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CIC is disseminating data from the Making
the Case website targeted at seasonal campus events and activities.
Community Service
In March, as students made plans for spring break, CIC sent campus
officials data which show that students at independent institutions
are more likely to be engaged in community service and volunteer
activities—with many choosing alternative spring break trips
(see related Campus Update story).
For example, the chart below shows that graduates of private institutions
were more involved as students in community service and volunteer
activities than alumni of public institutions.
More than half of the independent college and university graduates
surveyed participated in volunteer and community service activities,
a greater proportion than public university alumni (54 percent versus
45 percent).
Survey Question: Were you involved in volunteer
or community service activities?
(“Yes” or “No”)
Source: Comparative Alumni Survey, Hardwick~Day, 2003
View
the above chart on the Making the Case website.
Time-to-Degree for Students
at Four-Year Colleges and Universities
In May, as campuses prepared for commencement, CIC emailed data
about graduation rates, which demonstrated that graduates of private
colleges earn their degrees more quickly than graduates of public
institutions (79 percent versus 49 percent earned their bachelor’s
degrees in four years or less). The email also included an article
from the New York Times (published in April) that cited
recent data on graduation rates from the U.S. Department of Education,
showing that 50 percent of freshmen entering private colleges in
1998 graduated in four years, and 64 percent in six years. The comparable
rates for public colleges were 27 and 53 percent.
Students earn undergraduate degrees faster at independent colleges
and universities than at public institutions, avoiding additional
tuition expense and starting their careers sooner.
Note: “Time-to-degree” looks only
at bachelor’s degree recipients and how long it took them
to earn their degrees.
Sources: Analysis by the National Association of Independent Colleges
and Universities as reported in Twelve
Facts That May Surprise You About Private Higher Education (2006).
U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics,
1995–96 Beginning Postsecondary Students: Six Years Later.
View
the above chart on the Making the Case website.
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