Exit Questionnaire Summary Report Summer 2002 - Spring 2003 Master's Students
Communication	Academic Unit		School/College		University
Average Ratings (scale of 1 to 5, 5 being highest)	Average	St. Dev	Average	St. Dev	Average	St. Dev
Rating of departmental academic standards	3.67	0.9	4.06	0.79	4.03	0.84
Response of recent developments or trends	3.93	0.7	4.13	0.73	4.22	0.83
Adequacy of research and professional training	3.33	0.98	3.55	1.07	3.89	0.94
Adequacy of space, facilities, and equipment	3.27	1.33	3.44	1.06	3.63	1.08
Satisfaction with supervision and/or guidance	3.73	0.8	3.86	0.95	3.86	1.03
Confidence in preparation for teaching	3.38	1.04	3.65	0.93	3.6	1.03
Adequacy of teaching preparation for students	3.83	0.83	3.97	0.8	3.91	0.87
Quality of the faculty	3.73	1.03	4.17	0.73	4.2	0.75
Satisfaction with career mentoring	3.27	0.88	3.37	1.19	3.43	1.15
Confidence as an independent scholar/researcher in field	3.73	0.88	3.89	0.83	3.83	0.83
Overall quality of the program	3.67	0.72	3.97	0.74	4.01	0.8
Percent who had a paper published in a journal while in the program	13.33%		4.83%		6.62%
Percent who are publishing based on thesis or dissertation	60.00%		53.79%		28.87%
Average Number of Papers Published	1		1		1.6
Percent incurring no debt to finance education	40.00%		47.62%		46.02%
Under $5,000	6.67%		8.16%		8.43%
$5,000-10,000	26.67%		9.52%		8.36%
$10,001-20,000	13.33%		12.93%		16.71%
Above $20,000	13.33%		21.77%		19.98%
Teaching Experience at U of W
Served as grader and/or tutor	13.33%		28.57%		13.53%
Taught laboratory/quiz sections	33.33%		44.90%		15.55%
Taught own class	20.00%		11.56%		9.17%
Other	26.67%		8.84%		14.96%
Immediate Post-graduation Plans
Further graduate study	40.00%		44.37%		15.94%
Postdoctoral fellowship or research associateship	0.00%		0.00%		0.00%
Governmental employment	0.00%		16.90%		12.84%
Self-employment	0.00%		2.82%		3.10%
Business/industrial employment	40.00%		16.90%		31.71%
Research University	0.00%		2.11%		3.86%
Comprehensive university or college	0.00%		0.70%		1.25%
Liberal arts college	6.67%		2.11%		0.68%
Community college	0.00%		0.70%		2.01%
School (K-12)	0.00%		2.11%		12.15%
Not seeking employment or further formal education	0.00%		0.70%		2.17%
Other	13.33%		10.56%		14.29%
Percentage having secured a position	35.71%		46.10%		45.54%
Secured position preference (first choice)	83.33%		91.55%		87.68%
Secured position preference (second choice)	16.67%		8.45%		10.30%
Secured position preference (third choice)	0.00%		0.00%		2.03%
Percentage indicating the position is in Washington State	66.67%		65.22%		76.51%
Number of Respondents	15		147		2573
*Notes: All figures are calculated based on the number of responses received, not the number of graduates for the reporting period. Standard deviation (St. Dev) is calculated using the population method. Columns with values of "N/A" are shown when the number of total respondents is equal to one (1).
Results as of 7/7/2004