Northeastern Illinois University

Counseling Office

Data about the work of the Counseling Office

The Counseling Office serves almost exclusively student needs, as can be seen
in the following data table about new clients seen during 2005-06

Client Category

2005-06 Counseling clients (%)

Undergraduate students

.....Freshmen

.....Sophomore

.....Junior

.....Senior

.....Other

Graduate students

13.6

7.9

25.7

26.2

8.4

18.3

Students

Staff/Faculty

97.9

2.0

The ethnic, gender and age characteristics of our clients
match the Northeastern student population very closely

Counseling Office
Client Demographics

Clients
(2005-06)

Clients
(2004-05)

Fall 2005
NEIU population

Ethnicity

.....African American

.....Asian

.....Caucasian

.....Hispanic

.....Native American

.....

.....11.1 %

.....9.9

.....50.6

.....28.4

.....0.0

.....11.0 %

.....9.9

.....53.5

.....25.6

.....0.1

.....11.1%

.....9.5

.....48.9

.....24.8

.....0.2

Gender

.....Female

.....Male

.....72.7 %

.....27.2

.....73.8 %

.....26.2

.....61.5 %

.....38.5

Age

.....Median age

.....29.4 yrs

.....28.8 yrs

.....28.6 yrs

What concerns do clients report when they enter counseling?
Here are the top five "most important" concerns
reported by new clients during the 2005-06 year

25.5%	Relationship concerns
24.8%	Depression
17.8%	Anxiety
10.6%	Other
7.8%	Anger