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Do you think the ban on ROTC should be lifted?

Strongly approve: 16.94%

Somewhat approve: 25.93%

Not familiar enough to answer: 20.45%

Somewhat disapprove: 13.95%

Strongly disapprove: 9.71%

No opinion: 13.02%

 

What school was your first choice when applying to college?

Brown: 64.25%

Harvard: 3.42%

Yale: 5.39%

Stanford: 3.52%

Other Ivy League school: 5.28%

Other U.S. school: 6.84%

Non-U.S. school: 0.83%

No first choice: 10.47%

 

How seriously have you thought about transferring from Brown?

Very seriously: 3.81%

Somewhat seriously: 11.75%

Not at all: 84.44%

 

How happy are you with your Brown experience thus far?

Very happy: 71.77%

Somewhat happy: 24.06%

Neither happy nor unhappy: 1.98%

Somewhat unhappy: 1.67%

Very unhappy: 0.52%

 

What are your plans immediately following graduation?

Graduate School: 14.95%

Medical school: 14.53%

Law school: 4.42%

Business school: 1.37%

Employment: 23.89%

Service Program (e.g. Teach for America, Peace Corps, AmeriCorps): 7.58%

Other: 5.47%

Unsure: 27.79%

 

How often do you leave College Hill, on average?

At least once a day: 4.13%

Two or three times a week: 28.00%

Once a week: 29.03%

Once or twice a month: 33.16%

Once or twice a semester: 4.86%

Never: 0.83%

 

How often do you use on-campus gyms to exercise, on average?

Multiple times a day: 5.91%

Once a day: 15.96%

Every two days: 18.96%

Once or twice a week: 23.01%

Once or twice a month: 13.68%

Once or twice a semester: 11.61%

Never: 10.88%

 

How often do you use prescription drugs that aren't prescribed to you, such as Adderall or Ritalin, to help you with your school work, on average?

More than once a week: 1.45%

Once a week: 0.02%

Once or twice a month: 1.86%

Once or twice a semester: 5.27%

Once a year: 2.38%

Never: 88.84%

 

In your opinion, what should be the University's highest priority?

Increasing financial aid: 38.71%

Building on-campus residence halls: 10.07%

Renovating on-campus housing: 15.27%

Hiring more faculty: 9.23%

Improving athletic facilities: 6.15%

Improving classrooms and labs: 7.21%

Improving food options: 7.53%

Other: 5.83%

 

To what extent has overcrowding — the accommodation of students in common spaces such as lounges or kitchens — affected your residential experience?

Very much: 10.89%

Somewhat: 43.46%

Not at all: 45.65%

 

Do you approve or disapprove of the Corporation's governance of the University?

Strongly approve: 6.14%

Somewhat approve: 23.93%

Not familiar enough to answer: 42.87%

Somewhat disapprove: 8.53%

Strongly disapprove: 2.60%

No opinion: 15.92%

 

Do you approve or disapprove of the way Ruth Simmons is handling her job as president of the University?

Strongly approve: 30.27%

Somewhat approve: 32.23%

Not familiar enough to answer: 25.00%

Somewhat disapprove: 3.72%

Strongly disapprove: 1.03%

No opinion: 7.75%

 

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