North Carolina State University
2001-2002 Graduating Senior Survey:
Gender and Racial/Ethnic Comparisons of
Academic Environment
This document reports survey data on gender and racial/ethnic differences in the respondents' overall assessment of the academic environment at NC State. Survey results for all respondents are provided in "2001-2002 Graduating Senior Survey: All Respondents." For information about the survey and analysis methods, see "2001-2002 Graduating Senior Survey: Introduction, Methods, and Student Demographic Profile."
Satisfaction with Education | Quality of Instruction | Intellectual Environment | Faculty Contributions
Satisfaction with Education
Q Choose NC State again?
| All | Women | Men | AfAm | White | Other | |
| No (%) | 8.4% | 7.9% | 8.7% | 18.8% | 7.3% | 9.0% |
| Not sure (%) | 14.3% | 14.5% | 14.0% | 20.8% | 13.3% | 18.1% |
| Yes (%) | 77.4% | 77.5% | 77.3% | 60.4% | 79.4% | 72.9% |
Q Choose same major again?
| All | Women | Men | AfAm | White | Other | |
| No (%) | 15.8% | 17.5% | 14.6% | 25.7% | 14.5% | 20.3% |
| Not sure (%) | 20.4% | 22.0% | 19.2% | 20.4% | 20.0% | 25.2% |
| Yes (%) | 63.7% | 60.5% | 66.3% | 53.9% | 65.4% | 54.5% |
Q Recommend NCSU to a friend?
| All | Women | Men | AfAm | White | Other | |
| No (%) | 3.8 | 3.2 | 4.2 | 6.5 | 3.6 | 3.5 |
| Not sure (%) | 8.2 | 7.7 | 8.6 | 18.1 | 6.9 | 12.5 |
| Yes (%) | 88.0 | 89.0 | 87.2 | 75.5 | 89.5 | 84.0 |
Quality of Instruction
Q Quality of instruction in major
| All | Women | Men | AfAm | White | Other | |
| 4: Excellent (%) | 45.3% | 48.0% | 43.1% | 34.4% | 47.0% | 37.5% |
| 3: Good (%) | 45.3% | 45.5% | 45.2% | 51.3% | 44.6% | 47.9% |
| 2: Fair (%) | 7.7% | 6.1% | 9.0% | 12.3% | 6.8% | 13.2% |
| 1: Poor (%) | 1.6% | 0.5% | 2.6% | 1.9% | 1.6% | 1.4% |
Q Quality of instruction overall
| All | Women | Men | AfAm | White | Other | |
| 4: Excellent (%) | 15.5% | 18.4% | 13.1% | 17.8% | 15.2% | 16.1% |
| 3: Good (%) | 66.1% | 66.5% | 65.7% | 61.2% | 66.4% | 67.8% |
| 2: Fair (%) | 17.3% | 14.3% | 19.7% | 21.1% | 17.2% | 14.7% |
| 1: Poor (%) | 1.2% | 0.8% | 1.5% | 0.0% | 1.3% | 1.4% |
Q Overall Education at NC State
| All | Women | Men | AfAm | White | Other | |
| 4: Excellent (%) | 36.8% | 39.2% | 34.9% | 29.7% | 38.0% | 31.0% |
| 3: Good (%) | 54.3% | 54.0% | 54.6% | 56.1% | 53.9% | 57.0% |
| 2: Fair (%) | 8.3% | 6.7% | 9.6% | 14.2% | 7.4% | 12.0% |
| 1: Poor (%) | 0.6% | 0.1% | 0.9% | 0.0% | 0.7% | 0.0% |
Intellectual Environment
Q Intellectual environment on campus
| All | Women | Men | AfAm | White | Other | |
| 4: Very strong (%) | 20.7% | 23.2% | 18.6% | 16.7% | 21.4% | 16.4% |
| 3: Strong (%) | 69.0% | 69.0% | 69.1% | 76.7% | 68.3% | 69.3% |
| 2: Weak (%) | 9.8% | 7.7% | 11.5% | 6.7% | 9.8% | 13.6% |
| 1: Very weak (%) | 0.5% | 0.1% | 0.7% | 0.0% | 0.5% | 0.7% |
Q Faculty Contributions
| All | Women | Men | Af. Am | White | Other | |
| Faculty: Set high expectations for learning | 3.34 | 3.40 | 3.28 | 3.31 | 3.35 | 3.23 |
| Faculty: Respect diverse talents/ways of learning | 3.04 | 3.09 | 3.00 | 2.88 | 3.06 | 3.02 |
| Faculty: Encourage actively involved learning | 3.15 | 3.21 | 3.11 | 3.06 | 3.17 | 2.99 |
| Faculty: Encourage student-faculty interaction | 3.06 | 3.15 | 3.00 | 2.88 | 3.09 | 2.95 |
| Faculty: Give frequent and prompt feedback | 3.09 | 3.17 | 3.03 | 3.11 | 3.09 | 3.06 |
| Faculty: Encourage devoting time/energy to coursework | 3.27 | 3.34 | 3.22 | 3.26 | 3.29 | 3.14 |
| Faculty: Opp. to learn cooperatively with fellow students | 3.21 | 3.24 | 3.19 | 3.14 | 3.23 | 3.14 |
| Faculty: Care about your academic success and welfare | 3.04 | 3.14 | 2.97 | 2.84 | 3.07 | 2.93 |
| Faculty: Evaluation on all eight measures | 3.17 | 3.24 | 3.11 | 3.06 | 3.19 | 3.08 |
For more information on the 2001-2002 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: September, 2002
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