Findings from the 2009 Administration of the Your First College Year ...

2009 Your First College Year SurveyFirst-time, Full-time FreshmenSince entering this college, how much time have youspent during a typical week doing the followingactivities?All Baccalaureate InstitutionsTotal Men WomenStudying/homeworkOver 20 hours 8.0% 7.5% 8.2%16 to 20 hours 9.8% 8.3% 10.6%11 to 15 hours 16.8% 13.9% 18.3%6 to 10 hours 33.0% 30.4% 34.4%3 to 5 hours 25.1% 28.6% 23.3%1 to 2 hours 6.2% 9.3% 4.6%Less than one hour 0.9% 1.7% 0.5%None 0.2% 0.4% 0.1%Total (n) 26,640 9,002 17,638Socializing with friendsOver 20 hours 18.8% 21.3% 17.5%16 to 20 hours 11.7% 12.2% 11.4%11 to 15 hours 18.3% 18.1% 18.4%6 to 10 hours 26.9% 25.5% 27.6%3 to 5 hours 17.1% 15.2% 18.1%1 to 2 hours 5.5% 5.4% 5.6%Less than one hour 1.2% 1.3% 1.1%None 0.5% 0.8% 0.3%Total (n) 26,621 8,998 17,623Talking with professors outside of classOver 20 hours 0.2% 0.4% 0.2%16 to 20 hours 0.2% 0.2% 0.1%11 to 15 hours 0.5% 0.6% 0.4%6 to 10 hours 1.2% 1.7% 1.0%3 to 5 hours 5.8% 6.2% 5.5%1 to 2 hours 24.1% 23.4% 24.4%Less than one hour 51.4% 50.3% 51.9%None 16.7% 17.2% 16.4%Total (n) 26,648 9,009 17,639Exercising or sportsOver 20 hours 4.2% 6.8% 2.8%16 to 20 hours 3.5% 4.6% 2.9%11 to 15 hours 6.2% 8.3% 5.1%6 to 10 hours 16.1% 19.5% 14.5%3 to 5 hours 26.9% 25.8% 27.4%1 to 2 hours 21.5% 17.8% 23.4%Less than one hour 13.4% 10.7% 14.8%None 8.3% 6.6% 9.1%Total (n) 26,635 9,003 17,632Page 51Profile