General

Sex Breakdown

72%

Of respondents are boarding students

399

Or 43% of respondents are on some form of financial aid

Reverse Racism by Grade

78%

Of respondents would want their kids to attend Andover

56%

Of respondents have not played on a varsity level team

923

The total number of respondents in this year's survey

83%

Of the student body participated anonymously

Gender Breakdown

73%

Of respondents are feminists

61%

Of respondents don't believe reverse racism exists

Sexual Orientation Breakdown

$250,000+

The most common net family income

Perception of Socioeconomic Status by Net Family Income

School

As a rigorous academic institution, school is the focal point of life at Andover. Respondents to the survey reported a 5.0 as the most common Winter Term 2016 G.P.A. Eleven percent of respondents said that they spend six hours on coursework outside of class each day. Thirty-eight percent of students said that they believe attending Andover negatively affects their chances of being accepted to a selective college.

Ninety-eight percent thought that grading disparities exist between teachers of the same subject, with the English Department identified as the department with the largest grading disparity.

Coursework by Grade

81%

Of respondents who reported a 6.0 G.P.A. in winter term are boarders

5.06

Average winter G.P.A. of respondents

Winter 2016 G.P.A. Range

10%

Of respondents have plagiarized at Andover

69%

Of respondents support affirmative action

How Andover impacts college

4.16 hrs

Average time spent on coursework outside of class

98%

Of respondents believe grading disparities exist between teachers of the same department

Grading Disparities by Department

3,836+ hrs

Total amount of time respondents spend on homework every night

Winter 2016 G.P.A. by Grade

Drugs & Alcohol

As a high school, Andover is not immune to a pervasive drug and alcohol culture. Sixty-one percent of respondents reported that they have consumed alcohol at some point, either on campus, off campus, or both.

Twenty-seven people indicated use of the hallucinogen LSD. Thirty percent said they had used marijuana, either on campus, off campus, or both. Forty students reported using “study drugs” on campus. One hundred and seventy-nine respondents said they have attended a school-sponsored event under the influence of drugs or alcohol.

Marijuana Usage

Seniors have used someone else's pharmaceutical drugs in hopes of enhancing academic performance

“Study Drug” Usage on campus

51%

Of respondents think the administration should not be able to search an entire dorm for contraband material

61%

Of all respondents have consumed alcohol

26%

Of all respondents have used tobacco products

40%

Of all respondents have used marijuana

Drugs & alcohol at school-sponsered events

Respondents have used MDMA (Molly)

Respondents have used LSD

Respondents have used cocaine

Boarder vs. Day Student Alcohol Consumption

Wellness

With the opening of the Rebecca M. Sykes Wellness Center in December, Andover is making strides to address student wellness on campus. Forty-three percent of students have been to either Graham House or the Rebecca M. Sykes Wellness Center to see a counselor. One hundred and thirty-four respondents reported engaging in self-harm while at Andover.

Seven percent of respondents said they had developed an eating disorder while at Andover, 77 percent of respondents reported feeling alone at Andover, and 84 respondents reported that they had been sexually assaulted either on campus, off campus, or both.

Happiness by grade

31.5%

Of respondents who aren't generally happy at Andover believe that other students are generally happy

Respondents have been sexually assaulted

Sexual Assault

43%

Of respondents have visited Graham House or the Rebecca M. Sykes Wellness Center to see a counselor

Body Image by Gender

6.8 hrs

Average amount of sleep that respondents get per night

Sleep by Grade

79%

Of respondents consider themselves happy at Andover

43%

Of respondents have considered leaving andover permanently

Your Happiness vs. happiness of others

20%

Of respondents have been bullied or hazed at Andover

15%

Of respondents have engaged in self-harm at Andover

Frequency of Feeling Alone at Andover

32%

Of respondents who have been bullied at Andover engaged in self-harm while at school

Sex

Of the respondents, 47 percent of respondents have engaged in sexual activity – defined as digital, oral, vaginal, or anal sex. Of the sexually-active respondents, the most common number of sexual partners reported was one.

Twenty-four percent of respondents said they have had more than five sexual partners. Eighty percent reported that they are not currently in a committed relationship, and 48 percent identified as having hooked up with someone they were not in a committed relationship with.

More than half of respondents said that sexual education at Andover is adequate. Three hundred and three respondents reported having had an illegal parietal. More than half have watched pornography.

Sexual Activity by Grade

48%

Of respondents have hooked up with someone who they were not in a committed relationship with

3.23 people

The average number of sexual partners, of respondents who identified as sexually active

Consent and Sexual Activity

37%

Of respondents have felt pressured by their peers to engage in Andover’s hook-up culture

27%

Of respondents have felt pressured by a partner to engage in sexual activity

Varsity Athletes and hook-up pressure

87%

Of senior respondents have engaged in some form of sexual activity

53%

Of respondents have engaged in some form of sexual activity

Boarders Have More Sex

63%

Of respondents have watched pornography

Discipline

Of respondents to the survey, four percent reported having sat before a Disciplinary Committee while at Andover. Twenty-four percent of respondents reported cheating on a test, quiz, or in-class assessment.

Half of respondents said they had committed a major offense or had an illegal parietal without being caught. In light of December’s dorm-wide search of Taylor Hall – the first full search of a dorm in at least seven years – The Phillipian asked respondents whether they felt the administration should be able to search an entire dorm for contraband material; 51 percent of students replied “no.”

Dorm Searches vs. Major Offense and/or Illegal Parietal Violations

Respondents have sat before a Disciplinary Committee (D.C.)

56%

Of respondents do not think they have an adequate understanding of how the D.C. process works

24%

Of respondents have cheated on a test, quiz, or in-class assignment

Dorm Searches by Alcohol Consumption

50%

Of respondents have committed a major offense and/or have had an illegal parietal without being caught

49%

Of respondents believe that the administration should be able to search an entire dorm for contraband

Cheating by grade

Politics

With the upcoming presidential election, The Phillipian asked students about their political beliefs. Seventeen percent of respondents identified as conservative, and 48 percent identified as liberal. Bernie Sanders is the preferred candidate of the student body, garnering 40 percent of the vote.

“State of the Academy” offered the option to select presidential candidates who were in the running at the time when the survey was written and sent out. Since then, Gov. John Kasich and Sen. Ted Cruz have dropped out of the race.

Political Affiliation

Respondents would have voted for Ted Cruz, before he dropped out of the race

166

Respondents would have voted for John Kasich, before he dropped out of the race

Faculty Diversity by Political Affiliation

363

Respondents said they would support Bernie Sanders, Andover's favored candidate

Respondents said they would support Donald Trump, the upcoming presidential election, the presumptive Republican nominee

Political Affiliation by Grade

297

Respondents said they would support Hillary Clinton

Reverse Racism and Political Affiliation

55%

Of senior respondents identify as liberal