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School
of Engineering Undergraduate Newly Admitted Student Survey 2006
This survey was conducted in summer 2006 at the
request of the Office of Admissions and the School of Engineering
and Applied Science (SEAS). All SEAS first-year newly-admitted students
were surveyed: 454 of 557 students responded for a response rate
of 82%. The survey asked questions about the admissions process,
communications with the Admissions and SEAS offices, and student
fears and expectations.
Data
Reports
Questionnaire
(MS word doc)
Methodology
Data
(Stored in IAS Data
Catalog)
Frequencies:
Overall
By
Gender
Text Comments
Text
comments (MS Word doc)
Other
responses (MS Word doc)
Summary Tables
By
Gender (PDF file)
By
Domicile (PDF file)
By
ERPSCA status (PDF file)
Reports
None available
at this time
Methodology
The survey population was all 559 SEAS first-time,
first-year newly-admitted students, but two requested removal.
On June 16, 2006, the sample was sent personalized
letters, signed by the Dean of the School of Engineering and Applied
Science James H. Aylor, informing them of the importance and general
purposes of the survey, assuring them of confidentiality, and inviting
them to participate. The survey was conducted entirely over the
web. Respondents were tracked via an alphanumeric randomized respondent
key. Four email reminders were sent to nonrespondents on June 28,
July 5, 20 and 26, 2006. Four lotteries were conducted as incentives
for respondents. A total of 13 prizes were awarded: one $100 gift
certificate, four $50 gift certificates, and eight $25 gift certificates
to the UVa Bookstore.
When the field period ended on August 4, 2006,
a total of 454 students had responded to this survey for a response
rate of 82%. At a 95% confidence level, the overall sampling error
for the survey was ± 2.0%.
Sampling error assumes a random (representative)
sample. Analysis was conducted to determine whether respondents
differed from nonrespondents in gender. Women and men responded
at close to the same rate, that is, the survey sample contains a
similiar percentage of women and men found in the population. Accordingly,
the data was not weighted by gender. Also, analysis was conducted
to determine whether respondents differed from nonrespondents in
location (based on mailing address). Comparison by state showed
that for nearly every state the percentage of students responding
closely matched that of the students in the population. Accordingly,
data was not weighted by location.
Questions regarding the administration of the survey,
the questionnaire, or the results can be directed to Jonathan Schnyer,
Assistant Director and Assessment Coordinator, Office of Institutional
Assessment and Studies, P.O. Box 400427, Charlottesville, VA 22904-4727
(telephone: 434/924-3417 or schnyer@virginia.edu).
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