Des Moines Register
03-23-07
Survey details expectations of ISU freshmen
REGISTER STAFF REPORT
Incoming freshman at Iowa State University are more likely to get a job to pay
for college expenses and less likely to participate in student government than
their peers nationally, according to a survey released Friday.
UCLA’s Higher Education Research Institute conducted the study of 2,777
entering freshman at ISU in during summer orientation of 2006. A total of 70,000
students from 24 public universities were interviewed.
Almost 55 percent of ISU incoming freshman said chances are good they will get
a job to pay for college expenses, compared to 42 percent nationwide.
Fewer students expect they will participate in student government, the study said.
A total of 4.7 percent of ISU incoming freshmen expect to particpate, compared
to 7.4 percent nationwide.