Data Summary for: "2006 New Student Satisfaction Survey"

First-time Freshman and Transfer Students

Margie Bennett, Ph.D.

Executive Assistant to the President

1. 2006 Online Distribution and Response Rates of the New Student Satisfaction Survey

Survey Distribution Number Respondents Response Rate

New Students in English Classes

428 380 89%

New Students Not in English Classes Who Received an E-mail Survey

95

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22%

Total 523 401 77% 83% 2005

2. How did you first hear about Mount Vernon Nazarene University?

Source of Hearing N Percent

Friend 75 18.7%

Parent(s)/Relative 63 15.7%

Your Church 58 14.5%

Brother/Sister 37 9.2%

Comparisons of the above sources are within 2% of Fall 2005 percentages.

3. Which most influenced your decision to attend MVNU?

Top 7 Ranked Choices by Percentage of Respondents(Ranked First, Second, Third, and Total or “All”)

Christian Atmosphere 40% 15% 8% 63%Academics/Majors Offered 22% 20% 10% 52%Location of University 10% 11% 15% 37%Campus Visit 11% 13% 9% 32%Size of University 9% 11% 12% 31%Environment 11% 11% 8% 30%Financial Aid 9% 9% 8% 27%

(rank 1) (rank 2) (rank 3) Total

4. How many times visited MVNU before enrolling? Number of Times N Percent

0 21 5.2%

1 114 28.4%

2 97 24.2%

3 or more 169 42.1%

Four out of every ten new students visited campus at least three times, and almost two-thirds visited at least twice. 5. Did you spend the night on campus when you visited?

Response N Percent

Stayed overnight on the MVNU campus

182 45.4%

Almost ½ spent the night on campus.

6. Please identify all of the MVNU events

which you attended before enrolling:

Top 7 Events Attended by at Least 20% of New Students

MVNU Events N Percent

Campus Visit (Personal)

247 61.6%

Sonfest 132 32.9%

MVNYou Visit Day 109 27.2%

Athletic 108 26.9% Stayed with a friend on campus

87 21.7%

Breakaway 84 20.9%

BLAST 82 20.4%

Represent differences greater than 3%, in comparison with Fall 2005 responses.

7. When did you make the final decision to attend MVNU?

When Made Decision N %

Before Junior Year 32 8.0%

During Junior Year 38 9.5% First Semester of Senior Year

104 26.1%

Second Semester of Senior Year

132 33.2%

After High School Graduation

92 23.1%

Missing 3

FINAL DECISION TO ATTEND MVNU: Almost 6 out of every 10 during their senior year of high school More than 8 out of 10 during or after their senior year. More than half during or after the spring of their senior year of high school.

8. Did telephone calls from MVNU students influence your decision to attend Mount

Vernon Nazarene University? Impact of Telephone Calls from MVNU Students

N Percent

Yes, the calls changed my mind. 1 0.2% Yes, the calls were helpful / effective.

117 29.2%

No, I had already decided. 154 38.4% No, the calls were not helpful / not effective.

64 16.0%

No calls were received. 65 16.2%

Responses were similar in % to new students’ responses in Fall 2005. Almost 3 out of every 10 new students reported that telephone calls from MVNU students were helpful/effective or changed their minds.

9. Did telephone, mail, email, IM, etc. from MVNU Admissions Counselor influence your

decision to attend MVNU?

Impact of Admissions Counselor

N Percent

Yes, the contact changed my mind.

9 2.2%

Yes, the contact was helpful/effective.

143 35.7%

No, I had already decided. 195 48.6% No, the contact was not helpful/effective.

54 13.5%

Arrows indicate how Fall 2006 responses compare with new students’ responses in Fall 2005. Almost 4 out of every 10 new students said Admissions Counselor contacts were helpful/effective or changed their minds about attending MVNU.

10. What manner of contact would you have most preferred with an MVNU Admissions Counselor?

Type of Contact

N Percent

Phone 188 46.9%

Email 145 36.2%

Mail 63 15.7%

IM 5 1.2% Web Chat 0 0.0%

8 out of every 10 new students (83%) preferred telephone or email.

New Student Orientation & Fall Training Day

11. Which summer New Student Orientation did you attend?

Orientation N Percent

June 23 - 24 148 36.9%

June 29 - 30 68 17.0%

July 7 - 8 93 23.2%

August 4 33 8.2% None/Did not attend

59 14.7%

12. Did you attend the Fall Training Day on Monday, September 4?

Attend N Percent

Yes 320 79.8%

No 81 20.2% 4% & 6% more reported that they did not attend orientation and fall training day, respectively.

13. Do you plan to return to MVNU next term? N Percent

Yes 357 89.0%

Uncertain 33 8.2%

No 11 2.7%

Approximately 9 out of every 10 new students reported plans to return to MVNU the following semester and that they would recommend MVNU to friends or relatives. 14. Would you recommend MVNU to your friends or relatives?

N Percent

Yes 383 95.5%

No 18 4.5%

15. If you plan not to return to MVNU, which one of the following is the major reason?

Reason for Not Returning N % Valid

%

Money 14 3.5% 24.6%

Academic difficulty/grades 8 2.0% 14.0%

MVNU Lifestyle Guidelines too restrictive 4 1.0% 7.0%

MVNU does not offer my major 3 0.7% 5.3%

Poor study habits 3 0.7% 5.3%

Stress/pressure 3 0.7% 5.3%

Value of MVNU Education 2 0.5% 3.5%

Family difficulties 1 0.2% 1.8%

MVNU Lifestyle Guidelines too lenient 1 0.2% 1.8%

Other 18 4.5% 31.6% Missing 344 85.8%

16. What are your graduation intentions?

MVNU Degree or Other Plans N Percent

BA/BS (MVNU) 358 89.3%

AA/AAS (MVNU) 10 2.5% Transfer and graduate from another college

24 6.0%

Other 9 2.2%

Nine out of every ten new students plan to complete a degree at MVNU, while 6% intend to transfer to another institution.

17. Schools Identified as Transfer Destinations

Schools 11 Ohio State University 5 Liberty University 2 Cedarville University 1 Mount Saint Joseph College 1 Kent State University 1 Wright State or Ohio State 1

18. Please identify your Church affiliation: N %

Nazarene 157 39.2%

Non-denominational 69 17.2%

Other 42 10.5%

Baptist 37 9.2%

United Methodist 23 5.7%

No Preference 17 4.2%

Church of Christ 11 2.7%

Church of God 10 2.5%

Mennonite 10 2.5%

Catholic 9 2.2% Christian & Missionary Alliance

8 2.0%

Presbyterian 5 1.2%

Lutheran 3 .7%

20. During your first semester at MVNU, were you involved in Small Group Bible Study? N %

Yes 335 83.5%

No 60 15.0%

Not yet, but I plan to do so 6 1.5%

21. Rate your experience in being involved in your small group Bible study: N %

Very helpful in my Christian life 64 16.0%

Helpful in my Christian life 114 28.4%

Somewhat helpful in my Christian life 98 24.4%

Not that helpful in my Christian life 59 14.7%

NA 66 16.5%

These were new questions in Fall 2006; no comparison data are available.

22. Have you attended Wednesday evening, His Stories?

Response N Percent

Every Wednesday 5 1.2%

Almost every Wed. 24 6.0%

Once or twice 138 34.4%

None 234 58.4% 23. Have you been involved in a service project and/or mission experience sponsored by the university?

Response N Percent

Yes 169 42.1%

No 211 52.6% Scheduled to participate

21 5.2%

There was an increase of over 17% of new students who reported being involved in a service project and/or mission experience sponsored by MVNU.

24. The MVNU Lifestyle Guidelines, communicated to you by the ESSD Division, were clear and well understood

N Percent

Strongly agree 121 30.2%

Agree 268 66.8%

Disagree 11 2.7%

Strongly disagree 1 0.2%

25. How many MVNU weekend events have you attended since becoming a student at

MVNU?

N Percent

0 56 14.0%

1-2 131 32.7%

3-4 138 34.4%

5-6 39 9.7%

7 or more 37 9.2%

One out of every 5 students had attended at least 5 weekend events, and more than 8 out of every 10 had attended at least one weekend event. The results are similar to those for the new student respondents in Fall 2005.

26. Please identify all types of MVNU events you have attended:

N Percent

Dorm/Apartment Activity 274 68.3%

Lecture/Artist 268 66.8%

Sports 226 56.4%

Concert 224 55.9%

SGA Activity 221 55.1%

Class Event 156 38.9%

Other 75 18.7% Note: This is a multi-choice element so the percentages may add up to more than 100%

27. Rate the quality of MVNU events in comparison with that of high school events:

N Percent Valid

Percent

Much higher 88 21.9% 22.3%

Higher 198 49.4% 50.1%

Same 84 20.9% 21.3%

Lower 25 6.2% 6.3% Missing 6 1.5%

Similarly to results of Fall 2005 data, 3 out of every 4 new students in Fall 2006 evaluated MVNU weekend events as higher or much higher in quality than their high school events.

28. Identify an event you would like MVNU to sponsor:

N % Valid

Percent

Concert 188 46.9% 50.8%

Special Event 83 20.7% 22.4%

Sport 77 19.2% 20.8%

Other 22 5.5% 5.9% Missing 31 7.7%

29. How many MVNU clubs and/or

organizations have you joined this fall?

Response N Percent

0 185 46.1%

1 122 30.4%

2 62 15.5%

3 or more 32 8.0%

Almost half of the new students had joined one or two clubs/organizations at the time of the survey, although, in comparison with results of Fall 2005, there were fewer that joined 2 or more clubs/organizations in Fall 2006.

30. New Students' Evaluations of Their Academic Experiences

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Quality of Teaching

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Interaction with Faculty

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Library Assistance

Computer Lab Open Hrs

Creative Expression

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Comparison of Quality Ratings—

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Figure 1New Students' Evaluations of the Quality of Academic Factors

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33. New Students’ Evaluations of Their Spiritual Experiences

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Factors Rated Excellent/Good by at Least 7 Out of Every 10 New Students(The average percentage includes all 15 Student Development factors.)

Figure 5ANew Students' Evaluation of Student Life

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Figure 5BNew Students' Evaluation of Student Life

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37. How many total hours do you generally study for all your MVNU courses each weekday (Mon.- Fri.)?

# of Hours N Percent

Less than 1 10 2.5%

1-2 83 20.7%

3-4 127 31.7%

5-6 82 20.4%

7-8 56 14.0%

9 or more 43 10.7%

More than ½ of the new students study 3-5 hrs., and ¼ study at least 7 hrs.

38. Rate the general level of difficulty of your MVNU courses:

Level of Difficulty N Percent

Easy 13 3.2%

About right 219 54.6%

Difficult 155 38.7%

Very difficult 14 3.5%

Over ½ of the new students rated their courses to be “about right” in the level of difficulty.

39. Rate your overall academic performance at MVNU thus far:

Average N Percent

A 86 21.4%

B 195 48.6%

C 113 28.2%

D 5 1.2%

F 2 0.5%

7 out of every 10 students reported A or B overall performance. Less than 2% reported overall performance below a C average.

40. Most-Frequently Reported MVNU Majors by

New Students, Including “Undecided”MVNU Major N Percent

Early Childhood Education 39 9.7%

Business Administration 35 8.7%

Biology 31 7.7%

Nursing (new major) 30 7.5%

Religion 24 6.0% Undecided 22 5.5%

Family Consumer Science 20 5.0%

Graphic Design 20 5.0%

Criminal Justice 19 4.7% Similar percentages of new students reported these majors in both 2006 and 2005.

41. New Student Respondent Demographics

Age N Percent

< 18 7 2%

18 201 50%

19 141 35%

20 34 9%

21-22 11 3%

> 22 7 2%

Gender N Percent

Male 158 39%

Female 243 61%

42. New Student Respondent Demographics

Classification N Percent

Freshman 308 76.8%

Sophomore 69 17.2%

Junior 15 3.7%

Senior 1 .2%

PSEO 8 2.0% 94% of the new student respondents were freshmen or sophomores.

 43. New Student MVNU Residential Status

Residential Status N Percent

On-campus 367 91.5%

Off-campus 34 8.5%

Residence Hall N Percent

Pioneer 119 29.7%

Galloway 73 18.2%

Oakwood 110 27.4%

44. New Student Residential Status by Home State

Home State N Percent

Ohio 351 87.5%

Pennsylvania 14 3.5%

West Virginia 10 2.5%

Other 9 2.2%

Kentucky 5 1.2%

Michigan 5 1.2%

Indiana 3 .7%

New York 2 .5%

Virginia 2 .5%

Notes:

Notes:

3. Which most influenced your decision? Remaining Choices by Number of Respondents

Factors of Influence First Second Third All

Highest Highest Highest Ranks

Financial Aid 37 38 33 108Family Member 31 37 30 98Athletics 31 23 42 96Friend 32 29 28 89Parent(s) 27 27 35 89Friendliness of Students 24 39 15 78Friendliness of Faculty/Staff 25 34 16 75Admissions 24 29 17 70Campus Facilities 24 34 10 68MVNU Student 19 26 19 64Pastor 16 23 24 63

Direct Mail 17 16 22 55MVNU Alumnus 12 11 31 54MVNU Music Groups 7 15 31 53Media 10 19 21 50

4. Which most influenced your decision to attend MVNU?

Top 6 Choices by Number of Respondents

Factors of Influence First Second Third All

Highest Highest Highest Ranks

Christian Atmosphere 159 61 33 253Academics/Majors Offered 88 79 41 208Environment 45 43 34 122Campus Visit 43 51 36 130Location of University 42 46 60 148