North Carolina State
University
2003-2004 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 "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."
Goals and Objectives
Q
Primary Goal/Objective
All
Women
Men
AfAm
White
Other
Prep. for new career/profession
(%)
41.5
40.3
42.6
41.8
42.4
33.0
Prep. for grad/prof
school (%)
36.5
41.8
31.6
43.5
35.4
40.9
Bach. deg./certificate
only (%)
18.7
16.0
21.2
11.3
19.0
22.2
Other (%)
1.7
0.9
2.4
1.7
1.7
1.0
Improve for current
profession (%)
1.4
0.8
1.9
1.7
1.2
3.0
Courses for personal
interest (%)
0.3
0.2
0.3
0.0
0.3
0.0
QAccomplishment
of Goal/Objective
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All
Women
Men
AfAm
White
Other
Not accomplished
(%)
0.8
0.7
0.8
0.0
0.7
2.0
Partially accomplished
(%)
26.1
25.6
26.5
44.4
23.5
35.3
Fully accomplished
(%)
73.2
73.7
72.7
55.6
75.8
62.7
QOff-Campus
Degree Program
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Likelihood
obtain degree at UNC campus (for off-camp prgms)
All
Women
Men
AfAm
White
Other
Very
likely (%)
25.9
27.9
24.3
36.5
25.0
23.9
Probably
(%)
26.9
24.8
28.6
26.9
25.9
33.8
Probably
not (%)
20.4
20.2
20.6
15.4
20.0
26.8
Not
likely (%)
26.7
27.1
26.5
21.2
29.1
15.5
QTime
to Graduate
All
Women
Men
AfAm
White
Other
Yes (%)
51.8
43.2
59.5
49.2
52.7
45.3
No (%)
48.2
56.8
40.5
50.8
47.3
54.7
QReasons
for taking longer than 4 years to graduate
All
Women
Men
AfAm
White
Other
>4
yrs to grad: wanted/advised lighter courseload (%)
32.1
27.1
35.7
31.9
32.6
27.1
>4
yrs to grad: couldnt get classes needed (%)
28.9
26.9
30.4
20.0
29.7
29.4
>4
yrs to grad: changed majors (%)
53.1
52.5
53.4
47.9
53.2
56.2
>4
yrs to grad: lost credits when transferred (%)
29.6
34.2
26.2
19.1
30.9
24.6
>4
yrs to grad: co-op/intern/practicum/teach/etc (%)
24.9
20.0
28.4
14.9
24.9
34.3
>4
yrs to grad: financial reasons (%)
22.0
23.7
20.7
31.8
20.8
25.8
>4
yrs to grad: personal reasons (%)
48.9
51.4
47.1
62.5
46.9
57.5
>4
yrs to grad: other reasons (%)
41.5
42.8
40.6
56.4
40.6
39.6
QWithdrawal/Transfer from NCSU
All | Women | Men | AfAm | White | Other | |
No (%) | 74.1 | 75.5 | 72.9 | 63.6 | 75.3 | 72.3 |
Yes, not seriously (%) | 12.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 17.0 | 12.2 | 11.4 |
Yes, seriously (%) | 9.8 | 9.4 | 10.2 | 15.9 | 9.1 | 11.4 |
Yes-left & returned (%) | 3.5 | 2.6 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 5.0 |
Post-Graduate Plans
Q Plans Following Graduation
All | Women | Men | AfAm | White | Other | |
Still seeking employment (%) | 38.6 | 39.4 | 37.9 | 37.9 | 38.0 | 45.0 |
Graduate/prof. school full-time (%) | 20.5 | 22.8 | 18.5 | 21.5 | 20.4 | 21.3 |
Don't know yet (%) | 11.2 | 10.3 | 12.1 | 11.3 | 11.3 | 9.9 |
Have accepted a job (%) | 8.3 | 5.9 | 10.4 | 6.2 | 8.7 | 6.4 |
Other (%) | 7.4 | 9.2 | 5.9 | 9.0 | 7.6 | 5.0 |
G/P school part-time & work part-time (%) | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 6.2 | 4.1 | 5.4 |
Not seeking empl./not planning school (%) | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.5 |
Continuing in current position (%) | 2.9 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 1.1 | 3.3 | 0.5 |
Entering military service (%) | 2.3 | 0.5 | 3.9 | 0.6 | 2.5 | 2.0 |
Take more undergrad courses (%) | 0.9 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 2.8 | 0.7 | 1.0 |
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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