Fall 2010 WSSU Freshmen Survey
(N=615)
1. To how many colleges did you apply this year, including the one you are now attending?
100%
N = 615
80%
60%
40%
20%
0%
10.1%
One
11.1%
Two
20.7%
Three
25.9%
Four
32.4%
Five or more
2. Are you receiving any type of financial aid? Include work study, grants, loans, and scholarships.
100%
N = 615
92.0%
80%
60%
40%
20%
0%
8.0%
No Yes
2a. Please indicate below each kind of aid you received. Mark all that
100%
85.7%
N = 566
80%
60%
40%
30.9%
26.4%
23.3%
20%
0%
Financial need Academic Athletic-based Other than listed above
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3. For the year 2009, what was the amount of your parents' or guardians' combined pre-tax income? Please try to answer even if you are financially independent.
N = 615
$10,000 or less
$10,001-$15,000
$15,001-$20,000
$20,001-$25,000
$25,001-$30,000
$30,001-$35,000
$35,001-$40,000
$40,001-$50,000
$50,001-$60,000
$60,001-$75,000
$75,001-$100,000
$100,001-$150,000
$150,001-$200,000
More than $200,000
0%
1.8%
1.5%
0.3%
4%
4.7%
7.6%
7.6%
6.3%
7.2%
7.3%
8%
9.9%
10.6%
9.9%
9.8%
12%
15.4%
16% 20%
Fall 2010 WSSU Freshmen Survey
(N=615)
60%
40%
20%
0%
4. How many people do your parents or guardians currently support in their household? Include yourself and parents or guardians, if applicable.
100%
N = 615
80%
11.4%
23.6%
25.7%
23.4%
One Two Three
15.9%
Four Five or more
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5. Indicate the educational attainment of father/male guardian .
N = 615
Less than high school graduate
High school graduate
12.7%
Some college/no degree
Two-year associate degree
Four-year baccalaureate degree
Some graduate or first professional… 2.0%
Master's Degree
Doctorate or first professional degree
4.0%
1.0%
8.8%
17.7%
12.7%
0% 25%
Fall 2010 WSSU Freshmen Survey
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41.3%
50%
6. Indicate the educational attainment of mother/female guardian .
Less than high school graduate
High school graduate
N = 615
6.7%
Some college/no degree
Two-year associate degree
Four-year baccalaureate degree
Some graduate or first…
Master's Degree
Doctorate or first professional…
0%
1.8%
1.5%
8.6%
10%
14.8%
20%
22.8%
21.6%
22.3%
30%
7. How many of your parents' or guardians' dependents including yourself are currently enrolled in college?
100%
80%
60%
40%
20%
0%
74.6%
Only myself
N = 615
21.6%
Two dependents
3.7%
Three or more dependents
8. Which best describes the area in which you lived during high school?
100%
80%
60%
40%
20%
0%
9.6%
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30.6%
N = 615
33.7%
13.8%
12.4%

9. Do your plans include employment during your first semester?
75% N = 615
60.7%
50%
Fall 2010 WSSU Freshmen Survey
(N=615)
22.9%
25%
16.4%
0%
I plan to work 20 hours or more each week.
I plan to work less than 20 hours each week.
I do not plan to work.
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