CSULB Student Profiles Characteristics & Aspirations

Survey Procedures Part of UCLA’ Cooperative Institutional Research Program (CIRP), now in 40 th year Part of UCLA’ Cooperative Institutional Research Program (CIRP), now in 40 th year Instrument slightly revised each year to reflect concerns of academic community; includes demographics, and cognitive/affective characteristics Instrument slightly revised each year to reflect concerns of academic community; includes demographics, and cognitive/affective characteristics Freshman administration during University 100 Freshman administration during University 100 Transfer student administration during SOAR Transfer student administration during SOAR Institutional data received Dec 2006 Institutional data received Dec 2006 Normative data sent out Feb 2007 Normative data sent out Feb 2007

Students Surveyed Since 1997 Total surveyed since 1997 = 42,462

Gender 2006

Ethnicity 2006 % Freshmen % Transfer White African Amer Amer Indian Asian Amer Latino Other7.57.7

Native English 2006

First Generation College Student 2006

Low Income Rates 2006

Political Views 2006

Political Views by Ethnicity 2006

Religious Perspectives 2006 GroupPercent Protestant31.9 Catholic30.5 None23.8 Buddhist5.1 Islamic1.8 Jewish1.2

Residence Plans 2006

Degree Aspirations 2006 Aspiring to Graduate Degrees: 73% of Freshmen & 67% of Transfer Students

Enrollment Issues 2006 Some or very good chance will  % Freshmen % Transfers Change major Need more time to degree Transfer to another school

Perceptions of Time to Degree 2006 % Freshmen % Transfers 2 years or less years years or more *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 Readiness 2006 *Students demonstrate readiness through SAT, AP, ACT, GE-Breadth coursework, or EAP scores

Freshman College Readiness 2006 by Ethnicity *Students demonstrate readiness through SAT, AP, ACT, GE-Breadth coursework, or EAP scores

AP Courses Taken in HS by Ethnicity 2006

Intentions to Work Full- Time by Ethnicity 2006

Intentions to Communicate Regularly with Professors by Ethnicity 2006

Top Reasons for Attending College by Ethnicity 2006 Ethnicity 1 st Reason 2 nd Reason African Amer Make more money (2.83) Learn things that interest me (2.80) Asian Amer Learn things that interest me (2.75) Make more money (2.72) Latino Learn things that interest me (2.82) Make more money (2.75) White Learn things that interest me (2.77) Make more money (2.72) Multicultural Make more money (2.82) Get a better job (2.78) Scale: 1=not important to 3=very important

Self Ratings 2006 Ethnicity Academic Ability MathAbilityWritingAbility African Amer Asian Amer Latino White Multicultural Scale: 1=lowest 10% to 5=highest 10%

Top Goals by Ethnicity 2006 Ethnicity 1 st Goal 2 nd Goal African Amer Be well off financially (3.53) Help others in difficulty (3.22) Asian Amer Be well off financially (3.38) Raise a family (3.20) Latino Be well off financially (3.35) Raise a family (3.11) White Raise a family (3.17) Be well off financially (3.06) Multicultural Be well off financially (3.47) Raise a family (3.17) Scale: 1=not important to essential

Health Indicators in Past Year Ethnicity Drank Beer Smoked Cigarettes Felt Depressed African Amer Asian Amer Latino White Multicultural Scale: 1=not at all to 3=frequently

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