2011 Freshmen Profile

The "Typical" Full-Time Freshman

• Most influential sources of information in choosing York College: campus visit (90%); website (77%); parents (67%); College brochure (66%)
• Concerned about the ability to finance a college education (85%)
• Five most important factors affecting decision to enroll at York College: Size, Cost, Location, Strong Program in Field of Interest, Friendly Atmosphere
• Top five perceptions of York College:  Friendly, Ideal Size, Affordable, Attractive Campus, Supportive
• Applied to three or more colleges (59%)
• Permanent home is within 100 miles of campus (53%); within 500 miles (98%)
• Resident freshmen who registered a car on campus (25%)
• Attended a public high school (86%)
• Participated in student clubs or groups in high school (69%)
• Engaged in volunteer work during a typical week in high school (65%)
• Political orientation is “middle of the road” (55%)
• Religious orientation is “moderately religious” (43%)
• Gender:  Women (54%), Men (46%)
• Religious background: Roman Catholic (27%), Methodist (7%), Lutheran (6%), Baptist (3%), Presbyterian (3%), Jewish (2%), Episcopalian (1%), United Church of Christ (1%), Church of Christ (1%), Brethren (1%), Other (48%)
• Ethnic background: Caucasian (77%), African American (6%), Hispanic (6%), Asian (1%), International Alien (1%), Other/Unknown (9%)
• Plan to get a job to help pay for college expenses (86%)
• Parents earned a bachelor’s degree or higher: father (44%), mother (48%)
• High school GPA is 3.37 (mean average on 4.0 scale)
• Education plans:  Bachelor’s Degree (42%), Master’s Degree (38%), Ph.D./Professional Degree (15%)

Sources: York College Freshman Survey, College Board SAT

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