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2010 four-year alumni survey university report office of assessment july 2011

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2010 four-year alumni survey university summary report prepared by steven hawks assistant director jenna rycek graduate research assistant sarah murdoch student assistant office of assessment kansas state university june 2011

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2010 four-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 1,614 four-year alumni who received the survey 615 participated for an overall response rate of 38 up from 30 last year 55 of respondents were female approximately 93 of respondents were white non-hispanic 68 of respondents were twenty-seven years of age or younger nearly 100 99.7 of respondents are u.s citizens 58 of respondents graduated with an undergraduate certificate and/or minor 57 of four-year alumni remain living in the state of kansas 95 of respondents if given the choice would attend k-state if he or she could start over 99 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 employment experiences 97 of respondents have been employed since graduating from k-state nearly 7 out of 10 respondents noted that their certificate and/or minor gave them an advantage when applying for jobs top three employment areas for k-state s fouryear alumni are education 17 healthcare 11 and architecture 7 approximately 80 of respondents give a percentage of their income to charitable organizations 70 of respondents noted that their undergraduate experiences contributed to their interest and motivation to being involved in community activities slightly quite a bit or very much 98 of respondents indicated that they would recommend k-state to a potential student female respondents were more likely than male respondents to have received an advanced degree or currently enrolled in graduate/professional school female respondents were more likely than male respondents to have been a member of a volunteer group devoted to serving members of the community 2010 respondents were more likely than 2009 respondents to indicate that their certificate and/or minor gave them an advantage when applying for jobs demographics of respondents involvement within your community additional information comparison by gender selection of kansas state university educational experiences post k-state comparison by year approximately 1/3 36 of respondents are currently in graduate/professional school or have graduated with an advanced degree i

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about the 2010 four-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 2005 may 2006 and august 2006 for whom e-mail addresses were provided by the alumni association the office of assessment obtained e-mail addresses for 1,685 graduates 71 were undeliverable the overall response rate was 38 615 out of 1,614 for comparison the overall response rate in 2009 and 2008 were 30 423 out of 1,402 and 46 630 out of 1,367 respectively this report consists of frequencies on each question and statistically significant differences by gender and survey year from the 2010 four-year alumni survey ii

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table of contents page introduction 1 selection of kansas state university 4 educational experiences post k-state 9 employment experiences 11 involvement within your community 16 additional information 22 significant differences in responses by gender 23 significant differences in responses by year 31 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 demographic information 1 alumni s major 2 alumni who transferred credits 2 type of institution transferred from number of credits transferred 2 graduated with an undergraduate certificate and/or minors 2 present residence 3 satisfaction with k-state 4 contribution to growth from experiences at k-state 4 more or less emphasis 7 preparation for graduate school 9 non-degree educational programs 9 advanced degree 10 supplemental learning post k-state 10 employed since graduation 11 alumni who benefited from a certificate and/or minors 11 alumni fields of employment 11 salary 12 job relationship to major 13 job not related to major 13 job skill requirements 13 satisfaction with present position 14 community involvement 16 public participation 18 public participation not available 19 leisure activities 19 recommendation of k-state 22 significant differences in enrollment by college by gender 23 significant differences in transferring credits to k-state by gender 23 iv

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list of tables cont page table 29 table 30 table 31 table 32 table 33 table 34 table 35 table 36 table 37 table 38 table 39 table 40 table 41 table 42 table 43 table 44 table 45 table 46 table 47 table 48 appendix a significant differences in demographic information by gender 23 significant differences in receiving advanced degrees by gender 24 significant differences in growth at k-state by gender 24 significant differences in in emphasis at k-state by gender 25 significant differences in salary at k-state by gender 26 significant differences in fields of employment by gender 27 significant differences in satisfaction with present position by gender 27 significant differences in community involvement by gender 28 significant differences in community participation by gender 28 significant differences in public participation by gender 28 significant differences in leisure activities by gender 29 significant differences in volunteering by gender 30 significant differences in recommendation of k-state by gender 30 significant differences in benefits from certificate or minor by year 31 significant differences in type of institution transferred from number of credits transferred by year 31 significant differences in choice of starting over at k-state by year 31 significant differences in contributions to growth at k-state by year 32 significant differences in emphasis at k-state by year 32 significant differences in job relationship to major by year 32 significant differences in leisure activities by year 32 2010 four-year alumni survey 33 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 no response total age under 26 26 27 28 32 over 32 total 274 338 612 610 2 612 1 1 7 11 3 566 4 17 612 14 166 237 160 35 612 percentage 44.8 55.2 100.0 99.7 0.3 100.0 0.2 0.2 1.1 1.8 0.5 92.5 0.7 2.8 100.0 2.3 27.1 38.7 26.1 5.7 100.0 1

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table 2 alumni s majors what was your undergraduate major college of agriculture college of architecture planning and 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 70 47 191 97 59 72 65 14 615 percentage 11.4 7.6 31.1 15.8 9.6 11.7 10.6 2.3 100.0 table 3 alumni who transferred credits did you transfer credit to k-state from another college or university yes no total n 428 184 612 percentage 69.9 30.1 100.0 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 202 67 48 46 53 416 21-30 54 6 3 5 5 73 31-40 n 25 6 2 1 1 35 41-60 30 4 1 1 1 37 61 25 3 5 3 0 36 total 336 86 59 56 60 597 table 5 graduated with an undergraduate certificate and/or minors did you graduate with an undergraduate certificate or minors yes no total n 357 258 615 percentage 58.0 42.0 100.0 2

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table 6 present residence present residence alabama alaska arizona california colorado florida georgia idaho illinois indiana iowa kansas kentucky maine massachusetts michigan minnesota missouri montana nebraska nevada new jersey new mexico new york north carolina north dakota ohio oklahoma oregon rhode island south dakota tennessee texas utah virginia washington washington d.c wisconsin outside the u.s total n 1 1 9 10 22 13 7 1 5 3 3 347 2 1 4 4 3 41 3 9 2 1 2 12 3 1 6 10 1 1 1 4 48 1 7 8 3 2 10 612 percentage 0.2 0.2 1.5 1.6 3.6 2.1 1.1 0.2 0.8 0.5 0.5 56.7 0.3 0.2 0.7 0.7 0.5 6.7 0.5 1.5 0.3 0.2 0.3 2.0 0.5 0.2 1.0 1.6 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.7 7.8 0.2 1.1 1.3 0.5 0.3 1.6 100.0 3

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selection of kansas state university table 7 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 10 22 154 417 604 46 91 82 189 196 604 15 26 69 63 66 365 604 percentage 0.2 1.7 3.6 25.5 69.0 100.0 7.6 15.1 13.6 31.3 32.5 100.0 2.5 4.3 11.4 10.4 10.9 60.4 100.0 table 8 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 n 1 38 210 331 percentage 0.2 6.6 36.2 57.1 4

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table 8 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 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 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 n percentage 10 59 228 283 5 69 234 272 1.7 10.2 39.3 48.8 0.9 11.9 40.3 46.9 10 59 239 272 5 57 180 338 1.7 10.2 41.2 46.9 0.9 9.8 31.0 58.3 9 76 237 258 39 119 259 163 1.6 13.1 40.9 44.5 6.7 20.5 44.7 28.1 32 153 250 145 5.5 26.4 43.1 25.0 5

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table 8 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 thinking critically problem-solving none little somewhat very much identifying a sense of values and priorities in life none little somewhat very much 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 n 7 44 238 291 27 94 241 218 22 63 145 350 43 160 233 144 8 52 236 284 35 144 253 148 9 83 270 218 54 177 219 130 percentage 1.2 7.6 41.0 50.2 4.7 16.2 41.6 37.6 3.8 10.9 25.0 60.3 7.4 27.6 40.2 24.8 1.4 9.0 40.7 49.0 6.0 24.8 43.6 25.5 1.6 14.3 46.6 37.6 9.3 30.5 37.8 22.4 6

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table 8 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 satisfying leisure time activities none little somewhat very much 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 37 141 232 170 16 91 270 203 percentage 6.4 24.3 40.0 29.3 2.8 15.7 46.6 35.0 33 101 241 205 12 60 288 220 5.7 17.4 41.6 35.3 2.1 10.3 49.7 37.9 table 9 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 n 8 382 190 0 312 268 40 449 91 percentage 1.4 65.9 32.8 0.0 53.8 46.2 6.9 77.4 15.7 7

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table 9 cont more or less emphasis looking back on your college experience do you believe less the same or more emphasis should have been placed on computer skills less same more problem-solving skills less same more learning to think and reason less same more understanding and relating to people less same more background in natural sciences e.g chemistry biology physics less same more background in social sciences e.g economics sociology psychology less same more background in humanities and fine arts e.g art music history less same more theory courses related to my major less same more application courses related to my majors less same more n 6 291 283 4 373 203 3 363 214 11 365 204 97 419 64 53 402 125 91 391 98 61 398 121 4 265 311 percentage 1.0 50.2 48.8 0.7 64.3 35.0 0.5 62.6 36.9 1.9 62.9 35.2 16.7 72.2 11.0 9.1 69.3 21.6 15.7 67.4 16.9 10.5 68.6 20.9 0.7 45.7 53.6 8

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