ACT Advising Survey
Section 2: Advising Information
National Norms DePaul  DePaul  
Overall Privates Overall sans SNL Barat Commerce LAS CTI Education Music SNL Theatre
n=44,860 n=15,719 n=3096 n=2465 n=24 n=768 n=1077 n=223 n=193 n=36 n=631 n=41
How well does the advising meet your needs      
very poorly 3.2% 1.7% 10.3% 12.4% 8.3% 13.1% 13.7% 3.2% 14.8% 20.0% 2.3% 7.5%
less than adequately 9.4% 7.0% 16.2% 18.5% 0.0% 17.2% 21.7% 7.3% 25.9% 17.1% 7.3% 15.0%
adequately 39.5% 38.0% 34.5% 35.1% 45.8% 32.9% 36.5% 35.9% 32.8% 37.1% 32.1% 25.0%
more than adequately 25.3% 30.1% 22.9% 21.1% 16.7% 22.4% 18.3% 28.2% 20.1% 11.4% 30.1% 40.0%
exceptionally well 19.5% 20.9% 16.0% 12.9% 29.2% 14.4% 9.6% 25.5% 6.3% 14.3% 28.2% 12.5%
     
Current academic advisor      
faculty member 64.5% 79.7% 49.0% 40.7% 83.3% 9.2% 58.2% 68.3% 7.4% 91.4% 81.3% 95.0%
staff member 24.8% 15.1% 37.4% 44.7% 4.2% 73.6% 25.3% 23.6% 87.8% 5.8% 8.7% 5.0%
peer counselor 1.0% 0.6% 1.4% 1.6% 4.2% 2.0% 1.3% 2.3% 0.0% 2.9% 0.5% 0.0%
do not have one 4.7% 1.9% 12.3% 13.0% 8.3% 15.2% 15.2% 5.9% 4.8% 0.0% 9.5% 0.0%
     
How much input did you have in selecting your current advisor?      
little to no input 57.1% 55.0% 56.4% 60.2% 39.1% 57.3% 59.8% 50.5% 81.6% 65.7% 42.0% 92.5%
some 17.0% 17.7% 23.2% 21.6% 13.0% 26.6% 19.9% 23.1% 13.4% 14.3% 29.2% 5.0%
a great deal 19.0% 23.4% 20.4% 18.3% 47.8% 16.1% 20.2% 26.4% 5.0% 20.0% 28.8% 2.5%
     
How long have you had your current advisor?      
0-6 months 38.2% 43.4% 29.3% 29.6% 17.4% 33.0% 32.7% 24.5% 23.9% 2.9% 27.9% 2.5%
7-12 months 25.1% 21.6% 23.7% 26.0% 0.0% 21.6% 26.8% 28.4% 35.0% 51.4% 14.9% 42.5%
12-18 months 9.5% 9.7% 12.2% 12.1% 8.7% 11.4% 11.7% 13.9% 14.4% 11.4% 12.5% 2.5%
18-24 months 10.4% 10.0% 14.1% 14.6% 43.5% 16.1% 13.3% 7.7% 14.4% 17.1% 12.5% 22.5%
over 2 years 9.7% 11.5% 20.7% 17.7% 30.4% 17.8% 15.5% 25.5% 12.2% 17.1% 32.2% 30.0%