Average Percent of 1st & 2nd Year Students in Classes Under 50, by Type of University, Maclean's 2004

                                                                                                                                                            

Percent of 1st & 2nd Year Students in Classes Under 50, Top Ranked Undergraduate Universities, Maclean's 2004

Table 1. Percent of Direct Entry Students With Incoming Averages Above 75%, and Percent Change from 1994, 2004, Selected Universities*

Percent Change Percent Percent 1994 to University 94 04 2004 _________________ ________ ________ ________ Acadia 75.2 85.3 13.43 Dalhousie 76.5 96.8 26.54 Mount A 73.5 95.9 30.48 Mount St. Vincent 55.7 79.0 41.83 Saint Mary's 54.1 80.0 47.87 St. Thomas 55.9 84.8 51.70 StFX 55.7 93.3 67.50 UCCB 43.7 71.0 62.47 UPEI 47.2 74.5 57.84 *Source: derived from Maclean’s annual rankings data

Figure 1. Percent of Direct Entry Students With Incoming Averages Above 75%, and Percent Change from 1994, 2004, Acadia, Mount Allison, StFX

Table 2. Entry Averages and First Year Performance, StFX, 1998-2004 Average

Year of High % Above 75 % Below 55Entry School University University

________ ________ __________ __________1998 77.9 14.8 24.11999 79.4 14.8 23.42000 79.2 19.4 20.62001 79.5 19.3 17.12002 80.6 19.4 18.72003 82.2 22.0 11.72004 83.9 . .

Figure 2. Percent First Year Averages Above 75, Percent Below 55, Students Entering StFX,1998-2003

Average High School and First Year Grades, Direct Entry Students, StFX 1998 - 2004

Figure 4. Geographic Origins StFX Incoming Students, 1998-2004

Measuring Satisfaction with Academic Programs

An index of satisfaction with the quality of the academic experience was created. The index combined six items measured using 9-point response categories. The items included three assessing the overall quality experienced by the respondents in their major department (see question 13 in the questionnaire):

•Quality of content of courses•Quality of instruction•Helpfulness of faculty

Three questions (questions 24, 25, & 26) asked for a rating on three items relating to their overall satisfaction with the St. F.X. experience:

•Overall, I feel a received a good education at St. F.X.•I would be delighted if a child of mine decided to attend St. F.X.•If I had to do it all over again, I would choose the same program

The index was tested for reliability and the test yielded a standardized item Alpha of .7657, considered to be acceptable for a 6 item index (the mean inter-item correlation was .35). The mean score for the respondents in 2003 was 45.5 (sd= 6.16). This score represents an average of 7.6 on each of the six 9-point scales or 84.3 percent of the highest possible score of 54 (9 x 6). Overall, the respondents are very positive about their experiences at St. F.X. There is also a positive trend in the overall measures of satisfaction when the satisfaction measures are compared with those taken in earlier surveys. For presentation purposes, the index measures were converted to a score out of 100.

Satisfaction with Academic Programs, StFX, by Year

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Mean Satisfaction Scores by Area of Study,StFX Seniors, by Year

Area of Study 1997 1999 2001 2003

Humanities 80.1 82.6 86.5 86.9

Social Sciences 74.8 81.6 85.8 84.1

Business & IS 81.6 87.5 85.1 82.1

Science 82.6 84.6 85.8 79.7

Applied Sciences 88.2 80.5 88.3 85.8

Education 81.2 72.7 90.2 --

TOTAL 81.9 82.9 86.7 84.2

N 235 182 160 157

*In 1997 and 1999 Information systems was included in the Applied Sciences category; in 2001 Information Systems is a department within the Schwartz School Of Business.

Percent of students Who Would Choose StFX

If They Could Do It Over Again, by Year

Area of Study 1997 1999 2001 2003

Humanities 90.7 78.6 100.0 94.4

Social Sciences 69.0 83.8 86.4 96.8

Business & IS 85.7 97.4 95.1 80.8

Science 84.3 86.2 85.0 91.3

Applied Sciences 96.4 88.9 92.0 84.6

Education 84.6 77.8 100.0 --

TOTAL 85.9 87.0 92.5 89.7

N 234 190 160 155

*In 1997 and 1999 Information systems was included in the Applied Sciences category; in 2001 Information Systems is a department within the Schwartz School of Business. Education graduates were inadvertently missed in the ’03 survey

Percentage of Program Revenue From Four Sources, StFX, 1983-2004

Scholarship Expenditures as % of Program Expenditures,

StFX, 1983 - 2004

Endowment as % of Program Expenditures, StFX, 1983 - 2004

Unfunded Debt as % of Program

Expenditures, StFX, 1983 - 2004