Fall 2007 Undergraduate Student Survey
Resident and Non-Resident
Totals %
Question 1132 responses
What is your gender?
Female 707 62.5%
Male 419 37.0%
Unanswered 6 0.5%
How many computers do you have on campus or in an off-campus residence?
1 1018 89.9%
2 68 6.0%
More than 2 36 3.2%
None 3 0.3%
Unanswered 7 0.6%
How would you describe the main/primary computer you have?
  PC desktop or tower 78 6.9%
  PC laptop 791 69.9%
  Mac desktop or tower 2 0.2%
  Mac laptop 249 22.0%
  I don’t know 4 0.4%
I don't have a computer on campus 2 0.2%
Unanswered 6 0.5%
What operating system is on your main/primary computer?
Windows Vista 238 21.0%
  Windows XP 613 54.2%
  Mac OS X 247 21.8%
Linux 6 0.5%
Other 6 0.5%
  I don't know 15 1.3%
  I don’t have a computer on campus 2 0.2%
Unanswered 5 0.4%
If you have a Mac, approximately what percent of the time that you are actively using your computer do you have Windows running by using Boot Camp or Parallels Desktop?
0-25% 58 5.1%
25-50% 22 1.9%
50-75% 17 1.5%
75-100% 5 0.4%
I do not ever run Windows on my Mac 163 14.4%
I do not have a Mac 828 73.1%
Unanswered 39 3.4%
What version of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.) is on your main/primary computer?
Microsoft Office 2007 230 20.3%
  Microsoft Office 2003  424 37.5%
  Microsoft Office XP  161 14.2%
Microsoft Office X (for Mac) 71 6.3%
Microsoft Office 2004 (for Mac) 125 11.0%
Another version 23 2.0%
  I'm not sure what version I have 58 5.1%
I don't have Microsoft Office  33 2.9%
I don't have a computer on campus 1 0.1%
Unanswered 6 0.5%
Does the anti-virus program on your main/primary computer update automatically? 
Yes 639 56.4%
No  119 10.5%
  I don’t know 287 25.4%
I don't have an anti-virus program on my main/primary computer 80 7.1%
Unanswered 7 0.6%
Which of the following music players do you have on your main/primary computer? Multiple answers are acceptable.
iTunes 1022 90.3%
Rhapsody 45 4.0%
Yahoo! Music Jukebox 52 4.6%
Winamp  65 5.7%
Ruckus 55 4.9%
I don't have a computer on campus 4 0.4%
Unanswered 0 0.0%
How do you most often connect your main/primary computer to the residence hall network (RezNet) for Internet access?
  Via a wire directly connected to the wall jack 493 48.6%
Via a wireless connection to a router that is directly connected to a wall jack 19 1.9%
  Via a wireless connection to Loyola's wireless network 478 47.1%
  I don't know how my computer is connected to the network 9 0.9%
My main/primary computer is not connected to the network 8 0.8%
I don't have a computer on campus 1 0.1%
Unanswered 7 0.7%
How many times have you called the Technology Service Center for RezNet support this semester?
0 507 50.0%
1 262 25.8%
2-5 217 21.4%
More than 5 24 2.4%
Unanswered 5 0.5%
My level of satisfaction with RezNet support provided by Technology Services is:
Very Satisfied 115 11.3%
Somewhat Satisfied 304 30.0%
Neither Satisfied nor Dissatisfied 166 16.4%
Somewhat Dissatisfied 146 14.4%
Very Dissatisfied 64 6.3%
Not Applicable 214 21.1%
Unanswered 6 0.6%
Have you put any files on your Loyola network storage space this semester?
Yes 410 36.2%
No 716 63.3%
Unanswered 6 0.5%
What type of printer did you bring to campus?
Inkjet 463 45.6%
Laserjet 103 10.1%
I have one but I don't know what type. 134 13.2%
I did not bring a printer to campus. 308 30.3%
Unanswered 7 0.7%
If you brought a portable music player(s) to campus, what type do you use most?
Video/Music iPod 414 36.6%
iPod shuffle 37 3.3%
iPod nano 269 23.8%
Another type of iPod 180 15.9%
Another brand of MP3 player (non-iPod) 64 5.7%
CD player 30 2.7%
I didn't bring a portable music player to campus 133 11.7%
Unanswered 5 0.4%
Do you currently use iTunes to subscribe to audio and/or video podcasts?
Yes 371 32.8%
No 751 66.3%
Unanswered 10 0.9%
Do you play interactive games online?
Yes 364 32.2%
No 759 67.0%
Unanswered 9 0.8%
In addition to your Loyola GroupWise account, how many other e-mail accounts do you use?
One 661 58.4%
Two 232 20.5%
Three 32 2.8%
More than three 18 1.6%
None 182 16.1%
Unanswered 7 0.6%
What type(s) of instant messaging do you use? Select all that apply.
AOL 978 86.4%
GroupWise 88 7.8%
MSN 72 6.4%
ICQ 4 0.4%
Jabber 3 0.3%
Yahoo 51 4.5%
Google Talk 36 3.2%
Other 133 11.7%
Cell phone (Text messaging) 673 59.5%
None 26 2.3%
Unanswered 0 0.0%
What telephone company provides the service for your cell phone?
Verizon 707 62.5%
T-Mobile 81 7.2%
AT&T / Cingular 259 22.9%
Another company 70 6.2%
I don't know 4 0.4%
Unanswered 11 1.0%
Do you use Skype or another VoIP (Voice Over IP) service on your computer to make and receive phone calls?
Yes 197 17.4%
No 927 81.9%
Unanswered 8 0.7%
Do you have your own personal Web page? (This does not include pages in Facebook, MySpace and similar services where content is available only to subscribers.)
Yes 84 7.4%
No 1041 92.0%
Unanswered 7 0.6%
For which of the following do you have an account and have information posted about yourself? Please check all that apply.
Facebook 1073 94.8%
MySpace 327 28.9%
YouTube 193 17.0%
Friendster 8 0.7%
Flickr 9 0.8%
LiveJournal 59 5.2%
Blogger 21 1.9%
  Del.icio.us 3 0.3%
LinkedIn 7 0.6%
  Amazon.com 145 12.8%
  Google Pages 33 2.9%
Other 54 4.8%
None 41 3.6%
Unanswered 0 0.0%
Have you been to Loyola's new Technology Services Web site at www.loyola.edu/5555 this semester and looked at any of the information on topics such as: the list of cable TV channels; resetting passwords; storing your files on the Loyola "G" drive; and setting up personal Web pages on a Loyola server?
Yes 481 42.5%
No 639 56.4%
Unanswered 12 1.1%
NON-RESIDENT ONLY
How do you connect to the Internet in your off-campus residence?
DSL 28 23.932%
Cable modem 79 67.521%
Dial-up service 4 3.419%
Connected, but I don't know how 2 1.709%
I'm not connected at home 2 1.709%
Unanswered 2 1.709%