First-Generation Student Enrollment (freshmen)
|
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
| Both parents with a
high school diploma or less |
24% |
31% |
20% |
27% |
25% |
22% |
26% |
24% |
22% |
17% |
16% |
| At least one parent
attended college, but did not complete a bachelor's degree |
27% |
27% |
28% |
27% |
29% |
27% |
27% |
28% |
24% |
30% |
29% |
| TOTAL First
Generation Students |
51% |
58% |
48% |
53% |
54% |
49% |
53% |
53% |
46% |
47% |
45% |
| At least one parent
earned a bachelor's degree |
31% |
28% |
23% |
30% |
31% |
34% |
32% |
34% |
35% |
34% |
34% |
| At least one parent
earned a graduate degree |
18% |
13% |
30% |
17% |
15% |
17% |
15% |
14% |
19% |
19% |
20% |
| TOTAL
RESPONDENTS |
566 |
567 |
630 |
603 |
613 |
575 |
509 |
523 |
378 |
1402 |
1294 |
| Source: UWSP College
Student Characteristics Inventory (CSCI) |
|
-First-generation is defined as neither
parent having completed a four-year college/university
degree.
|
|
-Includes only cases with completed data
for both mother and father.
|
|
-Beginning in 2008, the survey sample
included all new freshmen.
|
Source: UW System Student Statistics
