New Student Survey 2007

The Evergreen New Student Survey 2007 was administered to 100% of students new in Fall 2007. Out of 1,588 new students, 974 responded resulting in a response rate of 61%.

Select from questions in the following table to view results from the survey. Results will open in PDF format. You can also view:

• 2007 Survey Instrument
• 2007 Survey Research Methodology
• More about the Evergreen New Student Survey

Note - Responses are shown in the following subgroups: Olympia Campus First-time, First-years; Olympia Campus Transfer Students; and Tacoma Students. In past New Student Survey analyses, transfer student responses included new Tacoma students.

Survey Questions	Olympia First-years	Olympia Transfer Students	Tacoma Students
1. Which location do you plan to attend for all or most of your Evergreen studies?	View		View
2. When do you plan to take most of your classes this year?	View		View
3. Do you plan to focus on a particular field or fields of study at Evergreen?	View		View
4. If yes, please describe the field or fields of study you plan to focus on.	By Divisions By CIP Codes	By Divisions By CIP Codes	By Divisions By CIP codes
5-6. Do you plan to stay at Evergreen until you earn a Bachelor's Degree? If no or unsure, please mark the answers that best describe your situation.	View		View
7. Mark the degrees that you intend to earn at Evergreen or elsewhere.	View		View
8. In earning your college education, how important are the following goals?	View	View	View
9. What do you plan to do after you graduate?	View	View	View
Survey Questions (continued)	Olympia First-years	Olympia Transfer Students	Tacoma Students
10-11. Are you employed or planning to work this quarter? If yes, how many hours per week?	View		View
12. Where do you plan to live this year while attending Evergreen?	View		View
13. Please indicate the level of study you are most comfortable with as you begin your studies at Evergreen.	View	View	View
14. Please check the areas of mathematics/ quantitative reasoning you have studied.	View		View
15. How often have you...?	View	View	View
16. How confident are you that you...?	View	View	View
17. How comfortable are you...?	View	View	View
18-19. Have any of your parents attended college? Do any of your parents have a 4-year college degree (or higher)?	View		View
20. Is English your first language?	View		View
21. How do you identify racially/ethnically?	View		View
22. How do you identify yourself? (Gender)	View		View
23. Do you identify as a minority in terms of sexual or gender orientation?	View		View
Survey Questions (continued)	Olympia First-years	Olympia Transfer Students	Tacoma Students
24. How many colleges/educational institutions did you apply to?	View		View
25. Which best describes Evergreen among your college choices for this year?	View		View
26. How much influence did the following factors have on your decision to attend Evergreen?	View	View	View
27. Which of the following are reasons that you chose to attend Evergreen?	View		View
28. If you are a student transferring from another college or university, why did you choose to leave your previous institution?	Not applicable	View	View
29-30. Do you have any dependent children who live with you? If yes, have you found adequate childcare for your children?	View		View
31. How important were the following sources of information in your decision to attend Evergreen?	View	View	View
32. Was there any information about Evergreen that was hard to find?	View		View
33. Do you get any financial support for your undergraduate education and living expenses from any of the following sources?	View		View
34. What is your best estimate of your parent or parents’ total income last year? Consider income from all sources before taxes.	View		View