1. Does your college/university have any of the following? - Honor Code Spring 2012 National Average Spring 2012 University of the Pacific Spring 2012 Private Colleges and Universities Average Yes 69.18% 97.86% 74.24% No 2.50% 0.00% 2.70% I do not know 28.32% 2.14% 23.06% Total Respondents 11862 281 6697 2. Does your college/university have any of the following? - Code of Conduct Spring 2012 National Average Spring 2012 University of the Pacific Spring 2012 Private Colleges and Universities Average Yes 89.44% 99.64% 91.21% No 0.78% 0.00% 0.69% I do not know 9.78% 0.36% 8.10% Total Respondents 281 6655 3. Does your college/university have any of the following? - Policy for notifying parents/guardians of policy violations that involve alcohol Spring 2012 National Average Spring 2012 University of the Pacific Spring 2012 Private Colleges and Universities Average Yes 47.37% 52.54% 55.33% No 7.42% 6.88% 7.41% I do not know 45.21% 40.58% 37.25% Total Respondents 12808 276 6947 4. Does your college/university have any of the following? - Policy for notifying parents/guardians of policy violations that do not involve alcohol Spring 2012 National Average Spring 2012 University of the Pacific Spring 2012 Private Colleges and Universities Average Yes 35.94% 39.13% 42.14% No 8.50% 8.33% 7.77% I do not know 55.56% 52.54% 50.09% Total Respondents 12789 276 6936 5. Does your college/university have any of the following? - Conflict mediation process Spring 2012 National Average Spring 2012 University of the Pacific Spring 2012 Private Colleges and
Yes 38.98% 40.36% 44.58% No 5.10% 5.45% 5.68% I do not know 55.91% 54.18% 49.74% Total Respondents 12798 275 6950 10. Please indicate your level of agreement with the following statements: - I am aware of the policies at this college/university regarding possession and/or consumption of alcohol on-campus. Mean Difference Std Dev N Top 2 Bottom 2 Rank Spring 2012 National Average 4.04 0.22* 1.06 12398 80.46% 10.84% Spring 2012 University of the Pacific 4.26 --- 0.86 268 87.31% 5.60% Spring 2012 Private Colleges and Universities Average 4.19 0.07 0.92 6817 86.02% 6.98% * Indicates statistical significance, p < .05 Spring 2012 National Average Spring 2012 University of the Pacific Spring 2012 Private Colleges and Universities Average Strongly agree 37.43% 44.53% 41.25% Somewhat 40.30% 40.88% 43.10% Neither nor disagree 8.41% 6.93% 6.86% Somewhat disagree 6.16% 4.38% 4.72% Strongly disagree 4.31% 1.09% 2.13% NA/Does not apply 3.39% 2.19% 1.94% Total Respondents 12833 274 6952 11. Please indicate your level of agreement with the following statements: - The policies related to student conduct are appropriate for students attending this institution. Mean Difference Std Dev N Top 2 Bottom 2 Rank Spring 2012 National Average 3.97 0.11 1.03 12391 73.34% 9.59% Spring 2012 University of the Pacific 4.08 --- 1.10 269 77.70% 11.15% Spring 2012 Private Colleges and 3.95 0.13* 1.05 6796 74.46% 11.58%
Spring 2012 National Average Spring 2012 University of the Pacific Spring 2012 Private Colleges and Universities Average Strongly agree 41.97% 43.48% 42.53% Somewhat agree 23.13% 13.04% 21.88% Neither agree nor disagree 10.68% 4.35% 11.55% Somewhat disagree 8.33% 21.74% 9.10% Strongly disagree 9.17% 13.04% 9.38% NA/Does not apply 6.73% 4.35% 5.57% Respondents 1189 23 736 30. Please indicate your of agreement with the following statement: - Whether I agreed or not, I understand the rationale for the decision made concerning the alleged violations. Mean Difference Std Dev N Top 2 Bottom 2 Rank Spring 2012 National Average 4.03 -0.03 1.18 1127 77.46% 14.46% Spring 2012 University of the Pacific 4.00 --- 1.02 22 81.82% 9.09% Spring 2012 Private Colleges and Universities Average 4.05 -0.05 1.16 706 77.48% 13.17% Spring 2012 National Average Spring 2012 University of the Pacific Spring 2012 Private Colleges and Universities Average Strongly agree 43.52% 31.82% 44.08% Somewhat agree 29.97% 50.00% 30.34% Neither agree nor disagree 7.66% 9.09% 8.98% Somewhat disagree 8.42% 4.55% 7.62% Strongly disagree 5.30% 4.55% 5.03% NA/Does not apply 5.13% 0.00% 3.95% Total Respondents 1188 22 735 31. Please indicate your level of agreement with the following statement: - I believe that the sanctions that I was assigned were educational in nature. Mean Difference Std Dev N Top 2 Bottom 2 Rank Spring 2012 National Average 3.25 -0.06 1.46 1082 50.28% 33.83% Spring 2012 University of the Pacific 3.19 --- 1.47 21 47.62% 33.33% Spring 2012 3.28 -0.09 1.47 682 51.03% 33.28%
Spring 2012 National Average Spring 2012 University of the Pacific Spring 2012 Private Colleges and Universities Average Strongly agree 23.14% 14.29% 22.21% Somewhat agree 26.19% 19.05% 26.29% Neither agree nor disagree 17.80% 23.81% 18.80% Somewhat disagree 11.95% 9.52% 12.67% Strongly disagree 13.56% 28.57% 14.17% NA/Does not 7.37% 4.76% 5.86% Total Respondents 1180 21 734 46. Please indicate your level of agreement with the following statement: My experience with the hearing/judicial process . . . - Increased my understanding of other peoples' perspectives Mean Difference Std Dev N Top 2 Bottom 2 Rank Spring 2012 National Average 3.31 -0.21 1.33 1086 47.61% 26.80% Spring 2012 University of the Pacific 3.10 --- 1.41 20 35.00% 35.00% Spring 2012 Private Colleges and Universities Average 3.28 -0.18 1.32 689 45.43% 26.42% Spring 2012 National Average Spring 2012 University of the Pacific Spring 2012 Private Colleges and Universities Average Strongly 21.86% 23.81% 21.25% Somewhat 21.95% 9.52% 21.39% Neither agree nor disagree 23.56% 28.57% 26.43% Somewhat disagree 11.86% 19.05% 11.99% Strongly disagree 12.80% 14.29% 12.81% NA/Does not apply 7.97% 4.76% 6.13% Total Respondents 1180 21 734 47. Please indicate your level of agreement with the following statement: My experience with the hearing/judicial process . . . Increased my awareness of what further misconduct might mean to my college career Mean Difference Std Dev N Top 2 Bottom 2 Rank Spring 2012 National Average 3.91 -0.36 1.22 1087 71.30% 13.43% Spring 2012 University 3.55 --- 1.67 20 60.00% 25.00%
58. How much did you learn about the policies from the following sources? - From a staff member Mean Difference Std Dev N Top 1 Bottom 1 Rank Spring 2012 National Average 3.07 -0.03 0.77 1758 31.40% 2.28% Spring 2012 University of the Pacific 3.04 --- 0.76 56 26.79% 3.57% Spring 2012 Private Colleges and Universities Average 3.06 -0.02 0.77 975 30.56% 2.26% Spring 2012 National Average Spring 2012 University of the Pacific Spring 2012 Private Colleges and Universities Average A lot 31.40% 26.79% 30.56% Some 46.36% 53.57% 46.77% Little 19.97% 16.07% 20.41% Nothing 2.28% 3.57% 2.26% Total Respondents 1758 56 975 59. How much did you learn about the policies from the following sources? - From a friend/fellow student Mean Difference Std Dev N Top 1 Bottom 1 Rank Spring 2012 National Average 2.84 0.00 0.75 1692 19.80% 1.54% Spring 2012 University of the Pacific 2.84 --- 0.78 56 21.43% 1.79% Spring 2012 Private Colleges and Universities Average 2.84 0.00 0.75 992 20.26% 1.11% Spring 2012 National Average Spring 2012 University of the Pacific Spring 2012 Private Colleges and Universities Average A lot 19.80% 21.43% 20.26% Some 46.16% 42.86% 44.66% Little 32.51% 33.93% 33.97% Nothing 1.54% 1.79% 1.11%
Total Respondents 1692 56 992 60. How much did you learn about the policies from the following sources? - On a web page Mean Difference Std Dev N Top 1 Bottom 1 Rank Spring 2012 National Average 3.02 -0.26 0.78 1936 29.13% 2.27% Spring 2012 University of the Pacific 2.76 --- 0.66 25 12.00% 0.00% Spring 2012 Private Colleges and Universities Average 3.01 -0.25 0.77 1061 27.99% 2.26% Spring 2012 National Average Spring 2012 University of the Pacific Spring 2012 Private Colleges and Universities Average A lot 29.13% 12.00% 27.99% Some 46.28% 52.00% 46.84% Little 22.31% 36.00% 22.90% Nothing 2.27% 0.00% 2.26% Total Respondents 1936 25 1061 61. How much did you learn about the policies from the following sources? - From a media source (e.g., newspaper, television) Mean Difference Std Dev N Top 1 Bottom 1 Rank Spring 2012 National Average 2.73 0.42 0.81 374 16.31% 6.15% Spring 2012 University of the Pacific 3.14 --- 0.69 7 28.57% 0.00% Spring 2012 Private Colleges and Universities Average 2.80 0.34 0.78 186 17.20% 5.38% Spring 2012 Spring 2012 University Spring 2012 Private
Spring 2012 National Average 3.04 0.08 1.33 12227 42.20% 37.96% Spring 2012 University of the Pacific 3.11 --- 1.33 253 43.87% 33.60% Spring 2012 Private Colleges and Universities Average 3.08 0.03 1.31 6652 43.31% 36.12% Spring 2012 National Average Spring 2012 University of the Pacific Spring 2012 Private Colleges and Universities Average Strongly agree 16.02% 17.39% 15.84% Somewhat agree 26.18% 26.48% 27.47% Neither agree nor disagree 19.84% 22.53% 20.57% Somewhat disagree 21.49% 17.39% 21.27% Strongly disagree 16.47% 16.21% 14.85% Total Respondents 12227 253 6652 66. Please indicate your of agreement with the following statements: - Faculty members are vigilant in discovering and reporting suspected cases of academic dishonesty. Mean Difference Std Dev N Top 2 Bottom 2 Rank Spring 2012 National Average 3.66 0.13* 0.97 12218 57.27% 10.57% Spring 2012 University of the Pacific 3.79 --- 0.98 253 62.45% 8.70% Spring 2012 Private Colleges and Universities Average 3.68 0.10 0.96 6649 58.72% 10.23% * Indicates statistical significance, p < .05 Spring 2012 National Average Spring 2012 University of the Pacific Spring 2012 Private Colleges and Universities Average Strongly agree 21.01% 26.88% 21.46% Somewhat agree 36.26% 35.57% 37.25% Neither agree nor disagree 32.16% 28.85% 31.06% Somewhat disagree 8.51% 6.72% 8.53% Strongly disagree 2.06% 1.98% 1.70% Total Respondents 12218 253 6649
90. Where did the cheating occur? Check all that apply. Spring 2012 National Average Spring 2012 University of the Pacific Spring 2012 Private Colleges and Universities Average In-class exam 81.26% 73.83% 79.27% Take-home exam 23.53% 11.21% 24.89% Lab report 14.27% 17.76% 16.93% Homework 42.91% 42.99% 46.53% Course 14.41% 10.28% 13.38% Other 6.94% 9.35% 6.44% Total Respondents 5432 107 2841 91. How likely are you to report cheating in the future if you are aware of it? Mean Difference Std Dev N Top 1 Bottom 1 Rank Spring 2012 National Average 2.25 0.21* 0.95 11720 9.81% 26.02% Spring 2012 University of the Pacific 2.46 --- 0.94 248 12.90% 18.55% Spring 2012 Private Colleges and Universities Average 2.21 0.25* 0.91 6219 7.90% 25.33% * Indicates statistical significance, p < .05 Spring 2012 National Average Spring 2012 University of the Pacific Spring 2012 Private Colleges and Universities Average Very unlikely 26.02% 18.55% 25.33% Somewhat unlikely 33.02% 30.24% 36.21% Somewhat likely 31.15% 38.31% 30.57% Very likely 9.81% 12.90% 7.90% Total Respondents 11720 248 6219 92. With whom would you likely consult if you had a question about cheating or plagiarism? Spring 2012 National Average Spring 2012 University of the Pacific Spring 2012 Private Colleges and Universities Average Campus administrator (e.g., academic advisor, judicial office) 9.45% 9.31% 9.83%
and Universities Average Spring 2012 National Average Spring 2012 University of the Pacific Spring 2012 Private Colleges and Universities Average Extremely serious cheating 61.57% 67.39% 62.51% Very serious cheating 24.39% 18.26% 24.89% Moderately serious cheating 9.85% 10.00% 9.16% Slightly serious cheating 2.85% 3.04% 2.31% Not at all serious 1.34% 1.30% 1.13% Respondents 11464 230 6095 109. For each of the following please indicate how serious you each type of behavior is: - Buying a paper online to submit. Mean Difference Std Dev N Top 2 Bottom 2 Rank Spring 2012 National Average 4.61 0.06 0.74 11457 91.75% 2.20% Spring 2012 University of the Pacific 4.66 --- 0.70 231 91.34% 0.87% Spring 2012 Private Colleges and Universities Average 4.64 0.03 0.70 6084 92.82% 1.78% Spring 2012 National Average Spring 2012 University of the Pacific Spring 2012 Private Colleges and Universities Average Extremely serious cheating 71.88% 76.62% 73.36% Very serious cheating 19.87% 14.72% 19.46% Moderately serious cheating 6.05% 7.79% 5.41% Slightly serious cheating 1.38% 0.00% 1.04% Not at all serious 0.82% 0.87% 0.74% Total Respondents 11457 231 6084 110. For each of the following please indicate how serious you think each type of behavior is: - Submitting the same paper for two classes. Mean Difference Std Dev N Top 2 Bottom 2 Rank Spring 2012 National Average 2.69 0.18* 1.39 11444 29.11% 46.64% Spring 2012 2.87 --- 1.35 232 32.33% 39.66%
University of the Pacific Spring 2012 Private Colleges and Universities Average 2.71 0.16 1.36 6090 28.92% 45.02% * Indicates statistical significance, p < .05 Spring 2012 National Average Spring 2012 University of the Pacific Spring 2012 Private Colleges and Universities Average Extremely serious cheating 14.47% 15.52% 13.63% Very serious cheating 14.64% 16.81% 15.29% Moderately serious cheating 24.25% 28.02% 26.06% Slightly serious cheating 18.41% 18.53% 18.98% Not at all serious 28.23% 21.12% 26.04% Total Respondents 11444 232 6090 111. For each of the following please indicate how serious you each type of behavior is: - Copying directly from a source (word for word) without citing. Mean Difference Std Dev N Top 2 Bottom 2 Rank Spring 2012 National Average 4.31 -0.08 0.91 11457 82.16% 5.03% Spring 2012 University of the Pacific 4.24 --- 0.96 232 81.03% 6.47% Spring 2012 Private Colleges and Universities Average 4.28 -0.04 0.90 6085 81.56% 4.91% Spring 2012 National Average Spring 2012 University of the Pacific Spring 2012 Private Colleges and Universities Average Extremely serious cheating 55.19% 50.86% 52.03% Very serious cheating 26.97% 30.17% 29.53% Moderately serious cheating 12.81% 12.50% 13.53% Slightly serious cheating 4.19% 4.74% 4.16% Not at all serious 0.84% 1.72% 0.76% Respondents 232 6085 112. For each of the following please indicate how serious you think each type of behavior is: - Listing sources in a bibliography after only reading the abstract of an article. Mean Difference Std Dev N Top 2 Bottom 2 Rank
Spring 2012 National Average 2.50 -0.07 1.32 11443 22.77% 53.88% Spring 2012 University of the Pacific 2.43 --- 1.28 231 19.48% 56.28% Spring 2012 Private Colleges and Universities Average 2.44 -0.01 1.28 6086 20.51% 55.62% Spring 2012 National Average Spring 2012 University of the Pacific Spring 2012 Private Colleges and Universities Average Extremely serious cheating 10.87% 9.96% 9.50% Very serious cheating 11.89% 9.52% 11.01% Moderately serious cheating 23.35% 24.24% 23.87% Slightly serious cheating 23.72% 25.97% 24.93% Not at all serious 30.17% 30.30% 30.69% Total Respondents 231 6086 113. For each of the following please indicate how serious you think each type of behavior is: - Listing sources in a bibliography that were not actually read. Mean Difference Std Dev N Top 2 Bottom 2 Rank Spring 2012 National Average 2.80 -0.09 1.29 11448 29.50% 44.85% Spring 2012 University of the Pacific 2.72 --- 1.24 232 25.00% 47.84% Spring 2012 Private Colleges and Universities Average 2.74 -0.03 1.25 6089 27.18% 46.95% Spring 2012 National Average Spring 2012 University of the Pacific Spring 2012 Private Colleges and Universities Average Extremely serious cheating 13.74% 12.07% 11.86% Very serious cheating 15.76% 12.93% 15.32% Moderately serious cheating 25.66% 27.16% 25.87%
139. Is the number of hours that you indicated in the last question more or less than you expected? Spring 2012 National Average Spring 2012 University of the Pacific Spring 2012 Private Colleges and Universities Average More hours than I expected 20.47% 23.38% 23.48% About what I expected 63.57% 55.41% 62.86% Fewer hours than what I expected 15.96% 21.21% 13.66% Total Respondents 11845 231 6495 140. How many hours do you typically spend working for pay each week? Spring 2012 National Average Spring 2012 University of the Pacific Spring 2012 Private Colleges and Universities Average 0 hours 35.89% 39.39% 37.75% 1 - 10 hours 23.49% 30.30% 30.30% 11 - 20 hours 22.80% 21.21% 23.46% 21 - 30 hours 9.25% 6.06% 4.86% 31 - 40 5.02% 1.30% 1.99% More than 40 3.55% 1.73% 1.65% Total Respondents 11851 231 6496 141. Did you transfer to this college? Spring 2012 National Average Spring 2012 University of the Pacific Spring 2012 Private Colleges and Universities Average No 82.16% 87.83% 92.61% Yes, from a two-year college 9.93% 9.13% 2.88% Yes, from a four-year college or university 7.91% 3.04% 4.52% Total Respondents 11208 230 6465 142. do you currently live? Spring 2012 National Average Spring 2012 University of the Pacific Spring 2012 Private Colleges and Universities Average On-campus (e.g., residence hall, apartment, family housing) 49.36% 51.72% 65.90% Fraternity or sorority housing 1.87% 7.33% 2.42% Off-campus, alone or with friends/roommates 28.82% 18.97% 21.71%