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Rutgers University-Camden CIRP Freshman Survey
2013 Results
Higher Education Research Institute, University of California at Los Angeles
First-time, Full-time Freshmen
Rutgers University-CamdenN=125
Public 4yr Colleges-high selectivityN=7,304
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The First Year is Important…
The CIRP Freshman Survey (TFS) collects important information on what your incoming students are like before they experience college. Key sections of the survey examine:
• College admissions decisions• Financing college• High school experiences and behaviors• Knowledge, skills and abilities• Expectations for college—major and career• Expectations for college life
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INCOMING FIRST YEAR STUDENTS
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Demographics Sex and Race/Ethnicity
Distance from Home
Type of High School
College Admissions Decisions College Applications
Accepted/Attending First Choice
Reasons for Attending College
Reasons for Attending This College
Financing College Economic Situation
Educational Expenses
Ability to Finance Education
High School Experience Academic Preparation
Habits of Mind Construct
Pluralistic Orientation
Academic Self-Concept
Civic Engagement
Health and Wellness
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Expectations for College—Major and Career
Expectations for College Life
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A Note about CIRP Constructs
We use the CIRP Constructs throughout this PowerPoint to help summarize important information about your students from the TFS.
Constructs statistically aggregate the results from CIRP questions that tap into key aspects of the college experience. They focus on student traits and institutional practices contributing to students’ academic and social development. 4
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Demographics
32.0%
68.0%
Sex
Male
FemaleAfrican Ameri-
can/ Black
Amer-ican In-
dian/ Alaska Native
Asian/ Native Hawai-
ian/ Pacific
Is-lander
Latino White/ Cau-
casian
Other Race/
Ethnic-ity
Two or More Races/ Ethnic-
ities
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
13.7%
0.8%
16.1%11.3%
41.1%
2.4%
14.5%
Race/Ethnicity
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Demographics How many miles is this college from your permanent
home? Sex
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5 or less 6-10 11-50 51-100 101-500 Over 5000%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
16.0%
22.4%
44.8%
8.8%4.8% 3.2%2.6%
5.1%
19.3% 17.1%
31.2%
24.7%
Your Institution
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DemographicsFrom what kind of high school did you graduate?
Sex
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Public school (not charter or
magnet)
Public charter school
Public magnet school
Private reli-gious/parochial
school
Private inde-pendent college-
prep school
Home school0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
78.4%
5.6% 4.8%8.0%
3.2%0.0%
78.1%
3.1% 2.8%8.6% 6.6%
0.8%
Your Institution
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College Admissions Decisions
Many factors impact incoming students’ college choice, including the benefits they see in attending college and considerations about which specific college to attend.
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College Admissions DecisionsTo how many colleges other than this one did you
apply for admission this year? Sex
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None 1 2 3 4 5 6 7-10 11 or more
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
14.4%
8.0%
17.6%
10.4%14.4%
9.6% 9.6%12.0%
4.0%
11.7% 9.4%12.3%
15.5% 14.3%10.8%
7.8%
13.7%
4.5%
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College Acceptance
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78.4%
21.6%
Were you ac-cepted by your first choice col-
lege?
Yes No
First Choice Second Choice
Third Choice Less than Third Choice
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
49.6%
27.2%
12.0% 11.2%
65.0%
23.5%
7.4%4.1%
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10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
6.5%12.7%
21.8%29.1% 34.7% 39.9%
16.9%26.8%
91.9% 85.1%77.4% 68.3% 53.2% 47.9%
79.8%68.2%
To be able to get a better job
To gain a general education and ap-preciation of ideas
To make me a more cultured person
To be able to make more money
College ChoiceIn deciding to go to college, how important to
you was each of the following reasons?
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Your Institution Comparison Group Very Important Very Important Somewhat Important Somewhat Important
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10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
14.5% 18.4% 14.5%21.1% 18.5%
30.8%
83.9% 80.3% 83.9% 75.7%75.0% 53.8%
To learn more about things that interest me
To get training for a specific career
To prepare myself for graduate or professional
school
College ChoiceIn deciding to go to college, how important to
you was each of the following reasons?
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Your Institution Comparison Group Very Important Very Important Somewhat Important Somewhat Important
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10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
20.8%34.6% 38.3% 42.3% 37.5% 42.0%
25.8%34.3% 37.0% 38.4%
74.2%
60.7%
36.7%39.6%
40.8% 30.0% 63.3%54.4%
37.8%26.8%
This college has a very good academic
reputation
This college has a good reputa-
tion for its social activities
This college’s graduates gain
admission to top graduate/profes-
sional schools
This college’s graduates get
good jobs
The percentage of students that graduate from
this college
College ChoiceHow important was each reason in your decision to
attend this college?
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Your Institution Comparison Group Very Important Very Important Somewhat Important Somewhat Important
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10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
20.0%30.4%
17.5%
33.5%21.0% 15.9% 19.5% 14.8%
62.5% 39.9%75.8% 47.8%
22.7%
10.1%
27.1%
14.0%
I was offered finan-cial assistance
The cost of at-tending this
college
Not offered aid by first choice
Could not af-ford first choice
College ChoiceHow important was each reason in your decision to
attend this college?
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Your Institution Comparison Group Very Important Very Important Somewhat Important Somewhat Important
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10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
35.0%41.3% 35.8%
25.6%
41.7% 38.1% 42.0%35.8%
28.3% 15.8%36.7%
14.0%
18.3%15.4%
28.6% 44.9%
My parents wanted me to come here
I wanted to live near home
Rankings in national maga-
zines
A visit to the campus
College ChoiceHow important was each reason in your decision to
attend this college?
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Your Institution Comparison Group Very Important Very Important Somewhat Important Somewhat Important
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Financing College
Economic factors play an important role in students’ decisions about
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Financing CollegeThe current economic situation significantly affected my
college choice.
Agree Strongly Agree Somewhat Disagree Somewhat
Disagree Strongly0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
52.0%
37.6%
7.2%3.2%
25.8%
42.4%
18.0%13.8%
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Financing CollegeThe percentage of students with at least some funds
from these various sources.
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Other sources
Aid to be repaid
Aid not to be repaid
Personal resources
Family resources
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
7.3%
47.4%
73.0%
53.0%
67.2%
11.2%
64.0%
80.0%
72.8%
74.4%
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Financing CollegeDo you have any concern about your ability
to finance your college education?
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None Some Major0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
20.8%
62.4%
16.8%
42.5%48.6%
9.0%
Your Institution
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High School Experiences
Understanding students’ established behaviors in high
school helps foster skills, knowledge and abilities in the curriculum and co-curriculum.
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High School ExperiencesHow many Advanced Placement courses did you take in
high school?
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Not offered at my high school
None 1-4 5-9 10-14 15+0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
4.8%
31.2%
51.2%
12.0%
0.8% 0.0%6.0%
25.7%
50.0%
16.2%
1.9% 0.2%
Your Institution
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High School ExperiencesHow many Advanced Placement exams did you take in
high school?
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Not offered at my high school
None 1-4 5-9 10-14 15+0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
5.6%
44.8% 41.6%
8.0%0.0% 0.0%
6.4%
30.9%
47.6%
13.3%
1.6% 0.1%
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High School ExperiencesWhich of the following math courses did you complete in
high school?
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Algebra II Pre-Calculus/
Trigonometry
Probability & Sta-tistics
Calculus AP Probability & Statistics
AP Calculus0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100% 94.4%
79.2%
16.0%
28.8%
1.6%
19.2%
97.3%
85.7%
32.5% 33.7%
14.7%
27.7%
Your Institution
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High School ExperiencesHave you had any special tutoring or remedial work
in any of the following subjects?
English Reading Mathemat-ics
Social Studies
Science Foreign Language
Writing0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
12.0% 10.4%
19.2%
8.0%12.0%
8.0%11.2%10.9% 8.9%
19.8%
6.8%9.7% 8.9% 8.6%
Your Institution
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High School Experiences Do you feel you will need any special tutoring or
remedial work in any of the following subjects?
English Reading Mathemat-ics
Social Studies
Science Foreign Language
Writing0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
11.2% 10.4%
35.2%
9.6%
24.0%
15.2% 15.2%10.3%
6.2%
30.7%
4.9%
15.7%18.7%
13.2%
Your Institution
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Your Institution Comparison Group
High Pluralistic Orientation
All FTFT Men Women40
42
44
46
48
50
52
54
56
58
60
52.7
55.1
51.650.3 50.3 50.4
Habits of Mind Habits of Mind is a unified measure of the behaviors and traits associated with academic success. These learning behaviors are
seen as the foundation for lifelong learning.
Construct Items
• Support your opinions with a logical argument
• Seek solutions to problems and explain them
to others• Seek alternative solutions to a
problem• Evaluate the quality or
reliability of information you received• Ask questions in class• Take a risk because you felt you
had more to gain• Seek feedback on academic
work • Explore topics on your own,
even though it was not required for a class• Accept mistakes as part of the
learning process• Revise your papers to improve
your writing• Look up scientific research
articles and resources
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High Pluralistic Orientation
All FTFT Men Women40
42
44
46
48
50
52
54
56
58
60
52.1 52.0 52.2
49.8 49.5 50.0
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Construct Items
• Tolerance of others with different beliefs
• Ability to work cooperatively with diverse
people• Ability to discuss and
negotiate controversial issues• Openness to having my views
challenged• Ability to see the world from
someone else's perspective
Pluralistic OrientationPluralistic Orientation measures skills and dispositions appropriate
for living and working in a diverse society.
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High Pluralistic Orientation
All FTFT Men Women40
42
44
46
48
50
52
54
56
58
60
49.1 49.6 48.948.850.1
47.8
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Construct Items
• Self-rated academic ability• Self-rated mathematical
ability• Self-rated self-confidence
(intellectual)• Self-rated drive to achieve
Academic Self-Concept
Self-awareness and confidence in academic environments help students learn by encouraging their intellectual inquiry. Academic
Self-Concept is a unified measure of students’ beliefs about their abilities and confidence in academic
environments.
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Civic EngagementEngaged citizens are a critical element in the functioning of our
democratic society. Civic Engagement measures the extent to which students are
motivated and involved in civic, electoral and political activities.
All FTFT Men Women40
42
44
46
48
50
52
54
56
58
60
51.450.2
52.0
49.849.0
50.6
Construct Items
Publicly communicated your opinion about a cause I am interested in seeking information about current social and political issues Worked on a local, state, or national political campaign Demonstrated for a cause Keeping up to date with political affairs Influencing social values Helped raise money for a cause or campaign Performed volunteer work
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Health and WellnessStudents’ physical and emotional well-being can affect many
important aspects of the student experience including academic performance and persistence. These items gauge student behaviors, attitudes and experiences related to health and
wellness.
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
55.6% 57.6%45.2%
35.9%
37.1% 30.2%
13.7%
7.7%
Felt overwhelmed by all you had to do Felt depressed Your Institution Comparison Group Frequently Frequently Occasionally Occasionally
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Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
These items illustrate students’ views of their academic skills and
abilities.
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Knowledge, Skills and AbilitiesThink about your current abilities and tell us how
strong or weak you believe you are in each of the following areas:
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
51.2% 51.6% 53.7%44.9%
30.1%20.0%
30.1% 24.1% 23.6%
23.2%
17.1%
9.5%
General knowledge Knowledge of a particular field or discipline
Foreign language ability
Your Institution Comparison Group A Major Strength A Major Strength Somewhat Strong Somewhat Strong
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Knowledge, Skills and AbilitiesThink about your current abilities and tell us how
strong or weak you believe you are in each of the following areas:
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
29.3% 33.1% 28.5% 31.5%21.1%
28.5%
21.1% 11.3% 18.7% 12.2%20.3% 10.9%
Understanding of the problems facing your
community
Understanding of national issues
Understanding of global issues
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Knowledge, Skills and AbilitiesThink about your current abilities and tell us how
strong or weak you believe you are in each of the following areas:
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
39.8% 43.7%51.2% 46.7%
25.2% 21.5%
30.9%
24.2%
Critical thinking skills Problem-solving skills
Your Institution Comparison Group A Major Strength A Major Strength Somewhat Strong Somewhat Strong
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Knowledge, Skills and AbilitiesThink about your current abilities and tell us how
strong or weak you believe you are in each of the following areas:
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
32.5% 32.6% 31.7% 37.0%
26.0%
11.6%
60.2% 45.5%
Knowledge of people from different races/cultures
Ability to get along with people of different races/cultures
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Knowledge, Skills and AbilitiesThink about your current abilities and tell us how
strong or weak you believe you are in each of the following areas:
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
32.5% 33.3% 35.8% 33.8% 38.2% 38.0%
27.6%17.0%
22.0%15.5%
33.3%26.3%
Ability to manage your time effectively
Interpersonal skills Leadership abilities
Your Institution Comparison Group A Major Strength A Major Strength Somewhat Strong Somewhat Strong
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Expectations for College:Major and Career
Understanding students’ intended majors and career aspirations helps
them plot an intentional and meaningful course of study.
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Expectations: MajorPlease indicate your intended major.
Your Inst
Comp
Group
YourInst
CompGrou
p
Agriculture 0.0% 0.1% Fine Arts 0.8% 2.2%
Biological & Life Sciences
21.6% 12.5%
Mathematics or Computer Science
3.2% 4.8%
Business 11.2% 14.2%
Physical Science 3.2% 2.7%
Education 2.4% 5.3% Social Science 4.8% 7.9%
Engineering 4.0% 14.8%
Justice and Security 5.6% 3.7%
English 0.0% 1.6% Library Science 0.0% 0.0%
Health Professions 34.4% 7.3% Other Non-technical 0.0% 1.3%
History or Political Science
2.4% 4.8% Undecided 4.8% 11.1%
Arts & Humanities 1.6% 5.7%
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Expectations: MajorDo you consider yourself Pre-Med or Pre-Law?
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Pre-Med Pre-Law0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
42.4%
8.0%
16.7%
6.4%
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Expectations: CareerPlease indicate your intended career.
Your Inst
CompGrou
p
YourInst
CompGroup
Agriculture/Natural Resources
0.0% 0.6% Health Professional 11.2%
6.7%
Artist 1.6% 7.9% Homemaker/Stay-at-Home Parent
0.8% 0.6%
Business 8.0% 11.5%
Information Technology Professional
2.4% 3.1%
Business (Admin Assistant)
0.0% 0.2% Lawyer 5.6% 2.4%
Clergy 0.0% 0.3% Military 0.0% 11.4%
College Faculty 0.0% 0.4% Nurse 25.6%
2.1%
Communications 0.8% 1.3% Research Scientist 2.4% 3.6%
Doctor (MD or DDS) 14.4%
7.8% Service Industry 0.0% 0.4%
Education (Elementary/Secondary)
3.2% 7.2% Skilled Worker 0.0% 0.2%
Engineer 5.6% 6.4% Social /Non-Profit Services 1.6% 1.8%
Government 4.8% 4.2% Other 4.8% 8.6%
Undecided 7.2% 11.0%
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Expectations: Time to DegreeHow many years do you expect it will take you to
graduate from this college?
1 2 3 4 5 6+ Do not plan to graduate
from this college
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
0.0% 0.8% 3.3%
84.2%
7.5%2.5% 1.7%0.0% 0.3% 1.8%
91.4%
4.2%1.0% 1.3%
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Expectations: Degree AspirationsWhat is the highest academic degree that you intend to
attain?
None Voca-tional cer-tifi-cate
Associate (A.A. or equiva-
lent)
Bache-lor's
degree (B.A., B.S., etc.)
Master's degree (M.A., M.S., etc.)
Ph.D. or Ed.D.
M.D., D.O.,
D.D.S., D.V.M.
J.D. (Law)
B.D. or M.DIV.
(Divinity)
Other0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
15.3%
36.3%
23.4%
16.9%
4.8%0.0%
3.2%0.5% 0.1% 0.6%
22.1%
45.3%
19.0%
7.9%3.5%
0.1% 0.9%
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Expectations for College Life
Understanding students’ expectations helps provide
opportunities for students to grow intellectually, interpersonally and
affectively.
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0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
36.5%42.7%
32.2% 35.1%41.7% 42.3%
51.3%29.4%
38.3% 33.0%
53.0%45.4%
Participate in volunteer or community service work
Participate in a study abroad program
Discuss course content with students outside of class
Expectations for College LifeWhat is your best guess as to the chances that you will:
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Your Institution Comparison Group Very Good Chance Very Good Chance Some Chance Some Chance
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10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
44.3% 47.1%
25.2%16.6%
37.4%44.2%
46.1% 40.5%
7.0%
5.5%
44.3% 30.0%
Communicate regularly with your professors
Take a course exclusively on-line at this institution
Work on a professor’s re-search project
Expectations for College LifeWhat is your best guess as to the chances that you will:
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Your Institution Comparison Group Very Good Chance Very Good Chance Some Chance Some Chance
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0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
31.0%23.1%
6.1% 9.8%17.4% 16.4%
11.2%
5.8%
2.6%2.8%
11.3%5.0%
Need extra time to complete your degree requirements
Take a leave of absence from this college temporarily
Transfer to another college before graduating
Expectations for College LifeWhat is your best guess as to the chances that you will:
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Your Institution Comparison Group Very Good Chance Very Good Chance Some Chance Some Chance
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