The Cooperative Institutional Research Project (CIRP) Freshman Survey, sponsored by the Higher Education Research Institute at UCLA, is the largest and oldest project of its kind. The CIRP annually surveys freshman students on demographic data, high school preparation, values, attitudes, goals, and opinions. In this issue of the DataWave, students' reasons for choosing ENMU are reported. The results over the seven years reported are very consistent. The top five reasons that freshman students reported for choosing ENMU are:
The percentage of students who felt attending ENMU for any particular reason was "important" are a combination of those who responded "very important" and "somewhat important."
 Choice of this institution |
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| Relatives' wish |
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Advice of teacher |
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| Good academic reputation |
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Good social reputation |
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| Offered financial aid |
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Offers special programs |
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| Low tuition |
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Guidance counselor advised |
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| Wanted to live near home |
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Friend suggested attending |
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| Recruited by college representative |
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Recruited by athletic department |
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| Graduates go to top graduate schools |
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Graduates get good jobs |
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| Religious affiliation/orientation |
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Size of college |
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