Institutional Perceptions
Survey

 

After indicating the type of institution you attend, read carefully and respond to the following statements about three types of institutions of higher education--two-year public, four-year public, and four-year private. Place an X next to the response that best represents your attitudes/beliefs about each question.

  MTSU  Columbia   Bryan
 pre/post   pre/post   pre/post 
1.   Which ONE of the following do you attend?
_____ a.  two-year public institution    0 / 0  100 / 100    0 / 0
_____ b. four-year public institution        97 / 94    0 / 0    4 / 5
_____ c.  four-year private institution     3 / 6    0 / 0   96 / 95
Please give your opinion as to:
2.   Which ONE of the following has the most open admission requirements?
_____ a.  two-year public institution

 56 / 48  

 69 /70  

 44 / 95
_____ b. four-year public institution   19 / 29 8 / 9 20 / 5
_____ c.  four-year private institution 17 / 7  12 / 13 24 / 0
_____ d.  all three are about the same 8 / 16 12 / 9 12 / 0
3.   Which ONE of the following has the least open admission requirements?
_____ a.  two-year public institution

 19 / 16  

27 / 13

36 / 0
_____ b. four-year public institution   6 / 0 0 / 9 0 / 20
_____ c.  four-year private institution 72 / 71 69 / 70 52 / 80
_____ d.  all three are about the same 3 / 13 4 / 9 12 / 0
4.   Which ONE of the following offers the most affordable costs--tuition, parking, books, extra fees?
_____ a.  two-year public institution

 78 / 84  

96 / 96

64 / 90
_____ b. four-year public institution   14 / 10 4 / 4 16 / 0
_____ c.  four-year private institution 3 / 3 0 / 0 16 / 10
_____ d.  all three are about the same 3 / 3 0 / 0 4 / 0
5.   Which ONE of the following offers the least affordable costs--tuition, parking, books, extra fees?
_____ a.  two-year public institution

 3 / 0  

8 / 9

16 / 10
_____ b. four-year public institution   0 / 16 4 / 9 16 / 5
_____ c.  four-year private institution 94 / 80 89 / 83 64 / 85
_____ d.  all three are about the same 3 / 3 0 / 0 4 / 0
6.   Which ONE of the following offers the most academic resources--library, access to technology, etc.?
_____ a.  two-year public institution

 0 / 0  

4 / 8

0 / 0
_____ b. four-year public institution   42 /  34 35 / 39 60 / 90
_____ c.  four-year private institution 19 / 13 15 / 17 12 / 10
_____ d.  all three are about the same 39 / 55 46 / 40 28 / 0
7.   Which ONE of the following offers the least academic resources--library, access to technology, etc.?
_____ a.  two-year public institution

 69 / 58  

46 / 44

68 / 70
_____ b. four-year public institution   0 / 0 4 / 0 4 / 20
_____ c.  four-year private institution 6 / 0 8 / 4 20 / 10
_____ d.  all three are about the same 25 / 42 42 / 52 8 / 0
8.   Which ONE of the following has the highest level of faculty credentials and experience? 
_____ a.  two-year public institution

 0 / 0 

4 / 4 

0 / 0
_____ b. four-year public institution   14 / 13 27 / 26 12 / 20
_____ c.  four-year private institution 50 / 52 35 / 30 60 / 40
_____ d.  all three are about the same 36 / 36 35 / 39 28 / 40
9.   Which ONE of the following has the lowest level of faculty credentials and experience?
_____ a.  two-year public institution

 64 / 61  

58 / 52

68 / 60
_____ b. four-year public institution   0 / 3 4 / 23 4 / 10
_____ c.  four-year private institution 0 / 0  4 / 0 0 / 5
_____ d.  all three are about the same 36 / 36 35 / 35 28 / 25
10.   Which ONE of the following gives the most individual attention to students?
_____ a.  two-year public institution

 14 / 23  

62 / 44

0 / 0
_____ b. four-year public institution   8 / 3 0 / 0 4 / 5
_____ c.  four-year private institution 67 / 39 23 / 35 96 / 95
_____ d.  all three are about the same 11 / 36 15 / 22 0 / 0
11.   Which ONE of the following gives the least individual attention to students?
_____ a.  two-year public institution

 22 / 19  

12 / 9

16 / 20
_____ b. four-year public institution   56 / 42 70 / 65 80 / 75
_____ c.  four-year private institution 6 / 7 8 / 4 4 / 5
_____ d.  all three are about the same 17 / 32 12 / 22  0 / 0
12.   Which ONE of the following has the highest percentage of students completing their degrees?
_____ a.  two-year public institution

 25 / 13  

35 / 44

16 / 30
_____ b. four-year public institution   17 / 19 12 / 4 8 / 5
_____ c.  four-year private institution 22 / 32 19 / 35 52 / 45
_____ d.  all three are about the same 36 / 36 35 / 17 24 / 20
13.   Which ONE of the following has the lowest percentage of students completing their degrees?
_____ a.  two-year public institution

 19 / 16  

31 / 30

28 / 30
_____ b. four-year public institution   39 / 29 35 / 48 36 / 35
_____ c.  four-year private institution 11 / 16 0 / 9 12 / 20
_____ d.  all three are about the same 31 / 39 35 / 13 24 / 15
14.   Which ONE of the following enrolls the greatest number of students who are academically prepared for college work?
_____ a.  two-year public institution

 3 / 0  

4 / 4

4 / 10
_____ b. four-year public institution   39 / 29 27 / 35 20 / 10
_____ c.  four-year private institution 50 / 42 50 / 39 68 / 75
_____ d.  all three are about the same 8 / 29 15 / 22 8 / 5
15.   Which ONE of the following enrolls the least number of students who are academically prepared for college work?
_____ a.  two-year public institution

 72 / 39  

77 / 65

64 / 55
_____ b. four-year public institution   14 / 23 8 / 13 20 / 20
_____ c.  four-year private institution 3 / 13 4 / 0 8 / 15
_____ d.  all three are about the same 11 / 26 12 / 22 8 / 10
16.   Which ONE of the following enrolls students with the most tolerance toward differences (gender, ethnic, religious, etc.) and openness to new ideas?
_____ a.  two-year public institution

 8 / 7  

39 / 21

8 / 15
_____ b. four-year public institution   64 / 61 23 / 30 60 / 60
_____ c.  four-year private institution 8 / 7 12 / 9 20 / 10
_____ d.  all three are about the same 19 / 26 27 / 39 12 / 15
17.   Which ONE of the following enrolls students with the least tolerance toward differences (gender, ethnic, religious, etc.) and openness to new ideas?
_____ a.  two-year public institution

 8 / 0  

12 / 4

8 / 5
_____ b. four-year public institution   3 / 3 12 / 9 20 / 0
_____ c.  four-year private institution 56 / 71 50 / 52 68 / 70
_____ d.  all three are about the same 33 / 26 27 / 35 8 / 15
18.   Which ONE of the following has the fewest number of student behavior problems (disruptive behavior, disrespect toward faculty, etc.)?
_____ a.  two-year public institution

 11 / 7  

12 / 39

8 / 10
_____ b. four-year public institution   0 / 0 4 / 0 8 / 10
_____ c.  four-year private institution 53 / 61 39 / 17 68 / 70
_____ d.  all three are about the same 36 / 32 46 / 44 16 / 10
19.   Which ONE of the following has the greatest number of student behavior problems (disruptive behavior, disrespect toward faculty, etc.)?
_____ a.  two-year public institution

 31 / 19  

15 / 21

8 / 15
_____ b. four-year public institution   28 / 39 39 / 34 72 / 70
_____ c.  four-year private institution 6 / 3 4 / 4 4 / 10
_____ d.  all three are about the same 36 / 39 42 / 40 16 / 5
20.   Which ONE of the following enrolls students with most positive attitude toward learning?
_____ a.  two-year public institution

 9 / 3  

15 / 17

4 / 11
_____ b. four-year public institution   14 / 10 12 / 9 8 / 0
_____ c.  four-year private institution 39 / 39 12 / 26 68 / 74
_____ d.  all three are about the same 39 / 48 62 / 48 20 / 16
21.   Which ONE of the following enrolls students with least positive attitude toward learning?
_____ a.  two-year public institution

 36 / 32  

15 / 22

4 / 45
_____ b. four-year public institution   17 / 16 15 / 22 44 / 40
_____ c.  four-year private institution 6 / 0 8 / 0 28 / 0
_____ d.  all three are about the same 42 / 52 62 / 57 24 / 15
22.   Which ONE of the following spends the greatest amount of time/money/energy on sports to the detriment of academic programs?
_____ a.  two-year public institution

 3 / 3  

0 / 4

0 / 0
_____ b. four-year public institution   72 / 74 77 / 78 96 / 95
_____ c.  four-year private institution 11 / 3 8 / 9 0 / 0
_____ d.  all three are about the same 14 / 19 15 / 9 4 / 5
23.   Which ONE of the following spends the least amount of time/money/energy on sports to the detriment of academic programs?  
_____ a.  two-year public institution

 67 / 55  

58 / 74

64 / 80
_____ b. four-year public institution   0 / 0  0 / 0 0 / 0
_____ c.  four-year private institution 22 / 26 23 / 17 32 / 20
_____ d.  all three are about the same 11 / 19 19 / 9 4 / 0
24.   Do the roles/functions of two-year public, four-year public, and four-year private institutions differ?  YES ___           NO ___
 

YES

64 / 58

69 /57

68 /75

NO 

 31 / 42 27 / 43 32 / 25
 

BOTH

 6 / 0 4 / 0
 Please explain:

 
25. Please share any other thoughts you might have about the similarities and differences between these institutions: