North Carolina State University
2009-2010 Graduating Senior Survey:
College Comparisons of Campus Climate
This document reports survey data on college differences in respondents' overall assessment of the campus climate at NC State. Survey results for all respondents are provided in "2009-2010 Graduating Senior Survey: All Respondents." For information about the survey and analysis methods, see "2009-2010 Graduating Senior Survey: Introduction, Methods, and Student Demographic Profile."
Diversity at NC State | Campus Climate for Student Groups
Q Diversity at NC State| NCSU is committed to minority students success | NCSU | College/School | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALS | CED | CHASS | CNR | COE | COM | COT | PAMS | ||
| Mean Rating | 3.52 | 3.55 | 3.64 | 3.46 | 3.44 | 3.50 | 3.64 | 3.55 | 3.56 |
| 4: Agree strongly | 56.2% | 58.0% | 68.1% | 50.7% | 55.7% | 53.6% | 65.8% | 61.4% | 57.9% |
| 3: Agree somewhat | 40.6% | 39.4% | 29.0% | 44.6% | 36.7% | 43.9% | 32.3% | 31.8% | 40.4% |
| 2: Disagree somewhat | 2.7% | 2.2% | 1.4% | 4.3% | 3.8% | 1.8% | 1.9% | 6.8% | 1.8% |
| 1: Disagree strongly | 0.6% | 0.4% | 1.4% | 0.4% | 3.8% | 0.7% | . | . | . |
| Total | 2,076 | 459 | 69 | 534 | 79 | 545 | 269 | 44 | 57 |
| NCSU leaders foster diversity on campus | NCSU | College/School | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALS | CED | CHASS | CNR | COE | COM | COT | PAMS | ||
| Mean Rating | 3.16 | 3.19 | 3.36 | 3.12 | 3.05 | 3.10 | 3.30 | 3.14 | 3.18 |
| 4: Agree strongly | 38.2% | 37.7% | 53.6% | 36.6% | 38.0% | 35.6% | 45.6% | 40.9% | 35.1% |
| 3: Agree somewhat | 44.1% | 47.4% | 33.3% | 43.3% | 36.7% | 45.1% | 40.7% | 40.9% | 50.9% |
| 2: Disagree somewhat | 13.1% | 11.0% | 8.7% | 15.6% | 17.7% | 13.4% | 11.5% | 9.1% | 10.5% |
| 1: Disagree strongly | 4.6% | 3.9% | 4.3% | 4.5% | 7.6% | 5.9% | 2.2% | 9.1% | 3.5% |
| Total | 2,073 | 456 | 69 | 533 | 79 | 545 | 270 | 44 | 57 |
Q Campus climate toward student groups
| Women | NCSU | College/School | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALS | CED | CHASS | CNR | COE | COM | COT | PAMS | ||
| Mean Rating | 4.47 | 4.55 | 4.65 | 4.44 | 4.53 | 4.40 | 4.49 | 4.43 | 4.49 |
| 5: Strongly Supportive | 62.5% | 69.8% | 74.6% | 58.2% | 66.7% | 58.5% | 62.6% | 56.8% | 63.2% |
| 4: Mildly Supportive | 23.4% | 16.6% | 15.5% | 28.2% | 22.2% | 24.9% | 23.7% | 29.5% | 22.8% |
| 3: Neutral | 13.3% | 12.7% | 9.9% | 12.9% | 9.9% | 15.3% | 13.7% | 13.6% | 14.0% |
| 2: Mildly Nonsupportive | 0.6% | 0.9% | . | 0.6% | . | 0.9% | . | . | . |
| 1: Strongly Nonsupportive | 0.2% | . | . | 0.2% | 1.2% | 0.4% | . | . | . |
| Total | 2,092 | 464 | 71 | 536 | 81 | 550 | 270 | 44 | 57 |
| Men | NCSU | College/School | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALS | CED | CHASS | CNR | COE | COM | COT | PAMS | ||
| Mean Rating | 4.43 | 4.47 | 4.56 | 4.50 | 4.52 | 4.27 | 4.48 | 4.55 | 4.37 |
| 5: Strongly Supportive | 65.3% | 67.0% | 74.3% | 69.6% | 66.7% | 56.5% | 67.8% | 68.2% | 64.9% |
| 4: Mildly Supportive | 15.3% | 15.5% | 11.4% | 12.7% | 19.8% | 18.7% | 13.3% | 18.2% | 14.0% |
| 3: Neutral | 17.2% | 15.3% | 11.4% | 15.9% | 12.3% | 21.5% | 18.1% | 13.6% | 17.5% |
| 2: Mildly Nonsupportive | 1.5% | 1.7% | 1.4% | 1.7% | 1.2% | 2.0% | 0.7% | . | . |
| 1: Strongly Nonsupportive | 0.7% | 0.4% | 1.4% | 0.2% | . | 1.3% | . | . | 3.5% |
| Total | 2,091 | 464 | 70 | 536 | 81 | 550 | 270 | 44 | 57 |
| African Americans | NCSU | College/School | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALS | CED | CHASS | CNR | COE | COM | COT | PAMS | ||
| Mean Rating | 4.37 | 4.47 | 4.64 | 4.32 | 4.41 | 4.30 | 4.38 | 4.39 | 4.39 |
| 5: Strongly Supportive | 58.0% | 65.0% | 76.8% | 53.4% | 59.3% | 52.8% | 60.2% | 59.1% | 59.6% |
| 4: Mildly Supportive | 24.3% | 19.6% | 13.0% | 28.0% | 25.9% | 27.8% | 19.7% | 25.0% | 22.8% |
| 3: Neutral | 15.2% | 13.7% | 8.7% | 15.9% | 12.3% | 16.5% | 18.2% | 11.4% | 14.0% |
| 2: Mildly Nonsupportive | 2.0% | 1.3% | . | 2.6% | 1.2% | 2.2% | 1.5% | 4.5% | 3.5% |
| 1: Strongly Nonsupportive | 0.5% | 0.4% | 1.4% | 0.2% | 1.2% | 0.7% | 0.4% | . | . |
| Total | 2,086 | 460 | 69 | 536 | 81 | 551 | 269 | 44 | 57 |
| Other racial/ethnic minorities | NCSU | College/School | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALS | CED | CHASS | CNR | COE | COM | COT | PAMS | ||
| Mean Rating | 4.27 | 4.40 | 4.57 | 4.20 | 4.20 | 4.22 | 4.26 | 4.14 | 4.21 |
| 5: Strongly Supportive | 51.3% | 59.3% | 71.0% | 46.3% | 50.6% | 47.4% | 52.6% | 47.7% | 49.1% |
| 4: Mildly Supportive | 27.6% | 23.6% | 17.4% | 30.8% | 27.2% | 30.3% | 24.8% | 27.3% | 26.3% |
| 3: Neutral | 18.6% | 15.2% | 10.1% | 20.3% | 17.3% | 20.0% | 20.0% | 18.2% | 21.1% |
| 2: Mildly Nonsupportive | 1.7% | 1.7% | . | 1.9% | 1.2% | 1.6% | 1.1% | 4.5% | 3.5% |
| 1: Strongly Nonsupportive | 0.9% | 0.2% | 1.4% | 0.7% | 3.7% | 0.7% | 1.5% | 2.3% | . |
| Total | 2,089 | 462 | 69 | 536 | 81 | 551 | 270 | 44 | 57 |
| International students | NCSU | College/School | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALS | CED | CHASS | CNR | COE | COM | COT | PAMS | ||
| Mean Rating | 4.33 | 4.42 | 4.51 | 4.26 | 4.33 | 4.27 | 4.34 | 4.43 | 4.37 |
| 5: Strongly Supportive | 55.1% | 58.9% | 69.1% | 52.1% | 58.0% | 51.0% | 57.8% | 59.1% | 57.9% |
| 4: Mildly Supportive | 24.9% | 24.6% | 16.2% | 24.3% | 22.2% | 27.5% | 22.2% | 31.8% | 22.8% |
| 3: Neutral | 18.3% | 16.1% | 13.2% | 21.7% | 17.3% | 19.5% | 17.4% | 4.5% | 17.5% |
| 2: Mildly Nonsupportive | 1.1% | 0.2% | . | 1.3% | . | 1.6% | 1.5% | 2.3% | 1.8% |
| 1: Strongly Nonsupportive | 0.6% | 0.2% | 1.5% | 0.6% | 2.5% | 0.4% | 1.1% | 2.3% | . |
| Total | 2,083 | 460 | 68 | 535 | 81 | 549 | 270 | 44 | 57 |
| Students with disabilities | NCSU | College/School | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALS | CED | CHASS | CNR | COE | COM | COT | PAMS | ||
| Mean Rating | 4.25 | 4.35 | 4.45 | 4.19 | 4.33 | 4.21 | 4.31 | 4.07 | 4.11 |
| 5: Strongly Supportive | 51.5% | 58.0% | 63.8% | 48.1% | 54.3% | 46.4% | 57.0% | 43.2% | 45.6% |
| 4: Mildly Supportive | 25.8% | 22.0% | 20.3% | 26.9% | 28.4% | 30.5% | 21.5% | 27.3% | 22.8% |
| 3: Neutral | 19.8% | 17.2% | 14.5% | 21.5% | 14.8% | 20.8% | 18.9% | 25.0% | 28.1% |
| 2: Mildly Nonsupportive | 2.0% | 2.2% | . | 2.6% | 1.2% | 1.6% | 1.1% | 2.3% | 3.5% |
| 1: Strongly Nonsupportive | 0.9% | 0.7% | 1.4% | 0.9% | 1.2% | 0.5% | 1.5% | 2.3% | . |
| Total | 2,083 | 460 | 69 | 536 | 81 | 547 | 270 | 44 | 57 |
| Gay, lesbian, and bisexual students | NCSU | College/School | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALS | CED | CHASS | CNR | COE | COM | COT | PAMS | ||
| Mean Rating | 3.79 | 3.90 | 4.19 | 3.76 | 3.89 | 3.64 | 3.85 | 3.73 | 3.96 |
| 5: Strongly Supportive | 34.1% | 38.9% | 58.0% | 31.5% | 36.3% | 28.5% | 35.9% | 34.1% | 42.1% |
| 4: Mildly Supportive | 25.0% | 24.3% | 15.9% | 26.6% | 27.5% | 23.5% | 26.3% | 27.3% | 21.1% |
| 3: Neutral | 29.7% | 27.0% | 14.5% | 31.1% | 27.5% | 34.1% | 28.5% | 20.5% | 29.8% |
| 2: Mildly Nonsupportive | 8.6% | 7.8% | 10.1% | 8.2% | 6.3% | 11.1% | 5.6% | 13.6% | 5.3% |
| 1: Strongly Nonsupportive | 2.6% | 2.0% | 1.4% | 2.6% | 2.5% | 2.7% | 3.7% | 4.5% | 1.8% |
| Total | 2,084 | 460 | 69 | 537 | 80 | 548 | 270 | 44 | 57 |
| Transgender students | NCSU | College/School | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALS | CED | CHASS | CNR | COE | COM | COT | PAMS | ||
| Mean Rating | 3.62 | 3.75 | 4.15 | 3.54 | 3.76 | 3.50 | 3.65 | 3.48 | 3.82 |
| 5: Strongly Supportive | 30.4% | 34.9% | 54.4% | 27.2% | 33.8% | 25.6% | 31.9% | 29.5% | 38.6% |
| 4: Mildly Supportive | 20.5% | 21.1% | 19.1% | 19.9% | 26.3% | 20.3% | 19.3% | 18.2% | 17.5% |
| 3: Neutral | 34.8% | 31.6% | 17.6% | 37.3% | 27.5% | 37.3% | 37.4% | 29.5% | 33.3% |
| 2: Mildly Nonsupportive | 9.6% | 8.9% | 4.4% | 10.5% | 7.5% | 11.7% | 4.8% | 15.9% | 8.8% |
| 1: Strongly Nonsupportive | 4.8% | 3.5% | 4.4% | 5.1% | 5.0% | 5.1% | 6.7% | 6.8% | 1.8% |
| Total | 2,077 | 459 | 68 | 533 | 80 | 547 | 270 | 44 | 57 |
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: November, 2010
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