Facts about First-Year Students at Central Connecticut State University Presented by Braden J. Hosch, Ph.D. Director of Institutional Research & Assessment August 21, 2009

How many first-year students attended CCSU in Fall 2008? 2,183 students classified as “first-year” in Fall 2008 (0-25 earned credits) 1,303 students were “full-time, first- time” students For Fall 2009, the estimated number of full-time, first-time students is 1,300

What proportion of full-time first-time students are women?

What proportion of full-time first-time students are from under-represented racial or ethnic groups? 18% Fall 2009 is a transitional year for revised race/ethnicity categories and data may not be comparable to other years.

Is CCSU’s overall minority enrollment above or below the median for peer institutions? Fall 2009 is a transitional year for revised race/ethnicity categories and data may not be comparable to other years.

What is the mean combined math and critical reading SAT score of full-time first-time students entering in Fall 2009? SAT SectionMean Score Combined1,025 Math517 Critical Reading509

Is the mean SAT score at CCSU trending upward or downward?

Among full-time first-time students what proportion have at least one parent with a college degree? Data Source: CIRP Freshman Survey (2008)

What proportion of full-time first-time students reported their family income is less than $50,000 per year? Data Source: CIRP Freshman Survey (2008)

Family Income of FT FT Students (Unadjusted Dollars) Data Source: Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)

Family Income of FT FT Students (2008 Dollars*) Adjusted by Consumer Price Index. Source U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics ftp://ftp.bls.gov/pub/special.requests/cpi/cpiai.txt

What proportion of full-time first-time students reported they smoked cigarettes frequently in the past year?

What proportion of full-time first-time students reported they drank beer frequently or occasionally in the past year?

What proportion of full-time first-time students reported they frequently bored in class in the past year?

What proportion of full-time first-time students reported CCSU was the college of their first choice?

What proportion of full-time first-time students reported CCSU was the college of their second choice?

What proportion of full-time first-time students reported they estimate chances are “very good” they will be satisfied with their college?

What were the top reasons reported by full- time first-time students for attending college? Very Important ReasonCCSU4-Yr Public To be able to make more money74%72% To get training for a specific career70%73% To learn more about things that interest me69%74% To be able to get a better job67%72% To gain a general education and appreciation of ideas56%60% To prepare myself for graduate or professional school52%53% My parents wanted me to go45%48% To make me a more cultured person33%37% Wanted to get away from home22%21% A mentor/role model encouraged me to go19%18% I could not find a job7% There was nothing better to do7%4%

What proportion of full-time first-time students reported spending more than 5 hours per week studying or doing homework during their last year in high school?

At CCSU, what proportion of full-time first-time students reported spending 10 hours per 7-day week or less on academic work outside of class?

What proportion of full-time first-time students reported spending less than 16 hours per 7-day week working off-campus?

What percentage of FT FT students reported “very often” or “often” preparing two or more drafts of a paper or assignment before turning it in?

What percentage of FT FT students reported “very often” or “often” coming to class without completing readings or assignments?

What percentage of FT FT students reported “very often” or “often” participating in a community-based project (e.g. service learning) as part of a regular course?

What percentage of FT FT students report “very often” or “often” working harder than they thought they could to meet an instructor's standards or expectations?

The Relationship Between Graduation and Retention Rates

Six-Year Graduation Rates Disaggregated Inst. Avg. 45% All data are for the cohorts entering in Fall 2001 and Fall 2002 combined.

One-Year Retention Rates by First Semester Grade Point Average

Six-Year Graduation Rates by First Semester Grade Point Average

Six-Year Graduation Rate by First Semester GPA (Full-Time First-Time Students Entering 2001 and 2002)

Collegiate Learning Assessment

Collegiate Learning Assessment Results ( ) Mean Institutional SAT Score CCSU Sample sizes (FY=110, SR=135). Use CAUTION in the interpretation of these results

Facts about First-Year Students at Central Connecticut State University Presented by Braden J. Hosch, Ph.D. Director of Institutional Research & Assessment August 21, 2009