Transcript Findings from the Strategic National Arts Alumni Project

Findings from the Strategic
National Arts Alumni Project
What Art, Design & Architecture Alumni
from the Last 10 Years are Telling Us
AICAD Alumni & Careers Conference
Sally Gaskill, SNAAP Director
July 2013
SNAAP Mission
We investigate the educational experiences
and career paths of
arts graduates nationally...
...to improve arts training,
inform cultural policy,
and support artists.
Leadership Partners
• Indiana University Center for Postsecondary
Research
• Curb Center for Art, Enterprise, and Public
Policy at Vanderbilt
• National Advisory Board
SNAAP Database ..
• 2011 Survey
– 36,000 respondents
– 66 institutions
• 2012 Survey
– 33,000 respondents
– 70 institutions
Combined total of 69,000 respondents
Questionnaire Topics
1. Formal education and degrees
2. Institutional experience and satisfaction
3. Postgraduate resources for artists
4. Career
5. Arts engagement
6. Income and debt
7. Demographics
Using SNAAP Data for Positive Change:
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Sharing on Campus
Alumni and Donor Outreach
Recruitment
Assessment and Curricular Change
Strategic Planning
Advocacy
This Presentation:
Recent Alumni of Art & Design Schools
30 Schools – 2011 + 2012 - Alumni 10 Years Out
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Art Center College of Design
The Art Institute of Boston
California College of the Arts
CalArts
Cleveland Institute of Art
Columbus College of Art and Design
The Cooper Union
Corcoran College of Art and Design
Kansas City Art Institute
Maine College of Art
MICA
Massachusetts College of Art and
Design
Memphis College of Art
Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design
Minneapolis College of Art and Design
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Moore College of Art and Design
NYU Tisch School of the Arts
Otis College of Art and Design
Pacific Northwest College of Art
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
Pratt Institute
Ringling College of Art and Design
San Francisco Art Institute
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
School of the Museum of Fine Arts-Boston
School of Visual Arts
University of the Arts
University of California-Santa Cruz
University of Michigan Stamps School of Art &
Design
University of Texas at Austin
Selected Demographics
Gender
• 35% Male, 64% Female (Undergrad respondents)
• 39% Male, 61% Female (Graduate respondents)
• >1% Transgendered
Parents, guardians, or close relatives are/were professional
artists
• 21% of Undergraduates
• 20% of Graduates
Highest level of education completed by any parent or guardian
Bachelor’s degree or higher:
• 70% of Undergraduates
• 77% of Graduates
Overall Experience at Arts School
100%
90%
80%
70%
60%
50%
46%
44%
42%
43%
40%
30%
20%
10%
10%
2%
11%
2%
0%
Poor
Fair
Undergraduate (n=6,460)
Good
Graduate (n=1,732)
Excellent
Satisfaction with Opportunity to
Network
Undergraduate
16%
Graduate
14%
18%
22%
24%
30%
36%
40%
Satisfaction with Opportunity for Arts
Internship/Work Experience
Undergraduate
23%
Graduate
19%
23%
30%
29%
29%
17%
30%
Did an Internship
100%
90%
80%
69%
70%
57%
60%
50%
43%
40%
31%
30%
20%
10%
0%
Undergraduate (n=6,035)
Graduate (n=1,607)
Yes
No
Internships - paid v. unpaid
48%
Graduate
47%
55%
Undergraduate
48%
0%
20%
40%
Unpaid
60%
Paid
80%
100%
Satisfaction with Career Advising
Undergraduate
Graduate
0%
13%
13%
26%
28%
28%
31%
30%
31%
Time to First Job after Degree
100%
90%
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
29% 29%
28%
31%
19% 17%
20%
9% 8%
10%
7% 8%
2% 4%
6%
3%
0%
Prior to
leaving
Less than 4
months
4 - 12
months
More than a Have not
Did not
year
found work search for
work
Undergraduate (n=5,848)
Graduate (n=1,552)
Pursued
further
education
First Job or work experience:
How closely related to arts training?
100%
90%
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
49%
44%
23%
26%
18%
10%
Closely related
Somewhat
related
Not related
Undergraduate (n=5,847)
6%
3%
Pursued
further
education
2%
4%
7%
8%
Did not search Have not yet
for work
found work
Graduate (n=1,553)
Skills Acquired at Institution v.
Importance to Work (Undergraduate)
100%
90%
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
89%
71%
86%
89%
95%
72%
62%
94%
80%
95%
77%
90%
72% 73%
62%
62%
93%
63%
64%
46%
20%
26%
"Institution contributed "Very Much" or "Some" to development of skill
"Very" or "Somewhat Important" to profession or work life
Skills Acquired at Institution v.
Importance to Work (Graduate)
100%
90%
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
96%
84%
69%
92%
91%
62%
93%
70%
97%
65%
95%
73%
96%
82%
90%
76% 74%
61%
21%
96%
67%
29%
"Institution contributed "Very Much" or "Some" to development of skill
"Very" or "Somewhat Important" to profession or work life
73%
61%
Working as an Artist
Undergraduate
Graduate
Intended to work as artists
93%
92%
Spend majority of work time as
an artist or in arts-related
occupation
72%
79%
Reasons for not Pursuing the Arts
9%
7%
Lack of Social Support from family
48%
55%
Debt (including student loans)
34%
30%
Lack of access
10%
11%
Family related reasons
22%
Change in interests
15%
Current location not conducive to artistic
career
Higher pay or steadier income in other
fields
19%
15%
54%
55%
60%
59%
Artistic work not available
0% 10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%
Undergraduate (n=1775)
Graduate (n=369)
Amount of Student Loan Debt
Reported by Alumni
100%
90%
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
24% 23%
30%
27%
22%
20%
16%
20%
27%
6%
10%
4%
0%
None
$30,000 or less
$30,001 to
$60,000
Undergraduate (n=5,235)
More than
$60,000
Graduate (n = 1,396)
I prefer not to
answer.
Impact of Student Debt on Career and
Educational Decisions
Undergraduate
(n=3,955)
Graduate
(n=1,069)
No impact
14%
12%
Some impact
33%
29%
Major impact
53%
58%
Impact
Founded a Non-Profit or For Profit
Company
100%
90%
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
20%
13%
10%
0%
Undergraduate (n=5,122)
Graduate (n=1,358)
Relevance of Training to Current Work
100%
90%
80%
70%
60%
50%
44%
49%
40%
30%
20%
20%
14%
12%
22%
23%
16%
10%
0%
Not at all relevant
Somewhat relevant
Undergraduate (n=4,950)
Relevant
Very relevant
Graduate (n = 1,318)
Strategic National Arts Alumni Project
Indiana University
Center for Postsecondary Research
Sally Gaskill
812-856-5824
[email protected]
snaap.indiana.edu