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