North Carolina State
University
2004-2005 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 "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."
Satisfaction with Education | Quality
of Instruction | Intellectual Environment | Faculty
Contributions
Q Choose NC State again?
| NCSU | Women | Men | AfAm | White | Other | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Choose NC State again? |
77.4
|
79.1
|
75.7
|
70.5
|
78.6
|
71.8
|
|
|
Yes
|
% | ||||||
|
No
|
% |
6.7
|
6.2
|
7.2
|
11.5
|
5.9
|
10.0
|
|
Not sure
|
% |
15.9
|
14.7
|
17.0
|
18.0
|
15.4
|
18.2
|
|
Total
|
N |
2,229
|
1,091
|
1,138
|
200
|
1,859
|
170
|
Q Choose same major again?
| NCSU | Women | Men | AfAm | White | Other | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Choose same major again? |
64.1
|
64.2
|
64.0
|
63.4
|
64.2
|
63.2
|
|
|
Yes
|
% | ||||||
|
No
|
% |
14.6
|
14.2
|
15.0
|
15.6
|
14.0
|
20.0
|
|
Not sure
|
% |
21.3
|
21.6
|
21.1
|
21.0
|
21.8
|
16.8
|
|
Total
|
N |
2,015
|
999
|
1,016
|
186
|
1,674
|
155
|
Q Recommend NCSU to a friend?
| NCSU | Women | Men | AfAm | White | Other | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Recommend NCSU to a friend? |
89.6
|
90.8
|
88.5
|
87.8
|
90.1
|
87.1
|
|
|
Yes
|
% | ||||||
|
No
|
% |
3.0
|
2.7
|
3.3
|
5.1
|
2.6
|
4.7
|
|
Not sure
|
% |
7.4
|
6.5
|
8.2
|
7.1
|
7.3
|
8.2
|
|
Total
|
N |
2,220
|
1,087
|
1,133
|
197
|
1,852
|
171
|
Q Quality of instruction in major
| Quality of instruction in major | NCSU | Women | Men | AfAm | White | Other | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean rating |
3.41
|
3.47
|
3.36
|
3.32
|
3.43
|
3.33
|
|
|
4: Excellent
|
% |
50.9
|
54.3
|
47.6
|
43.5
|
52.1
|
46.2
|
|
3: Good
|
% |
40.4
|
38.5
|
42.2
|
46.5
|
39.6
|
42.1
|
|
2: Fair
|
% |
7.7
|
6.8
|
8.6
|
8.0
|
7.5
|
9.9
|
|
1: Poor
|
% |
1.0
|
0.4
|
1.6
|
2.0
|
0.8
|
1.8
|
|
Total
|
N |
2,227
|
1,090
|
1,137
|
200
|
1,856
|
171
|
Q Quality of instruction overall
| Quality of instruction overall | NCSU | Women | Men | AfAm | White | Other | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean rating |
3.15
|
3.21
|
3.10
|
3.10
|
3.16
|
3.16
|
|
|
4: Excellent
|
% |
27.3
|
29.4
|
25.3
|
26.5
|
27.1
|
30.4
|
|
3: Good
|
% |
61.3
|
62.2
|
60.5
|
59.0
|
62.0
|
56.7
|
|
2: Fair
|
% |
10.6
|
7.9
|
13.3
|
12.5
|
10.4
|
11.7
|
|
1: Poor
|
% |
0.7
|
0.5
|
1.0
|
2.0
|
0.5
|
1.2
|
|
Total
|
N |
2,226
|
1,090
|
1,136
|
200
|
1,855
|
171
|
Q Overall Education at NC State
| Evaluate overall education received | NCSU | Women | Men | AfAm | White | Other | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean rating |
3.37
|
3.42
|
3.33
|
3.29
|
3.38
|
3.34
|
|
|
4: Excellent
|
% |
43.6
|
46.3
|
41.0
|
38.5
|
44.4
|
40.8
|
|
3: Good
|
% |
50.6
|
49.4
|
51.7
|
52.0
|
50.2
|
52.7
|
|
2: Fair
|
% |
5.3
|
4.1
|
6.3
|
9.0
|
4.8
|
5.9
|
|
1: Poor
|
% |
0.6
|
0.2
|
1.0
|
0.5
|
0.6
|
0.6
|
|
Total
|
N |
2,223
|
1,087
|
1,136
|
200
|
1,854
|
169
|
Intellectual Environment
Q Intellectual environment on campus
| Intellectual environment on campus | NCSU | Women | Men | AfAm | White | Other | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean rating |
3.17
|
3.22
|
3.13
|
3.26
|
3.17
|
3.09
|
|
|
4: Very strong
|
% |
26.2
|
27.9
|
24.5
|
30.2
|
26.0
|
23.5
|
|
3: Strong
|
% |
65.6
|
66.2
|
65.0
|
65.3
|
65.9
|
62.4
|
|
2: Weak
|
% |
7.7
|
5.7
|
9.6
|
4.5
|
7.5
|
13.5
|
|
1: Very weak
|
% |
0.5
|
0.2
|
0.9
|
.
|
0.6
|
0.6
|
|
Total
|
N |
2,222
|
1,088
|
1,134
|
199
|
1,853
|
170
|
Q Faculty Contributions
| Mean Rating (based on a scale of 4 = "excellent," 3 = "good" 2 = "fair," 1 = "poor") |
||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NCSU | Women | Men | AfAm | White | Other | |
| Faculty: Set high expectations for learning |
3.45
|
3.52
|
3.38
|
3.39
|
3.46
|
3.35
|
| Faculty: Respect diverse talents/ways of learning |
3.19
|
3.24
|
3.15
|
3.05
|
3.21
|
3.18
|
| Faculty: Encourage actively involved learning |
3.26
|
3.32
|
3.20
|
3.24
|
3.27
|
3.16
|
| Faculty: Encourage student-faculty interaction |
3.15
|
3.21
|
3.09
|
3.11
|
3.17
|
3.04
|
| Faculty: Give frequent and prompt feedback |
3.14
|
3.22
|
3.07
|
3.10
|
3.16
|
3.06
|
| Faculty: Encourage devoting time/energy to coursework |
3.39
|
3.44
|
3.34
|
3.36
|
3.40
|
3.27
|
| Faculty: Opp. to learn cooperatively with fellow students |
3.27
|
3.30
|
3.25
|
3.15
|
3.30
|
3.19
|
| Faculty: Care about your academic success and welfare |
3.18
|
3.24
|
3.13
|
3.03
|
3.21
|
3.09
|
| Faculty: Evaluation on all eight measures |
3.27
|
3.33
|
3.22
|
3.18
|
3.29
|
3.18
|
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
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