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Selected Results of President’s Office Survey of Alumni Graduating in 1997/98

Selected Results of President’s Office Survey of Alumni Graduating in 1997/98. The Office of Institutional Research and Policy Studies July 15, 2003 Jennifer A. Brown, Director. Background. All four UMass undergraduate institutions participated

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Selected Results of President’s Office Survey of Alumni Graduating in 1997/98

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  1. Selected Results of President’s Office Survey of Alumni Graduating in 1997/98 The Office of Institutional Research and Policy Studies July 15, 2003 Jennifer A. Brown, Director

  2. Background • All four UMass undergraduate institutions participated • Data collected and processed by Student Assessment Research & Evaluation Office at UMass Amherst • Boston had 193 responses, the highest number of responses among UMass campuses • The response rate was low – about 36%

  3. Characteristics of respondents • 66% were women • 20% spoke a language other than English at home • 64% reported neither parent had a Bachelor’s degree • 69% entered UMB as a transfer student

  4. Assessment of UMB • 90% said they would attend UMB again if they could relive their college experience (but only 48% would definitely do so) • 96% would recommend UMB to a friend or family member (and 72% would definitely do so)

  5. Comparison with UMass campuses • Yes, if I could relive my college experience, I would definitely chose to attend the campus again

  6. Comparison with UMass campuses • Yes, definitely would recommend campus to a friend or family member

  7. Assessment of Academic Quality • 97% were satisfied or very satisfied with the quality of education they received at UMB • 97% were satisfied or very satisfied with the quality of their major • 91% were satisfied or very satisfied with the way UMB prepared them for further education

  8. Participation in Education • 25% responded that they had completed a degree program since graduation from UMB • 75% of the completed degrees were at the Master’s Level • 19% were enrolled in a degree program • 55% planned to enroll in a degree program in the future

  9. Assessment of Preparation for Work • 87% were satisfied or very satisfied with the way UMB prepared them for their current or most recent job • 83% of those working said that they were satisfied or very satisfied with their career to date. • 75% said that UMB had a major or moderate impact on their ability to acquire job or work-related knowledge and skills

  10. Comparison with UMass Campuses • % reporting that campus had a ‘major impact’ on ability to acquire job or work related knowledge and skills

  11. Employment & Earnings • 69% reported working full time • 14% were working part time • Chart at right shows reported annual earnings from all jobs held

  12. Occupational Sectors • 24% Health Professions • 20% Education • 9% Finance • 7% Social Services • 7% Computer Technology • 6% Marketing/Sales • 4% Law & Criminal Justice • 4% Non Profit/Advocacy

  13. Summary • Overall respondents were satisfied with their experiences at UMB • Over 72% would definitely recommend UMB to a friend or family member • Under half (48%) would definitely attend again if they could relive the college experience • Alumni were well satisfied with academic quality • Response rate was low, so care must be taken in generalizing the results

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