctoralIntensive
All NSSE
FirstYear
Seniors
OIRP 04/04/2007 KBM 13
UMass Boston respondents were less likely to attend school full time. (NSSE)
Percent of Respondents Who Report Attending School Full Time
77%
91% 95% 96%
64%
75%83% 85%
UMassBoston
UrbanConsortium
DoctoralIntensive
All NSSE
FirstYear
Seniors
OIRP 04/04/2007 KBM 14
Many UMass Boston respondents expected that their undergraduate education would be delayed by work or family responsibilities. (NSSE & CIRP)
Percent of Students who Expect Delayed Degree Completion Because of Work or Family Responsibilities
25%
18%
27%
32%
28%
UMB NSSEFirst Year
Urban NSSEFirst Year
CIRP UMBOnly
UMB NSSESenior
Urban NSSESenior
OIRP 04/04/2007 KBM 15
Many Boston students chose UMass Boston, because of financial reasons or to be near home. (CIRP)
Percent Stating These Reasons Were "Very Important" In Choosing a School
39%
66%
37%
19%
32%28%
33%
16%
7%10%
I wasoffered
financialassistance
The cost ofattending
this college
I wanted tolive near
home
Not offeredaid by first
choice
Could notafford first
choice
UMassBoston
All PublicUniversities
OIRP 04/04/2007 KBM 16
Many UMass Boston respondents have their permanent homes close to school. (CIRP)
How Many Miles Do Students Live Away from Their Permanent Homes?
22%
43%
12%
3% 4%
21%
72%
24%
5 or less 6 to 10 11 to 50 Over 50
UMassBoston
All PublicUniversities
OIRP 04/04/2007 KBM 17
In fact, most UMass Boston respondents live with their families or other relatives. (CIRP)
Where Students Planned to Live During The Fall 2006 Semester
73%
24%
0% 2%8%
5%
82%
4%
With family orother relatives
Other privatehome, apartment,
etc.
Collegeresidence hall
Other
UMassBoston
All PublicUniversities
OIRP 04/04/2007 KBM 18
They spend significantly more time commuting to class than their colleagues in the Urban Consortium or at other Doctoral Intensive Universities. (NSSE)
Percent of Students Spending 6 or More Hours Commuting to Class Each Week
41%
50%
31%35%
24%28%
First Year Students Seniors
UMassBoston
UrbanConsortium
DoctoralIntensives
OIRP 04/04/2007 KBM 19
In fact, one fifth of UMass Boston students spent an
average of over two hours a day commuting to class.(NSSE)
Percent of Students Spending 11 or More Hours Commuting to Class Each Week
21%20%
11%13%
8% 9%
First Year Seniors
UMassBoston
UrbanConsortium
DoctoralIntensives
OIRP 04/04/2007 KBM 20
Not surprisingly, in the past two CIRP administrations, a majority of UMass Boston respondents indicated that they might like to live in a dorm. (CIRP)
Percent of UMass Boston Respondents Who Said It Was Somewhat Likely or Very Likely That They Would Choose
to Live in a Dorm If We Had Them.
61%57%
CIRP 2004 CIRP 2006
OIRP 04/04/2007 KBM 21
Thank you!