Choose NC State again?
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
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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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