Impact on Recruitment and Retention

Each fall, the Sustainability Literacy Assessment survey is emailed out to new students across all colleges and programs. In the spring semester, the same questions are emailed out to graduating students. Survey completion rates vary somewhat from year to year. In the fall of 2023, 2013 students received an invitation to complete the survey, and the completion rate was 15.6%. Below are some results indicative of the impact sustainability may have on recruitment and retention at Cal Poly Humboldt:

 

 Chart showing percent of respondents agreeing that CPH's commitment to sustainability was a reason they chose to come here. In the fall 2023 this was over 40%

42% of Fall '23 respondents indicate that Cal Poly Humboldt's commitment to sustainability is a reason they chose to attend. 

 

Chart showing percent of survey respondents agreeing/strongly agreeing their understanding and awareness of sustainability related issues has increased since becoming a CPH student

52% of respondents in Fall '23 indicate their understanding of sustainability has increased while at Humboldt. (This question was left off the Spring 2020 survey).

 

Chart showing percent of survey respondents agreeing/strongly agreeing they would prefer more sustainability-related content in their courses. In the fall of 2023 this was 62%

62% of respondents want more sustainability content in their courses. (This question was left off the Spring 2020 survey).