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2006 CSS INSTITUTIONAL PROFILE (0260)
U of California-San Diego # Resp- Your Institution Public Univs All Bacc Insts
All Respondents ondents Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women Total
Number of Respondents 209 479 688 1,026 2,135 3,161 10,824 20,341 31,165
WHAT YEAR DID YOU FIRST ENTER
Your first college 661
2005 or 2006 0.5 0.0 0.2 3.8 3.5 3.6 3.1 3.4 3.3
2004 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.9 3.7 3.4 2.2 3.0 2.7
2003 0.5 0.2 0.3 5.0 5.9 5.6 5.9 7.7 7.1
2002 80.3 86.9 84.9 63.5 68.0 66.5 65.0 63.5 64.1
2001 or earlier 18.7 12.9 14.7 24.8 18.9 20.8 23.8 22.3 22.8
This college 654
2005 or 2006 0.5 0.0 0.2 8.9 7.2 7.7 6.4 6.5 6.5
2004 0.0 0.0 0.0 5.1 7.8 6.9 8.6 10.8 10.0
2003 2.0 0.4 0.9 6.7 7.5 7.3 12.4 14.9 14.0
2002 96.5 99.3 98.5 70.6 71.4 71.2 63.1 60.1 61.1
2001 or earlier 1.0 0.2 0.5 8.8 6.1 6.9 9.5 7.8 8.4
Is English your native language? 688
Yes 82.8 77.7 79.2 94.3 91.6 92.5 93.9 93.4 93.5
No 17.2 22.3 20.8 5.7 8.4 7.5 6.1 6.6 6.5
If you could make your college choice
over, would you still choose to enroll
at your current (or most recent)
college? 688
Definitely yes 34.0 41.8 39.4 51.8 49.2 50.0 40.9 43.9 42.9
Probably I would 43.5 40.7 41.6 36.2 36.6 36.5 39.1 39.0 39.0
Don't know 1.0 3.5 2.8 1.7 2.9 2.5 4.4 3.6 3.9
Probably not 16.7 10.6 12.5 8.0 9.5 9.0 11.9 10.8 11.2
Definitely no 4.8 3.3 3.8 2.3 1.9 2.0 3.6 2.7 3.1
WHAT IS THE HIGHEST DEGREE YOU:
Will have earned as of June 2006 666
None 13.6 8.3 9.9 36.8 27.2 30.3 11.2 11.4 11.3
Vocational certificate 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.2
Associate (A.A. or equivalent) 1.0 0.6 0.8 6.7 5.5 5.9 3.3 3.8 3.7
Bachelor's degree (B.A., B.S., etc.) 82.3 89.1 87.1 53.9 65.6 61.8 83.0 82.3 82.5
Master's degree (M.A., M.S., etc.) 1.5 0.4 0.8 0.8 0.2 0.4 1.0 1.2 1.1
Ph.D. or Ed.D. 1.0 0.2 0.5 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2
M.D., D.O., D.D.S., or D.V.M. 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1
LL.B. or J.D. (Law) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0
B.D. or M.Div. (Divinity) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
Other 0.5 1.3 1.1 0.6 1.0 0.9 0.7 0.8 0.8
Plan to complete eventually at any
institution 628
None 0.5 0.9 0.8 1.1 1.6 1.4 1.5 1.4 1.4
Vocational certificate 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1
Associate (A.A. or equivalent) 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.5 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.4
Bachelor's degree (B.A., B.S., etc.) 18.1 12.1 14.0 30.9 24.4 26.5 23.0 18.5 20.1
Master's degree (M.A., M.S., etc.) 38.2 40.6 39.8 38.5 41.7 40.7 41.5 48.6 46.1
Ph.D. or Ed.D. 19.1 19.6 19.4 12.5 15.1 14.2 17.2 18.0 17.7
M.D., D.O., D.D.S., or D.V.M. 12.6 9.8 10.7 8.3 8.0 8.1 5.7 5.1 5.3
LL.B. or J.D. (Law) 8.5 11.0 10.2 5.9 6.1 6.0 7.4 5.2 6.0
B.D. or M.Div. (Divinity) 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.2 1.5 0.5 0.9
Other 3.0 5.6 4.8 1.8 2.6 2.3 1.8 2.1 2.0
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2006 CSS INSTITUTIONAL PROFILE (0260)
U of California-San Diego # Resp- Your Institution Public Univs All Bacc Insts
All Respondents ondents Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women Total
Since entering college have you: 688
Joined a social fraternity or sorority 12.9 14.8 14.2 15.1 18.4 17.3 15.8 14.2 14.8
Failed one or more courses 30.6 22.8 25.1 30.6 21.1 24.2 19.0 13.3 15.3
Worked full-time while attending school 16.7 19.4 18.6 24.8 23.6 23.9 21.9 22.9 22.6
Participated in student government 12.0 10.4 10.9 12.6 9.5 10.5 12.2 9.5 10.4
Taken a remedial course 7.7 8.1 8.0 10.0 8.1 8.8 7.2 7.3 7.2
Taken an ethnic studies course 57.4 55.5 56.1 40.3 42.5 41.8 37.3 41.7 40.1
Taken a women's studies course 10.0 20.9 17.6 9.9 26.8 21.3 10.7 27.0 21.3
Attended a racial/cultural awareness
workshop 22.5 27.8 26.2 22.2 24.4 23.7 23.5 28.1 26.5
Had a roommate of different
race/ethnicity 76.1 80.8 79.4 46.2 44.8 45.3 37.6 32.9 34.6
Participated in an ethnic/racial
student organization 24.4 28.8 27.5 12.7 14.8 14.1 14.5 16.3 15.7
Played varsity/intercollegiate athletics 22.0 15.4 17.4 15.4 9.8 11.6 32.7 18.6 23.5
Withdrew from school temporarily 5.7 5.4 5.5 10.5 7.9 8.7 8.3 7.0 7.4
Withdrew from school permanently 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.8 0.2 0.4 0.8 0.4 0.5
Enrolled in honors or advanced courses 30.1 22.8 25.0 25.7 25.7 25.7 21.8 23.4 22.9
Participated in an internship program 44.0 43.8 43.9 40.1 36.8 37.9 43.2 44.2 43.9
Participated in leadership training 20.1 22.5 21.8 31.1 26.1 27.7 26.1 24.9 25.3
Transferred from a community college 16.7 10.2 12.2 16.8 13.4 14.5 13.7 13.9 13.8
Transferred from a 4-year college 2.4 1.7 1.9 7.4 5.3 6.0 9.6 9.8 9.7
Participated in a study-abroad program 12.9 26.7 22.5 10.5 20.0 16.9 15.9 23.0 20.5
Since entering college, have you ever
taken courses, whether for credit or
not for credit, at any other
institution (e.g., university, 4- or
2-year college, technical, vocational,
or business school)? 686
No 52.2 45.3 47.4 39.5 37.5 38.1 55.3 49.7 51.6
Yes 47.8 54.7 52.6 60.5 62.5 61.9 44.7 50.3 48.4
Since entering college, students
"frequently" or "occasionally":
Worked on independent study projects 686 56.2 54.0 54.7 63.1 59.9 60.9 67.6 67.3 67.4
Discussed course content with students
outside of class [1] 687 56.5 59.6 58.7 59.7 63.4 62.2 60.4 67.0 64.7
Have been a guest in a professor's home 684 15.0 15.3 15.2 23.5 22.5 22.8 45.5 41.9 43.2
Participated in intramural sports 686 55.5 42.1 46.2 58.9 40.6 46.6 64.7 36.9 46.6
Failed to complete homework on time 687 63.0 50.9 54.6 66.8 55.1 58.9 66.8 54.6 58.9
Felt bored in class [1] 688 42.6 31.1 34.6 36.5 34.5 35.2 31.7 24.2 26.8
Came late to class 688 86.1 83.3 84.2 75.8 74.4 74.9 75.2 68.7 71.0
Studied with other students 688 94.7 95.4 95.2 92.9 95.3 94.5 93.2 94.9 94.3
Performed community service as part of
a class 685 15.4 23.1 20.7 28.5 40.2 36.4 48.2 55.4 52.9
Voted in a student election [1] 687 24.0 17.7 19.7 33.0 26.5 28.6 24.3 21.9 22.7
Voted in a state/national election 687 77.0 80.3 79.3 81.2 80.9 81.0 76.1 75.9 75.9
Turned in course assignments
electronically 687 89.9 92.3 91.6 94.1 94.9 94.6 93.8 93.0 93.3
Received course assignments through the
Internet 687 96.6 90.0 92.0 96.8 95.1 95.6 94.3 92.8 93.3
Used the Internet for research or
homework [1] 685 82.7 91.6 88.9 89.8 93.7 92.5 83.5 90.9 88.4
Used the library for research or
homework [1] 685 38.0 56.2 50.7 39.9 46.2 44.2 45.7 53.9 51.1
Missed class due to employment 685 37.0 38.4 38.0 31.6 32.9 32.5 31.0 24.7 26.9
Tutored another college student 683 58.9 50.8 53.3 60.1 49.4 52.9 51.8 45.8 47.8
[1] Percentage marking "frequently" only. All other results reflect the percentage marking "frequently" or "occasionally".
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2006 CSS INSTITUTIONAL PROFILE (0260)
U of California-San Diego # Resp- Your Institution Public Univs All Bacc Insts
All Respondents ondents Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women Total
Since entering college, students
"frequently" or "occasionally":
Met with an advisor/counselor about
your career plans 684 70.2 81.7 78.2 79.4 86.4 84.1 80.5 86.0 84.1
Overslept and missed class or
appointment 685 67.3 62.1 63.6 66.4 60.9 62.7 67.1 54.8 59.0
Fell asleep in class 685 70.2 58.9 62.3 58.5 51.0 53.4 48.7 36.9 41.0
Had difficulty getting the courses you
needed 685 66.3 62.9 63.9 68.3 72.0 70.8 58.0 58.4 58.3
Used/purchased class notes from a
professional service 685 45.7 46.8 46.4 34.1 33.0 33.4 10.9 8.3 9.2
Contested a grade 684 43.3 35.7 38.0 42.6 35.5 37.8 41.2 32.4 35.5
Were graded on a curve 684 97.6 96.0 96.5 92.6 93.6 93.3 80.0 76.9 78.0
Observed professors actively engaging
students during class [1] 685 30.3 43.4 39.4 43.0 45.8 44.9 50.5 54.7 53.2
Students indicating they were "very
satisfied" or "satisfied" with their
current (or most recent) college in: [2]
General education or core curriculum
courses 680 64.9 74.2 71.3 69.6 72.8 71.7 74.6 78.6 77.2
Science and mathematics courses 660 71.8 62.0 65.0 69.3 62.2 64.5 64.8 62.9 63.5
Humanities courses 608 61.4 71.2 68.3 60.7 68.0 65.7 65.7 73.2 70.6
Social science courses 632 66.1 76.6 73.4 65.2 70.5 68.8 67.7 74.0 71.8
Laboratory facilities and equipment 466 71.3 63.2 66.1 69.1 65.6 66.8 63.1 63.8 63.6
Library facilities 678 85.0 89.8 88.3 83.7 85.6 85.0 73.5 74.5 74.1
Computer facilities 667 84.0 83.7 83.8 85.6 87.0 86.5 73.9 75.3 74.9
Quality of computer training/assistance 523 55.0 58.4 57.4 64.1 60.9 62.0 55.1 55.7 55.5
Availability of Internet access 681 91.3 91.6 91.5 91.7 91.4 91.5 78.9 82.1 81.0
Tutoring or other academic assistance 453 49.3 58.7 55.8 55.4 59.5 58.1 56.7 62.1 60.2
Academic advising 657 52.0 55.6 54.5 58.4 56.8 57.3 61.1 64.0 63.0
Career counseling and advising 581 46.1 50.7 49.4 55.1 54.3 54.5 54.7 57.2 56.3
Student housing 604 54.4 64.2 61.3 52.2 60.7 57.9 52.2 57.4 55.5
Financial aid services 476 58.5 60.2 59.7 55.5 55.2 55.3 55.8 55.1 55.3
Opportunities for community service 472 46.1 58.7 55.3 59.8 65.2 63.5 59.3 66.6 64.1
Job placement services for students 483 41.9 44.4 43.7 51.2 46.1 47.8 45.7 44.4 44.9
Campus health services 595 61.6 62.4 62.2 58.7 62.2 61.1 53.3 52.0 52.5
Ability to find a faculty or staff
mentor 547 55.6 54.2 54.7 62.7 61.3 61.8 70.2 72.1 71.5
Leadership opportunities 478 55.8 61.6 59.8 68.1 66.8 67.2 65.6 67.9 67.1
Recreational facilities 650 81.3 79.4 80.0 85.3 83.0 83.8 66.4 65.0 65.5
Your enrollment status 687
Full-time undergraduate 79.3 83.1 82.0 92.0 92.6 92.4 93.3 92.4 92.7
Part-time undergraduate 3.4 3.5 3.5 2.8 2.9 2.9 3.6 3.9 3.8
Graduate student 3.8 2.7 3.1 2.1 1.5 1.7 1.9 2.1 2.1
Not enrolled 13.5 10.6 11.5 3.1 3.1 3.1 1.2 1.6 1.4
Your undergraduate grade average 688
A (3.75-4.0) 15.8 11.5 12.8 15.0 18.1 17.1 14.8 22.0 19.5
A-, B+ (3.25-3.74) 37.3 45.1 42.7 33.6 40.2 38.0 37.5 43.6 41.5
B (2.75-3.24) 34.4 31.7 32.6 32.8 28.9 30.2 33.1 26.1 28.5
B-, C+ (2.25-2.74) 11.0 9.8 10.2 14.1 11.1 12.0 12.2 7.0 8.8
C (1.75-2.24) 1.4 1.9 1.7 4.3 1.7 2.5 2.2 1.2 1.5
C- or less (below 1.75) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1
[1] Percentage responding "frequently" only. All other results reflect the percentage marking "frequently" or "occasionally".
[2] Respondents marking "Can't rate/No experience" were not included in the calculation of these results.
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2006 CSS INSTITUTIONAL PROFILE (0260)
U of California-San Diego # Resp- Your Institution Public Univs All Bacc Insts
All Respondents ondents Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women Total
DURING THE PAST YEAR, HOW MUCH TIME
DID YOU SPEND DURING A TYPICAL WEEK
DOING THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES?
Studying/homework 686
None 1.9 1.5 1.6 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.7 0.2 0.4
Less than one hour 1.9 1.0 1.3 2.4 0.8 1.3 2.6 0.8 1.4
1 to 2 hours 14.8 5.5 8.3 9.3 5.1 6.5 11.7 6.0 8.0
3 to 5 hours 20.1 29.8 26.8 23.9 25.4 24.9 28.1 23.9 25.3
6 to 10 hours 28.2 32.9 31.5 28.8 31.8 30.8 26.5 29.4 28.4
11 to 15 hours 15.3 15.9 15.7 15.8 18.1 17.4 13.9 18.1 16.7
16 to 20 hours 9.6 6.9 7.7 9.7 10.4 10.2 8.4 11.5 10.4
Over 20 hours 8.1 6.5 7.0 9.6 8.0 8.6 7.9 10.1 9.4
Attending classes/labs 688
None 3.3 1.5 2.0 1.1 0.5 0.7 0.9 0.7 0.7
Less than one hour 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.7 0.3 0.4
1 to 2 hours 0.5 1.0 0.9 0.6 0.9 0.8 2.2 1.5 1.7
3 to 5 hours 14.4 8.4 10.2 6.6 4.8 5.3 11.7 8.4 9.5
6 to 10 hours 29.2 33.4 32.1 21.0 21.0 21.0 26.6 25.4 25.8
11 to 15 hours 35.9 36.3 36.2 41.2 43.2 42.6 31.9 33.2 32.8
16 to 20 hours 13.4 14.8 14.4 23.6 23.0 23.2 19.4 21.3 20.7
Over 20 hours 3.3 4.6 4.2 5.8 6.5 6.3 6.6 9.3 8.4
Socializing with friends 683
None 1.4 0.2 0.6 0.9 0.4 0.5 1.0 0.8 0.9
Less than one hour 1.0 1.9 1.6 1.9 2.8 2.5 2.6 3.3 3.0
1 to 2 hours 8.7 6.1 6.9 9.4 9.5 9.5 7.8 10.5 9.5
3 to 5 hours 22.6 26.7 25.5 21.7 24.7 23.8 18.9 23.2 21.7
6 to 10 hours 27.9 33.5 31.8 28.3 30.6 29.8 25.7 27.3 26.8
11 to 15 hours 21.2 15.6 17.3 16.7 15.3 15.7 17.7 15.9 16.5
16 to 20 hours 7.7 9.3 8.8 10.4 8.9 9.4 11.0 9.2 9.8
Over 20 hours 9.6 6.7 7.6 10.8 7.8 8.8 15.4 9.9 11.8
Talking with faculty during office hours 685
None 20.7 22.6 22.0 21.1 22.8 22.2 12.5 12.6 12.5
Less than one hour 49.5 48.2 48.6 52.0 50.4 50.9 47.0 48.3 47.9
1 to 2 hours 18.7 23.5 22.0 21.6 21.2 21.3 29.5 29.1 29.2
3 to 5 hours 7.7 4.4 5.4 4.2 4.6 4.5 7.9 7.9 7.9
6 to 10 hours 2.4 0.6 1.2 0.9 0.7 0.7 2.0 1.4 1.6
11 to 15 hours 1.0 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.5 0.4 0.5
16 to 20 hours 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.2
Over 20 hours 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.2
Talking with faculty outside of class
or office hours 688
None 43.1 46.6 45.5 39.6 41.2 40.7 22.3 24.3 23.6
Less than one hour 36.8 39.9 39.0 43.5 43.8 43.7 47.0 48.5 48.0
1 to 2 hours 13.9 11.7 12.4 13.2 12.4 12.6 21.7 20.5 20.9
3 to 5 hours 4.8 1.5 2.5 2.7 1.9 2.2 6.2 5.0 5.4
6 to 10 hours 1.0 0.0 0.3 0.8 0.4 0.5 1.9 1.2 1.4
11 to 15 hours 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.6 0.3 0.4
16 to 20 hours 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
Over 20 hours 0.5 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.2
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2006 CSS INSTITUTIONAL PROFILE (0260)
U of California-San Diego # Resp- Your Institution Public Univs All Bacc Insts
All Respondents ondents Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women Total
DURING THE PAST YEAR, HOW MUCH TIME
DID YOU SPEND DURING A TYPICAL WEEK
DOING THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES?
Exercising/sports 687
None 5.3 6.7 6.3 6.6 6.8 6.7 7.0 10.6 9.3
Less than one hour 8.1 17.8 14.8 9.2 13.9 12.4 10.2 15.7 13.8
1 to 2 hours 23.9 23.8 23.9 23.1 24.3 23.9 19.9 22.9 21.9
3 to 5 hours 34.4 29.7 31.1 32.5 33.6 33.3 26.8 27.2 27.1
6 to 10 hours 15.3 13.8 14.3 17.5 14.3 15.3 17.6 14.0 15.3
11 to 15 hours 6.7 4.8 5.4 5.7 3.8 4.4 7.7 4.5 5.6
16 to 20 hours 2.4 1.9 2.0 2.3 1.6 1.8 4.6 2.4 3.1
Over 20 hours 3.8 1.5 2.2 3.1 1.6 2.1 6.2 2.6 3.9
Partying 682
None 21.3 22.7 22.3 24.9 25.4 25.2 22.5 29.2 26.9
Less than one hour 13.5 15.4 14.8 13.8 16.6 15.7 12.2 14.6 13.8
1 to 2 hours 19.3 20.0 19.8 16.7 17.5 17.3 15.5 16.4 16.1
3 to 5 hours 24.2 25.9 25.4 18.8 20.8 20.1 19.9 19.7 19.8
6 to 10 hours 14.0 13.5 13.6 14.1 13.0 13.4 14.9 12.3 13.2
11 to 15 hours 3.9 1.3 2.1 7.1 3.9 5.0 7.0 4.4 5.3
16 to 20 hours 1.9 1.3 1.5 3.1 1.8 2.2 3.3 1.9 2.4
Over 20 hours 1.9 0.0 0.6 1.6 0.9 1.2 4.7 1.5 2.6
Working (for pay) on campus 688
None 61.7 56.4 58.0 67.6 63.5 64.8 56.7 57.9 57.5
Less than one hour 2.9 1.5 1.9 1.0 1.0 1.0 2.4 1.4 1.7
1 to 2 hours 2.4 2.3 2.3 1.1 1.2 1.1 4.3 3.2 3.6
3 to 5 hours 5.7 4.4 4.8 3.9 2.5 3.0 9.8 8.7 9.1
6 to 10 hours 10.0 11.7 11.2 8.3 8.4 8.4 13.8 15.0 14.6
11 to 15 hours 7.2 11.9 10.5 7.4 10.1 9.2 6.4 7.3 7.0
16 to 20 hours 6.7 7.1 7.0 5.8 8.2 7.4 3.7 3.9 3.8
Over 20 hours 3.3 4.8 4.4 4.9 5.0 5.0 2.9 2.5 2.7
Working (for pay) off campus 683
None 50.2 43.9 45.8 56.6 47.9 50.7 50.6 44.1 46.4
Less than one hour 2.4 0.8 1.3 1.0 1.1 1.1 2.6 1.5 1.9
1 to 2 hours 3.3 1.9 2.3 1.8 2.1 2.0 3.6 2.9 3.1
3 to 5 hours 1.9 4.6 3.8 2.6 3.5 3.2 5.7 5.9 5.8
6 to 10 hours 8.6 9.1 8.9 4.8 7.3 6.5 7.3 9.3 8.6
11 to 15 hours 8.1 13.3 11.7 7.4 9.4 8.8 6.1 8.6 7.8
16 to 20 hours 12.0 12.2 12.2 7.7 10.9 9.8 7.2 9.5 8.7
Over 20 hours 13.4 14.1 13.9 18.1 17.8 17.9 16.9 18.2 17.8
Student clubs/groups 685
None 41.6 37.4 38.7 37.0 37.4 37.2 40.3 40.8 40.6
Less than one hour 10.0 10.9 10.7 11.1 9.7 10.2 13.0 12.2 12.5
1 to 2 hours 14.4 16.4 15.8 16.6 18.7 18.0 18.3 19.3 19.0
3 to 5 hours 17.2 16.8 16.9 16.3 17.2 16.9 14.3 15.6 15.2
6 to 10 hours 7.7 9.9 9.2 8.9 8.9 8.9 7.6 7.0 7.2
11 to 15 hours 4.3 4.8 4.7 3.5 4.2 4.0 3.0 2.5 2.7
16 to 20 hours 2.9 1.9 2.2 2.6 1.8 2.1 1.4 1.1 1.2
Over 20 hours 1.9 1.9 1.9 3.9 2.1 2.7 2.1 1.3 1.6
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2006 CSS INSTITUTIONAL PROFILE (0260)
U of California-San Diego # Resp- Your Institution Public Univs All Bacc Insts
All Respondents ondents Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women Total
DURING THE PAST YEAR, HOW MUCH TIME
DID YOU SPEND DURING A TYPICAL WEEK
DOING THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES?
Watching TV 686
None 11.5 9.2 9.9 8.3 7.3 7.6 9.7 9.9 9.8
Less than one hour 11.1 14.2 13.3 10.0 11.1 10.7 13.1 15.5 14.7
1 to 2 hours 18.3 22.4 21.1 21.5 23.7 23.0 22.8 26.8 25.4
3 to 5 hours 30.8 29.5 29.9 30.5 31.7 31.3 26.6 28.2 27.7
6 to 10 hours 17.3 16.5 16.8 17.9 17.4 17.6 16.6 13.1 14.3
11 to 15 hours 4.3 5.0 4.8 5.5 5.7 5.6 6.0 3.8 4.5
16 to 20 hours 3.4 1.0 1.7 3.6 1.8 2.4 2.3 1.3 1.6
Over 20 hours 3.4 2.1 2.5 2.7 1.4 1.8 3.0 1.5 2.0
Housework/childcare 682
None 31.2 15.6 20.4 31.8 14.8 20.3 49.2 28.9 35.9
Less than one hour 20.7 26.8 24.9 23.0 24.4 23.9 18.1 21.5 20.3
1 to 2 hours 30.8 39.0 36.5 29.5 37.2 34.7 18.1 26.0 23.3
3 to 5 hours 13.0 15.2 14.5 10.1 17.2 14.9 8.9 13.3 11.8
6 to 10 hours 2.9 1.9 2.2 2.8 3.4 3.3 2.9 4.6 4.0
11 to 15 hours 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.7 0.9 0.8 1.1 1.5 1.4
16 to 20 hours 0.5 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.9 0.8
Over 20 hours 0.5 0.8 0.7 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.2 3.3 2.5
Reading for pleasure 687
None 26.8 25.1 25.6 29.8 28.7 29.1 33.0 33.5 33.3
Less than one hour 27.3 31.2 30.0 27.1 29.0 28.4 25.9 29.4 28.2
1 to 2 hours 23.9 28.0 26.8 24.2 25.6 25.2 22.8 22.6 22.7
3 to 5 hours 12.4 11.9 12.1 11.8 12.5 12.3 11.9 10.0 10.6
6 to 10 hours 4.3 2.7 3.2 4.5 2.7 3.3 4.3 2.9 3.4
11 to 15 hours 3.3 0.6 1.5 1.7 0.8 1.0 1.2 0.8 0.9
16 to 20 hours 1.0 0.4 0.6 0.6 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.3 0.4
Over 20 hours 1.0 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.6 0.4 0.5
Commuting 687
None 6.2 8.8 8.0 18.3 17.2 17.5 40.5 36.0 37.6
Less than one hour 9.1 15.5 13.5 23.0 26.7 25.5 19.0 19.1 19.0
1 to 2 hours 36.8 26.4 29.5 31.0 26.2 27.7 17.5 17.1 17.2
3 to 5 hours 29.2 33.1 31.9 18.0 19.5 19.0 12.9 15.0 14.3
6 to 10 hours 12.9 13.2 13.1 7.0 7.7 7.5 6.4 8.2 7.5
11 to 15 hours 4.8 2.1 2.9 2.1 1.6 1.8 1.9 2.3 2.2
16 to 20 hours 1.0 0.6 0.7 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.7 0.9 0.8
Over 20 hours 0.0 0.4 0.3 0.1 0.6 0.4 1.2 1.4 1.3
Prayer/meditation 686
None 51.2 53.7 52.9 42.5 39.1 40.2 37.1 32.5 34.1
Less than one hour 21.1 25.6 24.2 26.2 30.5 29.1 27.3 30.2 29.2
1 to 2 hours 17.7 11.9 13.7 20.6 18.9 19.5 20.6 22.8 22.0
3 to 5 hours 7.7 6.1 6.6 7.2 8.4 8.0 9.5 9.7 9.6
6 to 10 hours 1.4 1.9 1.7 2.1 2.0 2.0 3.4 3.0 3.1
11 to 15 hours 0.0 0.8 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.8 0.7 0.7
16 to 20 hours 0.5 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.3 0.4
Over 20 hours 0.5 0.0 0.1 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.8 0.9 0.9
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U of California-San Diego # Resp- Your Institution Public Univs All Bacc Insts
All Respondents ondents Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women Total
Student's career [3] 688
Artist 3.3 6.5 5.5 3.2 5.3 4.7 6.4 7.5 7.1
Business 10.0 9.4 9.6 17.1 14.9 15.6 24.4 15.1 18.3
Business (clerical) 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.6 0.7
Clergy 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.4 0.1 0.2 3.0 0.8 1.5
College teacher 4.8 1.7 2.6 1.9 1.6 1.7 2.8 1.6 2.0
Doctor (MD or DDS) 9.6 7.9 8.4 6.5 5.8 6.0 4.6 3.7 4.0
Education (secondary) 1.9 5.4 4.4 4.0 6.3 5.6 6.2 7.0 6.7
Education (elementary) 0.5 5.0 3.6 0.9 6.2 4.5 1.8 11.3 8.1
Engineer 19.1 5.4 9.6 17.7 4.9 9.1 6.8 1.4 3.3
Farmer or forester 1.4 0.8 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.1 0.7 0.4 0.5
Health professional 3.8 7.5 6.4 3.0 8.7 6.8 2.3 5.3 4.3
Homemaker (full-time) 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.6 0.5 0.1 0.5 0.4
Lawyer 7.2 6.7 6.8 4.5 4.4 4.5 5.0 3.9 4.3
Military (career) 1.0 0.0 0.3 4.3 0.2 1.6 1.8 0.2 0.7
Nurse 0.0 0.8 0.6 0.8 2.7 2.1 0.8 6.5 4.5
Research scientist 7.2 6.3 6.5 4.8 3.3 3.8 2.8 2.3 2.4
Social, welfare, or recreation worker 0.0 3.5 2.5 0.8 3.0 2.3 1.0 4.2 3.1
Skilled worker 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.7 0.2 0.4 0.7 0.2 0.4
Other choice 21.5 20.5 20.8 21.9 21.6 21.7 21.7 20.2 20.7
Undecided 8.1 11.5 10.5 5.6 8.3 7.4 6.5 7.3 7.0
Major Reported in 2006 [3] 601
Agriculture 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.2 3.8 3.6 0.4 0.5 0.5
Biological Science 18.1 23.5 21.8 10.8 14.6 13.3 7.1 8.4 7.9
Business 4.8 4.1 4.3 15.3 13.3 13.9 23.5 14.5 17.6
Education 0.0 0.5 0.3 3.4 8.4 6.8 4.5 12.1 9.5
Engineering 26.1 7.5 13.3 21.9 6.5 11.5 8.6 1.8 4.2
English 1.6 3.4 2.8 2.0 3.5 3.0 3.1 5.3 4.5
Health Professional 1.1 0.0 0.3 2.0 3.9 3.2 1.4 7.8 5.6
History or Political Science 10.1 11.4 11.0 8.1 5.7 6.5 10.2 5.8 7.3
Humanities 3.2 4.6 4.2 2.3 3.4 3.1 7.4 5.9 6.4
Fine Arts 2.1 6.3 5.0 3.7 4.7 4.4 4.1 5.5 5.0
Mathematics or Statistics 3.2 2.2 2.5 1.4 1.3 1.4 2.1 1.4 1.6
Physical Sciences 4.8 2.2 3.0 4.0 2.3 2.8 3.4 1.9 2.4
Social Sciences 14.9 28.3 24.1 8.5 16.6 13.9 10.1 17.7 15.1
Other Technical 7.4 0.5 2.7 4.6 0.9 2.1 4.7 0.9 2.2
Other Non-technical 2.7 5.1 4.3 7.9 10.4 9.6 8.9 10.2 9.7
Undecided 0.0 0.5 0.3 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.5 0.5 0.5
Planned Graduate Major [3] 417
Agriculture 0.8 0.0 0.2 1.4 1.9 1.8 0.2 0.3 0.3
Biological Science 9.5 8.6 8.9 4.9 5.5 5.3 3.9 4.0 4.0
Business 13.5 9.6 10.8 23.6 13.3 16.6 22.0 12.0 15.3
Education 5.6 11.7 9.8 6.3 10.8 9.4 7.0 15.5 12.7
Engineering 15.1 5.2 8.2 11.6 3.5 6.1 6.3 1.2 2.8
English 0.8 1.4 1.2 1.6 2.0 1.9 1.8 2.5 2.3
Health Professional 13.5 15.8 15.1 12.6 19.4 17.3 9.6 17.1 14.6
History or Political Science 3.2 4.1 3.8 3.3 2.9 3.1 5.0 2.8 3.5
Humanities 2.4 3.8 3.4 2.6 2.6 2.6 7.6 4.4 5.4
Fine Arts 0.0 3.8 2.6 3.7 3.6 3.6 4.0 4.1 4.1
Mathematics or Statistics 4.0 0.3 1.4 1.8 0.6 1.0 1.6 0.8 1.0
Physical Sciences 5.6 1.7 2.9 4.1 1.9 2.6 3.3 1.5 2.1
Social Sciences 5.6 13.7 11.3 4.7 12.4 9.9 7.1 16.2 13.2
Other Technical 7.1 0.7 2.6 4.7 1.0 2.2 3.2 1.0 1.7
Other Non-technical 11.9 16.8 15.3 11.0 14.1 13.1 15.0 13.1 13.7
Undecided 1.6 2.7 2.4 2.0 4.3 3.6 2.4 3.6 3.2
[3] Disaggregated results for these items can be found starting on page 14 of this report.
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U of California-San Diego # Resp- Your Institution Public Univs All Bacc Insts
All Respondents ondents Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women Total
General activities engaged in during
the last year:
Smoked cigarettes [1] 685 3.8 3.4 3.5 6.3 4.8 5.3 7.3 7.0 7.1
Felt lonely or homesick 688 53.6 75.2 68.6 45.8 68.3 61.0 40.8 60.3 53.5
Socialized with someone of another
racial/ethnic group [1] 688 60.8 70.6 67.6 43.4 47.1 45.9 43.0 44.3 43.8
Felt depressed [1] 688 10.5 11.9 11.5 8.8 8.8 8.8 6.4 7.7 7.2
Felt overwhelmed by all I had to do[1] 687 32.2 42.2 39.2 28.9 46.3 40.7 24.9 45.4 38.3
Attended a religious service 688 42.1 45.3 44.3 54.5 58.7 57.3 62.1 68.7 66.4
Drank beer 688 78.5 60.8 66.1 77.9 61.2 66.6 73.4 56.9 62.6
Drank wine or liquor 688 81.8 80.4 80.8 78.3 81.3 80.3 73.1 75.9 74.9
Performed volunteer work 686 51.9 67.4 62.7 61.2 71.7 68.3 62.7 71.3 68.4
Participated in organized demonstrations 686 18.2 17.2 17.5 13.9 15.3 14.8 21.3 21.2 21.2
Discussed politics [1] 686 27.4 25.5 26.1 27.2 17.2 20.4 23.3 15.0 17.9
Sought personal counseling 687 19.1 26.6 24.3 15.9 21.2 19.5 20.1 23.9 22.6
Discussed religion [1] 684 17.9 17.4 17.5 21.0 20.0 20.3 25.1 23.4 24.0
How would you characterize your
political views? 685
Far left 6.3 5.5 5.7 4.1 3.6 3.8 4.1 3.3 3.6
Liberal 34.1 47.0 43.1 23.6 30.9 28.5 25.5 32.6 30.1
Middle-of-the-road 39.4 34.2 35.8 33.8 36.3 35.5 36.3 37.2 36.8
Conservative 17.3 13.0 14.3 34.9 28.1 30.3 31.6 26.2 28.1
Far right 2.9 0.4 1.2 3.5 1.0 1.8 2.5 0.7 1.3
Your ethnic background [4] 688
White/Caucasian 49.3 51.8 51.0 80.8 80.6 80.6 83.7 82.3 82.8
African American/Black 1.0 0.6 0.7 2.0 2.1 2.1 5.2 6.3 5.9
American Indian/Alaska Native 1.0 0.8 0.9 1.2 2.1 1.8 1.5 1.5 1.5
Asian American/Asian 42.1 39.7 40.4 11.0 12.4 12.0 5.9 5.5 5.6
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 3.8 3.5 3.6 1.3 1.5 1.4 0.8 0.8 0.8
Mexican American/Chicano 5.3 5.8 5.7 4.4 4.9 4.7 2.3 2.5 2.4
Puerto Rican 1.0 0.2 0.4 0.7 0.4 0.5 1.0 1.1 1.0
Other Latino 5.3 3.3 3.9 2.5 2.3 2.4 2.7 2.8 2.8
Other 7.7 7.1 7.3 4.2 3.6 3.8 3.9 3.6 3.7
Students indicating they were "very
satisfied" or "satisfied" with the
following aspects of campus life:
Courses in your major field 687 84.1 84.8 84.6 87.6 86.6 86.9 86.8 88.6 87.9
Amount of contact with faculty 688 51.7 54.7 53.8 74.7 70.1 71.6 84.6 85.7 85.3
Class size 686 47.3 50.9 49.9 71.3 73.4 72.7 88.6 90.9 90.1
Interaction with other students 687 56.5 55.0 55.5 78.7 76.7 77.4 86.5 88.5 87.8
Relevance of coursework to everyday life 685 44.5 54.4 51.4 58.3 60.7 59.9 70.9 74.6 73.3
Relevance of coursework to future
career plans 688 58.4 59.3 59.0 67.8 66.2 66.8 73.2 76.8 75.6
Overall quality of instruction 686 74.6 79.9 78.3 81.3 83.9 83.0 85.7 87.9 87.1
Overall sense of community among
students 686 35.1 34.9 35.0 64.6 62.0 62.8 71.8 74.0 73.2
Availability of campus social activities 684 35.1 40.1 38.6 61.5 62.7 62.3 63.4 64.4 64.0
Overall college experience 685 72.1 78.2 76.4 85.7 86.4 86.2 83.5 86.4 85.4
Respect for the expression of diverse
beliefs 685 73.2 77.9 76.5 72.2 74.6 73.8 72.9 76.1 75.0
[1] Percentage responding "frequently" only. All other results reflect the percentage marking "frequently" or "occasionally".
[4] Percentages will sum to more than 100.0 percent if any respondents marked more than one ethnic group.
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U of California-San Diego # Resp- Your Institution Public Univs All Bacc Insts
All Respondents ondents Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women Total
Students reporting "much stronger"
abilities and skills compared to
when they first started college in:
General knowledge 688 44.0 48.2 46.9 51.6 47.6 48.9 47.6 48.8 48.4
Analytical and problem-solving skills 686 39.4 36.8 37.6 41.7 34.9 37.1 38.6 36.7 37.4
Knowledge of a particular field or
discipline 687 61.2 59.0 59.7 65.9 62.4 63.6 58.4 61.7 60.5
Ability to think critically 688 41.1 34.4 36.5 41.8 34.6 37.0 41.4 40.9 41.0
Knowledge of people from different
races/cultures 687 24.0 29.6 27.9 21.3 24.2 23.2 25.1 27.2 26.4
Leadership abilities 688 23.0 22.5 22.7 32.8 28.3 29.8 32.0 30.4 31.0
Interpersonal skills 687 24.4 26.8 26.1 35.1 33.0 33.7 33.8 34.8 34.4
Ability to get along with people of
different races/cultures 688 17.2 18.8 18.3 19.0 19.2 19.1 24.0 24.4 24.3
Understanding of the problems facing
your community 687 13.9 20.3 18.3 15.3 17.8 17.0 20.7 22.7 22.0
Understanding of social problems facing
our nation 687 23.6 26.1 25.3 26.2 25.9 26.0 28.4 28.0 28.1
Writing skills 687 22.0 25.3 24.3 22.9 24.8 24.2 30.8 31.9 31.5
Public speaking ability 687 18.2 16.3 16.9 24.8 23.3 23.8 31.0 29.1 29.8
Mathematical skills 687 24.9 13.4 16.9 23.8 14.1 17.3 18.7 13.1 15.0
Computer skills 687 29.2 18.8 22.0 31.4 24.6 26.8 27.7 22.9 24.5
Preparedness for employment after
college 687 33.7 20.7 24.6 36.7 27.8 30.7 31.9 30.8 31.2
Preparedness for graduate or advanced
education 687 36.8 31.0 32.8 36.9 31.3 33.1 34.7 33.9 34.2
Ability to manage your time effectively 687 21.1 20.5 20.7 28.6 24.8 26.0 27.4 28.8 28.3
Your current religious preference 684
Baptist 4.3 2.9 3.4 11.4 9.8 10.3 8.5 9.2 8.9
Buddhist 4.3 4.2 4.2 2.0 2.1 2.1 1.1 1.0 1.0
Eastern Orthodox 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.3 0.5 0.4 0.9 0.7 0.7
Episcopal 0.5 1.1 0.9 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.7 1.6
Hindu 0.0 1.5 1.0 0.0 0.8 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5
Islamic 1.0 0.8 0.9 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.8 0.6 0.7
Jewish 5.3 4.6 4.8 2.2 2.1 2.1 2.2 1.8 2.0
LDS (Mormon) 1.4 0.4 0.7 1.4 1.0 1.1 0.5 0.3 0.4
Lutheran 1.0 0.8 0.9 4.3 4.4 4.4 4.9 5.2 5.1
Methodist 1.0 1.9 1.6 5.1 6.6 6.1 4.1 5.0 4.7
Presbyterian 4.3 4.2 4.2 3.0 3.9 3.6 3.5 3.9 3.8
Quaker 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.3
Roman Catholic 13.0 21.6 19.0 18.9 21.2 20.4 29.3 31.0 30.4
Seventh Day Adventist 1.0 0.8 0.9 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.2
United Church of Christ 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.9 1.0 1.0
Other Christian 12.5 15.8 14.8 16.4 17.3 17.0 19.3 20.4 20.0
Other Religion 4.8 2.3 3.1 3.2 2.8 2.9 2.6 2.6 2.6
None 45.2 35.9 38.7 28.8 24.5 25.9 18.9 14.5 16.0
Survey Type 688
Paper 0.0 0.0 0.0 19.6 27.2 24.7 70.9 66.8 68.2
Web 100.0 100.0 100.0 80.4 72.8 75.3 29.1 33.2 31.8
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U of California-San Diego # Resp- Your Institution Public Univs All Bacc Insts
All Respondents ondents Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women Total
Student objectives noted as "essential”
or "very important"
Becoming accomplished in one of the
performing arts (acting, dancing,
etc.) 687 12.0 21.9 18.9 8.3 14.0 12.1 16.2 17.2 16.8
Becoming an authority in my field 686 58.2 57.3 57.6 62.9 59.8 60.8 64.1 61.0 62.1
Obtaining recognition from my
colleagues for contributions to my
special field 684 48.8 50.9 50.3 50.4 51.4 51.1 52.8 52.8 52.8
Influencing the political structure 685 26.4 27.3 27.0 25.8 22.2 23.4 29.9 22.2 24.8
Influencing social values 683 40.1 50.8 47.6 43.4 49.8 47.7 48.6 52.9 51.4
Raising a family 686 77.4 76.4 76.7 77.1 78.2 77.8 78.3 80.2 79.6
Having administrative responsibilities
for the work of others 684 30.9 38.2 36.0 41.7 39.8 40.5 47.8 40.3 42.9
Being very well off financially 681 62.1 61.7 61.8 60.2 59.2 59.5 59.4 56.2 57.3
Helping others who are in difficulty 685 68.1 77.6 74.7 68.8 79.4 75.9 70.5 81.0 77.3
Making a theoretical contribution to
science 685 27.9 22.2 23.9 21.9 15.5 17.6 21.2 15.6 17.5
Writing original works (poems, novels,
etc.) 685 20.3 17.2 18.1 15.5 14.6 14.9 22.1 17.9 19.4
Creating artistic work (painting,
sculpture, etc.) 684 17.9 18.4 18.3 13.7 14.5 14.2 18.4 18.3 18.3
Becoming successful in a business of my
own 685 40.6 31.0 33.9 38.8 31.0 33.6 41.9 29.7 33.9
Becoming involved in programs to clean
up the environment 686 28.8 28.2 28.4 26.8 28.2 27.8 27.0 25.8 26.2
Developing a meaningful philosophy of
life 686 62.5 59.8 60.6 57.1 53.9 54.9 58.4 55.0 56.2
Participating in a community action
program 684 24.0 35.9 32.3 24.8 33.8 30.9 29.7 36.3 34.0
Helping to promote racial understanding 686 34.1 50.6 45.6 29.7 40.4 36.9 35.6 42.5 40.1
Keeping up to date with political
affairs 684 52.9 51.3 51.8 55.3 44.7 48.2 50.8 42.4 45.3
Becoming a community leader 686 38.0 36.0 36.6 42.9 38.0 39.6 44.5 38.6 40.6
RATE THE CLIMATE OF YOUR COLLEGE ON
THE FOLLOWING CONTINUA:
Hostile/Friendly 685
Hostile 2.4 1.0 1.5 0.6 0.4 0.5 0.8 0.3 0.5
. 8.2 7.5 7.7 4.5 3.4 3.8 3.2 2.3 2.6
. 26.6 26.8 26.7 13.3 15.9 15.1 15.3 16.0 15.8
. 45.9 42.7 43.6 41.7 43.1 42.7 46.6 44.6 45.3
Friendly 16.9 22.0 20.4 39.9 37.1 38.0 34.1 36.7 35.8
Socially exclusive/inclusive 679
Socially exclusive 11.6 5.3 7.2 4.5 3.4 3.7 4.4 3.2 3.6
. 19.3 21.4 20.8 12.2 13.4 13.0 12.4 11.7 12.0
. 35.7 37.9 37.3 30.5 34.8 33.4 33.9 37.0 35.9
. 27.1 28.4 28.0 36.8 35.5 35.9 36.3 34.7 35.3
Socially inclusive 6.3 7.0 6.8 15.9 12.9 13.9 12.9 13.4 13.2
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All Respondents ondents Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women Total
RATE THE CLIMATE OF YOUR COLLEGE ON
THE FOLLOWING CONTINUA:
Accepting/Intolerant of diversity 682
Accepting of diversity 29.0 30.5 30.1 21.1 24.0 23.1 22.3 26.0 24.7
. 35.7 41.7 39.9 35.2 34.1 34.4 31.3 30.4 30.7
. 16.4 16.8 16.7 22.2 22.3 22.2 26.9 25.5 26.0
. 15.0 8.0 10.1 16.8 15.6 16.0 14.2 13.3 13.6
Intolerant of diversity 3.9 2.9 3.2 4.7 4.0 4.3 5.3 4.8 5.0
Sexist/Nonsexist 685
Sexist 2.4 0.6 1.2 1.6 1.3 1.4 2.2 1.5 1.7
. 6.3 8.8 8.0 10.1 11.8 11.3 9.6 9.0 9.2
. 28.5 30.5 29.9 29.4 33.9 32.4 35.6 34.4 34.8
. 33.8 37.9 36.6 32.8 34.9 34.2 31.1 31.2 31.2
Nonsexist 29.0 22.2 24.2 26.1 18.1 20.7 21.6 23.8 23.0
Conformist/Individualistic 683
Conformist 8.7 2.9 4.7 9.2 6.3 7.3 7.1 5.0 5.7
. 18.4 13.2 14.8 23.2 19.8 20.9 18.1 15.9 16.6
. 39.6 38.4 38.8 36.1 37.0 36.7 40.4 38.6 39.2
. 26.6 34.5 32.1 23.6 27.7 26.4 25.5 27.4 26.7
Individualistic 6.8 10.9 9.7 8.0 9.1 8.7 8.9 13.1 11.7
Caring/Impersonal 685
Caring 7.2 5.4 6.0 19.3 19.9 19.7 18.4 26.8 23.9
. 16.9 24.7 22.3 32.4 36.3 35.0 38.6 39.1 38.9
. 30.0 33.1 32.1 28.0 26.4 26.9 27.4 22.9 24.5
. 31.9 26.8 28.3 14.9 13.7 14.1 11.2 8.3 9.3
Impersonal 14.0 10.0 11.2 5.3 3.8 4.3 4.3 3.0 3.4
Worsening/Improving 683
Worsening 3.9 0.8 1.8 3.2 1.1 1.8 3.6 1.8 2.4
. 6.8 6.9 6.9 6.4 6.0 6.1 7.5 5.5 6.2
. 34.0 39.2 37.6 24.2 28.0 26.8 26.7 27.2 27.0
. 43.7 39.8 41.0 43.6 44.4 44.1 43.1 43.4 43.3
Improving 11.7 13.2 12.7 22.7 20.5 21.2 19.1 22.0 21.0
Liberal/Conservative 682
Liberal 14.1 12.4 12.9 7.0 5.5 6.0 8.2 7.0 7.4
. 36.6 33.5 34.5 18.9 16.3 17.1 18.1 15.9 16.7
. 36.6 40.3 39.1 26.1 34.8 32.0 36.0 40.7 39.0
. 7.3 11.5 10.3 20.8 20.6 20.7 22.5 21.8 22.1
Conservative 5.4 2.3 3.2 27.2 22.8 24.2 15.3 14.6 14.8
Homophobic/Non-homophobic 681
Homophobic 3.4 1.5 2.1 12.0 10.3 10.8 9.6 7.7 8.3
. 11.1 8.2 9.1 28.3 22.0 24.0 20.5 17.4 18.5
. 35.7 36.1 36.0 29.1 34.6 32.8 37.8 37.9 37.8
. 35.3 37.3 36.7 20.7 24.0 22.9 20.7 22.2 21.7
Non-homophobic 14.5 16.9 16.2 10.0 9.1 9.4 11.4 14.8 13.6
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U of California-San Diego # Resp- Your Institution Public Univs All Bacc Insts
All Respondents ondents Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women Total
Compared with the average person of
his/her age, student rated self "above
average" or "highest 10%" in:
Academic ability 684 85.6 78.4 80.6 82.4 76.0 78.1 78.6 74.1 75.6
Artistic ability 684 31.4 34.4 33.5 26.5 27.1 26.9 30.3 29.9 30.1
Computer skills 683 65.4 37.1 45.7 62.6 38.3 46.2 55.8 35.9 42.8
Cooperativeness 683 75.5 75.6 75.5 75.8 77.5 77.0 73.6 76.4 75.5
Creativity 682 56.7 57.6 57.3 56.4 53.1 54.2 59.4 55.2 56.7
Drive to achieve 683 69.2 76.0 73.9 72.5 78.3 76.4 73.4 77.0 75.7
Emotional health 682 58.9 50.3 52.9 61.1 52.9 55.6 62.5 51.6 55.4
Leadership ability 682 63.9 55.7 58.2 71.5 60.7 64.2 72.5 60.5 64.6
Mathematical ability 681 66.2 37.6 46.3 56.9 36.8 43.3 46.5 30.0 35.7
Physical health 682 59.6 44.3 49.0 57.5 43.5 48.1 60.3 44.0 49.7
Persistence 681 68.3 67.2 67.5 73.8 69.6 71.0 72.5 69.4 70.4
Public speaking ability 683 47.1 40.0 42.2 52.4 42.2 45.5 56.6 43.6 48.1
Risk-taking 681 51.7 35.2 40.2 51.9 36.0 41.2 55.2 38.4 44.2
Self-confidence (intellectual) 683 79.8 62.5 67.8 79.5 65.3 69.9 76.4 62.9 67.5
Self-confidence (social) 681 48.8 49.8 49.5 53.4 53.0 53.1 61.6 53.4 56.2
Self-understanding 682 68.6 66.3 67.0 71.0 65.6 67.3 71.3 64.6 66.9
Spirituality 683 35.1 34.9 35.0 39.9 40.8 40.5 45.2 45.4 45.3
Understanding of others 681 68.6 79.5 76.2 68.2 75.6 73.2 68.8 74.0 72.2
Writing ability 682 59.9 59.8 59.8 60.4 59.8 60.0 59.9 58.9 59.3
Professors at your current (or most
recent) college "frequently" provided
you with:
Encouragement to pursue
graduate/professional study 684 26.0 28.6 27.8 26.7 30.2 29.0 35.7 42.9 40.4
An opportunity to work on a research
project 683 19.8 15.8 17.0 15.1 16.9 16.3 24.0 27.3 26.1
Advice and guidance about your
educational program 684 14.4 14.5 14.5 18.8 22.9 21.6 30.3 37.9 35.2
Emotional support and encouragement 682 7.2 12.2 10.7 9.7 16.9 14.6 22.8 34.8 30.7
A letter of recommendation 683 20.2 14.3 16.1 15.7 17.6 17.0 25.5 32.5 30.1
Help to improve your study skills 684 5.8 6.9 6.6 7.6 8.6 8.3 15.8 18.1 17.3
Feedback on your academic work
(outside of grades) 683 13.5 12.4 12.7 17.2 19.7 18.9 30.7 35.1 33.6
Intellectual challenge and stimulation 683 32.9 32.8 32.8 35.8 39.1 38.0 43.0 48.4 46.5
An opportunity to discuss coursework
outside of class 683 27.5 30.3 29.4 34.6 35.9 35.5 39.4 44.5 42.8
Help in achieving your professional
goals 684 10.6 13.2 12.4 18.6 19.9 19.5 27.1 33.7 31.4
An opportunity to apply classroom
learning to "real-life" issues 679 14.0 14.0 14.0 22.1 23.4 23.0 29.8 38.7 35.6
Student agrees "strongly" or "somewhat":
There is too much concern in the courts
for the rights of criminals 675 50.2 46.4 47.6 60.9 55.7 57.4 58.8 53.1 55.1
Abortion should be legal 679 76.6 79.5 78.6 60.8 67.7 65.5 55.9 58.6 57.7
The death penalty should be abolished 678 41.9 47.4 45.7 28.4 32.8 31.4 37.3 40.4 39.3
Marijuana should be legalized 675 62.9 53.5 56.3 48.3 44.0 45.4 45.9 38.6 41.1
It is important to have laws
prohibiting homosexual relationships 677 15.6 13.1 13.9 27.1 19.8 22.2 30.1 21.0 24.1
The federal government should do more
to control the sale of handguns 678 76.6 89.2 85.4 58.7 77.2 71.2 67.1 80.3 75.7
Racial discrimination is no longer a
major problem in America 680 20.0 10.9 13.7 26.6 13.3 17.6 24.6 12.5 16.7
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Student agrees "strongly" or "somewhat":
Realistically, an individual can do
little to bring about changes in our
society 678 34.1 27.7 29.6 32.6 25.8 28.0 32.6 23.2 26.5
Wealthy people should pay a larger
share of taxes than they do now 675 67.3 65.5 66.1 52.4 56.9 55.5 58.5 61.5 60.4
Colleges should prohibit racist/sexist
speech on campus 678 34.6 56.9 50.1 40.9 55.1 50.5 49.5 61.4 57.2
Same-sex couples should have the right
to legal marital status 676 71.2 82.2 78.8 53.6 67.5 63.0 54.0 64.5 60.9
Affirmative action in college
admissions should be abolished 670 70.1 51.3 57.0 70.4 56.3 60.9 60.3 46.9 51.6
The activities of married women are
best confined to the home and family 677 18.5 6.8 10.3 17.2 7.6 10.7 21.3 10.5 14.2
Federal military spending should be
increased 675 20.1 11.5 14.1 35.2 25.3 28.6 34.4 26.0 28.9
The federal government should do more
to discourage energy consumption 677 86.8 92.6 90.8 85.0 87.3 86.6 79.8 82.2 81.4
The chief benefit of a college
education is that it increases one’s
earning power 677 51.7 51.5 51.6 57.1 55.7 56.2 55.2 51.6 52.8
What do you plan to be doing in fall
2006? 688
Attending undergraduate college
full-time 17.7 13.4 14.7 44.8 35.2 38.3 15.9 17.4 16.9
Attending undergraduate college
part-time 2.9 5.2 4.5 4.3 4.2 4.2 2.9 2.9 2.9
Attending graduate/professional school 26.8 26.3 26.5 17.3 19.7 18.9 21.7 22.7 22.4
Working full-time 53.6 53.0 53.2 39.0 45.6 43.4 59.5 59.4 59.4
Working part-time 17.2 23.6 21.7 29.5 29.4 29.4 13.9 18.6 17.0
Participating in a community service
organization 7.7 13.6 11.8 9.6 15.5 13.6 6.6 11.0 9.4
Serving in the Armed Forces 2.4 0.0 0.7 4.6 0.3 1.7 2.3 0.5 1.1
Attending a vocational training program 1.4 2.7 2.3 0.9 1.4 1.2 1.0 1.1 1.0
Traveling 14.8 19.2 17.9 13.3 15.6 14.8 12.7 14.8 14.1
Doing volunteer work 11.0 22.1 18.7 15.3 23.2 20.6 10.0 17.5 14.9
Staying at home to be with or start a
family 2.9 3.5 3.3 2.8 4.1 3.7 3.1 4.2 3.8
No current plans 3.3 4.0 3.8 2.3 1.8 2.0 3.5 2.6 2.9
Do you give the Higher Education
Research Institute (HERI) permission to
include your ID number should your
college request the data for additional
research analyses? 684
Yes 62.7 54.1 56.7 62.7 58.7 60.0 58.3 57.5 57.8
No 37.3 45.9 43.3 37.3 41.3 40.0 41.7 42.5 42.2
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DISAGGREGATED RESPONSES
Probable career noted in 2006 688
Accountant or actuary 0.0 1.9 1.3 2.9 3.5 3.3 4.7 3.5 3.9
Actor or entertainer 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.2 0.3 0.3 1.0 0.8 0.9
Architect or urban planner 0.0 0.6 0.4 1.1 0.9 0.9 0.6 0.4 0.5
Artist 1.0 2.9 2.3 0.9 1.4 1.2 1.8 2.6 2.3
Business (clerical) 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.6 0.7
Business executive (management,
administrator) 5.3 5.0 5.1 8.4 7.8 8.0 12.9 8.6 10.1
Business owner or proprietor 3.8 1.7 2.3 3.6 1.6 2.2 3.7 1.1 2.0
Business salesperson or buyer 1.0 0.8 0.9 2.2 2.1 2.1 3.0 1.9 2.2
Clergy (minister or priest) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.1 2.4 0.3 1.0
Clergy (other religious) 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.6 0.4 0.5
Clinical psychologist 0.0 4.0 2.8 0.3 2.3 1.7 0.8 2.2 1.7
College administrator/staff 0.5 0.8 0.7 0.4 0.8 0.6 0.4 0.6 0.5
College teacher 4.8 1.7 2.6 1.9 1.6 1.7 2.8 1.6 2.0
Computer programmer or analyst 10.0 1.0 3.8 5.1 0.8 2.2 4.6 0.5 1.9
Conservationist or forester 0.5 0.8 0.7 0.4 0.7 0.6 0.3 0.3 0.3
Dentist (including orthodontist) 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.8 0.9 0.8 0.6 0.5 0.6
Dietitian or home economist 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.0 1.0 0.7 0.1 0.4 0.3
Engineer 19.1 5.4 9.6 17.7 4.9 9.1 6.8 1.4 3.3
Farmer or rancher 1.0 0.0 0.3 0.6 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.1 0.2
Foreign service worker (including
diplomat) 1.9 1.5 1.6 1.1 1.0 1.1 0.7 0.9 0.8
Homemaker (full-time) 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.6 0.5 0.1 0.5 0.4
Interior decorator (including designer) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.3 0.0 0.4 0.3
Lab technician or hygienist 1.0 0.4 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.2 0.3 0.3
Law enforcement officer 1.0 0.4 0.6 1.4 0.3 0.7 2.0 0.5 1.0
Lawyer (attorney) or judge 7.2 6.7 6.8 4.5 4.4 4.5 5.0 3.9 4.3
Military service (career) 1.0 0.0 0.3 4.3 0.2 1.6 1.8 0.2 0.7
Musician (performer, composer) 1.4 0.2 0.6 0.7 0.3 0.4 1.2 0.7 0.9
Nurse 0.0 0.8 0.6 0.8 2.7 2.1 0.8 6.5 4.5
Optometrist 0.5 1.5 1.2 0.3 0.5 0.4 0.1 0.2 0.1
Pharmacist 2.4 3.5 3.2 1.1 1.7 1.5 0.7 1.0 0.9
Physician 9.1 7.5 8.0 5.7 4.9 5.2 3.9 3.2 3.5
Policymaker/government 1.0 2.1 1.7 1.6 1.3 1.4 1.6 1.0 1.2
School counselor 0.0 1.9 1.3 0.3 0.9 0.7 0.4 1.2 0.9
School principal or superintendent 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0
Scientific researcher 7.2 6.3 6.5 4.8 3.3 3.8 2.8 2.3 2.4
Social, welfare or recreation worker 0.0 3.5 2.5 0.8 3.0 2.3 1.0 4.2 3.1
Therapist (physical, occupational,
speech) 0.0 1.3 0.9 0.4 2.8 2.0 1.0 2.9 2.2
Teacher or administrator (elementary) 0.5 5.0 3.6 0.9 6.2 4.5 1.8 11.3 8.1
Teacher or administrator (secondary) 1.9 3.5 3.1 3.6 5.4 4.8 5.8 5.8 5.8
Veterinarian 0.0 0.6 0.4 0.8 2.2 1.8 0.2 0.5 0.4
Writer or journalist 0.5 2.7 2.0 1.5 2.9 2.5 2.3 3.0 2.8
Skilled trades 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.7 0.2 0.4 0.7 0.2 0.4
Other 7.2 10.0 9.2 11.1 14.2 13.2 10.9 14.0 13.0
Undecided 8.1 11.5 10.5 5.6 8.3 7.4 6.5 7.3 7.0
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U of California-San Diego # Resp- Your Institution Public Univs All Bacc Insts
All Respondents ondents Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women Total
MAJOR REPORTED IN 2006 601
Arts and Humanities
Art, fine and applied 1.6 4.6 3.7 1.3 2.1 1.8 2.2 3.9 3.3
English (language and literature) 1.6 3.4 2.8 2.0 3.5 3.0 3.1 5.3 4.5
History 1.6 1.5 1.5 2.9 1.4 1.9 4.9 2.3 3.2
Journalism 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.6 1.8 1.4 0.8 1.4 1.2
Language and Literature (except English) 0.0 0.7 0.5 0.2 1.1 0.8 0.9 1.5 1.3
Music 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.4 0.4 1.3 1.0 1.1
Philosophy 0.5 0.2 0.3 0.7 0.2 0.4 1.2 0.4 0.6
Speech 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 1.2 0.9 0.2 0.3 0.3
Theater or Drama 0.5 1.7 1.3 0.2 0.8 0.6 0.8 1.1 1.0
Theology or Religion 0.5 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 3.2 1.3 2.0
Other Arts and Humanities 1.6 1.9 1.8 1.1 1.3 1.2 1.3 1.6 1.5
Biological Science
Biology (general) 9.6 8.2 8.7 3.9 4.8 4.5 4.6 5.4 5.1
Biochemistry or Biophysics 4.3 8.2 7.0 2.0 3.0 2.7 0.9 0.9 0.9
Botany 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0
Environmental Science 1.1 1.7 1.5 1.1 1.0 1.0 0.5 0.6 0.6
Marine (Life) Science 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
Microbiology or Bacteriology 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.6 0.7 0.2 0.1 0.1
Zoology 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.9 1.4 1.2 0.1 0.2 0.2
Other Biological Science 3.2 5.1 4.5 1.8 3.6 3.0 0.6 1.1 1.0
Business
Accounting 0.0 0.2 0.2 3.3 3.2 3.2 4.5 3.3 3.7
Business Administration (general) 0.5 0.2 0.3 1.0 0.8 0.8 4.9 2.7 3.5
Finance 0.5 0.2 0.3 4.2 2.4 3.0 4.1 1.4 2.3
International Business 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.4 0.8 0.6 0.7
Marketing 0.0 0.2 0.2 1.4 3.0 2.5 2.8 3.1 3.0
Management 3.7 2.7 3.0 3.6 2.7 3.0 5.2 2.8 3.6
Secretarial Studies 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Other Business 0.0 0.2 0.2 1.4 0.8 1.0 1.1 0.7 0.8
Education
Business Education 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1
Elementary Education 0.0 0.5 0.3 0.1 4.4 3.0 1.1 7.9 5.5
Music or Art Education 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.4 0.8 0.6
Physical Education or Recreation 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.6 0.3 0.4 1.2 0.6 0.8
Secondary Education 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.8 1.7 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.3
Special Education 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.3 0.1 0.6 0.4
Other Education 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.4 1.4 1.4 0.3 0.9 0.7
Engineering
Aeronautical or Astronautical
Engineering 3.7 0.7 1.7 1.9 0.3 0.8 0.6 0.1 0.2
Civil Engineering 2.1 1.2 1.5 4.6 1.6 2.6 1.4 0.4 0.7
Chemical Engineering 1.1 0.0 0.3 1.3 0.7 0.9 0.6 0.2 0.4
Computer Engineering 4.3 0.7 1.8 1.8 0.4 0.9 1.1 0.1 0.5
Electrical or Electronic Engineering 2.1 1.0 1.3 2.6 0.8 1.4 1.6 0.2 0.7
Industrial Engineering 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.8 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.1
Mechanical Engineering 6.4 1.2 2.8 5.0 0.9 2.2 2.3 0.3 1.0
Other Engineering 6.4 2.7 3.8 4.0 1.7 2.4 0.9 0.4 0.6
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MAJOR REPORTED IN 2006
Physical Science
Astronomy 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Atmospheric Science (incl. Meteorology) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0
Chemistry 2.7 1.9 2.2 2.0 1.1 1.4 1.6 1.3 1.4
Earth Science 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.5 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.2
Marine Science (incl. Oceanography) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Mathematics 3.2 2.2 2.5 1.4 1.3 1.4 2.1 1.4 1.6
Physics 1.6 0.2 0.7 1.1 0.3 0.5 1.2 0.3 0.6
Statistics 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Other Physical Science 0.5 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2
Professional
Architecture or Urban Planning 0.0 1.2 0.8 1.4 1.1 1.2 0.4 0.3 0.3
Home Economics 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1
Health Technology (medical, dental,
laboratory) 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.2
Library/Archival Science 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Medicine, Dentistry, Veterinarian 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.8 1.1 1.0 0.2 0.3 0.3
Nursing 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.7 1.6 1.3 0.8 6.0 4.2
Pharmacy 1.1 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.3 0.2
Therapy (occupational, physical, speech) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.9 0.7 0.3 1.2 0.9
Other Professional 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.4 1.2 0.9 0.4 0.7 0.6
Social Science
Anthropology 0.0 1.7 1.2 0.6 0.9 0.8 0.3 0.6 0.5
Economics 6.4 3.4 4.3 2.6 1.6 1.9 3.0 0.9 1.6
Ethnic Studies 0.0 1.0 0.7 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
Geography 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.6 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.1
Political Science (gov't., international
relations) 8.5 9.9 9.5 5.2 4.3 4.6 5.3 3.5 4.1
Psychology 5.3 13.6 11.0 2.9 8.4 6.6 4.2 10.1 8.1
Social Work 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.4 1.3 1.0 0.4 1.9 1.4
Sociology 2.1 3.4 3.0 1.2 1.7 1.6 1.4 2.6 2.2
Women's Studies 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1
Other Social Science 1.1 5.1 3.8 0.3 2.3 1.6 0.5 1.2 1.0
Technical
Building Trades 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.1 0.2 0.5 0.2 0.0 0.1
Data Processing or Computer Programming 1.6 0.2 0.7 1.2 0.2 0.5 1.4 0.1 0.6
Drafting or Design 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2
Electronics 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Mechanics 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Other Technical 0.5 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.1
Other Fields
Agriculture 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.8 3.5 3.3 0.3 0.5 0.4
Communications 1.6 3.4 2.8 1.0 2.0 1.6 2.8 4.0 3.6
Computer Science 5.3 0.0 1.7 2.4 0.3 1.0 2.7 0.3 1.1
Forestry 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0
Kinesiology 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 1.3 0.9 0.8 0.9 0.8
Law Enforcement 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.6 0.4 0.5 1.2 0.4 0.7
Military Science 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0
Other Field 1.1 1.5 1.3 4.0 3.5 3.6 2.7 2.6 2.6
Undecided 0.0 0.5 0.3 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.5 0.5 0.5
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All Respondents ondents Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women Total
PLANNED GRADUATE MAJOR 417
Arts and Humanities
Art, fine and applied 0.0 2.1 1.4 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.6 2.4 2.1
English (language and literature) 0.8 1.4 1.2 1.6 2.0 1.9 1.8 2.5 2.3
History 0.0 0.3 0.2 1.2 0.9 1.0 2.2 0.9 1.3
Journalism 0.0 1.7 1.2 0.0 0.8 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.8
Language and Literature (except English) 0.0 0.7 0.5 0.0 0.7 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.7
Music 0.0 0.3 0.2 1.2 0.3 0.6 1.4 1.0 1.1
Philosophy 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.1 0.2 0.9 0.2 0.4
Speech 0.0 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.6 0.4 0.1 0.2 0.2
Theater or Drama 0.0 1.4 1.0 0.0 0.6 0.4 0.6 0.8 0.8
Theology or Religion 0.0 0.3 0.2 1.2 0.6 0.8 4.7 1.5 2.6
Other Arts and Humanities 2.4 1.4 1.7 1.0 0.6 0.7 0.8 1.1 1.0
Biological Science
Biology (general) 3.2 2.7 2.9 1.0 1.2 1.1 0.7 0.9 0.8
Biochemistry or Biophysics 2.4 1.4 1.7 1.0 0.6 0.8 0.6 0.5 0.5
Botany 0.8 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
Environmental Science 0.0 0.7 0.5 0.2 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.5
Marine (Life) Science 0.8 1.0 1.0 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2
Microbiology or Bacteriology 0.0 0.3 0.2 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.3 0.3 0.3
Zoology 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2
Other Biological Science 2.4 2.4 2.4 1.4 1.8 1.7 1.2 1.3 1.3
Business
Accounting 0.0 1.4 1.0 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.7 1.9 2.2
Business Administration (general) 4.8 3.1 3.6 8.5 4.0 5.4 7.5 3.4 4.7
Finance 3.2 0.0 1.0 4.5 1.5 2.4 3.5 1.4 2.1
International Business 0.0 1.7 1.2 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.1 0.7 0.8
Marketing 0.8 1.7 1.4 1.0 1.7 1.5 1.5 1.8 1.7
Management 4.0 1.4 2.2 4.9 1.7 2.7 4.1 1.9 2.6
Secretarial Studies 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Other Business 0.8 0.3 0.5 1.4 0.9 1.1 1.4 0.9 1.1
Education
Business Education 0.0 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.5 0.3 0.1 0.3 0.2
Elementary Education 0.8 5.2 3.8 0.6 3.1 2.3 0.9 5.6 4.1
Music or Art Education 0.0 0.7 0.5 0.2 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.7 0.6
Physical Education or Recreation 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.6 0.2 0.3
Secondary Education 3.2 2.7 2.9 2.8 2.8 2.8 3.5 3.1 3.2
Special Education 0.0 0.3 0.2 0.4 0.8 0.7 0.3 2.0 1.4
Other Education 1.6 2.4 2.2 2.4 3.1 2.9 1.4 3.6 2.9
Engineering
Aeronautical or Astronautical
Engineering 2.4 0.3 1.0 1.6 0.2 0.6 0.8 0.1 0.3
Civil Engineering 2.4 1.0 1.4 2.0 0.9 1.3 0.8 0.2 0.4
Chemical Engineering 0.8 0.3 0.5 0.8 0.1 0.3 0.5 0.1 0.2
Computer Engineering 0.8 0.7 0.7 1.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.1 0.3
Electrical or Electronic Engineering 1.6 1.0 1.2 1.4 0.6 0.9 1.3 0.2 0.6
Industrial Engineering 0.8 0.0 0.2 0.8 0.3 0.4 0.2 0.0 0.1
Mechanical Engineering 2.4 0.7 1.2 1.6 0.6 0.9 1.2 0.2 0.5
Other Engineering 4.0 1.0 1.9 2.6 0.6 1.3 0.9 0.3 0.5
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PLANNED GRADUATE MAJOR
Physical Science
Astronomy 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0
Atmospheric Science (incl. Meteorology) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.6 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.1
Chemistry 1.6 1.0 1.2 0.8 0.6 0.7 1.4 0.7 0.9
Earth Science 0.8 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.3
Marine Science (incl. Oceanography) 0.0 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
Mathematics 2.4 0.3 1.0 1.4 0.5 0.8 1.4 0.6 0.9
Physics 2.4 0.3 1.0 2.2 0.3 0.9 1.2 0.2 0.5
Statistics 1.6 0.0 0.5 0.4 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.2
Other Physical Science 0.8 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1
Professional
Architecture or Urban Planning 0.0 1.0 0.7 1.4 1.5 1.4 0.9 0.5 0.6
Home Economics 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0
Health Technology (medical, dental,
laboratory) 0.0 0.3 0.2 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5
Law 9.5 8.6 8.9 7.7 6.6 6.9 9.5 6.0 7.2
Library/Archival Science 0.0 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.7 0.5
Medicine, Dentistry, Veterinarian 11.1 8.6 9.4 9.6 10.6 10.3 6.6 6.2 6.3
Nursing 0.0 0.7 0.5 0.6 1.7 1.4 0.6 4.8 3.4
Pharmacy 2.4 4.1 3.6 1.6 2.7 2.3 1.1 1.6 1.4
Therapy (occupational, physical, speech) 0.0 2.4 1.7 0.8 4.4 3.3 1.3 4.5 3.5
Other Professional 1.6 4.8 3.8 1.0 2.4 1.9 0.8 1.4 1.2
Social Science
Anthropology 0.0 0.7 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.5 0.4
Economics 1.6 0.7 1.0 1.8 0.6 0.9 1.5 0.3 0.7
Ethnic Studies 0.0 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1
Geography 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
Political Science (gov't., international
relations) 3.2 3.8 3.6 2.2 2.0 2.1 2.9 1.9 2.2
Psychology 3.2 8.2 6.7 1.8 7.4 5.6 3.6 8.7 7.0
Social Work 0.0 3.4 2.4 0.2 2.5 1.8 0.6 4.3 3.1
Sociology 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.6 0.5
Women's Studies 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.3 0.2
Other Social Science 0.8 0.3 0.5 0.4 0.6 0.6 0.5 1.2 1.0
Technical
Building Trades 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0
Data Processing or Computer Programming 2.4 0.3 1.0 1.2 0.1 0.4 0.8 0.1 0.3
Drafting or Design 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1
Electronics 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Mechanics 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Other Technical 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
Other Fields
Agriculture 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.9 1.6 0.1 0.3 0.2
Communications 0.8 0.3 0.5 0.4 0.8 0.7 0.8 1.2 1.1
Computer Science 4.8 0.0 1.4 2.8 0.1 0.9 1.7 0.2 0.7
Forestry 0.8 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0
Kinesiology 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.6 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5
Law Enforcement 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.8 0.1 0.3 0.7 0.2 0.4
Military Science 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1
Other Field 0.0 1.0 0.7 0.8 2.4 1.9 1.7 2.1 2.0
Undecided 1.6 2.7 2.4 2.0 4.3 3.6 2.4 3.6 3.2
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Question #29 657
Please indicate your Undergraduate
College while attending UCSD. (note. If
you were in Sixth College, please skip to
question 30)
A Revelle 22.1 14.1 16.4
B Muir 20.5 23.4 22.5
C Warren 27.2 21.9 23.4
D Marshall 18.5 19.9 19.5
E Roosevelt 11.8 20.8 18.1
Question #30 31
Please indicate your Undergraduate
College while attending UCSD.
A Sixth 100.0 100.0 100.0
B 0.0 0.0 0.0
C 0.0 0.0 0.0
D 0.0 0.0 0.0
E 0.0 0.0 0.0
For the courses within your major , how
often have you participated in the
following activities? (31-35)
Question #31 684
Taken a lecture course from faculty who
can refer to their own research in their
courses?
A Never 8.7 5.9 6.7
B Once 8.2 5.3 6.1
C Twice 13.0 11.8 12.1
D 3-4 Times 34.6 35.9 35.5
E 5 Times or more 35.6 41.2 39.5
Question #32 680
Taken small research-oriented seminars
from faculty member?
A Never 58.7 55.5 56.5
B Once 22.3 22.6 22.5
C Twice 7.8 11.8 10.6
D 3-4 Times 7.3 7.8 7.6
E 5 Times or more 3.9 2.3 2.8
Question #33 682
Conducted your own research under the
direction of faculty as part of a course
requirement?
A Never 60.1 56.3 57.5
B Once 17.8 20.5 19.6
C Twice 8.7 10.5 10.0
D 3-4 Times 8.2 6.8 7.2
E 5 Times or more 5.3 5.9 5.7
Question #34 681
Worked on a creative project under the
direction of a faculty member?
A Never 59.9 57.0 57.9
B Once 14.5 20.9 18.9
C Twice 9.7 9.5 9.5
D 3-4 Times 12.1 7.2 8.7
E 5 Times or more 3.9 5.5 5.0
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Question #35 683
Conducted your own research under the
direction of faculty for independent
study (Example: 199 course)?
A Never 68.3 70.3 69.7
B Once 18.3 17.1 17.4
C Twice 6.3 6.5 6.4
D 3-4 Times 4.3 4.0 4.1
E 5 Times or more 2.9 2.1 2.3
How satisfied are you with each of the
following aspects of your educational
experience in your major ? (36-49)
Question #36 684
Advising by faculty on academic matters
A Dissatisfied 11.1 8.6 9.4
B Somewhat dissatisfied 13.5 13.0 13.2
C Somewhat satisfied 31.2 31.7 31.6
D Satisfied 35.1 38.9 37.7
E No Opinion 9.1 7.8 8.2
Question #37 684
Advising by departmental staff on
academic matters
A Dissatisfied 13.9 8.8 10.4
B Somewhat dissatisfied 13.9 16.4 15.6
C Somewhat satisfied 30.8 32.4 31.9
D Satisfied 30.3 36.6 34.6
E No Opinion 11.1 5.9 7.5
Question #38 682
Quality of faculty instruction
A Dissatisfied 4.3 1.5 2.3
B Somewhat dissatisfied 8.2 6.8 7.2
C Somewhat satisfied 33.2 24.3 27.0
D Satisfied 52.9 66.5 62.3
E No Opinion 1.4 1.1 1.2
Question #39 680
Quality of teaching by graduate TA's
A Dissatisfied 4.8 3.4 3.8
B Somewhat dissatisfied 9.2 11.4 10.7
C Somewhat satisfied 45.9 40.4 42.1
D Satisfied 38.2 42.7 41.3
E No Opinion 1.9 2.1 2.1
Question #40 682
Availability of courses for general
education or breadth requirements
A Dissatisfied 6.3 4.2 4.8
B Somewhat dissatisfied 12.6 11.8 12.0
C Somewhat satisfied 35.7 35.2 35.3
D Satisfied 43.5 45.5 44.9
E No Opinion 1.9 3.4 2.9
Question #41 683
Availability of courses needed for
graduation
A Dissatisfied 7.2 5.9 6.3
B Somewhat dissatisfied 15.4 12.2 13.2
C Somewhat satisfied 29.3 28.8 29.0
D Satisfied 46.6 51.8 50.2
E No Opinion 1.4 1.3 1.3
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Question #42 683
Access to small classes
A Dissatisfied 23.1 14.7 17.3
B Somewhat dissatisfied 24.0 28.8 27.4
C Somewhat satisfied 26.9 26.7 26.8
D Satisfied 22.6 25.9 24.9
E No Opinion 3.4 3.8 3.7
Question #43 678
Access to faculty outside of class
A Dissatisfied 4.4 3.8 4.0
B Somewhat dissatisfied 11.7 14.4 13.6
C Somewhat satisfied 44.2 33.3 36.6
D Satisfied 32.5 41.5 38.8
E No Opinion 7.3 7.0 7.1
Question #44 682
Ability to get into a major that you want
A Dissatisfied 4.3 1.5 2.3
B Somewhat dissatisfied 3.9 3.8 3.8
C Somewhat satisfied 18.8 13.7 15.2
D Satisfied 67.1 74.9 72.6
E No Opinion 5.8 6.1 6.0
Question #45 680
Opportunities for research experience or
to produce creative products
A Dissatisfied 8.7 7.4 7.8
B Somewhat dissatisfied 20.4 17.7 18.5
C Somewhat satisfied 24.3 24.7 24.6
D Satisfied 29.6 32.7 31.8
E No Opinion 17.0 17.5 17.4
Question #46 682
Variety of courses available in your
major
A Dissatisfied 7.2 7.4 7.3
B Somewhat dissatisfied 13.9 13.3 13.5
C Somewhat satisfied 36.1 34.4 34.9
D Satisfied 40.9 43.9 43.0
E No Opinion 1.9 1.1 1.3
Question #47 683
Quality of lower-division courses in your
major
A Dissatisfied 8.7 5.3 6.3
B Somewhat dissatisfied 16.3 16.8 16.7
C Somewhat satisfied 33.7 31.4 32.1
D Satisfied 32.7 34.5 34.0
E No Opinion 8.7 12.0 11.0
Question #48 681
Quality of upper-division courses in your
major
A Dissatisfied 4.3 2.1 2.8
B Somewhat dissatisfied 5.8 8.0 7.3
C Somewhat satisfied 28.8 24.5 25.8
D Satisfied 58.7 62.8 61.5
E No Opinion 2.4 2.5 2.5
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Question #49 682
Availability of library research materials
A Dissatisfied 1.9 1.1 1.3
B Somewhat dissatisfied 1.4 2.5 2.2
C Somewhat satisfied 28.0 24.6 25.7
D Satisfied 55.6 60.0 58.7
E No Opinion 13.0 11.8 12.2
UCSD Academic and Student Support
Programs: Using the following scale,
please indicate your level of satisfaction
with the following programs or services.
(50-58)
Question #50 679
Personal Safety Program (e.g., CSO/
Evening escort service
A Dissatisfied 5.3 1.1 2.4
B Somewhat dissatisfied 2.9 3.0 2.9
C Somewhat satisfied 15.5 16.7 16.3
D Satisfied 26.7 45.9 40.1
E No Opinion 49.5 33.4 38.3
Question #51 681
Transportation Services (e.g., City
Shuttle, UCSD buses/shuttles
A Dissatisfied 9.7 5.1 6.5
B Somewhat dissatisfied 12.1 9.5 10.3
C Somewhat satisfied 31.4 28.7 29.5
D Satisfied 42.0 55.1 51.1
E No Opinion 4.8 1.7 2.6
Question #52 676
Education Abroad/Opportunities Abroad
Program
A Dissatisfied 3.4 1.1 1.8
B Somewhat dissatisfied 1.5 2.5 2.2
C Somewhat satisfied 15.1 11.5 12.6
D Satisfied 20.0 31.0 27.7
E No Opinion 60.0 53.9 55.8
Question #53 680
Educational enrichment programs (e.g.,
UCDC, Internships (197 courses),
Independent study (199 courses)
A Dissatisfied 2.9 2.1 2.4
B Somewhat dissatisfied 3.9 3.4 3.5
C Somewhat satisfied 14.0 13.1 13.4
D Satisfied 23.2 30.4 28.2
E No Opinion 56.0 51.0 52.5
Question #54 680
OASIS Tutoring and Academic Support
Services
A Dissatisfied 3.4 2.7 2.9
B Somewhat dissatisfied 3.9 2.7 3.1
C Somewhat satisfied 12.1 11.2 11.5
D Satisfied 18.8 26.2 24.0
E No Opinion 61.8 57.1 58.5
Question #55 677
Academic Enrichment Program (AEP)/
Faculty mentoring
A Dissatisfied 4.9 0.6 1.9
B Somewhat dissatisfied 2.4 3.0 2.8
C Somewhat satisfied 10.7 6.6 7.8
D Satisfied 8.7 13.0 11.7
E No Opinion 73.3 76.9 75.8
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Question #56 679
Academic Advising in your Under-
graduate College (i.e. Revelle, Muir,
Warren, Marshall, Roosevelt, Sixth)
A Dissatisfied 14.0 9.5 10.9
B Somewhat dissatisfied 15.0 14.0 14.3
C Somewhat satisfied 30.4 32.0 31.5
D Satisfied 30.4 38.6 36.1
E No Opinion 10.1 5.9 7.2
Question #57 681
UCSD Campus Residence Halls
A Dissatisfied 10.1 3.6 5.6
B Somewhat dissatisfied 9.2 7.8 8.2
C Somewhat satisfied 28.5 26.8 27.3
D Satisfied 24.6 32.9 30.4
E No Opinion 27.5 28.9 28.5
Question #58 679
UCSD Campus Apartments
A Dissatisfied 8.7 4.7 5.9
B Somewhat dissatisfied 8.3 5.9 6.6
C Somewhat satisfied 25.7 19.9 21.6
D Satisfied 33.0 43.8 40.5
E No Opinion 24.3 25.8 25.3
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