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Graduate Student Survey
Fall 2000 First Year Graduate Student Survey Results:
Table of Responses
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Question #   Strongly disagree Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly agree Not Applicable (No orientation) Total
61 Count 23 18 47 206 278 0 572
Row % 4.0% 3.1% 8.2% 36.0% 48.6% 0.0% 100.0%
62 Count 118 186 76 54 24 26 484
Row % 24.4% 38.4% 15.7% 11.2% 5.0% 5.4% 100.0%
63 Count 13 43 41 240 235 0 572
Row % 2.3% 7.5% 7.2% 42.0% 41.1% 0.0% 100.0%
64 Count 12 16 52 253 238 0 571
Row % 2.1% 2.8% 9.1% 44.3% 41.7% 0.0% 100.0%

Question #   Other MSU Web site MSU recruitment fair Friends/fellow students Recommendation from college professor Total
65 Count 240 86 7 120 120 573
Row % 41.9% 15.0% 1.2% 20.9% 20.9% 100.0%

Question #   1 2 3 4 5 or more Total
66 Count 211 74 74 53 154 566
Row % 37.3% 13.1% 13.1% 9.4% 27.2% 100.0%
67 Count 276 125 79 32 50 562
Row % 49.1% 22.2% 14.1% 5.7% 8.9% 100.0%

Question #   Not an important factor Was an important positive factor Total
68 Count 162 389 551
Row % 29.4% 70.6% 100.0%
69 Count 119 431 550
Row % 21.6% 78.4% 100.0%
70 Count 370 169 539
Row % 68.6% 31.4% 100.0%
71 Count 408 125 533
Row % 76.5% 23.5% 100.0%
72 Count 403 136 539
Row % 74.8% 25.2% 100.0%
73 Count 219 320 539
Row % 40.6% 59.4% 100.0%
74 Count 293 260 553
Row % 53.0% 47.0% 100.0%
75 Count 207 333 540
Row % 38.3% 61.7% 100.0%
76 Count 454 76 530
Row % 85.7% 14.3% 100.0%
77 Count 223 307 530
Row % 42.1% 57.9% 100.0%

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