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Survey of American College Students, Use of & Satisfaction with College Tutoring Services, 2018

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  • 90 Pages
  • March 2018
  • Region: United States
  • Primary Research Group
  • ID: 4515298

This major study of how American college students use their college tutoring services presents data from a representative sample of 1,100 college students attending 4-year colleges in the United States.  The report gives highly detailed data on who uses walk-in tutoring, online tutoring, peer tutoring, and group tutoring, and even gives a complete picture on the extent to which students hire their own tutors.  The report also pinpoints satisfaction levels with college tutoring service and not only defines who has used these services but who plans to use them in the near future.

Data in the report presented in the aggregate and then broken out separately for seventeen different variables including but not limited to: college grades, gender, income level, year of college standing, SAT/ACT scores, regional origin, age, sexual orientation, college major and other personal variables, and by Carnegie class, enrollment size and public/private status of the survey participants institutions of higher education.

Just a few of the 90-page report’s many findings are that:

  • Students with a full-time job were one high use demographic for online tutoring 17.76% had used online tutoring from or at their college.
  • Students who practice a religion and consider it a very important part of their lives were much more likely than more secular counterparts to have used their college tutoring services.
  • Gay students were considerably more likely than straight students to use the college tutoring service
  • 28.39% had used group tutoring; its use was most common among the youngest students, those aged 19 or younger, of whom 31.74% had been in group tutoring and least common among students over age 30, of whom only 15.87% had used it.

Table of Contents

THE QUESTIONNAIRE   
Characteristics of the Sample   
SURVEY METHODOLOGY   
SUMMARY OF MAIN FINDINGS   
Student Opinion on the Availability of Tutoring at Their College   
Pervasiveness of Use of the College Tutoring Service   
Student Plans to Use the College Tutoring Service   
Student Evaluation of the College Tutoring Service   
Use of Online Tutoring Services   
Use of Peer to Peer Tutoring   
Use of Walk-In Tutoring Services   
Use of Tutoring in a Group   
Tendency for Students to Hire Their Own Tutor   
Table 1.1 To the best of your knowledge, does your college offer tutoring services?   
Table 1.2 To the best of your knowledge, does your college offer tutoring services? Broken out by Carnegie class of survey participant’s institution   
Table 1.3 To the best of your knowledge, does your college offer tutoring services? Broken out by Institutional Enrollment   
Table 1.4 To the best of your knowledge, does your college offer tutoring services? Broken out by age of survey participant   
Table 1.5 To the best of your knowledge, does your college offer tutoring services? Broken out for survey participants from rural, suburban and urban areas of origin   
Table 1.6 To the best of your knowledge, does your college offer tutoring services? Broken out regional origins of the survey participant   
Table 1.7 To the best of your knowledge, does your college offer tutoring services? Broken out by college year class standing   
Table 1.8 To the best of your knowledge, does your college offer tutoring services? Broken out by approximate student family annual income   
Table 1.9 To the best of your knowledge, does your college offer tutoring services? Broken out by degree of religiosity of the survey participant   
Table 1.10 To the best of your knowledge, does your college offer tutoring services? Broken out by type of political beliefs of the survey participant   
Table 1.11 To the best of your knowledge, does your college offer tutoring services? Broken out by college grades of the survey participant   
Table 1.12 To the best of your knowledge, does your college offer tutoring services? Broken out by current or likely college major of the survey participant   
Table 1.13 To the best of your knowledge, does your college offer tutoring services? Broken out by gender of the survey participant   
Table 1.14 To the best of your knowledge, does your college offer tutoring services? Broken out for students in public or private colleges:   
Table 1.15 To the best of your knowledge, does your college offer tutoring services? Broken out by type of domestic housing arrangement of the survey participant   
Table 1.16 To the best of your knowledge, does your college offer tutoring services? Broken out by employment circumstance of the survey participant   
Table 1.17 To the best of your knowledge, does your college offer tutoring services? Broken out by sexual orientation of the survey participant   
Table 1.18 To the best of your knowledge, does your college offer tutoring services? Broken out by ACT or SAT scores of the survey participant   
Table 2.1 Have you ever used your current or any prior colleges' tutoring services?   
Table 2.2 Have you ever used your current or any prior colleges' tutoring services? Broken out by Carnegie class of survey participant’s institution   
Table 2.3 Have you ever used your current or any prior colleges' tutoring services? Broken out by Institutional Enrollment   
Table 2.4 Have you ever used your current or any prior colleges' tutoring services? Broken out by age of survey participant   
Table 2.5 Have you ever used your current or any prior colleges' tutoring services? Broken out for survey participants from rural, suburban and urban areas of origin   
Table 2.6 Have you ever used your current or any prior colleges' tutoring services? Broken out regional origins of the survey participant   
Table 2.7 Have you ever used your current or any prior colleges' tutoring services? Broken out by college year class standing   
Table 2.8 Have you ever used your current or any prior colleges' tutoring services? Broken out by approximate student family annual income   
Table 2.9 Have you ever used your current or any prior colleges' tutoring services? Broken out by degree of religiosity of the survey participant   
Table 2.10 Have you ever used your current or any prior colleges' tutoring services? Broken out by type of political beliefs of the survey participant   
Table 2.11 Have you ever used your current or any prior colleges' tutoring services? Broken out by college grades of the survey participant   
Table 2.12 Have you ever used your current or any prior colleges' tutoring services? Broken out by current or likely college major of the survey participant   
Table 2.13 Have you ever used your current or any prior colleges' tutoring services? Broken out by gender of the survey participant   
Table 2.14 Have you ever used your current or any prior colleges' tutoring services? Broken out for students in public or private colleges   
Table 2.15 Have you ever used your current or any prior colleges' tutoring services? Broken out by type of domestic housing arrangement of the survey participant   
Table 2.16 Have you ever used your current or any prior colleges' tutoring services? Broken out by employment circumstance of the survey participant   
Table 2.17 Have you ever used your current or any prior colleges' tutoring services? Broken out by sexual orientation of the survey participant   
Table 2.18 Have you ever used your current or any prior colleges' tutoring services? Broken out by ACT or SAT scores of the survey participant   
Table 3.1 How likely is it that you might seek out these services in the future?  (college tutoring services)   
Table 3.2 How likely is it that you might seek out these services in the future? Broken out by Carnegie class of survey participant’s institution   
Table 3.3 How likely is it that you might seek out these services in the future? Broken out by Institutional Enrollment   
Table 3.4 How likely is it that you might seek out these services in the future? Broken out by age of survey participant   
Table 3.5 How likely is it that you might seek out these services in the future? Broken out for survey participants from rural, suburban and urban areas of origin   
Table 3.6 How likely is it that you might seek out these services in the future? Broken out regional origins of the survey participant   
Table 3.7 How likely is it that you might seek out these services in the future? Broken out by college year class standing   
Table 3.8 How likely is it that you might seek out these services in the future? Broken out by approximate student family annual income   
Table 3.9 How likely is it that you might seek out these services in the future? Broken out by degree of religiosity of the survey participant   
Table 3.10 How likely is it that you might seek out these services in the future? Broken out by type of political beliefs of the survey participant   
Table 3.11 How likely is it that you might seek out these services in the future? Broken out by college grades of the survey participant   
Table 3.12 How likely is it that you might seek out these services in the future? Broken out by current or likely college major of the survey participant   
Table 3.13 How likely is it that you might seek out these services in the future? Broken out by gender of the survey participant   
Table 3.14 How likely is it that you might seek out these services in the future? Broken out for students in public or private colleges   
Table 3.15 How likely is it that you might seek out these services in the future? Broken out by type of domestic housing arrangement of the survey participant   
Table 3.16 How likely is it that you might seek out these services in the future? Broken out by employment circumstance of the survey participant   
Table 3.17 How likely is it that you might seek out these services in the future? Broken out by sexual orientation of the survey participant   
Table 3.18 How likely is it that you might seek out these services in the future? Broken out by ACT or SAT scores of the survey participant   
Table 4.1 If you have used your college’s tutoring services, how would you describe your overall general experience?   
Table 4.2 If you have used your college’s tutoring services, how would you describe your overall general experience? Broken out by Carnegie class of survey participant’s institution   
Table 4.3 If you have used your college’s tutoring services, how would you describe your overall general experience? Broken out by Institutional Enrollment   
Table 4.4 If you have used your college’s tutoring services, how would you describe your overall general experience? Broken out by age of survey participant   
Table 4.5 If you have used your college’s tutoring services, how would you describe your overall general experience? Broken out for survey participants from rural, suburban and urban areas of origin   
Table 4.6 If you have used your college’s tutoring services, how would you describe your overall general experience? Broken out regional origins of the survey participant   
Table 4.7 If you have used your college’s tutoring services, how would you describe your overall general experience? Broken out by college year class standing   
Table 4.8 If you have used your college’s tutoring services, how would you describe your overall general experience? Broken out by approximate student family annual income   
Table 4.9 If you have used your college’s tutoring services, how would you describe your overall general experience? Broken out by degree of religiosity of the survey participant   
Table 4.10 If you have used your college’s tutoring services, how would you describe your overall general experience? Broken out by type of political beliefs of the survey participant   
Table 4.11 If you have used your college’s tutoring services, how would you describe your overall general experience? Broken out by college grades of the survey participant   
Table 4.12 If you have used your college’s tutoring services, how would you describe your overall general experience? Broken out by current or likely college major of the survey participant   
Table 4.13 If you have used your college’s tutoring services, how would you describe your overall general experience? Broken out by gender of the survey participant   
Table 4.14 If you have used your college’s tutoring services, how would you describe your overall general experience? Broken out for students in public or private colleges   
Table 4.15 If you have used your college’s tutoring services, how would you describe your overall general experience? Broken out by type of domestic housing arrangement of the survey participant   
Table 4.16 If you have used your college’s tutoring services, how would you describe your overall general experience? Broken out by employment circumstance of the survey participant   
Table 4.17 If you have used your college’s tutoring services, how would you describe your overall general experience? Broken out by sexual orientation of the survey participant   
Table 4.18 If you have used your college’s tutoring services, how would you describe your overall general experience? Broken out by ACT or SAT scores of the survey participant   
Table 5 Have you ever used any of the following types of tutoring from or at your college?   
Table 5.1.1 Have you ever used online tutoring from or at your college?   
Table 5.1.2 Have you ever used online tutoring from or at your college? Broken out by Carnegie class of survey participant’s institution   
Table 5.1.3 Have you ever used online tutoring from or at your college? Broken out by Institutional Enrollment   
Table 5.1.4 Have you ever used online tutoring from or at your college? Broken out by age of survey participant   
Table 5.1.5 Have you ever used online tutoring from or at your college? Broken out for survey participants from rural, suburban and urban areas of origin   
Table 5.1.6 Have you ever used online tutoring from or at your college? Broken out regional origins of the survey participant   
Table 5.1.7 Have you ever used online tutoring from or at your college? Broken out by college year class standing   
Table 5.1.8 Have you ever used online tutoring from or at your college? Broken out by approximate student family annual income   
Table 5.1.9 Have you ever used online tutoring from or at your college? Broken out by degree of religiosity of the survey participant   
Table 5.1.10 Have you ever used online tutoring from or at your college? Broken out by type of political beliefs of the survey participant   
Table 5.1.11 Have you ever used online tutoring from or at your college? Broken out by college grades of the survey participant   
Table 5.1.12 Have you ever used online tutoring from or at your college? Broken out by current or likely college major of the survey participant   
Table 5.1.13 Have you ever used online tutoring from or at your college? Broken out by gender of the survey participant   
Table 5.1.14 Have you ever used online tutoring from or at your college? Broken out for students in public or private colleges   
Table 5.1.15 Have you ever used online tutoring from or at your college? Broken out by type of domestic housing arrangement of the survey participant   
Table 5.1.16 Have you ever used online tutoring from or at your college? Broken out by employment circumstance of the survey participant   
Table 5.1.17 Have you ever used online tutoring from or at your college? Broken out by sexual orientation of the survey participant   
Table 5.1.18 Have you ever used online tutoring from or at your college? Broken out by ACT or SAT scores of the survey participant   
Table 5.2.1 Have you ever used peer tutoring (by another student) from or at your college?   
Table 5.2.2 Have you ever used peer tutoring (by another student) from or at your college? Broken out by Carnegie class of survey participant’s institution   
Table 5.2.3 Have you ever used peer tutoring (by another student) from or at your college? Broken out by Institutional Enrollment   
Table 5.2.4 Have you ever used peer tutoring (by another student) from or at your college? Broken out by age of survey participant   
Table 5.2.5 Have you ever used peer tutoring (by another student) from or at your college? Broken out for survey participants from rural, suburban and urban areas of origin   
Table 5.2.6 Have you ever used peer tutoring (by another student) from or at your college? Broken out regional origins of the survey participant   
Table 5.2.7 Have you ever used peer tutoring (by another student) from or at your college? Broken out by college year class standing   
Table 5.2.8 Have you ever used peer tutoring (by another student) from or at your college? Broken out by approximate student family annual income   
Table 5.2.9 Have you ever used peer tutoring (by another student) from or at your college? Broken out by degree of religiosity of the survey participant   
Table 5.2.10 Have you ever used peer tutoring (by another student) from or at your college? Broken out by type of political beliefs of the survey participant   
Table 5.2.11 Have you ever used peer tutoring (by another student) from or at your college? Broken out by college grades of the survey participant   
Table 5.2.12 Have you ever used peer tutoring (by another student) from or at your college? Broken out by current or likely college major of the survey participant   
Table 5.2.13 Have you ever used peer tutoring (by another student) from or at your college? Broken out by gender of the survey participant   
Table 5.2.14 Have you ever used peer tutoring (by another student) from or at your college? Broken out for students in public or private colleges   
Table 5.2.15 Have you ever used peer tutoring (by another student) from or at your college? Broken out by type of domestic housing arrangement of the survey participant   
Table 5.2.16 Have you ever used peer tutoring (by another student) from or at your college? Broken out by employment circumstance of the survey participant   
Table 5.2.17 Have you ever used peer tutoring (by another student) from or at your college? Broken out by sexual orientation of the survey participant   
Table 5.2.18 Have you ever used peer tutoring (by another student) from or at your college? Broken out by ACT or SAT scores of the survey participant   
Table 5.3.1 Have you ever used walk-in tutoring (without an appointment) from or at your college?   
Table 5.3.2 Have you ever used walk-in tutoring (without an appointment) from or at your college? Broken out by Carnegie class of survey participant’s institution   
Table 5.3.3 Have you ever used walk-in tutoring (without an appointment) from or at your college? Broken out by Institutional Enrollment   
Table 5.3.4 Have you ever used walk-in tutoring (without an appointment) from or at your college? Broken out by age of survey participant   
Table 5.3.5 Have you ever used walk-in tutoring (without an appointment) from or at your college? Broken out for survey participants from rural, suburban and urban areas of origin   
Table 5.3.6 Have you ever used walk-in tutoring (without an appointment) from or at your college? Broken out regional origins of the survey participant   
Table 5.3.7 Have you ever used walk-in tutoring (without an appointment) from or at your college? Broken out by college year class standing   
Table 5.3.8 Have you ever used walk-in tutoring (without an appointment) from or at your college? Broken out by approximate student family annual income   
Table 5.3.9 Have you ever used walk-in tutoring (without an appointment) from or at your college? Broken out by degree of religiosity   
Table 5.3.10 Have you ever used walk-in tutoring (without an appointment) from or at your college? Broken out by type of political beliefs of the survey participant   
Table 5.3.11 Have you ever used walk-in tutoring (without an appointment) from or at your college? Broken out by college grades of the survey participant   
Table 5.3.12 Have you ever used walk-in tutoring (without an appointment) from or at your college? Broken out by current or likely college major of the survey participant   
Table 5.3.13 Have you ever used walk-in tutoring (without an appointment) from or at your college? Broken out by gender of the survey participant   
Table 5.3.14 Have you ever used walk-in tutoring (without an appointment) from or at your college? Broken out for students in public or private colleges   
Table 5.3.15 Have you ever used walk-in tutoring (without an appointment) from or at your college? Broken out by type of domestic housing arrangement of the survey participant   
Table 5.3.16 Have you ever used walk-in tutoring (without an appointment) from or at your college? Broken out by employment circumstance of the survey participant   
Table 5.3.17 Have you ever used walk-in tutoring (without an appointment) from or at your college? Broken out by sexual orientation of the survey participant   
Table 5.3.18 Have you ever used walk-in tutoring (without an appointment) from or at your college? Broken out by ACT or SAT scores of the survey participant   
Table 5.4.1 Have you ever used tutoring in a group (with a tutor but more than one student) from or at your college?   
Table 5.4.2 Have you ever used tutoring in a group (with a tutor but more than one student) from or at your college? Broken out by Carnegie class of survey participant’s institution   
Table 5.4.3 Have you ever used tutoring in a group (with a tutor but more than one student) from or at your college? Broken out by Institutional Enrollment   
Table 5.4.4 Have you ever used tutoring in a group (with a tutor but more than one student) from or at your college? Broken out by age of survey participant   
Table 5.4.5 Have you ever used tutoring in a group (with a tutor but more than one student) from or at your college? Broken out for survey participants from rural, suburban and urban areas of origin   
Table 5.4.6 Have you ever used tutoring in a group (with a tutor but more than one student) from or at your college? Broken out regional origins of the survey participant   
Table 5.4.7 Have you ever used tutoring in a group (with a tutor but more than one student) from or at your college? Broken out by college year class standing   
Table 5.4.8 Have you ever used tutoring in a group (with a tutor but more than one student) from or at your college? Broken out by approximate student family annual income   
Table 5.4.9 Have you ever used tutoring in a group (with a tutor but more than one student) from or at your college? Broken out by degree of religiosity of the survey participant   
Table 5.4.10 Have you ever used tutoring in a group (with a tutor but more than one student) from or at your college? Broken out by type of political beliefs of the survey participant   
Table 5.4.11 Have you ever used tutoring in a group (with a tutor but more than one student) from or at your college? Broken out by college grades of the survey participant   
Table 5.4.12 Have you ever used tutoring in a group (with a tutor but more than one student) from or at your college? Broken out by current or likely college major of the survey participant   
Table 5.4.13 Have you ever used tutoring in a group (with a tutor but more than one student) from or at your college? Broken out by gender of the survey participant   
Table 5.4.14 Have you ever used tutoring in a group (with a tutor but more than one student) from or at your college? Broken out for students in public or private colleges   
Table 5.4.15 Have you ever used tutoring in a group (with a tutor but more than one student) from or at your college? Broken out by type of domestic housing arrangement of the survey participant   
Table 5.4.16 Have you ever used tutoring in a group (with a tutor but more than one student) from or at your college? Broken out by employment circumstance of the survey participant   
Table 5.4.17 Have you ever used tutoring in a group (with a tutor but more than one student) from or at your college? Broken out by sexual orientation of the survey participant   
Table 5.4.18 Have you ever used tutoring in a group (with a tutor but more than one student) from or at your college? Broken out by ACT or SAT scores of the survey participant   
Table 5.5.1 Have you ever hired your own tutor from or at your college?   
Table 5.5.2 Have you ever hired your own tutor from or at your college? Broken out by Carnegie class of survey participant’s institution   
Table 5.5.3 Have you ever hired your own tutor from or at your college? Broken out by Institutional Enrollment   
Table 5.5.4 Have you ever hired your own tutor from or at your college? Broken out by age of survey participant   
Table 5.5.5 Have you ever hired your own tutor from or at your college? Broken out for survey participants from rural, suburban and urban areas of origin   
Table 5.5.6 Have you ever hired your own tutor from or at your college? Broken out regional origins of the survey participant   
Table 5.5.7 Have you ever hired your own tutor from or at your college? Broken out by college year class standing   
Table 5.5.8 Have you ever hired your own tutor from or at your college? Broken out by approximate student family annual income   
Table 5.5.9 Have you ever hired your own tutor from or at your college? Broken out by degree of religiosity of the survey participant   
Table 5.5.10 Have you ever hired your own tutor from or at your college? Broken out by type of political beliefs of the survey participant   
Table 5.5.11 Have you ever hired your own tutor from or at your college? Broken out by college grades of the survey participant   
Table 5.5.12 Have you ever hired your own tutor from or at your college? Broken out by current or likely college major of the survey participant   
Table 5.5.13 Have you ever hired your own tutor from or at your college? Broken out by gender of the survey participant   
Table 5.5.14 Have you ever hired your own tutor from or at your college? Broken out for students in public or private colleges:   
Table 5.5.15 Have you ever hired your own tutor from or at your college? Broken out by type of domestic housing arrangement of the survey participant   
Table 5.5.16 Have you ever hired your own tutor from or at your college? Broken out by employment circumstance of the survey participant   
Table 5.5.17 Have you ever hired your own tutor from or at your college? Broken out by sexual orientation of the survey participant   
Table 5.5.18 Have you ever hired your own tutor from or at your college? Broken out by ACT or SAT scores of the survey participant   

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