16 or younger

 0.0%

 0.0%

17

 1.5%

 0.0%

18

63.8%

64.8%

19

33.2%

34.0%

20

 1.1%

 0.8%

21 to 24

 0.4%

 0.0%

25 to 29

 0.0%

 0.4%

30 to 39

 0.0%

 0.0%

40 to 54

 0.0%

 0.0%

55 or older

 0.0%

 0.0%

Racial and ethnic background

American Indian

 2.2%

 1.2%

Asian

  2.8%

 2.0%

Black

  12.5%

 4.7%

White

81.9%

90.5%

Mexican American/Chicano

 2.4%

 4.3%

Puerto Rican

 0.8%

 0.8%

Other Latino

 1.6%

 0.4%

Other

 2.4%

 2.0%

Average grade in high school

A or A+

23.4%

12.0%

A-

23.3%

18.9%

B+

19.9%

16.1%

B

18.6%

32.5%

B-

 7.4%

12.4%

C+

 5.1%

 5.2%

C

 2.1%

 2.8%

D

 0.1%

 0.0%

Year of high-school graduation

2005

98.1%

98.4%

2004

 1.3%

 0.8%

2003

 0.2%

 0.4%

2002 or earlier

 0.2%

 0.4%

High-school equivalency (GED test)

 0.2%

 0.0%

Never completed high school

 0.0%

 0.0%

High school required community service for graduation

Yes

29.4%

23.1%

No

70.6%

76.9%

Current religious preference

Baptist

17.9%

 4.4%

Buddhist

 0.3%

 0.0%

Eastern Orthodox

 0.3%

 5.2%

Episcopal

 2.0%

 0.8%

Hindu

 0.2%

 0.4%

Islamic

 0.4%

 0.0%

Jewish

 0.6%

 0.4%

Latter-day Saints (Mormon)

 0.2%

 1.2%

Lutheran

 7.6%

10.1%

Methodist

 8.5%

8.5%

Presbyterian

 5.5%

 4.4%

Quaker

 0.4%

 0.0%

Roman Catholic

14.2%

29.4%

Seventh-Day Adventist

 1.4%

 0.4%

Unitarian/Universalist

 0.3%

 0.0%

United Church of Christ

 1.2%

0.8%

Other Christian

19.9%

11.3%

Other

 2.6%

 3.6%

None

 9.3%

19.0%

Residence planned during fall term

With parents or relatives

 8.9%

 1.5%

Other private home, apartment, or room

 0.8%

 0.3%

College dormitory

 88.5%

96.0%

Fraternity or sorority house

  0.2%

 0.0%

Other campus student housing

  1.4%

 1.8%

Other

  0.2%

 0.3%

Miles from college to home

5 or less

 4.7%

 3.2%

6 to 10

 4.3%

 0.8%

11 to 50

 19.9%

15.9%

51 to 100

 18.0%

 14.3%

101 to 500

 36.2%

 62.5%

501 or more

 16.9%

  3.2%

Father's occupation

Artist (including performer)

 1.0%

 0.8%

Businessman

27.6%

25.4%

Business (clerical)

 1.2%

 0.4%

Member of clergy or religious worker

 3.2%

 1.6%

College teacher

 0.9%

 0.0%

Education (secondary)

 3.3%

 2.9%

Education (elementary)

 1.0%

2.0%

Engineer

 6.5%

4.1%

Farmer or forester

 2.4%

2.5%

Health professional

 1.5%

0.8%

Homemaker (full-time)

 0.2%

0.0%

Lawyer

 1.8%

0.4%

Military (career)

1.6%

1.2%

Nurse

0.5%

0.0%

Research scientist

0.4%

0.4%

Social, welfare, or recreation worker

0.5%

0.4%

Worker, skilled

7.9%

10.7%

Worker, semi-skilled

3.0%

 6.1%

Worker, unskilled

2.9%

 6.1%

unemployed

2.5%

2.0%

Other

27.4%

 30.7%

Father's education (highest level)

Grammar school or less

  1.5%

 1.6%

Some high school

  4.4%

 3.2%

High-school graduate

22.7%

37.5%

Postsecondary other than college

 4.1%

 4.4%

Some college

16.3%

17.5%

College degree

 28.1%

24.7%

Some graduate school

  2.0%

 0.4%

Graduate degree

 20.9%

10.8%

Mother's occupation

Artist (including performer)

1.6%

 2.9%

Businesswoman

15.6%

 15.3%

Business (clerical)

 5.1%

 4.5%

Member of clergy or religious worker

 0.5%

 0.0%

College Teacher

 0.6%

 0.0%

Education (secondary)

 5.7%

 4.1%

Education (elementary)

 10.4%

11.6%

Engineer

  0.4%

 0.4%

Farmer or forester

  0.2%

 0.4%

Homemaker (full-time)

 2.8%

 0.8%

Lawyer

  10.8%

 5.0%

Military (career)

 0.7%

 0.4%

Nurse

 0.2%

10.7%

Research scientist

 1.8%

 0.4%

Social, welfare, or recreation worker

 1.3%

 0.8%

Worker, skilled

 1.3%

 0.4%

Worker, semi-skilled

 1.9%

 2.1%

Worker, unskilled

 1.4%

 1.7%

Other occupation

24.4%

34.7%

Unemployed

 4.6%

 3.4%

Mother's education (highest level)

Grammar school or less