North Carolina
State University
2004-2005 Graduating Senior Survey:
College Comparisons of
Student Goals and Intentions
This document reports survey data
on college differences in the respondents' assessment of student goals and intentions
while attending NC State. Survey results for all respondents are provided in
"2004-2005 Graduating Senior Survey: All Respondents."
For information about the survey and analysis methods, see "2004-2005
Graduating Senior Survey: Introduction, Methods, and Student Demographic Profile."
Goals and Objectives
Q
Primary Goal/Objective
NCSU
College/School
CALS
CED
CHASS
CNR
COE
COM
COT
PAMS
%
%
%
%
%
%
N
QAccomplishment
of Goal/Objective
NCSU
College/School
CALS
CED
CHASS
CNR
COE
COM
COT
PAMS
%
%
%
N
QOff-Campus Degree Program
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Likelihood
obtain degree at UNC campus
(for off-camp prgms)NCSU
College/School
CALS
CED
CHASS
CNR
COE
COM
COT
PAMS
%
%
%
%
N
Post-Graduate Plans
Q
Plans Following Graduation
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NCSU
College/School
CALS
CED
CHASS
CNR
COE
COM
COT
PAMS
%
%
%
%
%
%
%
%
%
%
N
Time to Graduate -->(Revised: October, 2007)
Q
Taken longer than 4 years to graduate?
NCSU
College/School
CALS
CED
CHASS
CNR
COE
COM
COT
PAMS
Yes, has taken
longer than 4 yrs to graduate
%
N
Q Reasons for taking longer than 4
years (among those who took more than 4 years)
Note: Respondents could provide more than one reason
NCSU
College/School
CALS
CED
CHASS
CNR
COE
COM
COT
PAMS
%
%
%
%
%
%
%
%
%
%
%
N
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Withdrawal/Tranfer from NC State
QEver consider withdrawal/transfer from NC StateNCSU | College/School | |||||||||
CALS | CED | CHASS | CNR | COE | COM | COT | PAMS | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No
|
% |
76.5
|
77.0
|
73.8
|
70.3
|
79.2
|
80.8
|
77.6
|
85.5
|
79.7
|
Yes, not seriously
|
% |
10.8
|
11.1
|
11.5
|
12.9
|
11.7
|
8.9
|
11.0
|
5.3
|
7.6
|
Yes, seriously
|
% |
8.7
|
7.3
|
11.5
|
11.1
|
7.8
|
8.5
|
7.7
|
2.6
|
6.3
|
Yes-left & returned
|
% |
4.0
|
4.6
|
3.3
|
5.8
|
1.3
|
1.8
|
3.6
|
6.6
|
6.3
|
Total
|
N |
2,223
|
395
|
61
|
622
|
77
|
551
|
362
|
76
|
79
|
NCSU | College/School | |||||||||
CALS | CED | CHASS | CNR | COE | COM | COT | PAMS | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Program at NCSU
|
% |
20.5%
|
23.0%
|
21.4%
|
16.7%
|
7.1%
|
20.6%
|
28.8%
|
33.3%
|
13.3%
|
Financial reasons
|
% |
7.5%
|
8.0%
|
7.1%
|
6.0%
|
0.0%
|
9.8%
|
11.0%
|
0.0%
|
0.0%
|
Personal reasons
|
% |
47.7%
|
43.7%
|
50.0%
|
50.0%
|
42.9%
|
49.0%
|
45.2%
|
66.7%
|
40.0%
|
NCSU/city environment
|
% |
10.2%
|
11.5%
|
14.3%
|
11.9%
|
0.0%
|
2.0%
|
16.4%
|
22.2%
|
6.7%
|
Hassle (lose credit hrs,etc.)
|
% |
16.2%
|
14.9%
|
21.4%
|
19.0%
|
21.4%
|
11.8%
|
16.4%
|
0.0%
|
20.0%
|
Miscellaneous/other
|
% |
2.7%
|
1.1%
|
0.0%
|
3.0%
|
14.3%
|
4.9%
|
0.0%
|
0.0%
|
0.0%
|
Total
|
N |
482
|
87
|
14
|
168
|
14
|
102
|
73
|
9
|
15
|
For more information on the 2004-2005
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: October, 2005
(Revised: November,
2005)
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