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GRADUATE STUDENT EXIT SURVEY REPORT Spring 2020

Office of Strategy Management & Institutional Effectiveness

SPRING 2020 The American University in Cairo

GR Student Exit Survey Analysis Report- SP 2020 | 1

INTRODUCTION The Graduate Student Exit study is administered every semester to all graduating students from MA/MS and PhD programs. The study aims to ensure the continuing quality of education provided by AUC to its graduate students, as well as get a feel for future graduate enrollments whether through student recommendations or pursuits of further post-graduate studies. The Graduate Student Exit study is typically mandatory to all students expecting to graduate each semester.

METHODOLOGY This survey has been designed and administered by the Office of Strategy Management and Institutional Effectiveness in cooperation with the Office of the Dean of Graduate Studies. All 78 GR students for Spring 2020 were invited to participate in the survey on the 9thof June, followed by two reminders on the 11th and 20th of June. The survey was closed on the 28th of June, yielding a total response rate of 75%.

REPORT STRUCTURE This report is divided into the following sections:

I – DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION II – GR STUDENTS FEEDBACK

01 –ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE

02 – RATING OF THEIR EXPERIENCE AND PROVIDED SUPPORT SERVICES

03 – OVERALL STUDENT SATISFACTION

04 – OPEN-ENDED QUESTIONS

III – TRENDS FOR SELECTED QUESTIONS


I. DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION

DEGREE PURSED AT AUC Answer choices Percentage Count

Master's (MA, MS, MPA, etc) 98% 57

PhD 2% 11

Total Responses 58

STATUS AT AUC Answer choices Percentage Count

AUC Staff 16% 9

AUC Faculty 4% 2

Student only 81% 47

Total Responses 58

SCHOOLS REPRESENTED Answer choices Percentage Count

Humanities and Social Sciences 28% 16

Sciences and Engineering 24% 14

Global Affairs & Public Policy 22% 13

School of Business 16% 9

Graduate School of Education 10% 6

Total Responses 58

1 It took the Ph.D. graduate five years to get the Ph.D.

98%

2%

Degree Pursued

Master's (MA, MS, MPA, etc) PhD

81%

16%

4%

Status at AUC

Student only AUC Staff AUC Faculty

28% 24% 22% 16% 10%

HUSS SSE GAP BUS GSE

Schools Representedn=58


SINGLE DEGREE BY SCHOOL Only 2 of the 58 respondents have obtained a dual degree. Primary Program Count Percentage

Humanities and Social Sciences (HUSS) 16 28%

Counseling Psychology 4 7%

Philosophy 3 5%

Tch Engl to Spkr of other Lang 3 5%

Sociology Anthropology 2 3%

Arabic Studies 1 2%

Comparative, ME Pols & Society 1 2%

Engl. Comp. Literature 1 2%

Political Science 1 2%

Science and Engineering (SSE) 14 24%

Biotechnology 5 9%

Sustainable Development 3 5%

Construction Engineering 2 3%

Chemistry 1 2%

Computer Science 1 2%

Mechanical Engineering 1 2%

PhD in Applied Science 1 2%

Global Affairs & Public Policy (GAP) 13 22%

MA inPublic Administration 3 5%

MA of Laws LLM in Int&Com. Law 2 3%

Master of Global Affairs 2 3%

TV. & Digital Journalism 2 3%

Gender & Women's St. in ME/NA 1 2%

Journalism & Mass Comm 1 2%

Master in Public Policy 1 2%

Migration and Refugee Studies 1 2%

School of Business (BUS) 9 16%

Master of Business Admin. 5 9%

Finance 3 5%

Economics 1 2%

Graduate School of Education (GSE) 6 10%

Int'l & Comparative Education 5 9%

Educational Leadership 1 2%

DUAL DEGREES Only 2 of the 58 respondents have obtained a dual degree.

Serial Program 1 Program 2

1 Biotechnology Chemistry

2 Master of Business Admin. Finance


UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE Answer choices Percentage Count

A university in Egypt other than AUC 50% 29

AUC 34% 20

A university outside Egypt 16% 9

Total Responses 58

NATIONALITY

GENDER Answer choices Percentage Count

Female 64% 37

Male 36% 21

Total Responses 58

Answer choices Percentage Count

EG 88% 51

US 7% 4

BE 2% 1

KS 2% 1

NI 2% 1

Total Responses 58

34%

50%

16%

Universities for Bachelor Degreesn=58

Universities abroad

Other universities inEgypt

AUC

Public Universities (n=19)

Private Universities (n=9)

n=28 39%

64%

36%

Gender

F M

14%

4%

Egypt, 88%

USA, 7%

Other, 5% Nationality

7%


TUITION FEES COVERAGE HOW DID YOU COVER THE COST OF YOUR TUITION AT AUC ? CHECK ALL THAT APPLY. Answer choices Percentage Count

AUC Fellowship 72% 42

Personal fund 67% 39

AUC Financial aid (work study/assistantships or tuition discount) 24% 14

AUC Staff/Faculty Scholarship 9% 5

Outside donor (Ford Foundation, Fulbright, your employer, etc.) 9% 5

Other (please specify) 7% 4

Total Responses 58

Other (4 responses) Serial Verbatim

1 Personal payment in additional courses

2 Al Alfi Foundation Fellowship

3 My Parents Assistance

4 Youssef Jameel

72%67%

24%

9% 9% 7%

0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%

100%

AUC Fellowship Personal fund AUC Financial aid(work

study/assistantshipsor tuition discount)

AUC Staff/FacultyScholarship

Outside donor (FordFoundation,

Fulbright, youremployer, etc.)

Other (pleasespecify)

Tuition Fees Coverage


FUTURE ACADEMIC PLANS

DO YOU INTEND TO PURSUE A PH.D.? Answer choices Percentage Count

Yes 58% 33

No 16% 9

Don’t know 26% 15

Total Responses 57

WHICH INSTITUTION(S) AND PHD PROGRAM(S) WOULD YOU CONSIDER TO JOIN? PLEASE LIST YOUR TOP TWO

OPTIONS, AND SPECIFY THE NAME OF THE INSTITUTION & COUNTRY

Primary MA/MS Program Intended PhD Program Intended Institution

GAPP

Journalism & Mass Communications

- Leicester University

- Frei Universität Berlin

TV. & Digital Journalism

- American University

- Columbia University

Master in Public Policy Public Policy Germany or U.K

Economics Germany or U.K

Master of Global Affairs - Cambridge, UK.

- Harvard, U.S.

MA of Laws LLM in Int &Com. Law

- Queen Mary University of London

- Cornell University

- London School of Economics and

Political Science

- University of Essex

HUSS

Arabic Studies History (specializing in the Middle East) Cambridge University, the UK

History (specializing in the Middle East) UK or the US or Canada

Philosophy - The Graduate School of Systemic Neurosciences. Munich, Germany

Tch Engl to Spkr of other Lang - Aston Institute, UK

- University of Manchester, UK

Political Science - SOAS, The UK

- Lund University, Sweden

Sociology Anthropology

- Harvard

- Cambridge

Anthropology program USA

Anthropology program UK

SSE

BIOT: Biotechnology

Public Health AUC

Molecular medicine Germany

Global Public Health AUC, Egypt

Pharmacology -Goettingen University, Germany

58%16%

26%

Intention to pursue Ph.D.

Yes No Don't know


Applied sciences AUC

- Zwail City

Chemistry - AUC

Construction Engineering

- AUC

- University of Hawaii at Manoa

AUC

Mechanical Engineering - Mcgail university

- Concordia university

Sustainable Development

PhD Hydrology, University of Arizona, USA

PhD Hydrology, King Abdullah University of Science

and Technology, Saudi Arabia.

MIT architecture -

UCL architecture -

- University of Toronto, Canada

- MIT, USA

BUS

Finance

- Cairo university, Egypt

- UK, if scholarship or fellowship is

available

GSE

Int'l & Comparative Education

Human Development, Learning and Teaching Harvard University

HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, LEARNING, AND CULTURE

University of British Columbia

Theology -

Education -

Computer Science and Learning Sciences Northwestern University , US

Learning Sciences and Technology Design Stanford University, US

Educational Leadership - University of Lancaster

- Manchester University


EMLOYMENT INFORMATION

CURRENT EMLOYMENT STATUS


Employed full-time 54% 31

Unemployed, seeking employment 26% 15

Employed part-time 14% 8

Unemployed, not seeking employment 5% 3

Total Responses 57

WORK EXPERIENCE AT PROGRAM START


< 3 years 46% 26

3 to 5 years 33% 19

6 to 10 years 11% 6

11 to 15 years 9% 5

> 15 years 2% 1

Total Responses 57

POSTIVE IMPACT ON YOUR SALARY Answer choices Percentage Count

Yes 75% 43

No 25% 14

Total Responses 57

75% 25%

Yes No

46% 33% 11% 9% 2%

< 3 years 3 - 5 years 6 - 10 years 11 - 15 years > 15 years

54% 26% 14% 5%

Employed full time Seeking employment Employed part time Unemployed


II. GRADUATE STUDENT FEEDBACK

01- ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE

STUDENTS EXPERIENCE WITH WRITING A THESIS

IS WRITING A THESIS PART OF YOUR DEGREE PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS?


Yes 72% 41

No 28% 16

Total Responses 57

PLEASE INDICATE YOUR LEVEL OF SATISFACTION WITH THE FOLLOWING:

Answer choices Very satisfied

Satisfied Neutral Dissatisfied Very dissatisfied

Not able to access

Total WA

% C % C % C % C % C % C

Availability of your thesis supervisor for consultation

67% 26 18% 7 8% 3 5% 2 3% 1 0% 0 39 4.41

Supervisor feedback provided in a timely manner

59% 23 18% 7 13% 5 8% 3 3% 1 0% 0 39 4.23

Resources availability 31% 12 59% 23 10% 4 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 39 4.21

Quality of thesis supervision

59% 23 18% 7 8% 3 13% 5 3% 1 0% 0 39 4.18

Information about Institutional Review Board (IRB) for the Protection of Human subjects requirements

38% 15 28% 11 26% 10 0% 0 0% 0 8% 3 39 4.14

Availability of readers 41% 16 33% 13 13% 5 10% 4 0% 0 3% 1 39 4.08

Availability of suitable thesis supervisors

38% 15 46% 18 3% 1 8% 3 5% 2 0% 0 39 4.05

Information about copyright

31% 12 33% 13 18% 7 5% 2 3% 1 10% 4 39 3.94

Support in data collection

28% 11 33% 13 21% 8 8% 3 0% 0 10% 4 39 3.91

72%

28%

Thesis Required

Yes No


HOW HELPFUL WAS/WERE YOUR SUPERVISOR(S) FOR EACH OF THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES? Answer choices Very helpful Helpful Not very

helpful Not helpful

at all Total WA

% C % C % C % C

Identification of a thesis/dissertation research topic

74% 29 18% 7 8% 3 0% 0 39 3.67

Evaluation of thesis progress 67% 26 21% 8 13% 5 0% 0 39 3.54

Support in research methodology 62% 24 23% 9 15% 6 0% 0 39 3.46

Mentoring and academic advising 62% 24 18% 7 18% 7 3% 1 39 3.38

Information about IRB 54% 21 33% 13 10% 4 3% 1 39 3.38

Support in writing a thesis/dissertation proposal

54% 21 31% 12 10% 4 5% 2 39 3.33

3.91

3.94

4.05

4.08

4.14

4.18

4.21

4.23

4.41

Support in data collection

Information about copyright

Availability of suitable thesis supervisors

Availability of readers

Information about Institutional Review Board (IRB) for the…

Quality of thesis supervision

Resources availability

Supervisor feedback provided in a timely manner

Availability of your thesis supervisor for consultation

3.33

3.38

3.38

3.46

3.54

3.67

Support in writing a thesis/dissertation proposal

Mentoring and academic advising

Information about IRB

Support in research methodology

Evaluation of thesis progress

Identification of a thesis/dissertation research topic


100%Submitted Copies of Pre-final Draft

n=39

87%Uploaded to

AUC DARn= 39

85%Submitted to

turnitinn=39

PLEASE INDICATE WHETHER YOU HAVE ALREADY COMPLETED THE FOLLOWING WITH REGARDS TO YOUR THESIS

SUBMISSION. Answer choices Yes No Total

% Count % Count

I have submitted copies of the pre-final draft to my thesis supervisor and readers as directed

100% 39 0% 0 39

I have uploaded a soft copy of my thesis to the AUC DAR Repository 87% 34 13% 5 39

I have submitted my thesis to turnitin to check for plagiarism 85% 33 15% 6 39

WORKSHOPS HOW USEFUL2 WAS EACH OF THE FOLLOWING WORKSHOPS TO YOU? IF YOU HAVE NOT ATTENDED, PLEASE SELECT

"DID NOT ATTEND." Answer choices Very useful Useful Not useful Not useful

at all Did not attend

Total WA

% C % C % C % C % C

Library research guidance 15% 8 16% 9 0% 0 0% 0 69% 38 55 3.47

Presentation skills 11% 6 9% 5 2% 1 0% 0 78% 43 55 3.42

Academic integrity and research ethics

13% 7 24% 13 2% 1 2% 1 60% 33 55 3.18

Research methodology 5% 3 9% 5 2% 1 2% 1 82% 45 55 3

How to apply for PhD 0% 0 5% 3 0% 0 0% 0 95% 52 55 3

Grant proposal writing 0% 0 5% 3 0% 0 0% 0 95% 52 55 3

Statistical package (SPSS, survey monkey, etc ...)

2% 1 18% 10 5% 3 0% 0 75% 41 55 2.86

Thesis proposal writing 7% 4 11% 6 2% 1 5% 3 75% 41 55 2.79

Literature review and abstract 4% 2 13% 7 4% 2 4% 2 76% 42 55 2.69

Survey design & data analysis 0% 0 7% 4 0% 0 4% 2 89% 49 55 2.33

2 Questions rated on a scale from 1 – 4: 4-Very useful, 3-Useful, 2-Not useful, 1-Not useful at all


WHICH OF THESE WORKSHOPS THAT YOU'VE ATTENDED WOULD YOU RECOMMEND TO YOUR FELLOW COLLEAGUES AS

THE MOST USEFUL? Answer choices Percentage Count

Library research guidance 37% 11

Academic integrity and research ethics 27% 8

Thesis proposal writing 27% 8

Presentation skills 20% 6

Statistical package (SPSS, survey monkey, etc ...) 20% 6

Research methodology 17% 5

Literature review and abstract 17% 5

How to apply for PhD 7% 2

Grant proposal writing 0% 0

Survey design & data analysis 0% 0

If there are other workshops you would suggest that are not currently provided, please list them below 5

Total Responses 30

Suggested Workshops: Serial Verbatim

1 A workshop for statistical data analysis might help thesis writers in delving into numerical analysis for data.

2 areas of research workshop categorised by departments and specialization for those who don't have an idea on what to research on. in this workshop, presenters would provide knowledge about current research trends and which direction to go.

3 Information and digital literacy workshops/training

4 Thesis Layout using Microsoft Word

5 A workshop on how to choose a supervisor and readers, how the thesis process goes about, id very important especially for students that are not acquainted with the AUC system and procedures.

2.33

2.69

2.79

2.86

3

3

3

3.18

3.42

3.47

Survey design & data analysis

Literature review and abstract

Thesis proposal writing

Statistical package (SPSS, survey monkey, etc ...)

Research methodology

How to apply for PhD

Grant proposal writing

Academic integrity and research ethics

Presentation skills

Library research guidance

Workshops Usefulness- Average Rating


Recommended Workshops In descending order of recommendation (n=30)

27% Thesis Proposal

Writing 27% Academic Integrity

& Research Ethics

17% Literature Review

& Abstract

17% Research

Methodology

20% Statistical Package

(SPSS, SurveyMonkey) 20% Presentation

Skills

7% How to Apply

for a PhD

37% Library

Research Guidance


QUALITY OF ACADEMIC FACTORS PLEASE RATE3 THE QUALITY OF EACH OF THE FOLLOWING: Answer choices Excellent Very good Good Fair Poor Not able to

assess Total WA

% C % C % C % C % C % C

Library hours 50% 27 37% 20 7% 4 2% 1 0% 0 4% 2 54 4.4

Opportunities for interaction with faculty

44% 24 41% 22 11% 6 4% 2 0% 0 0% 0 54 4.26

Resources for research 31% 17 43% 23 17% 9 6% 3 0% 0 4% 2 54 4.04

Opportunities to work with diverse groups in team projects

35% 19 24% 13 17% 9 9% 5 2% 1 13% 7 54 3.94

Your academic advising 41% 22 30% 16 11% 6 13% 7 4% 2 2% 1 54 3.92

The graduate program curriculum

28% 15 30% 16 37% 20 4% 2 2% 1 0% 0 54 3.78

Scheduling of your graduate courses

33% 18 28% 15 26% 14 9% 5 4% 2 0% 0 54 3.78

Academic standard of your peers in the program

22% 12 39% 21 26% 14 9% 5 0% 0 4% 2 54 3.77

Opportunities to do research in your area of interest

31% 17 22% 12 28% 15 9% 5 4% 2 6% 3 54 3.73

Availability of courses you needed

22% 12 30% 16 19% 10 22% 12 7% 4 0% 0 54 3.37

3 Questions rated on a scale from 1 – 5: 5-Excellent, 4-Very Good, 3-Good, 2-Fair, 1-Poor

Library hours

Opportunities for interaction with faculty

Resources for research

Opportunities to work with diverse groups in team projects

Your academic advising

Scheduling of your graduate courses

The graduate program curriculum

Academic standard of your peers in the program

Opportunities to do research in your area of interest

Availability of courses you needed 3.37

3.73

3.77

3.78

3.78

3.92

3.94

4.04

4.26

4.4

1 2 3 4 5

Average Ratingsn=54


SKILL ENHANCEMENT PLEASE INDICATE THE EXTENT4 TO WHICH YOUR GRADUATE EDUCATION AT AUC IS ENHANCING THESE SKILLS. Answer choices To a great

extent To some extent Not at all Total WA

% C % C % C

Understand the principles of ethical conduct in research

67% 36 26% 14 7% 4 54 2.59

Keep up with current advances in your field 59% 32 35% 19 6% 3 54 2.54

Write quality papers ready for publication 57% 31 35% 19 7% 4 54 2.5

Become an expert in your field 48% 26 52% 28 0% 0 54 2.48

Be up to date with the latest research methods 50% 27 44% 24 6% 3 54 2.44

Collaborate with a team 50% 27 43% 23 7% 4 54 2.43

Present research results to an audience of peers or at a conference

50% 27 39% 21 11% 6 54 2.39

Become a team leader 37% 20 48% 26 15% 8 54 2.22

Become a qualified teacher 33% 18 54% 29 13% 7 54 2.2

Supervise others 35% 19 46% 25 19% 10 54 2.17

Write grant proposals 20% 11 43% 23 37% 20 54 1.83

4 Questions rated on a scale from 1 – 3: 3-To a great extent, 2-To some extent, 1-Not at all

1.83

2.17

2.2

2.22

2.39

2.43

2.44

2.48

2.5

2.54

2.59

Write grant proposals

Supervise others

Become a qualified teacher

Become a team leader

Present research results to an audience of peers or at a…

Collaborate with a team

Be up to date with the latest research methods

Become an expert in your field

Write quality papers ready for publication

Keep up with current advances in your field

Understand the principles of ethical conduct in research


02- RATINGS OF THEIR EXPERIENCES AND PROVIDED SUPPORT SERVICES

CAMPUS LIFE & SUPPORT SERVICES

PLEASE RATE5 THE QUALITY OF EACH OF THE FOLLOWING SUPPORT SERVICES:

EXTENDED LEARNING Answer choices Excellent Very good Good Average Fair Poor Not able

to assess Total WA

% C % C % C % C % C % C % C

Conference, Research and Study Abroad Support Grants

25% 13 11% 6 17% 9 4% 2 2% 1 0% 0 42% 22 53 4.9

Graduate Students Academic Workshops

19% 10 15% 8 15% 8 8% 4 2% 1 2% 1 40% 21 53 4.59

Public lectures and seminars

23% 12 23% 12 17% 9 9% 5 2% 1 4% 2 23% 12 53 4.56

CAMPUS LIFE Answer choices Excellent Very good Good Average Fair Poor Not able

to assess Total WA

% C % C % C % C % C % C % C

E-mail and internet services

57% 30 19% 10 21% 11 0% 0 2% 1 0% 0 2% 1 53 5.31

Athletics department 34% 18 11% 6 13% 7 2% 1 2% 1 0% 0 38% 20 53 5.18

WiFi services on campus

45% 24 23% 12 21% 11 4% 2 8% 4 0% 0 0% 0 53 4.94

Medical department services

25% 13 15% 8 6% 3 8% 4 4% 2 0% 0 43% 23 53 4.87

Photocopy & printing services on campus

40% 21 17% 9 19% 10 8% 4 4% 2 2% 1 11% 6 53 4.85

Bus Transportation schedule

28% 15 21% 11 2% 1 9% 5 4% 2 2% 1 34% 18 53 4.83

Payment of stipend for fellows

26% 14 11% 6 17% 9 13% 7 2% 1 8% 4 23% 12 53 4.32

Food service availability

26% 14 19% 10 19% 10 13% 7 8% 4 9% 5 6% 3 53 4.16

5 Questions rated on a scale from 1 – 6: 6-Excellent, 5-Very Good, 4-Good, 3-Average, 2-Fair, 1-Poor


SOCIAL & MENTORING Answer choices Excellent Very good Good Average Fair Poor Not able

to assess Total WA

% C % C % C % C % C % C % C

Student counseling center

17% 9 4% 2 13% 7 2% 1 2% 1 0% 0 62% 33 53 4.85

Student mentoring unit

9% 5 4% 2 13% 7 4% 2 0% 0 2% 1 68% 36 53 4.41

Graduate Student Association

11% 6 8% 4 13% 7 6% 3 6% 3 2% 1 55% 29 53 4.17

Social activities for graduate students

13% 7 8% 4 15% 8 6% 3 8% 4 4% 2 47% 25 53 4.04

EMPLOYMENT

Answer choices Excellent Very good Good Average Fair Poor Not able to assess

Total WA

% C % C % C % C % C % C % C

Work-study opportunities

19% 10 8% 4 6% 3 4% 2 4% 2 0% 0 60% 32 53 4.86

Teaching assistantship opportunities

23% 12 17% 9 9% 5 9% 5 2% 1 0% 0 40% 21 53 4.81

Career Center 21% 11 15% 8 11% 6 6% 3 2% 1 2% 1 43% 23 53 4.73

Internship opportunities

15% 8 9% 5 8% 4 9% 5 0% 0 4% 2 55% 29 53 4.42

4.854.41 4.17 4.04

Studentcounseling center

Studentmentoring unit

Graduate StudentAssociation

Social activitiesfor Graduate

students

Social & Mentoring

4.86 4.81 4.734.42

Work studyopportunities

Teachingassistantshipopportunities

Career Center Internshipopportunities

Employment

4.94.56 4.59

Conference,Research andStudy Abroad

Support Grants

Public lecturesand seminars

GraduateStudentsAcademic

Workshops

Extended Learning

5.31 5.18 4.94 4.87 4.85 4.834.32 4.16

E-mail &internet

Athleticsdept.

WiFi Medicaldept.

Photocopy& printing

Busschedule

Fellowstipend

payment

Foodservice

Campus Life


03- OVERALL STUDENTS SATISFACTION

OVERALL, AS A GRADUATE STUDENT AT AUC, HOW WOULD YOU RATE THE FOLLOWING? Answer choices Excellent Very good Good Fair Poor Total WA

% C % C % C % C % C

Your personal development opportunities

49% 26 25% 13 21% 11 4% 2 2% 1 53 4.15

Your professional development opportunities

42% 22 34% 18 21% 11 4% 2 0% 0 53 4.13

Academic mentoring support

38% 20 34% 18 15% 8 11% 6 2% 1 53 3.94

Your student life experience

42% 22 25% 13 21% 11 11% 6 2% 1 53 3.92

OVERALL, INDICATE YOUR LEVEL OF SATISFACTION AS A GRADUATE STUDENT AT AUC.


Very satisfied 45% 24

Satisfied 49% 26

Neutral 6% 3

Dissatisfied 0% 0

Very dissatisfied 0% 0

Total Responses 53

4.15 4.13 3.94 3.92

0

0.5

1

1.5

2

2.5

3

3.5

4

4.5

5

Your personal developmentopportunities

Your professionaldevelopment opportunities

Academic mentoring support Your student life experience

Average Rating

45%

49%

6%

0% 0%

Overall Satisfaction

Very satisfied Satisfied Neutral

Dissatisfied Very dissatisfied


WOULD YOU RECOMMEND AUC TO A FRIEND OR COLLEAGUE CONSIDERING YOUR FIELD OF STUDY? Answer choices Percentage Count

Definitely 64% 34

Probably 28% 15

Maybe 8% 4

Definitely not 0% 0

Please elaborate: 14

Total Responses 53

04- OPEN-ENDED QUESTIONS

64%

28%

8%

0%

Recommend AUC

Definitely Probably Maybe Definitely not


WHAT ARE THE STRENGTHS OF YOUR GRADUATE EXPERIENCE AT AUC? (29 RESPONSES)

WHAT ARE THE WEAKNESSES OF YOUR GRADUATE EXPERIENCE AT AUC? (28 RESPONSES)

ANY SUGGESTIONS FOR IMPROVEMENT ARE WELCOME. (20 RESPONSES)

III. TRENDS ON KEY METRICS

28%24%

21%

10%7% 7% 7%

3% 3% 3%

HolistisExperience

SkillsAcquired

Faculty CareerReadiness

Other Quality ofEducation

Courses Fellowship Students NA

Strengths of AUC Grad Experience

29%

14%11% 11% 11%

7% 7% 7%

Program-itself/Courses

Availability

Other NA Extracurricular/Internships

Quality ofEducation

Communication/Administrative

Issues

Culture Enrollment

Weaknesses of AUC Grad Experience

35%

15%10% 10% 10%

5% 5% 5% 5%

NA Program iteslf Courses Issues Internationalstudents issues

Other BetterCommunication

CareerPrograms

Fund Fund/ CoursesIssues

Improvement Areas for the AUC Grad Experience


OVERALL STUDENT SATISFACTION6

RECOMMENDATION

EMPLOYMENT STATUS

6 Reported on an overall weighted average on a scale from 1 – 5: 5-Very satisfied, 4-Satisfied, 3-Neutral, 2-Dissatisfied, 1-Very dissatisfied

88.9% 87.1% 88.0% 84.6% 84.6% 85.6% 87.9%

Spring 2014 Spring 2015 Spring 2016 Spring 2017 Spring 2018 Spring 2019 Spring 2020

Overall Satisfaction with Graduate Experience

62.5% 59.0%

71.2%

57.9%62.3% 63.0% 64.0%


I would definitely recommend AUC to my friends considering my field of study


INTENTION TO PURSUE A PHD

52%

55%

59%

68%

63%

54%

54%

12%

10%

13%

11%

9%

14%

14%

27%

26%

21%

18%

22%

31%

26%

9%

9%

7%

4%

6%

1%

5%

Spring 2014

Spring 2015

Spring 2016

Spring 2017

Spring 2018

Spring 2019

Spring 2020

Employment Status

Employed full-time Employed part-time Seeking employment Unemployed

36.6%42.0%

57.5%

46.3% 48.2% 50.9%57.9%


% Students Intending to Pursue PhD

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