2012 Alumni Survey
Gender and Racial/Ethnic Comparisons of Further Education

This document reports survey data on gender and racial/ethnic differences in respondents' reports of further education in both graduate or professional school and continuing education, professional development, or lifelong education courses. Survey results for all respondents are provided in 2012 Alumni Survey: All Respondents. For information about the survey and analysis methods, see 2012 Alumni Survey: Introduction, Methods, and Student Demographic Profile.

Graduate/Professional School | Continuing Education/Professional Development/Lifelong Education

Graduate/Professional School

Enrollment in graduate/professional school	NCSU	Women	Men	Asian	AfAm	White	Other
Yes	41.4%	44.3%	38.8%	35.1%	43.8%	41.5%	41.2%
No	58.6%	55.7%	61.2%	64.9%	56.2%	58.5%	58.8%
Total (N)	2,839	1,345	1,494	97	162	2,427	153

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Graduate/professional degree completed	NCSU	Women	Men	Asian	AfAm	White	Other
Yes	50.4%	52.1%	48.7%	47.1%	47.9%	50.5%	53.1%
No	49.6%	47.9%	51.3%	52.9%	52.1%	49.5%	46.9%
Total (N)	1,178	597	581	34	71	1,009	64

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Location of institution granting completed degree	NCSU	Women	Men	Asian	AfAm	White	Other
NC	74.5%	73.6%	75.5%	50.0%	55.9%	77.4%	61.8%
Other US	24.1%	24.4%	23.8%	50.0%	41.2%	21.4%	35.3%
Outside US	1.3%	1.9%	0.7%	0.0%	2.9%	1.2%	2.9%
Total (N)	593	311	282	16	34	509	34

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Completed degree type	NCSU	Women	Men	Asian	AfAm	White	Other
Master's	18.3%	20.1%	16.6%	14.4%	17.3%	18.5%	18.8%
Doctoral	0.2%	0.1%	0.2%	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%	0.0%
Professional	2.5%	2.8%	2.1%	2.1%	4.3%	2.3%	3.2%
Total (N)	2,842	1,346	1,496	97	162	2,429	154

Note: Respondents could provide more than one response.
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Preparation for graduate/professional school	NCSU	Women	Men	Asian	AfAm	White	Other
Mean Rating	4.38	4.40	4.36	4.25	4.41	4.40	4.18
5: Excellent	50.3%	51.6%	48.8%	43.8%	61.8%	50.8%	33.3%
4: Good	40.4%	39.4%	41.6%	43.8%	29.4%	40.4%	51.5%
3: Average	7.4%	7.1%	7.8%	6.3%	.	7.5%	15.2%
2: Fair	1.0%	1.3%	0.7%	6.3%	5.9%	0.6%	.
1: Poor	0.8%	0.6%	1.1%	.	2.9%	0.8%	.
Total (N)	591	310	281	16	34	508	33

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Financial support received for completed degree	NCSU	Women	Men	Asian	AfAm	White	Other
Scholarship	5.7%	6.5%	5.1%	4.1%	6.8%	5.6%	7.8%
Honor/Award	3.0%	3.1%	2.8%	4.1%	3.1%	2.9%	3.2%
Teaching Assistantship	4.5%	4.9%	4.1%	0.0%	1.2%	4.8%	5.2%
Research Assistantship	5.9%	5.3%	6.6%	1.0%	3.7%	6.3%	6.5%
Other Assistantship	1.9%	2.5%	1.4%	1.0%	2.5%	2.0%	1.3%
Total (N)	2,842	1,346	1,496	97	162	2,429	154

Note: Respondents could provide more than one response.
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Currently enrolled in graduate/professional school	NCSU	Women	Men	Asian	AfAm	White	Other
Yes	50.7%	47.9%	53.6%	52.9%	54.9%	50.0%	57.1%
No	49.3%	52.1%	46.4%	47.1%	45.1%	50.0%	42.9%
Total (N)	1,175	595	580	34	71	1,007	63

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Current enrollment status	NCSU	Women	Men	Asian	AfAm	White	Other
Full-time	76.9%	77.9%	76.0%	77.8%	63.2%	76.8%	91.7%
Part-time	23.1%	22.1%	24.0%	22.2%	36.8%	23.2%	8.3%
Total (N)	593	285	308	18	38	501	36

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Enrollment in same institution as previous graduate/professional degree	NCSU	Women	Men	Asian	AfAm	White	Other
Yes	62.5%	54.5%	68.3%	50.0%	16.7%	63.6%	87.5%
No	37.5%	45.5%	31.7%	50.0%	83.3%	36.4%	12.5%
Total (N)	104	44	60	2	6	88	8

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Location of current institution	NCSU	Women	Men	Asian	AfAm	White	Other
NC	60.2%	64.2%	56.5%	61.1%	59.0%	60.5%	57.1%
Not reported	0.2%	0.0%	0.3%	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%	0.0%
Other US	37.4%	34.7%	39.9%	33.3%	38.5%	37.3%	40.0%
Outside US	2.2%	1.1%	3.2%	5.6%	2.6%	2.0%	2.9%
Total (N)	593	285	308	18	39	501	35

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Degree type sought	NCSU	Women	Men	Asian	AfAm	White	Other
Master's	10.2%	10.9%	9.6%	5.2%	18.5%	9.9%	9.1%
Doctoral	6.2%	5.4%	6.9%	5.2%	2.5%	6.3%	8.4%
Professional	5.0%	5.4%	4.7%	8.2%	2.5%	4.9%	7.1%
Total (N)	2,842	1,346	1,496	97	162	2,429	154

Note: Respondents could provide more than one response.
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Preparation for graduate/professional school	NCSU	Women	Men	Asian	AfAm	White	Other
Mean Rating	4.31	4.37	4.26	4.17	4.13	4.34	4.19
5: Excellent	45.8%	49.8%	42.1%	27.8%	38.5%	47.5%	38.9%
4: Good	41.4%	39.6%	43.1%	61.1%	41.0%	40.6%	44.4%
3: Average	10.9%	8.4%	13.2%	11.1%	17.9%	10.1%	13.9%
2: Fair	1.7%	1.8%	1.6%	.	.	1.8%	2.8%
1: Poor	0.2%	0.4%	.	.	2.6%	.	.
Total (N)	596	285	311	18	39	503	36

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Financial support received for degree sought	NCSU	Women	Men	Asian	AfAm	White	Other
Scholarship	5.4%	6.2%	4.7%	2.1%	6.2%	5.3%	9.1%
Honor/Award	2.8%	3.0%	2.6%	1.0%	1.9%	2.8%	4.5%
Teaching Assistantship	2.7%	2.8%	2.5%	1.0%	2.5%	2.8%	2.6%
Research Assistantship	5.1%	3.6%	6.4%	5.2%	1.2%	5.3%	5.8%
Other Assistantship	2.5%	2.7%	2.3%	1.0%	6.2%	2.4%	1.3%
Total (N)	2,842	1,346	1,496	97	162	2,429	154

Note: Respondents could provide more than one response.
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Interest in continuing education in graduate/professional school (among those who never enrolled)	NCSU	Women	Men	Asian	AfAm	White	Other
Mean Rating	2.04	2.06	2.02	1.91	1.56	2.07	2.04
4: High interest	7.4%	9.3%	5.7%	7.7%	3.2%	7.5%	9.8%
3: Moderate interest	21.4%	19.5%	23.0%	18.5%	8.4%	22.4%	21.7%
2: Low interest	39.0%	38.8%	39.1%	30.8%	29.5%	40.4%	31.5%
1: Not interested at all	32.3%	32.3%	32.2%	43.1%	58.9%	29.8%	37.0%
Total (N)	1,755	793	962	65	95	1,503	92

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Continuing Education/Professional Development/Lifelong Education

Post-undergraduate enrollment in continuing educ/prof development/lifelong educ	NCSU	Women	Men	Asian	AfAm	White	Other
No	66.1%	63.1%	68.8%	57.7%	62.1%	67.1%	59.5%
Yes- noncredit enrollment only	15.2%	14.7%	15.5%	19.6%	19.3%	14.5%	19.0%
Yes- credit-based enrollment	10.8%	12.7%	9.0%	13.4%	12.4%	10.7%	8.5%
Yes- both noncredit and credit-based enrollment	7.9%	9.5%	6.6%	9.3%	6.2%	7.7%	13.1%
Total (N)	2,835	1,343	1,492	97	161	2,424	153

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Impact of continuing educ/prof development/lifelong educ on professional career	NCSU	Women	Men	Asian	AfAm	White	Other
Mean Rating	2.85	2.84	2.86	2.63	2.81	2.86	2.82
4: Very significant impact	25.9%	26.9%	24.7%	17.1%	28.8%	26.1%	25.8%
3: Somewhat significant impact	40.9%	39.3%	42.6%	41.5%	33.9%	41.4%	40.3%
2: Limited impact	25.4%	24.5%	26.5%	29.3%	27.1%	25.2%	24.2%
1: No impact at all	7.8%	9.3%	6.2%	12.2%	10.2%	7.3%	9.7%
Total (N)	959	494	465	41	59	797	62

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Impact of continuing educ/prof development/lifelong educ on personal goals/life enrichment	NCSU	Women	Men	Asian	AfAm	White	Other
Mean Rating	2.95	3.00	2.89	2.76	3.18	2.93	3.03
4: Very significant impact	29.2%	32.5%	25.6%	14.6%	41.7%	28.5%	35.5%
3: Somewhat significant impact	41.3%	39.9%	42.7%	53.7%	36.7%	41.3%	37.1%
2: Limited impact	24.7%	23.0%	26.5%	24.4%	20.0%	25.2%	22.6%
1: No impact at all	4.9%	4.6%	5.2%	7.3%	1.7%	5.0%	4.8%
Total (N)	960	496	464	41	60	797	62

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Enrollment in NC State's McKimmon Center for Extension and Continuing Education	NCSU	Women	Men	Asian	AfAm	White	Other
Yes	12.6%	10.2%	15.3%	18.9%	11.7%	12.5%	10.5%
No	87.4%	89.8%	84.7%	81.1%	88.3%	87.5%	89.5%
Total (N)	911	472	439	37	60	757	57

Note: excludes "don't know" response option.
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Likelihood of enrolling in continuing educ/prof development/lifelong educ in next 5 years	NCSU	Women	Men	Asian	AfAm	White	Other
Mean Rating	2.66	2.69	2.65	2.58	3.01	2.65	2.66
4: Very likely	20.1%	21.3%	19.1%	16.5%	39.4%	19.0%	20.3%
3: Somewhat likely	37.5%	37.4%	37.6%	40.2%	30.6%	37.9%	37.3%
2: Not very likely	31.0%	29.9%	32.0%	27.8%	21.3%	31.8%	30.7%
1: Not at all likely	11.3%	11.4%	11.3%	15.5%	8.8%	11.3%	11.8%
Total (N)	2,831	1,340	1,491	97	160	2,421	153

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For more information on the 2012 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: July, 2012

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