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Graduate Student Survey, Fall 2005

Results by Student Level

Obstacles to Academic Progress

 
  Master's Doctoral Total
N Mean N Mean N Mean
Obst: Work/financial commitment 596 2.3 886 2.0 1,482 2.1
Obst: Family obligations 566 1.6 852 1.7 1,418 1.6
Obst: Availability of faculty 622 1.6 936 1.6 1,558 1.6
Obst: Program structure or requirements 629 1.7 943 1.7 1,572 1.7
Obst: Dissertation topic/research 392 1.4 883 1.7 1,275 1.6
Obst: Course scheduling 628 1.8 938 1.6 1,566 1.7
Obst: Immigration laws or regulations 281 1.1 566 1.3 847 1.2
 
  Master's Doctoral Total
N Pct N Pct N Pct
Total number of respondents 754 100% 1,140 100% 1,894 100%
Obst: Work/financial commitment 100 13% 280 25% 380 20%
- - Not an obstacle
- - A minor obstacle 244 32% 355 31% 599 32%
- - A major obstacle 252 33% 251 22% 503 27%
- - Not applicable/No response 158 21% 254 22% 412 22%
Obst: Family obligations 307 41% 418 37% 725 38%
- - Not an obstacle
- - A minor obstacle 194 26% 310 27% 504 27%
- - A major obstacle 65 9% 124 11% 189 10%
- - Not applicable/No response 188 25% 288 25% 476 25%
Obst: Availability of faculty 288 38% 459 40% 747 39%
- - Not an obstacle
- - A minor obstacle 280 37% 392 34% 672 35%
- - A major obstacle 54 7% 85 7% 139 7%
- - Not applicable/No response 132 18% 204 18% 336 18%
Obst: Program structure or requirements 258 34% 401 35% 659 35%
- - Not an obstacle
- - A minor obstacle 283 38% 412 36% 695 37%
- - A major obstacle 88 12% 130 11% 218 12%
- - Not applicable/No response 125 17% 197 17% 322 17%
Obst: Dissertation topic/research 258 34% 456 40% 714 38%
- - Not an obstacle
- - A minor obstacle 100 13% 280 25% 380 20%
- - A major obstacle 34 5% 147 13% 181 10%
- - Not applicable/No response 362 48% 257 23% 619 33%
Obst: Course scheduling 221 29% 495 43% 716 38%
- - Not an obstacle
- - A minor obstacle 300 40% 335 29% 635 34%
- - A major obstacle 107 14% 108 9% 215 11%
- - Not applicable/No response 126 17% 202 18% 328 17%
Obst: Immigration laws or regulations 247 33% 460 40% 707 37%
- - Not an obstacle
- - A minor obstacle 26 3% 62 5% 88 5%
- - A major obstacle 8 1% 44 4% 52 3%
- - Not applicable/No response 473 63% 574 50% 1,047 55%

Last revision 08/04/06



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