North Carolina State University
Campus Climate Survey Trends (Graduate)
Section A: NC State Experience

Tables of Results
by Student Demographic Profile

The NC State University Campus Climate Survey was conducted in two years: 2004 and 2010. This page shows trends in survey responses for items included in both survey waves, broken down by student demographic profile.

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Overall experience at NC State	Feeling physically threatened	Classroom experiences while a student at NC State
Support network	Comfort in various situations/activities at NC State	Experiences in graduate program

Section A: Your NC State Experience

Overall experience at NC State

Overall experience at NC State	Mean	4: Excellent	3: Good	2: Fair	1: Poor	Total (N)
Year	3.2	29.5%	58.9%	10.1%	1.5%	1,309
2004
2010	3.2	32.1%	57.6%	9.2%	1.1%	1,387

Overall experience at NC State		Mean	4: Excellent	3: Good	2: Fair	1: Poor	Total (N)
Gender*		3.2	32.2%	56.6%	10.4%	0.8%	633
Male	2004
	2010	3.2	30.3%	61.1%	7.1%	1.4%	646
Female	2004	3.1	26.9%	61.1%	9.8%	2.2%	676
	2010	3.2	33.6%	54.5%	11.1%	0.8%	741

Overall experience at NC State		Mean	4: Excellent	3: Good	2: Fair	1: Poor	Total (N)
Race/Ethnicity*		2.8	9.8%	65.9%	18.3%	6.1%	82
African American/Black	2004
	2010	3.0	24.7%	55.9%	17.2%	2.2%	93
Asian	2004	3.1	22.7%	65.2%	10.1%	1.9%	207
	2010	3.2	30.7%	61.3%	7.5%	0.6%	362
Hispanic/Latino	2004	3.1	31.6%	52.6%	13.2%	2.6%	38
	2010	3.3	41.2%	47.1%	11.8%	.	34
White/Caucasian	2004	3.2	32.9%	58.4%	7.7%	1.0%	884
	2010	3.2	33.1%	56.5%	9.1%	1.3%	848

Overall experience at NC State		Mean	4: Excellent	3: Good	2: Fair	1: Poor	Total (N)
Residency*		3.2	30.8%	57.5%	10.0%	1.7%	1,173
U.S. resident	2004
	2010	3.2	32.5%	56.4%	9.8%	1.3%	970
International student	2004	3.1	18.4%	70.6%	11.0%	.	136
	2010	3.2	31.2%	60.4%	7.9%	0.5%	417

Overall experience at NC State		Mean	4: Excellent	3: Good	2: Fair	1: Poor	Total (N)
Socioeconomic Background		3.0	23.8%	58.1%	14.3%	3.8%	315
Poor/Working class	2004
	2010	3.1	28.7%	57.4%	12.1%	1.8%	338
Middle class	2004	3.2	29.6%	60.1%	9.2%	1.2%	666
	2010	3.2	31.3%	58.1%	9.9%	0.7%	556
Upper middle/Upper class	2004	3.3	35.4%	56.3%	8.3%	.	302
	2010	3.3	36.5%	57.7%	5.5%	0.3%	293

Overall experience at NC State		Mean	4: Excellent	3: Good	2: Fair	1: Poor	Total (N)
First Generation College Student		3.1	29.3%	55.4%	12.5%	2.7%	184
First generation student	2004
	2010	3.2	30.2%	60.5%	8.5%	0.8%	129
Not first generation	2004	3.2	29.5%	59.3%	9.9%	1.4%	1,102
	2010	3.2	32.2%	57.4%	9.6%	0.8%	1,048

Overall experience at NC State		Mean	4: Excellent	3: Good	2: Fair	1: Poor	Total (N)
Sexual Orientation		3.2	30.1%	58.8%	9.5%	1.6%	1,217
Heterosexual	2004
	2010	3.2	31.9%	58.3%	9.0%	0.8%	1,076
Gay, Lesbian, or Bisexual	2004	2.9	16.4%	58.2%	23.6%	1.8%	55
	2010	3.1	28.8%	56.1%	15.2%	.	66

Overall experience at NC State		Mean	4: Excellent	3: Good	2: Fair	1: Poor	Total (N)
Disability Status		3.2	29.9%	59.0%	9.8%	1.2%	1,230
No disability	2004
	2010	3.2	32.7%	57.6%	8.7%	1.0%	1,290
Disability	2004	2.8	20.8%	47.9%	20.8%	10.4%	48
	2010	3.0	23.7%	57.7%	16.5%	2.1%	97

Overall experience at NC State		Mean	4: Excellent	3: Good	2: Fair	1: Poor	Total (N)
Age		3.2	28.6%	60.1%	10.1%	1.3%	1,082
Traditional	2004
	2010	3.2	31.6%	58.4%	9.0%	1.0%	1,218
Non-Traditional	2004	3.2	33.9%	53.3%	10.1%	2.6%	227
	2010	3.2	35.5%	52.1%	10.7%	1.8%	169

Feel like you have a good support network ¹

Feel like you have a good support network	Mean	1: Never	2: Seldom	3: Occasionally	4: Often	5: Always	Total (N)
Year*	3.7	2.8%	11.7%	23.8%	39.2%	22.4%	1,304
2004
2010	3.6	4.3%	10.5%	23.7%	45.7%	15.7%	1,375

Feel like you have a good support network		Mean	1: Never	2: Seldom	3: Occasionally	4: Often	5: Always	Total (N)
Gender*		3.6	3.5%	11.8%	24.4%	39.5%	20.9%	628
Male	2004
	2010	3.6	4.2%	9.2%	25.0%	45.6%	15.9%	640
Female	2004	3.7	2.2%	11.7%	23.4%	38.9%	23.8%	676
	2010	3.6	4.4%	11.7%	22.6%	45.9%	15.5%	735

Feel like you have a good support network		Mean	1: Never	2: Seldom	3: Occasionally	4: Often	5: Always	Total (N)
Race/Ethnicity		3.3	11.3%	12.5%	30.0%	32.5%	13.8%	80
African American/Black	2004
	2010	3.3	5.5%	17.6%	28.6%	35.2%	13.2%	91
Asian	2004	3.6	2.5%	12.4%	27.2%	40.6%	17.3%	202
	2010	3.6	4.2%	9.3%	25.6%	48.7%	12.1%	355
Hispanic/Latino	2004	3.3	7.9%	13.2%	28.9%	42.1%	7.9%	38
	2010	3.7	2.9%	8.8%	20.6%	50.0%	17.6%	34
White/Caucasian	2004	3.8	1.7%	10.6%	22.7%	40.4%	24.6%	886
	2010	3.6	4.4%	9.8%	22.1%	46.0%	17.6%	845

Feel like you have a good support network		Mean	1: Never	2: Seldom	3: Occasionally	4: Often	5: Always	Total (N)
Residency		3.7	3.0%	11.5%	23.7%	38.6%	23.2%	1,170
U.S. resident	2004
	2010	3.6	4.5%	10.9%	22.7%	44.8%	17.1%	964
International student	2004	3.6	1.5%	13.4%	25.4%	44.0%	15.7%	134
	2010	3.6	3.9%	9.7%	26.0%	47.9%	12.4%	411

Feel like you have a good support network		Mean	1: Never	2: Seldom	3: Occasionally	4: Often	5: Always	Total (N)
Socioeconomic Background*		3.4	5.7%	17.0%	25.9%	35.0%	16.4%	317
Poor/Working class	2004
	2010	3.5	5.1%	11.7%	21.6%	47.9%	13.8%	334
Middle class	2004	3.7	2.0%	10.1%	24.5%	42.0%	21.5%	662
	2010	3.6	3.3%	10.2%	24.8%	45.2%	16.6%	549
Upper middle/Upper class	2004	3.9	1.7%	9.7%	19.7%	37.1%	31.8%	299
	2010	3.6	5.5%	9.2%	21.6%	47.9%	15.8%	292

Feel like you have a good support network		Mean	1: Never	2: Seldom	3: Occasionally	4: Often	5: Always	Total (N)
First Generation College Student*		3.5	5.4%	12.5%	28.8%	33.7%	19.6%	184
First generation student	2004
	2010	3.5	4.7%	11.8%	19.7%	52.0%	11.8%	127
Not first generation	2004	3.7	2.4%	11.6%	23.0%	40.0%	23.1%	1,097
	2010	3.6	4.1%	10.3%	23.5%	45.8%	16.3%	1,038

Feel like you have a good support network		Mean	1: Never	2: Seldom	3: Occasionally	4: Often	5: Always	Total (N)
Sexual Orientation*		3.7	2.4%	11.1%	24.1%	39.7%	22.7%	1,214
Heterosexual	2004
	2010	3.6	4.5%	10.9%	22.2%	46.9%	15.6%	1,065
Gay, Lesbian, or Bisexual	2004	3.2	10.9%	25.5%	18.2%	27.3%	18.2%	55
	2010	3.8	1.5%	3.0%	31.8%	45.5%	18.2%	66

Feel like you have a good support network		Mean	1: Never	2: Seldom	3: Occasionally	4: Often	5: Always	Total (N)
Disability Status*		3.7	2.7%	11.7%	23.5%	39.7%	22.5%	1,227
No disability	2004
	2010	3.6	4.2%	9.7%	23.9%	45.9%	16.3%	1,277
Disability	2004	3.5	6.4%	14.9%	27.7%	23.4%	27.7%	47
	2010	3.3	5.1%	21.4%	21.4%	43.9%	8.2%	98

Feel like you have a good support network		Mean	1: Never	2: Seldom	3: Occasionally	4: Often	5: Always	Total (N)
Age		3.7	2.7%	11.5%	22.5%	40.1%	23.2%	1,078
Traditional	2004
	2010	3.6	4.6%	9.9%	23.0%	46.3%	16.2%	1,207
Non-Traditional	2004	3.5	3.5%	12.8%	30.1%	35.0%	18.6%	226
	2010	3.5	2.4%	14.9%	28.6%	41.7%	12.5%	168

Feel physically threatened ¹

Feel physically threatened	Mean	1: Never	2: Seldom	3: Occasionally	4: Often	5: Always	Total (N)
Year*	1.4	70.0%	23.8%	5.1%	0.8%	0.2%	1,305
2004
2010	1.3	78.0%	18.0%	3.0%	0.8%	0.2%	1,382

Feel physically threatened		Mean	1: Never	2: Seldom	3: Occasionally	4: Often	5: Always	Total (N)
Gender*		1.3	73.9%	20.8%	3.5%	1.3%	0.5%	629
Male	2004
	2010	1.3	79.5%	16.3%	2.8%	0.9%	0.5%	644
Female	2004	1.4	66.3%	26.6%	6.7%	0.4%	.	676
	2010	1.3	76.7%	19.5%	3.1%	0.7%	.	738

Feel physically threatened		Mean	1: Never	2: Seldom	3: Occasionally	4: Often	5: Always	Total (N)
Race/Ethnicity*		1.3	75.3%	21.0%	2.5%	1.2%	.	81
African American/Black	2004
	2010	1.2	81.7%	18.3%	.	.	.	93
Asian	2004	1.5	61.0%	30.2%	6.3%	2.0%	0.5%	205
	2010	1.3	74.4%	20.6%	3.6%	1.1%	0.3%	360
Hispanic/Latino	2004	1.2	86.8%	7.9%	5.3%	.	.	38
	2010	1.3	85.3%	2.9%	11.8%	.	.	34
White/Caucasian	2004	1.4	70.3%	24.2%	4.6%	0.6%	0.2%	883
	2010	1.3	78.6%	17.8%	2.7%	0.8%	0.1%	845

Feel physically threatened		Mean	1: Never	2: Seldom	3: Occasionally	4: Often	5: Always	Total (N)
Residency*		1.4	70.9%	22.8%	5.2%	0.9%	0.3%	1,170
U.S. resident	2004
	2010	1.3	78.0%	18.6%	2.7%	0.5%	0.2%	967
International student	2004	1.4	62.2%	32.6%	4.4%	0.7%	.	135
	2010	1.3	78.1%	16.6%	3.6%	1.4%	0.2%	415

Feel physically threatened		Mean	1: Never	2: Seldom	3: Occasionally	4: Often	5: Always	Total (N)
Socioeconomic Background*		1.5	65.9%	25.6%	6.0%	1.9%	0.6%	317
Poor/Working class	2004
	2010	1.3	76.3%	19.6%	3.3%	0.3%	0.6%	337
Middle class	2004	1.4	71.1%	23.6%	4.5%	0.6%	0.2%	664
	2010	1.3	75.4%	20.3%	3.4%	0.9%	.	553
Upper middle/Upper class	2004	1.3	72.5%	21.8%	5.4%	0.3%	.	298
	2010	1.2	84.6%	12.6%	2.0%	0.7%	.	293

Feel physically threatened		Mean	1: Never	2: Seldom	3: Occasionally	4: Often	5: Always	Total (N)
First Generation College Student*		1.4	70.8%	20.0%	6.5%	2.7%	.	185
First generation student	2004
	2010	1.2	78.3%	20.2%	0.8%	.	0.8%	129
Not first generation	2004	1.4	70.0%	24.3%	4.8%	0.5%	0.3%	1,097
	2010	1.3	77.9%	17.9%	3.3%	0.9%	0.1%	1,044

Feel physically threatened		Mean	1: Never	2: Seldom	3: Occasionally	4: Often	5: Always	Total (N)
Sexual Orientation		1.4	70.6%	23.8%	4.8%	0.7%	0.1%	1,214
Heterosexual	2004
	2010	1.3	78.4%	17.8%	2.9%	0.7%	0.2%	1,072
Gay, Lesbian, or Bisexual	2004	1.7	58.2%	21.8%	12.7%	3.6%	3.6%	55
	2010	1.3	75.8%	19.7%	1.5%	1.5%	1.5%	66

Feel physically threatened		Mean	1: Never	2: Seldom	3: Occasionally	4: Often	5: Always	Total (N)
Disability Status		1.4	70.6%	23.6%	4.8%	0.8%	0.2%	1,228
No disability	2004
	2010	1.3	78.3%	18.0%	2.9%	0.7%	0.2%	1,284
Disability	2004	1.7	57.4%	25.5%	12.8%	2.1%	2.1%	47
	2010	1.4	74.5%	18.4%	4.1%	2.0%	1.0%	98

Feel physically threatened		Mean	1: Never	2: Seldom	3: Occasionally	4: Often	5: Always	Total (N)
Age		1.4	68.7%	24.7%	5.8%	0.6%	0.2%	1,078
Traditional	2004
	2010	1.3	77.0%	18.9%	3.1%	0.8%	0.2%	1,213
Non-Traditional	2004	1.3	75.8%	19.8%	2.2%	1.8%	0.4%	227
	2010	1.2	85.2%	11.8%	2.4%	0.6%	.	169

Comfort: Attending events/hanging out at Talley Student Center ^{2 3}

Comfort: Attending events/hanging out at Talley Student Center	Mean	5: Very comfortable	4: Comfortable	3: Neither comfortable nor uncomfortable	2: Uncomfortable	1: Very uncomfortable	Total (N)
Year*	3.7	19.1%	43.4%	29.5%	7.3%	0.8%	1,309
2004
2010	3.9	24.6%	52.7%	15.8%	4.2%	2.7%	875

Comfort: Attending events/hanging out at Talley Student Center		Mean	5: Very comfortable	4: Comfortable	3: Neither comfortable nor uncomfortable	2: Uncomfortable	1: Very uncomfortable	Total (N)
Gender*		3.8	21.3%	44.1%	30.0%	4.3%	0.3%	630
Male	2004
	2010	4.0	25.7%	53.9%	13.8%	3.9%	2.8%	436
Female	2004	3.6	17.1%	42.7%	29.0%	10.0%	1.2%	679
	2010	3.9	23.5%	51.5%	17.8%	4.6%	2.7%	439

Comfort: Attending events/hanging out at Talley Student Center		Mean	5: Very comfortable	4: Comfortable	3: Neither comfortable nor uncomfortable	2: Uncomfortable	1: Very uncomfortable	Total (N)
Race/Ethnicity*		3.5	7.4%	50.6%	28.4%	12.3%	1.2%	81
African American/Black	2004
	2010	4.0	25.0%	56.7%	13.3%	5.0%	.	60
Asian	2004	3.7	15.0%	44.9%	33.3%	5.8%	1.0%	207
	2010	4.0	21.5%	62.7%	12.7%	2.2%	0.9%	316
Hispanic/Latino	2004	3.3	2.6%	34.2%	57.9%	2.6%	2.6%	38
	2010	4.1	28.6%	57.1%	14.3%	.	.	21
White/Caucasian	2004	3.8	21.8%	42.7%	27.5%	7.3%	0.7%	885
	2010	3.8	26.2%	45.6%	18.8%	5.1%	4.3%	447

Comfort: Attending events/hanging out at Talley Student Center		Mean	5: Very comfortable	4: Comfortable	3: Neither comfortable nor uncomfortable	2: Uncomfortable	1: Very uncomfortable	Total (N)
Residency*		3.7	19.7%	43.2%	28.7%	7.7%	0.7%	1,173
U.S. resident	2004
	2010	3.9	26.5%	47.3%	16.2%	6.2%	3.8%	520
International student	2004	3.7	14.0%	44.9%	36.0%	3.7%	1.5%	136
	2010	4.0	21.7%	60.6%	15.2%	1.4%	1.1%	355

Comfort: Attending events/hanging out at Talley Student Center		Mean	5: Very comfortable	4: Comfortable	3: Neither comfortable nor uncomfortable	2: Uncomfortable	1: Very uncomfortable	Total (N)
Socioeconomic Background*		3.6	16.1%	40.8%	33.5%	8.9%	0.6%	316
Poor/Working class	2004
	2010	4.0	25.8%	54.5%	13.6%	4.2%	1.9%	213
Middle class	2004	3.7	18.3%	43.8%	29.6%	7.2%	1.1%	666
	2010	4.0	27.5%	51.1%	14.2%	4.4%	2.8%	360
Upper middle/Upper class	2004	3.9	24.9%	44.2%	25.9%	5.0%	.	301
	2010	3.8	20.6%	52.2%	20.0%	3.3%	3.9%	180

Comfort: Attending events/hanging out at Talley Student Center		Mean	5: Very comfortable	4: Comfortable	3: Neither comfortable nor uncomfortable	2: Uncomfortable	1: Very uncomfortable	Total (N)
First Generation College Student*		3.7	19.5%	37.3%	34.1%	7.6%	1.6%	185
First generation student	2004
	2010	4.0	22.0%	59.3%	15.4%	3.3%	.	91
Not first generation	2004	3.7	19.3%	44.1%	29.0%	7.0%	0.5%	1,101
	2010	3.9	25.8%	51.1%	15.4%	4.4%	3.2%	655

Comfort: Attending events/hanging out at Talley Student Center		Mean	5: Very comfortable	4: Comfortable	3: Neither comfortable nor uncomfortable	2: Uncomfortable	1: Very uncomfortable	Total (N)
Sexual Orientation		3.7	19.4%	43.6%	29.8%	6.5%	0.7%	1,217
Heterosexual	2004
	2010	3.9	26.2%	51.3%	15.6%	4.3%	2.6%	680
Gay, Lesbian, or Bisexual	2004	3.5	21.8%	32.7%	23.6%	20.0%	1.8%	55
	2010	3.6	13.2%	52.6%	18.4%	7.9%	7.9%	38

Comfort: Attending events/hanging out at Talley Student Center		Mean	5: Very comfortable	4: Comfortable	3: Neither comfortable nor uncomfortable	2: Uncomfortable	1: Very uncomfortable	Total (N)
Disability Status		3.7	19.2%	43.6%	29.8%	6.8%	0.6%	1,230
No disability	2004
	2010	3.9	24.9%	52.7%	15.3%	4.5%	2.6%	823
Disability	2004	3.5	18.8%	37.5%	25.0%	14.6%	4.2%	48
	2010	3.8	19.2%	51.9%	23.1%	.	5.8%	52

Comfort: Attending events/hanging out at Talley Student Center		Mean	5: Very comfortable	4: Comfortable	3: Neither comfortable nor uncomfortable	2: Uncomfortable	1: Very uncomfortable	Total (N)
Age*		3.7	19.1%	43.7%	29.8%	6.6%	0.8%	1,081
Traditional	2004
	2010	3.9	24.7%	53.0%	15.3%	4.3%	2.7%	789
Non-Traditional	2004	3.7	18.9%	42.1%	28.1%	10.5%	0.4%	228
	2010	3.9	23.3%	50.0%	19.8%	3.5%	3.5%	86

Comfort: Attending events/hanging out at Witherspoon Center ^{2 3}

Comfort: Attending events/hanging out at Witherspoon Center	Mean	5: Very comfortable	4: Comfortable	3: Neither comfortable nor uncomfortable	2: Uncomfortable	1: Very uncomfortable	Total (N)
Year*	3.6	16.7%	37.4%	36.4%	8.1%	1.5%	1,309
2004
2010	3.9	27.7%	43.6%	21.2%	3.4%	4.2%	553

Comfort: Attending events/hanging out at Witherspoon Center		Mean	5: Very comfortable	4: Comfortable	3: Neither comfortable nor uncomfortable	2: Uncomfortable	1: Very uncomfortable	Total (N)
Gender*		3.7	18.4%	37.7%	37.0%	5.4%	1.4%	629
Male	2004
	2010	3.9	28.7%	44.3%	19.0%	3.1%	4.8%	289
Female	2004	3.5	15.0%	37.1%	35.7%	10.6%	1.6%	680
	2010	3.9	26.5%	42.8%	23.5%	3.8%	3.4%	264

Comfort: Attending events/hanging out at Witherspoon Center		Mean	5: Very comfortable	4: Comfortable	3: Neither comfortable nor uncomfortable	2: Uncomfortable	1: Very uncomfortable	Total (N)
Race/Ethnicity		3.7	19.8%	42.0%	25.9%	9.9%	2.5%	81
African American/Black	2004
	2010	4.1	32.7%	46.2%	17.3%	1.9%	1.9%	52
Asian	2004	3.5	9.7%	42.0%	41.5%	5.8%	1.0%	207
	2010	3.9	24.4%	50.6%	20.0%	3.3%	1.7%	180
Hispanic/Latino	2004	3.3	5.3%	28.9%	63.2%	.	2.6%	38
	2010	4.4	36.4%	63.6%	.	.	.	11
White/Caucasian	2004	3.6	18.4%	36.7%	34.4%	8.8%	1.7%	885
	2010	3.8	28.1%	39.2%	22.9%	3.8%	5.9%	288

Comfort: Attending events/hanging out at Witherspoon Center		Mean	5: Very comfortable	4: Comfortable	3: Neither comfortable nor uncomfortable	2: Uncomfortable	1: Very uncomfortable	Total (N)
Residency*		3.6	17.3%	37.3%	35.3%	8.5%	1.5%	1,173
U.S. resident	2004
	2010	3.9	30.2%	40.2%	20.8%	3.4%	5.4%	351
International student	2004	3.5	11.0%	37.5%	45.6%	4.4%	1.5%	136
	2010	3.9	23.3%	49.5%	21.8%	3.5%	2.0%	202

Comfort: Attending events/hanging out at Witherspoon Center		Mean	5: Very comfortable	4: Comfortable	3: Neither comfortable nor uncomfortable	2: Uncomfortable	1: Very uncomfortable	Total (N)
Socioeconomic Background*		3.5	13.9%	36.7%	38.6%	8.9%	1.9%	316
Poor/Working class	2004
	2010	3.9	31.2%	42.8%	18.1%	5.1%	2.9%	138
Middle class	2004	3.6	16.1%	37.4%	36.1%	8.4%	2.0%	665
	2010	3.9	26.8%	45.0%	19.9%	3.5%	4.8%	231
Upper middle/Upper class	2004	3.7	20.9%	36.8%	36.4%	6.0%	.	302
	2010	3.9	29.5%	40.0%	24.8%	2.9%	2.9%	105

Comfort: Attending events/hanging out at Witherspoon Center		Mean	5: Very comfortable	4: Comfortable	3: Neither comfortable nor uncomfortable	2: Uncomfortable	1: Very uncomfortable	Total (N)
First Generation College Student*		3.6	17.3%	33.0%	40.0%	7.0%	2.7%	185
First generation student	2004
	2010	4.0	25.0%	51.9%	19.2%	3.8%	.	52
Not first generation	2004	3.6	16.7%	37.7%	36.2%	8.1%	1.3%	1,101
	2010	3.9	29.5%	41.2%	21.0%	3.8%	4.5%	420

Comfort: Attending events/hanging out at Witherspoon Center		Mean	5: Very comfortable	4: Comfortable	3: Neither comfortable nor uncomfortable	2: Uncomfortable	1: Very uncomfortable	Total (N)
Sexual Orientation		3.6	16.7%	37.2%	37.2%	7.5%	1.4%	1,217
Heterosexual	2004
	2010	3.9	29.7%	42.6%	20.1%	3.7%	3.9%	437
Gay, Lesbian, or Bisexual	2004	3.5	21.8%	29.1%	27.3%	18.2%	3.6%	55
	2010	3.4	20.0%	36.0%	24.0%	8.0%	12.0%	25

Comfort: Attending events/hanging out at Witherspoon Center		Mean	5: Very comfortable	4: Comfortable	3: Neither comfortable nor uncomfortable	2: Uncomfortable	1: Very uncomfortable	Total (N)
Disability Status*		3.6	16.7%	37.6%	36.8%	7.6%	1.3%	1,230
No disability	2004
	2010	3.9	27.8%	43.0%	21.5%	3.5%	4.2%	521
Disability	2004	3.3	14.6%	27.1%	35.4%	16.7%	6.3%	48
	2010	3.9	25.0%	53.1%	15.6%	3.1%	3.1%	32

Comfort: Attending events/hanging out at Witherspoon Center		Mean	5: Very comfortable	4: Comfortable	3: Neither comfortable nor uncomfortable	2: Uncomfortable	1: Very uncomfortable	Total (N)
Age		3.6	16.9%	36.5%	37.4%	7.6%	1.6%	1,081
Traditional	2004
	2010	3.9	27.8%	44.0%	20.4%	3.4%	4.4%	504
Non-Traditional	2004	3.6	15.4%	41.2%	31.6%	10.5%	1.3%	228
	2010	3.8	26.5%	38.8%	28.6%	4.1%	2.0%	49

Comfort: Participating in a research project with faculty ²

Comfort: Participating in research project with faculty	Mean	5: Very comfortable	4: Comfortable	3: Neither comfortable nor uncomfortable	2: Uncomfortable	1: Very uncomfortable	Total (N)
Year*	4.3	47.7%	42.9%	6.4%	2.4%	0.5%	1,309
2004
2010	4.2	38.8%	46.6%	11.3%	1.7%	1.6%	930

Comfort: Participating in research project with faculty		Mean	5: Very comfortable	4: Comfortable	3: Neither comfortable nor uncomfortable	2: Uncomfortable	1: Very uncomfortable	Total (N)
Gender*		4.4	50.5%	41.9%	5.9%	1.3%	0.5%	630
Male	2004
	2010	4.2	39.9%	46.3%	10.9%	0.9%	2.0%	451
Female	2004	4.3	45.2%	43.9%	6.9%	3.4%	0.6%	679
	2010	4.2	37.8%	46.8%	11.7%	2.5%	1.3%	479

Comfort: Participating in research project with faculty		Mean	5: Very comfortable	4: Comfortable	3: Neither comfortable nor uncomfortable	2: Uncomfortable	1: Very uncomfortable	Total (N)
Race/Ethnicity*		3.8	20.7%	52.4%	13.4%	11.0%	2.4%	82
African American/Black	2004
	2010	4.0	24.4%	55.6%	17.8%	2.2%	.	45
Asian	2004	4.2	39.5%	46.8%	11.7%	1.0%	1.0%	205
	2010	4.2	34.2%	51.3%	12.1%	0.8%	1.7%	240
Hispanic/Latino	2004	4.2	40.5%	48.6%	5.4%	5.4%	.	37
	2010	4.2	39.1%	43.5%	17.4%	.	.	23
White/Caucasian	2004	4.4	51.5%	41.5%	4.7%	1.9%	0.3%	887
	2010	4.2	41.2%	44.6%	10.2%	2.0%	1.9%	587

Comfort: Participating in research project with faculty		Mean	5: Very comfortable	4: Comfortable	3: Neither comfortable nor uncomfortable	2: Uncomfortable	1: Very uncomfortable	Total (N)
Residency		4.4	48.0%	43.1%	5.9%	2.6%	0.5%	1,174
U.S. resident	2004
	2010	4.2	41.1%	44.2%	11.0%	2.0%	1.7%	643
International student	2004	4.3	45.9%	41.5%	11.1%	0.7%	0.7%	135
	2010	4.2	33.8%	51.9%	11.8%	1.0%	1.4%	287

Comfort: Participating in research project with faculty		Mean	5: Very comfortable	4: Comfortable	3: Neither comfortable nor uncomfortable	2: Uncomfortable	1: Very uncomfortable	Total (N)
Socioeconomic Background*		4.2	41.9%	45.1%	7.6%	4.8%	0.6%	315
Poor/Working class	2004
	2010	4.2	39.2%	46.8%	11.7%	1.8%	0.5%	222
Middle class	2004	4.4	47.2%	44.3%	6.0%	1.8%	0.7%	668
	2010	4.2	40.7%	43.7%	11.5%	2.2%	1.9%	366
Upper middle/Upper class	2004	4.5	57.0%	35.4%	6.3%	1.3%	.	302
	2010	4.2	37.2%	49.8%	10.6%	0.5%	1.9%	207

Comfort: Participating in research project with faculty		Mean	5: Very comfortable	4: Comfortable	3: Neither comfortable nor uncomfortable	2: Uncomfortable	1: Very uncomfortable	Total (N)
First Generation College Student		4.3	45.7%	41.8%	7.1%	4.3%	1.1%	184
First generation student	2004
	2010	4.3	38.0%	49.3%	12.7%	.	.	71
Not first generation	2004	4.4	48.6%	42.5%	6.4%	2.1%	0.5%	1,104
	2010	4.2	39.4%	45.8%	11.2%	1.8%	1.8%	716

Comfort: Participating in research project with faculty		Mean	5: Very comfortable	4: Comfortable	3: Neither comfortable nor uncomfortable	2: Uncomfortable	1: Very uncomfortable	Total (N)
Sexual Orientation		4.4	48.4%	41.9%	6.6%	2.5%	0.6%	1,220
Heterosexual	2004
	2010	4.2	39.9%	45.8%	11.3%	1.5%	1.5%	720
Gay, Lesbian, or Bisexual	2004	4.4	46.3%	48.1%	3.7%	1.9%	.	54
	2010	4.1	40.0%	42.2%	11.1%	4.4%	2.2%	45

Comfort: Participating in research project with faculty		Mean	5: Very comfortable	4: Comfortable	3: Neither comfortable nor uncomfortable	2: Uncomfortable	1: Very uncomfortable	Total (N)
Disability Status*		4.4	48.1%	42.7%	6.2%	2.5%	0.6%	1,232
No disability	2004
	2010	4.2	39.3%	46.2%	11.0%	1.7%	1.7%	865
Disability	2004	4.3	50.0%	33.3%	16.7%	.	.	48
	2010	4.1	32.3%	50.8%	15.4%	1.5%	.	65

Comfort: Participating in research project with faculty		Mean	5: Very comfortable	4: Comfortable	3: Neither comfortable nor uncomfortable	2: Uncomfortable	1: Very uncomfortable	Total (N)
Age		4.3	47.3%	43.2%	6.8%	2.1%	0.6%	1,081
Traditional	2004
	2010	4.2	38.5%	47.0%	11.4%	1.6%	1.6%	836
Non-Traditional	2004	4.4	50.0%	41.7%	4.4%	3.5%	0.4%	228
	2010	4.2	41.5%	42.6%	10.6%	3.2%	2.1%	94

Comfort: Participating in campus social life ²

Comfort: Participating in campus social life	Mean	5: Very comfortable	4: Comfortable	3: Neither comfortable nor uncomfortable	2: Uncomfortable	1: Very uncomfortable	Total (N)
Year*	3.8	21.1%	44.4%	24.7%	8.6%	1.2%	1,305
2004
2010	3.7	16.5%	50.8%	24.4%	5.3%	2.9%	937

Comfort: Participating in campus social life		Mean	5: Very comfortable	4: Comfortable	3: Neither comfortable nor uncomfortable	2: Uncomfortable	1: Very uncomfortable	Total (N)
Gender*		3.8	23.1%	45.7%	23.6%	6.8%	0.8%	628
Male	2004
	2010	3.8	19.3%	50.1%	22.5%	4.9%	3.2%	467
Female	2004	3.7	19.2%	43.3%	25.7%	10.2%	1.6%	677
	2010	3.7	13.8%	51.5%	26.4%	5.7%	2.6%	470

Comfort: Participating in campus social life		Mean	5: Very comfortable	4: Comfortable	3: Neither comfortable nor uncomfortable	2: Uncomfortable	1: Very uncomfortable	Total (N)
Race/Ethnicity		3.5	12.2%	41.5%	35.4%	11.0%	.	82
African American/Black	2004
	2010	3.8	20.0%	50.9%	23.6%	3.6%	1.8%	55
Asian	2004	3.6	12.7%	45.4%	34.6%	6.3%	1.0%	205
	2010	3.8	14.9%	53.7%	24.9%	5.0%	1.4%	281
Hispanic/Latino	2004	3.8	16.2%	51.4%	27.0%	2.7%	2.7%	37
	2010	3.6	4.2%	66.7%	16.7%	12.5%	.	24
White/Caucasian	2004	3.8	23.3%	45.0%	21.5%	8.7%	1.5%	884
	2010	3.7	17.7%	49.5%	24.2%	5.0%	3.5%	541

Comfort: Participating in campus social life		Mean	5: Very comfortable	4: Comfortable	3: Neither comfortable nor uncomfortable	2: Uncomfortable	1: Very uncomfortable	Total (N)
Residency		3.8	22.1%	44.1%	23.7%	8.9%	1.3%	1,173
U.S. resident	2004
	2010	3.7	18.1%	48.5%	23.7%	6.1%	3.6%	608
International student	2004	3.6	12.1%	47.7%	33.3%	6.1%	0.8%	132
	2010	3.8	13.7%	55.0%	25.8%	4.0%	1.5%	329

Comfort: Participating in campus social life		Mean	5: Very comfortable	4: Comfortable	3: Neither comfortable nor uncomfortable	2: Uncomfortable	1: Very uncomfortable	Total (N)
Socioeconomic Background*		3.6	16.1%	44.5%	25.2%	11.7%	2.5%	317
Poor/Working class	2004
	2010	3.8	16.6%	51.1%	26.2%	3.9%	2.2%	229
Middle class	2004	3.8	21.1%	44.1%	26.6%	7.4%	0.8%	662
	2010	3.7	17.0%	50.8%	23.5%	6.2%	2.6%	388
Upper middle/Upper class	2004	3.9	26.5%	45.4%	18.9%	8.3%	1.0%	302
	2010	3.7	16.5%	50.5%	23.5%	6.0%	3.5%	200

Comfort: Participating in campus social life		Mean	5: Very comfortable	4: Comfortable	3: Neither comfortable nor uncomfortable	2: Uncomfortable	1: Very uncomfortable	Total (N)
First Generation College Student		3.7	19.0%	45.1%	23.4%	9.8%	2.7%	184
First generation student	2004
	2010	3.8	14.9%	55.2%	26.4%	3.4%	.	87
Not first generation	2004	3.8	21.5%	44.4%	24.6%	8.5%	1.0%	1,100
	2010	3.7	17.0%	50.1%	24.1%	5.8%	3.0%	725

Comfort: Participating in campus social life		Mean	5: Very comfortable	4: Comfortable	3: Neither comfortable nor uncomfortable	2: Uncomfortable	1: Very uncomfortable	Total (N)
Sexual Orientation		3.8	21.2%	44.9%	24.3%	8.5%	1.2%	1,215
Heterosexual	2004
	2010	3.8	17.5%	50.5%	24.3%	5.2%	2.4%	744
Gay, Lesbian, or Bisexual	2004	3.7	25.5%	34.5%	23.6%	12.7%	3.6%	55
	2010	3.3	7.1%	47.6%	23.8%	11.9%	9.5%	42

Comfort: Participating in campus social life		Mean	5: Very comfortable	4: Comfortable	3: Neither comfortable nor uncomfortable	2: Uncomfortable	1: Very uncomfortable	Total (N)
Disability Status		3.8	21.5%	44.7%	24.5%	8.3%	1.0%	1,228
No disability	2004
	2010	3.7	17.1%	50.6%	24.4%	5.2%	2.7%	878
Disability	2004	3.3	16.7%	33.3%	25.0%	16.7%	8.3%	48
	2010	3.5	8.5%	54.2%	25.4%	6.8%	5.1%	59

Comfort: Participating in campus social life		Mean	5: Very comfortable	4: Comfortable	3: Neither comfortable nor uncomfortable	2: Uncomfortable	1: Very uncomfortable	Total (N)
Age		3.8	21.9%	44.8%	24.3%	7.8%	1.1%	1,076
Traditional	2004
	2010	3.7	16.6%	51.3%	23.5%	5.4%	3.2%	854
Non-Traditional	2004	3.6	17.0%	42.8%	26.2%	12.2%	1.7%	229
	2010	3.7	15.7%	45.8%	33.7%	4.8%	.	83

Comfort: Meeting with advisor ²

Comfort: Meeting with advisor	Mean	5: Very comfortable	4: Comfortable	3: Neither comfortable nor uncomfortable	2: Uncomfortable	1: Very uncomfortable	Total (N)
Year*	4.3	48.7%	40.4%	6.6%	3.7%	0.7%	1,311
2004
2010	4.3	50.2%	35.1%	8.7%	3.3%	2.6%	1,303

Comfort: Meeting with advisor		Mean	5: Very comfortable	4: Comfortable	3: Neither comfortable nor uncomfortable	2: Uncomfortable	1: Very uncomfortable	Total (N)
Gender*		4.3	47.4%	41.4%	7.8%	3.0%	0.5%	631
Male	2004
	2010	4.3	51.3%	35.0%	8.9%	2.4%	2.5%	595
Female	2004	4.3	49.9%	39.4%	5.6%	4.3%	0.9%	680
	2010	4.2	49.3%	35.3%	8.6%	4.1%	2.7%	708

Comfort: Meeting with advisor		Mean	5: Very comfortable	4: Comfortable	3: Neither comfortable nor uncomfortable	2: Uncomfortable	1: Very uncomfortable	Total (N)
Race/Ethnicity*		4.1	29.3%	56.1%	6.1%	8.5%	.	82
African American/Black	2004
	2010	4.2	47.7%	34.1%	9.1%	5.7%	3.4%	88
Asian	2004	4.2	35.7%	49.8%	10.6%	3.4%	0.5%	207
	2010	4.2	41.8%	44.5%	11.6%	0.3%	1.8%	328
Hispanic/Latino	2004	4.1	42.1%	36.8%	15.8%	2.6%	2.6%	38
	2010	4.2	58.1%	16.1%	16.1%	6.5%	3.2%	31
White/Caucasian	2004	4.4	52.6%	38.0%	5.2%	3.4%	0.8%	886
	2010	4.3	53.3%	32.1%	7.8%	3.9%	3.0%	811

Comfort: Meeting with advisor		Mean	5: Very comfortable	4: Comfortable	3: Neither comfortable nor uncomfortable	2: Uncomfortable	1: Very uncomfortable	Total (N)
Residency		4.3	49.3%	40.2%	6.0%	3.7%	0.8%	1,176
U.S. resident	2004
	2010	4.3	52.7%	33.0%	7.5%	3.9%	2.9%	930
International student	2004	4.2	43.0%	41.5%	11.9%	3.7%	.	135
	2010	4.2	44.0%	40.5%	11.8%	1.9%	1.9%	373

Comfort: Meeting with advisor		Mean	5: Very comfortable	4: Comfortable	3: Neither comfortable nor uncomfortable	2: Uncomfortable	1: Very uncomfortable	Total (N)
Socioeconomic Background*		4.1	42.6%	39.7%	9.1%	6.6%	1.9%	317
Poor/Working class	2004
	2010	4.3	51.9%	33.1%	10.0%	3.1%	1.9%	320
Middle class	2004	4.3	47.6%	42.8%	6.0%	3.1%	0.4%	668
	2010	4.3	50.7%	35.3%	8.1%	3.9%	2.1%	519
Upper middle/Upper class	2004	4.5	58.9%	35.1%	4.3%	1.7%	.	302
	2010	4.3	50.4%	35.0%	8.6%	2.1%	3.9%	280

Comfort: Meeting with advisor		Mean	5: Very comfortable	4: Comfortable	3: Neither comfortable nor uncomfortable	2: Uncomfortable	1: Very uncomfortable	Total (N)
First Generation College Student		4.3	45.7%	43.0%	6.5%	3.8%	1.1%	186
First generation student	2004
	2010	4.4	55.4%	29.8%	10.7%	4.1%	.	121
Not first generation	2004	4.3	49.5%	39.7%	6.5%	3.6%	0.6%	1,104
	2010	4.3	50.3%	35.2%	8.5%	3.1%	2.9%	991

Comfort: Meeting with advisor		Mean	5: Very comfortable	4: Comfortable	3: Neither comfortable nor uncomfortable	2: Uncomfortable	1: Very uncomfortable	Total (N)
Sexual Orientation		4.3	49.4%	40.0%	6.3%	3.6%	0.7%	1,221
Heterosexual	2004
	2010	4.3	50.8%	34.6%	8.8%	3.3%	2.6%	1,014
Gay, Lesbian, or Bisexual	2004	4.2	43.6%	38.2%	10.9%	5.5%	1.8%	55
	2010	4.4	57.8%	31.3%	4.7%	4.7%	1.6%	64

Comfort: Meeting with advisor		Mean	5: Very comfortable	4: Comfortable	3: Neither comfortable nor uncomfortable	2: Uncomfortable	1: Very uncomfortable	Total (N)
Disability Status		4.3	49.0%	40.4%	6.3%	3.6%	0.6%	1,234
No disability	2004
	2010	4.3	50.7%	35.1%	8.3%	3.1%	2.8%	1,212
Disability	2004	4.3	52.1%	31.3%	8.3%	6.3%	2.1%	48
	2010	4.2	42.9%	36.3%	14.3%	6.6%	.	91

Comfort: Meeting with advisor		Mean	5: Very comfortable	4: Comfortable	3: Neither comfortable nor uncomfortable	2: Uncomfortable	1: Very uncomfortable	Total (N)
Age		4.3	47.5%	41.6%	6.8%	3.6%	0.6%	1,081
Traditional	2004
	2010	4.3	49.8%	36.1%	8.9%	3.0%	2.3%	1,141
Non-Traditional	2004	4.4	54.3%	34.3%	6.1%	3.9%	1.3%	230
	2010	4.2	53.1%	28.4%	8.0%	5.6%	4.9%	162

Comfort: Meeting with graduate committee ²

Comfort: Meeting with graduate committee	Mean	5: Very comfortable	4: Comfortable	3: Neither comfortable nor uncomfortable	2: Uncomfortable	1: Very uncomfortable	Total (N)
Year*	4.0	31.6%	44.2%	17.2%	6.4%	0.6%	1,307
2004
2010	4.1	33.9%	46.8%	14.3%	3.1%	1.9%	833

Comfort: Meeting with graduate committee		Mean	5: Very comfortable	4: Comfortable	3: Neither comfortable nor uncomfortable	2: Uncomfortable	1: Very uncomfortable	Total (N)
Gender*		4.0	31.1%	44.6%	18.3%	5.4%	0.6%	628
Male	2004
	2010	4.0	31.6%	48.1%	15.0%	3.4%	1.9%	412
Female	2004	4.0	32.1%	43.9%	16.2%	7.2%	0.6%	679
	2010	4.1	36.1%	45.6%	13.5%	2.9%	1.9%	421

Comfort: Meeting with graduate committee		Mean	5: Very comfortable	4: Comfortable	3: Neither comfortable nor uncomfortable	2: Uncomfortable	1: Very uncomfortable	Total (N)
Race/Ethnicity*		3.8	20.7%	52.4%	13.4%	12.2%	1.2%	82
African American/Black	2004
	2010	3.9	30.0%	45.0%	17.5%	2.5%	5.0%	40
Asian	2004	3.9	25.7%	43.2%	25.2%	5.3%	0.5%	206
	2010	4.1	29.3%	54.3%	14.8%	.	1.6%	256
Hispanic/Latino	2004	3.8	31.6%	31.6%	26.3%	10.5%	.	38
	2010	4.1	42.1%	26.3%	26.3%	5.3%	.	19
White/Caucasian	2004	4.0	33.2%	45.1%	15.4%	5.8%	0.6%	883
	2010	4.1	35.9%	44.1%	13.8%	4.1%	2.1%	485

Comfort: Meeting with graduate committee		Mean	5: Very comfortable	4: Comfortable	3: Neither comfortable nor uncomfortable	2: Uncomfortable	1: Very uncomfortable	Total (N)
Residency*		4.0	32.2%	44.7%	16.4%	6.1%	0.6%	1,173
U.S. resident	2004
	2010	4.1	36.5%	43.1%	13.9%	4.4%	2.0%	540
International student	2004	3.8	26.1%	40.3%	24.6%	8.2%	0.7%	134
	2010	4.1	29.0%	53.6%	15.0%	0.7%	1.7%	293

Comfort: Meeting with graduate committee		Mean	5: Very comfortable	4: Comfortable	3: Neither comfortable nor uncomfortable	2: Uncomfortable	1: Very uncomfortable	Total (N)
Socioeconomic Background*		3.9	26.3%	44.3%	19.6%	9.2%	0.6%	316
Poor/Working class	2004
	2010	4.1	36.2%	46.4%	13.5%	2.4%	1.4%	207
Middle class	2004	4.0	30.1%	45.4%	17.8%	5.7%	0.9%	667
	2010	4.1	33.0%	47.1%	14.4%	3.9%	1.5%	333
Upper middle/Upper class	2004	4.2	41.7%	40.7%	13.0%	4.7%	.	300
	2010	4.1	33.9%	46.1%	14.4%	3.3%	2.2%	180

Comfort: Meeting with graduate committee		Mean	5: Very comfortable	4: Comfortable	3: Neither comfortable nor uncomfortable	2: Uncomfortable	1: Very uncomfortable	Total (N)
First Generation College Student		4.0	28.8%	47.3%	15.8%	6.5%	1.6%	184
First generation student	2004
	2010	4.2	39.2%	43.2%	16.2%	1.4%	.	74
Not first generation	2004	4.0	32.4%	43.4%	17.5%	6.3%	0.5%	1,102
	2010	4.1	33.9%	46.6%	13.9%	3.6%	2.0%	641

Comfort: Meeting with graduate committee		Mean	5: Very comfortable	4: Comfortable	3: Neither comfortable nor uncomfortable	2: Uncomfortable	1: Very uncomfortable	Total (N)
Sexual Orientation*		4.0	32.3%	43.4%	17.2%	6.5%	0.7%	1,217
Heterosexual	2004
	2010	4.1	34.9%	46.0%	13.7%	3.5%	1.8%	650
Gay, Lesbian, or Bisexual	2004	4.0	25.5%	49.1%	21.8%	3.6%	.	55
	2010	4.1	34.3%	45.7%	17.1%	2.9%	.	35

Comfort: Meeting with graduate committee		Mean	5: Very comfortable	4: Comfortable	3: Neither comfortable nor uncomfortable	2: Uncomfortable	1: Very uncomfortable	Total (N)
Disability Status		4.0	32.1%	44.1%	17.2%	6.0%	0.6%	1,230
No disability	2004
	2010	4.1	33.6%	47.0%	14.1%	3.3%	2.1%	768
Disability	2004	3.8	29.2%	37.5%	18.8%	12.5%	2.1%	48
	2010	4.2	36.9%	44.6%	16.9%	1.5%	.	65

Comfort: Meeting with graduate committee		Mean	5: Very comfortable	4: Comfortable	3: Neither comfortable nor uncomfortable	2: Uncomfortable	1: Very uncomfortable	Total (N)
Age		4.0	30.4%	44.1%	18.0%	6.9%	0.6%	1,078
Traditional	2004
	2010	4.1	32.8%	47.5%	14.8%	3.0%	1.8%	728
Non-Traditional	2004	4.1	37.1%	45.0%	13.5%	3.9%	0.4%	229
	2010	4.1	41.0%	41.9%	10.5%	3.8%	2.9%	105

Comfort: Working with research team ²

Comfort: Working with research team	Mean	5: Very comfortable	4: Comfortable	3: Neither comfortable nor uncomfortable	2: Uncomfortable	1: Very uncomfortable	Total (N)
Year	4.3	42.4%	43.1%	12.6%	1.4%	0.5%	1,307
2004
2010	4.2	43.9%	41.8%	10.8%	2.2%	1.3%	922

Comfort: Working with research team		Mean	5: Very comfortable	4: Comfortable	3: Neither comfortable nor uncomfortable	2: Uncomfortable	1: Very uncomfortable	Total (N)
Gender		4.3	44.3%	43.5%	11.0%	0.8%	0.5%	630
Male	2004
	2010	4.2	45.0%	40.3%	10.7%	2.6%	1.5%	469
Female	2004	4.2	40.6%	42.7%	14.2%	1.9%	0.6%	677
	2010	4.2	42.8%	43.3%	11.0%	1.8%	1.1%	453

Comfort: Working with research team		Mean	5: Very comfortable	4: Comfortable	3: Neither comfortable nor uncomfortable	2: Uncomfortable	1: Very uncomfortable	Total (N)
Race/Ethnicity*		3.9	24.4%	50.0%	18.3%	4.9%	2.4%	82
African American/Black	2004
	2010	4.2	41.5%	39.0%	17.1%	2.4%	.	41
Asian	2004	4.2	37.4%	48.1%	11.7%	1.9%	1.0%	206
	2010	4.2	35.1%	49.6%	12.7%	1.5%	1.1%	268
Hispanic/Latino	2004	4.2	42.1%	39.5%	13.2%	5.3%	.	38
	2010	4.2	36.0%	52.0%	12.0%	.	.	25
White/Caucasian	2004	4.3	44.5%	41.9%	12.5%	0.8%	0.3%	883
	2010	4.3	47.4%	38.8%	9.7%	2.6%	1.6%	549

Comfort: Working with research team		Mean	5: Very comfortable	4: Comfortable	3: Neither comfortable nor uncomfortable	2: Uncomfortable	1: Very uncomfortable	Total (N)
Residency		4.3	42.7%	43.1%	12.3%	1.4%	0.5%	1,173
U.S. resident	2004
	2010	4.3	48.8%	38.0%	10.0%	2.2%	1.2%	603
International student	2004	4.2	39.6%	43.3%	15.7%	0.7%	0.7%	134
	2010	4.1	34.8%	48.9%	12.5%	2.2%	1.6%	319

Comfort: Working with research team		Mean	5: Very comfortable	4: Comfortable	3: Neither comfortable nor uncomfortable	2: Uncomfortable	1: Very uncomfortable	Total (N)
Socioeconomic Background		4.1	35.4%	44.3%	15.2%	4.1%	0.9%	316
Poor/Working class	2004
	2010	4.3	43.7%	42.3%	11.2%	2.3%	0.5%	215
Middle class	2004	4.2	40.9%	44.4%	13.7%	0.6%	0.5%	665
	2010	4.3	44.9%	40.9%	10.4%	2.7%	1.1%	374
Upper middle/Upper class	2004	4.4	53.3%	37.7%	8.3%	0.3%	0.3%	302
	2010	4.3	44.7%	43.7%	8.6%	1.0%	2.0%	197

Comfort: Working with research team		Mean	5: Very comfortable	4: Comfortable	3: Neither comfortable nor uncomfortable	2: Uncomfortable	1: Very uncomfortable	Total (N)
First Generation College Student		4.2	41.6%	41.6%	13.0%	3.2%	0.5%	185
First generation student	2004
	2010	4.2	37.5%	48.8%	11.3%	2.5%	.	80
Not first generation	2004	4.3	42.7%	42.9%	12.8%	1.1%	0.5%	1,101
	2010	4.3	45.3%	41.5%	9.9%	2.0%	1.3%	698

Comfort: Working with research team		Mean	5: Very comfortable	4: Comfortable	3: Neither comfortable nor uncomfortable	2: Uncomfortable	1: Very uncomfortable	Total (N)
Sexual Orientation*		4.3	42.7%	42.6%	12.7%	1.5%	0.6%	1,217
Heterosexual	2004
	2010	4.3	45.5%	41.0%	10.5%	1.8%	1.1%	712
Gay, Lesbian, or Bisexual	2004	4.2	38.2%	43.6%	18.2%	.	.	55
	2010	4.2	41.0%	46.2%	7.7%	5.1%	.	39

Comfort: Working with research team		Mean	5: Very comfortable	4: Comfortable	3: Neither comfortable nor uncomfortable	2: Uncomfortable	1: Very uncomfortable	Total (N)
Disability Status		4.3	42.5%	43.3%	12.4%	1.4%	0.5%	1,230
No disability	2004
	2010	4.3	44.5%	41.6%	10.5%	2.2%	1.3%	859
Disability	2004	4.1	45.8%	27.1%	22.9%	2.1%	2.1%	48
	2010	4.1	36.5%	44.4%	15.9%	1.6%	1.6%	63

Comfort: Working with research team		Mean	5: Very comfortable	4: Comfortable	3: Neither comfortable nor uncomfortable	2: Uncomfortable	1: Very uncomfortable	Total (N)
Age		4.3	42.5%	43.5%	12.3%	1.2%	0.5%	1,078
Traditional	2004
	2010	4.2	43.9%	41.7%	10.6%	2.4%	1.4%	834
Non-Traditional	2004	4.2	41.9%	41.0%	14.0%	2.2%	0.9%	229
	2010	4.3	44.3%	42.0%	13.6%	.	.	88

Comfort: Participating in multicultural/ethnic activities on campus ²

Comfort: Participating in multicultural/ethnic activities on campus	Mean	5: Very comfortable	4: Comfortable	3: Neither comfortable nor uncomfortable	2: Uncomfortable	1: Very uncomfortable	Total (N)
Year*	3.7	17.6%	43.7%	31.4%	6.4%	0.8%	1,303
2004
2010	3.8	21.2%	50.1%	20.4%	5.1%	3.1%	744

Comfort: Participating in multicultural/ethnic activities on campus		Mean	5: Very comfortable	4: Comfortable	3: Neither comfortable nor uncomfortable	2: Uncomfortable	1: Very uncomfortable	Total (N)
Gender*		3.6	14.7%	42.2%	35.8%	6.5%	0.8%	626
Male	2004
	2010	3.8	22.6%	48.7%	20.0%	5.5%	3.2%	380
Female	2004	3.8	20.2%	45.2%	27.3%	6.4%	0.9%	677
	2010	3.8	19.8%	51.6%	20.9%	4.7%	3.0%	364

Comfort: Participating in multicultural/ethnic activities on campus		Mean	5: Very comfortable	4: Comfortable	3: Neither comfortable nor uncomfortable	2: Uncomfortable	1: Very uncomfortable	Total (N)
Race/Ethnicity		4.1	31.7%	46.3%	18.3%	3.7%	.	82
African American/Black	2004
	2010	4.1	28.3%	58.3%	11.7%	1.7%	.	60
Asian	2004	3.7	13.5%	44.4%	37.2%	4.8%	.	207
	2010	3.9	21.1%	57.4%	17.0%	3.4%	1.1%	265
Hispanic/Latino	2004	3.7	13.2%	47.4%	34.2%	5.3%	.	38
	2010	4.1	36.8%	36.8%	26.3%	.	.	19
White/Caucasian	2004	3.7	16.5%	43.5%	31.9%	6.9%	1.1%	878
	2010	3.7	19.0%	45.4%	24.5%	6.5%	4.6%	368

Comfort: Participating in multicultural/ethnic activities on campus		Mean	5: Very comfortable	4: Comfortable	3: Neither comfortable nor uncomfortable	2: Uncomfortable	1: Very uncomfortable	Total (N)
Residency*		3.7	18.2%	43.2%	31.2%	6.5%	0.9%	1,168
U.S. resident	2004
	2010	3.7	20.2%	46.3%	22.2%	7.0%	4.3%	441
International student	2004	3.7	11.9%	48.9%	33.3%	5.9%	.	135
	2010	4.0	22.8%	55.8%	17.8%	2.3%	1.3%	303

Comfort: Participating in multicultural/ethnic activities on campus		Mean	5: Very comfortable	4: Comfortable	3: Neither comfortable nor uncomfortable	2: Uncomfortable	1: Very uncomfortable	Total (N)
Socioeconomic Background		3.7	15.6%	47.9%	27.9%	7.3%	1.3%	315
Poor/Working class	2004
	2010	3.9	23.1%	53.8%	18.3%	3.8%	1.1%	186
Middle class	2004	3.7	16.1%	42.6%	33.9%	6.5%	0.9%	666
	2010	3.7	18.8%	49.5%	22.3%	5.8%	3.6%	309
Upper middle/Upper class	2004	3.8	23.4%	42.1%	28.8%	5.4%	0.3%	299
	2010	3.8	25.3%	42.0%	22.7%	6.7%	3.3%	150

Comfort: Participating in multicultural/ethnic activities on campus		Mean	5: Very comfortable	4: Comfortable	3: Neither comfortable nor uncomfortable	2: Uncomfortable	1: Very uncomfortable	Total (N)
First Generation College Student		3.7	14.7%	49.5%	27.7%	6.5%	1.6%	184
First generation student	2004
	2010	4.0	25.0%	52.9%	19.1%	2.9%	.	68
Not first generation	2004	3.7	18.2%	42.8%	31.9%	6.4%	0.7%	1,098
	2010	3.8	20.7%	48.7%	21.5%	5.8%	3.3%	571

Comfort: Participating in multicultural/ethnic activities on campus		Mean	5: Very comfortable	4: Comfortable	3: Neither comfortable nor uncomfortable	2: Uncomfortable	1: Very uncomfortable	Total (N)
Sexual Orientation		3.7	17.1%	44.0%	31.5%	6.5%	0.8%	1,213
Heterosexual	2004
	2010	3.8	21.6%	47.6%	22.1%	5.6%	3.1%	588
Gay, Lesbian, or Bisexual	2004	3.9	30.9%	38.2%	25.5%	3.6%	1.8%	55
	2010	3.7	12.5%	62.5%	12.5%	6.3%	6.3%	32

Comfort: Participating in multicultural/ethnic activities on campus		Mean	5: Very comfortable	4: Comfortable	3: Neither comfortable nor uncomfortable	2: Uncomfortable	1: Very uncomfortable	Total (N)
Disability Status		3.7	17.6%	44.4%	31.2%	6.1%	0.7%	1,226
No disability	2004
	2010	3.8	21.3%	51.0%	19.8%	4.9%	3.0%	698
Disability	2004	3.5	18.8%	29.2%	35.4%	12.5%	4.2%	48
	2010	3.6	19.6%	37.0%	30.4%	8.7%	4.3%	46

Comfort: Participating in multicultural/ethnic activities on campus		Mean	5: Very comfortable	4: Comfortable	3: Neither comfortable nor uncomfortable	2: Uncomfortable	1: Very uncomfortable	Total (N)
Age		3.7	16.7%	43.4%	32.0%	7.3%	0.7%	1,074
Traditional	2004
	2010	3.8	21.9%	49.6%	20.1%	5.2%	3.3%	672
Non-Traditional	2004	3.8	21.8%	45.4%	28.4%	2.6%	1.7%	229
	2010	3.8	15.3%	55.6%	23.6%	4.2%	1.4%	72

Comfort: Participating in student organizations	Mean	5: Very comfortable	4: Comfortable	3: Neither comfortable nor uncomfortable	2: Uncomfortable	1: Very uncomfortable	Total (N)
Year*	3.9	23.4%	48.0%	21.0%	6.2%	1.3%	1,301
2004
2010	3.9	25.2%	51.8%	17.2%	3.5%	2.2%	951

Comfort: Participating in student organizations ²

Comfort: Participating in student organizations		Mean	5: Very comfortable	4: Comfortable	3: Neither comfortable nor uncomfortable	2: Uncomfortable	1: Very uncomfortable	Total (N)
Gender*		3.9	22.3%	48.0%	24.0%	4.6%	1.1%	629
Male	2004
	2010	3.9	27.5%	48.6%	17.9%	3.7%	2.4%	459
Female	2004	3.9	24.6%	48.1%	18.2%	7.7%	1.5%	672
	2010	3.9	23.2%	54.9%	16.7%	3.3%	2.0%	492

Comfort: Participating in student organizations		Mean	5: Very comfortable	4: Comfortable	3: Neither comfortable nor uncomfortable	2: Uncomfortable	1: Very uncomfortable	Total (N)
Race/Ethnicity		3.9	19.0%	55.7%	19.0%	6.3%	.	79
African American/Black	2004
	2010	4.0	25.9%	53.4%	17.2%	1.7%	1.7%	58
Asian	2004	3.7	16.0%	46.6%	30.6%	5.3%	1.5%	206
	2010	3.9	20.7%	55.9%	19.5%	2.7%	1.1%	261
Hispanic/Latino	2004	3.7	10.5%	52.6%	31.6%	2.6%	2.6%	38
	2010	4.1	40.0%	33.3%	20.0%	6.7%	.	15
White/Caucasian	2004	3.9	25.5%	48.4%	18.5%	6.1%	1.5%	881
	2010	4.0	27.3%	50.6%	15.7%	3.6%	2.8%	579

Comfort: Participating in student organizations		Mean	5: Very comfortable	4: Comfortable	3: Neither comfortable nor uncomfortable	2: Uncomfortable	1: Very uncomfortable	Total (N)
Residency*		3.9	24.2%	48.5%	19.9%	6.2%	1.2%	1,166
U.S. resident	2004
	2010	4.0	26.6%	51.5%	15.7%	3.8%	2.4%	658
International student	2004	3.7	17.0%	43.7%	30.4%	6.7%	2.2%	135
	2010	3.9	22.2%	52.6%	20.8%	2.7%	1.7%	293

Comfort: Participating in student organizations		Mean	5: Very comfortable	4: Comfortable	3: Neither comfortable nor uncomfortable	2: Uncomfortable	1: Very uncomfortable	Total (N)
Socioeconomic Background		3.7	17.5%	48.4%	21.0%	11.1%	1.9%	314
Poor/Working class	2004
	2010	4.0	26.8%	50.9%	17.7%	3.2%	1.4%	220
Middle class	2004	3.9	23.5%	47.5%	22.8%	5.0%	1.2%	663
	2010	3.9	24.9%	52.8%	16.1%	4.1%	2.1%	386
Upper middle/Upper class	2004	4.0	29.7%	48.0%	17.3%	4.0%	1.0%	300
	2010	4.0	27.9%	50.0%	18.3%	2.4%	1.4%	208

Comfort: Participating in student organizations		Mean	5: Very comfortable	4: Comfortable	3: Neither comfortable nor uncomfortable	2: Uncomfortable	1: Very uncomfortable	Total (N)
First Generation College Student*		3.6	16.3%	44.6%	27.7%	8.7%	2.7%	184
First generation student	2004
	2010	4.0	29.9%	46.8%	19.5%	3.9%	.	77
Not first generation	2004	3.9	24.7%	48.4%	20.0%	5.8%	1.1%	1,096
	2010	4.0	25.7%	52.2%	16.9%	3.4%	1.8%	732

Comfort: Participating in student organizations		Mean	5: Very comfortable	4: Comfortable	3: Neither comfortable nor uncomfortable	2: Uncomfortable	1: Very uncomfortable	Total (N)
Sexual Orientation		3.9	23.6%	48.5%	21.0%	5.7%	1.2%	1,211
Heterosexual	2004
	2010	4.0	26.1%	52.3%	16.6%	3.4%	1.6%	746
Gay, Lesbian, or Bisexual	2004	3.5	21.8%	32.7%	21.8%	20.0%	3.6%	55
	2010	3.8	24.4%	43.9%	19.5%	7.3%	4.9%	41

Comfort: Participating in student organizations		Mean	5: Very comfortable	4: Comfortable	3: Neither comfortable nor uncomfortable	2: Uncomfortable	1: Very uncomfortable	Total (N)
Disability Status*		3.9	23.0%	48.9%	21.1%	6.0%	1.1%	1,224
No disability	2004
	2010	4.0	26.1%	51.8%	16.7%	3.1%	2.3%	880
Disability	2004	3.6	33.3%	20.8%	22.9%	14.6%	8.3%	48
	2010	3.7	14.1%	52.1%	23.9%	8.5%	1.4%	71

Comfort: Participating in student organizations		Mean	5: Very comfortable	4: Comfortable	3: Neither comfortable nor uncomfortable	2: Uncomfortable	1: Very uncomfortable	Total (N)
Age		3.9	24.5%	49.6%	19.1%	5.8%	1.1%	1,075
Traditional	2004
	2010	4.0	25.9%	52.2%	16.6%	3.0%	2.2%	860
Non-Traditional	2004	3.7	18.6%	40.7%	30.1%	8.4%	2.2%	226
	2010	3.7	18.7%	48.4%	23.1%	7.7%	2.2%	91

Comfort: Interacting with department/program support staff ^{2 4}

Comfort: Interacting with department/program support staff	Mean	5: Very comfortable	4: Comfortable	3: Neither comfortable nor uncomfortable	2: Uncomfortable	1: Very uncomfortable	Total (N)
Year*	4.2	40.8%	48.0%	6.9%	3.8%	0.5%	1,304
2004
2010	4.2	42.4%	44.2%	9.2%	1.9%	2.2%	1,343

Comfort: Interacting with department/program support staff		Mean	5: Very comfortable	4: Comfortable	3: Neither comfortable nor uncomfortable	2: Uncomfortable	1: Very uncomfortable	Total (N)
Gender*		4.2	39.2%	48.4%	9.1%	2.7%	0.6%	628
Male	2004
	2010	4.2	43.0%	43.7%	9.5%	1.9%	1.9%	623
Female	2004	4.3	42.3%	47.6%	4.9%	4.7%	0.4%	676
	2010	4.2	41.9%	44.7%	9.0%	1.9%	2.4%	720

Comfort: Interacting with department/program support staff		Mean	5: Very comfortable	4: Comfortable	3: Neither comfortable nor uncomfortable	2: Uncomfortable	1: Very uncomfortable	Total (N)
Race/Ethnicity*		4.0	27.2%	55.6%	7.4%	8.6%	1.2%	81
African American/Black	2004
	2010	4.2	38.9%	47.8%	7.8%	2.2%	3.3%	90
Asian	2004	4.1	27.5%	56.4%	12.7%	2.5%	1.0%	204
	2010	4.2	35.5%	51.5%	10.8%	0.9%	1.5%	344
Hispanic/Latino	2004	4.2	29.7%	56.8%	13.5%	.	.	37
	2010	4.3	51.6%	32.3%	9.7%	6.5%	.	31
White/Caucasian	2004	4.3	44.6%	45.9%	5.2%	3.8%	0.5%	885
	2010	4.2	44.3%	42.5%	8.6%	2.1%	2.5%	828

Comfort: Interacting with department/program support staff		Mean	5: Very comfortable	4: Comfortable	3: Neither comfortable nor uncomfortable	2: Uncomfortable	1: Very uncomfortable	Total (N)
Residency		4.3	42.2%	46.9%	6.3%	4.0%	0.6%	1,171
U.S. resident	2004
	2010	4.2	44.1%	42.3%	8.9%	2.2%	2.4%	945
International student	2004	4.1	28.6%	57.9%	12.0%	1.5%	.	133
	2010	4.2	38.4%	48.7%	10.1%	1.3%	1.5%	398

Comfort: Interacting with department/program support staff		Mean	5: Very comfortable	4: Comfortable	3: Neither comfortable nor uncomfortable	2: Uncomfortable	1: Very uncomfortable	Total (N)
Socioeconomic Background		4.1	36.7%	47.2%	9.2%	5.7%	1.3%	316
Poor/Working class	2004
	2010	4.3	44.1%	43.2%	9.1%	1.8%	1.8%	329
Middle class	2004	4.3	40.0%	50.4%	5.9%	3.5%	0.3%	665
	2010	4.2	43.0%	43.4%	10.8%	1.1%	1.7%	530
Upper middle/Upper class	2004	4.3	46.8%	43.2%	7.0%	2.7%	0.3%	301
	2010	4.2	42.5%	44.6%	7.3%	3.1%	2.4%	287

Comfort: Interacting with department/program support staff		Mean	5: Very comfortable	4: Comfortable	3: Neither comfortable nor uncomfortable	2: Uncomfortable	1: Very uncomfortable	Total (N)
First Generation College Student		4.1	38.2%	45.2%	10.8%	4.8%	1.1%	186
First generation student	2004
	2010	4.2	40.5%	46.0%	9.5%	1.6%	2.4%	126
Not first generation	2004	4.3	41.3%	48.2%	6.4%	3.6%	0.5%	1,099
	2010	4.2	43.7%	43.4%	9.1%	1.9%	2.0%	1,010

Comfort: Interacting with department/program support staff		Mean	5: Very comfortable	4: Comfortable	3: Neither comfortable nor uncomfortable	2: Uncomfortable	1: Very uncomfortable	Total (N)
Sexual Orientation		4.2	41.1%	47.5%	7.0%	3.9%	0.5%	1,218
Heterosexual	2004
	2010	4.2	43.0%	43.8%	9.3%	1.9%	2.0%	1,037
Gay, Lesbian, or Bisexual	2004	4.2	38.9%	51.9%	5.6%	1.9%	1.9%	54
	2010	4.4	53.1%	34.4%	9.4%	1.6%	1.6%	64

Comfort: Interacting with department/program support staff		Mean	5: Very comfortable	4: Comfortable	3: Neither comfortable nor uncomfortable	2: Uncomfortable	1: Very uncomfortable	Total (N)
Disability Status		4.3	41.0%	48.0%	6.7%	3.9%	0.5%	1,230
No disability	2004
	2010	4.2	42.9%	43.6%	9.5%	1.8%	2.3%	1,248
Disability	2004	4.1	39.6%	41.7%	14.6%	2.1%	2.1%	48
	2010	4.2	36.8%	52.6%	6.3%	4.2%	.	95

Comfort: Interacting with department/program support staff		Mean	5: Very comfortable	4: Comfortable	3: Neither comfortable nor uncomfortable	2: Uncomfortable	1: Very uncomfortable	Total (N)
Age*		4.2	39.1%	48.9%	7.7%	3.7%	0.6%	1,075
Traditional	2004
	2010	4.2	41.8%	45.0%	9.4%	2.0%	1.9%	1,178
Non-Traditional	2004	4.4	48.9%	43.7%	3.1%	3.9%	0.4%	229
	2010	4.2	47.3%	38.8%	7.9%	1.8%	4.2%	165

Comfort: Interacting with top level administrators	Mean	5: Very comfortable	4: Comfortable	3: Neither comfortable nor uncomfortable	2: Uncomfortable	1: Very uncomfortable	Total (N)
Year*	3.6	18.1%	39.7%	26.4%	13.7%	2.1%	1,301
2004
2010	3.7	17.8%	50.4%	22.5%	5.1%	4.2%	685

Comfort: Interacting with top level administrators ²

Comfort: Interacting with top level administrators		Mean	5: Very comfortable	4: Comfortable	3: Neither comfortable nor uncomfortable	2: Uncomfortable	1: Very uncomfortable	Total (N)
Gender*		3.6	19.3%	38.0%	29.2%	11.5%	2.1%	627
Male	2004
	2010	3.7	19.5%	44.4%	25.9%	5.4%	4.8%	313
Female	2004	3.6	17.1%	41.2%	23.9%	15.7%	2.1%	674
	2010	3.8	16.4%	55.4%	19.6%	4.8%	3.8%	372

Comfort: Interacting with top level administrators		Mean	5: Very comfortable	4: Comfortable	3: Neither comfortable nor uncomfortable	2: Uncomfortable	1: Very uncomfortable	Total (N)
Race/Ethnicity		3.5	14.8%	43.2%	23.5%	16.0%	2.5%	81
African American/Black	2004
	2010	3.8	18.8%	56.3%	18.8%	2.1%	4.2%	48
Asian	2004	3.5	11.9%	35.6%	42.6%	8.4%	1.5%	202
	2010	3.8	20.2%	47.6%	28.6%	1.2%	2.4%	168
Hispanic/Latino	2004	3.4	13.2%	36.8%	28.9%	18.4%	2.6%	38
	2010	3.9	22.2%	50.0%	22.2%	5.6%	.	18
White/Caucasian	2004	3.6	19.5%	40.8%	23.2%	14.5%	2.0%	883
	2010	3.7	16.2%	51.3%	20.7%	6.6%	5.2%	425

Comfort: Interacting with top level administrators		Mean	5: Very comfortable	4: Comfortable	3: Neither comfortable nor uncomfortable	2: Uncomfortable	1: Very uncomfortable	Total (N)
Residency*		3.6	19.0%	39.9%	24.9%	13.9%	2.2%	1,169
U.S. resident	2004
	2010	3.7	17.1%	51.0%	20.4%	6.5%	5.0%	496
International student	2004	3.5	10.6%	37.1%	40.2%	11.4%	0.8%	132
	2010	3.8	19.6%	48.7%	28.0%	1.6%	2.1%	189

Comfort: Interacting with top level administrators		Mean	5: Very comfortable	4: Comfortable	3: Neither comfortable nor uncomfortable	2: Uncomfortable	1: Very uncomfortable	Total (N)
Socioeconomic Background*		3.5	17.4%	35.0%	27.1%	17.7%	2.8%	317
Poor/Working class	2004
	2010	3.7	18.8%	51.8%	18.8%	5.3%	5.3%	170
Middle class	2004	3.6	17.2%	39.6%	27.4%	13.7%	2.1%	664
	2010	3.7	17.3%	49.8%	22.0%	6.3%	4.7%	255
Upper middle/Upper class	2004	3.7	21.1%	44.3%	23.5%	9.7%	1.3%	298
	2010	3.8	17.8%	52.9%	25.5%	2.5%	1.3%	157

Comfort: Interacting with top level administrators		Mean	5: Very comfortable	4: Comfortable	3: Neither comfortable nor uncomfortable	2: Uncomfortable	1: Very uncomfortable	Total (N)
First Generation College Student		3.6	20.4%	36.0%	27.4%	13.4%	2.7%	186
First generation student	2004
	2010	3.9	21.9%	54.7%	15.6%	6.3%	1.6%	64
Not first generation	2004	3.6	17.7%	40.1%	26.4%	13.8%	2.0%	1,096
	2010	3.7	17.6%	50.7%	22.4%	5.0%	4.3%	517

Comfort: Interacting with top level administrators		Mean	5: Very comfortable	4: Comfortable	3: Neither comfortable nor uncomfortable	2: Uncomfortable	1: Very uncomfortable	Total (N)
Sexual Orientation*		3.6	17.9%	40.2%	26.5%	13.6%	1.8%	1,215
Heterosexual	2004
	2010	3.7	18.8%	50.3%	22.1%	4.7%	4.1%	533
Gay, Lesbian, or Bisexual	2004	3.5	27.8%	25.9%	22.2%	16.7%	7.4%	54
	2010	3.6	11.4%	60.0%	11.4%	11.4%	5.7%	35

Comfort: Interacting with top level administrators		Mean	5: Very comfortable	4: Comfortable	3: Neither comfortable nor uncomfortable	2: Uncomfortable	1: Very uncomfortable	Total (N)
Disability Status		3.6	18.0%	40.0%	26.7%	13.3%	2.0%	1,227
No disability	2004
	2010	3.7	18.2%	50.8%	22.2%	4.7%	4.1%	632
Disability	2004	3.4	22.9%	31.3%	16.7%	22.9%	6.3%	48
	2010	3.5	13.2%	45.3%	26.4%	9.4%	5.7%	53

Comfort: Interacting with top level administrators		Mean	5: Very comfortable	4: Comfortable	3: Neither comfortable nor uncomfortable	2: Uncomfortable	1: Very uncomfortable	Total (N)
Age		3.5	16.6%	38.4%	28.8%	14.3%	2.0%	1,071
Traditional	2004
	2010	3.7	17.4%	49.7%	23.8%	4.7%	4.4%	596
Non-Traditional	2004	3.8	25.2%	45.7%	15.7%	10.9%	2.6%	230
	2010	3.8	20.2%	55.1%	13.5%	7.9%	3.4%	89

Comfort: Interacting with faculty during office hrs/outside classroom ²

Comfort: Interacting with faculty during office hrs/outside classroom	Mean	5: Very comfortable	4: Comfortable	3: Neither comfortable nor uncomfortable	2: Uncomfortable	1: Very uncomfortable	Total (N)
Year*	4.3	40.2%	49.5%	6.9%	2.8%	0.6%	1,299
2004
2010	4.1	36.7%	47.9%	10.2%	2.9%	2.3%	1,341

Comfort: Interacting with faculty during office hrs/outside classroom		Mean	5: Very comfortable	4: Comfortable	3: Neither comfortable nor uncomfortable	2: Uncomfortable	1: Very uncomfortable	Total (N)
Gender*		4.3	39.0%	51.1%	7.5%	1.9%	0.5%	626
Male	2004
	2010	4.2	38.2%	47.2%	10.7%	2.1%	1.8%	625
Female	2004	4.3	41.3%	48.0%	6.2%	3.7%	0.7%	673
	2010	4.1	35.3%	48.5%	9.8%	3.6%	2.8%	716

Comfort: Interacting with faculty during office hrs/outside classroom		Mean	5: Very comfortable	4: Comfortable	3: Neither comfortable nor uncomfortable	2: Uncomfortable	1: Very uncomfortable	Total (N)
Race/Ethnicity*		3.8	25.9%	46.9%	12.3%	11.1%	3.7%	81
African American/Black	2004
	2010	4.1	33.7%	48.8%	10.5%	4.7%	2.3%	86
Asian	2004	4.1	29.6%	57.1%	11.8%	1.0%	0.5%	203
	2010	4.1	32.7%	52.7%	11.5%	2.0%	1.1%	355
Hispanic/Latino	2004	4.1	35.1%	48.6%	8.1%	5.4%	2.7%	37
	2010	4.0	34.4%	34.4%	31.3%	.	.	32
White/Caucasian	2004	4.3	44.0%	48.2%	5.2%	2.4%	0.2%	882
	2010	4.1	38.5%	46.5%	9.1%	2.8%	3.0%	821

Comfort: Interacting with faculty during office hrs/outside classroom		Mean	5: Very comfortable	4: Comfortable	3: Neither comfortable nor uncomfortable	2: Uncomfortable	1: Very uncomfortable	Total (N)
Residency		4.3	41.6%	48.6%	6.2%	3.0%	0.6%	1,167
U.S. resident	2004
	2010	4.1	38.6%	45.9%	9.1%	3.4%	2.9%	932
International student	2004	4.1	27.3%	57.6%	12.9%	1.5%	0.8%	132
	2010	4.1	32.3%	52.3%	12.7%	1.7%	1.0%	409

Comfort: Interacting with faculty during office hrs/outside classroom		Mean	5: Very comfortable	4: Comfortable	3: Neither comfortable nor uncomfortable	2: Uncomfortable	1: Very uncomfortable	Total (N)
Socioeconomic Background*		4.1	35.4%	50.0%	8.9%	5.1%	0.6%	316
Poor/Working class	2004
	2010	4.1	37.2%	44.8%	11.9%	3.4%	2.7%	328
Middle class	2004	4.3	39.4%	51.3%	5.9%	2.7%	0.8%	663
	2010	4.2	37.5%	48.1%	9.3%	3.5%	1.5%	536
Upper middle/Upper class	2004	4.4	47.7%	45.0%	6.4%	0.7%	0.3%	298
	2010	4.2	37.9%	48.4%	9.8%	1.4%	2.5%	285

Comfort: Interacting with faculty during office hrs/outside classroom		Mean	5: Very comfortable	4: Comfortable	3: Neither comfortable nor uncomfortable	2: Uncomfortable	1: Very uncomfortable	Total (N)
First Generation College Student		4.3	40.9%	49.5%	5.9%	3.2%	0.5%	186
First generation student	2004
	2010	4.2	36.5%	48.4%	13.5%	0.8%	0.8%	126
Not first generation	2004	4.3	40.2%	49.5%	6.9%	2.7%	0.6%	1,094
	2010	4.1	37.6%	47.2%	9.6%	3.3%	2.4%	1,013

Comfort: Interacting with faculty during office hrs/outside classroom		Mean	5: Very comfortable	4: Comfortable	3: Neither comfortable nor uncomfortable	2: Uncomfortable	1: Very uncomfortable	Total (N)
Sexual Orientation		4.3	40.3%	49.8%	6.5%	2.7%	0.7%	1,213
Heterosexual	2004
	2010	4.2	38.3%	47.4%	9.2%	3.0%	2.1%	1,040
Gay, Lesbian, or Bisexual	2004	4.2	38.9%	44.4%	11.1%	5.6%	.	54
	2010	4.0	40.6%	34.4%	17.2%	4.7%	3.1%	64

Comfort: Interacting with faculty during office hrs/outside classroom		Mean	5: Very comfortable	4: Comfortable	3: Neither comfortable nor uncomfortable	2: Uncomfortable	1: Very uncomfortable	Total (N)
Disability Status		4.3	40.4%	49.8%	6.5%	2.8%	0.5%	1,226
No disability	2004
	2010	4.1	37.0%	48.0%	9.8%	2.8%	2.4%	1,246
Disability	2004	4.1	38.3%	40.4%	14.9%	2.1%	4.3%	47
	2010	4.1	32.6%	46.3%	15.8%	4.2%	1.1%	95

Comfort: Interacting with faculty during office hrs/outside classroom		Mean	5: Very comfortable	4: Comfortable	3: Neither comfortable nor uncomfortable	2: Uncomfortable	1: Very uncomfortable	Total (N)
Age*		4.2	38.7%	50.5%	7.3%	2.8%	0.7%	1,070
Traditional	2004
	2010	4.2	37.1%	48.0%	10.5%	2.6%	1.8%	1,177
Non-Traditional	2004	4.4	47.2%	45.0%	4.8%	3.1%	.	229
	2010	4.0	33.5%	47.0%	8.5%	4.9%	6.1%	164

Working hard leads to desired grade ⁵

Working hard leads to desired grade	Mean	5: Strongly agree	4: Agree	3: Neither agree nor disagree	2: Disagree	1: Strongly disagree	Total (N)
Year*	4.1	35.3%	51.6%	5.7%	6.0%	1.4%	1,307
2004
2010	4.1	36.5%	46.9%	9.2%	6.3%	1.2%	1,325

Working hard leads to desired grade		Mean	5: Strongly agree	4: Agree	3: Neither agree nor disagree	2: Disagree	1: Strongly disagree	Total (N)
Gender		4.2	35.8%	51.8%	6.1%	5.4%	1.0%	628
Male	2004
	2010	4.1	37.1%	47.0%	10.2%	4.8%	1.0%	609
Female	2004	4.1	34.8%	51.5%	5.4%	6.5%	1.8%	679
	2010	4.1	35.9%	46.8%	8.4%	7.5%	1.4%	716

Working hard leads to desired grade		Mean	5: Strongly agree	4: Agree	3: Neither agree nor disagree	2: Disagree	1: Strongly disagree	Total (N)
Race/Ethnicity		3.7	23.2%	46.3%	13.4%	12.2%	4.9%	82
African American/Black	2004
	2010	4.0	30.8%	50.5%	8.8%	8.8%	1.1%	91
Asian	2004	4.3	41.4%	47.3%	7.4%	3.0%	1.0%	203
	2010	4.2	41.6%	42.5%	10.9%	3.8%	1.2%	341
Hispanic/Latino	2004	4.2	40.5%	48.6%	.	8.1%	2.7%	37
	2010	3.9	30.3%	45.5%	9.1%	12.1%	3.0%	33
White/Caucasian	2004	4.2	35.4%	53.1%	4.8%	5.6%	1.0%	887
	2010	4.1	35.0%	48.5%	8.5%	6.7%	1.2%	816

Working hard leads to desired grade		Mean	5: Strongly agree	4: Agree	3: Neither agree nor disagree	2: Disagree	1: Strongly disagree	Total (N)
Residency		4.1	34.5%	51.7%	5.9%	6.5%	1.4%	1,175
U.S. resident	2004
	2010	4.1	33.5%	49.3%	8.7%	7.3%	1.3%	936
International student	2004	4.3	42.4%	50.8%	4.5%	1.5%	0.8%	132
	2010	4.2	43.4%	41.1%	10.5%	3.9%	1.0%	389

Working hard leads to desired grade		Mean	5: Strongly agree	4: Agree	3: Neither agree nor disagree	2: Disagree	1: Strongly disagree	Total (N)
Socioeconomic Background*		4.1	30.6%	53.9%	6.9%	7.9%	0.6%	317
Poor/Working class	2004
	2010	4.1	35.2%	49.1%	7.7%	6.2%	1.8%	338
Middle class	2004	4.1	35.3%	51.8%	5.5%	5.4%	1.9%	668
	2010	4.1	36.1%	47.1%	9.9%	5.8%	1.1%	554
Upper middle/Upper class	2004	4.2	40.7%	48.7%	4.0%	5.6%	1.0%	302
	2010	4.1	36.4%	46.3%	10.2%	6.8%	0.3%	294

Working hard leads to desired grade		Mean	5: Strongly agree	4: Agree	3: Neither agree nor disagree	2: Disagree	1: Strongly disagree	Total (N)
First Generation College Student		4.2	36.6%	52.2%	4.3%	5.9%	1.1%	186
First generation student	2004
	2010	4.2	42.6%	45.7%	6.2%	4.7%	0.8%	129
Not first generation	2004	4.1	35.2%	51.4%	5.9%	6.1%	1.4%	1,104
	2010	4.1	34.7%	47.8%	10.0%	6.3%	1.1%	1,046

Working hard leads to desired grade		Mean	5: Strongly agree	4: Agree	3: Neither agree nor disagree	2: Disagree	1: Strongly disagree	Total (N)
Sexual Orientation		4.1	35.0%	52.2%	5.6%	5.9%	1.4%	1,221
Heterosexual	2004
	2010	4.1	35.7%	48.1%	9.1%	6.0%	1.1%	1,074
Gay, Lesbian, or Bisexual	2004	4.2	47.3%	36.4%	5.5%	9.1%	1.8%	55
	2010	4.1	38.5%	41.5%	10.8%	9.2%	.	65

Working hard leads to desired grade		Mean	5: Strongly agree	4: Agree	3: Neither agree nor disagree	2: Disagree	1: Strongly disagree	Total (N)
Disability Status		4.2	35.7%	51.8%	5.7%	5.8%	1.1%	1,234
No disability	2004
	2010	4.1	36.8%	47.2%	9.1%	5.9%	1.0%	1,228
Disability	2004	3.7	27.1%	47.9%	4.2%	12.5%	8.3%	48
	2010	3.9	32.0%	42.3%	10.3%	11.3%	4.1%	97

Working hard leads to desired grade		Mean	5: Strongly agree	4: Agree	3: Neither agree nor disagree	2: Disagree	1: Strongly disagree	Total (N)
Age		4.1	34.3%	52.5%	6.1%	5.7%	1.5%	1,077
Traditional	2004
	2010	4.1	36.0%	47.0%	9.3%	6.6%	1.1%	1,159
Non-Traditional	2004	4.2	40.0%	47.8%	3.9%	7.4%	0.9%	230
	2010	4.2	39.8%	45.8%	8.4%	4.2%	1.8%	166

Ignored in class when attempting to participate ⁵

Ignored in class when attempting to participate	Mean	5: Strongly agree	4: Agree	3: Neither agree nor disagree	2: Disagree	1: Strongly disagree	Total (N)
Year*	1.9	1.0%	2.5%	10.0%	54.2%	32.4%	1,305
2004
2010	1.7	0.9%	2.4%	7.9%	46.5%	42.3%	1,324

Ignored in class when attempting to participate		Mean	5: Strongly agree	4: Agree	3: Neither agree nor disagree	2: Disagree	1: Strongly disagree	Total (N)
Gender*		1.8	0.6%	2.7%	10.5%	52.4%	33.8%	628
Male	2004
	2010	1.8	1.3%	3.3%	8.1%	44.4%	42.9%	608
Female	2004	1.9	1.3%	2.2%	9.5%	55.8%	31.2%	677
	2010	1.7	0.6%	1.7%	7.7%	48.3%	41.8%	716

Ignored in class when attempting to participate		Mean	5: Strongly agree	4: Agree	3: Neither agree nor disagree	2: Disagree	1: Strongly disagree	Total (N)
Race/Ethnicity		2.0	1.2%	6.2%	9.9%	60.5%	22.2%	81
African American/Black	2004
	2010	1.7	.	3.3%	7.7%	48.4%	40.7%	91
Asian	2004	2.1	1.5%	3.9%	20.7%	52.2%	21.7%	203
	2010	1.9	2.4%	4.7%	10.0%	49.7%	33.2%	340
Hispanic/Latino	2004	2.0	2.7%	2.7%	10.8%	62.2%	21.6%	37
	2010	1.8	.	9.1%	6.1%	36.4%	48.5%	33
White/Caucasian	2004	1.8	0.6%	1.9%	7.3%	54.1%	36.1%	886
	2010	1.6	0.4%	1.1%	7.4%	45.5%	45.7%	816

Ignored in class when attempting to participate		Mean	5: Strongly agree	4: Agree	3: Neither agree nor disagree	2: Disagree	1: Strongly disagree	Total (N)
Residency*		1.8	1.0%	2.3%	9.0%	54.7%	33.0%	1,173
U.S. resident	2004
	2010	1.7	0.4%	1.4%	7.3%	45.6%	45.3%	936
International student	2004	2.0	0.8%	3.8%	18.9%	49.2%	27.3%	132
	2010	1.9	2.1%	4.9%	9.3%	48.7%	35.1%	388

Ignored in class when attempting to participate		Mean	5: Strongly agree	4: Agree	3: Neither agree nor disagree	2: Disagree	1: Strongly disagree	Total (N)
Socioeconomic Background		1.9	1.3%	2.2%	14.0%	54.9%	27.6%	315
Poor/Working class	2004
	2010	1.8	1.5%	3.8%	8.6%	45.6%	40.5%	338
Middle class	2004	1.9	0.7%	3.1%	8.2%	56.4%	31.4%	668
	2010	1.7	1.3%	1.6%	7.4%	47.9%	41.8%	553
Upper middle/Upper class	2004	1.7	1.3%	1.0%	8.6%	48.3%	40.7%	302
	2010	1.6	.	1.4%	7.8%	44.2%	46.6%	294

Ignored in class when attempting to participate		Mean	5: Strongly agree	4: Agree	3: Neither agree nor disagree	2: Disagree	1: Strongly disagree	Total (N)
First Generation College Student		1.9	1.1%	3.2%	14.6%	47.6%	33.5%	185
First generation student	2004
	2010	1.8	1.6%	4.7%	7.8%	39.5%	46.5%	129
Not first generation	2004	1.8	1.0%	2.3%	9.0%	55.2%	32.5%	1,103
	2010	1.7	1.0%	1.7%	7.8%	47.5%	42.1%	1,045

Ignored in class when attempting to participate		Mean	5: Strongly agree	4: Agree	3: Neither agree nor disagree	2: Disagree	1: Strongly disagree	Total (N)
Sexual Orientation*		1.8	1.0%	2.5%	9.5%	54.3%	32.7%	1,219
Heterosexual	2004
	2010	1.7	0.9%	1.8%	7.8%	47.5%	41.9%	1,073
Gay, Lesbian, or Bisexual	2004	1.9	1.8%	1.8%	10.9%	52.7%	32.7%	55
	2010	1.6	1.5%	3.1%	9.2%	26.2%	60.0%	65

Ignored in class when attempting to participate		Mean	5: Strongly agree	4: Agree	3: Neither agree nor disagree	2: Disagree	1: Strongly disagree	Total (N)
Disability Status		1.8	0.9%	2.4%	9.7%	54.5%	32.5%	1,232
No disability	2004
	2010	1.7	0.9%	2.2%	7.9%	46.0%	43.0%	1,227
Disability	2004	2.0	4.2%	4.2%	10.4%	45.8%	35.4%	48
	2010	1.9	1.0%	5.2%	7.2%	53.6%	33.0%	97

Ignored in class when attempting to participate		Mean	5: Strongly agree	4: Agree	3: Neither agree nor disagree	2: Disagree	1: Strongly disagree	Total (N)
Age		1.9	0.8%	2.8%	10.8%	54.6%	31.0%	1,076
Traditional	2004
	2010	1.7	0.9%	2.5%	7.6%	47.0%	42.0%	1,158
Non-Traditional	2004	1.7	1.7%	0.9%	6.1%	52.4%	38.9%	229
	2010	1.7	0.6%	1.8%	9.6%	43.4%	44.6%	166

Comments taken seriously by instructor ⁵

Comments taken seriously by instructor	Mean	5: Strongly agree	4: Agree	3: Neither agree nor disagree	2: Disagree	1: Strongly disagree	Total (N)
Year*	4.1	28.9%	60.1%	7.2%	3.0%	0.8%	1,302
2004
2010	4.1	33.1%	52.5%	9.6%	3.3%	1.5%	1,321

Comments taken seriously by instructor		Mean	5: Strongly agree	4: Agree	3: Neither agree nor disagree	2: Disagree	1: Strongly disagree	Total (N)
Gender*		4.1	30.8%	57.4%	7.4%	3.8%	0.6%	624
Male	2004
	2010	4.1	32.2%	52.6%	9.0%	4.8%	1.3%	608
Female	2004	4.1	27.1%	62.7%	7.1%	2.2%	0.9%	678
	2010	4.1	33.8%	52.5%	10.1%	2.0%	1.7%	713

Comments taken seriously by instructor		Mean	5: Strongly agree	4: Agree	3: Neither agree nor disagree	2: Disagree	1: Strongly disagree	Total (N)
Race/Ethnicity*		3.8	17.1%	58.5%	14.6%	9.8%	.	82
African American/Black	2004
	2010	4.0	29.7%	53.8%	9.9%	.	6.6%	91
Asian	2004	3.8	17.3%	54.0%	19.8%	6.9%	2.0%	202
	2010	3.8	20.6%	52.4%	15.9%	8.8%	2.4%	340
Hispanic/Latino	2004	4.2	32.4%	56.8%	8.1%	2.7%	.	37
	2010	4.1	37.5%	46.9%	6.3%	3.1%	6.3%	32
White/Caucasian	2004	4.2	31.9%	62.7%	3.3%	1.5%	0.6%	883
	2010	4.3	38.5%	52.8%	6.9%	1.4%	0.5%	814

Comments taken seriously by instructor		Mean	5: Strongly agree	4: Agree	3: Neither agree nor disagree	2: Disagree	1: Strongly disagree	Total (N)
Residency		4.2	29.9%	60.6%	6.3%	2.6%	0.6%	1,170
U.S. resident	2004
	2010	4.2	37.1%	53.4%	7.2%	1.4%	1.0%	933
International student	2004	3.8	19.7%	56.1%	15.2%	6.8%	2.3%	132
	2010	3.8	23.5%	50.5%	15.5%	7.7%	2.8%	388

Comments taken seriously by instructor		Mean	5: Strongly agree	4: Agree	3: Neither agree nor disagree	2: Disagree	1: Strongly disagree	Total (N)
Socioeconomic Background		4.1	25.6%	60.3%	10.4%	3.8%	.	317
Poor/Working class	2004
	2010	4.1	32.9%	51.6%	8.3%	4.5%	2.7%	337
Middle class	2004	4.1	28.1%	62.5%	6.3%	2.4%	0.8%	666
	2010	4.2	32.1%	54.7%	10.3%	2.4%	0.5%	552
Upper middle/Upper class	2004	4.2	35.3%	54.7%	5.7%	3.0%	1.3%	300
	2010	4.2	36.5%	50.5%	8.9%	2.7%	1.4%	293

Comments taken seriously by instructor		Mean	5: Strongly agree	4: Agree	3: Neither agree nor disagree	2: Disagree	1: Strongly disagree	Total (N)
First Generation College Student		4.0	24.2%	60.8%	10.8%	3.8%	0.5%	186
First generation student	2004
	2010	4.1	35.7%	47.3%	9.3%	4.7%	3.1%	129
Not first generation	2004	4.2	30.0%	59.9%	6.6%	2.7%	0.7%	1,100
	2010	4.1	33.0%	53.6%	9.6%	2.7%	1.1%	1,042

Comments taken seriously by instructor		Mean	5: Strongly agree	4: Agree	3: Neither agree nor disagree	2: Disagree	1: Strongly disagree	Total (N)
Sexual Orientation		4.1	29.3%	59.9%	7.1%	3.0%	0.7%	1,217
Heterosexual	2004
	2010	4.2	33.6%	53.2%	9.3%	2.8%	1.2%	1,070
Gay, Lesbian, or Bisexual	2004	4.2	29.1%	63.6%	7.3%	.	.	55
	2010	4.3	38.5%	53.8%	4.6%	1.5%	1.5%	65

Comments taken seriously by instructor		Mean	5: Strongly agree	4: Agree	3: Neither agree nor disagree	2: Disagree	1: Strongly disagree	Total (N)
Disability Status		4.1	28.9%	60.6%	7.2%	2.7%	0.6%	1,230
No disability	2004
	2010	4.1	33.6%	52.1%	9.5%	3.3%	1.5%	1,226
Disability	2004	3.9	27.1%	52.1%	8.3%	8.3%	4.2%	48
	2010	4.1	26.3%	57.9%	11.6%	3.2%	1.1%	95

Comments taken seriously by instructor		Mean	5: Strongly agree	4: Agree	3: Neither agree nor disagree	2: Disagree	1: Strongly disagree	Total (N)
Age		4.1	28.3%	60.0%	7.5%	3.2%	0.9%	1,073
Traditional	2004
	2010	4.1	31.8%	53.1%	10.0%	3.5%	1.6%	1,155
Non-Traditional	2004	4.2	31.4%	60.7%	5.7%	2.2%	.	229
	2010	4.3	42.2%	48.8%	6.6%	1.2%	1.2%	166

Ignored by classmates/given trivial jobs during group work ⁵

Ignored by classmates/given trivial jobs during group work	Mean	5: Strongly agree	4: Agree	3: Neither agree nor disagree	2: Disagree	1: Strongly disagree	Total (N)
Year*	1.8	1.1%	3.6%	9.1%	51.6%	34.6%	1,303
2004
2010	1.8	1.1%	3.4%	8.4%	44.9%	42.1%	1,322

Ignored by classmates/given trivial jobs during group work		Mean	5: Strongly agree	4: Agree	3: Neither agree nor disagree	2: Disagree	1: Strongly disagree	Total (N)
Gender*		1.9	1.0%	4.2%	10.7%	49.1%	35.0%	625
Male	2004
	2010	1.8	0.8%	3.6%	7.9%	45.5%	42.2%	607
Female	2004	1.8	1.2%	3.1%	7.7%	53.8%	34.2%	678
	2010	1.8	1.4%	3.2%	8.8%	44.5%	42.1%	715

Ignored by classmates/given trivial jobs during group work		Mean	5: Strongly agree	4: Agree	3: Neither agree nor disagree	2: Disagree	1: Strongly disagree	Total (N)
Race/Ethnicity*		2.3	3.7%	11.0%	15.9%	46.3%	23.2%	82
African American/Black	2004
	2010	2.1	4.4%	8.8%	11.0%	40.7%	35.2%	91
Asian	2004	2.2	2.0%	6.4%	18.2%	51.7%	21.7%	203
	2010	2.0	2.1%	5.9%	10.9%	48.7%	32.4%	339
Hispanic/Latino	2004	2.2	2.7%	10.8%	10.8%	51.4%	24.3%	37
	2010	1.8	.	6.1%	21.2%	21.2%	51.5%	33
White/Caucasian	2004	1.7	0.6%	1.9%	6.3%	52.3%	38.8%	883
	2010	1.7	0.5%	1.7%	6.6%	44.8%	46.4%	815

Ignored by classmates/given trivial jobs during group work		Mean	5: Strongly agree	4: Agree	3: Neither agree nor disagree	2: Disagree	1: Strongly disagree	Total (N)
Residency		1.8	1.1%	3.1%	8.6%	51.2%	36.0%	1,171
U.S. resident	2004
	2010	1.7	0.9%	2.6%	7.3%	44.1%	45.2%	934
International student	2004	2.1	0.8%	8.3%	13.6%	54.5%	22.7%	132
	2010	1.9	1.8%	5.4%	11.1%	46.9%	34.8%	388

Ignored by classmates/given trivial jobs during group work		Mean	5: Strongly agree	4: Agree	3: Neither agree nor disagree	2: Disagree	1: Strongly disagree	Total (N)
Socioeconomic Background		1.9	1.3%	4.1%	12.3%	51.9%	30.4%	316
Poor/Working class	2004
	2010	1.9	2.1%	4.7%	9.2%	44.2%	39.8%	337
Middle class	2004	1.9	0.9%	3.7%	8.5%	53.4%	33.4%	668
	2010	1.7	0.5%	3.1%	8.3%	45.4%	42.7%	553
Upper middle/Upper class	2004	1.7	1.0%	2.7%	6.7%	46.7%	43.0%	300
	2010	1.7	1.0%	2.0%	6.1%	43.7%	47.1%	293

Ignored by classmates/given trivial jobs during group work		Mean	5: Strongly agree	4: Agree	3: Neither agree nor disagree	2: Disagree	1: Strongly disagree	Total (N)
First Generation College Student		1.9	1.1%	5.4%	15.6%	41.4%	36.6%	186
First generation student	2004
	2010	1.8	0.8%	5.4%	10.9%	37.2%	45.7%	129
Not first generation	2004	1.8	1.0%	3.3%	8.0%	53.1%	34.6%	1,101
	2010	1.7	1.1%	2.9%	7.6%	45.6%	42.8%	1,044

Ignored by classmates/given trivial jobs during group work		Mean	5: Strongly agree	4: Agree	3: Neither agree nor disagree	2: Disagree	1: Strongly disagree	Total (N)
Sexual Orientation		1.8	1.0%	3.5%	8.9%	51.5%	35.1%	1,218
Heterosexual	2004
	2010	1.7	0.9%	3.0%	7.7%	45.1%	43.3%	1,071
Gay, Lesbian, or Bisexual	2004	1.9	1.8%	3.6%	12.7%	50.9%	30.9%	55
	2010	1.8	4.6%	1.5%	10.8%	33.8%	49.2%	65

Ignored by classmates/given trivial jobs during group work		Mean	5: Strongly agree	4: Agree	3: Neither agree nor disagree	2: Disagree	1: Strongly disagree	Total (N)
Disability Status		1.8	0.9%	3.3%	9.0%	51.9%	34.8%	1,231
No disability	2004
	2010	1.7	1.1%	3.2%	8.1%	44.6%	43.0%	1,225
Disability	2004	2.0	2.1%	10.4%	12.5%	37.5%	37.5%	48
	2010	2.0	1.0%	6.2%	12.4%	49.5%	30.9%	97

Ignored by classmates/given trivial jobs during group work		Mean	5: Strongly agree	4: Agree	3: Neither agree nor disagree	2: Disagree	1: Strongly disagree	Total (N)
Age		1.9	1.0%	4.2%	9.2%	52.6%	33.0%	1,074
Traditional	2004
	2010	1.8	1.1%	3.5%	8.3%	45.6%	41.5%	1,157
Non-Traditional	2004	1.7	1.3%	0.9%	8.7%	46.7%	42.4%	229
	2010	1.7	1.2%	3.0%	9.1%	40.0%	46.7%	165

Faculty recognize importance of ideas ⁵

Faculty recognize importance of ideas	Mean	5: Strongly agree	4: Agree	3: Neither agree nor disagree	2: Disagree	1: Strongly disagree	Total (N)
Year*	4.0	24.3%	55.8%	15.8%	3.8%	0.4%	1,304
2004
2010	4.0	26.2%	50.9%	19.5%	2.5%	0.8%	1,316

Faculty recognize importance of ideas		Mean	5: Strongly agree	4: Agree	3: Neither agree nor disagree	2: Disagree	1: Strongly disagree	Total (N)
Gender		4.0	24.0%	54.0%	18.4%	3.7%	.	626
Male	2004
	2010	4.0	25.2%	50.7%	21.9%	1.7%	0.7%	604
Female	2004	4.0	24.6%	57.4%	13.4%	3.8%	0.7%	678
	2010	4.0	27.1%	51.1%	17.6%	3.2%	1.0%	712

Faculty recognize importance of ideas		Mean	5: Strongly agree	4: Agree	3: Neither agree nor disagree	2: Disagree	1: Strongly disagree	Total (N)
Race/Ethnicity*		3.7	18.5%	50.6%	18.5%	11.1%	1.2%	81
African American/Black	2004
	2010	3.9	26.4%	47.3%	20.9%	3.3%	2.2%	91
Asian	2004	3.9	19.7%	52.2%	23.2%	4.4%	0.5%	203
	2010	3.7	14.9%	50.3%	30.4%	3.0%	1.5%	336
Hispanic/Latino	2004	3.8	18.9%	54.1%	18.9%	8.1%	.	37
	2010	4.2	33.3%	48.5%	18.2%	.	.	33
White/Caucasian	2004	4.1	26.2%	57.6%	13.1%	2.7%	0.3%	885
	2010	4.1	29.9%	52.1%	15.0%	2.5%	0.5%	812

Faculty recognize importance of ideas		Mean	5: Strongly agree	4: Agree	3: Neither agree nor disagree	2: Disagree	1: Strongly disagree	Total (N)
Residency		4.0	24.7%	55.7%	15.4%	3.8%	0.4%	1,172
U.S. resident	2004
	2010	4.1	29.9%	52.0%	14.9%	2.5%	0.8%	931
International student	2004	3.9	20.5%	56.1%	19.7%	3.8%	.	132
	2010	3.8	17.4%	48.3%	30.6%	2.6%	1.0%	385

Faculty recognize importance of ideas		Mean	5: Strongly agree	4: Agree	3: Neither agree nor disagree	2: Disagree	1: Strongly disagree	Total (N)
Socioeconomic Background		3.9	18.0%	57.4%	18.3%	5.7%	0.6%	317
Poor/Working class	2004
	2010	4.0	27.8%	50.3%	16.6%	3.8%	1.5%	338
Middle class	2004	4.0	24.6%	55.9%	15.7%	3.3%	0.4%	667
	2010	4.0	24.0%	52.6%	20.6%	2.2%	0.5%	549
Upper middle/Upper class	2004	4.1	31.2%	53.5%	12.6%	2.7%	.	301
	2010	4.0	26.5%	51.5%	19.9%	1.4%	0.7%	291

Faculty recognize importance of ideas		Mean	5: Strongly agree	4: Agree	3: Neither agree nor disagree	2: Disagree	1: Strongly disagree	Total (N)
First Generation College Student		4.0	21.0%	57.5%	17.7%	3.2%	0.5%	186
First generation student	2004
	2010	4.0	28.1%	50.0%	18.8%	2.3%	0.8%	128
Not first generation	2004	4.0	25.1%	55.3%	15.4%	3.8%	0.4%	1,102
	2010	4.0	25.2%	52.2%	19.3%	2.4%	0.9%	1,039

Faculty recognize importance of ideas		Mean	5: Strongly agree	4: Agree	3: Neither agree nor disagree	2: Disagree	1: Strongly disagree	Total (N)
Sexual Orientation		4.0	24.7%	55.9%	15.2%	3.9%	0.4%	1,219
Heterosexual	2004
	2010	4.0	25.5%	52.3%	19.0%	2.3%	0.8%	1,067
Gay, Lesbian, or Bisexual	2004	3.9	21.8%	52.7%	23.6%	1.8%	.	55
	2010	4.1	35.4%	46.2%	16.9%	.	1.5%	65

Faculty recognize importance of ideas		Mean	5: Strongly agree	4: Agree	3: Neither agree nor disagree	2: Disagree	1: Strongly disagree	Total (N)
Disability Status		4.0	24.4%	55.9%	15.6%	3.7%	0.4%	1,232
No disability	2004
	2010	4.0	26.8%	50.4%	19.7%	2.3%	0.8%	1,220
Disability	2004	4.0	27.1%	47.9%	18.8%	6.3%	.	48
	2010	3.9	18.8%	57.3%	17.7%	5.2%	1.0%	96

Faculty recognize importance of ideas		Mean	5: Strongly agree	4: Agree	3: Neither agree nor disagree	2: Disagree	1: Strongly disagree	Total (N)
Age		4.0	23.5%	55.3%	16.8%	3.9%	0.5%	1,075
Traditional	2004
	2010	4.0	25.6%	51.0%	20.3%	2.3%	0.8%	1,150
Non-Traditional	2004	4.1	27.9%	58.1%	10.9%	3.1%	.	229
	2010	4.1	30.7%	50.6%	13.9%	3.6%	1.2%	166

Singled out to speak on behalf of specific group ⁵

Singled out to speak on behalf of specific group	Mean	5: Strongly agree	4: Agree	3: Neither agree nor disagree	2: Disagree	1: Strongly disagree	Total (N)
Year*	2.2	2.0%	10.3%	21.1%	42.0%	24.6%	1,305
2004
2010	2.0	2.2%	7.3%	15.8%	33.2%	41.6%	1,320

Singled out to speak on behalf of specific group		Mean	5: Strongly agree	4: Agree	3: Neither agree nor disagree	2: Disagree	1: Strongly disagree	Total (N)
Gender*		2.2	1.6%	10.4%	22.7%	38.8%	26.5%	626
Male	2004
	2010	1.9	1.6%	7.7%	17.4%	30.1%	43.1%	608
Female	2004	2.2	2.4%	10.3%	19.6%	44.9%	22.8%	679
	2010	2.0	2.7%	6.9%	14.3%	35.8%	40.3%	712

Singled out to speak on behalf of specific group		Mean	5: Strongly agree	4: Agree	3: Neither agree nor disagree	2: Disagree	1: Strongly disagree	Total (N)
Race/Ethnicity		2.7	6.1%	14.6%	34.1%	35.4%	9.8%	82
African American/Black	2004
	2010	2.4	6.6%	11.0%	22.0%	34.1%	26.4%	91
Asian	2004	2.5	1.5%	11.8%	33.5%	38.9%	14.3%	203
	2010	2.1	3.0%	10.1%	18.4%	35.9%	32.6%	337
Hispanic/Latino	2004	2.5	5.4%	16.2%	24.3%	35.1%	18.9%	37
	2010	2.5	9.1%	9.1%	33.3%	15.2%	33.3%	33
White/Caucasian	2004	2.1	1.6%	8.6%	16.3%	44.9%	28.7%	885
	2010	1.8	1.0%	5.5%	12.9%	33.1%	47.5%	815

Singled out to speak on behalf of specific group		Mean	5: Strongly agree	4: Agree	3: Neither agree nor disagree	2: Disagree	1: Strongly disagree	Total (N)
Residency*		2.2	2.1%	10.7%	19.6%	42.0%	25.6%	1,173
U.S. resident	2004
	2010	1.9	2.0%	6.2%	14.1%	32.2%	45.5%	935
International student	2004	2.4	0.8%	7.6%	34.1%	41.7%	15.9%	132
	2010	2.2	2.6%	9.9%	19.7%	35.6%	32.2%	385

Singled out to speak on behalf of specific group		Mean	5: Strongly agree	4: Agree	3: Neither agree nor disagree	2: Disagree	1: Strongly disagree	Total (N)
Socioeconomic Background*		2.4	2.5%	12.3%	26.8%	36.9%	21.5%	317
Poor/Working class	2004
	2010	2.1	5.1%	9.8%	16.4%	28.6%	40.2%	336
Middle class	2004	2.2	1.3%	9.3%	21.6%	43.6%	24.3%	668
	2010	1.9	1.1%	5.8%	17.5%	34.2%	41.4%	553
Upper middle/Upper class	2004	2.1	3.0%	10.3%	13.6%	43.9%	29.2%	301
	2010	1.8	1.0%	7.8%	10.2%	35.7%	45.2%	294

Singled out to speak on behalf of specific group		Mean	5: Strongly agree	4: Agree	3: Neither agree nor disagree	2: Disagree	1: Strongly disagree	Total (N)
First Generation College Student*		2.4	2.2%	13.4%	30.1%	35.5%	18.8%	186
First generation student	2004
	2010	2.2	4.7%	10.9%	19.4%	33.3%	31.8%	129
Not first generation	2004	2.2	2.0%	9.8%	19.5%	43.1%	25.7%	1,103
	2010	1.9	1.9%	6.9%	14.8%	32.9%	43.5%	1,043

Singled out to speak on behalf of specific group		Mean	5: Strongly agree	4: Agree	3: Neither agree nor disagree	2: Disagree	1: Strongly disagree	Total (N)
Sexual Orientation		2.2	1.7%	10.0%	21.1%	42.5%	24.7%	1,220
Heterosexual	2004
	2010	1.9	2.3%	6.7%	15.0%	32.9%	43.0%	1,072
Gay, Lesbian, or Bisexual	2004	2.5	9.1%	14.5%	12.7%	40.0%	23.6%	55
	2010	2.2	1.5%	16.9%	15.4%	27.7%	38.5%	65

Singled out to speak on behalf of specific group		Mean	5: Strongly agree	4: Agree	3: Neither agree nor disagree	2: Disagree	1: Strongly disagree	Total (N)
Disability Status		2.2	1.8%	10.4%	20.8%	42.4%	24.7%	1,233
No disability	2004
	2010	1.9	2.0%	7.0%	15.2%	33.0%	42.8%	1,223
Disability	2004	2.4	8.3%	8.3%	27.1%	31.3%	25.0%	48
	2010	2.3	4.1%	11.3%	22.7%	36.1%	25.8%	97

Singled out to speak on behalf of specific group		Mean	5: Strongly agree	4: Agree	3: Neither agree nor disagree	2: Disagree	1: Strongly disagree	Total (N)
Age*		2.2	1.9%	9.3%	20.3%	43.7%	24.9%	1,076
Traditional	2004
	2010	1.9	2.1%	7.5%	15.2%	32.5%	42.8%	1,155
Non-Traditional	2004	2.4	2.6%	15.3%	24.9%	34.1%	23.1%	229
	2010	2.1	3.0%	5.5%	20.0%	38.2%	33.3%	165

Professors communicate welcomeness in course ⁵

Professors communicate welcomeness in course	Mean	5: Strongly agree	4: Agree	3: Neither agree nor disagree	2: Disagree	1: Strongly disagree	Total (N)
Year*	4.2	34.6%	51.4%	10.4%	2.6%	1.0%	1,305
2004
2010	4.2	39.8%	46.9%	11.4%	1.6%	0.4%	1,318

Professors communicate welcomeness in course		Mean	5: Strongly agree	4: Agree	3: Neither agree nor disagree	2: Disagree	1: Strongly disagree	Total (N)
Gender		4.1	33.5%	52.1%	10.5%	2.7%	1.1%	626
Male	2004
	2010	4.2	37.1%	47.7%	12.9%	2.0%	0.3%	604
Female	2004	4.2	35.5%	50.8%	10.3%	2.5%	0.9%	679
	2010	4.3	42.0%	46.2%	10.1%	1.3%	0.4%	714

Professors communicate welcomeness in course		Mean	5: Strongly agree	4: Agree	3: Neither agree nor disagree	2: Disagree	1: Strongly disagree	Total (N)
Race/Ethnicity		3.9	20.7%	53.7%	18.3%	4.9%	2.4%	82
African American/Black	2004
	2010	4.1	35.2%	44.0%	14.3%	5.5%	1.1%	91
Asian	2004	4.0	21.7%	60.6%	15.3%	1.0%	1.5%	203
	2010	4.2	33.1%	52.4%	12.1%	2.1%	0.3%	338
Hispanic/Latino	2004	3.7	24.3%	37.8%	24.3%	10.8%	2.7%	37
	2010	4.2	45.5%	39.4%	9.1%	.	6.1%	33
White/Caucasian	2004	4.2	39.7%	49.4%	7.9%	2.4%	0.7%	885
	2010	4.3	42.6%	45.5%	10.7%	1.1%	0.1%	814

Professors communicate welcomeness in course		Mean	5: Strongly agree	4: Agree	3: Neither agree nor disagree	2: Disagree	1: Strongly disagree	Total (N)
Residency		4.2	35.4%	50.6%	10.4%	2.6%	0.9%	1,173
U.S. resident	2004
	2010	4.3	41.6%	44.9%	11.8%	1.5%	0.2%	933
International student	2004	4.1	27.3%	58.3%	10.6%	2.3%	1.5%	132
	2010	4.2	35.3%	51.7%	10.4%	1.8%	0.8%	385

Professors communicate welcomeness in course		Mean	5: Strongly agree	4: Agree	3: Neither agree nor disagree	2: Disagree	1: Strongly disagree	Total (N)
Socioeconomic Background		4.0	27.8%	51.4%	13.6%	5.4%	1.9%	317
Poor/Working class	2004
	2010	4.3	42.7%	46.9%	8.6%	1.2%	0.6%	337
Middle class	2004	4.2	33.1%	53.9%	10.0%	2.2%	0.7%	668
	2010	4.2	36.1%	49.6%	12.5%	1.6%	0.2%	554
Upper middle/Upper class	2004	4.4	45.5%	45.8%	7.6%	0.3%	0.7%	301
	2010	4.3	42.6%	43.6%	11.0%	2.1%	0.7%	291

Professors communicate welcomeness in course		Mean	5: Strongly agree	4: Agree	3: Neither agree nor disagree	2: Disagree	1: Strongly disagree	Total (N)
First Generation College Student		4.1	31.7%	49.5%	15.6%	1.6%	1.6%	186
First generation student	2004
	2010	4.3	43.0%	44.5%	9.4%	3.1%	.	128
Not first generation	2004	4.2	35.2%	51.7%	9.5%	2.7%	0.9%	1,103
	2010	4.2	39.1%	47.8%	11.2%	1.3%	0.5%	1,043

Professors communicate welcomeness in course		Mean	5: Strongly agree	4: Agree	3: Neither agree nor disagree	2: Disagree	1: Strongly disagree	Total (N)
Sexual Orientation		4.2	35.3%	51.0%	10.2%	2.5%	1.0%	1,220
Heterosexual	2004
	2010	4.3	40.3%	47.2%	10.7%	1.4%	0.5%	1,070
Gay, Lesbian, or Bisexual	2004	4.0	25.5%	58.2%	12.7%	1.8%	1.8%	55
	2010	4.2	38.5%	43.1%	15.4%	3.1%	.	65

Professors communicate welcomeness in course		Mean	5: Strongly agree	4: Agree	3: Neither agree nor disagree	2: Disagree	1: Strongly disagree	Total (N)
Disability Status*		4.2	34.5%	51.6%	10.7%	2.2%	1.0%	1,233
No disability	2004
	2010	4.2	40.0%	46.7%	11.1%	1.7%	0.4%	1,221
Disability	2004	4.0	37.5%	43.8%	4.2%	12.5%	2.1%	48
	2010	4.2	36.1%	49.5%	14.4%	.	.	97

Professors communicate welcomeness in course		Mean	5: Strongly agree	4: Agree	3: Neither agree nor disagree	2: Disagree	1: Strongly disagree	Total (N)
Age		4.1	33.1%	52.5%	10.8%	2.6%	1.0%	1,076
Traditional	2004
	2010	4.2	38.7%	47.5%	12.0%	1.4%	0.4%	1,152
Non-Traditional	2004	4.2	41.5%	46.3%	8.7%	2.6%	0.9%	229
	2010	4.3	47.0%	42.8%	7.2%	3.0%	.	166

Comfortable among students in courses ^{5 6}

Comfortable among students in courses	Mean	5: Strongly agree	4: Agree	3: Neither agree nor disagree	2: Disagree	1: Strongly disagree	Total (N)
Year	4.2	33.7%	55.5%	7.2%	2.8%	0.8%	1,301
2004
2010	4.2	36.6%	51.8%	7.7%	3.2%	0.7%	1,320

Comfortable among students in courses		Mean	5: Strongly agree	4: Agree	3: Neither agree nor disagree	2: Disagree	1: Strongly disagree	Total (N)
Gender		4.2	35.1%	53.4%	7.5%	3.4%	0.6%	626
Male	2004
	2010	4.2	38.4%	51.2%	6.9%	2.8%	0.7%	606
Female	2004	4.2	32.4%	57.5%	7.0%	2.2%	0.9%	675
	2010	4.2	35.0%	52.4%	8.4%	3.5%	0.7%	714

Comfortable among students in courses		Mean	5: Strongly agree	4: Agree	3: Neither agree nor disagree	2: Disagree	1: Strongly disagree	Total (N)
Race/Ethnicity		3.8	18.3%	56.1%	17.1%	7.3%	1.2%	82
African American/Black	2004
	2010	4.1	29.7%	53.8%	11.0%	5.5%	.	91
Asian	2004	4.1	22.7%	63.1%	11.8%	2.0%	0.5%	203
	2010	4.2	32.2%	56.6%	8.8%	1.8%	0.6%	339
Hispanic/Latino	2004	4.1	35.1%	45.9%	13.5%	.	5.4%	37
	2010	4.0	33.3%	39.4%	24.2%	3.0%	.	33
White/Caucasian	2004	4.3	38.1%	54.6%	4.3%	2.4%	0.6%	882
	2010	4.2	39.1%	50.3%	6.2%	3.6%	0.9%	813

Comfortable among students in courses		Mean	5: Strongly agree	4: Agree	3: Neither agree nor disagree	2: Disagree	1: Strongly disagree	Total (N)
Residency		4.2	34.7%	54.9%	6.8%	2.7%	0.9%	1,169
U.S. resident	2004
	2010	4.2	38.8%	49.2%	7.6%	3.6%	0.8%	933
International student	2004	4.1	25.0%	60.6%	10.6%	3.8%	.	132
	2010	4.2	31.3%	58.1%	8.0%	2.1%	0.5%	387

Comfortable among students in courses		Mean	5: Strongly agree	4: Agree	3: Neither agree nor disagree	2: Disagree	1: Strongly disagree	Total (N)
Socioeconomic Background*		4.0	27.2%	57.0%	9.8%	4.4%	1.6%	316
Poor/Working class	2004
	2010	4.2	37.9%	50.6%	8.6%	2.4%	0.6%	338
Middle class	2004	4.2	33.4%	56.5%	7.6%	2.2%	0.1%	667
	2010	4.2	36.7%	52.1%	6.5%	4.0%	0.7%	553
Upper middle/Upper class	2004	4.3	42.7%	51.0%	3.0%	2.3%	1.0%	300
	2010	4.2	35.6%	51.4%	9.9%	2.4%	0.7%	292

Comfortable among students in courses		Mean	5: Strongly agree	4: Agree	3: Neither agree nor disagree	2: Disagree	1: Strongly disagree	Total (N)
First Generation College Student		4.1	31.7%	53.8%	9.7%	4.3%	0.5%	186
First generation student	2004
	2010	4.3	38.8%	52.7%	7.0%	1.6%	.	129
Not first generation	2004	4.2	34.5%	55.5%	6.7%	2.5%	0.7%	1,100
	2010	4.2	36.5%	51.5%	8.1%	3.2%	0.8%	1,043

Comfortable among students in courses		Mean	5: Strongly agree	4: Agree	3: Neither agree nor disagree	2: Disagree	1: Strongly disagree	Total (N)
Sexual Orientation		4.2	34.8%	54.8%	7.1%	2.7%	0.6%	1,217
Heterosexual	2004
	2010	4.2	37.8%	50.8%	7.7%	3.0%	0.7%	1,071
Gay, Lesbian, or Bisexual	2004	3.9	20.0%	63.6%	7.3%	5.5%	3.6%	55
	2010	4.2	32.3%	56.9%	6.2%	4.6%	.	65

Comfortable among students in courses		Mean	5: Strongly agree	4: Agree	3: Neither agree nor disagree	2: Disagree	1: Strongly disagree	Total (N)
Disability Status*		4.2	34.1%	55.8%	6.9%	2.6%	0.6%	1,230
No disability	2004
	2010	4.2	36.9%	51.4%	7.7%	3.3%	0.7%	1,224
Disability	2004	3.9	31.3%	41.7%	14.6%	8.3%	4.2%	48
	2010	4.2	32.3%	57.3%	8.3%	2.1%	.	96

Comfortable among students in courses		Mean	5: Strongly agree	4: Agree	3: Neither agree nor disagree	2: Disagree	1: Strongly disagree	Total (N)
Age		4.2	32.9%	56.5%	6.9%	2.9%	0.8%	1,073
Traditional	2004
	2010	4.2	36.3%	52.3%	7.7%	3.1%	0.6%	1,154
Non-Traditional	2004	4.2	37.7%	50.9%	8.8%	2.2%	0.4%	228
	2010	4.2	38.6%	48.8%	7.8%	3.6%	1.2%	166

Faculty support for attending conferences ⁷

Faculty support for attending conferences	Mean	4: Excellent	3: Good	2: Fair	1: Poor	Total (N)
Year*	3.0	36.7%	39.2%	15.3%	8.8%	980
2010

Faculty support for attending conferences		Mean	4: Excellent	3: Good	2: Fair	1: Poor	Total (N)
Gender*		3.1	37.9%	38.3%	15.5%	8.3%	433
Male	2010
Female	2010	3.0	35.8%	39.9%	15.2%	9.1%	547

Faculty support for attending conferences		Mean	4: Excellent	3: Good	2: Fair	1: Poor	Total (N)
Race/Ethnicity*		3.0	37.7%	32.8%	16.4%	13.1%	61
African American/Black	2010
Asian	2010	3.0	32.6%	44.1%	15.7%	7.6%	236
Hispanic/Latino	2010	3.2	50.0%	29.2%	12.5%	8.3%	24
White/Caucasian	2010	3.1	37.6%	38.8%	15.2%	8.3%	623

Faculty support for attending conferences		Mean	4: Excellent	3: Good	2: Fair	1: Poor	Total (N)
Residency*		3.1	38.5%	38.2%	14.4%	8.9%	699
U.S. resident	2010
International student	2010	3.0	32.4%	41.6%	17.4%	8.5%	281

Faculty support for attending conferences		Mean	4: Excellent	3: Good	2: Fair	1: Poor	Total (N)
Socioeconomic Background*		3.0	38.0%	34.1%	17.6%	10.2%	255
Poor/Working class	2010
Middle class	2010	3.1	36.7%	40.0%	15.1%	8.2%	425
Upper middle/Upper class	2010	3.1	36.5%	41.8%	13.9%	7.7%	208

Faculty support for attending conferences		Mean	4: Excellent	3: Good	2: Fair	1: Poor	Total (N)
First Generation College Student*		3.1	37.2%	44.7%	12.8%	5.3%	94
First generation student	2010
Not first generation	2010	3.0	37.0%	38.1%	16.0%	8.9%	783

Faculty support for attending conferences		Mean	4: Excellent	3: Good	2: Fair	1: Poor	Total (N)
Sexual Orientation*		3.0	37.1%	38.9%	15.4%	8.6%	803
Heterosexual	2010
Gay, Lesbian, or Bisexual	2010	3.2	44.0%	36.0%	14.0%	6.0%	50

Faculty support for attending conferences		Mean	4: Excellent	3: Good	2: Fair	1: Poor	Total (N)
Disability Status*		3.1	37.6%	39.0%	15.0%	8.4%	901
No disability	2010
Disability	2010	2.8	26.6%	41.8%	19.0%	12.7%	79

Faculty support for attending conferences		Mean	4: Excellent	3: Good	2: Fair	1: Poor	Total (N)
Age*		3.0	36.9%	39.0%	15.8%	8.4%	857
Traditional	2010
Non-Traditional	2010	3.0	35.8%	40.7%	12.2%	11.4%	123

Faculty support for presenting at conferences ⁷

Faculty support for presenting at conferences	Mean	4: Excellent	3: Good	2: Fair	1: Poor	Total (N)
Year*	3.1	33.6%	44.0%	17.1%	5.3%	1,004
2004
2010	3.1	39.4%	38.6%	14.4%	7.5%	914

Faculty support for presenting at conferences		Mean	4: Excellent	3: Good	2: Fair	1: Poor	Total (N)
Gender*		3.0	31.9%	45.0%	16.9%	6.3%	480
Male	2004
	2010	3.1	38.6%	39.1%	14.5%	7.9%	407
Female	2004	3.1	35.1%	43.1%	17.4%	4.4%	524
	2010	3.1	40.0%	38.3%	14.4%	7.3%	507

Faculty support for presenting at conferences		Mean	4: Excellent	3: Good	2: Fair	1: Poor	Total (N)
Race/Ethnicity		2.9	26.2%	49.2%	16.4%	8.2%	61
African American/Black	2004
	2010	2.8	28.3%	39.6%	15.1%	17.0%	53
Asian	2004	2.9	22.5%	46.2%	26.6%	4.6%	173
	2010	3.0	31.4%	45.0%	16.8%	6.8%	220
Hispanic/Latino	2004	2.8	31.3%	34.4%	21.9%	12.5%	32
	2010	3.1	43.5%	34.8%	13.0%	8.7%	23
White/Caucasian	2004	3.1	36.4%	44.5%	14.7%	4.4%	665
	2010	3.2	43.0%	36.3%	14.0%	6.7%	586

Faculty support for presenting at conferences		Mean	4: Excellent	3: Good	2: Fair	1: Poor	Total (N)
Residency		3.1	34.9%	43.6%	16.1%	5.4%	890
U.S. resident	2004
	2010	3.2	43.2%	36.3%	13.1%	7.4%	648
International student	2004	2.9	22.8%	47.4%	25.4%	4.4%	114
	2010	3.0	30.1%	44.4%	17.7%	7.9%	266

Faculty support for presenting at conferences		Mean	4: Excellent	3: Good	2: Fair	1: Poor	Total (N)
Socioeconomic Background		3.0	28.4%	44.0%	22.2%	5.3%	243
Poor/Working class	2004
	2010	3.0	40.2%	33.3%	16.7%	9.8%	234
Middle class	2004	3.1	33.4%	47.7%	12.8%	6.1%	509
	2010	3.1	39.8%	39.3%	14.3%	6.6%	392
Upper middle/Upper class	2004	3.1	39.3%	36.1%	20.9%	3.7%	244
	2010	3.1	38.9%	39.4%	15.2%	6.6%	198

Faculty support for presenting at conferences		Mean	4: Excellent	3: Good	2: Fair	1: Poor	Total (N)
First Generation College Student		2.9	25.3%	43.2%	24.0%	7.5%	146
First generation student	2004
	2010	3.1	40.0%	38.8%	16.5%	4.7%	85
Not first generation	2004	3.1	35.1%	44.0%	16.0%	4.9%	852
	2010	3.1	39.5%	37.9%	15.0%	7.7%	729

Faculty support for presenting at conferences		Mean	4: Excellent	3: Good	2: Fair	1: Poor	Total (N)
Sexual Orientation		3.1	33.9%	44.0%	17.0%	5.1%	945
Heterosexual	2004
	2010	3.1	39.8%	37.8%	14.7%	7.7%	743
Gay, Lesbian, or Bisexual	2004	3.0	31.7%	43.9%	14.6%	9.8%	41
	2010	3.2	45.7%	34.8%	17.4%	2.2%	46

Faculty support for presenting at conferences		Mean	4: Excellent	3: Good	2: Fair	1: Poor	Total (N)
Disability Status		3.1	34.3%	43.9%	16.5%	5.2%	956
No disability	2004
	2010	3.1	40.3%	38.5%	14.3%	6.8%	838
Disability	2004	2.8	20.0%	42.9%	31.4%	5.7%	35
	2010	2.8	28.9%	39.5%	15.8%	15.8%	76

Faculty support for presenting at conferences		Mean	4: Excellent	3: Good	2: Fair	1: Poor	Total (N)
Age		3.1	33.4%	44.2%	17.5%	4.9%	857
Traditional	2004
	2010	3.1	38.7%	39.2%	14.7%	7.5%	802
Non-Traditional	2004	3.0	34.7%	42.9%	15.0%	7.5%	147
	2010	3.2	44.6%	34.8%	12.5%	8.0%	112

Supportiveness of advisor/committee chair ⁷

Supportiveness of advisor/committee chair	Mean	4: Excellent	3: Good	2: Fair	1: Poor	Total (N)
Year*	3.2	42.4%	39.5%	13.9%	4.2%	1,157
2004
2010	3.3	48.1%	36.5%	12.0%	3.3%	1,141

Supportiveness of advisor/committee chair		Mean	4: Excellent	3: Good	2: Fair	1: Poor	Total (N)
Gender		3.2	43.2%	39.0%	13.8%	4.0%	549
Male	2004
	2010	3.3	48.0%	38.8%	10.0%	3.2%	500
Female	2004	3.2	41.6%	40.0%	14.0%	4.4%	608
	2010	3.3	48.2%	34.8%	13.6%	3.4%	641

Supportiveness of advisor/committee chair		Mean	4: Excellent	3: Good	2: Fair	1: Poor	Total (N)
Race/Ethnicity		3.1	38.9%	36.1%	16.7%	8.3%	72
African American/Black	2004
	2010	3.1	45.3%	28.0%	16.0%	10.7%	75
Asian	2004	3.1	34.3%	48.1%	15.5%	2.2%	181
	2010	3.2	35.1%	49.8%	12.9%	2.2%	271
Hispanic/Latino	2004	2.9	19.4%	58.3%	13.9%	8.3%	36
	2010	3.5	69.0%	13.8%	13.8%	3.4%	29
White/Caucasian	2004	3.2	44.6%	37.3%	13.8%	4.2%	780
	2010	3.4	52.2%	33.6%	11.4%	2.9%	730

Supportiveness of advisor/committee chair		Mean	4: Excellent	3: Good	2: Fair	1: Poor	Total (N)
Residency		3.2	42.7%	38.9%	14.0%	4.3%	1,035
U.S. resident	2004
	2010	3.3	52.7%	32.8%	11.1%	3.4%	826
International student	2004	3.2	39.3%	44.3%	13.1%	3.3%	122
	2010	3.2	36.2%	46.3%	14.3%	3.2%	315

Supportiveness of advisor/committee chair		Mean	4: Excellent	3: Good	2: Fair	1: Poor	Total (N)
Socioeconomic Background		3.0	37.4%	36.7%	18.7%	7.3%	289
Poor/Working class	2004
	2010	3.4	52.6%	34.3%	10.7%	2.4%	289
Middle class	2004	3.2	42.8%	41.2%	12.2%	3.8%	582
	2010	3.3	44.8%	39.0%	13.1%	3.1%	480
Upper middle/Upper class	2004	3.3	47.8%	38.5%	11.9%	1.9%	270
	2010	3.3	48.8%	33.6%	13.3%	4.3%	256

Supportiveness of advisor/committee chair		Mean	4: Excellent	3: Good	2: Fair	1: Poor	Total (N)
First Generation College Student		3.1	39.5%	37.8%	16.9%	5.8%	172
First generation student	2004
	2010	3.3	46.8%	34.9%	17.4%	0.9%	109
Not first generation	2004	3.2	43.1%	39.6%	13.4%	3.9%	972
	2010	3.3	47.7%	36.8%	12.0%	3.5%	908

Supportiveness of advisor/committee chair		Mean	4: Excellent	3: Good	2: Fair	1: Poor	Total (N)
Sexual Orientation		3.2	43.1%	39.2%	13.7%	4.1%	1,084
Heterosexual	2004
	2010	3.3	46.7%	37.2%	13.1%	3.0%	932
Gay, Lesbian, or Bisexual	2004	3.0	35.4%	37.5%	18.8%	8.3%	48
	2010	3.3	58.6%	25.9%	6.9%	8.6%	58

Supportiveness of advisor/committee chair		Mean	4: Excellent	3: Good	2: Fair	1: Poor	Total (N)
Disability Status		3.2	42.4%	39.4%	14.0%	4.2%	1,094
No disability	2004
	2010	3.3	48.7%	36.2%	12.0%	3.1%	1,052
Disability	2004	3.3	50.0%	31.0%	14.3%	4.8%	42
	2010	3.2	41.6%	40.4%	12.4%	5.6%	89

Supportiveness of advisor/committee chair		Mean	4: Excellent	3: Good	2: Fair	1: Poor	Total (N)
Age		3.2	41.7%	40.3%	13.9%	4.1%	957
Traditional	2004
	2010	3.3	48.0%	37.1%	11.6%	3.3%	993
Non-Traditional	2004	3.2	45.5%	35.5%	14.0%	5.0%	200
	2010	3.3	48.6%	33.1%	14.9%	3.4%	148

Committee responsiveness ⁷

Committee responsiveness	Mean	4: Excellent	3: Good	2: Fair	1: Poor	Total (N)
Year*	3.0	30.1%	48.3%	17.4%	4.2%	909
2004
2010	3.2	35.1%	48.0%	14.5%	2.3%	820

Committee responsiveness		Mean	4: Excellent	3: Good	2: Fair	1: Poor	Total (N)
Gender		3.0	28.4%	48.3%	19.4%	3.9%	458
Male	2004
	2010	3.1	32.8%	50.4%	15.0%	1.8%	387
Female	2004	3.1	31.9%	48.3%	15.3%	4.4%	451
	2010	3.2	37.2%	46.0%	14.1%	2.8%	433

Committee responsiveness		Mean	4: Excellent	3: Good	2: Fair	1: Poor	Total (N)
Race/Ethnicity		3.0	24.4%	55.6%	11.1%	8.9%	45
African American/Black	2004
	2010	3.1	46.5%	23.3%	27.9%	2.3%	43
Asian	2004	3.0	23.7%	49.1%	26.6%	0.6%	173
	2010	3.1	27.2%	57.5%	14.0%	1.3%	228
Hispanic/Latino	2004	2.6	9.1%	51.5%	30.3%	9.1%	33
	2010	3.4	50.0%	36.4%	13.6%	.	22
White/Caucasian	2004	3.1	33.2%	47.6%	14.7%	4.6%	593
	2010	3.2	37.0%	47.2%	13.0%	2.8%	500

Committee responsiveness		Mean	4: Excellent	3: Good	2: Fair	1: Poor	Total (N)
Residency		3.1	31.2%	47.9%	16.2%	4.7%	791
U.S. resident	2004
	2010	3.2	38.0%	45.2%	14.3%	2.5%	553
International student	2004	3.0	22.9%	50.8%	25.4%	0.8%	118
	2010	3.1	29.2%	53.9%	15.0%	1.9%	267

Committee responsiveness		Mean	4: Excellent	3: Good	2: Fair	1: Poor	Total (N)
Socioeconomic Background		2.9	25.4%	47.4%	20.2%	7.0%	228
Poor/Working class	2004
	2010	3.2	36.6%	46.8%	13.0%	3.7%	216
Middle class	2004	3.0	30.0%	48.5%	17.8%	3.7%	454
	2010	3.1	33.1%	50.0%	14.8%	2.0%	344
Upper middle/Upper class	2004	3.2	36.4%	49.1%	12.1%	2.3%	214
	2010	3.1	35.8%	43.2%	18.8%	2.3%	176

Committee responsiveness		Mean	4: Excellent	3: Good	2: Fair	1: Poor	Total (N)
First Generation College Student*		2.9	22.1%	52.7%	18.3%	6.9%	131
First generation student	2004
	2010	3.2	39.5%	39.5%	19.8%	1.2%	81
Not first generation	2004	3.1	31.8%	47.4%	17.1%	3.8%	768
	2010	3.1	34.1%	48.4%	14.9%	2.6%	645

Committee responsiveness		Mean	4: Excellent	3: Good	2: Fair	1: Poor	Total (N)
Sexual Orientation*		3.1	30.7%	48.7%	16.7%	3.9%	848
Heterosexual	2004
	2010	3.1	34.0%	47.5%	15.7%	2.8%	668
Gay, Lesbian, or Bisexual	2004	2.8	26.2%	38.1%	23.8%	11.9%	42
	2010	3.4	50.0%	41.2%	8.8%	.	34

Committee responsiveness		Mean	4: Excellent	3: Good	2: Fair	1: Poor	Total (N)
Disability Status		3.1	30.9%	47.8%	17.4%	3.9%	864
No disability	2004
	2010	3.2	36.3%	47.9%	13.8%	2.0%	747
Disability	2004	2.8	21.4%	53.6%	10.7%	14.3%	28
	2010	2.9	23.3%	49.3%	21.9%	5.5%	73

Committee responsiveness		Mean	4: Excellent	3: Good	2: Fair	1: Poor	Total (N)
Age		3.0	29.7%	48.7%	18.1%	3.5%	768
Traditional	2004
	2010	3.2	34.0%	49.7%	14.0%	2.2%	714
Non-Traditional	2004	3.0	32.6%	46.1%	13.5%	7.8%	141
	2010	3.2	42.5%	36.8%	17.9%	2.8%	106

Ability to select committee you are comfortable working with ⁷

Ability to select committee you are comfortable working with	Mean	4: Excellent	3: Good	2: Fair	1: Poor	Total (N)
Year*	3.0	30.9%	44.6%	19.0%	5.5%	940
2004
2010	3.1	35.9%	46.4%	14.0%	3.6%	855

Ability to select committee you are comfortable working with		Mean	4: Excellent	3: Good	2: Fair	1: Poor	Total (N)
Gender*		3.0	33.2%	42.1%	18.9%	5.7%	470
Male	2004
	2010	3.1	35.1%	47.0%	15.7%	2.3%	396
Female	2004	3.0	28.5%	47.0%	19.1%	5.3%	470
	2010	3.1	36.6%	46.0%	12.6%	4.8%	459

Ability to select committee you are comfortable working with		Mean	4: Excellent	3: Good	2: Fair	1: Poor	Total (N)
Race/Ethnicity		2.6	20.8%	34.0%	30.2%	15.1%	53
African American/Black	2004
	2010	3.0	40.4%	27.7%	27.7%	4.3%	47
Asian	2004	2.9	24.3%	48.0%	22.5%	5.2%	173
	2010	3.1	26.8%	54.4%	16.2%	2.6%	228
Hispanic/Latino	2004	2.8	15.2%	57.6%	21.2%	6.1%	33
	2010	3.2	43.5%	34.8%	17.4%	4.3%	23
White/Caucasian	2004	3.1	34.6%	43.9%	16.8%	4.7%	613
	2010	3.2	39.5%	44.9%	11.6%	4.0%	526

Ability to select committee you are comfortable working with		Mean	4: Excellent	3: Good	2: Fair	1: Poor	Total (N)
Residency		3.0	32.0%	43.8%	18.9%	5.2%	821
U.S. resident	2004
	2010	3.2	39.1%	44.1%	13.2%	3.6%	585
International student	2004	2.9	22.7%	49.6%	20.2%	7.6%	119
	2010	3.1	28.9%	51.5%	15.9%	3.7%	270

Ability to select committee you are comfortable working with		Mean	4: Excellent	3: Good	2: Fair	1: Poor	Total (N)
Socioeconomic Background		2.9	27.7%	39.6%	23.8%	8.9%	235
Poor/Working class	2004
	2010	3.0	34.2%	42.7%	16.4%	6.7%	225
Middle class	2004	3.0	29.9%	47.2%	18.0%	5.0%	479
	2010	3.2	34.8%	48.5%	14.5%	2.2%	359
Upper middle/Upper class	2004	3.1	36.7%	44.0%	16.1%	3.2%	218
	2010	3.2	37.5%	47.3%	12.0%	3.3%	184

Ability to select committee you are comfortable working with		Mean	4: Excellent	3: Good	2: Fair	1: Poor	Total (N)
First Generation College Student		2.9	29.3%	42.1%	21.1%	7.5%	133
First generation student	2004
	2010	3.0	32.5%	43.4%	16.9%	7.2%	83
Not first generation	2004	3.0	31.3%	44.9%	18.6%	5.3%	800
	2010	3.1	35.3%	47.0%	14.3%	3.4%	677

Ability to select committee you are comfortable working with		Mean	4: Excellent	3: Good	2: Fair	1: Poor	Total (N)
Sexual Orientation		3.0	31.5%	44.3%	18.9%	5.2%	882
Heterosexual	2004
	2010	3.1	35.0%	46.4%	14.9%	3.7%	698
Gay, Lesbian, or Bisexual	2004	2.7	23.8%	38.1%	23.8%	14.3%	42
	2010	3.1	37.8%	43.2%	13.5%	5.4%	37

Ability to select committee you are comfortable working with		Mean	4: Excellent	3: Good	2: Fair	1: Poor	Total (N)
Disability Status		3.0	31.3%	44.6%	18.8%	5.3%	894
No disability	2004
	2010	3.2	36.4%	46.1%	14.3%	3.2%	785
Disability	2004	2.8	27.3%	36.4%	24.2%	12.1%	33
	2010	3.0	30.0%	50.0%	11.4%	8.6%	70

Ability to select committee you are comfortable working with		Mean	4: Excellent	3: Good	2: Fair	1: Poor	Total (N)
Age		3.0	29.8%	46.4%	18.8%	5.1%	789
Traditional	2004
	2010	3.2	35.7%	47.4%	13.7%	3.1%	742
Non-Traditional	2004	3.0	36.4%	35.1%	20.5%	7.9%	151
	2010	3.1	37.2%	39.8%	15.9%	7.1%	113

Ability to work effectively with lab partners/research group ⁷

Ability to work effectively with lab partners/research group	Mean	4: Excellent	3: Good	2: Fair	1: Poor	Total (N)
Year	3.2	34.3%	54.1%	10.2%	1.4%	1,079
2004
2010	3.2	37.6%	51.3%	9.5%	1.6%	930

Ability to work effectively with lab partners/research group		Mean	4: Excellent	3: Good	2: Fair	1: Poor	Total (N)
Gender		3.2	34.1%	53.6%	11.0%	1.3%	534
Male	2004
	2010	3.2	37.3%	50.3%	10.6%	1.8%	451
Female	2004	3.2	34.5%	54.7%	9.4%	1.5%	545
	2010	3.3	38.0%	52.2%	8.4%	1.5%	479

Ability to work effectively with lab partners/research group		Mean	4: Excellent	3: Good	2: Fair	1: Poor	Total (N)
Race/Ethnicity		2.9	20.3%	52.5%	25.4%	1.7%	59
African American/Black	2004
	2010	3.2	29.3%	63.4%	4.9%	2.4%	41
Asian	2004	3.1	28.4%	56.8%	13.7%	1.1%	190
	2010	3.1	26.8%	61.9%	8.6%	2.7%	257
Hispanic/Latino	2004	3.1	23.5%	67.6%	5.9%	2.9%	34
	2010	3.2	36.0%	52.0%	8.0%	4.0%	25
White/Caucasian	2004	3.3	37.9%	53.0%	7.8%	1.3%	717
	2010	3.3	42.2%	46.9%	9.9%	1.0%	576

Ability to work effectively with lab partners/research group		Mean	4: Excellent	3: Good	2: Fair	1: Poor	Total (N)
Residency		3.2	35.0%	53.3%	10.1%	1.6%	959
U.S. resident	2004
	2010	3.3	42.5%	47.5%	8.7%	1.3%	630
International student	2004	3.2	28.3%	60.8%	10.8%	.	120
	2010	3.1	27.3%	59.3%	11.0%	2.3%	300

Ability to work effectively with lab partners/research group		Mean	4: Excellent	3: Good	2: Fair	1: Poor	Total (N)
Socioeconomic Background		3.1	29.2%	52.5%	16.0%	2.3%	257
Poor/Working class	2004
	2010	3.3	38.6%	50.5%	9.1%	1.8%	220
Middle class	2004	3.2	33.2%	57.5%	8.1%	1.3%	558
	2010	3.2	35.6%	52.0%	10.5%	2.0%	410
Upper middle/Upper class	2004	3.3	43.4%	47.8%	8.4%	0.4%	251
	2010	3.3	37.4%	54.7%	6.9%	1.0%	203

Ability to work effectively with lab partners/research group		Mean	4: Excellent	3: Good	2: Fair	1: Poor	Total (N)
First Generation College Student		3.1	31.1%	53.0%	12.6%	3.3%	151
First generation student	2004
	2010	3.2	38.1%	47.6%	13.1%	1.2%	84
Not first generation	2004	3.2	35.1%	54.2%	9.6%	1.1%	917
	2010	3.3	36.8%	53.0%	8.5%	1.6%	741

Ability to work effectively with lab partners/research group		Mean	4: Excellent	3: Good	2: Fair	1: Poor	Total (N)
Sexual Orientation		3.2	34.5%	54.0%	10.2%	1.3%	1,008
Heterosexual	2004
	2010	3.2	36.5%	53.1%	8.8%	1.6%	759
Gay, Lesbian, or Bisexual	2004	3.2	34.8%	54.3%	8.7%	2.2%	46
	2010	3.4	50.0%	38.1%	11.9%	.	42

Ability to work effectively with lab partners/research group		Mean	4: Excellent	3: Good	2: Fair	1: Poor	Total (N)
Disability Status		3.2	35.1%	53.6%	9.9%	1.4%	1,030
No disability	2004
	2010	3.3	38.3%	50.6%	9.4%	1.7%	865
Disability	2004	3.0	19.4%	64.5%	12.9%	3.2%	31
	2010	3.2	29.2%	60.0%	10.8%	.	65

Ability to work effectively with lab partners/research group		Mean	4: Excellent	3: Good	2: Fair	1: Poor	Total (N)
Age		3.2	34.1%	53.9%	10.6%	1.3%	914
Traditional	2004
	2010	3.3	38.3%	50.9%	9.2%	1.5%	844
Non-Traditional	2004	3.2	35.2%	55.2%	7.9%	1.8%	165
	2010	3.2	31.4%	54.7%	11.6%	2.3%	86

Selection process for TAs/RAs ⁷

Selection process for TAs/RAs	Mean	4: Excellent	3: Good	2: Fair	1: Poor	Total (N)
Year*	2.7	20.8%	42.6%	21.9%	14.8%	982
2004
2010	2.7	24.7%	39.3%	18.9%	17.1%	964

Selection process for TAs/RAs		Mean	4: Excellent	3: Good	2: Fair	1: Poor	Total (N)
Gender		2.7	19.8%	41.9%	21.7%	16.6%	489
Male	2004
	2010	2.7	22.8%	40.3%	18.1%	18.8%	447
Female	2004	2.7	21.7%	43.2%	22.1%	13.0%	493
	2010	2.8	26.3%	38.5%	19.5%	15.7%	517

Selection process for TAs/RAs		Mean	4: Excellent	3: Good	2: Fair	1: Poor	Total (N)
Race/Ethnicity		2.5	16.1%	33.9%	33.9%	16.1%	56
African American/Black	2004
	2010	2.3	17.0%	30.2%	17.0%	35.8%	53
Asian	2004	2.6	18.0%	38.2%	25.8%	18.0%	178
	2010	2.6	18.0%	39.5%	23.7%	18.8%	266
Hispanic/Latino	2004	2.6	6.9%	58.6%	24.1%	10.3%	29
	2010	3.0	32.0%	44.0%	12.0%	12.0%	25
White/Caucasian	2004	2.8	22.2%	44.8%	19.4%	13.5%	643
	2010	2.8	27.9%	39.9%	17.0%	15.2%	584

Selection process for TAs/RAs		Mean	4: Excellent	3: Good	2: Fair	1: Poor	Total (N)
Residency		2.7	22.0%	43.1%	21.3%	13.6%	859
U.S. resident	2004
	2010	2.8	27.5%	39.0%	16.8%	16.7%	654
International student	2004	2.4	12.2%	39.0%	26.0%	22.8%	123
	2010	2.6	18.7%	40.0%	23.2%	18.1%	310

Selection process for TAs/RAs		Mean	4: Excellent	3: Good	2: Fair	1: Poor	Total (N)
Socioeconomic Background		2.6	15.2%	42.0%	25.5%	17.3%	243
Poor/Working class	2004
	2010	2.7	24.6%	38.3%	17.9%	19.2%	240
Middle class	2004	2.7	21.0%	44.0%	21.0%	14.1%	496
	2010	2.7	22.8%	40.0%	20.6%	16.6%	403
Upper middle/Upper class	2004	2.8	26.5%	41.3%	19.6%	12.6%	230
	2010	2.7	26.2%	37.8%	19.6%	16.4%	225

Selection process for TAs/RAs		Mean	4: Excellent	3: Good	2: Fair	1: Poor	Total (N)
First Generation College Student		2.6	14.6%	46.9%	22.3%	16.2%	130
First generation student	2004
	2010	2.8	27.0%	42.7%	18.0%	12.4%	89
Not first generation	2004	2.7	21.7%	42.0%	21.9%	14.4%	842
	2010	2.7	23.8%	38.6%	19.9%	17.7%	773

Selection process for TAs/RAs		Mean	4: Excellent	3: Good	2: Fair	1: Poor	Total (N)
Sexual Orientation		2.7	21.1%	43.1%	21.6%	14.2%	915
Heterosexual	2004
	2010	2.7	23.5%	40.1%	18.7%	17.6%	790
Gay, Lesbian, or Bisexual	2004	2.5	15.2%	37.0%	28.3%	19.6%	46
	2010	2.9	37.2%	27.9%	20.9%	14.0%	43

Selection process for TAs/RAs		Mean	4: Excellent	3: Good	2: Fair	1: Poor	Total (N)
Disability Status		2.7	20.7%	43.3%	21.8%	14.2%	931
No disability	2004
	2010	2.7	24.9%	39.7%	18.7%	16.6%	891
Disability	2004	2.6	26.5%	29.4%	23.5%	20.6%	34
	2010	2.5	21.9%	34.2%	20.5%	23.3%	73

Selection process for TAs/RAs		Mean	4: Excellent	3: Good	2: Fair	1: Poor	Total (N)
Age		2.7	21.0%	42.4%	21.9%	14.7%	857
Traditional	2004
	2010	2.7	25.0%	39.2%	19.1%	16.7%	875
Non-Traditional	2004	2.7	19.2%	44.0%	21.6%	15.2%	125
	2010	2.6	21.3%	40.4%	16.9%	21.3%	89

Selection process for other funding opportunities ⁷

Selection process for other funding opportunities	Mean	4: Excellent	3: Good	2: Fair	1: Poor	Total (N)
Year	2.6	17.7%	38.5%	25.2%	18.5%	924
2004
2010	2.5	20.4%	34.2%	24.4%	21.0%	886

Selection process for other funding opportunities		Mean	4: Excellent	3: Good	2: Fair	1: Poor	Total (N)
Gender		2.5	15.1%	38.2%	26.4%	20.3%	458
Male	2004
	2010	2.5	16.4%	34.3%	28.2%	21.1%	408
Female	2004	2.6	20.4%	38.8%	24.0%	16.7%	466
	2010	2.6	23.8%	34.1%	21.1%	20.9%	478

Selection process for other funding opportunities		Mean	4: Excellent	3: Good	2: Fair	1: Poor	Total (N)
Race/Ethnicity		2.5	13.3%	41.7%	23.3%	21.7%	60
African American/Black	2004
	2010	2.1	14.5%	21.8%	23.6%	40.0%	55
Asian	2004	2.4	14.3%	32.3%	28.6%	24.8%	161
	2010	2.4	13.9%	31.8%	29.8%	24.5%	245
Hispanic/Latino	2004	2.3	7.1%	35.7%	35.7%	21.4%	28
	2010	3.0	36.4%	31.8%	27.3%	4.5%	22
White/Caucasian	2004	2.6	19.6%	40.9%	23.9%	15.6%	602
	2010	2.6	23.1%	36.7%	22.0%	18.2%	532

Selection process for other funding opportunities		Mean	4: Excellent	3: Good	2: Fair	1: Poor	Total (N)
Residency		2.6	19.2%	39.2%	25.3%	16.3%	814
U.S. resident	2004
	2010	2.6	23.3%	35.3%	22.1%	19.3%	606
International student	2004	2.1	7.3%	33.6%	24.5%	34.5%	110
	2010	2.4	14.3%	31.8%	29.3%	24.6%	280

Selection process for other funding opportunities		Mean	4: Excellent	3: Good	2: Fair	1: Poor	Total (N)
Socioeconomic Background		2.4	12.8%	36.8%	28.6%	21.8%	234
Poor/Working class	2004
	2010	2.5	20.5%	28.6%	26.3%	24.6%	224
Middle class	2004	2.6	18.3%	39.4%	24.1%	18.1%	464
	2010	2.6	18.8%	38.0%	24.7%	18.6%	361
Upper middle/Upper class	2004	2.7	22.2%	39.8%	24.1%	13.9%	216
	2010	2.5	19.9%	33.0%	24.3%	22.8%	206

Selection process for other funding opportunities		Mean	4: Excellent	3: Good	2: Fair	1: Poor	Total (N)
First Generation College Student		2.4	13.9%	35.2%	25.4%	25.4%	122
First generation student	2004
	2010	2.7	26.3%	32.5%	21.3%	20.0%	80
Not first generation	2004	2.6	18.4%	39.2%	25.2%	17.2%	795
	2010	2.5	18.9%	34.1%	25.7%	21.3%	709

Selection process for other funding opportunities		Mean	4: Excellent	3: Good	2: Fair	1: Poor	Total (N)
Sexual Orientation		2.6	18.1%	38.8%	25.3%	17.7%	868
Heterosexual	2004
	2010	2.5	18.9%	34.3%	24.9%	21.9%	720
Gay, Lesbian, or Bisexual	2004	2.4	13.2%	36.8%	26.3%	23.7%	38
	2010	2.7	33.3%	23.8%	26.2%	16.7%	42

Selection process for other funding opportunities		Mean	4: Excellent	3: Good	2: Fair	1: Poor	Total (N)
Disability Status		2.6	17.6%	39.6%	25.0%	17.7%	879
No disability	2004
	2010	2.6	21.0%	35.1%	23.9%	19.9%	823
Disability	2004	2.4	25.0%	15.6%	31.3%	28.1%	32
	2010	2.1	12.7%	22.2%	30.2%	34.9%	63

Selection process for other funding opportunities		Mean	4: Excellent	3: Good	2: Fair	1: Poor	Total (N)
Age		2.6	18.2%	38.1%	24.8%	18.9%	809
Traditional	2004
	2010	2.6	21.1%	33.9%	24.7%	20.2%	805
Non-Traditional	2004	2.6	14.8%	41.7%	27.8%	15.7%	115
	2010	2.4	13.6%	37.0%	21.0%	28.4%	81

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For more information on the Campus Climate Survey trends contact:
Dr. Nancy Whelchel, Associate Director for Survey Research
Office of Institutional Planning and Research
Box 7002
NCSU
Phone: (919) 515-4184
Email: Nancy_Whelchel@ncsu.edu

Posted: July, 2011

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