Parents’ education. Just 11% of first-year students are first-generation students. That is, neither parent had any post- secondary education. In contrast, 20% of students have at least one parent who has obtained a graduate-level degree. Although there is very little difference among groups and the proportion of students that are first- generation, the proportion of students who had a least one parent graduate with a graduate-level degree is higher among Group 3 (23%) students compared to Group 2 (19%) or Group 1 (14%) students; however, this difference falls just below the criteria for statistical significance. Table 9: Parents' highest level of education All Group Nipissing (n=14,886) (n=3,136) (n=6,176) (n=5,574) (n=231) High school or less 11% 13% 12% 10% 13% Some college or university 9% 11% 9% 7% 11% College, CEGEP, or technical school graduate 18% 23% 18% 16% 37% University or professional school graduate 38% 36% 38% 40% 29% Graduate degree 20% 14% 19% 23% 10% Other <1% <1% <1% <1% - Note: 'Don't know' responses are not shown in the table but are included in the calculations.
Parents’ education. Just over 1 in 10 (13%) graduating students are first-generation students. That is, neither parent had any post-secondary education. In contrast, over half (53%) of students had at least one parent who completed a university or professional school degree or higher. Although there is very little difference among groups and the proportion of students that are first- generation, the proportion of students who had a least one parent graduate from university (or higher) is much higher among Group 3 (60%) students compared to Group 2 (52%) or Group 1 (42%) students; however, this difference falls just below the criteria for statistical significance. Table 10: Parents' highest level of education All students (n=18,144) Group XxXxxx University (n=564) 1 (n=5,612) 2 (n=7,916) 3 (n=4,616) High school or less 13% 16% 14% 10% 6% Some college or university 11% 14% 11% 10% 7% College, CEGEP, or technical school graduate 20% 25% 21% 18% 6% University or professional school graduate 35% 30% 35% 38% 45% Graduate degree 18% 12% 17% 22% 35% Other <1% <1% <1% <1% <1% Note: "Don’t know" responses are not shown in the table but are included in the calculations. Difference by visible minority. Although it falls just below the threshold for statistical significance, visible minority students (17%) are more likely than non-minority (11%) students to be first-generation university students.
Parents’ education. About 13% of middle-years students are first-generation students. That is, neither parent has had any post-secondary education. Indeed, over half (55%) of students had at least one parent who had completed a university or professional school degree or higher. Students attending Group 1 and Group 2 universities are more likely than Group 3 university students to be first-generation students, and are also less likely to have at least one parent with a graduate degree. Table 10: Parents' highest level of education (MEDUC/PEDUC) Group University All of (n=15,248) (n=5,263) (n=7,365) (n=2,620) (n=295) High school or less 13% 14% 15% 8% 12% Some college or university 10% 11% 11% 8% 11% College, CEGEP, or technical school graduate 20% 25% 19% 14% 15% University or professional school graduate 36% 33% 36% 39% 36% Graduate degree 19% 13% 18% 29% 25% Other <1% <1% <1% <1% - Note: 'Don't know' responses are not shown in the table but are included in the calculations. Difference by age. As students get older, they are more likely to be first-generation students, increasing from 10% of those 19 and younger to 25% of those 25 and older.
Parents’ education. Just 11% of first-year students are first-generation students. That is, neither parent had any post- secondary education. Although the proportion of first-year students who are first-generation has been decreasing according to CUSC-CCREU results, the 11% is unchanged from 2016.
Parents’ education. Just 11% of first-year students are first-generation students. That is, neither parent had any post- secondary education. Although the proportion of first-year students who are first-generation has been decreasing according to CUSC-CCREU results, the 11% is unchanged from 2016. Table 9: Parents' highest level of education (MEDUC/PEDUC) All students (n=18,092) Group University of Victoria (n=378) 1 (n=6,335) 2 (n=6,712) 3 (n=5,045) High school or less 11% 11% 12% 8% 7% Some college or university 9% 10% 9% 9% 7% College, CEGEP, or technical school graduate 17% 22% 17% 15% 13% University or professional school graduate 40% 37% 39% 43% 43% Graduate degree 20% 17% 21% 22% 28% Other <1% <1% <1% <1% - Note: 'Don't know' responses are not shown in the table but are included in the calculations.
Parents’ education. About 7 students in 10 report that their father (72%) or mother (75%) completed at least some post-secondary education. Slightly more than 1 in 10 students (14%) are first-generation students (that is, neither their father nor their mother took any post-secondary education). Although not statistically significant, Group 1 (17%) students are slightly more likely than Group 2 (15%) or Group 3 (12%) students to be first-generation students. See Table 14 and Table 15 for the levels of education students report their mother and father achieved. Table 14: Mother's education Q56 All students (n=15,218) Group Xxxxxxx University (n=146) 1 (n=5,027) 2 (n=6,873) 3 (n=3,318) Less than high school 6% 6% 5% 5% 7% High school graduate 15% 18% 15% 13% 22% Some college, CEGEP, or technical school 7% 9% 6% 7% 10% College, CEGEP, or technical school graduate 20% 21% 21% 19% 22% Some university 6% 7% 5% 7% 5% University graduate 28% 24% 29% 28% 16% Professional degree 5% 4% 4% 7% 4% Graduate degree 9% 7% 8% 11% 6% Other 1% <1% <1% 1% 6% Don't know 4% 3% 5% 3% 1% Table 15: Father's education Q56 All students (n=15,218) Group Xxxxxxx University (n=146) 1 (n=5,027) 2 (n=6,873) 3 (n=3,318) Less than high school 8% 11% 7% 8% 19% High school graduate 14% 17% 14% 12% 22% Some college, CEGEP, or technical school 6% 7% 6% 6% 6% College, CEGEP, or technical school graduate 19% 22% 18% 18% 17% Some university 4% 5% 4% 4% 6% University graduate 25% 19% 28% 24% 10% Professional degree 6% 4% 5% 8% 5% Graduate degree 12% 8% 11% 15% 5% Other <1% 1% <1% <1% 4% Don't know 5% 5% 6% 4% 6% 2.6 Disciplines Institutions submitted students’ programs of study. These programs were grouped into nine broadly defined disciplines, as shown in Table 16. First-year students plan to receive degrees in the following: ► Generalist disciplines. About 3 students in 10 plan to get a degree in a generalist discipline, which includes either Arts and Humanities (16%) or Social Science (12%) programs. ► Specialized disciplines. About 3 students in 10 plan to graduate from a professional discipline, which includes Business (13%), Professional (8%), Engineering (6%), and Education (4%) programs. Group 1 students (1%) are much less likely to be in an Engineering program than Group 2 (10%) and Group 3 (5%) students, but more likely to be in an Education program (7% for Group 1 versus 4% for Group 3 and 2% for Group 2 students). ► Science disciplines. About 1 in 5 students plan to graduate with a science degree either fro...
Parents’ education. Just 11% of first-year students are first-generation students. That is, neither parent had any post- secondary education. In contrast, 20% of students have at least one parent who has obtained a graduate-level degree. Although there is very little difference among groups and the proportion of students that are first- generation, the proportion of students who had a least one parent graduate with a graduate-level degree is higher among Group 3 (23%) students compared to Group 2 (19%) or Group 1 (14%) students; however, this difference falls just below the criteria for statistical significance. Table 9: Parents' highest level of education All Group McMaster (n=14,886) (n=3,136) (n=6,176) (n=5,574) (n=675) High school or less 11% 13% 12% 10% 9% Some college or university 9% 11% 9% 7% 5% College, CEGEP, or technical school graduate 18% 23% 18% 16% 16% University or professional school graduate 38% 36% 38% 40% 42% Graduate degree 20% 14% 19% 23% 23% Other <1% <1% <1% <1% <1% Note: 'Don't know' responses are not shown in the table but are included in the calculations.
Parents’ education. Just 11% of first-year students are first-generation students. That is, neither parent had any post- secondary education. In contrast, 20% of students have at least one parent who has obtained a graduate-level degree. Although there is very little difference among groups and the proportion of students that are first- generation, the proportion of students who had a least one parent graduate with a graduate-level degree is higher among Group 3 (23%) students compared to Group 2 (19%) or Group 1 (14%) students; however, this difference falls just below the criteria for statistical significance. Table 9: Parents' highest level of education All Group University students 1 2 3 of Victoria (n=14,886) (n=3,136) (n=6,176) (n=5,574) (n=287) High school or less 11% 13% 12% 10% 8% Some college or university 9% 11% 9% 7% 8% College, CEGEP, or technical school graduate 18% 23% 18% 16% 11% University or professional school graduate 38% 36% 38% 40% 44% Graduate degree 20% 14% 19% 23% 28% Other <1% <1% <1% <1% - Note: 'Don't know' responses are not shown in the table but are included in the calculations.
