North Carolina State University
2003 Baccalaureate Alumni Survey:
College Comparisons of Undergraduate Educational Goals

This Web document reports survey data on college differences in respondents' overall assessment of the goals of undergraduate education at NC State. Survey results for all respondents are provided in "2003 Baccalaureate Alumni Survey: All Respondents." For information about the survey and analysis methods, see "2003 Baccalaureate Alumni Survey: Introduction, Methods, and Student Demographic Profile." Exact question wording is available on the web or by clicking on the "Q" in the section heading of the tables.


Goals of Undergraduate Education
   Goal Importance
   Satisfaction Level

 

Goals of Undergraduate Education

Q Goal Importance

Acquiring a broad general education
  NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM
  Mean 4.17 4.23 4.09 4.26 3.92 4.10 4.42 4.10 4.23 4.18
    1.0 0.3 0.9 1.5 1.5 0.7 0.5 1.4 1.3 1.4
1: Not Important %
2: Limited Imp. % 3.5 4.0 2.6 5.9 5.5 4.2 1.7 4.3 1.3 2.6
3: Mod. Important % 14.6 13.6 19.0 11.8 21.2 14.8 6.8 16.4 16.6 14.3
4: Important % 39.1 36.1 42.2 26.5 43.1 45.1 37.5 38.6 35.1 40.0
5: Very Important % 41.8 45.9 35.3 54.4 28.7 35.2 53.5 39.3 45.7 41.6

Ability to critically analyze ideas and information
  NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM
  Mean 4.56 4.55 4.59 4.57 4.58 4.54 4.60 4.56 4.58 4.51
    0.1 . . 1.5 0.2 . . . . 0.4
1: Not Important %
2: Limited Imp. % 0.5 0.7 . . 0.2 1.4 0.7 1.4 . 0.6
3: Mod. Important % 4.3 4.5 3.4 4.5 3.6 3.5 5.0 4.3 2.0 5.4
4: Important % 32.9 34.3 34.5 28.4 33.4 34.5 28.4 31.2 38.4 34.6
5: Very Important % 62.1 60.5 62.1 65.7 62.6 60.6 65.9 63.1 59.6 59.0

Ability to understand literature in my field
  NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM
  Mean 4.27 4.50 4.19 4.04 4.12 4.16 4.34 4.20 4.30 4.20
    1.1 0.7 . 2.9 1.4 0.7 1.0 0.7 . 1.8
1: Not Important %
2: Limited Imp. % 3.8 2.6 3.4 7.4 4.0 3.5 3.1 7.1 2.0 5.1
3: Mod. Important % 12.0 6.8 15.5 19.1 15.3 17.0 11.7 15.0 11.3 10.4
4: Important % 33.4 26.2 39.7 23.5 40.1 36.9 29.0 25.7 41.7 36.6
5: Very Important % 49.7 63.7 41.4 47.1 39.3 41.8 55.2 51.4 45.0 46.1

Awareness of new scientific knowledge and discoveries
  NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM
  Mean 3.81 4.32 3.66 3.82 3.83 3.84 3.60 4.13 3.86 3.27
    3.2 2.1 0.9 2.9 1.1 1.5 4.3 . 2.7 8.4
1: Not Important %
2: Limited Imp. % 10.1 1.9 14.2 10.3 10.1 11.0 13.0 9.4 5.4 17.6
3: Mod. Important % 21.4 10.6 24.5 25.0 20.7 22.1 27.9 15.8 23.1 28.1
4: Important % 33.5 32.4 38.7 25.0 41.3 33.1 27.5 27.3 40.1 30.3
5: Very Important % 31.9 53.0 21.7 36.8 26.8 32.4 27.2 47.5 28.6 15.6

Having tolerance for difference points of view
  NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM
  Mean 4.36 4.44 4.43 4.60 4.18 4.37 4.53 4.18 4.45 4.27
    1.0 1.2 . 1.5 0.6 0.7 0.9 2.1 0.7 1.2
1: Not Important %
2: Limited Imp. % 2.6 1.7 3.5 1.5 3.2 1.4 2.1 4.3 2.0 3.2
3: Mod. Important % 10.1 6.9 8.8 5.9 14.5 9.1 6.7 14.2 6.6 13.2
4: Important % 32.3 32.6 28.9 17.6 40.6 37.8 24.0 32.6 32.9 32.0
5: Very Important % 54.0 57.5 58.8 73.5 41.1 51.0 66.4 46.8 57.9 50.4

Understanding influence of science and technology
  NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM
  Mean 3.89 4.28 3.80 4.18 3.91 3.81 3.67 4.03 3.95 3.57
    2.1 0.7 . 1.5 0.8 0.7 3.2 2.1 2.0 5.3
1: Not Important %
2: Limited Imp. % 7.4 2.4 7.1 4.5 6.1 11.4 11.0 2.8 4.6 12.4
3: Mod. Important % 21.4 12.8 29.2 16.7 21.7 23.6 25.5 22.7 21.2 24.5
4: Important % 38.1 36.4 40.7 28.8 44.1 34.3 36.1 34.8 41.1 35.8
5: Very Important % 31.1 47.7 23.0 48.5 27.3 30.0 24.2 37.6 31.1 22.0

Recognize/act upon ethical principles
  NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM
  Mean 4.43 4.49 4.27 4.57 4.28 4.51 4.59 4.26 4.42 4.44
    0.4 . . 1.5 0.9 . 0.3 . . 0.6
1: Not Important %
2: Limited Imp. % 1.9 1.7 2.6 . 2.7 0.7 1.0 5.7 1.3 1.8
3: Mod. Important % 8.3 6.2 13.2 4.4 11.0 7.7 6.0 9.2 8.6 9.3
4: Important % 32.5 33.4 38.6 27.9 38.1 31.5 25.0 38.3 36.8 29.4
5: Very Important % 56.9 58.7 45.6 66.2 47.3 60.1 67.7 46.8 53.3 58.9

Community involvement
  NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM
  Mean 3.81 3.97 3.84 4.11 3.40 4.08 4.14 3.40 3.73 3.77
    2.8 2.1 2.6 4.6 4.8 0.7 1.5 4.3 0.7 2.9
1: Not Important %
2: Limited Imp. % 9.8 7.0 7.0 3.1 15.6 4.9 6.3 16.4 10.0 10.5
3: Mod. Important % 23.4 21.8 22.6 15.4 32.3 21.1 13.9 30.0 30.0 23.0
4: Important % 32.2 30.4 39.1 30.8 29.7 31.7 32.6 33.6 34.7 34.6
5: Very Important % 31.9 38.7 28.7 46.2 17.6 41.5 45.6 15.7 24.7 29.1

Understanding world issues and problems
  NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM
  Mean 4.03 4.13 4.06 4.19 3.66 4.01 4.35 3.89 4.05 4.00
    1.7 1.7 0.9 . 3.1 1.4 1.0 1.4 0.7 1.4
1: Not Important %
2: Limited Imp. % 6.7 4.0 2.6 4.5 11.0 7.0 4.6 9.9 5.9 7.1
3: Mod. Important % 16.8 15.3 19.8 13.4 25.3 16.9 8.4 15.6 17.8 17.4
4: Important % 36.9 37.2 43.1 40.3 37.7 38.7 30.4 44.7 39.5 37.7
5: Very Important % 37.9 41.8 33.6 41.8 22.9 35.9 55.6 28.4 36.2 36.3

Understanding relationship between past and present
  NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM
  Mean 3.74 3.83 3.88 3.83 3.43 3.84 4.06 3.56 3.64 3.69
    3.3 2.5 0.9 4.5 5.0 . 2.1 6.4 2.0 4.1
1: Not Important %
2: Limited Imp. % 10.4 9.5 7.8 7.6 15.0 9.2 7.3 10.6 13.4 9.3
3: Mod. Important % 24.0 24.9 21.7 21.2 30.1 26.8 15.0 24.1 26.2 25.1
4: Important % 33.6 28.6 41.7 33.3 32.2 35.2 34.1 38.3 35.6 36.3
5: Very Important % 28.7 34.6 27.8 33.3 17.7 28.9 41.6 20.6 22.8 25.1

Appreciating racial equity
  NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM
  Mean 4.03 4.04 4.13 4.46 3.67 3.97 4.43 3.95 4.05 3.95
    4.2 3.4 1.8 1.5 8.1 3.5 1.2 3.6 3.4 5.4
1: Not Important %
2: Limited Imp. % 6.2 7.5 2.6 2.9 9.7 4.2 2.9 6.5 6.0 6.2
3: Mod. Important % 15.3 15.3 15.8 1.5 19.0 18.9 10.5 18.0 14.1 16.6
4: Important % 30.9 29.1 40.4 36.8 33.7 39.2 22.3 35.3 35.6 31.4
5: Very Important % 43.4 44.8 39.5 57.4 29.6 34.3 63.0 36.7 40.9 40.3

Appreciating gender equity
  NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM
  Mean 4.11 4.14 4.21 4.34 3.82 3.99 4.42 4.05 4.18 4.07
    3.4 3.2 3.5 . 6.1 4.2 1.5 2.9 2.7 3.3
1: Not Important %
2: Limited Imp. % 5.1 6.5 0.9 1.5 8.5 6.3 1.9 4.3 3.4 4.9
3: Mod. Important % 13.3 10.8 14.0 10.4 16.3 14.8 9.3 18.7 12.8 15.5
4: Important % 33.1 32.2 34.2 40.3 36.1 35.9 27.6 33.1 35.6 33.8
5: Very Important % 45.1 47.3 47.4 47.8 33.1 38.7 59.7 41.0 45.6 42.5

Commitment to personal health and fitness
  NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM
  Mean 4.05 4.16 3.91 4.32 3.89 4.04 4.13 3.93 4.15 4.04
    2.8 2.6 2.6 1.5 3.2 2.1 2.4 5.0 1.3 3.3
1: Not Important %
2: Limited Imp. % 6.7 5.5 6.1 4.4 9.1 5.0 6.4 5.7 5.3 7.2
3: Mod. Important % 14.7 13.2 17.5 8.8 16.9 15.7 13.3 16.3 16.0 14.4
4: Important % 34.1 30.3 44.7 30.9 37.5 41.4 31.3 37.6 32.0 32.8
5: Very Important % 41.6 48.4 28.9 54.4 33.3 35.7 46.5 35.5 45.3 42.3

Learning as lifelong process
  NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM
  Mean 4.56 4.65 4.66 4.82 4.42 4.45 4.68 4.46 4.59 4.51
    0.3 0.2 . . 0.3 . 0.3 . . 1.0
1: Not Important %
2: Limited Imp. % 1.2 1.0 0.9 . 1.8 2.1 0.9 2.1 1.3 0.8
3: Mod. Important % 5.8 4.8 2.6 . 8.4 8.5 2.9 7.1 5.3 7.3
4: Important % 26.9 21.6 26.1 17.6 34.1 31.7 22.2 33.3 27.0 27.6
5: Very Important % 65.7 72.3 70.4 82.4 55.4 57.7 73.7 57.4 66.4 63.3

Appreciation of the arts, music and literature
  NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM
  Mean 3.49 3.42 4.55 3.66 3.14 3.24 3.92 3.29 3.61 3.33
    8.7 9.5 . 4.5 12.0 10.1 4.7 11.6 6.1 10.1
1: Not Important %
2: Limited Imp. % 14.7 16.7 1.7 16.4 18.4 16.5 8.4 15.9 14.9 16.5
3: Mod. Important % 23.4 23.3 8.7 19.4 28.0 30.2 19.2 26.8 20.3 24.7
4: Important % 25.7 23.3 22.6 28.4 26.3 25.9 25.8 23.2 29.1 27.6
5: Very Important % 27.5 27.1 67.0 31.3 15.3 17.3 41.8 22.5 29.7 21.0

Understanding own abilities and interests
  NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM
  Mean 4.50 4.56 4.70 4.57 4.31 4.45 4.65 4.35 4.50 4.50
    0.4 0.2 . . 0.2 . 0.3 1.4 . 1.4
1: Not Important %
2: Limited Imp. % 1.5 0.9 . 1.5 2.9 2.8 0.9 2.1 2.6 0.4
3: Mod. Important % 6.6 6.6 4.3 5.9 9.1 8.5 3.8 11.4 5.3 5.9
4: Important % 30.5 27.7 20.9 26.5 41.4 29.1 23.2 30.0 31.8 31.1
5: Very Important % 60.9 64.7 74.8 66.2 46.4 59.6 71.8 55.0 60.3 61.1

Preparing for a career
  NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM
  Mean 4.64 4.70 4.66 4.71 4.56 4.61 4.66 4.62 4.66 4.68
    0.3 0.2 . . 0.2 . 0.7 . . 0.4
1: Not Important %
2: Limited Imp. % 1.0 1.4 0.9 3.0 1.1 1.4 0.9 1.4 1.4 0.2
3: Mod. Important % 4.0 2.8 3.4 . 5.0 4.3 4.3 5.8 2.7 4.1
4: Important % 23.5 19.2 25.0 19.7 30.7 26.2 20.5 22.5 25.0 22.0
5: Very Important % 71.2 76.5 70.7 77.3 63.2 68.1 73.7 70.3 70.9 73.3
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Q Satisfaction Level

Acquiring a broad general education
  NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM
  Mean 4.33 4.43 3.89 4.52 4.16 4.43 4.48 4.23 4.17 4.43
    0.6 0.3 2.6 . 1.1 . 0.5 0.7 0.7 0.2
1: Very Dissat. %
2: Somewhat Dissat. % 2.8 1.9 7.8 3.0 3.3 1.4 2.3 2.9 7.3 1.6
3: Neither Sat. nor Dissat. % 7.0 5.4 15.7 1.5 10.5 4.9 4.2 10.8 7.9 5.5
4: Somewhat Satisf. % 41.7 39.3 46.1 35.8 49.2 43.0 35.2 43.9 42.4 40.8
5: Very Satisfied % 47.9 53.1 27.8 59.7 35.9 50.7 57.9 41.7 41.7 51.9

Ability to critically analyze ideas and information
  NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM
  Mean 4.29 4.29 4.33 4.43 4.30 4.27 4.31 4.33 4.24 4.25
    0.4 0.3 0.9 . 0.3 . 1.0 . 0.7 0.2
1: Very Dissat. %
2: Somewhat Dissat. % 2.2 2.1 1.7 . 2.4 0.7 2.6 2.8 2.0 2.2
3: Neither Sat. nor Dissat. % 7.6 7.6 8.6 2.9 8.3 9.2 6.3 7.8 7.4 8.3
4: Somewhat Satisf. % 47.3 48.4 41.4 51.5 45.2 52.1 44.6 43.3 52.3 51.1
5: Very Satisfied % 42.4 41.5 47.4 45.6 43.7 38.0 45.5 46.1 37.6 38.1

Ability to understand literature in my field
  NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM
  Mean 4.03 4.13 3.83 4.03 3.82 4.09 4.23 3.94 4.10 3.99
    0.9 0.9 1.8 1.5 1.2 0.7 0.9 . 0.7 0.4
1: Very Dissat. %
2: Somewhat Dissat. % 5.6 5.3 11.4 9.1 7.9 4.3 2.8 7.2 4.7 4.3
3: Neither Sat. nor Dissat. % 17.2 11.4 16.7 12.1 23.7 18.4 12.5 22.3 11.5 21.4
4: Somewhat Satisf. % 42.6 44.6 42.1 39.4 42.1 38.3 40.4 39.6 50.0 43.9
5: Very Satisfied % 33.7 37.8 28.1 37.9 25.0 38.3 43.4 30.9 33.1 29.9

Awareness of new scientific knowledge and discoveries
  NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM
  Mean 3.81 4.10 3.42 3.87 3.66 3.91 3.77 3.90 4.01 3.69
    1.1 0.7 1.9 2.9 1.2 . 1.8 0.7 0.7 0.9
1: Very Dissat. %
2: Somewhat Dissat. % 6.6 5.1 12.4 4.4 9.6 4.4 6.3 6.4 4.1 4.7
3: Neither Sat. nor Dissat. % 26.1 14.7 37.1 23.5 27.9 27.7 29.9 22.0 17.9 35.2
4: Somewhat Satisf. % 42.1 42.4 39.0 41.2 44.3 40.9 37.0 44.0 48.3 42.9
5: Very Satisfied % 24.1 37.1 9.5 27.9 17.0 27.0 25.0 27.0 29.0 16.3

Having tolerance for different points of view
  NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM
  Mean 4.13 4.18 4.05 4.37 3.95 4.20 4.27 4.04 4.13 4.18
    1.0 0.9 1.8 . 0.8 0.7 1.7 0.7 1.3 0.4
1: Very Dissat. %
2: Somewhat Dissat. % 2.8 2.8 3.5 4.4 3.8 2.1 2.1 2.9 0.7 2.7
3: Neither Sat. nor Dissat. % 16.4 14.4 20.2 8.8 23.5 12.7 11.5 18.8 19.2 14.8
4: Somewhat Satisf. % 41.5 41.4 36.8 32.4 43.9 45.8 37.2 47.1 41.7 42.9
5: Very Satisfied % 38.4 40.5 37.7 54.4 28.1 38.7 47.6 30.4 37.1 39.2

Understanding influence of science and technology
  NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM
  Mean 4.06 4.37 3.69 4.03 4.03 4.06 3.89 4.20 4.13 3.91
    0.7 . 0.9 1.5 1.2 . 1.1 0.7 0.7 0.4
1: Very Dissat. %
2: Somewhat Dissat. % 3.0 1.9 6.3 4.6 2.3 2.9 5.0 1.4 2.0 2.6
3: Neither Sat. nor Dissat. % 19.5 7.5 34.2 15.4 20.1 21.6 24.6 15.6 15.8 26.6
4: Somewhat Satisf. % 43.7 42.2 39.6 46.2 44.9 41.7 42.0 41.8 47.4 46.4
5: Very Satisfied % 33.1 48.4 18.9 32.3 31.5 33.8 27.4 40.4 34.2 24.0

Recognize/act upon ethical principles
  NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM
  Mean 4.08 4.16 3.56 4.07 3.93 4.23 4.22 3.94 4.00 4.16
    0.9 0.3 3.5 . 1.4 . 0.9 2.1 1.3 0.4
1: Very Dissat. %
2: Somewhat Dissat. % 3.7 2.6 8.0 8.8 4.3 3.6 3.0 5.0 4.6 2.9
3: Neither Sat. nor Dissat. % 17.1 15.8 33.6 16.2 20.6 15.7 12.4 20.7 20.5 14.5
4: Somewhat Satisf. % 42.9 43.0 38.9 33.8 47.5 35.0 40.8 41.4 39.7 44.8
5: Very Satisfied % 35.3 38.3 15.9 41.2 26.2 45.7 43.0 30.7 33.8 37.5

Community Involvement
  NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM
  Mean 3.66 3.82 3.32 3.74 3.40 3.82 3.87 3.52 3.75 3.61
    1.8 1.2 . 1.5 3.0 0.7 1.7 1.5 2.0 1.4
1: Very Dissat. %
2: Somewhat Dissat. % 8.3 5.7 21.2 10.8 9.0 7.3 7.3 9.6 7.4 8.5
3: Neither Sat. nor Dissat. % 34.2 31.0 34.5 27.7 45.4 27.7 24.4 41.9 30.2 36.9
4: Somewhat Satisf. % 33.5 34.3 35.4 32.3 30.9 37.2 35.1 29.4 34.2 33.5
5: Very Satisfied % 22.2 27.8 8.8 27.7 11.8 27.0 31.4 17.6 26.2 19.7

Understanding world issues and problems
  NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM
  Mean 3.75 3.90 3.42 4.01 3.45 3.80 4.01 3.69 3.67 3.74
    1.6 0.5 4.3 . 2.7 0.7 1.9 . 1.3 1.2
1: Very Dissat. %
2: Somewhat Dissat. % 7.8 5.9 14.7 3.0 9.9 5.7 6.3 9.3 9.3 7.9
3: Neither Sat. nor Dissat. % 26.1 23.0 28.4 28.4 37.2 27.9 14.5 32.9 26.0 25.5
4: Somewhat Satisf. % 42.9 43.6 39.7 32.8 40.0 44.3 43.4 37.9 47.3 46.8
5: Very Satisfied % 21.7 26.9 12.9 35.8 10.2 21.4 34.0 20.0 16.0 18.5

Understanding relationship between past and present
  NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM
  Mean 3.73 3.83 3.52 3.80 3.53 3.82 3.94 3.73 3.66 3.66
    1.4 0.7 4.3 . 2.0 0.7 1.6 1.4 1.4 1.0
1: Very Dissat. %
2: Somewhat Dissat. % 7.0 5.5 11.3 7.6 8.6 3.5 6.7 7.2 6.8 7.1
3: Neither Sat. nor Dissat. % 28.7 26.9 33.0 30.3 35.8 29.1 17.8 28.1 31.1 32.4
4: Somewhat Satisf. % 42.8 43.5 30.4 36.4 41.3 46.8 44.0 43.2 45.9 44.0
5: Very Satisfied % 20.0 23.4 20.9 25.8 12.2 19.9 29.9 20.1 14.9 15.6

Appreciating racial equity
  NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM
  Mean 3.92 3.97 3.59 4.18 3.75 3.95 4.07 3.86 3.98 3.92
    1.6 2.2 1.8 . 1.1 1.4 1.9 0.7 0.7 1.9
1: Very Dissat. %
2: Somewhat Dissat. % 4.2 4.3 6.3 7.4 4.6 2.2 4.8 5.2 2.8 3.0
3: Neither Sat. nor Dissat. % 26.9 23.9 43.2 11.8 34.7 29.7 19.4 28.9 26.9 26.4
4: Somewhat Satisf. % 35.3 33.9 27.9 36.8 37.2 33.3 32.6 37.8 37.2 38.4
5: Very Satisfied % 31.9 35.7 20.7 44.1 22.3 33.3 41.3 27.4 32.4 30.3

Appreciating gender equity
  NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM
  Mean 3.93 3.99 3.54 4.13 3.73 4.02 4.09 3.97 4.03 3.95
    1.0 0.7 0.9 . 1.3 0.7 1.6 0.7 0.7 0.4
1: Very Dissat. %
2: Somewhat Dissat. % 4.7 4.8 11.6 5.9 5.8 1.5 4.4 2.2 1.4 4.6
3: Neither Sat. nor Dissat. % 26.5 24.5 38.4 16.2 33.4 27.7 19.6 27.7 25.0 26.5
4: Somewhat Satisf. % 35.5 35.2 30.4 36.8 37.2 35.0 32.6 38.0 39.6 36.7
5: Very Satisfied % 32.3 34.8 18.8 41.2 22.2 35.0 41.9 31.4 33.3 31.9

Commitment to personal health and fitness
  NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM
  Mean 3.83 3.89 3.38 3.99 3.69 3.82 3.90 3.93 3.77 3.92
    2.3 2.3 5.3 . 1.6 2.2 2.1 2.1 1.3 3.3
1: Very Dissat. %
2: Somewhat Dissat. % 8.2 6.3 15.0 4.4 10.9 5.8 8.8 5.7 8.7 6.0
3: Neither Sat. nor Dissat. % 23.3 22.9 32.7 23.5 26.6 28.1 20.1 22.7 28.2 18.4
4: Somewhat Satisf. % 36.9 36.6 30.1 41.2 38.3 36.0 34.6 36.2 34.9 40.4
5: Very Satisfied % 29.3 31.9 16.8 30.9 22.6 28.1 34.4 33.3 26.8 31.9

Learning as lifelong process
  NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM
  Mean 4.17 4.29 4.02 4.29 4.02 4.22 4.27 4.13 4.11 4.15
    1.1 0.9 1.8 . 1.4 . 1.2 0.7 1.3 1.2
1: Very Dissat. %
2: Somewhat Dissat. % 4.3 3.8 4.4 7.4 4.6 2.9 4.2 5.0 4.7 4.1
3: Neither Sat. nor Dissat. % 13.5 10.2 17.5 7.4 17.6 15.2 12.0 13.7 15.3 12.6
4: Somewhat Satisf. % 38.7 35.8 43.0 33.8 43.5 39.1 31.7 41.7 38.7 42.5
5: Very Satisfied % 42.5 49.3 33.3 51.5 32.9 42.8 51.0 38.8 40.0 39.6

Appreciation of the arts, music and literature
  NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM
  Mean 3.56 3.63 3.95 3.72 3.27 3.52 3.88 3.47 3.39 3.45
    3.0 1.7 4.4 1.5 4.3 2.2 1.6 4.4 4.1 3.6
1: Very Dissat. %
2: Somewhat Dissat. % 10.7 9.7 7.9 7.7 16.5 9.0 7.9 6.7 14.2 9.2
3: Neither Sat. nor Dissat. % 34.7 35.4 14.9 32.3 39.7 38.8 23.5 42.2 38.5 41.2
4: Somewhat Satisf. % 30.7 30.6 34.2 33.8 26.7 34.3 34.7 30.4 25.0 30.7
5: Very Satisfied % 21.0 22.6 38.6 24.6 12.8 15.7 32.3 16.3 18.2 15.4

Understanding own abilities and interests
  NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM
  Mean 3.85 3.92 3.73 4.01 3.68 3.93 4.02 3.86 3.70 3.83
    2.9 2.3 6.9 2.9 2.9 2.1 2.4 2.1 5.3 2.9
1: Very Dissat. %
2: Somewhat Dissat. % 8.6 8.5 16.4 4.4 9.9 7.1 6.8 9.3 10.6 7.8
3: Neither Sat. nor Dissat. % 17.8 16.3 10.3 16.2 22.5 16.3 15.0 15.0 18.5 19.5
4: Somewhat Satisf. % 41.8 41.0 29.3 41.2 45.5 44.7 37.9 47.9 39.7 43.4
5: Very Satisfied % 28.9 31.9 37.1 35.3 19.3 29.8 37.9 25.7 25.8 26.4

Preparing for a career
  NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM
  Mean 3.82 3.87 3.10 4.10 3.83 3.97 3.75 3.66 3.83 3.95
    5.3 4.0 14.7 3.0 3.8 6.4 6.6 8.6 7.3 3.3
1: Very Dissat. %
2: Somewhat Dissat. % 11.4 12.7 19.0 9.0 10.9 7.1 13.0 10.0 9.3 9.6
3: Neither Sat. nor Dissat. % 11.9 10.6 20.7 10.4 12.6 6.4 11.7 15.0 11.3 11.7
4: Somewhat Satisf. % 39.1 38.0 32.8 29.9 43.8 42.9 36.0 39.3 37.7 40.0
5: Very Satisfied % 32.3 34.8 12.9 47.8 28.9 37.1 32.7 27.1 34.4 35.5
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For more information on the 2003 Baccalaureate Alumni 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: April, 2003

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