North Carolina State
University
2002-2003 Graduating Senior Survey:
Gender and Racial/Ethnic Comparisons of
Student Goals and Intentions
This document reports survey data
on gender and racial/ethnic differences in the respondents' assessment of student
goals and intentions while attending NC State. Survey results for all respondents
are provided in "2002-2003
Graduating Senior Survey: All Respondents." For information about the survey
and analysis methods, see "2002-2003
Graduating Senior Survey: Introduction, Methods, and Student Demographic Profile."
Goals and Objectives
Q Primary Goal/Objective
| All | Women | Men | AfAm | White | Other | |
| Goal/objective for attending NCSU | 43.6 | 42.4 | 44.6 | 48.2 | 43.4 | 40.8 |
| Prep. for new career/profession (%) | ||||||
| Prep. for grad/prof school (%) | 33.6 | 37.8 | 30.1 | 39.4 | 32.8 | 36.3 |
| Bach. deg./certificate only (%) | 19.2 | 17.3 | 20.9 | 9.3 | 20.3 | 17.4 |
| Other (%) | 1.8 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 3.0 |
| Improve for current profession (%) | 1.3 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 2.0 |
| Courses for personal interest (%) | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
QAccomplishment of Goal/Objective
| All | Women | Men | AfAm | White | Other | |
| Accomplishment of goal/objective? | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.5 |
| Not accomplished (%) | ||||||
| Partially accomplished (%) | 27.3 | 26.2 | 28.2 | 39.4 | 25.5 | 34.8 |
| Fully accomplished (%) | 72.1 | 73.4 | 71.1 | 59.6 | 74.0 | 64.7 |
QTime to Graduate
| All | Women | Men | AfAm | White | Other | |
| Taken longer than 4 yrs to graduate? | 58.3 | 49.9 | 65.6 | 60.7 | 58.1 | 58.9 |
| Yes (%) | ||||||
| No (%) | 41.7 | 50.1 | 34.4 | 39.3 | 41.9 | 41.1 |
| All | Women | Men | AfAm | White | Other | |
| >4 yrs to grad: wanted/advised lighter courseload | 33.7 | 28.8 | 36.8 | 23.1 | 35.1 | 29.1 |
| >4 yrs to grad: couldnt get classes needed | 29.1 | 28.6 | 29.5 | 26.9 | 29.2 | 30.6 |
| >4 yrs to grad: changed majors | 51.4 | 54.1 | 49.6 | 58.7 | 50.6 | 51.7 |
| >4 yrs to grad: lost credits when transferred | 28.5 | 33.1 | 25.4 | 18.7 | 28.8 | 35.2 |
| >4 yrs to grad: co-op/intern/practicum/teach/etc | 26.4 | 20.8 | 29.9 | 20.0 | 26.1 | 35.9 |
| >4 yrs to grad: financial reasons | 22.3 | 23.2 | 21.7 | 30.8 | 21.4 | 22.9 |
| >4 yrs to grad: personal reasons | 48.6 | 53.5 | 45.4 | 63.9 | 46.9 | 50.6 |
| >4 yrs to grad: other reasons | 40.7 | 41.8 | 40.1 | 35.3 | 42.0 | 29.4 |
QWithdrawal/Transfer from NCSU
| All | Women | Men | AfAm | White | Other | |
| Ever consider withdrawal or transfer from NCSU? | 72.7 | 72.5 | 73.0 | 58.5 | 73.8 | 75.1 |
| No (%) | ||||||
| Yes, not seriously (%) | 14.0 | 13.7 | 14.2 | 17.6 | 13.6 | 14.9 |
| Yes, seriously (%) | 9.9 | 10.8 | 9.1 | 18.7 | 9.2 | 8.5 |
| Yes-left & returned (%) | 3.4 | 3.0 | 3.8 | 5.2 | 3.4 | 1.5 |
Post-Graduate Plans
Q Plans Following Graduation
| All | Women | Men | AfAm | White | Other | |
| Plans following graduation | 39.9 | 40.4 | 39.5 | 39.3 | 39.7 | 43.3 |
| Still seeking employment (%) | ||||||
| Graduate/prof. school full-time (%) | 19.3 | 20.6 | 18.1 | 24.1 | 18.6 | 21.9 |
| Don't know yet (%) | 11.9 | 11.9 | 11.9 | 9.4 | 12.0 | 12.9 |
| Have accepted a job (%) | 8.5 | 6.8 | 10.0 | 5.8 | 9.0 | 6.5 |
| Other (%) | 6.8 | 7.9 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 6.8 | 7.5 |
| G/P school part-time & work part-time (%) | 4.0 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 6.8 | 3.9 | 2.0 |
| Continuing in current position (%) | 3.3 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 1.0 |
| Not seeking empl./not planning school (%) | 3.1 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 4.0 |
| Entering military service (%) | 2.0 | 0.4 | 3.4 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 0.0 |
| Take more undergrad courses (%) | 1.2 | 2.1 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 1.0 |
For more information on the 2002-2003
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, 2003
Download a Microsoft
Excel Version of this report.
Return to 2002-2003 Graduating Senior Survey Table of Contents Page