NON-RETURNING STUDENTS SURVEY-- revised
Fall, 2000
According to our records, you were previously enrolled at IUPUI but did not enroll for this Fall semester. Are you enrolled at IUPUI this semester? Did you graduate since last Spring?
q If YES TO EITHER: (Thank and Terminate Call)
q If NO TO BOTH: Proceed to question #1.
1. Are you currently enrolled at another college or institution?
q YES
q NO (SKIP TO #2)
1a. At what other college or institution are you currently enrolled?
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1b. Next, I will read some reasons people sometimes have for transferring to another school. For each, please tell me how important it was in your decision to go to COLLEGE NAME. (Very Important, Somewhat Important, Not at All Important.)
q Wanted to live away from home.
q Wanted to get away from a large city.
q Wanted to live on or near campus.
q Ability to get into desired program.
q Reputation and quality of the program at COLLEGE NAME.
q Better student activities and campus life there.
q Got a scholarship or financial aid offer from COLLEGE NAME.
q More or better support services there, such as advising, mentoring, and child care.
Ø What other reasons, if any, did you have for going to COLLEGE NAME that we have not asked about? OPEN ENDED.
2a. When you began at IUPUI, was it your intent to transfer to another university campus at some point in the future?
q Yes.
q No.
2b. To what extent did you accomplish what you intended at IUPUI?
q Not at all
q Somewhat
q Entirely
3. Next, I will read some reasons that people sometimes have for deciding not to attend IUPUI. Please tell me how important each ws in your decision not to attend IUPUI this fall. (Very Important, Somewhat Important, Not at All Important)
q Cost of attending.
q IUPUI didn’t offer your desired program.
q You were not accepted into your desired program.
q You couldn’t get the specific courses you wanted.
q Student programs and campus life did not meet your needs.
q Your grades were not as good as you expected.
q Your lack of interest.
q You were uncertain about your career or major.
q You decided to transfer elsewhere.
q You disliked a commuter campus.
q You did not receive enough financial aid.
4a. Have changes in your work circumstances kept you from enrolling at IUPUI this semester?
q YES
q NO (SKIP TO 5)
q DON’T KNOW (SKIP TO 5)
4b. Were there other changes in your work that kept you from enrolling? (Yes/No)
q Increase in hours?
q A change of jobs?
q An increase in responsibilities?
q A lack of employer financial support?
Ø What other reasons, if any, did you have for going to COLLEGE NAME that we have not asked about? OPEN ENDED.
5a. Have changes in your family obligations kept you from enrolling at IUPUI this semester?
q YES
q NO (SKIP TO 6)
q DON’T KNOW (SKIP TO 6)
5b. Please tell me if any of the following family obligations kept you from enrolling this semester. (Yes/No)
q A change in your spouse’s work situation?
q A lack of available childcare?
q Problems with your children?
q Problems with the care of older relatives?
Ø Were there other family obligations that kept you from enrolling?
OPEN ENDED.
6. Other than the reasons we have already talked about, are there any other reasons why you are not attending IUPUI this fall?
q Yes. (Reason given.) OPEN ENDED.
q No.
7. Do you intend to enroll at IUPUI this coming Spring semester?
q YES q NO
7a. How likely is it that you would enroll at IUPUI at some later date?
q Very likely.
q Somewhat likely.
q Not too likely.
q Not at all likely.
8a. Have you seen ads in the newspaper or on television for IUPUI that feature the slogan, “Why Not Both?”
q Yes.
q No.
8b. Do you understand what was meant by “Why Not Both?”
q Yes/ Meaning given.
q No.
8c. What do you think IUPUI means by “Why Not Both?”
8d. What effect did these ads have on your plans to return to IUPUI at a later date? Did they make you;
q More inclined?
q Less inclined?
q Did they have no effect?
9a. Did you have any experiences with a particular course that influenced your decision not to return to IUPUI?
9b. In “Comments”
9c. In “Comments”
9d. (Course3) Please describe your experiences with this particular course that influenced your decision to not return to IUPUI. OPEN ENDED.
10. Did you have any experiences with a course that you particularly enjoyed or that made you want to return?
q Yes.
q No
10a? (Course 5a)?
10b? (Course 5b)?
11. What experiences, if any, did you have at IUPUI outside of classes that influenced your decision to not return to IUPUI?
q (Enter text for OPEN ENDED).
q None, no experiences.
12. What experiences, if any, did you have at IUPUI outside of classes that you particularly enjoyed or that made you want to return?
q (Enter text for OPEN ENDED).
q None, no experiences.
13. In general, how welcome did you feel at IUPUI? Would you say:
q Very welcome
q Somewhat welcome
q Not too welcome, or
q Not at all welcome.
13a. What, if anything, could IUPUI have done to make you feel more welcome:?
q Enter text for OPEN ENDED.
q Nothing. Could not have done anything.
14. What, if anything, could IUPUI have done to make it more likely that you would have enrolled this fall?
q Enter text for OPEN ENDED.
q Nothing. Could not have done anything.