2000 Graduating Senior Survey Data Tables:
College Comparisons
in Student Goals and Intentions

This document reports survey data on college/school comparisons of the respondents' assessment of student goals and intentions while attending NC State. Survey results for all respondents are provided in "
2000 Graduating Senior Survey: All Respondents." For information about the survey and analysis methods, see " 2000 Graduating Senior Survey: Introduction, Methods, and Student Demographic Profile."

Goals and Objectives | Post-Graduate Plans


Goals and Objectives

Goal/objective for attending NCSU

NCSU

College/School

CALS

DESIGN

ED & PSY

ENGINEER

CNR

CHASS

PAMS

TEXTILES

MANAGEMT

Bach. deg./certif

%

17.5

12.8

20.4

14.1

22.7

27.1

18.7

5.5

21.6

13.8

Prep for grad sch

%

34.6

56.8

34.7

55.6

20.7

10.4

39.3

43.6

29.4

26.3

Prep for career

%

45.3

29.1

42.9

28.3

53.3

62.5

40.0

45.5

47.1

56.3

Improve for curr career

%

1.4

0.9

2.0

1.0

1.9

0.0

0.0

0.0

2.0

2.7

Courses for personal interest

%

0.2

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.3

0.0

0.0

3.6

0.0

0.0

Other

%

0.9

0.4

0.0

1.0

1.1

0.0

2.0

1.8

0.0

0.9

Survey item #29(exact wording)
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Accomplishment of goal/objective

NCSU

College/School

CALS

DESIGN

ED & PSY

ENGINEER

CNR

CHASS

PAMS

TEXTILES

MANAGEMT

Not accomplished

%

0.5

1.3

2.0

0.0

0.3

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.4

Partially accomplished

%

27.5

33.8

24.5

35.7

20.4

29.2

23.5

29.1

26.4

32.0

Fully accomplished

%

72.0

64.9

73.5

64.3

79.3

70.8

76.5

70.9

73.6

67.5

Survey item #30(exact wording)
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Post-Graduate Plans

Plans following graduation

NCSU

College/School

CALS

DESIGN

ED & PSY

ENGINEER

CNR

CHASS

PAMS

TEXTILES

MANAGEMT

Don???t know yet

%

9.8

13.2

2.1

16.0

5.5

8.3

15.2

14.5

5.7

8.4

Accepted a job

%

10.6

4.4

2.1

4.0

18.5

18.8

2.6

3.6

18.9

12.0

Continuing in current position

%

2.7

0.9

8.3

2.0

1.9

0.0

4.0

0.0

1.9

5.3

Graduate/prof. school full-time

%

23.5

38.6

18.8

33.0

15.7

10.4

25.8

34.5

22.6

16.0

G/P school pt & work pt

%

3.5

3.5

0.0

11.0

3.0

0.0

4.0

3.6

3.8

2.2

Take more undergrad courses

%

1.2

2.2

0.0

2.0

0.3

4.2

0.0

3.6

0.0

1.3

Still seeking employment

%

41.7

32.0

60.4

24.0

46.7

50.0

41.1

30.9

39.6

48.9

Not seeking empl./not plan school

%

2.8

2.2

0.0

2.0

2.8

4.2

3.3

1.8

0.0

4.4

Entering military service

%

1.4

1.3

0.0

0.0

2.5

0.0

1.3

3.6

3.8

0.0

Other

%

3.0

1.8

8.3

6.0

3.0

4.2

2.6

3.6

3.8

1.3

Survey item #32 (exact wording)
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For more information on the 2000 Graduating Senior 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

Posted: May, 2001

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