A Profile of OU 1 st Year Students
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A PROFILE OF OU
1ST YEAR STUDENTS
Reuben TernesAssessment Coordinator, OIRA
OGL Session April 28, 2011
PRESENTATION OVERVIEW Who Are OU FTIACs?
Demographical DataValues and ExpectationsAcademic SuccessCollege Engagement
INSTITUTIONAL DATA Various pieces of information that our
office (OIRA) collects on OU’s student body.
GROWTH IN FTIACS 2000 - 2010
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 20100
500
1000
1500
2000
2500
1888 1905 1868
2101 20532213
2287 2340 23502466
2311
FTIAC GENDER RATIOS
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 20100%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
Male Female
FTIAC ETHNICITY
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2008
2009
2010
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
White African American Asian HispanicNative American International
FTIACS: AVERAGE ACT SCORE
1991
1993
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003
2005
2007
2009
18
19
20
21
22
23
24AVG ACT SCORE
AVG ACT S...
UNDERGRADUATE AGE (ALL STUDENTS)
Fall 2002
Fall 2003
Fall 2004
Fall 2005
Fall 2006
Fall 2007
Fall 2008
Fall 2009
Fall 2010
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
OU Undergraduates by Age
17-2223-2425-34
FULL TIME/PART-TIME STATUS (ALL STUDENTS)
1994
1996
1998
2000
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
FT PT
VALUES AND EXPECTATIONS
• The CIRP survey• Cooperative Institutional Research Project
conducted by the Higher Education Research Institute at the University of California at Los Angeles• We get an average of 70 to 80% response rate
on this survey.• In general, we are more similar to national norms
than we are dissimilar.
IMPORTANT REASONS IN DECIDING TO GO TO COLLEGE
Learn about things
Get a better job
Make more money
General education
Become a more cultured person
0.0 20.0 40.0 60.0 80.0 100.0
201020012000
IMPORTANT REASONS TO SELECT OU
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2009
2010
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10
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Academic Reputation Grads get good jobs*Live near home Financial assistanceCost
IMPORTANT LIFE OBJECTIVES
Keeping up to date with politics
Racial understanding
Be a community leader
Adopting "green" lifestyle
Influencing social values
Develop Philosophy of Life
Successful own business
Obtaining recognition
Becoming an authority
Helping others
Raising a family
Being very well off
0% 10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%
ESTIMATED PARENTAL INCOME
less than $30,000
$30,000 to $59,999
$60,000 to $99,999
$100,000 or more
0.0%
5.0%
10.0%
15.0%
20.0%
25.0%
30.0%
35.0%
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THE IMPORTANCE OF KEEPING UP TO DATE WITH POLITICS
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003
2005
2007
2010
0.0%
5.0%
10.0%
15.0%
20.0%
25.0%
30.0%
35.0%
OUComparison
DRANK BEER DURING HIGH SCHOOL YEAR
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2009
2010
0
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OUNational
OU STUDENTS’ POLITICAL VIEWS
Far l
eft
Libe
ral
Mid
dle-
of-th
e-ro
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Conse
rvat
ive
Far r
ight
0.0%
10.0%
20.0%
30.0%
40.0%
50.0%
60.0%
OUPeer
TIME SPENT ON SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES (PER WEEK)
None Less than one hour
1 to 2
hours
3 to 5
hours
6 to 10
hours
11 to 15
hours
16 to 20
hours
Over 20
hours
0.0%
5.0%
10.0%
15.0%
20.0%
25.0%
30.0%
OUPeer
ACADEMIC SUCCESS Graduation Rates Retention Rates Probation Rates Info compiled by OIRA
% OF FTIAC WITH A GPA < 2.0 AFTER THEIR FIRST SEMESTER (PROBATION)
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 20100.0%
5.0%
10.0%
15.0%
20.0%
25.0%
RETENTION TO SECOND YEAR
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
First Year Retention
SIX-YEAR GRADUATION RATES BY 1ST-TERM CREDITS
14+ Credits
12 or 13 Credits
COLLEGE ENGAGEMENT
College student survey that assesses the extent to which students engage in educational practices associated with high levels of learning and development Administered every two years. OU has shown steady increases in NSSE results since
2005 More data is available on OIRA’s website.
All data is for 1st year students unless otherwise noted.
National Survey of Student Engagement
(NSSE: pronounced ‘nessie’)
MORE THAN 15 HOURS PER WEEK WORKING ON CAMPUS
Class Oakland Selected Peers
Freshmen 35% 24%
Seniors 61% 52%
“THE ENVIRONMENT EMPHASIZES SPENDING SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF TIME ON ACADEMIC WORK”
2003 2005 2007 20092.9
2.95
3
3.05
3.1
3.15
3.2
OU Peers
Very Much(4)
Some(2)
TIME SPENT PREPARING FOR CLASS
2003 2005 2007 20093
3.2
3.4
3.6
3.8
4
4.2
OU Peer
11-15 HoursPer Week
6-10 Hours Per Week
QUALITY OF RELATIONSHIPS WITH OTHER STUDENTS
2003 2005 2007 20094.6
4.8
5
5.2
5.4
5.6
5.8
OU Peers
Friendly & Supportive
Unfriendly & unsupportive
QUESTIONS AND DISCUSSION
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