1. Who are Our Students? An Overview of Ten Year Trends Social Science Division September 11, 2007

2. We’ll survey the following topics* re: SNC Freshmen… Demographics Political Orientation Reasons for Choosing SNC Self-Rated Abilities Life Goals after College *(data from our annual freshman survey)

3. Our Freshmen are mostly Caucasian

4. 60%-70% of Freshmen report their religious preference as “Catholic”

5. Political Moderation is declining for Freshman Women

6. Political Moderation is also declining for Freshman Men

7. Why our Freshmen Choose St. Norbert Academic reputation and the perception that graduates get good jobs top the list of “Very Important” reasons for choosing St. Norbert.

8. “Academic Reputation” is a “very important” reason for most of our freshmen (slightly more so for women)

9. The perception that our grads get good jobs is a close second reason for choosing SNC

10. Incoming women are more enthused about the size of the College

11. SNC’s religious affiliation is “very important” for about 20% of new freshmen, more so in recent years

12. Into a Hall of Mirrors Our freshmen rate their abilities “compared to others my age.” The next charts show the percent of freshmen rating themselves “above average” or “top 10%” on selected abilities.

13. Self-rated “Academic Ability”

14. Self-rated “Drive to Achieve”

15. Self-Rated “Leadership”

16. Self-Rated “Writing Ability”

17. Self-Rated “Spirituality”

18. The Good Life After College: “Essential” or “Very Important” Life Goals Family Financial Stability Service Status in chosen Profession

19. “Raising a Family” has become an increasingly important goal

20. Men are more interested in being ‘well-off financially’

21. More Women are interested in service to others in need

22. ‘Becoming an authority in my field’ shows some decline

23. This has been a presentation of Our Freshmen: A Quick View of Ten Year Trends New Faculty Orientation August 20, 2007

24. Additional Slides The next slides place several charts on one page for easy comparison

25. Reasons Freshmen chose SNC: Ten Year Trends

26. Freshmen Political Orientation: Ten Year Trends

27. Life Goals of entering Freshmen: Ten Year Trends