In 1994, a total of 3,059 students received Bachelor's degrees from the University of Connecticut. Over 47% of the 1994 graduates responded to the survey, giving this year's survey the highest response rate of all Recent Alumni Surveys.
The majority of respondents (80.2%) were under 25 years of age. Female graduates made up 60.5% of the responding population. Although the number of minority graduates is increasing compared to past years, most of the respondents were white (89.7%).
Consistent with previous surveys, the level of tuition and fees was the reason most often given (28.4%) for originally selecting the University of Connecticut. In retrospect, respondents most frequently reported that the quality of programs should have been the primary reason (45.6%).
Evaluating their academic experiences, respondents were most satisfied with the quality of instruction, course work, and accessibility of instructors in their major field of study. Rating for quality of freshman advising continued to be the lowest among all evaluation items. Based on their experiences, 87.6 percent of the respondents said they would recommend UConn to others planning to attend college.
New to the survey in 1994 were graduate's rankings of how important certain items were in their education and how well UConn delivered on those items. Independent learning was ranked the most important aspect of a college education, as well as the item best delivered by UConn.
Over 90 percent of the respondents were employed (81.6%) or were attending graduate or professional school full-time (15.9%) at the time of the survey. Among the 65.2% of those who had full-time positions, more than 75% considered UConn degree helpful in applying for their jobs, over 74% were satisfied with their current employment, and about 77% considered their employment to be career related. Over 74% of respondents were employed in Connecticut.
OIR/PS
July, 1995
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