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1999 Graduating Senior Survey Data Tables:
College/School Comparisons
in Academic Environment

 
This document reports survey data on college/school differences in the respondents' overall assessment of the academic environment at NC State, and their ratings of faculty contributions to their educational experience here. Survey results for all respondents are provided in "1999 Graduating Senior Survey: All Respondents." For information about the survey and analysis methods, see " 1999 Graduating Senior Survey: Introduction, Methods, and Student Demographic Profile."

Satisfaction with Education | Intellectual Environment | Quality of Instruction | Faculty Contributions


Satisfaction with Education

Choose NC State again?

NCSU

College/School

CALS

DESIGN

ED & PSY

ENGINEER

FOR RES

CHASS

PAMS

TEXTILES

MANAGEMT

Yes

%

74.4

81.0

61.5

73.2

79.9

82.1

65.3

60.3

80.3

69.7

No

%

9.0

6.3

15.4

2.4

7.8

7.5

15.3

9.5

6.6

11.1

Not Sure

%

16.6

12.7

3.1

24.4

12.3

0.4

19.4

30.2

3.2

19.2

Survey item #31: Satisfaction with Education (exact wording)
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Choose same major again?

NCSU

College/School

CALS

DESIGN

ED & PSY

ENGINEER

FOR RES

CHASS

PAMS

TEXTILES

MANAGEMT

Yes

%

68.4

63.1

84.6

65.0

75.3

64.6

76.8

60.3

53.3

71.0

No

%

11.5

15.5

7.7

7.5

7.3

15.4

8.4

14.3

16.0

10.6

Not Sure

%

20.1

21.4

7.7

27.5

17.4

20.0

14.7

25.4

30.7

18.4

Survey item #31: Satisfaction with Education (exact wording)
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Intellectual Enviroment

Intellectual environment on campus

NCSU

College/School

CALS

DESIGN

ED & PSY

ENGINEER

FOR RES

CHASS

PAMS

TEXTILES

MANAGEMT

Mean

3.84

3.95

3.31

3.83

3.81

3.82

3.87

3.70

3.93

3.86

Very Weak

%

0.6

0.5

3.8

.

0.1

.

2.0

.

.

.

Weak

%

3.0

2.6

11.5

.

2.8

.

6.1

3.1

3.9

1.9

Average

%

23.4

17.5

42.3

26.8

23.3

31.3

17.3

35.9

18.4

24.0

Strong

%

57.5

60.3

34.6

63.4

60.0

55.2

52.0

48.4

57.9

60.6

Very Strong

%

15.5

19.0

7.7

9.8

12.8

13.4

22.4

12.5

19.7

13.5

Survey item #28: Intellectual Environment on Campus (exact wording)
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Quality of Instruction

Quality of instruction - in major

NCSU

College/School

CALS

DESIGN

ED & PSY

ENGINEER

FOR RES

CHASS

PAMS

TEXTILES

MANAGEMT

Mean

3.42

3.47

3.19

3.49

3.22

3.48

3.63

3.45

3.58

3.38

Poor

%

0.5

.

3.8

.

1.7

.

.

.

.

0.5

Fair

%

7.1

7.9

7.7

4.9

11.7

4.5

2.0

9.4

5.3

5.8

Good

%

42.4

37.6

53.8

41.5

49.4

43.3

32.7

35.9

31.6

49.5

Excellent

%

50.1

54.5

34.6

53.7

37.2

52.2

65.3

54.7

63.2

44.2

Survey item #29: Quality of Instruction (exact wording)
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Quality of instruction - overall

NCSU

College/School

CALS

DESIGN

ED & PSY

ENGINEER

FOR RES

CHASS

PAMS

TEXTILES

MANAGEMT

Mean

2.98

3.03

2.88

2.98

2.89

2.97

3.02

2.97

2.95

3.02

Poor

%

0.8

1.1

.

2.5

0.6

.

2.0

.

1.3

0.5

Fair

%

14.6

13.8

26.9

5.0

19.1

10.6

15.3

14.1

14.5

13.0

Good

%

70.3

66.1

57.7

85.0

71.3

81.8

61.2

75.0

72.4

70.5

Excellent

%

14.2

19.0

15.4

7.5

9.0

7.6

21.4

10.9

11.8

15.9

Survey item #29: Quality of Instruction (exact wording)
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Evaluate overall education received at NCSU

NCSU

College/School

CALS

DESIGN

ED & PSY

ENGINEER

FOR RES

CHASS

PAMS

TEXTILES

MANAGEMT

Mean

3.35

3.47

3.19

3.24

3.28

3.37

3.42

3.30

3.51

3.27

Poor

%

0.1

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

1.3

.

Fair

%

5.8

3.7

11.5

9.8

8.4

4.5

7.2

4.7

2.6

5.3

Good

%

52.8

45.7

57.7

56.1

55.3

53.7

43.3

60.9

39.5

62.1

Excellent

%

41.3

50.5

30.8

34.1

36.3

41.8

49.5

34.4

56.6

32.5

Survey item #30: Evaluation of Overall Education (exact wording)
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Faculty Contributions

Set High Expectations to Learn

NCSU

College/School

CALS

DESIGN

ED & PSY

ENGINEER

FOR RES

CHASS

PAMS

TEXTILES

MANAGEMT

Mean

3.39

3.52

3.35

3.39

3.26

3.51

3.50

3.46

3.41

3.28

Poor

%

0.2

.

.

.

0.5

.

1.0

.

.

.

Fair

%

4.7

3.6

15.4

4.9

7.1

3.0

1.0

.

6.6

.

Good

%

50.9

40.6

34.6

51.2

58.2

43.3

44.9

53.8

46.1

61.9

Excellent

%

44.2

55.7

50.0

43.9

34.1

53.7

53.1

46.2

47.4

32.9

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Respect diverse talents & ways of learn

NCSU

College/School

CALS

DESIGN

ED & PSY

ENGINEER

FOR RES

CHASS

PAMS

TEXTILES

MANAGEMT

Mean

3.02

3.14

2.96

3.05

2.76

3.07

3.19

3.13

3.21

2.92

Poor

%

1.7

0.5

3.8

2.4

3.9

1.5

.

1.6

.

1.9

Fair

%

17.8

13.0

26.9

19.5

28.2

16.4

14.3

7.9

13.2

18.7

Good

%

57.6

58.3

38.5

48.8

55.8

55.2

52.0

66.7

52.6

65.1

Excellent

%

22.9

28.1

30.8

29.3

12.2

26.9

33.7

23.8

34.2

14.4

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Encourage active learning

NCSU

College/School

CALS

DESIGN

ED & PSY

ENGINEER

FOR RES

CHASS

PAMS

TEXTILES

MANAGEMT

Mean

3.16

3.28

3.15

3.24

2.90

3.30

3.36

3.09

3.34

3.09

Poor

%

1.6

1.0

3.8

2.4

5.5

.

1.0

.

.

.

Fair

%

13.1

12.0

7.7

9.8

16.5

6.1

11.3

16.9

9.2

15.9

Good

%

52.8

45.3

57.7

48.8

60.4

57.6

38.1

56.9

47.4

59.1

Excellent

%

32.5

41.7

30.8

39.0

17.6

36.4

49.5

26.2

43.4

25.0

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Encourage student/faculty interaction

NCSU

College/School

CALS

DESIGN

ED & PSY

ENGINEER

FOR RES

CHASS

PAMS

TEXTILES

MANAGEMT

Mean

3.07

3.18

2.88

3.12

2.87

3.27

3.31

3.09

3.36

2.88

Poor

%

3.1

1.6

11.5

2.4

5.5

1.5

1.0

3.1

1.3

3.8

Fair

%

17.7

15.7

15.4

22.0

20.9

13.6

11.2

18.5

11.8

22.6

Good

%

47.6

45.5

46.2

36.6

54.4

40.9

43.9

44.6

36.8

54.8

Excellent

%

31.5

37.2

26.9

39.0

19.2

43.9

43.9

33.8

50.0

18.8

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Freq and prompt feedback from faculty

NCSU

College/School

CALS

DESIGN

ED & PSY

ENGINEER

FOR RES

CHASS

PAMS

TEXTILES

MANAGEMT

Mean

3.11

3.16

3.19

3.29

2.90

3.12

3.22

3.06

3.21

3.12

Poor

%

0.8

.

.

.

2.2

1.5

1.0

1.5

1.3

.

Fair

%

14.8

15.6

15.4

9.8

19.2

9.1

13.3

13.8

14.5

13.9

Good

%

57.2

53.1

50.0

51.2

65.4

65.2

48

61.5

46.1

60.3

Excellent

%

27.2

31.3

34.6

39.0

13.2

24.2

37.8

23.1

38.2

25.8

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Time/energy to coursework encouraged

NCSU

College/School

CALS

DESIGN

ED & PSY

ENGINEER

FOR RES

CHASS

PAMS

TEXTILES

MANAGEMT

Mean

3.31

3.39

3.42

3.27

3.27

3.25

3.44

3.42

3.28

3.19

Poor

%

0.3

.

.

.

.

.

2.0

.

1.3

.

Fair

%

8.9

7.9

15.4

12.2

10.5

6.0

6.1

1.5

11.8

10.5

Good

%

50.7

45.5

26.9

48.8

52.5

62.7

37.8

55.4

44.7

60.0

Excellent

%

40.1

46.6

57.7

39.0

37.0

31.3

54.1

43.1

42.1

29.5

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Opp for coop learning w/ fellow students

NCSU

College/School

CALS

DESIGN

ED & PSY

ENGINEER

FOR RES

CHASS

PAMS

TEXTILES

MANAGEMT

Mean

3.22

3.15

3.27

3.10

3.21

3.57

3.19

2.94

3.43

3.22

Poor

%

1.7

2.6

3.8

.

1.6

.

1.0

6.2

1.3

0.5

Fair

%

14.2

19.8

11.5

22.0

13.2

6.0

15.3

26.2

3.9

11.0

Good

%

44.6

37.5

38.5

46.3

47.8

31.3

46.9

35.4

44.7

54.8

Excellent

%

39.5

40.1

46.2

31.7

37.4

62.7

36.7

32.3

50.0

33.8

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Care about academic success/welfare

NCSU

College/School

CALS

DESIGN

ED & PSY

ENGINEER

FOR RES

CHASS

PAMS

TEXTILES

MANAGEMT

Mean

3.05

3.23

3.00

3.00

2.72

3.22

3.34

3.06

3.43

2.87

Poor

%

3.0

2.1

7.7

2.4

8.3

.

.

3.1

.

2.4

Fair

%

20.1

15.1

15.4

22.0

26.5

14.9

14.3

18.8

13.5

26.7

Good

%

45.2

40.6

46.2

48.8

49.7

47.8

37.8

46.9

29.7

52.4

Excellent

%

31.6

42.2

30.8

26.8

15.5

37.3

48.0

31.3

56.8

18.6

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Overall rating of faculty

NCSU

College/School

CALS

DESIGN

ED & PSY

ENGINEER

FOR RES

CHASS

PAMS

TEXTILES

MANAGEMT

Mean

3.20

3.30

3.08

3.27

2.98

3.33

3.36

3.17

3.39

3.11

Poor

%

0.4

.

3.8

.

1.7

.

.

.

.

.

Fair

%

9.4

8.3

15.4

12.2

13.3

4.5

6.2

12.3

3.9

10.0

Good

%

60.2

53.6

50.0

48.8

70.2

58.2

51.5

58.5

52.6

69.0

Excellent

%

29.9

38.0

30.8

39.0

14.9

37.3

42.3

29.2

43.4

21.0

Survey items #1-9: Faculty Contributions (exact wording)
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For more information on the 1999 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: June 2000

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