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2005 ACT Advising Survey Section 3B: Advising Needs: Satisfaction with Advisor's Assistance |
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| National Norms | DePaul Overall |
DePaul sans SNL |
Barat | Commerce | LAS | CTI | Education | Music | SNL | Theatre | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | Privates | |||||||||||
| n=44,860 | n=15,719 | n=3,096 | n=2,465 | n=24 | n=768 | n=1,077 | n=223 | n=193 | n=36 | n=631 | n=41 | |
Mean satisfaction rating* |
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| my academic progress | 4.11 | 4.13 | 3.90 | 3.76 | 4.33 | 3.66 | 3.76 | 4.05 | 3.51 | 4.00 | 4.36 | 4.00 |
| scheduling and registration procedures | 4.14 | 4.18 | 3.82 | 3.69 | 4.44 | 3.49 | 3.72 | 4.28 | 3.55 | 3.48 | 4.36 | 4.19 |
| dropping and adding courses | 4.19 | 4.24 | 3.81 | 3.70 | 4.38 | 3.50 | 3.76 | 4.20 | 3.53 | 3.58 | 4.33 | 3.67 |
| obtaining course credit through nontraditional means | 4.07 | 4.11 | 3.90 | 3.60 | 4.00 | 3.50 | 3.55 | 4.19 | 3.16 | 4.33 | 4.32 | 3.89 |
| selecting and changing my major area of study | 4.15 | 4.18 | 3.81 | 3.69 | 3.75 | 3.50 | 3.77 | 4.06 | 3.42 | 3.67 | 4.25 | 3.17 |
| meeting requirements for graduation, student teaching, certification, etc | 4.14 | 4.19 | 3.84 | 3.72 | 4.25 | 3.68 | 3.72 | 4.01 | 3.44 | 4.07 | 4.27 | 4.18 |
| improving my study skills and habits | 4.16 | 4.14 | 3.94 | 3.72 | n/a | 3.63 | 3.76 | 4.26 | 3.22 | n/a | 4.31 | 3.29 |
| matching my learning style to particular courses, sections, or instructors | 4.21 | 4.24 | 4.08 | 3.82 | 4.29 | 3.40 | 3.96 | 4.09 | 3.36 | n/a | 4.47 | 3.40 |
| obtaining remedial and tutorial assistance | 4.11 | 4.10 | 3.81 | 3.67 | n/a | 3.64 | 3.63 | 4.05 | 3.00 | n/a | 4.34 | n/a |
| clarifying my life and career goals | 4.19 | 4.19 | 3.95 | 3.72 | 4.38 | 3.56 | 3.74 | 4.05 | 3.14 | 4.20 | 4.37 | 3.83 |
| identifying career areas that fit my current skills, abilities, and interests | 4.23 | 4.23 | 3.93 | 3.72 | 4.38 | 3.46 | 3.70 | 4.08 | 3.33 | 4.20 | 4.37 | 3.67 |
| coping with academic difficulties | 4.14 | 4.18 | 3.70 | 3.52 | 3.67 | 3.23 | 3.69 | 3.82 | 3.05 | 3.62 | 4.18 | 3.82 |
| obtaining financial aid | 4.11 | 4.10 | 3.55 | 3.42 | n/a | 3.26 | 3.50 | 3.69 | 3.09 | n/a | 4.15 | 4.14 |
| obtaining employment on campus | 4.07 | 4.14 | 3.61 | 3.57 | n/a | 3.28 | 3.66 | 4.04 | 2.70 | 4.20 | 4.15 | 3.78 |
| finding a job after college, i.e., job placement | 4.11 | 4.15 | 3.49 | 3.37 | n/a | 3.16 | 3.36 | 3.52 | 3.39 | 4.25 | 4.32 | 4.17 |
| continuing my education after graduation | 4.19 | 4.21 | 3.94 | 3.74 | 4.62 | 3.37 | 3.79 | 4.22 | 3.28 | 4.00 | 4.29 | 4.17 |
| withdrawing or transferring from this institution | 4.04 | 4.04 | 3.38 | 3.21 | n/a | 2.98 | 3.37 | 3.75 | 2.75 | 3.83 | 4.43 | n/a |
| dealing with personal problems | 4.32 | 4.38 | 4.14 | 4.02 | 4.86 | 3.47 | 4.10 | 4.47 | 3.56 | 4.57 | 4.43 | 4.30 |
| % Satisfied or Very Satisfied with advisors assistance in… | ||||||||||||
| my academic progress | 81.4% | 82.4% | 72.2% | 68.0% | 73.3% | 66.1% | 66.9% | 81.1% | 59.3% | 73.7% | 86.2% | 77.3% |
| scheduling and registration procedures | 81.2% | 83.1% | 70.9% | 67.0% | 87.5% | 61.4% | 66.2% | 90.0% | 61.7% | 57.1% | 88.0% | 81.3% |
| dropping and adding courses | 82.3% | 84.1% | 69.1% | 65.4% | 87.5% | 61.1% | 65.3% | 82.6% | 60.3% | 58.3% | 85.9% | 66.7% |
| obtaining course credit through nontraditional means | 75.2% | 77.7% | 72.1% | 61.4% | 80.0% | 57.7% | 60.1% | 76.7% | 52.0% | 88.9% | 86.8% | 66.7% |
| selecting and changing my major area of study | 79.5% | 81.0% | 67.9% | 64.6% | 62.5% | 57.5% | 68.3% | 77.8% | 51.1% | 66.7% | 80.9% | 33.3% |
| meeting requirements for graduation, student teaching, certification, etc | 80.8% | 82.6% | 70.7% | 67.4% | 91.7% | 65.1% | 68.6% | 74.5% | 55.7% | 85.7% | 82.8% | 76.5% |
| improving my study skills and habits | 80.4% | 80.0% | 72.2% | 63.4% | n/a | 57.6% | 67.1% | 73.7% | 55.6% | n/a | 86.4% | 42.9% |
| matching my learning style to particular courses, sections, or instructors | 82.8% | 83.6% | 78.5% | 70.2% | 85.7% | 56.0% | 75.9% | 76.5% | 57.1% | n/a | 90.5% | 60.0% |
| obtaining remedial and tutorial assistance | 79.8% | 78.0% | 70.3% | 66.3% | n/a | 62.9% | 68.7% | 70.0% | 40.0% | n/a | 86.4% | n/a |
| clarifying my life and career goals | 81.7% | 82.1% | 73.3% | 65.7% | 87.5% | 58.0% | 67.2% | 80.0% | 47.2% | 90.0% | 87.3% | 66.7% |
| identifying career areas that fit my current skills, abilities, and interests | 83.7% | 83.7% | 73.9% | 67.7% | 87.5% | 57.7% | 67.9% | 78.8% | 66.7% | 90.0% | 87.5% | 55.6% |
| coping with academic difficulties | 80.3% | 81.7% | 67.8% | 61.5% | 77.8% | 53.3% | 66.9% | 67.9% | 42.1% | 61.5% | 84.6% | 72.7% |
| obtaining financial aid | 76.7% | 77.5% | 59.6% | 55.4% | n/a | 51.2% | 57.1% | 68.6% | 43.5% | n/a | 78.4% | 85.7% |
| obtaining employment on campus | 73.3% | 77.4% | 61.3% | 59.8% | n/a | 52.7% | 62.2% | 76.9% | 20.0% | 80.0% | 80.0% | 66.7% |
| finding a job after college, i.e., job placement | 75.6% | 78.3% | 54.4% | 50.7% | n/a | 48.8% | 48.7% | 52.0% | 55.6% | 75.0% | 80.0% | 66.7% |
| continuing my education after graduation | 79.8% | 80.7% | 71.6% | 64.6% | 87.5% | 50.5% | 66.8% | 82.6% | 50.0% | 71.4% | 84.1% | 83.3% |
| withdrawing or transferring from this institution | 72.2% | 72.2% | 54.5% | 48.9% | n/a | 42.3% | 54.2% | 62.5% | 37.5% | 66.7% | 90.5% | n/a |
| dealing with personal problems | 83.6% | 86.7% | 79.2% | 75.1% | 100.0% | 53.5% | 79.8% | 88.2% | 66.7% | 100.0% | 88.8% | 80.0% |
| * The mean is based on scale 1 to 5.
Note: These means and percentages were calculated only for those students who indicated having had discussions with advisors about the topic, as measured in Section 3A. |
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