Focus on 2010 Cooperative Institutional Research Program (CIRP) Results
Florida State University (FSU) participates in an annual longitudinal study of incoming freshmen administered by the Higher Education Research Institute at the University of California, Los Angeles. The Cooperative Institutional Research Program (CIRP) collects self-‐reported information (biographic, demographic, educational, financial, opinions, etc.) from freshman students. Information is also collected from freshmen in public universities and colleges across the United States. FSU participated in the CIRP since 1978. The survey is administered during orientation. CIRP FSU CIRP Administration Orientation Respondents -‐‑ Year Participants FTFTF* 2010 Appx. 6,200 4,185 2009 5,632 4,361 2008 5,355 3,064 2007 6,340 3,489 2006 6,580 4,333 *FTFTF-‐‑ Full-‐‑time, first-‐‑time freshmen Parents’ Background: • Parents are living with each other (63%) houses are 101-‐500 miles away from • Parents’ FSU’s campus (74%) are college educated • Parents • Parental Total Annual Income: -‐U nder $50,000 -‐ 26% -‐$ 50,000 to $99,000 -‐ 29% -‐$ 100,000 to $249,000 -‐ 34%, -‐$ 250,000 or more – 11% Future Plans: • 82% plan to pursue a graduate degree -‐42% Master’s -‐40% Doctoral/M.D./J.D. • 9% are undecided in their major • 12.5% chose Business as a probable career
• 10% chose Doctor (MD or DDS) as a probable occupation
Freshmen Demographics: Majority 18 to 19 years old (98%) Mostly Female (69%) Predominantly White (80%) U.S. Citizen (99%) and English Speaking (94%) • Religious Preference -‐Roman Catholic-‐ 25% -‐Baptist -‐10% -‐Other Christian -‐11%, -‐Methodist -‐ 7% -‐Jewish-‐ 5%, -‐No Religious Preference -‐23% • 80% plan on living in College Residence Hall during their first term • Average ACT Score: 26 • Average SAT Score: -‐Verbal -‐ 599 -‐Math – 609 -‐Writing – 595 • • • •
Class of 2014 Enrollment Statistics: • • • •
20,469 applicants 11,752 admitted 3,752 enrolled 5,652 Freshmen
Significant Longitudinal Findings: How will your first year educational expenses be paid?
1979-‐1988 1989-‐1998 1999-‐2008 2009 2010 Family Resources 42.9 56.6 78.5 80.6 80.8 Own Resources 29.9 46.1 53.2 56.1 58.3 Aid which need not be repaid 17.7 44.6 77.1 81.9 81.0 Aid which must be repaid 7.7 11.2 26.6 30.8 32.5 Other than Above 1.0 2.0 5.1 5.5 7.8
Amount of time spent during the student’s senior year of high school on Volunteer Work:
1979-‐1988
1989-‐1998
1999-‐2008
2009
2010
None <= 5 Hours per week 6-‐10 Hours per week
59.5 35.5 2.7
36.0 53.8 5.4
21.9 65.1 6.7
17.9 67.2 7.9
16.4 68.4 8.2
More than 10 Hours per week
2.2
4.7
6.2
6.9
7.0
Amount of time spent during the student’s senior year of high school Partying None <= 5 Hours per week 6-‐10 Hours per week
1979-‐1988 7.1 46.4 23.4
1989-‐1998 10.1 49.0 19.7
1999-‐2008 19.1 53.4 15.3
2009 23.8 54.9 11.9
2010 27.8 53.7 11.6
More than 10 Hours per week
22.9
21.2
12.1
9.4
6.9
Alcohol and Tobacco Trends (% of students who) 60
55 49
50 40
47
47
47
47 42
47 42
41
30
38
39
40
36
39
34
43 38 37
Smoked Cigare^es 34
20 5
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
7
2001
0
Drank Wine or Liquor
2002
10
Drank Beer