department. The USU percentages are also weighted averages, with the weights being the proportion of total USU degrees awarded by each college.


For convenience, the Department of Economics, which is jointly administered by


the colleges of Agriculture and Business, is included in the Business totals. Data for the individual academic departments are found in Appendix C.


Sources of Information


As part of the process, those conducting the survey were asked to indicate how they obtained the information reported on the form. The preferred respondent was the graduate, but she/he could not always be contacted. In some cases, surveyors may have spoken with a spouse or knowledgeable relative. In other cases, the source may have been a person in the student’s department who had maintained close contact with the recent graduate. Following is a breakdown of sources from which information was obtained.


Sources of Information


Agriculture Business Education


Engineering HASS


Natural Resources Science


USU TOTAL


Student Spouse 21.4% 80.7% 32.4% 40.3% 60.6% 53.8% 53.5% 53.3%


6.7% 4.4% 5.1% 6.8% 7.7% 8.7% 4.8% 6.0%


Parent Other Unknown 16.6% 28.8% 8.5%


2.7%


21.0% 39.4% 23.6% 26.6% 14.8% 12.3% 10.4% 18.3% 12.2%


15.6% 19.0%


26.5% 3.8% 2.0% 2.7% 4.6% 8.8%


9.4%


20.1% 6.1%


More than half of the data was collected by direct telephone contact with the student. In most cases, “Other” means that a faculty or staff member in the department provided the information. “Unknown” indicates that the source of information was not recorded by the person filling out the form. Note that there are substantial variations in how the information was obtained. Some colleges were much more successful in making direct contact with their graduates than were others.


Continued Education


Continuing Their Education. Recent graduates were asked if they are currently continuing their schooling and, if so, whether they are full- or part-time students. 5


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