2014 SONS Transfer: Results and Summary: Part 4 | Office of Planning and Analysis

Affordability

1. Your expenses may vary from the official estimate, but Berkeley estimates the total cost for California residents living in University housing at about $33,500 for the academic year. How are you paying for your current academic year expenses (e.g., registration fees, housing, meals, transportation, books)? Please check all that apply.

My personal sources of funding (e.g. loans, wages, income, savings, grants & scholarships)	544
	74%
My parents' sources of funding (e.g., loans, wages, income, savings)	325
	44%
Contributions from grandparents or other family	84
	12%
Other [Contact OPA for more information]	68
	9%

My personal sources of funding (e.g. loans, income, savings, grants & scholarships)

	An amount that I don't know	$0 (Zero)	$1 to $1,999	$2,000 to $4,999	$5,000 to $9,999	$10,000 to $14,999	$15,000 to $19,999	$20,000 to $24,999	$25,000 or more
Loans to me that I must repay	19	7	21	4	13	2	2	4	11
Loans to me that I must repay	23%	8%	25%	5%	16%	2%	2%	5%	13%
My savings and income	50	85	157	102	79	19	11	3	11
My savings and income	10%	16%	30%	20%	15%	4%	2%	1%	2%
Grants or scholarships that I do not repay	41	42	40	25	49	69	79	90	93
Grants or scholarships that I do not repay	8%	8%	8%	5%	9%	13%	15%	17%	18%

Parents' sources of funding (e.g. loans, income, savings, grants & scholarships)

	An amount that I don't know	$0 (Zero)	$1 to $1,999	$2,000 to $4,999	$5,000 to $9,999	$10,000 to $14,999	$15,000 to $19,999	$20,000 to $24,999	$25,000 or more
Loans from various sources	93	128	6	8	16	10	5	4	16
Loans from various sources	33%	45%	2%	3%	6%	4%	2%	1%	6%
Savings and income	98	12	30	32	36	18	13	7	70
Savings and income	31%	4%	10%	10%	11%	6%	4%	2%	22%

Grandparents' or other family members' personal sources of funding (e.g. loans, income, savings, grants & scholarships)

	An amount that I don't know	$0 (Zero)	$1 to $1,999	$2,000 to $4,999	$5,000 to $9,999	$10,000 to $14,999	$15,000 to $19,999	$20,000 to $24,999	$25,000 or more
Loans from various sources	21	46	1	0	1	1	0	0	2
Loans from various sources	29%	64%	1%	0%	1%	1%	0%	0%	3%
Savings and income	19	7	21	4	13	2	2	4	11
Savings and income	23%	8%	25%	5%	16%	2%	2%	5%	13%

2. If you worked for pay this past summer, how many hours per week did you usually work?

I did not work any hours this summer	297	41%
1-5 hours	22	3%
6-10 hours	45	6%
11-15 hours	50	7%
16-25 hours	88	12%
26-35 hours	97	13%
More than 35	124	17%

3. About how many hours per week are you expecting to work (paid employment) this semester?

I do not plan to work this semester	385	53%
1-5 hours	48	7%
6-10 hours	115	16%
11-15 hours	82	11%
16-25 hours	63	9%
26-35 hours	19	3%
More than 35	9	1%

4. By the time you graduate from Cal, what is the estimated total amount of loans that you and your parents will have to repay?

	An amount that I don't know	None	Less than 5,000	$5,000 to 14,999	$15,000 to 29,999	$30,000 to 49,999	$50,000 to 74,999	$75,000 to $99,999	$100,000 or more
You	172	204	43	146	93	34	12	2	5
You	24%	29%	6%	21%	13%	5%	2%	0%	1%
Your parents	150	407	12	15	15	10	9	3	4
Your parents	24%	65%	2%	2%	2%	2%	1%	1%	1%
Your grandparents or other family	93	499	2	1	2	3	1	0	0
Your grandparents or other family	16%	83%	0%	0%	0%	1%	0%	0%	0%

5. How much do you plan to spend on books for this term?

Don't know	71	10%
$100 to $199	172	24%
$200 to $299	169	24%
$300 to $399	118	16%
$400 to $499	72	10%
$500 to $599	63	9%
$600 to $699	31	4%
$700 to $799	6	1%
$800 to $899	10	1%
$900 to $999	3	0%
$1,000 or more	5	1%

6. If you were offered subsidized loans through the Financial Aid office, did you accept them?

Not Applicable; I was not offered subsidized loans	184	26%
Yes, I accepted subsidized loans that I was offered	233	33%
No, I did not accept subsidized loans that I was offered	223	31%
I do not know if I have accepted a subsidized loan	78	11%

6a. Please share with us why you did not accept the subsidized loans.

[Contact OPA for more information]

7. As you start this term, has there been an expense that greatly exceeded your anticipated budget amount?

No	401	56%
Yes (please explain) [Contact OPA for more information]	310	44%

8. Thanks for taking the time to share information about yourself with us. Is there anything else that you would like to tell us about your experiences as a new Berkeley student?

[Contact OPA for more information]

9. Where would you like to get updated information about the campus? (Please select up to five):

UC Berkeley Home Page - www.berkeley.edu	140
	19%
Berkeley email - Bmail	496
	68%
myBerkeley App	174
	24%
Campus news portal - UC Berkeley NewsCenter	41
	6%
The Berkeley Blog	30
	4%
Independent student newspaper - Daily Californian	61
	8%
Monthly publication of the Cal Alumni Association - California magazine	22
	3%
Newsletter for parents of UC Berkeley undergraduates - Letter Home	35
	5%
Campus radio station (90.7 FM) - KALX	27
	4%
IT-related news for the campus community - iNews headlines	7
	1%
Student run magazine - Caliber Magazine	19
	3%
Department or Division Websites	62
	9%
Residence Halls	84
	12%
Facebook	225
	31%
Twitter	23
	3%
YouTube	38
	5%
Text message	146
	20%
bSpace	231
	32%
Info: In-person - fellow student	148
	20%
Info: In-person - advisor	175
	24%
Info: In-person - faculty	138
	19%
Info: In-person - staff	107
	15%
Other social media, please specify: [Contact OPA for more information]	7
	1%
Other, please specify: [Contact OPA for more information]	15
	2%

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