The
Fall
2006
Demographics
|
Age
on |
National Norms |
Monmouth
College N=217 |
|
16
or younger |
0.0 | 0.0 |
|
17 |
0.9 | 1.7 |
|
18 |
66.7 | 60.6 |
|
19 |
29.7 | 36.1 |
|
20 |
1.3 | 1.4 |
|
21
to 24 |
0.4 | 0.9 |
|
25
to 29 |
0.1 | 0.0 |
|
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 | 1.4 |
|
Asian |
4.4 | 6.1 |
|
Black |
9.6 | 3.8 |
|
White |
86.4 | 81.3 |
|
Mexican
American/Chicano |
2.4 | 3.8 |
|
Puerto
Rican |
1.6 | 0.5 |
|
Other
Latino |
3.2 | 0.5 |
|
Other |
3.6 | 6.1 |
Average grade in high school |
| |
|
A
or A+ |
20.8 | 18.7 |
|
A- |
24.1 | 23.8 |
|
B+ |
21.6 | 20.6 |
|
B |
20.0 | 24.3 |
|
B- |
7.8 | 7.5 |
|
C+ |
4.2 | 2.3 |
|
C |
1.5 | 2.3 |
|
D |
0.1 | 0.5 |
Year of high-school graduation |
| |
|
2006 |
97.6 | 93.5 |
|
2005 |
1.6 | 4.6 |
|
2004 |
0.3 | 1.9 |
|
2003
or earlier |
0.3 | 0.0 |
|
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 |
||
|
No |
||
Current religious preference |
| |
|
Baptist |
11.1 | 4.7 |
|
Buddhist |
0.8 | 0.9 |
|
Eastern
Orthodox |
0.6 | 0.0 |
|
Episcopalian |
1.9 | 1.4 |
|
Hindu |
0.4 | 4.7 |
|
Islamic |
0.7 | 0.0 |
|
Jewish |
2.6 | 0.5 |
|
Latter-day
Saints (Mormon) |
0.2 | 0.0 |
|
Lutheran |
4.3 | 9.8 |
|
Methodist |
5.2 | 10.3 |
|
Presbyterian |
3.5 | 5.6 |
|
Quaker |
0.3 | 0.0 |
|
Roman
Catholic |
28.7 | 22.9 |
|
Seventh-Day
Adventist |
0.2 | 0.5 |
|
Unitarian/Universalist |
1.3 | 0.5 |
|
United
Church of Christ |
1.3 | 0.5 |
|
Other
Christian |
15.5 | 14.5 |
|
Other |
2.8 | 7.0 |
|
None |
16.3 | 15.0 |
Residence planned during fall term |
| |
|
With
parents or relatives |
||
|
Other
private home, apartment, or room |
||
|
College
dormitory |
||
|
Fraternity
or sorority house |
||
|
Other
campus student housing |
||
|
Other |
||
Miles from college to home |
| |
|
5
or less |
4.9 | 2.8 |
|
6
to 10 |
5.5 | 1.9 |
|
11
to 50 |
22.5 | 20.8 |
|
51
to 100 |
17.2 | 17.1 |
|
101
to 500 |
31.6 | 48.6 |
|
501
or more |
18.3 | 8.8 |
|
Father's
occupation |
| |
|
Artist (including
performer) |
1.3 | 0.0 |
|
Businessman |
29.6 | 23.2 |
|
Business (clerical) |
1.2 | 2.9 |
|
Member of clergy or religious
worker |
1.7 | 0.0 |
|
College teacher |
0.9 | 1.0 |
| Doctor | 3.2 | 1.9 |
|
Education (secondary) |
2.8 | 3.4 |
|
Education
(elementary) |
0.9 | 1.0 |
|
Engineer |
7.0 | 5.3 |
|
Farmer
or forester |
1.4 | 3.4 |
|
Health
professional |
1.3 | 1.4 |
|
Homemaker
(full-time) |
0.3 | 0.0 |
|
Lawyer |
2.9 | 2.9 |
|
Military
(career) |
1.2 | 0.5 |
|
Nurse |
0.5 | 1.4 |
|
Research
scientist |
0.6 | 0.0 |
|
Social,
welfare, or recreation worker |
0.6 | 0.5 |
|
Worker,
skilled |
7.5 | 11.1 |
|
Worker,
semi-skilled |
2.6 | 4.8 |
|
Worker,
unskilled |
2.7 | 2.4 |
|
unemployed |
2.4 | 1.9 |
|
Other |
27.4 | 30.9 |
|
Father's
education (highest level) |
| |
|
Grammar
school or less |
2.9 | 3.2 |
|
Some
high school |
4.0 | 5.6 |
|
High-school
graduate |
21.1 | 29.2 |
|
Postsecondary
other than college |
3.8 | 5.6 |
|
Some
college |
14.0 | 17.6 |
|
College
degree |
28.1 | 22.7 |
|
Some
graduate school |
2.3 | 2.3 |
|
Graduate
degree |
23.8 | 13.9 |
Mother's occupation |
| |
|
Artist
(including performer) |
2.3 | 0.5 |
|
Businesswoman |
16.0 | 14.3 |
|
Business
(clerical) |
4.7 | 5.7 |
|
Member
of clergy or religious worker |
0.5 | 0.0 |
|
College
Teacher |
0.7 | 1.9 |
| Doctor | 1.4 | 1.0 |
|
Education
(secondary) |
5.2 | 3.8 |
|
Education
(elementary) |
9.3 | 12.9 |
|
Engineer |
0.5 | 0.0 |
|
Farmer
or forester |
0.2 | 0.5 |
|
Homemaker
(full-time) |
3.2 | 2.9 |
|
Lawyer |
9.6 | 5.7 |
|
Military
(career) |
1.1 | 1.0 |
|
Nurse |
0.2 | 0.0 |
|
Research
scientist |
8.9 | 10.0 |
|
Social,
welfare, or recreation worker |
0.3 | 0.5 |
|
Skilled worker |
1.4 | 1.0 |
|
Worker,
semi-skilled |
1.5 | 2.4 |
|
Worker,
unskilled |
1.2 | 0.5 |
|
Other
occupation |
24.9 | 31.0 |
|
Unemployed |
5.1 | 3.3 |
|
Mother's
education (highest level) |
| |
|
Grammar
school or less |
2.5 | 3.7 |
|
Some
high school |
2.7 | 4.7 |
|
High school graduate |
19.6 | 27.4 |
|
Postsecondary
other than college |
4.3 | 6.0 |
|
Some
college |
16.1 | 18.6 |
|
College
degree |
32.8 | 22.8 |
|
Some
graduate school |
3.0 | 4.2 |
|
Graduate
degree |
18.9 | 12.6 |
Status of parents |
| |
|
Living
with each other |
||
|
Divorced
or living apart |
||
|
One
or both deceased |
||
|
Students
estimate chances are very good that they will: |
| |
|
Change
major field |
||
|
Change
career choice |
||
|
Participate
in student government |
||
|
Get
a job to help pay college expenses |
||
|
Work
full-time while attending college |
||
|
Join
a social fraternity, sorority, or
club |
||
|
Play
varsity/intercollegiate athletics |
||
|
Make
at least a B average |
||
|
Participate
in student protests or demonstrations |
||
|
Transfer
to another college before graduating |
||
|
Be
satisfied with college |
||
|
Participate
in volunteer or community service
work |
||
|
Communicate
regularly with your professors |
||
|
Socialize
with someone of another racial/ethnic
group |
||
|
Participate
in student clubs/groups |
||
|
Strengthen
religious beliefs/convictions |
||
|
Participate
in a study abroad program |
||
|
Seek
personal counseling |
||
|
College
attended is student's: |
| |
|
First
choice |
||
|
Second
choice |
||
|
Third
choice |
||
|
Other |
||
|
Reasons
noted as very important in selecting college attended |
| |
|
Relatives'
wishes |
||
|
Teachers'
advice |
||
|
College
has a very good academic reputation |
||
|
College
has a good reputation for its social
activities |
||
|
Offered
financial assistance |
||
|
Wanted
to live near home |
||
|
Not
offered aid by first choice |
||
|
Religious
affiliation/orientation of college |
||
|
Size
of college |
||
|
Rankings
in national magazines |
||
|
Admitted
through an Early Action or Early Decision
Program |
||
Highest
academic
degree planned |
| |
|
None |
1.3 | 2.6 |
|
Vocational
certificate |
0.2 | 1.3 |
|
Associate
(or equivalent) |
1.7 | 0.7 |
|
Bachelor's |
74.7 | 84.3 |
|
Master's |
16.4 | 6.5 |
|
Ph.D.
or Ed.D. |
2.4 | 2.0 |
|
M.D.,
D.O., D.D.S., or D.V.M. |
0.8 | 0.7 |
|
LL.B.
or J.D. |
0.6 | 0.7 |
|
B.D.
or M.Div. |
0.2 | 0.7 |
|
Other |
1.7 | 0.7 |
Probable career occupation |
| |
|
Accountant
or actuary |
2.6 | 4.0 |
|
Actor
or entertainer |
1.9 | 0.0 |
|
Architect
or urban planner |
0.6 | 1.0 |
|
Artist |
3.0 | 2.5 |
|
Business
(clerical) |
0.7 | 0.5 |
|
Business
executive |
8.4 | 6.9 |
|
Business
owner or proprietor |
3.6 | 3.0 |
|
Business
salesperson or buyer |
1.1 | 1.5 |
|
Clergy
(minister, priest) |
0.7 | 0.0 |
|
Clergy
(other religious) |
0.3 | 0.0 |
|
Clinical
psychologist |
1.7 | 1.5 |
|
College
administrator/staff |
0.1 | 0.0 |
|
Computer
programmer or analyst |
0.7 | 1.5 |
|
Conservationist
or forester |
1.1 | 2.0 |
|
Dentist |
0.3 | 0.0 |
|
Dietitian
or home economist |
0.9 | 0.5 |
|
Engineer |
0.2 | 0.0 |
|
Farmer
or rancher |
2.6 | 3.5 |
|
Foreign-service
worker |
0.2 | 0.0 |
|
Homemaker
(full-time) |
1.1 | 1.0 |
|
Interior
decorator |
0.4 | 0.5 |
|
Lab
technician or hygienist |
0.2 | 0.5 |
|
Law-enforcement
officer |
1.2 | 0.5 |
|
Lawyer
or judge |
4.1 | 3.0 |
|
Military
service (career) |
0.3 | 0.0 |
|
Musician |
2.0 | 0.0 |
|
Nurse |
4.0 | 4.0 |
|
Optometrist |
0.2 | 0.5 |
|
Pharmacist |
1.5 | 0.5 |
|
Physician |
5.7 | 3.0 |
|
Policymaker/government |
1.1 | 1.5 |
|
School
counselor |
0.4 | 0.0 |
|
School
principal or superintendent |
0.1 | 0.0 |
|
Scientific
researcher |
1.6 | 1.5 |
|
Social,
welfare, or recreation worker |
1.1 | 1.0 |
|
Teacher
or administrator (elementary) |
3.3 | 2.0 |
|
Teacher
or administrator (secondary) |
5.2 | 12.9 |
|
Teacher
(college) |
5.2 | 15.8 |
|
Therapist
(physical, occupational, speech) |
3.3 | 2.0 |
|
Veterinarian |
1.0 | 2.0 |
|
Writer
or journalist |
3.5 | 0.5 |
|
Skilled
trades |
0.3 | 0.0 |
|
Laborer
(unskilled) |
0.3 | 0.0 |
|
Semi-skilled
worker |
0.3 | 0.0 |
|
Other
occupation |
9.2 | 8.4 |
|
Unemployed |
1.1 | 0.5 |
|
Undecided |
15.0 | 12.4 |
Estimated parental income |
| |