1998 Graduating Senior Survey: Campus Climate for Student Sub-groups
Graduating seniors were asked to assess the supportiveness or discriminatory nature of campus climate using a five-point scale (strongly discriminatory=1…strongly supportive=5).
|
Campus climate for women (%) |
All |
Female |
Male |
Af. Am. |
White |
Other Min. |
|
Strongly Discriminatory |
0.7 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
1.5 |
0.7 |
0 |
|
Mildly Discriminatory |
4.1 |
4.9 |
3.4 |
6.0 |
3.8 |
5.3 |
|
Neutral |
22.4 |
19.5 |
24.7 |
22.4 |
21.2 |
37.3 |
|
Mildly Supportive |
33.9 |
40.8 |
28.5 |
32.8 |
34.4 |
29.3 |
|
Strongly Supportive |
38.9 |
34.1 |
42.7 |
37.3 |
40.0 |
28.0 |
|
Campus climate for men (%) |
All |
Female |
Male |
Af. Am. |
White |
Other Min. |
|
Strongly Discriminatory |
0.5 |
0.2 |
0.7 |
0 |
0.5 |
0 |
|
Mildly Discriminatory |
2.8 |
0.7 |
4.6 |
0 |
3.3 |
0 |
|
Neutral |
29.1 |
22.4 |
34.2 |
20.9 |
29.0 |
37.3 |
|
Mildly Supportive |
18.4 |
18.0 |
18.7 |
16.4 |
18.0 |
25.3 |
|
Strongly Supportive |
49.2 |
58.7 |
41.8 |
62.7 |
49.2 |
37.3 |
|
Campus climate for African-Am. (%) |
All |
Female |
Male |
Af. Am. |
White |
Other Min. |
|
Strongly Discriminatory |
1.3 |
1.3 |
1.4 |
6.1 |
1.1 |
0 |
|
Mildly Discriminatory |
6.6 |
6.8 |
6.4 |
19.7 |
5.4 |
9.5 |
|
Neutral |
24.0 |
22.3 |
25.2 |
21.2 |
23.0 |
37.8 |
|
Mildly Supportive |
27.1 |
31.5 |
23.7 |
33.3 |
26.8 |
25.7 |
|
Strongly Supportive |
41.0 |
38.1 |
43.3 |
19.7 |
43.7 |
27.0 |
|
Campus climate for other minorities (%) |
All |
Female |
Male |
Af. Am. |
White |
Other Min. |
|
Strongly Discriminatory |
0.9 |
1.1 |
0.7 |
3.0 |
0.8 |
0 |
|
Mildly Discriminatory |
7.0 |
7.6 |
6.4 |
18.2 |
5.4 |
16.0 |
|
Neutral |
33.5 |
34.1 |
33.1 |
28.8 |
33.2 |
41.3 |
|
Mildly Supportive |
30.8 |
33.0 |
29.2 |
27.3 |
31.3 |
28.0 |
|
Strongly Supportive |
27.9 |
24.2 |
30.7 |
22.7 |
29.3 |
14.7 |
|
Campus climate for international stud. (%) |
All |
Female |
Male |
Af. Am. |
White |
Other Min. |
|
Strongly Discriminatory |
0.5 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
4.7 |
0.2 |
0 |
|
Mildly Discriminatory |
5.4 |
5.1 |
5.6 |
9.4 |
4.7 |
9.3 |
|
Neutral |
33.7 |
32.7 |
34.5 |
28.1 |
33.2 |
45.3 |
|
Mildly Supportive |
29.0 |
31.0 |
27.4 |
31.3 |
28.8 |
29.3 |
|
Strongly Supportive |
31.5 |
30.8 |
32.0 |
26.6 |
33.1 |
16.0 |
|
Campus climate for disabled students (%) |
All |
Female |
Male |
Af. Am. |
White |
Other Min. |
|
Strongly Discriminatory |
1.3 |
2.0 |
0.9 |
3.0 |
1.2 |
1.4 |
|
Mildly Discriminatory |
7.0 |
7.9 |
6.3 |
1.5 |
7.5 |
5.6 |
|
Neutral |
34.9 |
33.8 |
35.7 |
36.4 |
33.5 |
51.4 |
|
Mildly Supportive |
28.9 |
30.8 |
27.4 |
31.8 |
29.3 |
20.8 |
|
Strongly Supportive |
27.9 |
25.5 |
29.8 |
27.3 |
28.5 |
20.8 |
|
Campus climate for gays/lesbians (%) |
All |
Female |
Male |
Af. Am. |
White |
Other Min. |
|
Strongly Discriminatory |
14.4 |
14.4 |
14.4 |
22.7 |
13.8 |
14.3 |
|
Mildly Discriminatory |
20.4 |
22.8 |
18.5 |
21.2 |
20.5 |
18.6 |
|
Neutral |
37.5 |
35.6 |
38.9 |
28.8 |
37.2 |
50.0 |
|
Mildly Supportive |
15.7 |
17.9 |
14.1 |
12.1 |
16.2 |
12.9 |
|
Strongly Supportive |
12.0 |
9.3 |
14.1 |
15.2 |
12.3 |
4.3 |
|
Commitment to minority success (%) |
All |
Female |
Male |
Af. Am. |
White |
Other Min. |
|
Disagree Strongly |
1.2 |
0.7 |
1.5 |
7.6 |
0.7 |
1.4 |
|
Disagree Somewhat |
5.7 |
7.5 |
4.3 |
18.2 |
3.2 |
24.3 |
|
Agree Somewhat |
53.0 |
57.0 |
49.9 |
59.1 |
52.4 |
55.4 |
|
Agree Strongly |
40.1 |
34.8 |
44.3 |
15.2 |
43.7 |
18.9 |
|
People don’t treat others with respect (%) |
All |
Female |
Male |
Af. Am. |
White |
Other Min. |
|
Disagree Strongly |
16.6 |
17.6 |
15.7 |
4.5 |
17.8 |
12.5 |
|
Disagree Somewhat |
36.6 |
34.1 |
38.6 |
28.4 |
37.0 |
38.9 |
|
Agree Somewhat |
35.4 |
36.5 |
34.5 |
50.7 |
34.0 |
38.9 |
|
Agree Strongly |
11.4 |
11.8 |
11.2 |
16.4 |
11.2 |
9.7 |
|
Racial conflict on campus (%) |
All |
Female |
Male |
Af. Am. |
White |
Other Min. |
|
Disagree Strongly |
29.2 |
24.6 |
32.8 |
9.0 |
31.6 |
18.1 |
|
Disagree Somewhat |
44.4 |
46.0 |
43.2 |
41.8 |
44.1 |
51.4 |
|
Agree Somewhat |
21.7 |
23.7 |
20.1 |
32.8 |
20.3 |
29.2 |
|
Agree Strongly |
4.7 |
5.7 |
3.9 |
16.4 |
4.1 |
1.4 |