Background Characteristics
* Financial aid
* Parent/guardian income
* Parent/guardian educational attainment
* First generation students
* Household dependents
* Home community size
* Preparation for college
* Religious preference
* Disabilities
* Musical instruments played
* Location of future employment
Expect financial aid
Types of financial aid expected
Parent/guardian educational attainment
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Financial Aid
NCSU
College/School
CALS
Design
CEP
COE
CFR
CHASS
PAMS
COT
COM
FYC
AGI
42.2
38.1
50.0
31.6
37.9
22.7
41.0
33.0
36.4
52.5
53.1
53.8
No
%
Yes
%
57.8
61.9
50.0
68.4
62.1
77.3
59.0
67.0
63.6
47.5
46.9
46.2
Academic
NCSU
College/School
CALS
Design
CEP
COE
CFR
CHASS
PAMS
COT
COM
FYC
AGI
70.3
68.7
74.3
59.4
63.7
47.7
73.2
46.9
56.8
75.2
85.3
91.8
No
%
Yes
%
29.7
31.3
25.7
40.6
36.3
52.3
26.8
53.1
43.2
24.8
14.7
8.2
Financial need
NCSU
College/School
CALS
Design
CEP
COE
CFR
CHASS
PAMS
COT
COM
FYC
AGI
68.0
63.6
82.4
66.3
67.3
62.5
64.5
72.4
67.4
72.4
70.2
73.2
No
%
Yes
%
32.0
36.4
17.6
33.7
32.7
37.5
35.5
27.6
32.6
27.6
29.8
26.8
Athletic based
NCSU
College/School
CALS
Design
CEP
COE
CFR
CHASS
PAMS
COT
COM
FYC
AGI
97.9
97.6
98.6
98.0
98.8
97.7
97.4
96.9
100.0
98.6
96.3
99.0
No
%
Yes
%
2.1
2.4
1.4
2.0
1.2
2.3
2.6
3.1
.
1.4
3.7
1.0
Other -- dance, music, etc.
NCSU
College/School
CALS
Design
CEP
COE
CFR
CHASS
PAMS
COT
COM
FYC
AGI
98.8
99.2
94.6
97.0
99.0
100.0
99.1
95.9
98.5
99.5
98.8
100.0
No
%
Yes
%
1.2
0.8
5.4
3.0
1.0
.
0.9
4.1
1.5
0.5
1.2
.
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Other aid than listed above
NCSU
College/School
CALS
Design
CEP
COE
CFR
CHASS
PAMS
COT
COM
FYC
AGI
88.8
86.9
89.2
80.2
88.4
94.3
84.0
88.8
90.2
91.4
92.1
85.6
No
%
Yes
%
11.2
13.1
10.8
19.8
11.6
5.7
16.0
11.2
9.8
8.6
7.9
14.4
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Parent/guardian income
NCSU
College/School
CALS
Design
CEP
COE
CFR
CHASS
PAMS
COT
COM
FYC
AGI
1.8
1.9
.
5.1
1.9
2.6
2.0
.
0.9
0.5
2.1
1.3
$10,000 or less
%
$10,001-$15,000
%
1.8
2.1
1.6
1.3
2.0
.
2.5
.
0.9
1.6
2.1
1.3
$15,001-$20,000
%
2.3
2.8
1.6
5.1
2.0
3.9
1.0
4.5
6.0
2.7
1.4
1.3
$20,001-$25,000
%
3.2
5.6
.
2.5
3.3
1.3
4.4
3.4
3.4
1.6
2.1
2.7
$25,001-$30,000
%
3.8
5.1
.
2.5
3.7
6.6
2.0
5.6
3.4
3.3
3.7
5.3
$30,001-$35,000
%
4.4
4.6
4.8
3.8
4.8
5.3
4.4
3.4
3.4
4.4
3.0
9.3
$35,001-$40,000
%
6.7
7.7
8.1
7.6
6.2
7.9
3.4
10.1
4.3
8.8
6.5
8.0
$40,001-$50,000
%
9.1
9.7
8.1
12.7
9.8
11.8
9.3
6.7
6.0
5.5
8.7
10.7
$50,001-$60,000
%
12.6
11.8
8.1
12.7
14.1
11.8
11.3
9.0
15.5
7.7
11.7
24.0
$60,001-$75,000
%
16.3
13.0
17.7
15.2
17.4
11.8
18.1
20.2
17.2
14.8
17.3
10.7
$75,001-$100,000
%
17.9
18.3
24.2
15.2
17.0
22.4
20.6
21.3
18.1
19.8
17.0
9.3
$100,001-$150,000
%
13.0
9.3
19.4
10.1
12.5
6.6
12.3
11.2
14.7
18.7
16.5
8.0
$150,001-$200,000
%
3.5
4.2
1.6
3.8
3.1
5.3
3.9
3.4
2.6
3.8
3.2
6.7
$200,000 plus
%
3.5
3.9
4.8
2.5
2.2
2.6
4.9
1.1
3.4
6.6
4.6
1.3
Father/male guardian
NCSU
College/School
CALS
Design
CEP
COE
CFR
CHASS
PAMS
COT
COM
FYC
AGI
2.7
2.8
.
5.8
2.7
5.8
0.5
2.1
1.6
2.6
2.4
8.8
Less than high school
%
High school grad
%
15.4
13.9
9.9
20.9
14.4
17.4
17.2
11.3
14.8
14.4
15.8
30.8
Some college/no degree
%
12.2
16.1
7.0
8.1
11.1
12.8
9.8
6.2
18.8
12.9
11.9
14.3
2-4 yr associate degree
%
10.3
10.1
4.2
14.0
10.8
9.3
13.0
8.2
13.3
6.7
9.0
17.6
4-year baccalaureate degree
%
32.8
29.4
32.4
30.2
34.2
31.4
34.9
37.1
28.9
35.1
34.1
19.8
Some graduate or prof. coursework/no degree
%
3.3
4.4
.
3.5
2.7
3.5
3.3
10.3
3.9
4.6
2.7
.
Master's degree
%
15.4
15.5
32.4
9.3
15.8
16.3
14.4
15.5
12.5
15.5
15.7
6.6
Doctorate or other professional degree
%
7.8
7.7
14.1
8.1
8.1
3.5
7.0
9.3
6.3
8.2
8.3
2.2
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Mother/female guardian
NCSU
College/School
CALS
Design
CEP
COE
CFR
CHASS
PAMS
COT
COM
FYC
AGI
1.8
1.4
.
2.2
2.3
4.6
0.9
1.0
1.5
0.5
1.9
2.3
Less than high school
%
High school grad
%
18.5
19.1
8.2
25.8
18.3
19.5
12.3
15.3
16.0
16.6
20.1
31.8
Some college/no degree
%
12.9
14.5
6.8
14.0
13.1
4.6
16.9
10.2
16.0
15.1
12.0
5.7
2-4 yr associate degree
%
14.9
15.3
11.0
20.4
15.2
18.4
17.8
12.2
9.9
14.1
13.3
20.5
4-year baccalaureate degree
%
30.3
25.4
39.7
14.0
30.9
33.3
29.2
43.9
40.5
33.7
29.5
29.5
Some graduate or prof. coursework/no degree
%
4.2
4.6
6.8
7.5
3.9
4.6
4.6
7.1
3.1
5.0
3.4
.
Master's degree
%
15.3
18.3
26.0
15.1
14.0
13.8
16.4
8.2
12.2
13.6
16.8
8.0
Doctorate or other professional degree
%
2.1
1.4
1.4
1.1
2.3
1.1
1.8
2.0
0.8
1.5
3.0
2.3
First Generation
NCSU
College/School
CALS
Design
CEP
COE
CFR
CHASS
PAMS
COT
COM
FYC
AGI
89.9
91.4
97.3
81.7
90.0
86.2
93.2
92.9
93.1
90.0
89.3
73.9
Not first gen
%
First generation student
%
10.1
8.6
2.7
18.3
10.0
13.8
6.8
7.1
6.9
10.0
10.7
26.1
No college: Father/Male guardian
NCSU
College/School
CALS
Design
CEP
COE
CFR
CHASS
PAMS
COT
COM
FYC
AGI
81.9
83.3
90.1
73.3
82.9
76.7
82.3
86.6
83.6
83.0
81.7
60.4
No
%
Yes
%
18.1
16.7
9.9
26.7
17.1
23.3
17.7
13.4
16.4
17.0
18.3
39.6
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No college: Mother/Female guardian
NCSU
College/School
CALS
Design
CEP
COE
CFR
CHASS
PAMS
COT
COM
FYC
AGI
79.7
79.5
91.8
72.0
79.4
75.9
86.8
83.7
82.4
82.9
78.0
65.9
No
%
Yes
%
20.3
20.5
8.2
28.0
20.6
24.1
13.2
16.3
17.6
17.1
22.0
34.1
Number of dependents
NCSU
College/School
CALS
Design
CEP
COE
CFR
CHASS
PAMS
COT
COM
FYC
AGI
4.4
4.2
1.4
4.2
4.7
1.1
6.1
4.1
5.4
2.0
3.9
13.0
One
%
Two
%
11.3
9.5
13.5
13.5
11.5
8.0
11.0
14.3
13.1
9.4
11.0
18.5
Three
%
23.2
24.9
25.7
21.9
21.9
17.0
22.4
23.5
23.1
26.7
23.4
26.1
Four
%
39.3
40.2
35.1
42.7
38.6
42.0
42.1
31.6
32.3
45.5
40.1
29.3
Five or more
%
21.8
21.1
24.3
17.7
23.2
31.8
18.4
26.5
26.2
16.3
21.6
13.0
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Number of dependents in college
NCSU
College/School
CALS
Design
CEP
COE
CFR
CHASS
PAMS
COT
COM
FYC
AGI
69.2
71.0
61.6
72.9
70.5
60.5
68.4
69.4
76.6
71.1
65.6
71.9
Only self
%
2
%
27.2
24.3
38.4
22.9
26.8
37.2
27.1
27.6
20.3
25.9
29.5
27.0
3 or more
%
3.6
4.7
.
4.2
2.7
2.3
4.4
3.1
3.1
3.0
4.9
1.1
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Home community size
NCSU
College/School
CALS
Design
CEP
COE
CFR
CHASS
PAMS
COT
COM
FYC
AGI
18.5
22.2
10.8
21.4
18.6
42.5
11.8
10.2
16.7
15.6
12.7
53.3
Rural area
%
Small town
%
26.8
27.1
28.4
32.7
25.7
24.1
30.1
20.4
32.6
20.0
26.4
39.1
Moderate city
%
29.2
29.7
28.4
18.4
28.9
21.8
27.5
27.6
27.3
33.2
35.2
5.4
Large city
%
12.8
10.4
14.9
15.3
12.6
5.7
14.0
22.4
13.6
14.6
14.3
1.1
Urban area
%
12.8
10.6
17.6
12.2
14.3
5.7
16.6
19.4
9.8
16.6
11.4
1.1
HS prep for college
NCSU
College/School
CALS
Design
CEP
COE
CFR
CHASS
PAMS
COT
COM
FYC
AGI
11.3
9.7
6.8
6.0
12.0
19.3
10.0
5.1
14.4
12.4
10.8
19.6
Poorly prepared
%
Adequately prepared
%
51.4
48.1
40.5
57.0
51.4
54.5
50.6
34.7
59.8
44.3
55.4
62.9
Well prepared
%
37.3
42.2
52.7
37.0
36.6
26.1
39.4
60.2
25.8
43.3
33.8
17.5
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Self prep for college
NCSU
College/School
CALS
Design
CEP
COE
CFR
CHASS
PAMS
COT
COM
FYC
AGI
5.0
3.2
4.1
4.0
6.3
9.1
3.9
3.1
5.3
4.8
5.0
5.2
Poorly prepared
%
Adequately prepared
%
58.4
54.1
40.5
53.0
58.4
50.0
58.9
42.9
65.9
56.2
64.8
70.1
Well prepared
%
36.6
42.8
55.4
43.0
35.3
40.9
37.2
54.1
28.8
39.0
30.1
24.7
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Religious preference
NCSU
College/School
CALS
Design
CEP
COE
CFR
CHASS
PAMS
COT
COM
FYC
AGI
28.4
29.4
16.4
29.8
26.9
35.6
23.6
22.1
28.7
26.4
28.7
59.6
Baptist
%
Catholic
%
11.3
11.2
8.2
9.6
11.3
9.2
15.1
14.7
10.1
12.9
11.6
2.1
Disciples of Christ
%
1.0
0.6
1.4
3.2
0.9
1.1
0.9
1.1
1.6
1.5
0.6
1.1
Episcopal
%
3.7
3.1
8.2
3.2
3.4
2.3
2.7
6.3
3.9
6.0
4.1
.
Hindu
%
0.8
0.6
.
.
1.6
.
.
.
.
0.5
0.9
.
Islamic
%
0.4
0.8
.
.
0.5
.
.
1.1
0.8
.
0.5
.
Jewish
%
0.8
0.2
1.4
.
0.8
.
2.2
2.1
.
2.0
0.8
.
Latter-Day Saints
%
0.6
0.8
.
.
0.6
1.1
0.4
.
1.6
0.5
0.5
.
Lutheran
%
4.3
5.5
5.5
2.1
4.3
2.3
1.8
4.2
6.2
6.5
3.9
2.1
Methodist
%
15.2
17.2
16.4
11.7
12.3
17.2
14.7
14.7
20.2
15.9
17.7
10.6
Moravian
%
0.5
.
1.4
1.1
0.5
.
.
1.1
.
1.5
0.8
.
Presbyterian
%
8.4
7.6
6.8
10.6
7.9
9.2
13.3
2.1
9.3
6.5
8.4
13.8
Unitarian
%
0.2
0.4
.
.
0.1
.
1.3
.
0.8
.
.
.
Other
%
8.9
9.0
17.8
13.8
10.3
6.9
9.8
12.6
6.2
6.5
6.3
4.3
No preference
%
15.5
13.5
16.4
14.9
18.5
14.9
14.2
17.9
10.9
13.4
15.5
6.4
Legally blind
NCSU
College/School
CALS
Design
CEP
COE
CFR
CHASS
PAMS
COT
COM
FYC
AGI
99.6
99.6
100.0
99.0
99.8
100.0
99.6
100.0
100.0
100.0
99.1
100.0
No
%
Yes
%
0.4
0.4
.
1.0
0.2
.
0.4
.
.
.
0.9
.
Mobility impairment
NCSU
College/School
CALS
Design
CEP
COE
CFR
CHASS
PAMS
COT
COM
FYC
AGI
99.9
99.8
100.0
99.0
100.0
98.9
100.0
100.0
99.2
100.0
100.0
100.0
No
%
Yes
%
0.1
0.2
.
1.0
.
1.1
.
.
0.8
.
.
.
Traumatic head injury
NCSU
College/School
CALS
Design
CEP
COE
CFR
CHASS
PAMS
COT
COM
FYC
AGI
99.8
99.8
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
99.6
100.0
99.2
99.0
100.0
100.0
No
%
Yes
%
0.2
0.2
.
.
.
.
0.4
.
0.8
1.0
.
.
Hard of hearing/deaf
NCSU
College/School
CALS
Design
CEP
COE
CFR
CHASS
PAMS
COT
COM
FYC
AGI
99.5
99.6
98.6
100.0
99.6
98.9
100.0
99.0
100.0
99.5
99.3
100.0
No
%
Yes
%
0.5
0.4
1.4
.
0.4
1.1
.
1.0
.
0.5
0.7
.
Learning disability/ADD
NCSU
College/School
CALS
Design
CEP
COE
CFR
CHASS
PAMS
COT
COM
FYC
AGI
97.2
97.8
94.6
98.0
98.0
97.7
96.5
95.9
98.5
96.7
96.5
91.8
No
%
Yes
%
2.8
2.2
5.4
2.0
2.0
2.3
3.5
4.1
1.5
3.3
3.5
8.2
Psychological
NCSU
College/School
CALS
Design
CEP
COE
CFR
CHASS
PAMS
COT
COM
FYC
AGI
99.5
99.2
100.0
99.0
99.8
98.9
100.0
98.0
99.2
99.5
99.6
100.0
No
%
Yes
%
0.5
0.8
.
1.0
0.2
1.1
.
2.0
0.8
0.5
0.4
.
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Other
NCSU
College/School
CALS
Design
CEP
COE
CFR
CHASS
PAMS
COT
COM
FYC
AGI
98.4
97.8
98.6
99.0
98.7
97.7
97.8
95.9
98.5
99.0
98.8
97.9
No
%
Yes
%
1.6
2.2
1.4
1.0
1.3
2.3
2.2
4.1
1.5
1.0
1.2
2.1
Violin/Viola
NCSU
College/School
CALS
Design
CEP
COE
CFR
CHASS
PAMS
COT
COM
FYC
AGI
97.7
96.8
95.9
100.0
97.5
96.6
98.3
99.0
96.2
97.6
98.0
100.0
No
%
Yes
%
2.3
3.2
4.1
.
2.5
3.4
1.7
1.0
3.8
2.4
2.0
.
Cello/Double Bass
NCSU
College/School
CALS
Design
CEP
COE
CFR
CHASS
PAMS
COT
COM
FYC
AGI
99.1
99.4
97.3
99.0
98.7
98.9
100.0
99.0
100.0
99.0
99.0
100.0
No
%
Yes
%
0.9
0.6
2.7
1.0
1.3
1.1
.
1.0
.
1.0
1.0
.
Flute/Piccolo
NCSU
College/School
CALS
Design
CEP
COE
CFR
CHASS
PAMS
COT
COM
FYC
AGI
96.1
93.3
91.9
94.1
97.8
100.0
96.1
90.8
97.7
96.7
95.7
100.0
No
%
Yes
%
3.9
6.7
8.1
5.9
2.2
.
3.9
9.2
2.3
3.3
4.3
.
Oboe/Bassoon
NCSU
College/School
CALS
Design
CEP
COE
CFR
CHASS
PAMS
COT
COM
FYC
AGI
99.3
99.2
100.0
99.0
99.4
98.9
98.7
96.9
99.2
99.5
99.4
100.0
No
%
Yes
%
0.7
0.8
.
1.0
0.6
1.1
1.3
3.1
0.8
0.5
0.6
.
Clarinet/Saxophone
NCSU
College/School
CALS
Design
CEP
COE
CFR
CHASS
PAMS
COT
COM
FYC
AGI
91.9
89.1
89.2
87.1
92.5
92.0
90.0
93.9
90.9
94.8
92.9
96.9
No
%
Yes
%
8.1
10.9
10.8
12.9
7.5
8.0
10.0
6.1
9.1
5.2
7.1
3.1
French Horn/Trumpet/Cornet
NCSU
College/School
CALS
Design
CEP
COE
CFR
CHASS
PAMS
COT
COM
FYC
AGI
94.7
94.9
95.9
91.1
93.0
94.3
94.4
93.9
95.5
97.6
96.3
99.0
No
%
Yes
%
5.3
5.1
4.1
8.9
7.0
5.7
5.6
6.1
4.5
2.4
3.7
1.0
Trombone/Baritone/Euphonium/Tuba
NCSU
College/School
CALS
Design
CEP
COE
CFR
CHASS
PAMS
COT
COM
FYC
AGI
96.5
97.2
100.0
98.0
94.5
95.5
96.1
98.0
97.0
98.1
97.6
95.9
No
%
Yes
%
3.5
2.8
.
2.0
5.5
4.5
3.9
2.0
3.0
1.9
2.4
4.1
Tympani/Mallet/Percussion
NCSU
College/School
CALS
Design
CEP
COE
CFR
CHASS
PAMS
COT
COM
FYC
AGI
96.4
96.0
97.3
96.0
96.4
95.5
96.1
92.9
97.7
97.1
96.5
96.9
No
%
Yes
%
3.6
4.0
2.7
4.0
3.6
4.5
3.9
7.1
2.3
2.9
3.5
3.1
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Bagpipes
NCSU
College/School
CALS
Design
CEP
COE
CFR
CHASS
PAMS
COT
COM
FYC
AGI
99.7
99.8
100.0
100.0
99.7
98.9
99.1
99.0
99.2
100.0
100.0
99.0
No
%
Yes
%
0.3
0.2
.
.
0.3
1.1
0.9
1.0
0.8
.
.
1.0
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Location of future employ
NCSU
College/School
CALS
Design
CEP
COE
CFR
CHASS
PAMS
COT
COM
FYC
AGI
41.2
36.9
52.7
30.2
43.5
43.7
42.5
39.8
40.9
46.8
41.8
20.7
Anywhere
%
In North Carolina
%
22.9
25.7
13.5
38.5
20.3
25.3
21.9
18.4
23.5
20.2
20.7
55.4
Outside NC but in USA
%
32.4
29.9
29.7
26.0
33.8
31.0
30.3
31.6
34.8
30.5
36.1
21.7
Outside the USA
%
0.7
0.4
1.4
1.0
0.8
.
1.3
.
0.8
.
0.9
.
Will not seek employment
%
2.8
7.2
2.7
4.2
1.6
.
3.9
10.2
.
2.5
0.6
2.2
For more information on the 1998 First-Year Student Survey contact:
Dr. Nancy Whelchel, Associate Director for Survey Research
Office of Institutional Planning and Research
Box 7002
NCSU
Phone: (919) 515-4184
Email: Nancy_Whelchel@ncsu.edu
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