Undergraduate
Newly Admitted Students Survey 2007
This
survey was conducted in Spring 2007 at the request of the Office
of Admission and Student Financial Services. The survey
asked questions about the admission process, communications with
the Admissions and Student Financial Services Offices, and students'
expectations for summer orientation. The primary purpose of this year's survey was to identify the important factors influencing the decision to attend or not attend the University. In order to identify those factors, we included a battery of similar questions on both the turndowns and newly admitted student surveys. These data should prove useful in identifying the predictive factors in students who decided to attend versus those who did not decide to attend.
All 3,285 newly admitted students,
first-time, first-year only, were surveyed. 2,269 responded for a response rate of 69%.
More information about the 2007 Turndowns Survey
Similar
surveys have been conducted in previous years as well. For the 2005 results, click here. The newly admitted student surveys are being used to assess AccessUVa, in addition
to the the admissions office and procedures. More information
about AccessUVa surveys
Data
Reports
Questionnaire and Codebook (abridged version)
Methodology
Data
(Stored in IAS Data
Catalog)
Frequencies (including breakdowns) and summary tables
Final
Text Comments (.pdf)
Other
Responses (.pdf)
Reports
(Stored in IAS Reports)
Comparative Analysis: Who is Accepting Admission to UVa and Why?
AccessUVA Report of Results: Year Three (2007)
Methodology
The survey population was all 3,285 individuals
who accepted University of Virginia’s offer of admission at
the undergraduate level for the 2007-08 academic year.
On June 19, 2007, all respondents were sent personalized
letters signed by the Dean of Admission, Jack Blackburn. The letter
informed them of the importance and general purposes of the survey,
assured them of confidentiality, and invited 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 on June 27, July 11 and 25, and August 8, 2007. Two lotteries
were conducted as incentives for respondents. A total of twenty $50 gift certificates to the University of Virignia bookstore
were awarded.
When the field period ended on August 15, 2007, a
total of 2,269 had responded to this survey, reflecting a response rate of 69%. At a 95% confidence level, the overall sampling
error for the survey was ± 1.1%.
Sampling error assumes a random (representative)
sample. Analysis was conducted to determine whether respondents
differed from nonrespondents in important known characteristics
such as gender, ethnic background, and school of enrollment. Women
were overrepresented and African-Americans were underrepresented.
Accordingly, the data were weighted by gender and ethnic origin to account for the
difference in representation of women and ethnic minorities in the overall frequencies.
Questions regarding the administration of the survey,
the questionnaire, or the results can be directed to Jonathan Schnyer,
Associate 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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