1. CSULB Student Profiles 2006-2007 Characteristics & Aspirations

2. 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

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

4. Gender 2006

5. Ethnicity 2006 % Freshmen % Transfer White39.845.6 African Amer 5.84.8 Amer Indian 2.32.2 Asian Amer 29.227.4 Latino33.028.9 Other7.57.7

6. Native English 2006

7. First Generation College Student 2006

8. Low Income Rates 2006

9. Political Views 2006

10. Political Views by Ethnicity 2006

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

12. Residence Plans 2006

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

14. Enrollment Issues 2006 Some or very good chance will  % Freshmen % Transfers Change major 51.028.2 Need more time to degree 57.859.8 Transfer to another school 30.510.5

15. Perceptions of Time to Degree 2006 % Freshmen % Transfers 2 years or less 5.057.8 3-4 years 69.740.1 5 years or more 25.32.1 *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.

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

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

18. AP Courses Taken in HS by Ethnicity 2006

19. Intentions to Work Full- Time by Ethnicity 2006

20. Intentions to Communicate Regularly with Professors by Ethnicity 2006

21. 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

22. Self Ratings 2006 Ethnicity Academic Ability MathAbilityWritingAbility African Amer 3.793.253.49 Asian Amer 3.623.333.12 Latino3.643.083.28 White3.873.213.59 Multicultural3.743.093.50 Scale: 1=lowest 10% to 5=highest 10%

23. 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

24. Health Indicators in Past Year Ethnicity Drank Beer Smoked Cigarettes Felt Depressed African Amer 1.181.101.70 Asian Amer 1.701.201.70 Latino1.411.131.60 White1.741.301.68 Multicultural1.401.221.77 Scale: 1=not at all to 3=frequently

25. Website and Contact Info Please visit the Student Assessment Findings Website at: Please visit the Student Assessment Findings Website at: CSULB Student Assessment Findings CSULB Student Assessment Findings If you’d like analyses or access to the databases, please contact Dr. Susan Platt: platt@csulb.edu platt@csulb.edu