Northwestern University DOSA Presentation

Before, During and After the First Year

Experience –

What are Students Telling Us on Surveys?

June 2008

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Overview of Presentation

Before

After

During•YFCY Survey•Enrolled Student Survey •Parent Survey

•Senior Survey

•IR and Student Surveys @ NU•CIRP Freshmen Survey

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What Is IR at Northwestern?

•

Support decision-making, strategic planning, policy-making, management

•

Participate in peer/consortia activitiesShare/exchange dataBest practicesEmerging issues

•

Data stewardship (both internal and external)

Provide expertise on data

1IR at Northwestern

Organizational Structure

VP Administration and Planning

President

Planning IRProgram Review

TrusteeAffairs

Provost

Federal andState

Government

Consortia

OtherExternalEntities

Schools -Deans Offices

SSPG

CentralAdministration

Trustees

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Peers and Consortia

•

COFHE -

Consortium of thirty-one private highly selective universities and colleges

•

Association of American Universities (AAU) –

sixty-two research universities (public and private –

examples)•

Big Ten (only private, regionally focused, but still of value)•

Committee on Institutional Cooperation (CIC –

Big Ten plus U. of Chicago)

•

Other peer groups based on various criteria specific to areas (for example, graduate education specific to each program/discipline,

student affairs may have their own peer group for best practices, etc.)

1Northwestern IR Website

www.adminplan.northwestern.edu/ir/index.htm

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Student Surveys Planning Group

The Student Surveys Planning Group was created to plan, organize, analyze and monitor surveys which are conducted with the student population.

Student Surveys

Inc.

67% out to

lunch

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Members/Stakeholders•

Central Administration:•

V.P. for Student Affairs•

V.P. for Administration and Planning•

Associate Provost for Undergraduate Education •

Associate Provost for University Enrollment•

Associate V.P. of Alumni Relations and Development•

Associate V.P. and Dean of Student Affairs•

Assistant Director of Planning and Special Projects •

Director of Analytical Studies•

Institutional Research Senior Analyst •

Institutional Research Analyst

•

Schools:•

Assistant Dean of Undergraduate Advising, School of Communication•

Associate Dean, Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences •

Assistant Dean Admissions and Student Affairs, School of Music •

Associate Dean, McCormick School of Engineering•

Chief Marketing Officer, Medill School of Journalism•

Assistant Dean for Student Affairs, School of Education and Social Policy•

Director of Research and Analysis, The Graduate School

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Student Surveys: What Data Are Collected?

Self-reported cognitive outcomes (gains in skills and knowledge)Behavioral/activities/experiences/how time is spent, etc.Satisfaction (academic, services, campus life)Affective outcomes (values and attitudes) – measures of citizenship, etc.

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Uses of Student Survey Data

•

Institutional evaluation/performance metricsAnnual report (benchmarks) to trustees and senior management, metrics tracked against peers

Admissions, student finance, satisfaction, outcomes (also faculty, research, financial and other metrics)

•

Assess services, support, programs, campus life•

Assess academic programming, such as:

Study abroadAdvisingResearch opportunities

•

Data made available to decision-makers across the campus

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Presentations to Student Surveys Planning Group in 2007-08

•

Career Services Survey of Post-Graduation Plans•

CIRP Entering Freshman Survey Forty Year Trends

•

Admitted Student Questionnaire Findings•

Findings from the Enrolled Undergraduate and Parents Surveys

•

Study of Undergraduates and Internet Use•

Educause Survey of Undergraduates and Information Technology

•

Alumni Association Life Stages Marketing Study

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Examples of Student Surveys at Northwestern

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Entering Freshman Survey

•

National study (HERI at UCLA)•

Northwestern has participated since its inception in 1966

•

Family background, HS experiences, self- assessment of skills and knowledge, opinions on

national issues, college choice factors

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COFHE Suite of Surveys

Senior

AlumniParent

Enrolled

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Enrolled Undergraduate Survey

•

Consortium/Peer Group Survey•

Conducted every five years

•

Similar in content to NSSE but focused on our peer group (National Survey of Student Engagement)

•

Academic experiences, self-assessment of skills/knowledge, advising, time spent on various activities, etc.

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Parent Survey

•

Consortium/Peer Group Survey•

Conducted every five years

•

Survey parents of enrolled undergraduates•

Evaluate experience of their child/children as a college student, communication with the University, interactions with child/children as college students, financing college education

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Graduating Senior Survey

•

Consortium/Peer Group Survey•

Conducted every year at Northwestern

•

Evaluation of undergraduate experience, future plans, financing education, activities

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Alumni Surveys

•

Consortium/Peer Group Survey•

Conducted every five years•

Ten years out cohort•

Current activity (employment), pursuit of advanced degrees, satisfaction with undergraduate experience, educational debt, self-

assessment of personal development as an undergraduate

•

Current pilot of AAU core questions of undergraduate alumni –

outcomes focused, employment and advanced education, partnering on alumni survey with OARD –

they are conducting life stages study for alumni and development planning purposes

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Other Standard Surveys

•

Admitted Student Survey (ASQ -

College Board Survey – University Enrollment)

•

Residential Life (Student Affairs)•

Profile of American College Students (PACS, by Student Affairs)

•

Eduventures

(Student Affairs)•

Graduate Student Surveys (TGS)

•

Post-graduation plans (Career Services)•

Survey of Earned Doctorates (National study, NRC)

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Ad-hoc Surveys – Some Examples

•

Tremendous growth in surveys in recent years, easier to do, pressures to assess, etc.

•

Examples:•

Undergraduates and Information Technology (Educause/IT)

•

Religion and Spirituality (University Chaplain)•

Housing Study

•

Dining Study•

Library Planning Study

•

UR Communications Study

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10 Years Ago…

I don’t really have many opportunities

to state my opinion…

Survey 1

Survey 2

Survey 3

Now… Northwestern uses 17 surveys

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Cooperative Institutional Research Program (CIRP) Freshman Survey

•

Approximately 700 two-year colleges, four-year colleges and universities administer the survey to over 400,000 entering students.

"The survey is a widely cited source of data on college demographics and attitudinal trends"-

The Chronicle of Higher Education

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CIRP

Demographics

Freshman Survey

Parental income

and education

Financial aid

Secondary school

achievement

and activities

Educational and

career plansValues, attitudes, beliefs,

and self-concept

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CIRP Freshman Survey•

Currently administered online via email.

•

High response rateAveraged 70% since 199175% in 2007

•

Reflective of NU freshmen population

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CIRP Peer Group

•

Brandeis•

Brown•

Caltech•

Carnegie-Mellon•

Case Western Reserve•

Chicago•

Columbia•

Cornell•

Duke•

Emory•

Georgetown•

Harvard•

Johns Hopkins

•

MIT•

Northwestern•

Notre Dame•

Pennsylvania•

Princeton•

Rice•

Rochester•

Stanford•

Tufts•

U. of Southern California•

Vanderbilt•

Washington University

•“Highly selective private universities,”

as designated by HERI.

•25 institutions. The members have changed over time.

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CIRP –

Student self-ratingPercentage of NU students who rated themselves as above average or highest 10%

as compared with the average person of his/her age in:

50%55%60%65%70%75%80%85%90%95%

100%

1985

1987

1989

1991

1993

1995

1997

1999

2001

2003

2006

Year

Academic abilityDrive to achieveSelf confidence (intellectual) Cooperativeness Leadership ability Understanding of others Self understanding Emotional healthPhysical health Self confidence (social)

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CIRP –

Student self-rating2007 percentage of students who rated themselves as above average or highest 10% as

compared with the average person of his/her age in:

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

Academic ability

Drive to achieve

Self confidence (intellectual)

Cooperativeness

Leadership ability

Understanding of others

Self understanding

Competitiveness

Creativity

Emotional health

Physical health

Self confidence (so

cial)

Public speaking ability

Computer skills

Artistic ability

NorthwesternPeers

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CIRP –

Student time spentPercentage of NU students who spend more than 10 hours per week participating

in these activities during typical week of last year of high school

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

1987

1989

1991

1993

1995

1997

1999

2001

2003

2005

2007

Studying/homework Socializing with friendsExercising or sportsWatching TV Volunteer workPartying

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CIRP –

Student time spent2007 percentage of students who spend more than 10 hours per week participating in these

activities during typical week of last year of high school

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

Studying/homework

Socializing with friends

Exercising or sports

Student clubs/groups

Watching TV

Volunteer workPartying

NorthwesternPeers

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CIRP –

Student activitiesPercentage of NU students who frequently or occasionally engaged in these

activities during the past year:

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

1978

1981

1984

1987

1990

1993

1996

1999

2002

2005

Performed volunteer work

Tutored another student

Drank wine or liquor

Drank beer

Felt overwhelmed by all I hadto do*Felt depressed*

Smoked cigarettes*

Participated in organizeddemonstrations

*Percentage reporting “frequently”

only

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CIRP –

Student activities2007 percentage of students who frequently engaged in these activities during the past year:

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

Performedvolunteer work

Tutoredanother student

Socialized withperson ofanother

racial/ethnic*

Drank wine orliquor

Drank beer Feltoverwhelmedby all I had to

do*

Feltdepressed*

Smokedcigarettes*

NorthwesternPeers

*Percentage reporting “frequently”

only

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CIRP –

Reasons to attend collegePercentage of NU students who noted these reasons as very important in deciding to

go to college:

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

19761979

19821985

19881991

19941997

20002003

2006

To learn more about things thatinterest me To gain a general education andappreciation of ideasTo prepare for graduate orprofessional school To be able to get a better job

To make me a more culturedperson To be able to make more money

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CIRP –

Reasons to attend college2007 percentage of students who noted these reasons as very important in deciding to go to

college:

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

To learn more aboutthings that interest me

To gain a generaleducation and

appreciation of ideas

To prepare for graduateor professional school

To be able to get a betterjob

To make me a morecultured person

To be able to make moremoney

NorthwesternPeers

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CIRP –

Reasons students attend NUPercentage of NU students who say the following reasons were very important in

influencing the student's decision to attend Northwestern:

0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%

100%

1983

1985

1987

1989

1991

1993

1995

1997

1999

2001

2003

2005

2007

This college has a very goodacademic reputation

This college's graduates get goodjobs

This college's graduates gainadmission to topgraduate/professional schools 'This college has a goodreputation for its social activities

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CIRP –

Reasons students attend a particular college

2007 percentage of students who say the following reasons were very important in influencing the student's decision to attend their college:

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

This college has a very goodacademic reputation

This college's graduates getgood jobs

This college's graduates gainadmission to top

graduate/professional schools

This college has a goodreputation for its social

activities

NorthwesternPeers

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CIRP -

ExpectationsPercentage of NU students who say the chances are very good that he/she will:

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

1971

1974

1977

1980

1983

1986

1989

1992

1995

1998

2001

2004

2007

Be satisfied with your college

Get a job to help pay for collegeexpenses Change major field

Participate in student protests ordemonstrations Join a social fraternity orsorority

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CIRP -

Expectations2007 percentage of students who say the chances are very good that he/she will:

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

Be satisfied with your college 'Get a job to help pay for collegeexpenses

Change major field Participate in student protests ordemonstrations

NorthwesternPeers

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CIRP –

Student objectivesPercentage of NU students who consider these objectives to be essential or very

important:

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

1971

1974

1977

1980

1983

1986

1989

1992

1995

1998

2001

2004

2007

Helping others who are in difficulty

Developing a meaningful philosophyof life Being very well off financially

Helping to promote racialunderstanding Becoming a community leader

Participating in a community actionprogram Becoming successful in a business ofmy own

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2007 percentage of students who consider these objectives to be essential or very important:

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

Helping others who arein difficulty

Developing ameaningful philosophy

of life:

Being very well offfinancially

Helping to promoteracial understanding

Becoming acommunity leader

Participating in acommunity action

Becoming successful ina business of my own:

NorthwesternPeers

CIRP – Student objectives

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Changes in student behaviorHours per week NU students engage in these activities:

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

Homework

Other socializing with friends

Exercising and sports

Clubs/organized groups

Working for pay

Watching TVPartying

Volunteer work

Talking with faculty outside of class

Hou

rs p

er w

eek

CIRPSenior

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During and after the First Year

Before

After

During•YFCY Survey•Enrolled Student Survey •Parent Survey

•Senior Survey

IR and Student Surveys @ NUCIRP Freshmen Survey

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YFCY Survey Spring 2005

•

Developed by HERI and includes questions overlapping with CIRP

•

Web administration by Student Affairs•

Survey instrument on SSPG web-site

•

No plans to use it again because:Low Response rate – 25%Poor logistical support from HERINot a strong peer group

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YFCY –

Private Peers•

Baylor University * �•

Cal Tech * �•

Case Western Reserve*�•

Cornell University * �•

Creighton University* •

Emory University *�•

Fordham University* •

Howard University * �•

Lehigh University•

Loyola Marymount University* •

MIT * �

•

New York University * •

Northwestern University * �•

Rensselaer Polytechnic *�•

Saint John's University-Queens * •

Seton Hall University* •

Southern Methodist University*�•

Syracuse University •

U of Notre Dame * �•

U of Rochester * �•

U of San Diego * •

U of Southern California * �•

Wake Forest University

* �

Notes: * institutions that participated in the 2004 CIRP Freshman Survey � indicates institutions that are only participating in a special

NIH funded project (limited sample)

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YFCY –

ComparisonsQuestion NU Peers Scale

Felt intimidated by faculty 2.3 2.1 4Satisfaction w/amount of faculty contact

3.3 3.6 5

Interactions during faculty office hours 1 = never to 6 = daily

2.4 2.7 6

Satisfied with academic advising 4.2 4.6 5Felt overwhelmed (3 = frequently) 2.5 2.3 3Choose to enroll again 4.2 4.0 5

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CIRP to YFCY Changes in Self-Ratings (% of students rating themselves in top 10%)

45%

55%

65%

75%

85%

95%

Academic Drive toAchieve

Self-ConfIntell

Math Writing Compassion Self-ConfSocial

CIRP NU YFCY NU

CIRP Peer YFCY Peer

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CIRP to YFCY Changes in Activities (% of students marking “frequently”)

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

acadadvisor

Othstudent

parent faculty signif.other

advisingstf

res life dept chair acad dean

FY - NU Upper - NU

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Enrolled Student Survey

Response rate:41% in 2007 and 45% in 2003

Examples of use:Pell comparisonAssessment

Included additional satisfaction questions in 2007 from the Senior Survey to maintain trends

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Time onActivities

Satisfaction(from Senior)

Demographicsand

Financial Aid

Advising &Support

SocialNetworking

Skill Development

Enrolled Student Survey 2007 Sections

Academics

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ESS –

Significant Differences between First Year and Upper-Level Students

•

Over half of the academic items•

Sources of course and personal advice

•

Networking tools•

All but one of the skill development items

•

18 out of 51 satisfaction questions

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ESS –

Academic -

Courses (% responding often or very often)

0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%

100%

Class w

/TA

Class in

Lecture

HallClas

s Disc

ussion

Integ

rate

Ideas

Discusse

d Ideas

w/ S

tudents

Wor

ked w

/ Other

Students

Prepar

ed w

/ Study G

roup

Formal

Class P

resen

tation

Majo

r Pap

er

FY - NU Upper - NU

1ESS –

Academics –

Faculty

(% responding often or very often)

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

WorkedHarder For

Faculty

DiscussedAcademicsw/ Faculty

DiscussedCourse

Select w/Faculty

DiscussedCareer w/

Faculty

IntellectualDiscussionw/ Faculty

Faculty atSocial Event

Worked w/Faculty

ResearchCredit

Worked w/Faculty

ResearchNCred

FY - NU Upper - NU

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Example of NSSE ScaleLevel of Academic Challenge Level NU Peer Diff Student-Faculty Interaction Level NU Peer Diff

1st year 1.8 1.8 - 1st year 1.2 1.2 - 4th year 2.3 2.4 (0.1) 4th year 2.0 2.0 - 1st year 2.5 2.5 - 1st year 1.1 1.2 (0.1) 4th year 2.5 2.5 - 4th year 1.5 1.5 - 1st year 2.1 2.3 (0.2) 1st year 2.0 1.8 0.2 4th year 2.2 2.2 - 4th year 2.4 2.4 - 1st year 1.1 1.1 - 1st year 2.2 2.1 0.1 4th year 1.3 1.2 0.1 4th year 2.5 2.5 - 1st year 3.3 3.3 - 1st year 2.2 2.1 0.1 4th year 3.2 3.3 (0.1) 4th year 2.0 2.1 (0.1) 1st year 3.0 3.1 (0.1) 1st year 1.7 1.7 - 4th year 3.1 3.2 (0.1) 4th year 2.0 2.0 - 1st year 2.7 2.8 (0.1) 1st year * *4th year 2.8 2.9 (0.1) 4th year * *1st year 3.0 3.0 04th year 3.0 3.0 0

* Different wording of question or different scale used

Applying

Discussed course selection w/faculty*

Intellectual discussion w/faculty

Research w/faculty outside program

Wrote major paper*

Worked harder for faculty

Revised paper at least twice

Published or presented research*

Analyzing

Synthesizing

Making judgments

Worked w/faculty on credit research*

Worked w/faculty on ncredit research*

Discussed career w/faculty

Discussed academic work w/faculty

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ESS –

Ability and Skill Development ( % stronger or much stronger now)

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

in-depth know

ledge

aquire

new know

ledge

think analy

ticall

lyinteg

rate

ideas

broad

knowled

ge

complex

projec

ts

problem

perspect

ives

writing

communica

te or

ally

evalu

ate sc

ience

understan

d scien

ce

quantit

ative

skills

FY - NU Upper - NU

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ESS Advising

Please rate the quality of academic advising...you received

this academic year

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

Excellent Very Good Fair Poor

upper

FYF

During this academic year, how available do you feel your advisor

has been....?

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

Always Usually Sometimes Hardlyever

Not at all

upper

FYF

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ESS –

Advising and Support

•

Indicate which of the following people you have relied on during this academic year for advice about…

CoursesAcademic GoalsCareer GoalsPersonal ProblemsFinancing your Education

Insert advice cartoon

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ESS –

Course Advice

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

acadadvisor

Othstudent

parent faculty signif.other

advisingstf

res life dept chair acad dean

FY - NU Upper - NU

1

ESS –

Personal Advice

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

Oth student parent signif other res life faculty acadadvisor

psychologist

FY - NU Upper - NU

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ESS –

Social NetworkingDuring the current school year, how important is the

following in your interactions with friends:Cell Phone FacebookText messagingIMUSPS/Campus mailDorm phoneEmailChat RoomE-forumFace-to-face intro

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ESS –

“Very Important”

Methods of Communication

5%

15%

25%

35%

45%

55%

65%

75%

85%

95%

Cell Phon

e

EmailFac

eboo

k etc.

Face-to

-face

Textin

g IMCam

pus mail

Telephon

e

USPS

FY- NU Upper - NU

1

ESS –

Coping and Fit

During the Academic Year, have you ever felt overwhelmed...?

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

Never

Occasio

nally

Often

Very O

ften

FY

Upper

How often have you felt out of place...?

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

Never

Occasio

nally

Often

Very of

ten

FY

Upper

1ESS–

In the last two weeks, on how many

occasions have you had 5 or more alcoholic drinks?

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

0 occ

asion

s

1 occ

asion

2 occ

asion

s

3 occ

asion

s4+

occa

sions

FY Upper

1

ESS–

Evaluate Educational Experience and Whether Would Attend Again

0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 45% 50% 55%

Def not

Probably not

Probably Yes

AGAIN? - Def yes

Poor

Fair

Good

EVALUATE - Excellent

FY Upper

1

Activitiesand

numberof hours

Demographicsand

Financial Aid

Skill Development

Senior Survey

Satisfaction

Future Plans

MajorCareer

Services and Advising

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Senior/Enrolled Satisfaction Trends

Question 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007diff 02 to 07

Administration's responsiveness 2.0 2.4 2.3 2.6 2.7 2.5 0.5 Registrar's office 2.6 2.9 3.0 3.0 3.1 3.0 0.4 Food services 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.6 0.3 Sense of a community on campus 2.3 2.5 2.4 2.6 2.6 2.6 0.3 Financial services 2.7 2.9 2.9 3.0 3.0 3.0 0.3 Academic advising before major 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.7 2.5 0.3 Athletic facilities 3.3 3.4 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.1 (0.2) Campus security office,campus police 2.9 2.8 2.5 2.7 2.5 2.7 (0.2) Psychological counseling services 2.9 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.9 2.7 (0.2) Feeling of security on campus 3.2 3.0 2.6 2.9 2.8 2.9 (0.3)

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ESS/Senior Satisfaction (% very satisfied)

0%5%

10%15%20%25%30%35%40%45%

Community

/live

Athletic

facilit

iesSecu

rity

Social

life

Community

/Cam

pusStudy o

ff-ca

mpus

Indep

enden

t study

Opp Rese

arch

w/Fac

Inter

nships

Student g

ov

FY - NU Upper - NU

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Parent SurveyAdministered Spring 2007 (same time as ESS)

Linked 1,021 pairs of students and parents •

Difficulty obtaining email addresses so dual administration:

Web response 49%Paper response 27%Overall 39%

•

Largest Difference: Parents of first year students want more information about NU

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Quality ofacademics,

campus,services

Comments

Worries

Demographics

Communicationand information

SatisfactionFit

Atmosphere

Payingfor

College

Parent Survey 2007 -Sections

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Parent –

Overall Measures of Satisfaction

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80%

Benefits greaterthan Sacrifices

Very SatisfiedOverall

Education -Excellent

DefinitelyRecommend

FY NU Upper NU

1Parent –

Was NU your first choice?

58%51%

0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%

100%

Yes

Upper NU

First Year NU

1

Parent –

Very Satisfied with Academics

30%

35%

40%

45%

50%

55%

60%

emph onundergrd

instruction faculty contact research oppty academicadvising

Tutoring

FY NU Upper NU

1Parent –

Very Satisfied with Services and

Campus Life

20%

25%

30%

35%

40%

45%

50%

55%

60%

intel

l atm

sense

of co

mmsoc

ial lif

e

racia

l dive

rsity

finaid

offic

ead

min resp

ons

child

's safe

tyfin

serv

ices

caree

r cou

nca

mpus poli

cehea

lth se

rvco

unsel se

rvfin

aid aw

ards

housin

g

FY NU Upper NU

1

Parent -

Wanting More Information

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

off-ca

mp progs

caree

r cou

nsel

acad

suppor

t

campus s

afety

speci

al ev

ents

finan

cial a

idac

ad lif

emed

serv

resid lif

estu

dent o

rg

paren

t reso

urces

finan

cing

pych se

rv

paren

t eve

ntsrel

ig life

athlet

ics

FY NU Upper NU

1

Parent –

Communication with Student

1Parent -

Frequency of Communication

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50%

few semester

several daily

few month

daily

weekly

few per week

FY NUUpper NUFY Peer

1

Subjects Discussed with Parents “Almost Every Time”

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

Classes Health Pers. Rel. Finances Career Grad plans

FY NU Upper NU

1Top Ten Worries

(“quite a bit”

or “a great deal”)

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

acad

stres

s

debt

eatin

g

exerc

isefin

ding job

no dire

ction

inadeq

prep

lonely

safety

underach

ieve

FY NU Upper NU

1

Comments•

Open-ended comments are available for:

Senior 2005, 2006 and 2008 ESS 2007Parent 2007

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Searchable by keywords and demographics or survey items

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Sent to SSPG School Representatives and selected Central Administrators

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Questions?

1

Contact Information

Bill Hayward 491-7918 Director of Analytical Studiesbh@northwestern.edu

Debbie Crimmins 491-4285

Senior Analyst, Institutional Researchand University Enrollment

d-crimmins@northwestern.edu

Paul Schatz 491-5217

Institutional Research Analyst

p-schatz@northwestern.edu