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2009 one-year alumni survey university summary report office of assessment january 2010

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2009 one-year alumni survey university summary report prepared by steven hawks assistant director sarah murdoch graduate research assistant bryan kracht student assistant office of assessment kansas state university january 2010

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2009 one-year alumni survey executive summary · the alumni survey is designed to give undergraduate graduates the opportunity to reflect upon their k-state experiences this information is used to improve the college experience for future students by identifying strengths in our programs as well as areas that need further development of the 1,619 one-year alumni who received the survey 479 participated for an overall response rate of 30 down from 47 last year employment experiences · 93 of respondents are currently employed selfemployed or both employed and continuing their education approximately 60 of alumni believe that their certificate and/or minor gave them an advantage when applying for jobs 96 of respondents felt k-state prepared them fairly well well or excellently for their present job top three employment areas for k-state s oneyear alumni are education 16 engineering 12 and healthcare 7 · · · response rates · the college of architecture planning and design achieved the highest response rate at 63 the next highest was the college of engineering at 41 · demographics of respondents · · · · · · 57 of respondents were female approximately 90 of respondents were white non-hispanic 85 of respondents were twenty-five years of age or younger nearly 100 99.8 of respondents are u.s citizens 52 of respondents graduated with an undergraduate certificate and/or minor 64 of one-year alumni remain living in the state of kansas currently attending graduate/professional school · approximately 52 of respondents who are currently attending graduate/professional school are seeking a masters degree nearly 75 of respondents who are currently attending graduate/professional school are attending their first choice school 96 of respondents who are currently attending graduate/professional school rated the quality of their k-state undergraduate preparation for graduate/professional education as fair good or excellent · · additional information · 99 of respondents indicated that they would recommend k-state to a potential student selection of kansas state university · · · 96 of respondents if given the choice would attend k-state if he or she could start over 86 of respondents noted that k-state was their first college/university of choice approximately 97 of respondents rated their quality of life enhancement by attending k-state as somewhat to very much · · comparison by gender male respondents were more likely than female respondents to be employed 35 hours per week or more male respondents were more likely to report that they are in the first job upon graduating from kstate i

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about the 2009 one-year alumni survey · the alumni survey is designed to give undergraduate graduates the opportunity to reflect upon their k-state experiences this information is used to improve the college experience for future students by identifying strengths in our programs as well as areas that need further development surveys were sent electronically to alumni who graduated in december 2007 may 2008 and august 2008 for whom e-mail addresses were provided by the alumni association · · the office of assessment obtained e-mail addresses for 1,693 graduates 74 were undeliverable · the overall response rate for the university was 30 479 out of 1,619 for comparison the overall response rate in 2008 and 2007 were 47 724 out of 1,542 and 50 618 out of 1,233 respectively this report consists of frequencies on each question and statistically significant differences by gender and survey year from the 2009 one-year alumni survey · ii

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table of contents page introduction 1 selection of kansas state university 4 employment experiences 12 currently attending graduate/professional school 20 additional information 22 significant differences by gender 23 significant differences by year 30 iii

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list of tables page table 1 table 2 table 3 table 4 table 5 table 6 table 7 table 8 table 9 table 10 table 11 table 12 table 13 table 14 table 15 table 16 table 17 table 18 table 19 table 20 table 21 table 22 table 23 table 24 table 25 table 26 table 27 table 28 table 29 table 30 demographic information 1 alumni s majors 2 alumni who transferred credits 2 type of institution transferred from number of credits transferred 2 graduated with an undergraduate certificate and/or minors 3 satisfaction with k-state 4 choice of applying to k-state 4 features of advising 5 contribution to growth from experiences at k-state 5 more or less emphasis 8 quality of life enhancement 10 present residence 10 current activities 12 primary reason not employed 12 seeking employment and seriousness of unemployment 12 alumni who benefited from a certificate and/or minors 13 alumni fields of employment 14 job skill requirements 14 first job after graduation 15 sources of finding job 15 job relationship to major 15 job not related to major 16 job search 16 preparation for job 17 current employment 18 satisfaction with present position 18 requirements for position 19 degree seeking 20 relationship to graduate major 20 first choice for graduate school 21 iv

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list of tables page table 31 table 32 table 33 table 34 table 35 table 36 financial assistance 21 preparation for graduate school 21 university information 22 recommendation of k-state 22 significant differences in demographics by gender 23 significant differences in institution transferred from number of credits transferred by gender 23 table 37 table 38 table 39 table 40 table 41 table 42 table 43 table 44 table 45 table 46 table 47 table 48 table 49 table 50 table 51 table 52 significant differences in growth at k-state by gender 23 significant differences in emphasis at k-state by gender 25 significant differences in current activities by gender 26 significant differences in fields of employment by gender 26 significant differences in first job by gender 27 significant differences in job search by gender 27 significant differences in salary by gender 28 significant differences in describing current position by gender 28 significant differences about satisfaction with job by gender 28 significant differences in growth at k-state by year 30 significant differences in emphasis at k-state by year 30 significant differences in fields of employment by year 31 significant differences in relationship to major by year 31 significant differences in salary by year 32 significant differences in describing current position by year 32 significant differences about satisfaction with job by year 32 2009 one-year alumni survey 34 appendix a v

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introduction table 1 demographic information n gender male female total are you a u.s citizen yes no total ethnicity/race american indian/alaskan native asian or pacific islander black non-hispanic hispanic/spanish/latin american mexican/mexican american white non-hispanic multiracial other no response total age under 24 24 25 26-30 over 30 total 154 175 77 48 21 475 32.4 36.8 16.2 10.1 4.4 100.0 206 269 475 percentage 43.4 56.6 100.0 474 1 475 99.8 0.2 100.0 5 8 5 4 4 423 10 1 15 475 1.1 1.7 1.1 0.8 0.8 89.1 2.1 0.2 3.2 100.0 1

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table 2 alumni s majors what was your undergraduate major college of agriculture college of architecture planning design college of arts sciences college of business administration college of education college of engineering college of human ecology college of technology aviation total what was your second major if applicable college of agriculture college of architecture planning design college of arts sciences college of business administration college of education college of engineering college of human ecology college of technology aviation total n 47 15 154 81 28 81 68 5 479 percentage 9.8 3.1 32.2 16.9 5.8 16.9 14.2 1.0 100.0 6 1 29 8 4 0 11 3 62 9.7 1.6 46.8 12.9 6.5 0.0 17.7 4.8 100.0 table 3 alumni who transferred credits did you transfer credit to k-state from another college or university yes no total n 353 122 475 percentage 74.3 25.7 100.0 table 4 type of institution transferred from number of credits transferred 1-20 a two year college another kansas 4 year public university an out-of-state 4 year public university a private 4 year college or university other total 189 50 19 34 39 331 21-30 36 8 4 5 2 55 31-40 n 19 0 1 2 0 22 41-60 13 7 3 1 0 24 61 23 5 3 0 0 31 total 280 70 30 42 41 463 2

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table 5 graduated with an undergraduate certificate and/or minors did you graduate with an undergraduate certificate or minors yes no total n 251 228 479 percentage 52.4 47.6 100.0 3

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selection of kansas state university table 6 satisfaction with k-state if you could start over would you still choose to attend k-state definitely no probably no uncertain probably yes definitely yes total graduate with same first major definitely no probably no uncertain probably yes definitely yes total graduate with same second major definitely no probably no uncertain probably yes definitely yes does not apply total n 1 7 11 128 326 473 percentage 0.2 1.5 2.3 27.1 68.9 100.0 20 65 61 147 180 473 4.2 13.7 12.9 31.1 38.1 100.0 5 15 68 33 35 317 473 1.1 3.2 14.4 7.0 7.4 67.0 100.0 table 7 choice of applying to k-state when you applied to k-state it was your first choice second choice third choice not one of top three choices total n 408 51 6 8 473 percentage 86.3 10.8 1.3 1.7 100.0 4

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table 8 features of advising after having a year to reflect how satisfied are you with the following features of advising provided to you at k-state access to academic advising very dissatisfied dissatisfied neutral satisfied very satisfied total assistance in course selection/developing a program of study very dissatisfied dissatisfied neutral satisfied very satisfied total information provided about career/graduate school opportunities very dissatisfied dissatisfied neutral satisfied very satisfied total n percentage 19 34 79 191 150 473 4.0 7.2 16.7 40.4 31.7 100.0 15 65 86 191 116 473 3.2 13.7 18.2 40.4 24.5 100.0 38 84 123 146 82 473 8.0 17.8 26.0 30.9 17.3 100.0 table 9 contribution to growth from experiences at k-state how much has your k-state college experience contributed to your growth in each of the following areas increasing knowledge and understanding in an academic field none little somewhat very much gaining knowledge technical skills and/or competence required for a job/career none little somewhat very much developing skills in leading or participating in groups or teams none little somewhat very much n percentage 1 9 129 316 0.2 2.0 28.4 69.5 9 38 171 237 2.0 8.4 37.6 52.1 7 41 171 236 1.5 9.0 37.6 51.9 5

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table 9 cont contribution to growth from experiences at k-state how much has your k-state college experience contributed to your growth in each of the following areas gaining knowledge that will enrich your daily life or make you a more complete person none little somewhat very much becoming independent self-reliant and responsible none little somewhat very much developing an understanding and awareness of yourself interests abilities values needs etc none little somewhat very much becoming a more satisfied responsible family member none little somewhat very much becoming more aware of world issues and pressing social political and economic problems none little somewhat very much thinking critically problem-solving none little somewhat very much identifying a sense of values and priorities in life none little somewhat very much n percentage 8 39 163 245 1.8 8.6 35.8 53.8 8 25 146 276 1.8 5.5 32.1 60.7 8 40 150 257 1.8 8.8 33.0 56.5 29 86 188 152 6.4 18.9 41.3 33.4 20 104 202 129 4.4 22.9 44.4 28.4 8 28 197 222 1.8 6.2 43.3 48.8 17 55 172 211 3.7 12.1 37.8 46.4 6

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table 9 cont contribution to growth from experiences at k-state how much has your k-state college experience contributed to your growth in each of the following areas developing lasting friendships and personal ties none little somewhat very much handling personal/family finances and consumer issues none little somewhat very much increasing your intellectual curiosity none little somewhat very much caring for your mental/physical health none little somewhat very much organizing time effectively none little somewhat very much increasing a commitment to public service none little somewhat very much developing satisfying leisure time activities none little somewhat very much n percentage 12 44 114 285 2.6 9.7 25.1 62.6 37 94 206 118 8.1 20.7 45.3 25.9 8 42 173 232 1.8 9.2 38.0 51.0 37 73 207 138 8.1 16.0 45.5 30.3 15 47 184 209 3.3 10.3 40.4 45.9 34 116 183 122 7.5 25.5 40.2 26.8 29 75 179 172 6.4 16.5 39.3 37.8 7

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table 9 cont contribution to growth from experiences at k-state how much has your k-state college experience contributed to your growth in each of the following areas becoming more willing to consider opposing points of view none little somewhat very much interacting and working effectively with people from different racial/ethnic backgrounds none little somewhat very much locating and evaluating information sources none little somewhat very much n percentage 13 50 218 174 2.9 11.0 47.9 38.2 24 66 178 187 5.3 14.5 39.1 41.1 11 41 199 204 2.4 9.0 43.7 44.8 table 10 more or less emphasis looking back on your college experience do you believe less the same or more emphasis should have been placed on written communications skills less same more oral communications skills less same more mathematical skills less same more computer skills less same more n percentage 8 298 147 1.8 65.8 32.5 8 256 189 1.8 56.5 41.7 36 334 83 7.9 73.7 18.3 8 253 192 1.8 55.8 42.4 8

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