North
Carolina State University
2003-2004 Graduating Senior Survey:
College Comparisons
Introduction
This Web document points to tables reporting the frequency distributions of responses by college to questions in the 2003-2004 Graduating Senior Survey. You can use the index below to link to web tables of college comparisons by topic. Survey results for all respondents are provided in "2003-2004 Graduating Senior Survey: All Respondents." For information about the survey and analysis methods see "2003-2004 Graduating Senior Survey: Introduction, Methods, and Student Demographic Profile." Exact question wording is available on the web.
The number of seniors responding from each college varies widely. As noted in the introductory report on the survey's methods, both the actual number of respondents and the response rate effects the margin of error of the results reported. Table 1 below provides information on the number and proportion of students responding to the survey from each college, as well as the response rate and margin of error for the college. The margin of error in results reported for individual colleges in the 2003-2004 Graduating Senior Survey ranges from + 0.8 percent in the College of Humanities and Social Sciences to + 14.8 percent in the College of Design. When looking at reported response distributions, it is important to keep the college margin of error in mind.
Table 1: Response Rate and Margin of Error by College (December and May Graduates)
|
Senior
Class
|
Survey
Respondents
|
Response
Rate
|
Margin
of Error
|
|||
| College |
N
|
%
|
N
|
%
|
||
| Agriculture and Life Science |
688
|
18.7%
|
392
|
16.6%
|
57.0%
|
+2.1
|
| Design* |
141
|
3.8%
|
28
|
1.2%
|
19.9%
|
+14.8
|
| Education |
93
|
2.5%
|
29
|
1.2%
|
31.2%
|
+12.5
|
| Engineering |
960
|
26.1%
|
604
|
25.5%
|
62.9%
|
+1.5
|
| Natural Resources |
150
|
4.1%
|
85
|
3.6%
|
56.7%
|
+4.6
|
| Humanities and Social Science |
852
|
23.1%
|
670
|
28.3%
|
78.6%
|
+0.8
|
| Physical and Mathematical Science |
155
|
4.2%
|
100
|
4.2%
|
64.5%
|
+3.5
|
| Textiles |
112
|
3.0%
|
90
|
3.8%
|
80.4%
|
+2.0
|
| Management |
533
|
14.5%
|
370
|
15.6%
|
69.4%
|
+1.6
|
| TOTAL |
3684 |
100.0% |
2368 |
100.0% |
64.3%
|
+0.7
|
Index of Results of College Comparisons by Topic
Student
Goals and Intentions:
Goals and Objectives | Post-Graduation
Plans
Academic
Environment:
Satisfaction with Education | Intellectual
Environment | Faculty Contributions |
Quality of Instruction
Services
for Students:
Academic Advising (In Major) | Research
Support | Library Services |
Technology Services | Career-related Services
| Employment Services
Non-Academic Service Areas | Non-Academic
Service Areas Staff Responsiveness
Knowledge,
Skills, and Personal Development:
NC State's Contribution to Growth |
Goals: General Education | Goals:
Personal Development | Goals: World View
Employment and Extracurricular Activities
For more information on the 2003-2004 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, 2004
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