FRINQ  STUDENT  PROFILE  by  AREAS  of  FOCUS  

Freshmen  enrolled  in  Freshman  Inquiry  Fall  2007,  2008,  2009*  
 
 
Students  with  HS  GPA  <3.0   Students  with  Financial  Concern   Students  Living  on  Campus  
(29%  of  FRINQ  students)   (26.5%  of  FRINQ  students)   (42%  of  FRINQ  students)  
Comparisons  below  relate  students   Comparisons  below  relate  students   Comparisons  below  relate  students  
with  HS  GPA  below  3.0  to  those   with  financial  concern  to  those  who   who  report  living  on  campus  to  
whose  GPA  is  above  3.0.   report  other  top  concerns.   those  who  live  with  their  parents.  
Demographic  Profile  
• Men  are  more  likely  to  fall     • Women  are  more  likely  to  fall   • No  gender  difference  
into  this  group;  women  are   into  this  group.   • White  students  were  more  
more  likely  to  be  in  the  group   • First-­‐generation  students  were   likely  to  be  living  on  campus  
with  the  highest  entering  GPA   more  likely  to  fall  into  this   and  Asian  students  were  less  
• African  American  students   group   likely  to  be  living  on  campus    
were  overrepresented  among   • No  difference  in  ethnicity   • Less  likely  to  be  first-­‐
freshmen  with  low  entering   • No  difference  in  age   generation  college  students  
HS  GPAs     • More  likely  to  be  non-­‐
• First-­‐generation  college   residents  of  Oregon  
students  were  less  likely  to  be    
in  the  low  HS  GPA  group.    

Academic  Profile  
• Fewer  reported  planning  to   • No  difference  in  educational   • More  likely  to  be  in  low  GPA  
get  a  degree  from  PSU   plans   group  
• Less  likely  to  have  earned  an  A   • More  likely  to  have  entered   • No  difference  in  first-­‐term  
or  B  for  their  FRINQ  course   with  a  HS  GPA  over  3.0   FRINQ  grade  
during  fall  term   • No  difference  in  part-­‐time   • Slightly  more  likely  to  be  on  
• No  differences  in  number  of   status     academic  warning  after  first  
credits  enrolled  for  fall  term     term.  
• No  difference  in  intended    
academic  major    
• No  difference  in  attendance  at    
Orientation    
 
Financial  Profile      
• Less  likely  than  other     • More  likely  than  other     • Fewer  are  qualified  for    
groups  to  be  low-­‐income   students  to  be  low-­‐income   • need-­‐base  aid  
• Less  likely  than  other  groups   • More  likely  to  than  other   • Less  likely  to  receive  grants  
to  receive  any  type  of  financial   students  to  work  20  or  more   and  more  likely  to  rely  on  
aid     hours  per  week   loans.  
• When  they  did  receive  aid,  on   • More  likely  to  receive  grants,   • Less  likely  than  other  groups  
average  these  students   loans  and  work-­‐study  awards   to  be  working  
received  lower  amounts  than   • Receive  more  financial  aid  on    
students  in  the  higher  GPA   average  than  other  students,  
categories   but  have  a  higher  percentage  of  
• For  these  students  a  greater   their  aid  from  loans  
percentage  of  aid  came  as    
loans  
• No  difference  in  working  
hours  per  week    
 
Campus  Connection  
• Less  likely  than  other  groups   • Less  likely  than  other  students   • More  likely  to  plan  to  
to  report  planning  to   to  live  on  campus   participate  in  student  clubs  
volunteer   • No  difference  in  intent  to   and  intramural  sports.  
• Less  likely  than  other  groups   participate  in  campus  activities  
to  be  living  with  parents    
 
 

*Note:  -­‐Includes  freshmen  enrolled  in  FRINQ  during  fall  term  

                       -­‐Includes  full  and  part-­‐time  enrollees.  
 -­‐Does  NOT  include  Honors,  Liberal  Studies,  Pre-­‐nursing  or  other  students  not  required  to  UNST  
 
For  questions,  please  contact  Rowanna  Carpenter,  UNST  Assessment  Coordinator  (carpenter@pdx.edu,  5-­‐
3445)