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Cooperative Institutional Research
Project (CIRP)
Administered to Fall Term first-year students
Fall 2008 First-Year Students Compared to Non-Sectarian (medium
selectivity), 4-Year Private, Public, and All Participating Institutions
Berea Students indicating what year they
graduated from high school
92%
3% 2% 2% 1% 0%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
2008 2007 2006 2005 or earlier Did Not Graduate
but passed G.E.D.
test
Never Completed
High School
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Age as of December 31, 2008
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
0.3%
27.0%
60.8%
30.0%
3.8% 2.2% 0.3% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
16 or
Younger
17 18 19 20 21 to 24 25 to 29 30 to 39 40 to 54 55 or
older
Race/ethnicity
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
79.0%
17.0%
5.0% 4.0%0.8% 1.0% 0.8% 1.0% 2.0%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
White
Caucasian
African
American
Black
American
Indian
Alaska
Native
Asian
American
Asian
Native
Hawaiian
Pacific
Islander
Mexican
American
Chicano
Puerto
Rican
Other
Latino
Other
How many miles is Berea College from your
permanent home:
41
1114
55
16
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
5 or less 6 - 10 11 - 15 51 - 100 101 - 500 Over 500
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
English is native language
95.0%
5.0%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Yes No
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Citizenship Status
95%
1%4%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
U.S. citizen Permanent
Resident(green card)
Neither
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Best Estimate of Parent’s total income last year
18.0%
6.0%
8.0%
14.0% 11.0%16.0%
12.0%8.0%
4.0% 2.0% 1 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
$ in the Thousands
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Number in household that are dependent on their
parents for financial support
(includes student and parents)
11%
19% 21% 21%
14% 15%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
One Two Three Four Five Six or more
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
To how many colleges other than this one
did you apply for admission this year?
18.0%
15.0%
15.0%
21.0%
18.0%
20.0%
10.0%
9.0%
12.0%
11.0%
51.0%
50.0%
44.0%
49.8%
44.3%
15.0%
25.0%
32.2%
17.0%
27.0%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
Berea
Non-Sectarian
4-Year Private
Publics
All
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
None One Two to Four Five or Over
During high school (grades 9-12) how many years did
you study each of the following:
English (4 years)
96% 98% 98% 98% 98%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Berea Non-
Sectarian(Medium
Selectivity)
PublicAll
Participating
Institutions
4-Year
Private
During high school (grades 9-12) how many years did
you study each of the following:
Mathematics (3 years)
98% 99% 98% 98% 99%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Berea Non-
Sectarian(Medium
Selectivity)
PublicAll
Participating
Institutions
4-Year
Private
During high school (grades 9-12) how many years did
you study each of the following:
Foreign Language (2 years)
85%
93% 92% 90% 93%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Berea Non-
Sectarian(Medium
Selectivity)
PublicAll
Participating
Institutions
4-Year
Private
During high school (grades 9-12) how many years did
you study each of the following:
Physical Science (2 years)
45%
63% 61%56%
62%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Berea Non-
Sectarian(Medium
Selectivity)
PublicAll
Participating
Institutions
4-Year
Private
During high school (grades 9-12) how many years did
you study each of the following:
Biological Science (2 years)
43%50% 50%
46%50%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Berea Non-
Sectarian(Medium
Selectivity)
PublicAll
Participating
Institutions
4-Year
Private
During high school (grades 9-12) how many years did
you study each of the following:
History/American Government (1 year)
96% 99% 99% 99% 99%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Berea Non-
Sectarian(Medium
Selectivity)
PublicAll
Participating
Institutions
4-Year
Private
During high school (grades 9-12) how many years did
you study each of the following:
Computer Science (1/2 year)
65%58% 60%
67%61%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Berea Non-
Sectarian(Medium
Selectivity)
PublicAll
Participating
Institutions
4-Year
Private
During high school (grades 9-12) how many years did
you study each of the following:
Arts and/or Music (1 year)
83% 84% 83% 80% 82%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Berea Non-
Sectarian(Medium
Selectivity)
PublicAll
Participating
Institutions
4-Year
Private
Average Grade in High School:
31.0% 31.0%
19.0%14.0%
3.0% 3.0%0.3% 0.0%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
A or A+ A- B+ B B- C+ C D
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Is this college your:
76%
15%
6%3%
58%
27%
10%5%
61%
26%
9%4%
61%
28%
8%4%
61%
26%
9%5%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
First choice Second choice Third choice Less than third
choice
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Students indicating if this institution was not their
first choice if they were accepted by their first choice
96%
4%
75%
25%
80%
20%
81%
19%
78%
22%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Yes No
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Berea Students Indicating if they have taken any other
courses at any other institution since leaving
High School
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
13%
87%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Yes No
Berea Students indicating if they have taken courses
at this institution prior to fall term
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
5%
95%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Yes No
Are your parents:
Both alive and living with each other
45%
67% 69%66%
70%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Berea Non-
Sectarian(Medium
Selectivity)
PublicAll
Participating
Institutions
4-Year
Private
Are your parents:
Both alive, divorced, or living apart
50%
29% 27%30%
26%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Berea Non-
Sectarian(Medium
Selectivity)
PublicAll
Participating
Institutions
4-Year
Private
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Are your parents:
One or both deceased
6% 4% 4% 4% 4%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Berea Non-
Sectarian(Medium
Selectivity)
PublicAll
Participating
Institutions
4-Year
Private
Occupation of your father:
Artist
1 2 2 1 10
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Occupation of your father:
Business
11
28 2724
27
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Occupation of your father:
Business (clerical)
1 1 1 1 10
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Occupation of your father:
Clergy
2 1 1 1 10
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Occupation of your father:
Education (secondary)
2 2 2 2 20
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Occupation of your father:
Education (elementary)
1 1 1 1 10
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Occupation of your father:
Engineer
27 7 8 9
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Occupation of your father:
Farmer or forester
2 1 1 1 10
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Occupation of your father:
Lawyer
03 3 1 2
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Occupation of your father:
Military (career)
2 1 1 3 20
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Occupation of your father:
Social, welfare, or recreation worker
1 1 1 1 10
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Occupation of your father:
Skilled worker
14
7 7 8 7
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Occupation of your father:
Semi-skilled worker
11
2 3 3 3
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Occupation of your father:
Unskilled worker
73 3 4 3
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Occupation of your father:
Unemployed
74 3 4 3
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Occupation of your father:
Other
32 30 3033
29
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Occupation of your mother:
Artist
1 3 2 2 20
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Occupation of your mother:
Business
9
16 16 16 16
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Occupation of your mother:
Business (clerical)
5 4 4 4 4
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Occupation of your mother:
Clergy
0 0 0 0 00
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Occupation of your mother:
Education (secondary)
3 5 5 4 5
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Occupation of your mother:
Education (elementary)
5 7 8 8 8
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Occupation of your mother:
Health professional
3 3 3 3 3
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Occupation of your mother:
Homemaker (full-time)
9 8 9 7 9
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Occupation of your mother:
Nurse
6 8 8 9 8
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Occupation of your mother:
Social, welfare, or recreation worker
1 2 2 2 20
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Occupation of your mother:
Skilled worker
3 1 1 2 20
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Occupation of your mother:
Semi-skilled worker
3 2 2 2 20
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Occupation of your mother:
Unskilled worker
61 1 2 2
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Occupation of your mother:
Unemployed
14
7 6 7 7
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Occupation of your mother:
Other
29 27 27 2926
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Your probable career occupation:
Accountant or actuary
3 3 3 2 20
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Your probable career occupation:
Actor or entertainer
2 2 2 2 10
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Your probable career occupation:
Artist
48 5 3 3
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Your probable career occupation:
Business (management, administrator)
49 8 6 8
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Your probable career occupation:
Business owner or proprietor
2 4 4 3 3
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Your probable career occupation:
Clergy (minister, priest)
1 0 0 0 00
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Your probable career occupation:
Clinical psychologist
1 1 2 2 10
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Your probable career occupation:
College teacher
1 1 1 0 10
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Your probable career occupation:
Computer programmer or analyst
2 1 1 2 20
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Your probable career occupation:
Engineer
3 3 36 7
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Your probable career occupation:
Farmer or rancher
0 0 0 0 00
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Your probable career occupation:
Foreign service worker
(including diplomat)
3 1 1 0 10
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Your probable career occupation:
Lawyer (attorney) or judge
3 4 4 3 3
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Your probable career occupation:
Musician (performer, composer)
1 1 2 2 20
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Your probable career occupation:
Nurse
93 5 7 5
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Your probable career occupation:
Pharmacist
1 1 2 2 20
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Your probable career occupation:
Physician
85 6 4 6
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Your probable career occupation:
Policymaker/Government
1 1 1 1 10
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Your probable career occupation:
School counselor
0 0 0 0 00
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Your probable career occupation:
Scientific researcher
3 2 2 1 20
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Your probable career occupation:
Social, welfare, or recreation worker
1 1 1 1 10
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Your probable career occupation:
Therapist
(physical, occupational, speech)
2 2 3 4 3
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Your probable career occupation:
Teacher or administrator (elementary)
5 3 5 6 4
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Your probable career occupation:
Teacher or administrator (secondary)
93 5 6 4
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Your probable career occupation:
Veterinarian
2 2 1 1 10
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Your probable career occupation:
Writer or journalist
3 4 3 2 3
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Your probable career occupation:
Laborer (unskilled)
0 0 0 0 00
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Your probable career occupation:
Other
11 11 10 9 9
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Your probable career occupation:
Undecided
1116 15 13 14
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Your probable major:
Art, fine and applied
59
5 3 3
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Your probable major:
English (language and literature)
3 3 2 2 20
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Your probable major:
History
2 2 2 1 20
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Your probable major:
Journalism
1 2 2 2 20
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Your probable major:
Language and literature
(except English)
2 1 1 1 10
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Your probable major:
Music
1 1 2 2 20
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Your probable major:
Theater or Drama
3 2 2 2 10
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Your probable major:
Theology or Religion
0 0 1 0 00
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Your probable major:
Biology (general)
5 5 5 4 5
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Your probable major:
Biochemistry or Biophysics
0 1 1 1 10
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Your probable major:
Microbiology or Bacteriology
0 0 0 0 00
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Your probable major:
Other Biological Science
1 1 1 1 10
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Your probable major:
Accounting
2 3 3 3 30
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Your probable major:
Business Admin. (general)
3 4 4 4 4
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Your probable major:
Finance
0 2 2 1 20
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Your probable major:
International Business
1 2 2 1 20
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Your probable major:
Management
25 4 4 4
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Your probable major:
Elementary Education
4 3 4 5 4
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Your probable major:
Music or Art Education
1 1 1 1 10
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Your probable major:
Physical Education or Recreation
3 1 1 1 10
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Your probable major:
Secondary Education
52 3 3 2
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Your probable major:
Chemical Engineering
0 0 0 0 10
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Your probable major:
Electrical or Electronic Engineering
1 04
1 10
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Your probable major:
Chemistry
3 1 1 1 10
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Your probable major:
Mathematics
2 1 1 1 10
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Your probable major:
Physics
1 1 0 0 10
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Your probable major:
Medicine, Dentistry,
Veterinary Medicine
84 4 3 4
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Your probable major:
Nursing
83 5 7 5
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Your probable major:
Pharmacy
1 1 1 1 10
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Your probable major:
Therapy
(occupational, physical, speech)
1 1 2 2 20
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Your probable major:
Other Professional
1 1 1 1 10
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Your probable major:
Economics
0 2 1 0 10
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Your probable major:
Political Science
(government, international relations)
3 3 3 2 3
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Your probable major:
Psychology
6 4 5 5 5
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Your probable major:
Social Work
1 1 1 1 10
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Your probable major:
Sociology
1 1 1 1 10
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Your probable major:
Other Technical (not mechanics,
electronics, drafting, design, building or
data processing)
1 0 0 0 00
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Your probable major:
Agriculture
2 0 0 0 00
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Your probable major:
Computer Science
1 1 1 1 10
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Your probable major:
Other Field
1 2 2 2 20
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Your probable major:
Undecided
5 6 6 7 6
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Berea students indicating the racial composition
of the High School they last attended
49
18
54
15
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Completely
non-White
Completely
White
Mostly
White
Roughly half
non-White
Mostly
non-White
Berea students indicating the racial composition of the
neighborhood where they grew up
712 10
42
29
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Completely
non-White
Completely
White
Mostly
White
Roughly half
non-White
Mostly
non-White
How much of your first year educational expenses
(room, board, tuition, and fees) Do you expect to cover from:
Parents, other relatives or friends
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
37 38
21
40 0
20
10 11 11 10
38
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
none less than
$1,000
$1,000 -
2,999
$3,000 -
5,999
$6,000 -
9,999
$10,000 +
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
How much of your first year educational expenses
(room, board, tuition, and fees) Do you expect to cover from:
Spouse
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
99
1 0 0 0 0
99
1 0 0 0 00
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
none less than
$1,000
$1,000 -
2,999
$3,000 -
5,999
$6,000 -
9,999
$10,000 +
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
How much of your first year educational expenses
(room, board, tuition, and fees) Do you expect to cover from:
Savings from summer work
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
22
53
22
2 0 1
36
25
23
9 3 30
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
none less than
$1,000
$1,000 -
$2,999
$3,000 -
$5,999
$6,000 -
$9,999
$10,000 +
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
How much of your first year educational expenses
(room, board, tuition, and fees) Do you expect to cover from:
Other savings
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
93
4 1 1 0 1
93
2 1 1 1 2
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
none less than
$1,000
$1,000 -
$2,999
$3,000 -
$5,999
$6,000 -
$9,999
$10,000 +
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
How much of your first year educational expenses
(room, board, tuition, and fees) Do you expect to cover from:
Part-time job on campus
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
32
56
10
1 0 0
71
1710
2 0 00
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
none less than
$1,000
$1,000 -
$2,999
$3,000 -
$5,999
$6,000 -
$9,999
$10,000 +
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
How much of your first year educational expenses
(room, board, tuition, and fees) Do you expect to cover from:
Part-time job off campus
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
94
61 0 0 0
76
148
2 0 00
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
none less than
$1,000
$1,000 -
$2,999
$3,000 -
$5,999
$6,000 -
$9,999
$10,000 +
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
How much of your first year educational expenses
(room, board, tuition, and fees) Do you expect to cover from:
Full-time job while in college
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
94
3 2 0 0 1
96
1 1 1 0 00
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
none less than
$1,000
$1,000 -
$2,999
$3,000 -
$5,999
$6,000 -
$9,999
$10,000 +
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
How much of your first year educational expenses
(room, board, tuition, and fees) Do you expect to cover from:
Pell Grant
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
66
8
17
4 3 3
85
4 73 1 1
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
none less than
$1,000
$1,000 -
$2,999
$3,000 -
$5,999
$6,000 -
$9,999
$10,000 +
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
How much of your first year educational expenses
(room, board, tuition, and fees) Do you expect to cover from:
Supplemental Educational
Opportunity Grant
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
83
8 61 0 2
93
2 3 1 0 00
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
none less than
$1,000
$1,000 -
$2,999
$3,000 -
$5,999
$6,000 -
$9,999
$10,000 +
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
How much of your first year educational expenses
(room, board, tuition, and fees) Do you expect to cover from:
State Scholarship or Grant:
Merit-based
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
78
10 82 1 2
75
59
5 4 3
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
none less than
$1,000
$1,000 -
$2,999
$3,000 -
$5,999
$6,000 -
$9,999
$10,000 +
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
How much of your first year educational expenses
(room, board, tuition, and fees) Do you expect to cover from:
State Scholarship or Grant:
Need-based
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
82
84 2 1 3
86
4 5 3 1 10
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
none less than
$1,000
$1,000 -
$2,999
$3,000 -
$5,999
$6,000 -
$9,999
$10,000 +
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
How much of your first year educational expenses
(room, board, tuition, and fees) Do you expect to cover from:
College Work-Study Grant
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
68
11 106
2 4
83
7 82 1 0
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
none less than
$1,000
$1,000 -
$2,999
$3,000 -
$5,999
$6,000 -
$9,999
$10,000 +
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
How much of your first year educational expenses
(room, board, tuition, and fees) Do you expect to cover from:
other College Grant/Scholarship
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
66
6 62 2
19
58
48 10 10 10
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
none less than
$1,000
$1,000 -
$2,999
$3,000 -
$5,999
$6,000 -
$9,999
$10,000 +
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
How much of your first year educational expenses
(room, board, tuition, and fees) Do you expect to cover from:
GI military benefits
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
98
1 0 0 0 1
99
0 1 0 0 00
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
none less than
$1,000
$1,000 -
$2,999
$3,000 -
$5,999
$6,000 -
$9,999
$10,000 +
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
How much of your first year educational expenses
(room, board, tuition, and fees) Do you expect to cover from:
ROTC
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
99
1 0 0 0 0
99
0 0 0 0 00
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
none less than
$1,000
$1,000 -
$2,999
$3,000 -
$5,999
$6,000 -
$9,999
$10,000 +
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
How much of your first year educational expenses
(room, board, tuition, and fees) Do you expect to cover from:
Other Government Aid
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
94
2 2 1 1 1
93
2 2 1 1 10
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
none less than
$1,000
$1,000 -
$2,999
$3,000 -
$5,999
$6,000 -
$9,999
$10,000 +
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
How much of your first year educational expenses
(room, board, tuition, and fees) Do you expect to cover from:
Stafford Loan (GSL)
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
90
27
1 1 0
67
4
15
7 4 4
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
none less than
$1,000
$1,000 -
$2,999
$3,000 -
$5,999
$6,000 -
$9,999
$10,000 +
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
How much of your first year educational expenses
(room, board, tuition, and fees) Do you expect to cover from:
Perkins Loan
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
99
1 0 0 0 0
88
3 5 2 1 10
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
none less than
$1,000
$1,000 -
$2,999
$3,000 -
$5,999
$6,000 -
$9,999
$10,000 +
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
How much of your first year educational expenses
(room, board, tuition, and fees) Do you expect to cover from:
Other College Loan
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
96
1 2 1 0 0
84
2 4 3 3 5
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
none less than
$1,000
$1,000 -
$2,999
$3,000 -
$5,999
$6,000 -
$9,999
$10,000 +
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
How much of your first year educational expenses
(room, board, tuition, and fees) Do you expect to cover from:
Other Loan
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
98
0 1 0 0 0
89
1 2 2 2 4
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
none less than
$1,000
$1,000 -
$2,999
$3,000 -
$5,999
$6,000 -
$9,999
$10,000 +
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
How much of your first year educational expenses
(room, board, tuition, and fees) Do you expect to cover from:
Other than those above
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
93
4 1 1 0 1
93
2 1 1 1 20
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
none less than
$1,000
$1,000 -
$2,999
$3,000 -
$5,999
$6,000 -
$9,999
$10,000 +
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
Your current religious preference:
Baptist
31
912
1511
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Your current religious preference:
Buddhist
1 1 1 1 10
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Your current religious preference:
Church of Christ
7 5 5 5 4
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Your current religious preference:
Episcopalian
1 2 2 1 10
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Your current religious preference:
Lutheran
1 2 4 3 4
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Your current religious preference:
Methodist
83 5 5 5
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Your current religious preference:
Presbyterian
2 3 3 3 3
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Your current religious preference:
Roman Catholic
7
26 2724 25
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Your current religious preference:
Other Christian
21
1115 14 13
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Your current religious preference:
Other Religion
3 3 3 3 3
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Your current religious preference:
None
14
26
19 19 21
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Your father’s current religious preference:
Baptist
34
912
1511
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Your father’s current religious preference:
Buddhist
1 1 1 1 20
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Your father’s current religious preference:
Church of Christ
6 5 5 5 4
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Your father’s current religious preference:
Episcopalian
0 2 2 1 20
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Your father’s current religious preference:
Hindu
0 1 1 0 10
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Your father’s current religious preference:
Islamic
1 1 1 1 10
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Your father’s current religious preference:
Lutheran
2 3 5 3 4
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Your father’s current religious preference:
Methodist
4 4 5 5 5
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Your father’s current religious preference:
Presbyterian
2 3 4 3 4
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Your father’s current religious preference:
Roman Catholic
7
30 3027 29
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Your father’s current religious preference:
United Church of
Christ/Congregational
0 1 1 1 10
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Your father’s current religious preference:
Other Christian
19
11 13 13 12
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Your father’s current religious preference:
Other Religion
2 2 2 2 20
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Your father’s current religious preference:
None
19 1915 15 16
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Your mother’s current religious preference:
Baptist
35
1013
1611
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Your mother’s current religious preference:
Buddhist
1 1 1 1 20
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Your mother’s current religious preference:
Church of Christ
7 6 5 6 5
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Your mother’s current religious preference:
Episcopalian
1 3 2 2 20
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Your mother’s current religious preference:
Hindu
0 1 1 0 10
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Your mother’s current religious preference:
Islamic
1 1 1 1 10
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Your mother’s current religious preference:
Lutheran
2 3 5 3 4
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Your mother’s current religious preference:
Methodist
84 6 6 6
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Your mother’s current religious preference:
Presbyterian
3 4 4 3 4
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Your mother’s current religious preference:
Roman Catholic
7
32 31 29 30
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Your mother’s current religious preference:
United Church of
Christ/Congregational
0 1 1 1 10
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Your mother’s current religious preference:
Other Christian
20
1215 14 13
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Your mother’s current religious preference:
Other Religion
3 3 2 2 20
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Your mother’s current religious preference:
None
913 10 9 11
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Number of AP courses taken by Berea students
in high school
14
25
54
61 1
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
None offered at
my High SchoolNone 1-4 5-9 10-14 15+
Number of AP Exams taken by Berea students
in high school
17
4338
2 0 00
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
None offered at
my High SchoolNone 1-4 5-9 10-14 15+
Percent of students who indicated “frequently” or “occasionally”
Attended a religious service(during the past year)
86
70
78 76 76
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Percent of students who indicated “frequently”
Being bored in class(during the past year)
29
37 3741 40
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Percent of students who indicated “frequently” or “occasionally”
Participating in organized demonstrations(during the past year)
29 27 27 25 26
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Percent of students who indicated “frequently” or “occasionally”
Tutoring another student(during the past year)
70
51 52 5156
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Percent of students who indicated “frequently” or “occasionally”
Studying with other students(during the past year)
79
86 87 86 88
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Percent of students who indicated “frequently” or “occasionally”
Being a guest in a teacher’s home(during the past year)
33
24 2420 22
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Percent of students who indicated “frequently”
Smoking cigarettes(during the past year)
6 6 5 5 4
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Percent of students who indicated “frequently” or “occasionally”
Drinking beer(during the past year)
22
46
3936 38
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Percent of students who indicated “frequently” or “occasionally”
Drinking wine or liquor(during the past year)
29
52
45 43 44
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Percent of students who indicated “frequently”
Feeling overwhelmed by all they had to do(during the past year)
3229 29 28 28
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Percent of students who indicated “frequently”
Feeling depressed(during the past year)
148 8 8 7
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Percent of students who indicated “frequently” or “occasionally”
Performing volunteer work(during the past year)
8983 85
8084
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Percent of students who indicated “frequently” or “occasionally”
Playing a musical instrument(during the past year)
44 42 43 4245
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Percent of students who indicated “frequently”
Asking a teacher for advice after class (during the past year)
37
30 3026 28
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
What is the highest level of formal education
obtained by your mother:
Grammar school or less
2 3 3 5 4
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
What is the highest level of formal education
obtained by your mother:
Some high school
94 3 5 4
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
What is the highest level of formal education
obtained by your mother:
High school graduate
29
18 19 2118
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
What is the highest level of formal education
obtained by your mother:
Postsecondary school other than college
4 4 4 4 4
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
What is the highest level of formal education
obtained by your mother:
Some college
25
16 1720 18
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
What is the highest level of formal education
obtained by your mother:
College degree
23
32 3229
33
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
What is the highest level of formal education
obtained by your mother:
Some graduate school
2 3 3 2 3
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
What is the highest level of formal education
obtained by your mother:
Graduate degree
6
21 1914
18
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
What is the highest level of formal education
obtained by your father:
Grammar school or less
3 4 4 5 4
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
What is the highest level of formal education
obtained by your father:
Some high school
14
5 5 7 5
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
What is the highest level of formal education
obtained by your father:
High school graduate
38
21 2125
20
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
What is the highest level of formal education
obtained by your father:
Postsecondary school other than college
4 3 4 4 3
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
What is the highest level of formal education
obtained by your father:
Some college
16 14 15 17 15
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
What is the highest level of formal education obtained
by your father:
College degree
16
26 27 25 27
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
What is the highest level of formal education
obtained by your father:
Some graduate school
1 2 2 2 20
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
What is the highest level of formal education
obtained by your father:
Graduate degree
9
25 2216
23
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Percent of students who indicated “frequently”
Discussing politics(during the past year)
38 36 3532
36
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Percent of students who indicated “frequently”
Voting in student election(during the past year)
2623
3026 28
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Percent of students who indicated “frequently”
Socializing with someone of another
racial/ethnic group(during the past year)
62
70 68 70 70
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Percent of students who indicated “frequently” or “occasionally”
Coming to class late(during the past year)
43
61 59 61 61
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Percent of students who indicated “frequently”
Discussing religion(during the past year)
46
3034
30 32
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Percent of students who indicated “frequently”
Using the Internet for
research or homework(during the past year)
64
77 7671
76
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Percent of students who indicated “frequently”
Using the Internet in other ways(during the past year)
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
69
8683
7783
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Percent of students who indicated “frequently” or “occasionally”
Performing community service
as part of a class(during the past year)
5659 61
5558
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Percent of Berea students who characterize
their political views as:
6
31
43
18
2
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Far Left Liberal Middle-of-the-Road Conservative Far Right
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Percent of students who characterize their political views as:
Far left
6 5 4 3 3
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Percent of students who characterize their political views as:
Liberal
3137
3027
31
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Percent of students who characterize their political views as:
Middle-of-the-road
43 42 4347
43
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Percent of students who characterize their political views as:
Conservative
1815
21 21 21
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Percent of students who characterize their political views as:
Far right
2 1 2 2 2
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Students indicating they would live with
family or other relatives during fall term
1
15 13
25
15
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Students indicating they would live in
another private home, apartment or room
during fall term
1 2 27
4
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Students indicating they would live in a
College residence hall during fall term
96
8084
63
78
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Students indicating they would live in
other campus student housing during fall
term
2 1 0 0 10
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Berea Students indicating the highest
degree they plan to obtain at any
college
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
21
36
27
11
3
0
20
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Bachelor’s Degree
J.D (Law) B.D. or M.DIV. (Divinity) Other
M.D.,D.O.,D.D.S.,D.V.M.Ph.D. or Ed.D.Master’s Degree
Berea Students indicating the highest
degree they plan to obtain at this college
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
88
8
1 0 0 0 10
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Bachelor’s Degree
J.D (Law) B.D. or M.DIV. (Divinity) Other
M.D.,D.O.,D.D.S.,D.V.M.Ph.D. or Ed.D.Master’s Degree
Percentage of students who rated item as “very important”:
My parents wanted me to go(for deciding to go to college)
20
14 1516
15
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
5 5 5 7 6
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Percentage of students who rated item as “very important”:
I could not find a job(for deciding to go to college)
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
1821 20 21 21
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Percentage of students who rated item as “very important”:
Wanted to get away from home(for deciding to go to college)
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
72 7067
71 70
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Percentage of students who rated item as “very important”:
To be able to get a better job(for deciding to go to college)
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
72
6165
5864
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Percentage of students who rated item as “very important”:
To gain a general education and
appreciation of ideas(for deciding to go to college)
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
6 4 4 4 4
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Percentage of students who rated item as “very important”:
There was nothing better to do(for deciding to go to college)
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
56
3843
34
42
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Percentage of students who rated item as “very important”:
To make me a more cultured person(for deciding to go to college)
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
58
6763
7369
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Percentage of students who rated item as “very important”:
To be able to make more money(for deciding to go to college)
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
8175 77
7277
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Percentage of students who rated item as “very important”:
To learn more about things that interest me(for deciding to go to college)
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
60
5056
51
58
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Percentage of students who rated item as “very important”:
To prepare myself for graduate
or professional school(for deciding to go to college)
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Percentage of students who rated item as “very important”:
A mentor/role model encouraged me to go(for deciding to go to college)
2216 17 18 17
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
68
75
67
7569
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Percentage of students who rated item as “very important”:
To get training for a specific career(for deciding to go to college)
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Percentage of students who rated themselves “above average” or in
the “highest 10%” as compared with the average person his/her age in:
Academic Ability
6963 65
61
70
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Percentage of students who rated themselves “above average” or in
the “highest 10%” as compared with the average person his/her age in:
Artistic Ability
3336
3229 31
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Percentage of students who rated themselves “above average” or in
the “highest 10%” as compared with the average person his/her age in:
Computer skills
3136 35
38 38
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Percentage of students who rated themselves “above average” or in
the “highest 10%” as compared with the average person his/her age in:
Cooperativeness
7772 73 72 74
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Percentage of students who rated themselves “above average” or in
the “highest 10%” as compared with the average person his/her age in:
Creativity
5861
5855 57
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Percentage of students who rated themselves “above average” or in
the “highest 10%” as compared with the average person his/her age in:
Drive to achieve
7875 75
7175
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Percentage of students who rated themselves “above average” or in
the “highest 10%” as compared with the average person his/her age in:
Emotional health
44
51 53 5155
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Percentage of students who rated themselves “above average” or in
the “highest 10%” as compared with the average person his/her age in:
Leadership ability
5660 61 59
62
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Percentage of students who rated themselves “above average” or in
the “highest 10%” as compared with the average person his/her age in:
Mathematical ability
4138 38 39
45
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Percentage of students who rated themselves “above average” or in
the “highest 10%” as compared with the average person his/her age in:
Physical health
41
54 5553
56
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Percentage of students who rated themselves “above average” or in
the “highest 10%” as compared with the average person his/her age in:
Public speaking ability
36 37 36 3538
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Percentage of students who rated themselves “above average” or in
the “highest 10%” as compared with the average person his/her age in:
Religiousness
38
2832
2629
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Percentage of students who rated themselves “above average” or in
the “highest 10%” as compared with the average person his/her age in:
Self-confidence (intellectual)
5558 59 57
61
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Percentage of students who rated themselves “above average” or in
the “highest 10%” as compared with the average person his/her age in:
Self-confidence (social)
42
51 51 52 53
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Percentage of students who rated themselves “above average” or in
the “highest 10%” as compared with the average person his/her age in:
Self-understanding
5659 58 56
59
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Percentage of students who rated themselves “above average” or in
the “highest 10%” as compared with the average person his/her age in:
Spirituality
47
3641 40 40
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Percentage of students who rated themselves “above average” or in
the “highest 10%” as compared with the average person his/her age in:
Understanding of others
68 67 67 65 67
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Percentage of students who rated themselves “above average” or in
the “highest 10%” as compared with the average person his/her age in:
Writing ability
48 48 4743
48
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Percent of students who agree “strongly” or “somewhat” that:
There is too much concern in the courts
for the rights of criminals
52 5256
6157
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Percent of students who agree “strongly” or “somewhat” that:
Abortion should be legal
41
66
55 55 55
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Percent of students who agree “strongly” or “somewhat” that:
The death penalty should be abolished
39 4138
3035
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Percent of students who agree “strongly” or “somewhat” that:
Marijuana should be legalized
32
48
41 40 41
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Percent of students who agree “strongly” or “somewhat” that:
It is important to have laws prohibiting
homosexual relationships
2419
26 25 23
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Percent of students who agree “strongly” or “somewhat” that:
The federal government should do more
to control the sale of handguns
70
7874
70 72
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Percent of students who agree “strongly” or “somewhat” that:
Racial discrimination is no longer a
major problem in America
18 18 20 22 20
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Percent of students who agree “strongly” or “somewhat” that:
Realistically, an individual can do little
to bring about changes in our society
20
28 2730
27
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Percent of students who agree “strongly” or “somewhat” that:
Wealthy people should pay a larger
share of taxes than they do now
7165
62 60 60
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Percent of students who agree “strongly” or “somewhat” that:
Same-sex couples should have the
right to legal marital status
59
74
64 64 66
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Percent of students who agree “strongly” or “somewhat” that:
Affirmative action in college admissions
should be abolished
35
45 45 4448
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Percent of students who agree “strongly” or “somewhat” that:
Federal military spending
should be increased
22 2428
3328
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Percent of students who agree “strongly” or “somewhat” that:
Dissent is a critical component of the
political process
62 62 60 5862
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Percent of students who agree “strongly” or “somewhat” that:
Colleges have the right to ban extreme
speakers from campus
3338
42 41 41
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Percent of students who agree “strongly” or “somewhat” that:
The chief benefit of a college education
is that it increases one’s earning power
54
69
62
7167
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Percent of students who agree “strongly” or “somewhat” that:
The federal government should raise
taxes to reduce the deficit
20
29 27 2528
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Percent of students who indicated that they spent the
following number of hours per week on
Studying/homework
3
15
25 28
149
4 3
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Hours Per Week
None Less than 1 hour 1 - 2 3 - 5
6 - 10 11 - 15 16 - 20 Over 20
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Percent of students who indicated that they spent the
following number of hours per week on
Socializing with Friends
15
13
23 23
11 916
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Hours Per Week
None Less than 1 hour 1 - 2 3 - 5
6 - 10 11 - 15 16 - 20 Over 20
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Percent of students who indicated that they spent the
following number of hours per week on
Talking with teachers
outside of class
8
27
37
17
6 3 1 10
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Hours Per Week
None Less than 1 hour 1 - 2 3 - 5
6 - 10 11 - 15 16 - 20 Over 20
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Percent of students who indicated that they spent the
following number of hours per week on
Exercise or sports
916 18 21
149
5 7
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Hours Per Week
None Less than 1 hour 1 - 2 3 - 5
6 - 10 11 - 15 16 - 20 Over 20
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Percent of students who indicated that they spent the
following number of hours per week on
Partying
53
19
10 105
1 1 2
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Hours Per Week
None Less than 1 hour 1 - 2 3 - 5
6 - 10 11 - 15 16 - 20 Over 20
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Percent of students who indicated that they spent the
following number of hours per week on
Working (for pay)
33
3 48 9 9 10
23
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Hours Per Week
None Less than 1 hour 1 - 2 3 - 5
6 - 10 11 - 15 16 - 20 Over 20
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Percent of students who indicated that they spent the
following number of hours per week on
Volunteer work
20 2227
18
83 1 2
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Hours Per Week
None Less than 1 hour 1 - 2 3 - 5
6 - 10 11 - 15 16 - 20 Over 20
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Percent of students who indicated that they spent the
following number of hours per week on
Student clubs/groups
2013
28
20
11
3 2 3
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Hours Per Week
None Less than 1 hour 1 - 2 3 - 5
6 - 10 11 - 15 16 - 20 Over 20
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Percent of students who indicated that they spent the
following number of hours per week on
Watching TV
10
18 21 2216
73 4
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Hours Per Week
None Less than 1 hour 1 - 2 3 - 5
6 - 10 11 - 15 16 - 20 Over 20
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Percent of students who indicated that they spent the
following number of hours per week on
Household/childcare duties
1610
27 24
127
3 2
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Hours Per Week
None Less than 1 hour 1 - 2 3 - 5
6 - 10 11 - 15 16 - 20 Over 20
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Percent of students who indicated that they spent the
following number of hours per week on
Reading for pleasure
16 1620
24
13
3 3 5
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Hours Per Week
None Less than 1 hour 1 - 2 3 - 5
6 - 10 11 - 15 16 - 20 Over 20
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Percent of students who indicated that they spent the
following number of hours per week on
Playing video/computer games
40
17 1712
84 2 2
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Hours Per Week
None Less than 1 hour 1 - 2 3 - 5
6 - 10 11 - 15 16 - 20 Over 20
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Percent of Berea students who have concerns about
their ability to finance their college educations:
32
59
10
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
None (I am confident that
I will have sufficient
funds)
Some (but I
probably will have
enough funds)
Major (not sure I will
have enough funds to
complete college)
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Percent of students who have the following concern
about their ability to finance their college education:
None (I am confident that I will
have sufficient funds)
3235 34
37 36
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Percent of students who have the following concern
about their ability to finance their college education:
Some (but I probably will
have enough funds)
5953 54 52 53
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Percent of students who have the following concern
about their ability to finance their college education:
Major (not sure I will have enough funds
to complete college)
10 12 12 11 11
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Percent of students who felt the following reason was “very important”
in their decision to attend this college:
My relatives wanted me to come here
115 6 7 6
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Percent of students who felt the following reason was “very important”
in their decision to attend this college:
My teacher advised me
19
9 8 7 7
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Percent of students who felt the following reason was “very important”
in their decision to attend this college:
This college has a very good academic
reputation81
67 66
58
65
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Percent of students who felt the following reason was “very important”
in their decision to attend this college
This college has a good reputation for
its social activities
4037 38
3538
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Percent of students who felt the following reason was “very important”
in their decision to attend this college:
I was offered financial assistance
91
5459
3743
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Reasons noted as “very important” in influencing student’s decision
to attend this particular college
The cost of attending this college
89
34 34
50
40
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Percent of students who felt the following reason was “very important”
in their decision to attend this college:
High school counselor advised me
21
13 11 11 10
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Percent of students who felt the following reason was “very important”
in their decision to attend this college:
Private college counselor advised me
106 6
3 4
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Percent of students who felt the following reason was “very important”
in their decision to attend this college:
I wanted to live near home
11
20 2125
20
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Percent of students who felt the following reason was “very important”
in their decision to attend this college:
Not offered aid by first choice
129 10 8 9
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Reasons noted as “very important” in influencing student’s decision
to attend this particular college
This college’s graduates gain admission to top
graduate/professional schools
55
39 37
2835
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Reasons noted as “very important” in influencing student’s decision
to attend this particular college
This college’s graduates get good jobs
68
59 57
4854
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Percent of students who felt the following reason was “very important”
in their decision to attend this college:
I was attracted by the religious
affiliation/orientation of the college
18
5
16
48
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Percent of students who felt the following reason was “very important”
in their decision to attend this college:
I wanted to go to a school about the
size of this college
49 49 51
3539
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Percent of students who felt the following reason was “very important”
in their decision to attend this college:
Rankings in national magazines
2318 16
11
18
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Percent of students who felt the following reason was “very important”
in their decision to attend this college:
Information from a website
25 2320
17 19
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Percent of students who felt the following reason was “very important”
in their decision to attend this college:
I was admitted through an Early Action
or Early Decision program
14 16 149
12
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Reasons noted as “very important” in influencing student’s decision
to attend this particular college
A visit to campus
44
52 51
3641
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Percent of students who felt the following reason was “very important”
in their decision to attend this college
The athletic department recruited me
1114 16
7 8
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Percent of students who personally consider the following objective
to be “essential” or “very important:”
Becoming accomplished in one
of the performing arts
(acting, dancing, etc.)
21 20 18 17 17
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Percent of students who personally consider the following objective
to be “essential” or “very important:”
Becoming an authority in my field
5661 60 60 60
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Percent of students who personally consider the following objective
to be “essential” or “very important:”
Obtaining recognition from
my colleagues for contributions
to my special field.
48
6057 56 58
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Percent of students who personally consider the following objective
to be “essential” or “very important:”
Influencing the political structure
22 24 23 22 22
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Percent of students who personally consider the following objective
to be “essential” or “very important:”
Influencing social values
4946 47 45 45
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Percent of students who personally consider the following objective
to be “essential” or “very important:”
Raising a family
6672
75 76 76
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Percent of students who personally consider the following objective
to be “essential” or “very important:”
Having administrative responsibility
for the work of others
31
41 39 40 41
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Percent of students who personally consider the following objective
to be “essential” or “very important:”
Being very well off financially
66
75 7479 77
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Percent of students who personally consider the following objective
to be “essential” or “very important:”
Helping others who are in difficulty
80
69 71 69 70
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Percent of students who personally consider the following objective
to be “essential” or “very important:”
Making a theoretical contribution
to science
21 19 19 19 21
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Percent of students who personally consider the following objective
to be “essential” or “very important:”
Writing original works (poems, novels,
short stories, etc.)
23 21 1916 17
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Percent of students who personally consider the following objective
to be “essential” or “very important:”
Creating artistic work (painting, sculpture,
decorating, etc.)
2024
2017 17
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Percent of students who personally consider the following objective
to be “essential” or “very important:”
Becoming successful in a business
of my own
38
4844 43 43
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Percent of students who personally consider the following objective
to be “essential” or “very important:”
Becoming involved in programs to
clean up the environment
34 32 3027
30
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Percent of students who personally consider the following objective
to be “essential” or “very important:”
Developing a meaningful philosophy of life
5753 52
4851
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Percent of students who personally consider the following objective
to be “essential” or “very important:”
Participating in a community
action program
3732 32
2730
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Percent of students who personally consider the following objective
to be “essential” or “very important:”
Helping to promote racial understanding
51
40 3936 37
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Percent of students who personally consider the following objective
to be “essential” or “very important:”
Keeping up to date with political affairs
3642
3936
40
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Percent of students who personally consider the following objective
to be “essential” or “very important:”
Becoming a community leader
4137 37 35 36
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Percent of students who personally consider the following objective
to be “essential” or “very important:”
Improving my understanding of other
countries and cultures
67
5754
4853
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Percent of students who estimate that chances are “very good” that he or she will
Change major field
1013 12 13 13
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Percent of students who estimate that chances are “very good” that he or she will
Change career choice
1114 13 11 13
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Percent of students who estimate that chances are “very good” that he or she will
Participate in student government
9 8 7 7 7
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Percent of students who estimate that chances are “very good” that he or she will
Get a job to help pay for
college expenses
51 50 50 50 49
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Percent of students who estimate that chances are “very good” that he or she will
Work full-time while attending college
47 7
118
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Percent of students who estimate that chances are “very good” that he or she will
Join a social fraternity or sorority
38 9 11 10
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Percent of students who estimate that chances are “very good” that he or she will
Play varsity/intercollegiate athletics
2024 26
16 17
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Percent of students who estimate that chances are “very good” that he or she will
Make at least a “B” average
49
65 64
5762
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Percent of students who estimate that chances are “very good” that he or she will
Participate in student protests
or demonstrations
10 8 7 6 6
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Percent of students who estimate that chances are “very good” that he or she will
Transfer to another college
before graduating
47 7
118
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Percent of students who estimate that chances are “very good” that he or she will
Be satisfied with their college
67
57 57
4955
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Percent of students who estimate that chances are “very good” that he or she will
Participate in volunteer or
community service work
37
2932
2228
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Percent of students who estimate that chances are “very good” that he or she will
Seek personal counseling
159 9 9 9
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Percent of students who estimate that chances are “very good” that he or she will
Communicate regularly with professors
4842 41
3236
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Percent of students who estimate that chances are “very good” that he or she will
Socialize with someone of another
racial/ethnic group
75
67 6561
65
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Percent of students who estimate that chances are “very good” that he or she will
Participate in student clubs/groups
54
46 4539
46
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Percent of students who estimate that chances are “very good” that he or she will
Participate in a study abroad program
47
3734
21
30
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Berea Non-Sectarian –Medium Selectivity
4-Year Private Publics All
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
4741
8
1 3
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Rate the importance to you of each of the following:
Learning More about Cultural
Diversity
Extremely
Important
Somewhat
Important
Not Very
Important
Not at all
Important
I don’t
know at
this time
Berea-Specific Item
34 37
16
7 7
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Rate the importance to you of each of the following:
Learning more about non-violent
conflict resolution
Extremely
Important
Somewhat
Important
Not Very
Important
Not at all
Important
I don’t
know at
this time
Berea-Specific Item
95
64
6
16
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Choose the one description that best fits your understanding of Berea College
Berea College promotes its Christian identity:
By requiring
adherence to
precisely
defined Christian
beliefs
By functioning
as a church
Through programs of
education and service
to Appalachia and
beyond
By affiliating
with a specific
Christian
denomination
By maintaining
strict moral
guidelines
Berea-Specific Item
51
35
82 4
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Rate the importance to you of each of the following:
Serving Humankind
Extremely
Important
Somewhat
Important
Not Very
Important
Not at all
Important
I don’t
know at
this time
Berea-Specific Item
39 40
14
3 4
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Rate the importance to you of each of the following:
Protecting the natural world
Extremely
Important
Somewhat
Important
Not Very
Important
Not at all
Important
I don’t
know at
this time
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Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
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Solving environmental problems
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Developing a strong spiritual self
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Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
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Gaining knowledge and skills necessary to maintain a
healthy lifestyle, including physical fitness
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Learning more about the arts
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Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
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Learning more about the arts
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Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
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Developing a desire for life-long
learning
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Striving for racial harmony
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Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
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Traveling to new places
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Learning more about Appalachian
culture/history
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Learning more about Black
culture/history
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Learning about women’s culture/history
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Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
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Being a responsible citizen of the world
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Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
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Finding work that is challenging and
that stimulates personal growth
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Volunteering service to my community
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Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP), Entering First-Year Students 2008
Berea Students indicating the Higher Education Research Institute
(HERI) permission to include their ID number for additional research
analysis
Yes
No