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Baccalaureate Surveys
These surveys assess groups of students who graduate during a calendar year. The surveys are administered one year after graduation. The data from each calendar year are available approximately 18 months following the December commencement. The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Office of Institutional Research and Studies oversees collecting and reporting these data.

Time to degree of new freshman who graduated as psychology majors . . .
1998
1991
2000
2001
2002
2003
Graduates
93   
104   
93   
95   
93   
135   
Cumulative percentile at 5 years
53%
71%
71%
80%
81%
75%
Cumulative percentile at 6 years
71%
83%
82%
91%
89%
90%


Percent of psychology graduates reporting their undergraduate education . . .
1998
1991
2000
2001
2002
2003
Helped develop critical thinking skills
87%
95%
97%
97%
91%
96%
Helped develop reasoning skills
93%
92%
85%
92%
91%
89%
Helped view problems from different perspectives
90%
93%
88%
92%
94%
89%
Helped develop ability to solve problems
90%
98%
91%
95%
88%
89%
Percentages of alumni reporting their undergraduate education was "moderately to extremely helpful...."


Number of survey respondents enrolled in college since degree completion . . .
1998
1991
2000
2001
2002
2003
Number of respondents answering this question
30   
40   
33   
39   
33   
54   
Full-time student
13%
35%
27%
36%
21%
32%
Part-time student
23%
8%
6%
5%
9%
13%
Not enrolled in college since degree completion
63%
58%
67%
59%
70%
56%


Type of degree for those survey respondents pursuing additional degree . . .
1998
1991
2000
2001
2002
2003
Number of respondents answering this question
10   
15   
10   
14   
9   
28   
Academic masters
50%
40%
50%
43%
22%
62%
Professional masters,specialist
20%
20%
50%
43%
11%
24%
Doctoral degree
10%
27%
0%
14%
11%
0%
Other
20%
13%
0%
0%
56%
14%
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