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Houghton
%
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Hi Selective
Protestant
%
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Protestant
%
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| Grades
Average high school grade
A or A-
|
72.2
|
59.5
|
47.1
|
| Distance from Home
101-500 miles
|
46.2
|
439.3
|
35.3
|
| Estimated Family
Income
Family income less than $60,000
|
54.4
|
31.0
|
41.4
|
| Status of Parents
Parents living with each other
|
86.0
|
77.6
|
71.1
|
| From what kind of high
school did you graduate?
Public school
Private religious/parochial school
Home school
|
65.0
19.3
11.7
|
70.2
13.5
2.0
|
74.9
12.8
2.2
|
| Activities Engaged in During
the Past Year
Attended a religious service
Performed volunteer work
Discussed religion
Played a musical instrument
Discussed politics
Used the Internet to read blogs
|
98.9
95.2
63.4
75.5
35.7
17.3
|
83.0
89.5
41.5
53.3
39.5
24.7
|
85.7
86.7
39.1
47.2
33.4
24.7
|
| Students
Rated Self Above Average
or Highest 10% in
Academic ability
Cooperativeness
Spirituality
Drive to Achieve
Understanding of others
|
73.2
72.7
71.6
69.4
65.8
|
75.8
74.1
45.4
74.3
68.3
|
65.4
73.1
47.3
73.7
66.1
|
| College Choice
This college was student's first choice
|
75.7
|
70.0
|
65.6
|
| Other Colleges
Applied to only 1 or 2 colleges
|
41.3
|
24.1
|
27.8
|
Reasons
noted as very important
in deciding to go to this college
Attracted by the religious
affiliation/orientation
of the college
College has a very good academic reputation
Fnancial assistance
Size of the college
A visit to campus
|
75.3
70.5
62.8
59.2
52.1
|
23.7
71.8
59.2
57.4
55.4
|
28.2
63.5
62.9
54.0
50.8
|
Objectives considered to be "essential"
or "very important"
Helping others who are in difficulty
Raising a family
Improving my understanding of other
countries and cultures
Developing a meaningful philosophy of life
Influencing social values
Becoming an authority in my field
Being very well off financially
|
83.3
78.8
62.4
59.5
56.9
48.1
32.2
|
72.1
74.3
58.7
55.6
46.6
55.7
62.3
|
72.6
77.7
51.4
51.5
47.8
57.6
69.0
|
Sources for Educational
Expenses
Parental or family aid—less than $3,000
My own resources—less than $1,000
Aid which need not be repaid—more than $3,000
Aid which must be repaid—more than $3,000
|
53.9
48.4
57.8
51.7
|
33.0
56.6
39.3
45.9
|
45.6
60.6
43.5
48.1
|
| Hours per Week
in the Last Year
More than 6 hours studying or doing homework
More than 6 hours socializing with friends
More than 6 hours in exercise or sports
Less than 1 hour partying
More than 3 hours reading for pleasure
Less than 2 hours playing video/computer games
Online social networks
|
49.1
62.8
45.4
79.6
44.7
80.1
53.5
|
45.6
72.6
54.1
54.3
32.7
77.8
52.6
|
35.7
71.7
56.4
52.5
29.1
76.2
52.7
|
Student
estimates chances are "very"
good" that she/he will
Get
a job to help pay for college expenses
Make at least a "B" average
Be satisfied with your college
Discuss course content with students ouside of class
Participate in a study abroad program
Participate in volunteer or community
service work
Communicate regularly with your professors
|
74.7
71.2
72.3
61.3
47.1
45.1
44.4
|
49.2
64.8
62.6
53.4
44.5
38.2
45.4
|
49.1
62.5
56.4
45.4
31.0
33.4
39.2
|
Student
agrees "strongly" or "somewhat"
Abortion should be legal
Matijuana should be legalized
It is important to have laws prohibiting
homosexual relationships
Same-sex couples should have the right to
legal marital status
The federal government is not doing enough to control
environmental pollution
A national health care plan is needed to cover
everybody's medical costs
Colleges have the right to ban extreme speakers
from campus
The federal government should raise taxes to
reduce the deficit
Dissent is a critical component of the political process
Addressing global warming should be a
federal priority
|
8.6
15.6
58.7
14.6
69.6
54.8
61.9
22.6
72.5
52.6
|
52.0
38.4
27.2
59.0
77.2
65.0
44.2
31.6
65.3
70.4
|
43.7
33.8
36.0
50.2
73.8
66.4
46.8
25.6
59.5
66.6
|
How
would you characterize your
political beliefs?
Conservative or far right
|
59.2
|
29.2
|
32.51
|