Student Surveys - CIRP

1999 CIRP INSTITUTIONAL SUMMARY
University of Arkansas-Fayetteville
First-time Full-time
  No. Respon dents University of Arkansas Pub Univ-med select Public Universities
Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women Total
In what year did you graduate from high school? 1,713  
1999   96.6 98.3 97.5 97.9 98.7 98.3 97.8 98.8 98.3
1998 2.4 1.1 1.7 1.5 1.0 1.2 1.1 0.8 1.0
1997 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2
1996 or earlier 0.6 0.1 0.4 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.7 0.2 0.4
Did not graduate but passed G.E.D. test 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
Never completed high school 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
How old will you be on December 31 of this year? 1,711  
16 or younger   0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
17 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.2 1.9 1.6 1.5 2.0 1.7
18 59.2 71.4 65.7 60.9 71.0 66.1 63.2 72.5 68.1
19 36.8 25.8 30.9 36.1 26.4 31.1 33.4 24.8 28.9
20 1.3 0.5 0.9 1.2 0.5 0.9 1.1 0.5 0.8
21 to 24 0.6 0.2 0.4 0.4 0.2 0.3 0.7 0.2 0.5
25 to 29 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1
30 to 39 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
40 to 54 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
55 or older 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
What was your average grade in high school? 1,702  
A or A+   34.1 44.0 39.4 18.6 23.7 21.2 22.2 28.0 25.3
A- 20.2 20.9 20.6 20.4 23.7 22.1 22.7 25.7 24.3
B+ 17.0 16.0 16.5 23.2 23.5 23.3 21.6 21.6 21.6
B 17.0 13.3 15.0 23.7 20.6 22.1 21.2 17.8 19.4
B- 8.1 3.8 5.8 8.9 5.5 7.1 7.4 4.5 5.9
C+ 2.5 1.5 2.0 3.7 2.4 3.0 3.3 1.8 2.5
C 0.9 0.4 0.6 1.5 0.7 1.1 1.3 0.5 0.9
D 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0
Citizenship status 1,710  
U.S. citizen   94.9 98.3 96.7 97.9 98.7 98.3 96.2 96.8 96.5
Permanent resident (green card) 1.0 0.7 0.8 1.3 1.0 1.1 3.1 2.7 2.9
Neither 4.0 1.1 2.5 0.8 0.3 0.5 0.7 0.4 0.6
Is English your native language? 1,705  
Yes   94.1 97.1 95.7 96.8 97.7 97.2 93.5 94.1 93.8
No 5.9 2.9 4.3 3.2 2.3 2.8 6.5 5.9 6.2
Are you: [1] 1,709  
White/Caucasian   87.0 86.0 86.5 90.8 89.3 90.0 83.9 81.4 82.6
African American/Black 5.2 8.3 6.8 3.9 6.2 5.1 5.1 8.4 6.8
American Indian 4.0 5.5 4.8 1.7 2.1 1.9 2.3 2.3 2.3
Asian American/Asian 5.0 2.8 3.9 3.5 3.0 3.2 8.0 7.1 7.6
Mexican American/Chicano 1.1 0.5 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.9 1.4 1.6 1.5
Puerto Rican 0.4 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.7 0.7 0.7
Other Latino 1.1 0.4 0.8 0.8 0.6 0.7 1.3 1.4 1.3
Other 1.6 1.0 1.3 1.7 1.6 1.6 2.5 2.5 2.5
Student's current religious preference 1,680  
Baptist   33.9 36.2 35.1 12.1 13.9 13.0 12.7 14.9 13.9
Buddhist 0.1 0.9 0.5 0.6 0.4 0.5 1.1 0.8 0.9
Eastern Orthodox 0.6 0.1 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.6 0.5 0.5
Episcopal 2.4 1.7 2.0 2.2 2.3 2.3 1.9 2.0 2.0
Islamic 1.1 0.1 0.6 0.5 0.2 0.4 1.0 0.6 0.7
Jewish 0.1 0.1 0.1 1.2 1.3 1.3 2.9 2.6 2.7
LDS (Mormon) 0.3 0.6 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 3.4 4.5 4.0
Lutheran 1.7 2.1 1.9 12.3 12.3 12.3 7.1 6.7 6.9
Methodist 15.1 18.6 17.0 9.5 9.7 9.6 8.6 9.2 8.9
Presbyterian 2.6 3.3 3.0 4.2 4.4 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.7
Quaker 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2
Roman Catholic 12.0 11.2 11.5 27.1 27.4 27.3 24.2 24.3 24.2
Seventh Day Adventist 0.5 0.2 0.4 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.2
United Church of Christ 1.1 1.9 1.5 1.5 1.8 1.7 1.4 1.6 1.5
Other Christian 12.6 13.4 13.0 9.4 9.8 9.6 10.0 10.4 10.2
Other Religion 3.3 3.1 3.2 2.8 3.1 3.0 3.4 3.8 3.6
None 12.5 6.4 9.2 15.5 12.5 13.9 16.6 13.0 14.7
How many miles is this college from your permanent home? 1,682  
5 or less   7.1 6.2 6.6 3.3 3.7 3.5 3.7 3.5 3.6
6 to 10 7.2 7.8 7.6 2.3 3.1 2.7 3.8 4.2 4.0
11 to 50 13.6 16.7 15.2 13.6 14.9 14.3 19.7 19.7 19.7
51 to 100 11.4 11.9 11.7 19.7 22.1 21.0 21.3 22.7 22.1
101 to 500 54.4 52.0 53.2 54.6 49.6 52.0 43.7 42.0 42.8
Over 500 6.2 5.5 5.8 6.5 6.6 6.6 7.8 7.9 7.9
Where do you plan to live during the fall term? 1,715  
With parents or relatives   17.1 17.4 17.3 4.6 4.6 4.6 9.4 8.8 9.1
Other private home, apartment, or room 2.0 1.0 1.5 4.2 2.4 3.3 4.7 3.6 4.1
College dormitory 65.5 80.3 73.5 87.4 91.4 89.5 81.0 84.1 82.6
Fraternity or sorority house 14.7 0.0 6.8 2.4 0.1 1.2 3.2 0.9 2.0
Other campus student housing 0.6 1.2 0.9 1.2 1.3 1.2 1.6 2.4 2.0
Other 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.2

1999 CIRP INSTITUTIONAL SUMMARY
University of Arkansas-Fayetteville
First-time Full-time
  No. Respon dents University of Arkansas Pub Univ-med select Public Universities
Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women Total
Are your parents 1,711  
Both alive and living with each other   72.4 73.5 73.0 78.3 73.6 75.9 77.3 72.9 75.0
Both alive, divorced or living apart 24.0 23.2 23.6 18.7 23.1 21.0 19.6 23.5 21.7
One or both deceased 3.7 3.3 3.4 2.9 3.4 3.2 3.0 3.6 3.3
What is your best estimate of your parents' total income last year? Consider income from all sources before taxes 1,590  
Less than $6,000   1.8 1.7 1.8 1.2 1.6 1.4 1.1 1.6 1.4
$6,000 to $9,999 1.3 1.4 1.4 0.7 1.3 1.0 0.9 1.5 1.2
$10,000 to $14,999 3.6 2.4 3.0 1.9 2.3 2.1 2.1 2.7 2.4
$15,000 to $19,999 2.9 2.9 2.9 1.8 2.6 2.2 2.0 2.9 2.5
$20,000 to $24,999 4.7 4.1 4.4 3.1 4.3 3.7 3.4 4.2 3.8
$25,000 to $29,999 4.2 4.8 4.5 3.9 4.9 4.4 3.8 4.6 4.2
$30,000 to $39,999 9.2 10.5 9.9 7.8 9.1 8.5 7.1 8.6 7.9
$40,000 to $49,999 8.3 8.8 8.6 10.7 10.5 10.6 9.5 9.9 9.7
$50,000 to $59,999 10.3 12.0 11.2 11.3 11.6 11.4 10.9 11.0 10.9
$60,000 to $74,999 15.7 15.1 15.4 15.8 15.3 15.6 15.0 14.6 14.8
$75,000 to $99,999 18.2 17.4 17.8 17.6 15.1 16.4 17.6 15.0 16.3
$100,000 to $149,999 11.7 10.1 10.9 14.2 12.3 13.2 15.1 13.3 14.2
$150,000 to $199,999 3.6 4.9 4.3 4.8 4.8 4.8 5.4 5.1 5.2
$200,000 or more 4.4 3.8 4.1 5.3 4.4 4.8 6.0 5.0 5.5
Father's education 1,691  
Grammar school or less   1.4 2.0 1.7 1.4 1.6 1.5 1.8 2.2 2.0
Some high school 2.9 3.7 3.3 2.4 2.9 2.7 2.8 3.3 3.1
High school graduate 18.3 21.4 19.9 17.6 21.0 19.3 16.1 19.1 17.7
Postsecondary school other than college 3.8 4.0 3.9 4.8 4.9 4.8 3.5 4.0 3.8
Some college 17.1 17.2 17.1 14.6 15.8 15.2 14.4 15.5 15.0
College degree 30.6 27.6 29.0 33.8 31.0 32.4 31.9 29.9 30.9
Some graduate school 1.8 2.1 2.0 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.6 2.6 2.6
Graduate degree 24.1 22.1 23.1 23.0 20.6 21.7 26.9 23.3 25.0
Father's occupation 1,598  
Artist   0.4 1.1 0.8 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.9 0.8 0.8
Business 33.2 30.1 31.5 31.5 30.0 30.7 31.4 30.7 31.1
Business (clerical) 0.9 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.9 0.8 0.8
Clergy 2.3 1.5 1.9 0.9 0.8 0.8 1.0 0.7 0.9
College teacher 0.9 0.2 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.8 0.7 0.8
Doctor (MD or DDS) 4.8 4.0 4.4 2.5 2.1 2.3 3.6 3.1 3.3
Education (secondary) 2.8 3.6 3.3 3.3 3.1 3.2 3.5 3.2 3.4
Education (elementary) 0.5 0.9 0.8 1.2 0.8 1.0 1.2 0.8 1.0
Engineer 7.6 5.8 6.6 9.5 8.4 8.9 10.1 9.0 9.5
Farmer or forester 4.1 3.6 3.9 7.3 7.1 7.2 4.1 4.0 4.1
Health professional 2.0 2.4 2.2 1.7 1.2 1.5 1.9 1.5 1.7
Homemaker (full-time) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1
Lawyer 3.1 2.9 3.0 2.1 1.9 2.0 2.7 2.3 2.5
Military (career) 2.3 2.0 2.1 1.9 2.0 1.9 1.6 1.6 1.6
Nurse 0.1 0.6 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4
Research scientist 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.7 0.5 0.6 0.9 0.7 0.8
Social/welfare/recreation worker 0.4 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5
Skilled worker 8.8 8.2 8.5 8.1 6.9 7.5 7.6 6.8 7.2
Semi-skilled worker 2.0 3.1 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.8 2.6 2.7
Unskilled worker 2.8 1.9 2.3 1.9 2.2 2.0 1.8 2.2 2.0
Unemployed 1.7 2.1 1.9 1.1 1.7 1.4 1.4 1.9 1.6
Other 18.5 24.6 21.7 20.7 25.7 23.3 20.6 25.5 23.2
Father's current religious preference 1,518  
Baptist   35.9 35.5 35.7 12.5 13.6 13.0 12.9 14.5 13.7
Buddhist 0.4 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 1.5 1.4 1.4
Eastern Orthodox 0.7 0.2 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.7 0.6 0.7
Episcopal 3.0 2.3 2.6 2.3 2.2 2.3 2.2 2.1 2.2
Islamic 1.6 0.1 0.8 0.6 0.2 0.4 1.2 0.8 1.0
Jewish 0.7 0.1 0.4 1.5 1.7 1.6 3.4 3.1 3.3
LDS (Mormon) 0.4 0.7 0.6 0.4 0.4 0.4 3.5 4.4 4.0
Lutheran 2.1 1.5 1.8 13.8 13.0 13.4 8.1 7.3 7.7
Methodist 17.3 18.8 18.1 10.8 10.6 10.7 9.8 9.7 9.7
Presbyterian 2.4 4.1 3.3 5.2 4.9 5.0 5.5 5.1 5.3
Quaker 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2
Roman Catholic 11.1 10.7 10.9 28.7 28.7 28.7 25.9 25.6 25.7
Seventh Day Adventist 0.1 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2
United Church of Christ 0.9 1.5 1.2 1.5 1.6 1.6 1.3 1.4 1.4
Other Christian 10.9 11.3 11.1 9.3 8.6 8.9 9.4 8.7 9.0
Other Religion 2.8 2.8 2.8 1.9 2.3 2.1 2.8 3.1 3.0
None 9.5 9.1 9.3 9.9 10.8 10.4 11.3 11.8 11.6
Mother's education 1,693  
Grammar school or less   1.3 1.6 1.5 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.7 2.0 1.8
Some high school 1.4 3.4 2.5 1.7 2.2 1.9 2.0 2.7 2.4
High school graduate 23.4 23.1 23.2 21.1 22.6 21.9 20.3 21.7 21.0
Postsecondary school other than college 3.3 4.7 4.1 5.5 5.7 5.6 4.6 4.9 4.8
Some college 18.1 21.6 20.0 15.6 18.3 17.0 16.6 18.4 17.6
College degree 32.3 25.9 28.9 35.9 32.2 34.0 33.9 31.0 32.4
Some graduate school 2.8 4.1 3.5 2.8 2.9 2.9 3.2 3.2 3.2
Graduate degree 17.4 15.5 16.4 16.2 14.8 15.5 17.7 16.1 16.9
Mother's occupation 1,605  
Artist   1.6 1.2 1.4 1.7 1.4 1.6 1.8 1.5 1.6
Business 14.8 17.7 16.4 14.1 16.3 15.2 14.6 15.7 15.1
Business (clerical) 8.2 8.4 8.3 7.6 7.9 7.8 7.1 7.7 7.4
Clergy 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.2
College teacher 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.6 0.5 0.5
Doctor (MD or DDS) 0.8 0.6 0.7 0.9 0.7 0.8 1.1 0.9 1.0
Education (secondary) 9.2 8.6 8.8 6.7 5.7 6.2 6.7 5.7 6.2
Education (elementary) 13.5 11.5 12.4 12.8 10.7 11.7 12.1 10.5 11.3
Engineer 0.7 0.1 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.4 0.4
Farmer or forester 0.3 0.6 0.4 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.5 0.5 0.5
Health professional 2.8 2.2 2.5 3.1 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.2
Homemaker (full-time) 11.6 11.0 11.3 10.1 10.2 10.2 11.3 11.6 11.4
Lawyer 0.4 0.1 0.2 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.4 0.5
Military (career) 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
Nurse 7.8 8.0 7.9 9.5 9.2 9.4 8.7 8.6 8.6
Research scientist 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.3
Social/welfare/recreation worker 0.8 1.7 1.3 1.9 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.7 1.7
Skilled worker 1.6 1.9 1.7 1.8 1.4 1.6 2.0 1.5 1.7
Semi-skilled worker 3.4 1.6 2.4 2.2 1.6 1.9 2.2 1.8 2.0
Unskilled worker 0.8 1.7 1.3 1.2 1.5 1.3 1.3 1.4 1.4
Unemployed 5.0 4.9 4.9 3.7 3.3 3.5 4.4 4.0 4.2
Other 15.7 17.2 16.5 20.0 23.0 21.5 19.0 22.2 20.7
Mother's current religious preference 1,547  
Baptist   34.6 34.7 34.6 12.7 13.8 13.3 13.3 14.9 14.2
Buddhist 0.0 1.1 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 1.5 1.5 1.5
Eastern Orthodox 0.7 0.1 0.4 0.6 0.3 0.4 0.7 0.6 0.6
Episcopal 3.5 2.0 2.7 2.9 2.7 2.8 2.6 2.4 2.5
Islamic 1.7 0.2 0.9 0.6 0.2 0.4 1.0 0.6 0.8
Jewish 0.0 0.2 0.1 1.5 1.6 1.5 3.3 2.9 3.1
LDS (Mormon) 0.3 0.8 0.6 0.3 0.4 0.4 3.5 4.5 4.0
Lutheran 1.8 2.0 1.9 13.7 13.4 13.5 8.1 7.5 7.8
Methodist 18.6 19.6 19.1 11.3 11.0 11.1 10.2 10.3 10.3
Presbyterian 3.1 4.0 3.6 5.3 5.0 5.2 5.8 5.5 5.6
Quaker 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.2
Roman Catholic 14.1 12.8 13.4 30.5 30.3 30.4 27.4 27.0 27.2
Seventh Day Adventist 0.4 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3
United Church of Christ 0.8 1.7 1.3 1.6 1.8 1.7 1.4 1.6 1.5
Other Christian 12.2 13.2 12.7 10.0 9.3 9.7 10.2 9.9 10.0
Other Religion 2.7 2.5 2.6 2.0 2.6 2.3 2.8 3.4 3.1
None 5.5 4.4 4.9 6.3 6.7 6.5 7.5 7.1 7.3

1999 CIRP INSTITUTIONAL SUMMARY
University of Arkansas-Fayetteville
First-time Full-time
  No. Respon dents University of Arkansas Pub Univ-med select Public Universities
Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women Total
Are your parents 1,711  
Both alive and living with each other   72.4 73.5 73.0 78.3 73.6 75.9 77.3 72.9 75.0
Both alive, divorced or living apart 24.0 23.2 23.6 18.7 23.1 21.0 19.6 23.5 21.7
One or both deceased 3.7 3.3 3.4 2.9 3.4 3.2 3.0 3.6 3.3
What is your best estimate of your parents' total income last year? Consider income from all sources before taxes 1,590  
Less than $6,000   1.8 1.7 1.8 1.2 1.6 1.4 1.1 1.6 1.4
$6,000 to $9,999 1.3 1.4 1.4 0.7 1.3 1.0 0.9 1.5 1.2
$10,000 to $14,999 3.6 2.4 3.0 1.9 2.3 2.1 2.1 2.7 2.4
$15,000 to $19,999 2.9 2.9 2.9 1.8 2.6 2.2 2.0 2.9 2.5
$20,000 to $24,999 4.7 4.1 4.4 3.1 4.3 3.7 3.4 4.2 3.8
$25,000 to $29,999 4.2 4.8 4.5 3.9 4.9 4.4 3.8 4.6 4.2
$30,000 to $39,999 9.2 10.5 9.9 7.8 9.1 8.5 7.1 8.6 7.9
$40,000 to $49,999 8.3 8.8 8.6 10.7 10.5 10.6 9.5 9.9 9.7
$50,000 to $59,999 10.3 12.0 11.2 11.3 11.6 11.4 10.9 11.0 10.9
$60,000 to $74,999 15.7 15.1 15.4 15.8 15.3 15.6 15.0 14.6 14.8
$75,000 to $99,999 18.2 17.4 17.8 17.6 15.1 16.4 17.6 15.0 16.3
$100,000 to $149,999 11.7 10.1 10.9 14.2 12.3 13.2 15.1 13.3 14.2
$150,000 to $199,999 3.6 4.9 4.3 4.8 4.8 4.8 5.4 5.1 5.2
$200,000 or more 4.4 3.8 4.1 5.3 4.4 4.8 6.0 5.0 5.5
Father's education 1,691  
Grammar school or less   1.4 2.0 1.7 1.4 1.6 1.5 1.8 2.2 2.0
Some high school 2.9 3.7 3.3 2.4 2.9 2.7 2.8 3.3 3.1
High school graduate 18.3 21.4 19.9 17.6 21.0 19.3 16.1 19.1 17.7
Postsecondary school other than college 3.8 4.0 3.9 4.8 4.9 4.8 3.5 4.0 3.8
Some college 17.1 17.2 17.1 14.6 15.8 15.2 14.4 15.5 15.0
College degree 30.6 27.6 29.0 33.8 31.0 32.4 31.9 29.9 30.9
Some graduate school 1.8 2.1 2.0 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.6 2.6 2.6
Graduate degree 24.1 22.1 23.1 23.0 20.6 21.7 26.9 23.3 25.0
Father's occupation 1,598  
Artist   0.4 1.1 0.8 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.9 0.8 0.8
Business 33.2 30.1 31.5 31.5 30.0 30.7 31.4 30.7 31.1
Business (clerical) 0.9 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.9 0.8 0.8
Clergy 2.3 1.5 1.9 0.9 0.8 0.8 1.0 0.7 0.9
College teacher 0.9 0.2 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.8 0.7 0.8
Doctor (MD or DDS) 4.8 4.0 4.4 2.5 2.1 2.3 3.6 3.1 3.3
Education (secondary) 2.8 3.6 3.3 3.3 3.1 3.2 3.5 3.2 3.4
Education (elementary) 0.5 0.9 0.8 1.2 0.8 1.0 1.2 0.8 1.0
Engineer 7.6 5.8 6.6 9.5 8.4 8.9 10.1 9.0 9.5
Farmer or forester 4.1 3.6 3.9 7.3 7.1 7.2 4.1 4.0 4.1
Health professional 2.0 2.4 2.2 1.7 1.2 1.5 1.9 1.5 1.7
Homemaker (full-time) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1
Lawyer 3.1 2.9 3.0 2.1 1.9 2.0 2.7 2.3 2.5
Military (career) 2.3 2.0 2.1 1.9 2.0 1.9 1.6 1.6 1.6
Nurse 0.1 0.6 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4
Research scientist 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.7 0.5 0.6 0.9 0.7 0.8
Social/welfare/recreation worker 0.4 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5
Skilled worker 8.8 8.2 8.5 8.1 6.9 7.5 7.6 6.8 7.2
Semi-skilled worker 2.0 3.1 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.8 2.6 2.7
Unskilled worker 2.8 1.9 2.3 1.9 2.2 2.0 1.8 2.2 2.0
Unemployed 1.7 2.1 1.9 1.1 1.7 1.4 1.4 1.9 1.6
Other 18.5 24.6 21.7 20.7 25.7 23.3 20.6 25.5 23.2
Father's current religious preference 1,518  
Baptist   35.9 35.5 35.7 12.5 13.6 13.0 12.9 14.5 13.7
Buddhist 0.4 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 1.5 1.4 1.4
Eastern Orthodox 0.7 0.2 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.7 0.6 0.7
Episcopal 3.0 2.3 2.6 2.3 2.2 2.3 2.2 2.1 2.2
Islamic 1.6 0.1 0.8 0.6 0.2 0.4 1.2 0.8 1.0
Jewish 0.7 0.1 0.4 1.5 1.7 1.6 3.4 3.1 3.3
LDS (Mormon) 0.4 0.7 0.6 0.4 0.4 0.4 3.5 4.4 4.0
Lutheran 2.1 1.5 1.8 13.8 13.0 13.4 8.1 7.3 7.7
Methodist 17.3 18.8 18.1 10.8 10.6 10.7 9.8 9.7 9.7
Presbyterian 2.4 4.1 3.3 5.2 4.9 5.0 5.5 5.1 5.3
Quaker 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2
Roman Catholic 11.1 10.7 10.9 28.7 28.7 28.7 25.9 25.6 25.7
Seventh Day Adventist 0.1 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2
United Church of Christ 0.9 1.5 1.2 1.5 1.6 1.6 1.3 1.4 1.4
Other Christian 10.9 11.3 11.1 9.3 8.6 8.9 9.4 8.7 9.0
Other Religion 2.8 2.8 2.8 1.9 2.3 2.1 2.8 3.1 3.0
None 9.5 9.1 9.3 9.9 10.8 10.4 11.3 11.8 11.6
Mother's education 1,693  
Grammar school or less   1.3 1.6 1.5 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.7 2.0 1.8
Some high school 1.4 3.4 2.5 1.7 2.2 1.9 2.0 2.7 2.4
High school graduate 23.4 23.1 23.2 21.1 22.6 21.9 20.3 21.7 21.0
Postsecondary school other than college 3.3 4.7 4.1 5.5 5.7 5.6 4.6 4.9 4.8
Some college 18.1 21.6 20.0 15.6 18.3 17.0 16.6 18.4 17.6
College degree 32.3 25.9 28.9 35.9 32.2 34.0 33.9 31.0 32.4
Some graduate school 2.8 4.1 3.5 2.8 2.9 2.9 3.2 3.2 3.2
Graduate degree 17.4 15.5 16.4 16.2 14.8 15.5 17.7 16.1 16.9
Mother's occupation 1,605  
Artist   1.6 1.2 1.4 1.7 1.4 1.6 1.8 1.5 1.6
Business 14.8 17.7 16.4 14.1 16.3 15.2 14.6 15.7 15.1
Business (clerical) 8.2 8.4 8.3 7.6 7.9 7.8 7.1 7.7 7.4
Clergy 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.2
College teacher 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.6 0.5 0.5
Doctor (MD or DDS) 0.8 0.6 0.7 0.9 0.7 0.8 1.1 0.9 1.0
Education (secondary) 9.2 8.6 8.8 6.7 5.7 6.2 6.7 5.7 6.2
Education (elementary) 13.5 11.5 12.4 12.8 10.7 11.7 12.1 10.5 11.3
Engineer 0.7 0.1 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.4 0.4
Farmer or forester 0.3 0.6 0.4 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.5 0.5 0.5
Health professional 2.8 2.2 2.5 3.1 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.2
Homemaker (full-time) 11.6 11.0 11.3 10.1 10.2 10.2 11.3 11.6 11.4
Lawyer 0.4 0.1 0.2 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.4 0.5
Military (career) 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
Nurse 7.8 8.0 7.9 9.5 9.2 9.4 8.7 8.6 8.6
Research scientist 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.3
Social/welfare/recreation worker 0.8 1.7 1.3 1.9 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.7 1.7
Skilled worker 1.6 1.9 1.7 1.8 1.4 1.6 2.0 1.5 1.7
Semi-skilled worker 3.4 1.6 2.4 2.2 1.6 1.9 2.2 1.8 2.0
Unskilled worker 0.8 1.7 1.3 1.2 1.5 1.3 1.3 1.4 1.4
Unemployed 5.0 4.9 4.9 3.7 3.3 3.5 4.4 4.0 4.2
Other 15.7 17.2 16.5 20.0 23.0 21.5 19.0 22.2 20.7
Mother's current religious preference 1,547  
Baptist   34.6 34.7 34.6 12.7 13.8 13.3 13.3 14.9 14.2
Buddhist 0.0 1.1 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 1.5 1.5 1.5
Eastern Orthodox 0.7 0.1 0.4 0.6 0.3 0.4 0.7 0.6 0.6
Episcopal 3.5 2.0 2.7 2.9 2.7 2.8 2.6 2.4 2.5
Islamic 1.7 0.2 0.9 0.6 0.2 0.4 1.0 0.6 0.8
Jewish 0.0 0.2 0.1 1.5 1.6 1.5 3.3 2.9 3.1
LDS (Mormon) 0.3 0.8 0.6 0.3 0.4 0.4 3.5 4.5 4.0
Lutheran 1.8 2.0 1.9 13.7 13.4 13.5 8.1 7.5 7.8
Methodist 18.6 19.6 19.1 11.3 11.0 11.1 10.2 10.3 10.3
Presbyterian 3.1 4.0 3.6 5.3 5.0 5.2 5.8 5.5 5.6
Quaker 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.2
Roman Catholic 14.1 12.8 13.4 30.5 30.3 30.4 27.4 27.0 27.2
Seventh Day Adventist 0.4 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3
United Church of Christ 0.8 1.7 1.3 1.6 1.8 1.7 1.4 1.6 1.5
Other Christian 12.2 13.2 12.7 10.0 9.3 9.7 10.2 9.9 10.0
Other Religion 2.7 2.5 2.6 2.0 2.6 2.3 2.8 3.4 3.1
None 5.5 4.4 4.9 6.3 6.7 6.5 7.5 7.1 7.3

1999 CIRP INSTITUTIONAL SUMMARY
University of Arkansas-Fayetteville
First-time Full-time
  No. Respon dents University of Arkansas Pub Univ-med select Public Universities
Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women Total
HOW MUCH OF YOUR FIRST YEAR'S EDUCATIONAL EXPENSES (ROOM, BOARD,TUITION AND FEES) DO YOU EXPECT TO COVER FROM:  
Any amount 1,719  
Parents, other relatives or friends   74.9 79.4 77.3 85.2 86.5 85.9 84.7 86.2 85.5
Spouse 1.0 0.5 0.8 0.7 0.5 0.6 0.8 0.5 0.6
Savings from summer work 44.1 41.8 42.9 63.5 64.5 64.1 58.3 58.9 58.7
Other savings 26.7 23.0 24.7 43.0 44.5 43.8 38.4 39.9 39.2
Part-time job on campus 14.8 12.2 13.4 26.8 31.7 29.3 24.8 29.5 27.3
Part-time job off campus 21.1 20.1 20.5 21.8 23.1 22.5 21.5 22.9 22.2
Full-time job while in college 2.8 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.5 2.6 3.0 2.7 2.9
Pell Grant 15.5 14.3 14.9 13.5 15.2 14.3 13.9 16.4 15.2
Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant 4.5 4.9 4.7 4.7 5.2 4.9 4.8 5.5 5.2
State Scholarship or Grant 32.7 37.0 35.0 16.6 19.4 18.0 19.7 21.9 20.8
College Work-Study Grant 7.9 8.8 8.4 11.1 16.3 13.8 9.4 13.3 11.4
College Grant/Scholarship (other than above) 44.4 46.3 45.4 27.3 31.7 29.6 27.3 30.7 29.1
Vocational Rehabilitation funds 1.1 1.1 1.1 0.8 0.5 0.6 0.9 0.7 0.8
Other private grant 13.2 10.7 11.9 12.1 11.3 11.7 11.2 11.3 11.3
Other Government Aid (ROTC, BIA, GI/military benefits, etc.) 2.5 1.8 2.2 2.9 1.8 2.3 2.8 1.7 2.2
Stafford Loan (GSL) 12.4 11.6 12.0 24.3 27.1 25.8 19.5 21.2 20.4
Perkins Loan 2.8 2.9 2.9 9.8 11.8 10.8 8.3 10.0 9.2
Other College Loan 4.9 5.4 5.2 13.6 13.6 13.6 12.0 12.7 12.3
Other Loan 4.6 2.1 3.3 8.4 8.9 8.7 7.5 8.2 7.8
Other Than Above 3.8 6.4 5.2 5.2 6.4 5.8 4.9 6.2 5.6
$1,500 or more: 1,719  
Parents, other relatives or friends   50.3 52.0 51.2 66.4 66.4 66.4 66.4 66.2 66.3
Spouse 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.2
Savings from summer work 6.8 2.9 4.7 18.4 11.4 14.8 15.3 10.0 12.5
Other savings 6.3 4.3 5.2 12.9 10.9 11.9 11.1 9.8 10.4
Part-time job on campus 1.8 1.5 1.6 3.1 3.9 3.5 3.2 3.5 3.4
Part-time job off campus 2.1 1.6 1.9 3.0 2.3 2.6 3.1 2.4 2.7
Full-time job while in college 0.9 0.1 0.5 1.0 0.8 0.9 1.2 0.9 1.1
Pell Grant 7.8 5.5 6.6 4.8 5.2 5.0 5.1 5.8 5.5
Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant 0.4 0.7 0.5 0.9 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0
State Scholarship or Grant 18.9 18.3 18.6 4.5 5.3 4.9 5.9 6.0 6.0
College Work-Study Grant 1.3 1.8 1.6 1.7 2.8 2.3 1.7 2.4 2.1
College Grant/Scholarship (other than above) 36.8 37.2 37.1 14.6 17.4 16.0 15.2 17.1 16.2
Vocational Rehabilitation funds 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.3 0.3
Other private grant 4.9 3.5 4.1 3.6 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.7 3.6
Other Government Aid (ROTC, BIA, GI/military benefits, etc.) 1.5 0.8 1.1 2.0 1.2 1.5 1.9 1.0 1.4
Stafford Loan (GSL) 6.3 5.4 5.8 12.7 12.9 12.8 10.3 10.5 10.4
Perkins Loan 0.9 0.3 0.6 3.6 3.9 3.7 3.1 3.3 3.2
Other College Loan 2.6 2.8 2.7 9.2 8.5 8.8 8.0 8.0 8.0
Other Loan 3.4 1.1 2.2 5.6 5.6 5.6 4.9 5.3 5.1
Other Than Above 1.9 2.9 2.4 2.6 3.0 2.8 2.5 3.0 2.8
Do you have any concern about your ability to finance your college education? 1,587  
None (I am confident that I will have sufficient funds)   43.7 35.9 39.5 39.3 29.3 34.1 40.9 30.6 35.5
Some (but I probably will have enough funds) 47.4 51.0 49.3 51.9 57.4 54.7 49.7 55.4 52.7
Major (not sure I will have enough funds to complete college) 8.9 13.1 11.2 8.8 13.4 11.2 9.3 14.1 11.8

1999 CIRP INSTITUTIONAL SUMMARY
University of Arkansas-Fayetteville
First-time Full-time
  No. Respon dents University of Arkansas Pub Univ-med select Public Universities
Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women Total
DURING YOUR LAST YEAR IN HIGH SCHOOL, HOW MANY HOURS DID YOU SPEND DURING A TYPICAL WEEK DOING THE FOLLOWING?  
Studying/homework 1,603  
None   6.1 2.1 3.9 4.1 0.9 2.4 4.0 0.9 2.4
Less than one 15.7 9.8 12.5 16.3 8.3 12.1 15.9 8.4 11.9
1 to 2 21.9 20.6 21.2 24.8 19.0 21.8 23.5 18.3 20.8
3 to 5 28.6 29.5 29.1 27.4 31.5 29.5 27.1 30.2 28.7
6 to 10 16.9 23.0 20.2 17.1 23.5 20.4 17.4 23.3 20.5
11 to 15 5.3 8.3 6.9 6.4 10.0 8.3 7.0 10.6 8.9
16 to 20 2.7 3.7 3.2 2.4 4.0 3.2 2.9 4.9 4.0
Over 20 2.8 2.9 2.9 1.5 2.8 2.2 2.2 3.4 2.8
Socializing with friends 1,590  
None   0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.2
Less than one 0.5 1.1 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 1.0 1.0 1.0
1 to 2 3.1 4.6 3.9 4.0 3.8 3.9 4.5 4.5 4.5
3 to 5 15.0 15.9 15.5 14.1 14.3 14.2 14.4 15.8 15.1
6 to 10 22.4 26.3 24.5 24.6 25.7 25.2 23.7 25.8 24.8
11 to 15 20.5 18.8 19.6 19.5 21.6 20.5 18.9 20.6 19.8
16 to 20 14.4 12.5 13.4 13.8 15.0 14.4 13.4 14.0 13.8
Over 20 23.8 20.7 22.1 23.0 18.7 20.8 23.8 18.1 20.8
Talking with teachers outside of class 1,606  
None   11.7 6.9 9.1 11.4 6.5 8.8 12.1 7.0 9.4
Less than one 40.7 39.8 40.2 46.7 43.2 44.8 46.5 43.6 45.0
1 to 2 31.6 31.6 31.6 29.4 33.9 31.7 28.8 32.9 31.0
3 to 5 11.0 14.6 13.0 9.1 12.2 10.7 9.1 12.1 10.7
6 to 10 2.8 4.3 3.6 2.1 2.8 2.4 2.1 2.9 2.6
11 to 15 0.5 2.0 1.3 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.7 0.9 0.8
16 to 20 0.7 0.5 0.6 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
Over 20 0.9 0.3 0.6 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.2 0.3
Exercise or sports 1,598  
None   3.7 5.0 4.4 2.9 3.3 3.1 2.9 4.2 3.6
Less than one 8.3 12.5 10.6 6.6 9.8 8.2 6.8 10.9 9.0
1 to 2 15.1 18.8 17.1 12.9 16.9 14.9 13.2 17.8 15.6
3 to 5 19.0 21.9 20.6 18.2 21.7 20.0 19.0 21.8 20.5
6 to 10 17.8 17.6 17.7 20.2 19.3 19.8 20.0 18.4 19.2
11 to 15 13.3 11.6 12.4 16.2 14.2 15.2 15.5 12.9 14.1
16 to 20 9.8 5.5 7.4 10.0 7.8 8.9 9.4 7.0 8.1
Over 20 13.0 7.1 9.8 13.0 7.0 9.9 13.2 7.0 9.9
Partying 1,592  
None   22.3 26.7 24.7 14.5 16.5 15.5 15.7 18.7 17.3
Less than one 13.7 13.9 13.8 13.7 13.5 13.6 13.7 13.7 13.7
1 to 2 16.3 14.5 15.3 16.8 17.2 17.0 17.5 17.9 17.7
3 to 5 19.5 21.9 20.8 21.6 23.5 22.6 21.0 23.2 22.2
6 to 10 13.9 13.8 13.8 16.7 17.5 17.1 15.7 15.6 15.7
11 to 15 6.5 5.7 6.1 8.0 6.9 7.4 7.7 6.1 6.9
16 to 20 3.0 2.0 2.4 4.0 3.1 3.5 3.9 2.7 3.3
Over 20 4.8 1.5 3.0 4.7 1.8 3.2 4.6 1.9 3.2
Working (for pay) 1,597  
None   29.6 29.1 29.3 24.4 21.5 22.9 27.2 24.8 25.9
Less than one 2.6 3.2 2.9 2.8 1.8 2.3 2.7 1.9 2.3
1 to 2 3.1 3.6 3.4 3.5 3.1 3.3 3.7 3.2 3.4
3 to 5 5.4 5.2 5.3 6.0 6.3 6.1 6.1 6.4 6.3
6 to 10 9.1 10.9 10.1 11.1 13.5 12.3 10.7 12.9 11.9
11 to 15 9.8 13.4 11.8 13.2 17.9 15.7 12.3 16.4 14.4
16 to 20 13.5 14.1 13.8 16.1 18.3 17.2 15.7 17.6 16.7
Over 20 26.8 20.4 23.4 22.9 17.5 20.1 21.6 16.8 19.0
Volunteer work 1,588  
None   34.1 21.2 27.1 37.9 24.9 31.2 36.5 24.0 29.9
Less than one 24.8 25.4 25.1 27.7 24.7 26.1 26.7 23.0 24.8
1 to 2 22.3 28.4 25.6 20.1 26.0 23.1 20.8 27.3 24.2
3 to 5 10.4 14.5 12.6 8.9 14.8 11.9 9.8 15.6 12.9
6 to 10 4.2 6.2 5.3 2.7 5.7 4.3 3.3 6.0 4.7
11 to 15 1.9 2.2 2.1 1.2 1.9 1.6 1.3 2.0 1.7
16 to 20 0.4 0.8 0.6 0.6 1.0 0.8 0.7 0.9 0.8
Over 20 1.8 1.3 1.5 1.0 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.2 1.1
Student clubs/groups 1,585  
None   22.0 7.5 14.1 34.2 18.5 26.1 31.6 16.1 23.4
Less than one 21.5 16.9 19.0 18.5 14.9 16.7 18.0 15.0 16.4
1 to 2 28.1 33.2 30.9 23.9 30.1 27.1 24.9 29.9 27.5
3 to 5 17.7 24.5 21.4 13.3 20.7 17.2 14.5 21.7 18.3
6 to 10 5.8 10.3 8.2 5.6 9.3 7.5 6.0 9.6 7.9
11 to 15 2.6 4.0 3.3 2.1 3.4 2.8 2.3 3.9 3.1
16 to 20 0.7 1.7 1.3 0.9 1.4 1.2 1.0 1.8 1.4
Over 20 1.7 2.0 1.8 1.4 1.8 1.6 1.7 2.1 1.9
Watching TV 1,588  
None   4.5 5.0 4.8 4.5 7.2 5.9 4.7 6.8 5.8
Less than 1 hour 12.0 19.0 15.8 12.7 19.0 16.0 12.5 18.7 15.8
1 to 2 19.7 25.8 23.0 22.5 27.7 25.2 22.1 26.7 24.5
3 to 5 26.9 25.2 26.0 26.9 26.3 26.6 26.8 26.6 26.7
6 to 10 19.8 16.0 17.8 18.5 12.3 15.3 18.3 13.1 15.5
11 to 15 8.6 4.8 6.5 7.7 3.9 5.7 7.9 4.3 6.0
16 to 20 3.4 1.9 2.6 3.1 1.8 2.4 3.3 1.7 2.5
Over 20 4.9 2.3 3.5 4.1 1.9 3.0 4.5 2.2 3.2
Household/childcare duties 1,585  
None   32.3 13.9 22.3 30.7 13.5 21.8 29.2 13.4 20.9
Less than 1 hour 25.2 23.4 24.2 27.2 23.1 25.1 26.9 23.6 25.2
1 to 2 24.9 35.4 30.6 25.8 34.4 30.3 26.7 33.7 30.4
3 to 5 11.3 18.3 15.1 11.4 18.7 15.2 12.1 18.9 15.7
6 to 10 4.0 4.8 4.4 3.1 6.3 4.8 3.4 6.2 4.9
11 to 15 1.4 2.6 2.0 0.9 1.9 1.4 0.9 2.0 1.5
16 to 20 0.6 1.0 0.8 0.5 0.9 0.7 0.4 0.8 0.6
Over 20 0.4 0.6 0.5 0.4 1.1 0.8 0.4 1.2 0.9
Reading for pleasure 1,585  
None   23.0 21.4 22.1 31.3 20.2 25.5 29.4 20.0 24.4
Less than 1 hour 27.6 30.3 29.0 28.1 31.2 29.7 27.7 29.7 28.7
1 to 2 25.5 24.9 25.2 21.4 25.7 23.7 22.8 26.7 24.9
3 to 5 13.9 14.0 13.9 11.9 14.6 13.3 12.5 15.1 13.9
6 to 10 5.9 5.4 5.6 4.4 5.2 4.8 4.6 5.4 5.0
11 to 15 2.3 2.1 2.2 1.6 1.8 1.7 1.6 1.9 1.8
16 to 20 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6
Over 20 1.0 1.2 1.1 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.7
Playing video games 1,587  
None   26.9 77.9 54.4 23.9 76.3 51.0 24.3 76.4 51.8
Less than 1 hour 25.9 14.3 19.6 25.9 16.0 20.8 25.6 16.0 20.5
1 to 2 22.4 4.4 12.7 22.5 5.2 13.5 22.2 5.1 13.2
3 to 5 13.8 1.9 7.4 15.9 1.5 8.5 15.5 1.6 8.2
6 to 10 5.7 0.8 3.1 6.5 0.5 3.4 6.8 0.5 3.5
11 to 15 2.6 0.6 1.5 2.5 0.3 1.4 2.6 0.2 1.3
16 to 20 1.1 0.1 0.6 1.1 0.1 0.6 1.2 0.1 0.6
Over 20 1.5 0.0 0.7 1.6 0.1 0.8 1.8 0.1 0.9
Prayer/meditation 1,582  
None   20.9 13.2 16.8 37.1 32.1 34.5 35.4 29.1 32.1
Less than 1 hour 35.5 36.6 36.1 36.9 35.9 36.4 36.6 35.7 36.1
1 to 2 26.1 28.9 27.6 18.2 21.8 20.1 19.0 23.0 21.1
3 to 5 12.0 12.7 12.4 4.9 6.5 5.7 5.8 8.1 7.0
6 to 10 2.9 5.4 4.2 1.6 2.2 1.9 1.9 2.4 2.2
11 to 15 1.0 1.5 1.3 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.6
16 to 20 0.3 0.5 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3
Over 20 1.4 1.2 1.3 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7
Activities noted in the past year  
Attended a religious service 1,700 88.9 94.1 91.7 83.4 86.6 85.1 82.4 86.5 84.6
Was bored in class [1] 1,706 40.6 37.2 38.8 44.8 40.1 42.4 45.0 40.4 42.6
Participated in organized demonstrations 1,685 46.0 47.0 46.5 40.9 46.8 44.0 40.8 45.8 43.4
Tutored another student 1,699 59.8 60.6 60.2 50.9 54.9 53.0 54.3 59.4 57.0
Studied with other students 1,706 87.0 92.7 90.0 84.9 91.6 88.4 85.5 91.8 88.8
Was a guest in a teacher's home 1,697 41.8 39.0 40.3 30.0 31.2 30.6 29.1 30.3 29.8
Smoked cigarettes [1] 1,702 9.7 8.9 9.3 11.0 11.7 11.4 10.4 10.8 10.6
Drank beer 1,698 43.3 31.1 36.8 57.2 52.4 54.7 53.5 46.9 50.0
Drank wine or liquor 1,697 43.5 45.2 44.4 54.7 59.4 57.2 52.1 55.0 53.6
Felt overwhelmed by all I had to do [1] 1,700 15.6 34.7 25.8 18.9 38.2 28.9 19.4 39.7 30.1
Felt depressed [1] 1,704 5.3 7.5 6.5 4.8 8.3 6.6 5.8 8.9 7.4
Performed volunteer work 1,698 80.6 88.9 85.0 75.9 85.4 80.8 77.0 86.2 81.9
Played a musical instrument 1,703 44.8 41.4 43.0 42.7 44.5 43.6 43.5 43.7 43.6
Asked a teacher for advice after class [1] 1,705 25.4 30.5 28.2 20.4 28.4 24.5 20.6 27.5 24.2
Overslept and missed class or appointment 1,703 29.8 29.1 29.4 32.5 31.1 31.8 34.5 33.9 34.2
Discussed politics [1] 1,698 23.8 15.2 19.2 20.8 14.1 17.3 21.8 14.8 18.1
Voted in a student election [1] 1,694 28.2 30.8 29.6 21.6 22.9 22.3 23.0 25.4 24.3
Socialized with someone of another racial/ethnic group [1] 1,703 54.7 63.3 59.3 55.6 60.0 57.9 61.6 66.3 64.1
Took a prescribed anti-depressant 1,698 6.1 6.7 6.4 3.4 5.1 4.3 3.7 4.8 4.3
Came late to class 1,697 58.7 61.4 60.2 61.4 61.9 61.7 63.8 65.1 64.5
Attended a public recital or concert 1,704 74.7 82.2 78.7 76.8 85.7 81.4 76.0 84.6 80.5
Visited an art gallery or museum 1,694 53.9 55.5 54.8 52.1 61.1 56.8 54.5 61.6 58.2
Discussed religion [1] 1,694 37.3 43.0 40.3 24.9 27.8 26.4 28.9 32.4 30.7
Read the editorial page in the daily newspaper 1,704 64.2 66.4 65.4 64.2 66.3 65.3 63.9 65.6 64.8
Checked out a book or journal from the school library [1] 1,703 20.3 23.5 22.0 14.8 23.5 19.3 16.1 23.9 20.2
Communicated via e-mail [1] 1,688 51.5 54.0 52.8 54.3 60.2 57.3 55.7 58.9 57.4
Used the Internet for research or homework [1] 1,704 55.1 55.8 55.5 60.9 62.5 61.8 59.4 59.7 59.6
Participated in Internet chat rooms [1] 1,702 24.7 17.6 20.9 22.3 16.6 19.3 22.9 16.6 19.5
Played computer games [1] 1,702 36.9 22.2 29.0 34.7 17.9 26.0 34.0 18.0 25.5
Other Internet use [1] 1,696 43.5 33.7 38.2 46.8 35.5 40.9 46.4 35.2 40.5
Performed community service as part of a class 1,700 48.7 64.5 57.2 48.2 59.2 53.9 50.1 60.2 55.4
Used a personal computer [1] 1,703 68.1 66.0 66.9 71.3 67.6 69.4 72.6 68.8 70.6
Played chess 1,696 54.6 18.9 35.5 54.7 19.8 36.6 55.8 21.5 37.6
Did your high school require community service for graduation? 1,614  
No   91.8 89.3 90.5 79.8 82.1 81.0 79.8 82.3 81.1
Yes 8.2 10.7 9.5 20.2 17.9 19.0 20.2 17.7 18.9

1999 CIRP INSTITUTIONAL SUMMARY
University of Arkansas-Fayetteville
First-time Full-time
  No. Respon dents University of Arkansas Pub Univ-med select Public Universities
Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women Total
Had you had any special tutoring or remedial work in: 1,719  
English   5.4 3.7 4.5 5.4 3.8 4.6 5.3 3.6 4.4
Reading 5.4 3.3 4.2 4.9 3.6 4.2 4.4 3.2 3.8
Mathematics 8.8 8.6 8.7 8.3 11.3 9.8 8.0 10.6 9.4
Social Studies 4.9 2.6 3.7 3.7 2.7 3.2 3.4 2.4 2.9
Science 5.6 3.1 4.3 4.1 3.9 4.0 3.9 3.7 3.8
Foreign Language 5.4 2.8 4.0 4.8 4.0 4.4 4.5 3.6 4.0
Do you feel you will need special tutoring or remedial work in: 1,719  
English   4.5 5.0 4.8 8.7 5.7 7.2 8.6 6.9 7.7
Reading 2.8 3.0 2.9 3.5 2.7 3.1 3.8 2.8 3.3
Mathematics 14.7 23.0 19.1 16.5 25.5 21.1 15.6 25.9 21.0
Social Studies 1.1 2.5 1.9 1.7 2.2 1.9 2.1 2.6 2.3
Science 5.6 8.8 7.3 6.4 11.3 8.9 6.5 11.7 9.2
Foreign Language 8.5 8.0 8.3 8.1 8.4 8.2 9.8 10.7 10.3
Prior to this term, have you ever taken courses for credit at this institution? 1,691  
No   96.6 95.9 96.2 96.6 97.1 96.9 95.3 95.4 95.3
Yes 3.4 4.1 3.8 3.4 2.9 3.1 4.7 4.6 4.7
Student rated self above average or highest 10% as compared with the average person of his/her age in:  
Academic ability 1,698 80.3 73.0 76.4 76.7 69.0 72.7 79.4 72.1 75.6
Artistic ability 1,699 32.2 27.7 29.8 28.4 27.7 28.1 30.0 28.5 29.2
Computer skills [1] 1,700 48.4 21.9 34.2 47.9 21.6 34.3 47.4 21.5 33.7
Competitiveness 1,695 75.3 54.5 64.2 71.0 48.3 59.2 71.6 49.4 59.9
Cooperativeness 1,698 72.7 72.9 72.8 70.4 74.7 72.6 71.4 75.5 73.6
Creativity 1,698 62.1 52.8 57.1 58.7 53.0 55.8 60.0 54.0 56.8
Drive to achieve 1,695 76.3 79.9 78.2 69.6 73.5 71.6 71.5 75.5 73.6
Emotional health 1,694 68.8 57.9 63.0 63.0 53.8 58.3 64.2 54.2 58.9
Initiative 1,690 62.9 65.5 64.3 53.8 55.4 54.7 55.6 57.8 56.8
Leadership ability 1,694 68.6 67.4 67.9 64.0 61.3 62.6 64.5 61.6 63.0
Mathematical ability 1,694 59.0 42.2 50.0 60.7 38.6 49.3 62.4 41.2 51.2
Physical health 1,691 67.0 55.2 60.7 69.4 52.5 60.6 69.1 51.5 59.8
Popularity 1,689 52.6 41.6 46.7 48.6 38.4 43.3 48.6 38.0 43.0
Public speaking ability 1,692 45.2 39.6 42.2 38.5 35.4 36.9 40.6 37.1 38.8
Self-confidence (intellectual) 1,694 76.9 58.3 66.9 70.9 54.1 62.2 72.5 56.5 64.1
Self-confidence (social) 1,692 61.8 52.3 56.7 56.0 49.2 52.5 57.5 50.7 53.9
Self-understanding 1,688 67.5 58.9 62.9 61.4 53.6 57.4 63.1 56.2 59.5
Spirituality 1,692 53.7 57.1 55.5 42.6 44.7 43.7 44.6 47.9 46.4
Understanding of others 1,690 66.9 68.8 67.9 61.4 66.9 64.2 63.5 68.9 66.3
Writing ability 1,694 49.7 50.3 50.0 43.1 48.0 45.7 46.0 49.6 47.9

1999 CIRP INSTITUTIONAL SUMMARY
University of Arkansas-Fayetteville
First-time Full-time
  No. Respon dents University of Arkansas Pub Univ-med select Public Universities
Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women Total
Is this college your: 1,714  
First choice   83.7 84.4 84.1 79.9 77.1 78.5 75.9 75.1 75.5
Second choice 11.0 10.3 10.6 15.5 17.0 16.3 17.0 17.4 17.2
Third choice 3.0 4.0 3.6 2.9 3.9 3.4 4.4 4.8 4.6
Less than third choice 2.3 1.3 1.8 1.7 2.0 1.8 2.7 2.6 2.7
To how many colleges other than this one did you apply for admission this year? 1,703  
None   36.2 43.6 40.2 30.6 30.0 30.3 27.5 26.6 27.0
One 17.3 17.0 17.1 15.2 14.9 15.1 14.3 15.1 14.7
Two 16.8 16.5 16.6 16.7 16.4 16.6 16.1 16.3 16.2
Three 15.3 11.4 13.2 16.4 15.0 15.7 16.4 15.4 15.9
Four 8.7 5.7 7.1 9.4 9.8 9.6 10.1 10.2 10.1
Five 2.4 3.0 2.7 5.4 6.4 5.9 6.4 6.7 6.6
Six 1.3 1.2 1.2 2.8 3.4 3.1 3.8 4.1 3.9
Seven to ten 1.6 1.4 1.5 3.0 3.6 3.3 4.7 4.8 4.7
Eleven or more 0.4 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.7 0.7 0.7
REASONS NOTED AS VERY IMPORTANT IN:  
Deciding to go to college
My parents wanted me to go 1,706 33.6 40.1 37.1 28.3 32.4 30.5 29.5 34.3 32.0
I could not find a job 1,693 3.6 5.4 4.5 3.6 4.0 3.8 3.6 4.1 3.9
Wanted to get away from home 1,695 17.2 15.4 16.2 20.2 20.7 20.4 20.4 21.5 21.0
To be able to get a better job 1,700 73.5 69.2 71.2 75.0 73.3 74.1 73.2 71.6 72.4
To gain a general education and appreciation of ideas 1,697 57.1 68.5 63.2 53.1 67.8 60.7 55.7 68.8 62.6
To improve my reading and study skills 1,692 30.4 38.3 34.6 30.1 39.7 35.1 32.2 40.4 36.6
There was nothing better to do 1,680 3.9 2.6 3.2 3.6 2.0 2.7 3.9 2.3 3.1
To make me a more cultured person 1,699 34.9 41.4 38.4 29.8 41.9 36.1 32.6 44.2 38.7
To be able to make more money 1,688 76.1 65.5 70.4 76.5 68.5 72.4 75.3 67.8 71.3
To learn more about things that interest me 1,701 71.4 76.0 73.8 71.4 78.1 74.9 71.6 78.6 75.3
To prepare myself for graduate or professional school 1,694 51.8 63.9 58.3 42.8 59.1 51.3 50.4 63.6 57.4
A mentor/role model encouraged me to go 1,689 12.7 13.7 13.3 9.8 11.7 10.7 9.9 11.7 10.8
To get training for a specific career 1,697 70.1 77.5 74.1 71.0 77.0 74.1 69.3 75.1 72.4
Influencing student's decision to attend this particular college  
My relatives wanted me to come here 1,603 9.0 12.4 10.9 4.9 6.3 5.6 6.1 7.8 7.0
My teacher advised me 1,596 4.3 2.5 3.3 2.5 2.3 2.4 2.7 2.5 2.6
This college has a very good academic reputation 1,604 41.2 47.4 44.5 52.3 56.4 54.4 52.1 58.5 55.5
This college has a good reputation for its social activities 1,597 27.6 33.0 30.5 28.1 32.8 30.6 30.9 33.5 32.3
I was offered financial assistance 1,587 41.7 45.9 44.0 19.6 26.8 23.4 22.1 28.0 25.2
This college offers special educational programs 1,588 15.5 21.3 18.6 14.8 23.0 19.0 14.5 23.3 19.1
This college has low tuition 1,586 15.0 19.1 17.2 18.8 22.9 20.9 22.7 26.7 24.8
High school counselor advised me 1,583 4.6 4.5 4.5 4.6 4.4 4.5 4.8 4.5 4.6
Private college counselor advised me 1,571 1.5 1.8 1.7 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.3 1.1 1.2
I wanted to live near home 1,590 13.3 19.4 16.5 8.7 14.9 11.9 10.8 16.3 13.7
Not offered aid by first choice 1,562 6.2 7.3 6.8 4.6 5.7 5.2 5.5 6.6 6.1
This college's graduates gain admission to top graduate/professional schools 1,574 19.9 27.2 23.8 20.6 29.0 24.9 25.1 34.0 29.8
This college's graduates get good jobs 1,580 43.8 47.9 46.0 51.2 52.3 51.8 48.7 52.7 50.8
I was attracted by the religious affiliation/orientation of the college 1,572 3.7 4.4 4.1 1.4 1.7 1.6 2.0 3.1 2.6
I wanted to go to a school about the size of this college 1,574 20.2 26.0 23.3 20.6 28.9 24.9 20.0 27.6 24.0
Not accepted anywhere else 1,562 1.9 2.2 2.0 2.1 1.7 1.9 3.0 1.8 2.4
Rankings in national magazines 1,566 4.1 3.5 3.8 7.3 6.4 6.8 10.1 10.6 10.4
Information in a multicollege guidebook 1,564 3.3 2.8 3.0 4.2 5.4 4.8 5.2 6.5 5.9
I was admitted through an Early Action or Early Decision program 1,547 2.6 2.3 2.5 6.0 7.0 6.5 4.5 5.3 4.9
N ADMITTING STUDENTS, HOW MUCH IMPORTANCE DO YOU THINK THIS COLLEGE PLACES ON: [1]  
Application essay 1,680  
A lot   17.0 17.6 17.3 11.8 14.9 13.4 12.1 14.7 13.5
Some 53.6 59.1 56.5 42.9 45.3 44.1 44.5 45.1 44.8
None 12.6 9.7 11.1 26.5 23.7 25.1 26.2 25.0 25.6
Don't know 16.8 13.6 15.1 18.8 16.1 17.4 17.2 15.2 16.1
Athletic talent 1,689  
A lot   23.8 24.9 24.4 10.3 11.2 10.7 13.6 13.7 13.6
Some 29.2 31.5 30.4 35.1 38.0 36.6 36.9 38.7 37.8
None 28.8 23.6 26.1 33.9 28.8 31.3 30.3 26.3 28.2
Don't know 18.2 19.9 19.1 20.7 22.0 21.4 19.2 21.3 20.3
Extracurricular activities 1,683  
A lot   21.5 24.8 23.2 18.6 23.9 21.3 20.7 26.0 23.5
Some 56.4 58.8 57.7 58.2 57.3 57.7 58.4 57.7 58.0
None 8.3 6.1 7.1 10.2 8.0 9.1 9.4 6.7 8.0
Don't know 13.8 10.3 11.9 13.0 10.8 11.9 11.5 9.6 10.5
High school grades 1,690  
A lot   58.2 66.1 62.4 59.9 66.5 63.3 62.4 70.3 66.6
Some 33.7 29.7 31.6 34.3 30.2 32.2 32.1 26.7 29.2
None 1.9 1.3 1.6 1.2 0.6 0.9 1.2 0.5 0.8
Don't know 6.2 2.8 4.4 4.6 2.8 3.7 4.3 2.6 3.4
Letters of recommendation 1,684  
A lot   15.0 18.1 16.6 14.3 17.1 15.7 13.0 15.2 14.2
Some 58.8 58.4 58.6 50.0 51.4 50.7 50.7 51.6 51.2
None 12.1 10.9 11.5 18.8 17.2 18.0 20.6 19.0 19.7
Don't know 14.2 12.6 13.4 16.9 14.3 15.5 15.7 14.2 14.9
Musical/artistic talent 1,684  
A lot   6.6 4.9 5.7 3.8 3.8 3.8 4.7 4.4 4.6
Some 37.3 40.0 38.7 38.3 40.5 39.4 40.8 41.9 41.4
None 27.4 26.7 27.0 30.9 28.1 29.4 28.5 26.5 27.4
Don't know 28.8 28.4 28.6 27.0 27.6 27.3 26.0 27.3 26.7
Race/ethnicity 1,685  
A lot   5.2 3.8 4.5 4.8 3.9 4.3 7.5 5.6 6.5
Some 18.0 16.8 17.4 21.6 20.5 21.0 25.1 23.9 24.5
None 53.4 57.9 55.8 50.8 53.9 52.4 45.5 48.9 47.3
Don't know 23.4 21.5 22.4 22.7 21.7 22.2 21.9 21.6 21.7
Standardized test scores 1,685  
A lot   62.9 67.9 65.5 46.7 43.3 45.0 50.2 48.8 49.5
Some 28.8 28.0 28.4 44.1 48.2 46.3 41.5 44.2 42.9
None 1.9 1.5 1.7 2.1 2.5 2.3 1.9 2.0 1.9
Don't know 6.5 2.7 4.5 7.0 6.0 6.5 6.4 5.0 5.6
Volunteer work 1,683  
A lot   6.7 10.9 9.0 5.8 8.6 7.3 6.5 8.9 7.8
Some 47.9 50.8 49.4 46.5 49.9 48.3 48.7 53.1 51.0
None 19.8 16.7 18.2 22.6 17.9 20.1 21.1 16.2 18.5
Don't know 25.5 21.5 23.4 25.1 23.6 24.3 23.7 21.9 22.7

1999 CIRP INSTITUTIONAL SUMMARY
University of Arkansas-Fayetteville
First-time Full-time
  No. Respon dents University of Arkansas Pub Univ-med select Public Universities
Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women Total
Highest degree planned anywhere 1,430  
None   0.1 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3
Vocational certificate 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
Associate (A.A. or equivalent) 0.1 0.4 0.3 0.7 0.6 0.7 0.4 0.5 0.4
Bachelor's degree (B.A., B.S., etc.) 28.2 28.1 28.1 32.6 26.0 29.3 25.5 21.7 23.6
Master's degree (M.A., M.S., etc.) 39.1 39.0 39.1 42.2 41.1 41.6 41.8 40.1 40.9
Ph.D. or Ed.D. 16.9 12.3 14.5 14.3 15.4 14.9 16.9 17.6 17.2
M.D., D.O., D.D.S., D.V.M. 9.7 13.2 11.5 5.3 11.5 8.4 9.0 13.9 11.5
LL.B. or J.D. (Law) 4.8 4.9 4.9 3.0 3.2 3.1 4.4 4.3 4.3
B.D. or M.Div. (Divinity) 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.3
Other 0.9 1.5 1.2 1.2 1.5 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.3
Highest degree planned at this college 888  
None   1.2 0.2 0.7 1.1 1.0 1.1 1.1 0.9 1.0
Vocational certificate 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2
Associate (A.A. or equivalent) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.8 1.1 1.0
Bachelor's degree (B.A., B.S., etc.) 65.3 68.3 66.9 67.4 68.4 67.9 63.6 63.8 63.7
Master's degree (M.A., M.S., etc.) 28.8 24.2 26.5 23.8 21.4 22.6 24.6 23.0 23.8
Ph.D. or Ed.D. 2.3 2.0 2.1 3.4 2.8 3.1 4.2 4.0 4.1
M.D., D.O., D.D.S., D.V.M. 0.0 2.0 1.0 1.1 2.8 2.0 2.9 4.5 3.7
LL.B. or J.D. (Law) 1.6 2.4 2.0 0.7 0.8 0.8 1.2 1.1 1.2
B.D. or M.Div. (Divinity) 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2
Other 0.5 0.9 0.7 1.1 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.3 1.2
Student's estimates: Chances are very good that he/she will:  
Change major field 1,562 10.9 17.8 14.6 11.9 17.0 14.5 13.5 18.5 16.1
Change career choice 1,557 8.4 16.6 12.8 11.2 16.8 14.1 12.3 17.9 15.3
Fail one or more courses 1,555 0.4 1.0 0.7 1.3 0.6 0.9 1.3 0.6 0.9
Graduate with honors 1,556 25.5 21.3 23.3 17.4 18.0 17.7 19.2 18.9 19.1
Be elected to a student office 1,552 3.4 3.9 3.7 2.4 2.5 2.5 3.0 3.0 3.0
Get a job to help pay for college expenses 1,548 24.9 30.1 27.7 34.1 43.3 38.9 33.6 42.8 38.5
Work full-time while attending college 1,548 2.7 4.3 3.6 2.4 3.0 2.7 3.1 3.6 3.4
Join a social fraternity, sorority or club 1,549 21.2 36.1 29.2 13.4 22.2 17.9 15.5 24.3 20.2
Play varsity/intercollegiate athletics 1,543 10.4 6.5 8.3 12.3 9.7 10.9 11.5 8.7 10.0
Be elected to an academic honor society 1,546 12.2 16.0 14.2 8.3 10.6 9.5 9.2 11.0 10.1
Make at least B average 1,546 60.4 64.0 62.4 49.8 51.9 50.9 54.4 54.7 54.6
Need extra time to complete your degree requirements 1,539 8.9 8.7 8.8 7.5 7.2 7.3 7.0 7.4 7.2
Get a bachelor's degree (B.A.,B.S.,etc.) 1,537 78.7 82.3 80.6 73.7 76.5 75.2 75.4 78.6 77.1
Participate in student protests or demonstrations 1,530 3.7 4.4 4.1 3.4 4.0 3.7 4.0 4.5 4.3
Drop out of this college temporarily (exclude transferring) 1,539 1.0 0.4 0.6 0.7 0.4 0.5 1.4 0.5 0.9
Drop out permanently (exclude transferring) 1,561 0.8 0.7 0.8 0.5 0.3 0.4 0.7 0.3 0.5
Transfer to another college before graduating 1,533 2.4 3.4 2.9 2.9 4.4 3.7 3.9 5.0 4.5
Be satisfied with your college 1,528 53.8 58.9 56.5 48.4 54.8 51.7 47.7 55.1 51.6
Get married while in college 1,531 3.8 7.3 5.7 3.0 4.6 3.8 4.1 5.7 4.9
Participate in volunteer or community service work 1,537 15.8 31.8 24.4 10.3 25.7 18.3 12.8 30.0 21.9
Seek personal counseling 1,534 4.1 4.6 4.4 2.8 4.4 3.6 3.5 5.3 4.4
STUDENT'S PROBABLE MAJOR 1,574  
Arts and Humanities    
Art, fine and applied 1.1 1.3 1.2 1.3 2.4 1.9 1.4 2.1 1.8
English (language & literature) 1.1 2.0 1.6 0.7 1.8 1.3 0.9 2.0 1.5
History 1.9 0.9 1.4 1.0 0.7 0.8 1.2 0.7 1.0
Journalism 1.9 3.3 2.7 1.0 2.2 1.6 1.3 2.5 1.9
Language and Literature (except English) 0.1 0.6 0.4 0.1 0.6 0.4 0.2 0.6 0.5
Music 2.6 2.3 2.4 1.3 1.1 1.2 1.5 1.2 1.3
Philosophy 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.2
Speech 0.0 0.4 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.1
Theater or Drama 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.3 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.9 0.7
Theology or Religion 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1
Other Arts and Humanities 0.4 0.7 0.6 0.4 1.1 0.7 0.6 1.1 0.8
Biological Science  
Biology (general) 2.7 3.8 3.3 2.0 4.3 3.2 3.0 4.9 4.0
Biochemistry or Biophysics 1.1 0.5 0.8 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.9 0.8 0.9
Botany 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
Environmental Science 0.4 0.5 0.4 1.1 1.2 1.1 0.7 0.9 0.8
Marine (Life) Science 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.8 0.5 0.2 0.5 0.4
Microbiology or Bacteriology 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.3 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.7 0.6
Zoology 0.1 0.5 0.3 0.3 1.0 0.7 0.5 0.9 0.7
Other Biological Science 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.6 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.8
Business  
Accounting 2.3 3.8 3.1 2.2 2.9 2.5 2.2 2.6 2.4
Business Administration (general) 4.2 3.1 3.6 4.6 3.0 3.8 5.1 3.0 4.0
Finance 4.7 1.5 3.0 2.6 0.8 1.7 2.9 1.1 2.0
International Business 1.5 2.5 2.0 0.9 1.2 1.0 1.5 1.8 1.6
Marketing 2.1 3.1 2.6 2.5 2.9 2.7 2.6 2.9 2.8
Management 2.9 1.8 2.3 4.1 2.2 3.1 3.7 1.9 2.7
Secretarial Studies 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Other Business 3.6 2.3 2.9 1.9 1.0 1.4 1.5 0.9 1.2
Education  
Business Education 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
Elementary Education 0.0 5.7 3.0 0.6 5.2 3.0 0.4 4.7 2.7
Music or Art Education 0.8 0.7 0.8 0.4 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.6 0.5
Physical Education or Recreation 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5
Secondary Education 0.4 0.5 0.4 1.0 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.4 1.2
Special Education 0.0 0.5 0.3 0.0 0.6 0.3 0.0 0.6 0.3
Other Education 0.1 0.7 0.4 0.1 0.6 0.4 0.2 0.6 0.5
Engineering  
Aeronautical or Astronautical Eng. 0.1 0.0 0.1 2.9 0.5 1.7 2.2 0.4 1.2
Civil Engineering 1.6 0.2 0.9 3.7 0.9 2.3 2.5 0.6 1.5
Chemical Engineering 5.3 1.8 3.4 2.4 1.5 2.0 2.0 1.0 1.5
Electrical or Electronic Engineering 3.7 0.4 1.9 6.6 0.6 3.5 5.6 0.6 2.9
Industrial Engineering 5.2 1.9 3.4 1.0 0.5 0.7 0.6 0.3 0.4
Mechanical Engineering 4.7 0.4 2.4 7.7 0.8 4.1 5.6 0.6 3.0
Other Engineering 5.6 0.6 2.9 6.3 1.4 3.8 5.1 1.3 3.1
Physical Science  
Astronomy 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
Atmospheric Science (incl. Meteorology) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.6 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.2
Chemistry 1.0 1.3 1.1 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.8 0.7 0.7
Earth Science 0.4 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1
Marine Science (incl. Oceanography) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
Mathematics 0.4 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.6
Physics 0.8 0.4 0.6 0.6 0.2 0.4 0.7 0.2 0.4
Statistics 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Other Physical Science 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1
Professional  
Architecture or Urban Planning 2.9 2.4 2.6 2.9 1.7 2.3 2.4 1.4 1.9
Home Economics 0.0 0.5 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.1
Health Technology (medical, dental, laboratory) 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.8 0.5 0.3 0.8 0.6
Library or Archival Science 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Medicine, Dentistry, Veterinarian 5.2 6.3 5.8 2.7 6.7 4.8 4.9 8.4 6.7
Nursing 0.1 3.0 1.7 0.2 4.5 2.4 0.2 3.7 2.1
Pharmacy 0.3 1.1 0.7 0.5 1.0 0.8 0.7 1.2 0.9
Therapy (occupational, physical, speech) 0.5 1.5 1.1 0.9 3.9 2.4 1.0 3.2 2.1
Other Professional 0.4 0.8 0.6 0.6 1.1 0.9 0.7 1.1 0.9
Social Science  
Anthropology 0.1 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.4 0.3
Economics 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.2 0.3
Ethnic Studies 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Geography 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0
Political Science (govt, intl relations) 1.6 3.2 2.5 1.5 1.8 1.6 2.1 2.3 2.2
Psychology 1.6 4.1 3.0 1.3 4.9 3.2 1.7 5.7 3.8
Social Work 0.0 0.9 0.5 0.0 1.1 0.6 0.1 0.9 0.5
Sociology 0.3 0.7 0.5 0.3 0.7 0.5 0.3 0.6 0.5
Women's Studies 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Other Social Science 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.2
Technical  
Building Trades 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0
Data Processing or Computer Programming 1.4 0.2 0.8 2.5 0.3 1.3 2.2 0.3 1.2
Drafting or Design 0.3 1.1 0.7 0.3 0.5 0.4 0.2 0.3 0.3
Electronics 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1
Mechanics 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0
Other Technical 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.1
Other fields  
Agriculture 3.4 2.4 2.9 3.3 2.3 2.8 2.0 1.5 1.8
Communications (radio, TV, etc.) 0.8 1.8 1.3 1.1 3.1 2.1 1.3 2.9 2.1
Computer Science 4.2 1.4 2.7 6.7 1.3 3.9 6.1 1.2 3.5
Forestry 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.2 0.3
Kinesiology [1] 1.1 2.0 1.6 0.3 0.8 0.6 0.3 0.4 0.3
Law Enforcement 1.0 0.2 0.6 0.5 0.2 0.3 0.7 0.3 0.5
Military Science 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Other Field 0.4 0.8 0.6 1.2 1.8 1.5 1.0 1.4 1.2
Undecided 5.8 11.5 8.8 5.1 8.8 7.0 6.8 10.3 8.7

1999 CIRP INSTITUTIONAL SUMMARY
University of Arkansas-Fayetteville
First-time Full-time
  No. Respon dents University of Arkansas Pub Univ-med select Public Universities
Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women Total
Objectives considered to be essential or very important  
Becoming accomplished in one of the performing arts (acting, dancing, etc.) 1,562 12.2 12.0 12.1 9.9 11.2 10.6 11.7 13.1 12.5
Becoming an authority in my field 1,563 69.6 63.7 66.4 60.0 57.6 58.8 62.8 59.2 60.9
Obtaining recognition from colleagues for contributions to my special field 1,568 55.5 55.0 55.2 51.8 52.4 52.1 53.1 52.0 52.5
Influencing the political structure 1,564 20.4 16.4 18.3 16.4 13.0 14.6 18.6 14.4 16.4
Influencing social values 1,563 34.6 43.3 39.3 27.4 36.8 32.3 30.6 38.6 34.8
Raising a family 1,567 72.2 74.3 73.3 71.9 72.9 72.4 73.7 73.8 73.8
Having administrative responsibility for the work of others 1,555 39.6 37.4 38.4 38.0 33.6 35.7 39.1 34.1 36.5
Being very well off financially 1,561 76.3 69.5 72.6 77.4 71.0 74.0 77.4 71.4 74.2
Helping others who are in difficulty 1,561 56.5 69.7 63.6 46.4 66.4 56.8 50.9 67.9 59.9
Making a theoretical contribution to science 1,561 22.3 13.0 17.3 20.2 15.5 17.8 20.9 15.9 18.3
Writing original works (poems, novels, short stories, etc.) 1,562 15.6 10.8 13.0 10.8 11.1 10.9 12.8 12.6 12.7
Creating artistic work (painting, sculpture, decorating, etc) 1,561 14.2 14.5 14.3 11.5 14.6 13.1 12.6 14.6 13.6
Becoming successful in a business of my own 1,562 46.7 37.1 41.5 42.3 33.2 37.6 43.7 34.5 38.8
Becoming involved in programs to clean up the environment 1,559 18.2 18.5 18.3 17.4 19.5 18.5 17.6 19.5 18.6
Developing a meaningful philosophy of life 1,561 44.0 43.9 43.9 39.2 39.7 39.5 43.3 42.9 43.1
Participating in a community action program 1,556 17.9 30.1 24.5 14.6 24.3 19.6 16.7 26.1 21.7
Helping to promote racial understanding 1,561 26.7 32.8 30.0 21.6 27.7 24.8 24.9 30.5 27.9
Keeping up to date with political affairs 1,557 34.0 29.8 31.7 30.2 23.9 26.9 33.1 26.9 29.8
Becoming a community leader 1,559 39.5 36.7 38.0 29.9 30.2 30.1 31.1 30.8 30.9
Integrating spirituality into my life 1,558 51.9 65.5 59.2 38.1 43.6 40.9 41.8 48.8 45.5
Student's probable career 1,577  
Accountant or actuary   2.3 3.3 2.9 2.1 2.8 2.5 2.0 2.5 2.3
Actor or entertainer 1.2 1.3 1.3 0.7 1.1 0.9 1.1 1.3 1.2
Architect or urban planner 3.3 2.4 2.8 3.2 1.8 2.5 2.7 1.4 2.0
Artist 0.7 0.7 0.7 1.1 1.6 1.4 1.2 1.5 1.4
Business (clerical) 0.3 1.2 0.8 0.5 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.6
Business executive (management, administrator) 10.7 7.7 9.1 9.3 6.7 8.0 10.4 7.4 8.8
Business owner or proprietor 3.2 1.8 2.4 3.8 1.7 2.7 3.9 1.7 2.7
Business salesperson or buyer 1.6 1.9 1.8 1.1 1.3 1.2 1.1 1.2 1.2
Clergy (minister, priest) 0.4 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.1
Clergy (other religious) 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
Clinical psychologist 0.1 1.4 0.8 0.4 2.0 1.2 0.6 2.4 1.5
College administrator/staff 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
College teacher 0.8 0.5 0.6 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.4 0.5
Computer programmer or analyst 8.8 1.8 5.0 10.0 1.4 5.6 8.8 1.4 4.9
Conservationist or forester 0.4 0.1 0.3 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.7 0.5 0.6
Dentist (including orthodontist) 1.5 1.1 1.3 0.6 0.6 0.6 1.0 0.9 1.0
Dietitian or home economist 0.0 0.6 0.3 0.0 1.0 0.6 0.1 0.8 0.5
Engineer 21.9 5.1 12.9 27.1 5.7 16.0 20.5 4.3 12.0
Farmer or rancher 0.7 0.0 0.3 1.6 0.3 0.9 0.9 0.2 0.5
Foreign service worker (incl. diplomat) 0.3 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.6 0.4 0.3 0.7 0.5
Homemaker (full-time) 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.1
Interior decorator (incl. designer) 0.0 2.0 1.1 0.1 1.6 0.8 0.0 1.1 0.6
Lab technician or hygienist 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.2
Law enforcement officer 1.1 0.4 0.7 0.8 0.3 0.5 0.9 0.3 0.6
Lawyer (attorney) or judge 4.5 5.2 4.9 2.7 3.0 2.9 3.9 4.2 4.0
Military service (career) 0.5 0.2 0.4 1.0 0.2 0.6 0.9 0.2 0.5
Musician (performer, composer) 2.3 1.1 1.6 1.4 0.9 1.1 1.6 1.1 1.3
Nurse 0.5 2.8 1.8 0.2 4.2 2.3 0.2 3.6 2.0
Optometrist 0.8 0.4 0.6 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.3
Pharmacist 0.4 1.5 1.0 0.5 1.2 0.9 0.7 1.4 1.1
Physician 6.4 8.7 7.7 3.2 5.5 4.4 6.5 9.0 7.8
Policymaker/Government 0.5 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.8 0.7 0.7
School counselor 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.2
School principal or superintendent 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0
Scientific researcher 1.8 1.3 1.5 2.1 2.5 2.3 2.2 2.4 2.3
Social, welfare or recreation worker 0.3 1.3 0.8 0.2 1.6 0.9 0.1 1.3 0.8
Therapist (physical, occupational speech) 1.0 3.1 2.1 1.1 4.9 3.1 1.2 4.1 2.7
Teacher or administrator (elementary) 0.1 5.9 3.2 0.8 5.9 3.4 0.6 5.4 3.1
Teacher or administrator (secondary) 2.6 3.0 2.8 2.0 3.1 2.6 2.1 3.2 2.7
Veterinarian 1.0 2.2 1.6 1.3 5.0 3.2 1.2 3.6 2.5
Writer or journalist 1.9 2.5 2.2 1.4 2.8 2.1 1.8 3.1 2.5
Skilled trades 0.5 0.1 0.3 0.9 0.2 0.5 0.7 0.2 0.4
Other occupation 6.6 10.2 8.5 7.2 11.4 9.3 6.9 9.8 8.4
Undecided 8.5 15.7 12.4 8.6 13.6 11.2 10.4 14.9 12.8

1999 CIRP INSTITUTIONAL SUMMARY
University of Arkansas-Fayetteville
First-time Full-time
  No. Respon dents University of Arkansas Pub Univ-med select Public Universities
Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women Total
How would you characterize your political views? 1,550  
Far left   2.1 1.2 1.6 2.2 1.5 1.9 2.6 1.5 2.0
Liberal 22.9 19.6 21.2 20.8 24.1 22.5 22.0 25.5 23.8
Middle-of-the-road 49.2 53.6 51.5 51.8 58.0 55.0 50.2 55.4 52.9
Conservative 24.3 24.5 24.4 23.4 15.7 19.5 23.5 17.0 20.1
Far right 1.5 1.1 1.3 1.8 0.7 1.2 1.7 0.6 1.1
Student agrees strongly or somewhat  
There is too much concern in the courts for the rights of criminals 1,625 73.5 72.6 73.0 74.8 71.6 73.1 73.6 70.9 72.1
Abortion should be legal 1,635 40.7 41.0 40.9 54.4 55.7 55.1 54.5 55.2 54.9
The death penalty should be abolished 1,609 21.6 24.3 23.1 20.2 28.5 24.5 21.1 28.2 24.8
If two people really like each other, it's all right for them to have sex even if they've known each other for only a very short time 1,613 34.8 17.3 25.5 50.9 31.3 40.7 49.9 28.5 38.6
Marijuana should be legalized 1,617 26.8 19.7 23.0 37.0 29.2 33.0 36.8 28.7 32.5
It is important to have laws prohibiting homosexual relationships 1,607 44.2 31.6 37.5 38.1 19.5 28.5 37.0 20.4 28.2
Employers should be allowed to require drug testing of employees or job applicants 1,607 80.0 86.6 83.6 76.0 80.5 78.3 76.2 81.2 78.8
Just because a man thinks that a woman has led him on does not entitle him to have sex with her 1,615 86.0 93.2 89.9 85.6 94.3 90.1 85.5 94.0 90.0
The federal government should do more to control the sale of handguns 1,607 64.3 83.7 74.7 68.9 91.0 80.4 72.5 90.8 82.1
Racial discrimination no longer a major problem in America 1,605 28.5 23.3 25.7 26.2 19.9 23.0 25.3 19.7 22.3
Realistically, an individual can do little to bring about changes in our society 1,602 33.5 22.5 27.6 32.7 24.2 28.3 32.4 24.8 28.4
Wealthy people should pay a larger share of taxes than they do now 1,595 49.1 44.5 46.6 56.4 54.6 55.5 54.7 52.8 53.7
Colleges should prohibit racist/sexist speech on campus 1,593 59.1 68.7 64.2 55.8 65.7 60.9 54.4 64.4 59.7
Same-sex couples should have the right to legal marital status 1,599 35.1 42.9 39.3 43.5 63.0 53.6 44.8 60.6 53.2
Affirmative action in college admissions should be abolished 1,550 56.4 48.6 52.3 59.1 44.3 51.5 59.7 45.5 52.3
The activities of married women are best confined to the home and family 1,596 33.2 24.6 28.6 29.9 20.2 24.9 30.7 20.2 25.1
Material on the Internet should be regulated by the government 1,592 39.9 56.4 48.7 31.8 53.3 42.9 32.2 52.7 43.0
People have a right to know about the personal lives of public figures [1] 1,598 29.3 28.2 28.7 28.1 24.6 26.3 28.9 25.4 27.0