Pitzer College Institutional Research

2007 First-Year Student Survey 2007

86% Response Rate N=210

How good a fit are you with Pitzer?            

10=High Score

2002

2003

2004

2005
2006
2007

Mean =

7.1
7.4
7.6
7.2
8.1
7.8

 

I am seriously thinking about transferring to another school.

Strongly Agree + Agree

2002

2003

2004

2005
2006
2007

 

33.3%
26.1%
18%
25.5%
19%
18.4%

New items for 2007, focused on Social Responsibility and Intercultural Understanding

agree/strongly agree
I am able to speak sensitively about a culture other than my own.
92%
It would be OK if my roommate or someone else close to me turned out to be gay or lesbian.
92%
Before coming to Pitzer, I volunteered in two or more different community service projects or internships.
89.5%
I find it easy to develop close friendships with people of another culture.
87%
I seek out opportunities to interact with people from different cultures.
85.5%
One of my college goals is to take courses that will help me develop a deeper sense of the ethical issues involved in socially responsible actions.
81%
One of my college goals is to take courses that will help me become more knowledgeable about diverse cultures.
77.5%
I have become more environmentally aware since coming to Pitzer.
73%

When I hear the word “diversity,” my first images are about race.

72.5%
Since coming to Pitzer, I engage more frequently in activities that promote environmental protection or conservation (like recycling, composting, using less water, etc.)
70%
I am registered to vote in political elections.
62%

Before coming to Pitzer, I participated in some political action (protest rally, writing to political leaders, etc.) to fight discrimination or to support equal rights.

51%
I find it difficult to speak to other students about their behavior when I see them being destructive to residence hall property.
29%
In general, I prefer being with people from my own cultural background.
21.5%
I find it difficult to tolerate people whose political views are very different from my own.
19%
I find it difficult to speak out in class when I hear someone make statements that I think are discriminatory.
13.5%
Respecting different viewpoints is difficult here at Pitzer.
11%

Because of my socio-economic class background, I feel that I may not fit in well.

9%
Because of my racial/ethnic background, I feel that I may not fit in well at Pitzer.
3%

% Yes: Did this activity during the first semester:
2007
Joined another campus or 5-C organization
66.7%
Volunteered in a community service project
27.1
Joined an environmental club or organization
27.1
Attend student senate or hall council meetings regularly
13.8
Joined one of the campus religious organizations
11.9
Became a student member of a faculty committee
3.8

Annual First-Year Student Survey, 2002-2005