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2007-2008 Graduating Senior Survey:
College Comparisons
Introduction

This Web document points to tables reporting frequency distributions of responses by college to questions in the 2007-2008 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 "2007-2008 Graduating Senior Survey: All Respondents." For information about the survey and analysis methods see "2007-2008 Graduating Senior Survey: Introduction, Methods, and Student Demographic Profile." Exact question wording is available on the "2007-2008 Graduating Senior Survey."

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 2007-2008 Graduating Senior Survey ranges from ± 0.8 in the College of Humanities and Social Sciences to ± 8.8 in the College of Education. When looking at reported response distributions, it is important to keep the college margin of error in mind.

Colleges with less than a 25 percent response rate have been excluded from the tables reporting survey responses by college. Percentages based on only a few students, or on a small percentage of the graduating seniors in the college, could present misleading portraits of students' characteristics, attitudes, and opinions.

Table 1: Response Rate and Margin of Error by College (December and May Graduates)
College Senior Class
%
(N)
Survey
Respondents
%
(N)
Response
Rate
Margin of
Error
Agriculture and Life Sciences 681
(18.2%)
313
(15.0%)
46.0% ±3.0
Design* 101
(2.7%)
8
(0.4%)
7.9% ±31.9
Education 152
(4.1%)
53
(2.5%)
34.9% ±8.8
Engineering 811
(21.7%)
415
(19.9%)
51.2% ±2.3
Natural Resources 212
(5.7%)
68
(3.3%)
32.1% ±8.1
Humanities and Social Sciences 915
(24.4%)
725
(34.8%)
79.2% ±0.8
Physical and Mathematical Sciences 190
(5.1%)
99
(4.8%)
52.1% ±4.7
Textiles 119
(3.2%)
69
(3.3%)
58.0% ±5.0
Management 563
(15.0%)
332
(15.9%)
59.0% ±2.2
Total 3,744
(100.0%)
2,082
(100.0%)
55.6% ±1.0
*Due to low response rate, this college has been excluded from tables reporting survey results by college.

Response Rates by Semester


Index of Results of College Comparisons by Topic:

Student Goals and Intentions:
Goals and Objectives | Post-Graduation Plans | Time to Graduate | Withdrawal/Transfer from NC State

Academic Environment:
Satisfaction with Education | Quality of Instruction | Intellectual Environment | Faculty Contributions | Faculty-Student Mentoring Experiences

Campus Climate

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 | Financial Aid

Knowledge, Skills, and Personal Development:
NC State's Contribution to Growth | Goals: General Education | Goals: Personal Development | Goals: World View

Employment and Extracurricular Activities:
On- and Off-Campus Employment | Number of Hours Worked | Job Relationship to Academic Major | Reasons for Working for Pay |
Co-op/Internship Experience | Extracurricular Activities


For more information on the 2007-2008 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, 2008

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