Graduate School Exit Survey Fall 2010 through Summer 2015 All University of Oregon master's and doctoral students are asked to complete the Graduate School Exit Survey when they apply for graduation online. The Graduate School has compiled the results in this multi-year survey report, inclusive of the following academic years: 2010-11, 2011-12, 2012-13, 2013-14, and 2014-15. The report is updated each year to include the previous five academic years. Each academic year is comprised of responses from those who ve applied to graduate in fall, winter, spring and, last, summer. Institution-Wide Report. All responses are grouped by level (master's vs. doctoral). The questions that comprise the survey are appended to this report. Program Reports. Data is also reported by school/college and, in the case of arts and sciences, by discipline area. Responses in the program reports are also grouped by level (master's vs. doctoral). Other than the Conflict and Dispute Resolution master s program, programs in the School of Law are not included. Represented Graduate Programs. Data is collected from those applying to graduate from the following programs. Humanities: Classics; Comparative Literature; Creative Writing; East Asian Languages and Literatures; English; Folklore; German and Scandinavian; Linguistics; Philosophy; Romance Languages (including subject areas of French, Italian, and Spanish); Russian and East European Studies; and Theater Arts. Social Sciences: Anthropology; Asian Studies; Economics; Environmental Studies; Environmental Sciences Studies and Policy; Geography; History; International Studies; Political Science; and Sociology. Natural Sciences: Applied Physics; Biology; Chemistry; Computer and Information Science; Geological Sciences; Human Physiology; Mathematics; Physics; and Psychology. Architecture and Allied Arts: Architecture; Art (including subject areas of Ceramics, Fibers, Metalsmithing and Jewelry, Multimedia Design, Painting, Photography, Printmaking, Sculpture, and Visual Design); Art History; Arts Management; Community and Regional Planning; Historic Preservation; Interior Architecture; Landscape Architecture; Nonprofit Management; Public Administration (formerly Public Policy and Management). Lundquist College of Business: Accounting; Decision Sciences; Finance; Management; Management: General Business (MBA); Oregon Executive MBA; and Marketing. College of Education: Communication Disorders and Sciences; Counseling Psychology; Counseling Family and Human Services; Couples & Family Therapy; Education Methodology, Educational Leadership; Critical Socio Cultural Studies in Education; School Psychology; Special Education; Curriculum & Teaching (formerly Teaching and Learning); Curriculum & Teacher Education. School of Journalism and Communication: Journalism; Journalism and Communication; Media Studies (formerly Communication and Society); Multimedia Journalism; Strategic Communication. School of Music and Dance: Dance; Intermedia Music Technology; Music Composition; Music: Conducting; Music Education; Music: Jazz Studies; Music: Piano Pedagogy; Music Performance; Music Theory; Musicology (formerly Music History). Other Fields: Applied Information Management; Conflict and Dispute Resolution; and Interdisciplinary Studies: Individualized Program.
Masters Student Exit Surveys, Fall 2010 through Summer 2015 Total Respondents 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Total Total Masters 976 989 938 966 913 4782 Response Rate 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Mean Response Rate 97.4% 94.9% 96.8% 97.3% 96.4% 96.5% 100.0 Respondents by Discipline AAA 19.9% 21.4% 24.3% 21.3% 18.8% 21.2% ( 1011) CAS Humanities 9. 9.2% 9.4% 8.1% 8.8% 8.9% ( 425) CAS Natural Sciences 12.5% 16. 14.4% 17.8% 16.3% 15.4% ( 735) CAS Social Sciences 6. 8.4% 8.5% 7.9% 7.1% 7.6% ( 363) Education 25.1% 22.9% 20.1% 23.5% 27. 23.7% ( 1133) Graduate School 1.9% 1.4% 1.3% 1.7% 1.5% 1.6% ( 75) Journalism 4.6% 3.2% 3.6% 3.5% 4.5% 3.9% ( 186) LCB 13.7% 12.4% 11.8% 9.2% 9.2% 11.3% ( 541) Law (CRES) 2.5% 1.7% 3. 2.3% 2.4% 2.4% ( 113) Music & Dance 4.7% 3.3% 3.5% 4.8% 4.3% 4.1% ( 197) Mean Program Ratings Academic Expectations 3.90 3.95 4.06 4.01 4.06 3.99 ( 4429) Keeping Pace with Recent Trends 4.08 4.09 4.11 4.08 4.13 4.10 ( 4421) Research and Training 3.73 3.82 3.90 3.88 3.91 3.85 ( 4401) Adequacy of Facilities and Equipment 3.80 3.76 3.75 3.83 3.84 3.80 ( 4406) Faculty Guidance 3.76 3.86 3.85 3.90 3.93 3.86 ( 4414) Quality of Faculty 4.06 4.12 4.12 4.11 4.19 4.12 ( 4405) Overall Quality 3.95 3.99 4.04 4.02 4.05 4.01 ( 4416) 1 = Low or Poor 2 = Below Average 3 = Average 4 = Above Average 5 = High or Excellent Type of Graduate Degree Earned M.A. 19.4% 18.7% 20.9% 18.1% 17.1% 18.8% ( 891) M.S. 32.2% 34.8% 37.1% 40. 41.2% 37. ( 1749) M.Arch./M.I.Arch. 9.6% 10.8% 10.3% 10. 7.5% 9.7% ( 457) M.L.Arch. 0.8% 2.1% 2.1% 1.5% 1.2% 1.6% ( 74) M.F.A. 2.6% 2.2% 3.3% 1.9% 3. 2.6% ( 123) M.C.R.P./M.P.A./M.N.P.M. 4.3% 3.3% 4.6% 4.5% 4.6% 4.3% ( 201) M.B.A./M.Actg. 13.2% 12.7% 11.8% 9.3% 8.7% 11.2% ( 528) M.Ed. 13.8% 12.7% 7. 11.1% 13.8% 11.7% ( 552) M.Mus. 3.6% 2.7% 2.8% 3.7% 3. 3.2% ( 149) Fall 2010 through Summer 2015 1
Mean Time to Degree in Calendar Years AAA 2.43 2.40 2.48 2.29 2.26 2.38 ( 1011) CAS Humanities 2.06 2.14 2.02 1.93 1.99 2.03 ( 425) CAS Natural Sciences 1.83 1.84 1.70 1.75 1.81 1.79 ( 735) CAS Social Sciences 2.44 2.27 2.14 2.35 2.28 2.29 ( 363) Education 1.78 1.70 1.83 1.59 1.74 1.73 ( 1133) Graduate School 3.21 3.34 2.81 2.64 2.80 2.97 ( 75) Journalism 1.77 2.08 1.98 1.92 1.83 1.90 ( 186) LCB 1.53 1.49 1.45 1.57 1.53 1.51 ( 541) Law (CRES) 2.11 2.43 2.49 2.50 3.13 2.53 ( 113) Music & Dance 2.64 2.25 2.27 2.29 2.42 2.39 ( 197) All Masters Students 2.02 2.00 2.02 1.94 1.97 1.99 ( 4779) Financial Support GTF Only 30.8% 36.2% 35.8% 34.6% 33.6% 34.2% ( 1498) Fellowship Only 24.9% 21.2% 18.9% 22.3% 21.9% 21.8% ( 956) GTF and a Fellowship 8.3% 7. 7.7% 6.7% 6.5% 7.2% ( 317) Less than 3 terms of support 6.6% 5.9% 4.8% 6. 5.6% 5.8% ( 254) None 29.5% 29.7% 32.7% 30.5% 32.5% 31. ( 1356) Annual Income Less than $20K 55.6% 57. 58. 53.9% 53.8% 55.7% ( 2176) $20K $29K 12.9% 14.8% 14.4% 15.5% 15. 14.5% ( 567) $30K $39K 8.9% 7.8% 10. 8.2% 8.6% 8.7% ( 339) $40K $49K 5.3% 4.2% 5.6% 6.4% 7. 5.7% ( 221) $50K or more 17.3% 16.3% 12. 16.1% 15.6% 15.5% ( 605) Accumulated Debt No Debt 33.5% 35. 33.3% 36.5% 36.1% 34.9% ( 1412) Less than $10,000 8.4% 8.4% 8.7% 8.8% 7.5% 8.4% ( 339) $10,000 $19,999 10.3% 12.2% 10.8% 7.7% 9.6% 10.1% ( 411) $20,000 $29,999 16.1% 13.7% 14.9% 14.7% 16.3% 15.1% ( 612) Over $30,000 31.7% 30.8% 32.3% 32.3% 30.5% 31.5% ( 1276) GTF Positions by Type Teaching 49.2% 47.2% 56.3% 56.1% 52.2% 52.1% ( 1192) Research 5.1% 9.4% 7.8% 4.3% 3.5% 6.1% ( 140) Teaching and Research 20.9% 21.4% 14.6% 19.5% 16.4% 18.6% ( 426) Other (e.g. Administrative) 24.8% 22. 21.3% 20.2% 27.9% 23.2% ( 530) GTF Positions by Gender Female 50.6% 57.6% 59.1% 52. 53.8% 54.7% ( 1095) Male 49.4% 42.4% 40.9% 48. 46.2% 45.3% ( 906) Students Published Yes 3.9% 3.1% 3.7% 4.9% 6.3% 4.4% ( 205) No 96.1% 96.9% 96.3% 95.1% 93.7% 95.6% ( 4492) Fall 2010 through Summer 2015 2
Post Graduate Plans Further Graduate Study 16.6% 19.4% 17.3% 15.8% 16.3% 17.1% ( 764) Post doctoral Fellowship or Research Associateship 0.2% 0.4% 0.1% 0.2% 0.6% 0.3% ( 14) Teaching/Research at 4 year institution 1.4% 1.1% 1. 1.2% 1.4% 1.2% ( 55) Teaching in a School or Community College 24.9% 23.2% 20.6% 24.9% 26.5% 24.1% ( 1076) Employment in Business or Industry 35.8% 37.6% 39.6% 40.8% 37. 38.2% ( 1707) Government Service 3.4% 3. 5.3% 3.9% 3.4% 3.8% ( 169) Employment in a Non Profit Organization 10.1% 9.6% 9.5% 8.3% 9.4% 9.4% ( 421) Self Employment 4.6% 3. 3.7% 2.3% 3.6% 3.4% ( 154) Military Service 0.5% 0.2% 0.2% 0.6% 0.1% 0.3% ( 15) Not Seeking Employment at this time 2.4% 2.5% 2.5% 1.9% 1.7% 2.2% ( 99) Post Graduate Plans (Placement Secured) Further Graduate Study 32.5% 36.2% 37.1% 31.4% 32.1% 33.8% ( 548) Post doctoral Fellowship or Research Associateship 0. 0.3% 0. 0. 0.6% 0.2% ( 3) Teaching/Research at 4 year institution 1.6% 0.6% 1. 0.6% 2.1% 1.2% ( 19) Teaching in a School or Community College 15.1% 20.6% 16.7% 20.4% 25.2% 19.7% ( 320) Employment in Business or Industry 33.1% 29.7% 30.6% 37. 28.2% 31.7% ( 514) Government Service 3. 2.8% 5.4% 4.1% 2.4% 3.5% ( 57) Employment in a Non Profit Organization 10.2% 6.8% 5.4% 3.6% 7. 6.5% ( 106) Self Employment 3.9% 2.8% 2.7% 1.5% 1.5% 2.5% ( 40) Military Service 0.3% 0.3% 0.7% 0.9% 0.3% 0.5% ( 8) Not Seeking Employment at this time 0.3% 0. 0.3% 0.6% 0.6% 0.4% ( 6) Geographic Destination (Placement Secured) Oregon 75.5% 73.4% 68.6% 71.8% 73.6% 72.6% ( 1034) Midwest 3.2% 3. 4.2% 4.3% 3.6% 3.7% ( 52) Southeast 3.2% 3. 3.1% 3. 4.3% 3.3% ( 47) Northeast 3.6% 4.6% 6.1% 5. 4.3% 4.7% ( 67) Mountain West 1.1% 1.6% 3.4% 1.7% 1.8% 1.9% ( 27) Southwest 7.9% 9.2% 11.1% 8.6% 7.9% 8.9% ( 127) Northwest 4.3% 3.6% 3.1% 5. 3.9% 4. ( 57) Other 1.1% 1.6% 0.4% 0.7% 0.7% 0.9% ( 13) Gender Female 56. 56.8% 58.8% 55.5% 58.8% 57.1% ( 2427) Male 44. 43.2% 41.2% 44.5% 41.2% 42.9% ( 1821) Ethnicity No Response 13.6% 12.3% 14. 13.5% 14.1% 13.5% ( 645) Asian, Pacific Islander 10.3% 8.7% 10.1% 9.9% 11. 10. ( 478) Black or African American, non Hispanic 1. 1.3% 1.6% 1.8% 1.4% 1.4% ( 68) Hispanic or Latino or Chicano 3.1% 3.8% 3.5% 4.1% 5.4% 4. ( 190) Native American or Alaska Native 1.6% 1. 0.7% 0.9% 0.7% 1. ( 48) White, non Hispanic 66.6% 69.1% 67. 65.2% 63. 66.2% ( 3166) North African 0. 0.1% 0. 0. 0. 0. ( 1) Middle Eastern 0.6% 1.5% 0.7% 1.4% 1.4% 1.2% ( 55) Multiracial 3.1% 2.1% 2.3% 3.1% 3.1% 2.7% ( 131) Fall 2010 through Summer 2015 3
U.S. Citizenship Yes 86.5% 88.6% 87.8% 87.5% 85. 87.1% ( 3895) No 13.5% 11.4% 12.2% 12.5% 15. 12.9% ( 576) International Student Country of Citizenship China (PRC) 16.9% 18.1% 26.2% 19.1% 23. 20.6% ( 116) Canada 16.9% 16.2% 12.6% 19.1% 23. 17.7% ( 100) Republic of Korea 10.5% 6.7% 10.7% 8.2% 6.6% 8.5% ( 48) India 4.8% 5.7% 7.8% 7.3% 4.9% 6. ( 34) Taiwan (ROC) 9.7% 2.9% 5.8% 1.8% 0.8% 4.3% ( 24) Japan 2.4% 5.7% 3.9% 3.6% 3.3% 3.7% ( 21) Iran 1.6% 6.7% 2.9% 3.6% 3.3% 3.5% ( 20) Germany 3.2% 1.9% 1.9% 3.6% 2.5% 2.7% ( 15) United Kingdom 2.4% 1.9% 0. 1.8% 4.9% 2.3% ( 13) France 0. 1.9% 2.9% 0.9% 2.5% 1.6% ( 9) Russia 2.4% 1.9% 1.9% 1.8% 0. 1.6% ( 9) Saudi Arabia 0.8% 1.9% 1.9% 1.8% 1.6% 1.6% ( 9) Thailand 2.4% 1. 1. 1.8% 0.8% 1.4% ( 8) Vietnam 0. 1. 1. 2.7% 1.6% 1.2% ( 7) Italy 0.8% 0. 0. 1.8% 2.5% 1.1% ( 6) Spain 0.8% 1. 1. 0.9% 1.6% 1.1% ( 6) Hong Kong 1.6% 2.9% 0. 0. 0. 0.9% ( 5) Turkey 2.4% 0. 1. 0. 0.8% 0.9% ( 5) Cameroon 1.6% 0. 1.9% 0. 0. 0.7% ( 4) Colombia 0. 1. 1.9% 0.9% 0. 0.7% ( 4) Ecuador 0.8% 1. 1.9% 0. 0. 0.7% ( 4) Mexico 0. 2.9% 1. 0. 0. 0.7% ( 4) Nepal 0. 1.9% 0. 0.9% 0.8% 0.7% ( 4) Pakistan 1.6% 0. 1. 0.9% 0. 0.7% ( 4) Bangladesh 0.8% 1. 0. 0. 0.8% 0.5% ( 3) Cambodia 0.8% 1. 0. 0.9% 0. 0.5% ( 3) Croatia 0. 1. 1. 0. 0.8% 0.5% ( 3) Malaysia 0.8% 1. 0. 0.9% 0. 0.5% ( 3) Philippines 0.8% 0. 0. 0. 1.6% 0.5% ( 3) South Africa 0. 1. 0. 0.9% 0.8% 0.5% ( 3) United Republic of Tanzania 0.8% 0. 1.9% 0. 0. 0.5% ( 3) Australia 0.8% 0. 0. 0. 0.8% 0.4% ( 2) Austria 0.8% 1. 0. 0. 0. 0.4% ( 2) Bolivia 0. 1. 0. 0.9% 0. 0.4% ( 2) Brazil 0. 0. 1. 0. 0.8% 0.4% ( 2) Costa Rica 0. 0. 0. 0. 1.6% 0.4% ( 2) Ethiopia 0.8% 0. 0. 0.9% 0. 0.4% ( 2) Indonesia 0.8% 0. 1. 0. 0. 0.4% ( 2) Kuwait 0. 0. 1. 0. 0.8% 0.4% ( 2) Lebanon 0. 1. 0. 0.9% 0. 0.4% ( 2) New Zealand 0. 0. 0. 0.9% 0.8% 0.4% ( 2) Nigeria 0. 0. 0. 1.8% 0. 0.4% ( 2) Peru 1.6% 0. 0. 0. 0. 0.4% ( 2) Rwanda 0. 0. 0. 0.9% 0.8% 0.4% ( 2) Senegal 0.8% 0. 1. 0. 0. 0.4% ( 2) Switzerland 0.8% 1. 0. 0. 0. 0.4% ( 2) Fall 2010 through Summer 2015 4
International Student Country of Citizenship Afghanistan 0. 0. 0. 0. 0.8% 0.2% ( 1) Argentina 0. 1. 0. 0. 0. 0.2% ( 1) Belarus 0. 0. 0. 0.9% 0. 0.2% ( 1) Bhutan 0.8% 0. 0. 0. 0. 0.2% ( 1) Burkina Faso 0. 1. 0. 0. 0. 0.2% ( 1) Chile 0. 0. 0. 0. 0.8% 0.2% ( 1) Cuba 0. 1. 0. 0. 0. 0.2% ( 1) DPR Korea 0. 1. 0. 0. 0. 0.2% ( 1) Finland 0. 0. 0. 0. 0.8% 0.2% ( 1) Greece 0.8% 0. 0. 0. 0. 0.2% ( 1) Guatemala 0. 0. 0. 0. 0.8% 0.2% ( 1) Guyana 0. 0. 1. 0. 0. 0.2% ( 1) Haiti 0. 0. 0. 0.9% 0. 0.2% ( 1) Honduras 0. 0. 1. 0. 0. 0.2% ( 1) Jamaica 0. 0. 0. 0.9% 0. 0.2% ( 1) Jordan 0. 0. 0. 0. 0.8% 0.2% ( 1) Kazakhstan 0. 1. 0. 0. 0. 0.2% ( 1) Lao Peoples Dem Republic 0. 0. 0. 0.9% 0. 0.2% ( 1) Macau 0. 0. 0. 0.9% 0. 0.2% ( 1) Macedonia 0.8% 0. 0. 0. 0. 0.2% ( 1) Mali 0. 0. 0. 0.9% 0. 0.2% ( 1) Mongolia 0. 1. 0. 0. 0. 0.2% ( 1) Myanmar (Burma) 0.8% 0. 0. 0. 0. 0.2% ( 1) Netherlands 0.8% 0. 0. 0. 0. 0.2% ( 1) Nicaragua 0. 0. 1. 0. 0. 0.2% ( 1) Oman 0. 1. 0. 0. 0. 0.2% ( 1) Sweden 0. 0. 0. 0. 0.8% 0.2% ( 1) Uganda 0. 0. 0. 0.9% 0. 0.2% ( 1) Fall 2010 through Summer 2015 5
Program Ratings Academic Standards and Opportunities Master's Students Program Ratings Facilities and Faculty Master's Students 5.0 High or excellent 4.5 5.0 High or excellent 4.5 4.0 4.0 3.5 3.5 Average 3.0 2.5 Average 3.0 2.5 2.0 2.0 1.5 Low or Poor 1.0 Academic Expectations Keeping Pace with Recent Trends Research and Training Overall Quality 1.5 Low or Poor 1.0 Adequacy of Facilities and Equipment Faculty Guidance Quality of Faculty Mean Time to Degree in Years Master's Students Professional Schools and Colleges Mean Time to Degree in Years Master's Students College of Arts and Sciences Years 5.0 4.5 4.0 3.5 3.0 2.5 2.0 1.5 1.0 0.5 0.0 AAA Education Journalism LCB Law (CRES) Music & Dance All Masters Students Years 5.0 4.5 4.0 3.5 3.0 2.5 2.0 1.5 1.0 0.5 0.0 CAS Humanities CAS Natural Sciences CAS Social Sciences All Masters Students Fall 2010 through Summer 2015 6
Financial Support for Master's Students Household Income for Master's Students 10 7 Percent of Respondents 9 8 7 6 Percent of Respondents 6 GTF and a Fellowship GTF Only Fellowship Only Less than 3 terms of support None Less than $20K $20K $29K $30K $39K $40K $49K $50K or more Accumulated Debt for Master's Students GTF Position by Type 10 6 Percent of Respondents 9 8 7 6 Percent of Students with GTF Over $30,000 $20,000 $29,999 $10,000 $19,999 Less than $10,000 No Debt Teaching Research Teaching and Research Other (e.g. Administrative) Fall 2010 through Summer 2015 7
Percent of Respondents 45% 35% 25% 15% Top Post Graduate Plans for Master's Students Pct of Resp w/placement 45% 35% 25% 15% Top Post Graduate Plans for Master's Students (Placement Secured) 5% 5% Further Graduate Study Teaching in a School or Community College Employment in Business or Industry Further Graduate Study Teaching in a School or Community College Employment in Business or Industry Fall 2010 through Summer 2015 8
Placement Rates for Top 3 Career Goals Master's Students 45% Column height represents percent of master's students reporting specified career goal. Split within column represents percentage of those with goal who reported placement. 35% Percent of Respondents 25% 15% 5% Fall 2010 through Summer 2015 9
Doctoral Student Exit Surveys, Fall 2010 through Summer 2015 Total Respondents 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Total Total Doctoral 161 177 157 175 185 855 Response Rate 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Mean Response Rate 92. 94.7% 98.1% 94.1% 92.9% 94.3% Respondents by Discipline AAA 0. 0. 1.3% 1.1% 2.2% 0.9% ( 8) CAS Humanities 14.3% 19.8% 14. 19.4% 16.3% 16.9% ( 144) CAS Natural Sciences 41.6% 37.3% 33.1% 25.7% 38.6% 35.2% ( 301) CAS Social Sciences 12.4% 13. 12.1% 18.3% 13. 13.8% ( 118) Education 19.9% 16.4% 25.5% 18.3% 19.6% 19.8% ( 169) Journalism 3.7% 3.4% 2.5% 5.1% 2.2% 3.4% ( 29) LCB 4.3% 3.4% 1.9% 4.6% 2.7% 3.4% ( 29) Music & Dance 3.7% 6.8% 9.6% 7.4% 5.4% 6.6% ( 56) Mean Program Ratings Academic Expectations 4.13 4.14 4.18 4.13 4.10 4.14 ( 762) Keeping Pace with Recent Trends 4.18 4.16 4.28 4.06 4.14 4.16 ( 757) Research and Training 4.02 3.97 4.03 3.84 3.78 3.92 ( 760) Adequacy of Facilities and Equipment 3.71 3.79 3.83 3.67 3.73 3.74 ( 761) Faculty Guidance 3.99 4.14 4.11 4.09 4.12 4.09 ( 761) Quality of Faculty 4.30 4.35 4.30 4.32 4.30 4.31 ( 759) Overall Quality 4.16 4.08 4.13 4.07 4.03 4.09 ( 760) 1 = Low or Poor 2 = Below Average 3 = Average 4 = Above Average 5 = High or Excellent Type of Graduate Degree Earned Ph.D. 93.8% 90.4% 84.7% 90.2% 91.9% 90.3% ( 770) D.Ed. 5.6% 5.6% 10.2% 5.2% 5.9% 6.4% ( 55) D.M.A. 0.6% 4. 5.1% 4.6% 2.2% 3.3% ( 28) Fall 2010 through Summer 2015 10
Mean Time to Degree in Calendar Years AAA 5.88 4.13 4.63 4.81 ( 8) CAS Humanities 6.02 5.74 5.99 6.16 6.08 5.99 ( 144) CAS Natural Sciences 5.93 5.91 6.29 5.68 5.51 5.85 ( 301) CAS Social Sciences 6.11 6.13 5.92 6.07 6.06 6.06 ( 118) Education 5.21 4.79 4.86 5.17 4.78 4.96 ( 169) Journalism 4.83 4.21 3.94 4.61 4.69 4.49 ( 29) LCB 4.50 4.75 5.00 4.69 4.35 4.63 ( 29) Music & Dance 5.04 4.88 5.08 5.04 4.93 5.00 ( 56) All Doctoral Students 5.68 5.56 5.64 5.59 5.43 5.57 ( 854) Financial Support GTF Only 52.8% 55.2% 51.6% 59.5% 56. 55.1% ( 466) Fellowship Only 1.9% 3.4% 6.5% 2.9% 2.7% 3.4% ( 29) GTF and a Fellowship 36.5% 35.6% 32.9% 30.1% 34.2% 33.8% ( 286) Less than 3 terms of support 0.6% 1.1% 0.6% 0. 0. 0.5% ( 4) None 8.2% 4.6% 8.4% 7.5% 7.1% 7.1% ( 60) Annual Income Less than $20K 29.5% 28.6% 31.1% 28.8% 29.6% 29.5% ( 211) $20K $29K 21.6% 23.8% 28. 33.8% 28.9% 27.2% ( 195) $30K $39K 10.8% 12.2% 7.6% 9.4% 8.2% 9.6% ( 69) $40K $49K 12.2% 7.5% 10.6% 8.6% 6.3% 8.9% ( 64) $50K or more 25.9% 27.9% 22.7% 19.4% 27. 24.7% ( 177) Accumulated Debt No Debt 48.6% 49.7% 44. 52.5% 47.3% 48.4% ( 355) Less than $10,000 16.9% 7.3% 9.7% 11.3% 12.1% 11.5% ( 84) $10,000 $19,999 8.5% 7.9% 4.5% 7.8% 10.3% 7.9% ( 58) $20,000 $29,999 5.6% 7.3% 7.5% 2.1% 6.1% 5.7% ( 42) Over $30,000 20.4% 27.8% 34.3% 26.2% 24.2% 26.5% ( 194) GTF Positions by Type Teaching 38.3% 40. 42.6% 46.2% 39.9% 41.4% ( 317) Research 4. 3.8% 2.9% 1.3% 5.5% 3.5% ( 27) Teaching and Research 53.7% 50. 43.4% 42.4% 50.9% 48.2% ( 369) Other (e.g. Administrative) 4. 6.3% 11. 10.1% 3.7% 6.9% ( 53) GTF Positions by Gender Female 47.7% 41.1% 50.4% 51.1% 49. 47.7% ( 325) Male 52.3% 58.9% 49.6% 48.9% 51. 52.3% ( 356) Students Published Yes 53.1% 58. 51. 54.9% 56.8% 54.9% ( 467) No 46.9% 42. 49. 45.1% 43.2% 45.1% ( 384) Fall 2010 through Summer 2015 11
Post Graduate Plans Further Graduate Study 0.7% 0. 2.1% 0. 1.8% 0.9% ( 7) Post doctoral Fellowship or Research Associateship 36.5% 33.1% 27.1% 29.4% 36.5% 32.6% ( 254) Teaching/Research at 4 year institution 26.4% 28.2% 29.2% 31.4% 29.4% 28.9% ( 225) Teaching in a School or Community College 22.3% 20.9% 22.9% 19. 11.8% 19.2% ( 149) Employment in Business or Industry 7.4% 11. 6.9% 7.8% 8.8% 8.5% ( 66) Government Service 1.4% 0. 4.2% 0.7% 0.6% 1.3% ( 10) Employment in a Non Profit Organization 2.7% 3.1% 4.9% 4.6% 6.5% 4.4% ( 34) Self Employment 2. 3.1% 1.4% 3.9% 1.2% 2.3% ( 18) Military Service 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. ( 0) Not Seeking Employment at this time 0.7% 0.6% 1.4% 3.3% 3.5% 1.9% ( 15) Post Graduate Plans (Placement Secured) Further Graduate Study 1.3% 0. 3.1% 0. 3.4% 1.5% ( 6) Post doctoral Fellowship or Research Associateship 31.3% 28.1% 25. 27.6% 34.1% 29.5% ( 119) Teaching/Research at 4 year institution 21.3% 36.5% 31.3% 39.5% 34.1% 32.7% ( 132) Teaching in a School or Community College 28.8% 18.8% 21.9% 18.4% 12.5% 19.8% ( 80) Employment in Business or Industry 10. 11.5% 3.1% 6.6% 5.7% 7.7% ( 31) Government Service 1.3% 0. 7.8% 1.3% 1.1% 2. ( 8) Employment in a Non Profit Organization 1.3% 4.2% 6.3% 5.3% 8. 5. ( 20) Self Employment 3.8% 1. 0. 1.3% 1.1% 1.5% ( 6) Military Service 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. ( 0) Not Seeking Employment at this time 1.3% 0. 1.6% 0. 0. 0.5% ( 2) Geographic Destination (Placement Secured) Oregon 35.2% 30. 43.6% 37.3% 35.4% 35.8% ( 126) Midwest 12.7% 12.5% 10.9% 16.4% 13.9% 13.4% ( 47) Southeast 4.2% 13.8% 1.8% 6. 10.1% 7.7% ( 27) Northeast 18.3% 16.3% 18.2% 17.9% 16.5% 17.3% ( 61) Mountain West 1.4% 3.8% 5.5% 6. 3.8% 4. ( 14) Southwest 16.9% 12.5% 18.2% 9. 16.5% 14.5% ( 51) Northwest 9.9% 10. 1.8% 7.5% 3.8% 6.8% ( 24) Other 1.4% 1.3% 0. 0. 0. 0.6% ( 2) Gender Female 49. 42.5% 52.9% 53. 49.7% 49.3% ( 373) Male 51. 57.5% 47.1% 47. 50.3% 50.7% ( 384) Ethnicity No Response 11.8% 16.4% 13.4% 16. 10.3% 13.6% ( 116) Asian, Pacific Islander 14.9% 14.7% 12.1% 9.7% 10.8% 12.4% ( 106) Black or African American, non Hispanic 0.6% 2.8% 1.3% 2.3% 2.7% 2. ( 17) Hispanic or Latino or Chicano 5. 2.8% 7. 4. 7. 5.1% ( 44) Native American or Alaska Native 0.6% 0. 0. 0.6% 0. 0.2% ( 2) White, non Hispanic 62.1% 58.8% 63.1% 62.9% 67. 62.8% ( 537) North African 0. 0. 0. 0.6% 0. 0.1% ( 1) Middle Eastern 0. 1.1% 3.2% 1.1% 0. 1.1% ( 9) Multiracial 5. 3.4% 0. 2.9% 2.2% 2.7% ( 23) Fall 2010 through Summer 2015 12
U.S. Citizenship Yes 82.6% 79.4% 84.1% 81.6% 86.4% 82.8% ( 651) No 17.4% 20.6% 15.9% 18.4% 13.6% 17.2% ( 135) International Student Country of Citizenship China (PRC) 20.8% 15.2% 20. 7.7% 13. 15.1% ( 19) Republic of Korea 4.2% 9.1% 10. 15.4% 17.4% 11.1% ( 14) Taiwan (ROC) 4.2% 18.2% 10. 3.8% 4.3% 8.7% ( 11) Canada 4.2% 6.1% 10. 3.8% 4.3% 5.6% ( 7) Germany 4.2% 9.1% 0. 7.7% 4.3% 5.6% ( 7) India 4.2% 3. 0. 7.7% 8.7% 4.8% ( 6) Turkey 4.2% 6.1% 0. 3.8% 8.7% 4.8% ( 6) Japan 8.3% 6.1% 0. 3.8% 0. 4. ( 5) Chile 0. 6.1% 10. 0. 0. 3.2% ( 4) Vietnam 8.3% 0. 5. 0. 4.3% 3.2% ( 4) Brazil 0. 0. 5. 3.8% 4.3% 2.4% ( 3) Hong Kong 4.2% 3. 0. 0. 4.3% 2.4% ( 3) Italy 4.2% 0. 0. 0. 8.7% 2.4% ( 3) Russia 4.2% 3. 5. 0. 0. 2.4% ( 3) Australia 0. 0. 0. 7.7% 0. 1.6% ( 2) Belgium 4.2% 3. 0. 0. 0. 1.6% ( 2) Bolivia 0. 3. 5. 0. 0. 1.6% ( 2) Mexico 0. 0. 5. 3.8% 0. 1.6% ( 2) Pakistan 0. 0. 5. 3.8% 0. 1.6% ( 2) Spain 0. 0. 0. 0. 8.7% 1.6% ( 2) Sweden 4.2% 3. 0. 0. 0. 1.6% ( 2) Albania 0. 0. 0. 3.8% 0. 0.8% ( 1) Austria 0. 0. 0. 3.8% 0. 0.8% ( 1) Cameroon 0. 0. 5. 0. 0. 0.8% ( 1) Croatia 4.2% 0. 0. 0. 0. 0.8% ( 1) Ethiopia 0. 0. 0. 3.8% 0. 0.8% ( 1) Ghana 0. 0. 0. 0. 4.3% 0.8% ( 1) Kuwait 0. 3. 0. 0. 0. 0.8% ( 1) Malaysia 0. 3. 0. 0. 0. 0.8% ( 1) New Zealand 0. 0. 5. 0. 0. 0.8% ( 1) Peru 4.2% 0. 0. 0. 0. 0.8% ( 1) Philippines 0. 0. 0. 3.8% 0. 0.8% ( 1) Senegal 0. 0. 0. 3.8% 0. 0.8% ( 1) South Africa 4.2% 0. 0. 0. 0. 0.8% ( 1) Switzerland 0. 0. 0. 3.8% 0. 0.8% ( 1) Thailand 4.2% 0. 0. 0. 0. 0.8% ( 1) Fall 2010 through Summer 2015 13
Program Ratings Academic Standards and Opportunities Doctoral Students Program Ratings Facilities and Faculty Doctoral Students 5.0 High or excellent 4.5 5.0 High or excellent 4.5 4.0 4.0 3.5 3.5 Average 3.0 Average 3.0 2.5 2.5 2.0 2.0 1.5 Low or Poor 1.0 Academic Expectations Keeping Pace with Recent Trends Research and Training Overall Quality 1.5 Low or Poor 1.0 Adequacy of Facilities and Equipment Faculty Guidance Quality of Faculty Mean Time to Degree in Years Doctoral Students Professional Schools and Colleges Mean Time to Degree in Years Doctoral Students College of Arts and Sciences 8.0 6.4 Years 7.0 6.0 5.0 4.0 3.0 Years 6.2 6.0 5.8 5.6 2.0 1.0 0.0 AAA Education Journalism LCB Music & Dance All Doctoral Students 5.4 5.2 5.0 CAS Humanities CAS Natural Sciences CAS Social Sciences All Doctoral Students Fall 2010 through Summer 2015 14
Financial Support for Doctoral Students Household Income for Doctoral Students 10 7 9 8 7 6 Percent of Respondents 6 GTF and a Fellowship GTF Only Fellowship Only Less than 3 terms of support None Less than $20K $20K $29K $30K $39K $40K $49K $50K or more Accumulated Debt for Doctoral Students GTF Position by Type 10 6 9 8 7 6 Percent of Students with GTF Over $30,000 $20,000 $29,999 $10,000 $19,999 Less than $10,000 No Debt Teaching Research Teaching and Research Other (e.g. Administrative) Fall 2010 through Summer 2015 15
6 Percent of Doctoral Students Published 58% 56% 54% 52% 48% 46% Percent of Respondents 45% 35% 25% 15% Top Post Graduate Plans for Doctoral Students Pct of Resp w/placement 45% 35% 25% 15% Top Post Graduate Plans for Doctoral Students (Placement Secured) 5% 5% Post doctoral Fellowship or Research Associateship Teaching/Research at 4 year institution Post doctoral Fellowship or Research Associateship Teaching/Research at 4 year institution Teaching in a School or Community College Teaching in a School or Community College Fall 2010 through Summer 2015 16
Placement Rates for Top 3 Career Goals Doctoral Students 45% Column height represents percent of doctoral students reporting specified career goal. Split within column represents percentage of those with goal who reported placement. 35% Percent of Respondents 25% 15% 5% Fall 2010 through Summer 2015 17