A Profile of and Non- ers at CUNY Conference on Teaching, and the CUNY Student March, 007 David Crook University Dean for Institutional Research and Assessment
Official Information about (from CUNY Freshman Application) Your native language Do you speak a language other than at home? [ ] Yes [ ] No If yes, with which language do you feel more comfortable? [ ] [ ] Other [ ] Equally comfortable with and Other
Three Groups - language is not.5 - language is speaks another language at home - language is speaks at home 3
Distribution of Groups Fall 005 First-time Freshmen.5 is at is at Unknown N,3 4,45 7,66 6,39 9,3 38. 4. 6..4 4
Race/Ethnicity of Students whose Not Fall 005 First-time Freshmen Race/Ethnicity Not First-time Freshmen N American Indian/ Alaskan 0. 0. Asian/Pacific Islander 3,308 9.7 5.8 Black 970 8.7 8. Hispanic 4,33 38.9 30. White,50.5 5.6,3 5
of Students Whose Not Fall 005 First-time Freshmen Spanish Chinese (includes Cantonese, Mandarin) Russian Bengali Creole Korean Polish Urdu Arabic Albanian Other 39.0 4. 9.4 3.6 3.0.9.5.4.8.6 9.7 6
Ancestry of Students Whose Not Fall 005 First-time Freshmen Country of Ancestry Dominican Republic China Russia Ecuador Puerto Rico Haiti Bangladesh Colombia India Ukraine Other 8.3. 5.4 4.8 4.7 3.8 3.7 3.3 3. 3. 38.7 7
Group by Race/Ethnicity Fall 005 First-time Freshmen Race/Ethnicity.5 at at Unknown American Indian/ Alaskan 0. 0.0 0.4 0. 0. Asian/Pacific Islander 9.7.4 4.3 7. 5.8 Black 8.7 3.9 50.8 44.8 8. Hispanic 38.9 54.7.9 0.8 30. White.5 8.9 3.6 7. 5.6 8
Race/Ethnicity by Group Fall 005 First-time Freshmen Race/Ethnicity.5 at at Unknown Asian/Pacific Islander 7.9. 7. 9.7 Hispanic 49. 5.8 0.3 4.8 White 33.5 0.5 33.3.7 American Indian/ Alaskan. 3.7 57.4 6.7 Black.8 7.0 47. 34.0 38. 4. 6..4 9
Top 5 Ancestries by Group Fall 005 First-time Freshmen at at Country of Ancestry Country of Ancestry Country of Ancestry Dominican Republic 8.3 Puerto Rico 9. US 5.5 China. Dominican Republic 7.8 Jamaica.9 Russia 5.4 Haiti 7.5 Guyana.8 Ecuador 4.8 Ecuador 5.0 Italy.7 Puerto Rico 4.7 Colombia 4. Trinidad And Tobago 8.6 Other 55.7 Other 46.5 Other 39.6 0
Birthplace and Citizenship by Group Fall 005 First-time Freshmen.5 at at Foreign Born 65. 8.9 0.5 33.5 Born, One or Both Parents Foreign Born.7 73.5 6.0 8. US Citizen 5.9 96. 84.6 74. Permanent Resident 34.4.6 9.7 8.0
High School Background by Group Fall 005 First-time Freshmen.5 at at Graduated from Foreign High School..4.8 6. Attended Foreign (non-) HS for One or More Years 0.0.6 0.5 8.9 Graduated from NYC Public High School 70.8 7.0 64.5 66.5 Graduated from Other Domestic High School.5 0.9 3.9 0.4 GED 6.4 5.7 8.8 7.
Comfort with by Group Fall 005 First-time Freshmen Comfort with.5 at at More Comfortable with 4.8 60.5 --- 35.0 Equally Comfortable with and Other 59.9 38.5 --- 53.7 More Comfortable with Other 5.4.0 ---. 3
Standard Indicators of College Readiness, by Group Fall 005 First-time Freshmen.5 at at Verbal SAT >=480 8. 39.3 4.3 36.8 Verbal SAT Score Mean 4 455 46 445 Regents >=75 5. 6. 58.4 56. Regents Score Mean 75.0 77.7 77. 76.3 College Preparatory Courses Completed in High School Mean 3.3 3.9 3.8 3.6 4
Performance on the COMPASS Reading Assessment by Group Fall 005 First-time Freshmen.5 at at Took COMPASS Reading 55.4 39.5 44.4 50.7 Passed COMPASS Reading (of takers) 66.0 79.9 8.5 74.3 COMPASS Reading Essay Score Mean 68.9 74.6 76.0 7.6 5
Performance on CUNY/ACT Essay by Group Fall 005 First-time Freshmen.5 at at Took CUNY/ACT Essay 54.7 39.3 44.4 50.3 Passed CUNY/ACT Essay (of takers) 9. 35.6 39.5 3.5 CUNY/ACT Essay Score Mean 5.8 6. 6.3 6.0 6
ESL Status by Group Fall 005 First-time Freshmen.5 at at ESL Flagged Essay 6.9 6.5 3.6 4. Enrolled in ESL Course in first term 8.0.4 0.3 8.0 7
Enrollment in Developmental Reading and Reading Proficiency, by Group First-time Freshmen in Associate Programs: Fall 005.5 is Other at is at Enrolled in Developmental Reading 6.3.4 9.. Reading Proficient After Year 59.5 64. 6.5 59.7 8
Enrollment in Developmental Writing and Writing Proficiency, by Group First-time Freshmen in Associate Programs: Fall 005.5 is Other at is at Enrolled in Developmental Writing 3. 37.6 35.9 35.9 Writing Proficient After Year 6.3 63.0 59.9 58.8 9
Enrollment in Developmental Reading & Writing and Reading & Writing Proficiency, by Group First-time Freshmen in Associate Programs: Fall 005.5 at at Enrolled in Both Developmental Reading and Writing 8.5 8.5 6.5 7.3 Reading and Writing Proficient After Year 40. 4.0 43.5 40.0 0
ESL Enrollment and Skills Proficiency, by Group First-time Freshmen in Associate Programs: Fall 005.5 at at Enrolled in ESL Course in first term 4.8.0 0.4 0.6 Skills Proficient After Year 8.7 3.3 --- 8.5
ESL-Exemption for Admission to Baccalaureate Programs Fall 005 First-time Freshmen.5 at at ESL-Exempt from Reading/Writing Proficiency Requirements* 3.4 0.7 0.5 6. *One or more years in a non- high school and math proficient.
One-Year Retention Rates by Group.5 at at Associate One-Year Retention Rate 7.8 65.3 64.5 65.8 Baccalaureate One-Year Retention Rate 86.5 84. 80.8 8.8 3