Evaluation of the Application Process
Q Number of colleges applied to
Number of colleges applied to | NCSU | College/School | ||||||||||
CALS | Design | CEP | COE | CNR | CHASS | PAMS | COT | COM | FYC | |||
24.8 | 28.2 | 22.9 | 14.0 | 36.8 | 20.4 | 13.5 | 23.6 | 22.4 | 12.6 | 15.9 | ||
One | % | |||||||||||
Two | % | 24.6 | 21.6 | 27.1 | 27.0 | 24.4 | 33.3 | 15.6 | 26.4 | 24.1 | 27.7 | 27.7 |
Three | % | 23.8 | 20.5 | 31.4 | 31.0 | 20.5 | 31.5 | 28.4 | 22.6 | 27.6 | 26.1 | 25.7 |
Four | % | 14.7 | 15.7 | 8.6 | 11.0 | 10.7 | 7.4 | 23.6 | 13.2 | 14.7 | 17.2 | 17.5 |
Five or more | % | 12.2 | 14.0 | 10.0 | 17.0 | 7.7 | 7.4 | 18.9 | 14.2 | 11.2 | 16.4 | 13.2 |
Q Factors influencing decision to attend NC State
Factor: Academic reputation | NCSU | College/School | ||||||||||
CALS | Design | CEP | COE | CNR | CHASS | PAMS | COT | COM | FYC | |||
Mean | 4.10 | 4.05 | 4.06 | 4.15 | 4.23 | 4.15 | 4.04 | 4.15 | 4.17 | 3.92 | 4.01 | |
0.5 | . | 2.9 | . | 0.3 | . | 0.7 | . | 2.6 | 0.8 | 0.5 | ||
1: Very weak infl. | % | |||||||||||
2: Weak influence | % | 2.1 | 2.1 | 5.8 | 4.0 | 1.8 | . | 2.9 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 2.4 |
3: Moderate infl. | % | 18.4 | 22.8 | 14.5 | 17.0 | 14.2 | 18.5 | 18.7 | 17.9 | 9.6 | 23.8 | 21.3 |
4: Strong influence | % | 44.7 | 43.4 | 36.2 | 39.0 | 41.9 | 48.1 | 46.5 | 43.4 | 47.8 | 54.4 | 46.9 |
5: Very strong infl. | % | 34.3 | 31.8 | 40.6 | 40.0 | 41.9 | 33.3 | 31.1 | 36.8 | 38.3 | 20.1 | 28.9 |
Factor: Cost | NCSU | College/School | ||||||||||
CALS | Design | CEP | COE | CNR | CHASS | PAMS | COT | COM | FYC | |||
Mean | 3.16 | 3.07 | 3.42 | 3.19 | 3.36 | 2.69 | 3.19 | 3.40 | 2.90 | 3.08 | 2.94 | |
11.7 | 14.0 | 6.0 | 14.3 | 8.2 | 21.6 | 12.5 | 7.1 | 16.0 | 10.1 | 14.9 | ||
1: Very weak infl. | % | |||||||||||
2: Weak influence | % | 14.4 | 13.2 | 10.4 | 8.2 | 13.1 | 11.8 | 15.1 | 20.2 | 20.8 | 17.1 | 15.9 |
3: Moderate infl. | % | 35.0 | 36.8 | 38.8 | 36.7 | 32.6 | 51.0 | 30.9 | 23.2 | 31.1 | 39.0 | 37.7 |
4: Strong influence | % | 24.0 | 23.3 | 25.4 | 25.5 | 26.3 | 7.8 | 24.2 | 24.2 | 21.7 | 21.9 | 22.9 |
5: Very strong infl. | % | 14.8 | 12.6 | 19.4 | 15.3 | 19.8 | 7.8 | 17.4 | 25.3 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 8.5 |
Factor: Location | NCSU | College/School | ||||||||||
CALS | Design | CEP | COE | CNR | CHASS | PAMS | COT | COM | FYC | |||
Mean | 3.62 | 3.64 | 3.29 | 3.79 | 3.47 | 3.43 | 3.86 | 3.58 | 3.52 | 3.87 | 3.72 | |
5.2 | 4.5 | 9.1 | 5.0 | 6.9 | 9.3 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 6.3 | 2.1 | 3.7 | ||
1: Very weak infl. | % | |||||||||||
2: Weak influence | % | 9.0 | 7.7 | 12.1 | 7.0 | 10.6 | 9.3 | 6.9 | 13.2 | 10.7 | 8.4 | 7.7 |
3: Moderate infl. | % | 27.7 | 28.6 | 36.4 | 21.0 | 30.7 | 29.6 | 20.7 | 29.2 | 28.6 | 20.1 | 27.4 |
4: Strong influence | % | 34.5 | 37.1 | 25.8 | 38.0 | 32.6 | 33.3 | 32.7 | 29.2 | 33.9 | 38.9 | 35.9 |
5: Very strong infl. | % | 23.6 | 22.0 | 16.7 | 29.0 | 19.2 | 18.5 | 34.9 | 24.5 | 20.5 | 30.5 | 25.3 |
Factor: Size | NCSU | College/School | ||||||||||
CALS | Design | CEP | COE | CNR | CHASS | PAMS | COT | COM | FYC | |||
Mean | 2.89 | 2.90 | 2.59 | 2.80 | 2.61 | 2.69 | 3.07 | 2.92 | 2.98 | 3.27 | 3.11 | |
13.6 | 12.4 | 19.0 | 17.0 | 19.8 | 17.3 | 10.1 | 9.9 | 8.3 | 5.1 | 10.0 | ||
1: Very weak infl. | % | |||||||||||
2: Weak influence | % | 21.6 | 22.8 | 28.6 | 24.0 | 25.1 | 25.0 | 19.0 | 28.7 | 23.1 | 14.0 | 17.0 |
3: Moderate infl. | % | 35.4 | 35.2 | 33.3 | 26.0 | 35.1 | 30.8 | 37.7 | 30.7 | 39.8 | 41.9 | 34.8 |
4: Strong influence | % | 21.2 | 21.9 | 12.7 | 28.0 | 14.7 | 25.0 | 20.5 | 20.8 | 19.4 | 27.1 | 27.9 |
5: Very strong infl. | % | 8.2 | 7.7 | 6.3 | 5.0 | 5.3 | 1.9 | 12.7 | 9.9 | 9.3 | 11.9 | 10.2 |
Factor: Availability of program | NCSU | College/School | ||||||||||
CALS | Design | CEP | COE | CNR | CHASS | PAMS | COT | COM | FYC | |||
Mean | 3.79 | 4.03 | 4.42 | 3.67 | 3.94 | 3.76 | 3.52 | 4.13 | 3.92 | 3.53 | 3.47 | |
3.3 | 2.7 | 1.5 | 4.1 | 2.8 | 1.8 | 6.5 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 4.3 | ||
1: Very weak infl. | % | |||||||||||
2: Weak influence | % | 8.6 | 6.0 | 1.5 | 9.3 | 6.1 | 14.5 | 10.3 | 3.0 | 7.0 | 11.7 | 13.7 |
3: Moderate infl. | % | 25.9 | 21.5 | 16.7 | 33.0 | 21.9 | 21.8 | 31.6 | 23.8 | 22.8 | 30.4 | 32.2 |
4: Strong influence | % | 30.2 | 25.2 | 13.6 | 22.7 | 32.4 | 29.1 | 28.1 | 22.8 | 34.2 | 41.7 | 30.5 |
5: Very strong infl. | % | 32.1 | 44.6 | 66.7 | 30.9 | 36.8 | 32.7 | 23.6 | 48.5 | 34.2 | 13.9 | 19.3 |
Factor: Recommended | NCSU | College/School | ||||||||||
CALS | Design | CEP | COE | CNR | CHASS | PAMS | COT | COM | FYC | |||
Mean | 3.32 | 3.29 | 3.57 | 3.37 | 3.20 | 3.30 | 3.28 | 3.25 | 3.43 | 3.43 | 3.45 | |
10.0 | 9.7 | 7.9 | 13.0 | 11.9 | 11.1 | 12.5 | 11.0 | 8.2 | 6.3 | 7.9 | ||
1: Very weak infl. | % | |||||||||||
2: Weak influence | % | 14.6 | 17.1 | 7.9 | 9.8 | 17.0 | 9.3 | 13.3 | 14.3 | 13.6 | 15.4 | 11.7 |
3: Moderate infl. | % | 28.0 | 27.1 | 28.6 | 29.3 | 28.0 | 40.7 | 27.0 | 33.0 | 27.3 | 26.2 | 28.0 |
4: Strong influence | % | 27.8 | 26.2 | 30.2 | 22.8 | 25.4 | 16.7 | 28.2 | 22.0 | 29.1 | 32.6 | 32.3 |
5: Very strong infl. | % | 19.5 | 19.8 | 25.4 | 25.0 | 17.7 | 22.2 | 19.0 | 19.8 | 21.8 | 19.5 | 20.1 |
Factor: Number of hours transferred/credited | NCSU | College/School | ||||||||||
CALS | Design | CEP | COE | CNR | CHASS | PAMS | COT | COM | FYC | |||
Mean | 2.14 | 2.15 | 2.03 | 2.06 | 2.12 | 1.79 | 2.19 | 2.38 | 2.24 | 2.37 | 2.06 | |
35.6 | 32.5 | 37.1 | 41.2 | 36.5 | 44.8 | 32.5 | 27.6 | 22.4 | 29.7 | 40.8 | ||
1: Very weak infl. | % | |||||||||||
2: Weak influence | % | 29.1 | 32.5 | 25.7 | 21.6 | 28.8 | 34.5 | 35.0 | 29.3 | 40.8 | 26.1 | 25.4 |
3: Moderate infl. | % | 23.9 | 24.5 | 34.3 | 27.5 | 23.9 | 17.2 | 17.5 | 25.9 | 28.6 | 27.9 | 22.3 |
4: Strong influence | % | 8.6 | 8.3 | 2.9 | 9.8 | 7.6 | 3.4 | 10.8 | 12.1 | 6.1 | 9.9 | 9.8 |
5: Very strong infl. | % | 2.8 | 2.2 | . | . | 3.2 | . | 4.2 | 5.2 | 2.0 | 6.3 | 1.7 |
Factor: Level of support for my intended major | NCSU | College/School | ||||||||||
CALS | Design | CEP | COE | CNR | CHASS | PAMS | COT | COM | FYC | |||
Mean | 3.78 | 3.85 | 4.55 | 3.52 | 4.20 | 3.73 | 3.20 | 4.07 | 4.05 | 3.38 | 3.26 | |
5.2 | 4.6 | . | 4.1 | 2.2 | 9.8 | 12.6 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 3.1 | 10.1 | ||
1: Very weak infl. | % | |||||||||||
2: Weak influence | % | 8.4 | 7.3 | . | 12.2 | 4.0 | 5.9 | 13.0 | 6.8 | 3.6 | 11.4 | 15.2 |
3: Moderate infl. | % | 23.4 | 22.9 | 10.6 | 31.6 | 14.1 | 25.5 | 33.1 | 18.4 | 19.6 | 41.5 | 30.2 |
4: Strong influence | % | 29.7 | 29.1 | 24.2 | 31.6 | 31.0 | 19.6 | 24.8 | 32.0 | 37.5 | 33.2 | 28.1 |
5: Very strong infl. | % | 33.3 | 36.0 | 65.2 | 20.4 | 48.7 | 39.2 | 16.5 | 41.7 | 37.5 | 10.9 | 16.4 |
Factor: Facilities and resources available | NCSU | College/School | ||||||||||
CALS | Design | CEP | COE | CNR | CHASS | PAMS | COT | COM | FYC | |||
Mean | 3.66 | 3.66 | 4.01 | 3.52 | 3.73 | 3.76 | 3.69 | 3.79 | 3.94 | 3.55 | 3.52 | |
3.2 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 5.6 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 1.7 | 3.2 | ||
1: Very weak infl. | % | |||||||||||
2: Weak influence | % | 8.0 | 7.9 | 4.5 | 13.0 | 6.8 | 5.6 | 7.1 | 5.8 | 2.6 | 10.7 | 10.3 |
3: Moderate infl. | % | 29.6 | 30.2 | 19.4 | 32.0 | 28.5 | 20.4 | 25.7 | 23.1 | 22.6 | 37.2 | 33.2 |
4: Strong influence | % | 37.5 | 37.2 | 34.3 | 37.0 | 37.0 | 44.4 | 40.9 | 42.3 | 39.1 | 31.6 | 38.2 |
5: Very strong infl. | % | 21.6 | 21.5 | 38.8 | 16.0 | 24.6 | 24.1 | 21.9 | 25.0 | 32.2 | 18.8 | 15.3 |
Factor: Scholarships/financial aid available | NCSU | College/School | ||||||||||
CALS | Design | CEP | COE | CNR | CHASS | PAMS | COT | COM | FYC | |||
Mean | 2.70 | 2.77 | 2.40 | 3.24 | 2.64 | 2.94 | 2.77 | 3.26 | 3.15 | 2.51 | 2.53 | |
23.8 | 20.2 | 34.0 | 15.1 | 24.7 | 19.6 | 24.3 | 9.4 | 17.5 | 29.9 | 26.9 | ||
1: Very weak infl. | % | |||||||||||
2: Weak influence | % | 23.1 | 24.4 | 14.0 | 16.3 | 24.2 | 17.6 | 20.1 | 21.2 | 15.5 | 23.4 | 25.3 |
3: Moderate infl. | % | 26.1 | 25.9 | 36.0 | 23.3 | 26.2 | 25.5 | 26.6 | 30.6 | 25.8 | 23.9 | 25.8 |
4: Strong influence | % | 13.3 | 16.9 | 10.0 | 19.8 | 11.7 | 23.5 | 12.6 | 11.8 | 16.5 | 12.0 | 11.8 |
5: Very strong infl. | % | 13.6 | 12.5 | 6.0 | 25.6 | 13.1 | 13.7 | 16.4 | 27.1 | 24.7 | 10.9 | 10.2 |
Factor: Campus visit prior to orientation | NCSU | College/School | ||||||||||
CALS | Design | CEP | COE | CNR | CHASS | PAMS | COT | COM | FYC | |||
Mean | 3.19 | 3.25 | 3.14 | 3.43 | 2.96 | 3.26 | 3.30 | 3.17 | 3.33 | 3.48 | 3.30 | |
10.5 | 11.8 | 11.1 | 7.1 | 11.8 | 7.0 | 11.6 | 8.0 | 10.4 | 8.3 | 8.9 | ||
1: Very weak infl. | % | |||||||||||
2: Weak influence | % | 15.3 | 14.3 | 14.3 | 12.9 | 19.9 | 14.0 | 9.3 | 21.6 | 8.5 | 9.8 | 13.9 |
3: Moderate infl. | % | 31.9 | 26.1 | 33.3 | 27.1 | 37.1 | 39.5 | 32.6 | 28.4 | 30.2 | 28.5 | 29.7 |
4: Strong influence | % | 29.7 | 32.7 | 31.7 | 35.7 | 23.2 | 25.6 | 30.2 | 29.5 | 39.6 | 32.1 | 33.8 |
5: Very strong infl. | % | 12.6 | 15.1 | 9.5 | 17.1 | 8.0 | 14.0 | 16.3 | 12.5 | 11.3 | 21.2 | 13.7 |
Factor: Contact with a current student | NCSU | College/School | ||||||||||
CALS | Design | CEP | COE | CNR | CHASS | PAMS | COT | COM | FYC | |||
Mean | 3.08 | 3.02 | 3.02 | 3.25 | 2.81 | 2.75 | 3.29 | 2.80 | 3.18 | 3.24 | 3.35 | |
14.2 | 15.4 | 20.4 | 13.2 | 18.4 | 18.2 | 10.0 | 15.0 | 10.0 | 11.2 | 10.2 | ||
1: Very weak infl. | % | |||||||||||
2: Weak influence | % | 16.2 | 17.6 | 8.2 | 11.8 | 18.8 | 22.7 | 15.2 | 25.0 | 18.9 | 14.7 | 12.0 |
3: Moderate infl. | % | 31.0 | 29.3 | 36.7 | 26.3 | 34.1 | 29.5 | 29.4 | 38.8 | 27.8 | 29.4 | 29.1 |
4: Strong influence | % | 24.9 | 24.6 | 18.4 | 34.2 | 20.5 | 25.0 | 27.0 | 7.5 | 30.0 | 28.4 | 30.0 |
5: Very strong infl. | % | 13.6 | 13.2 | 16.3 | 14.5 | 8.2 | 4.5 | 18.5 | 13.8 | 13.3 | 16.2 | 18.7 |
Factor: Contact with a faculty or staff member | NCSU | College/School | ||||||||||
CALS | Design | CEP | COE | CNR | CHASS | PAMS | COT | COM | FYC | |||
Mean | 2.38 | 2.36 | 2.77 | 2.28 | 2.16 | 2.39 | 2.53 | 3.36 | 2.79 | 2.55 | 2.29 | |
30.5 | 31.6 | 25.0 | 27.7 | 35.8 | 30.6 | 26.8 | 9.6 | 17.9 | 23.5 | 33.6 | ||
1: Very weak infl. | % | |||||||||||
2: Weak influence | % | 25.6 | 27.3 | 11.5 | 27.7 | 26.6 | 27.8 | 23.9 | 15.1 | 25.0 | 29.5 | 25.6 |
3: Moderate infl. | % | 25.0 | 22.3 | 32.7 | 34.0 | 26.1 | 19.4 | 28.3 | 28.8 | 26.2 | 20.5 | 23.1 |
4: Strong influence | % | 13.2 | 10.5 | 23.1 | 10.6 | 9.1 | 16.7 | 11.6 | 23.3 | 22.6 | 21.2 | 13.1 |
5: Very strong infl. | % | 5.8 | 8.2 | 7.7 | . | 2.4 | 5.6 | 9.4 | 23.3 | 8.3 | 5.3 | 4.6 |
Factor: Contact with a graduate | NCSU | College/School | ||||||||||
CALS | Design | CEP | COE | CNR | CHASS | PAMS | COT | COM | FYC | |||
Mean | 2.70 | 2.75 | 2.57 | 2.90 | 2.54 | 2.63 | 2.89 | 2.62 | 2.70 | 2.84 | 2.79 | |
24.1 | 22.3 | 30.4 | 22.9 | 28.5 | 22.9 | 21.0 | 18.0 | 28.4 | 17.6 | 22.2 | ||
1: Very weak infl. | % | |||||||||||
2: Weak influence | % | 19.8 | 17.9 | 19.6 | 14.6 | 19.3 | 22.9 | 20.3 | 28.0 | 17.9 | 22.8 | 20.2 |
3: Moderate infl. | % | 27.9 | 32.1 | 26.1 | 29.2 | 28.9 | 28.6 | 23.9 | 34.0 | 22.4 | 27.9 | 25.2 |
4: Strong influence | % | 18.2 | 17.6 | 10.9 | 16.7 | 16.3 | 20.0 | 18.1 | 14.0 | 17.9 | 21.3 | 21.5 |
5: Very strong infl. | % | 10.0 | 10.1 | 13.0 | 16.7 | 7.0 | 5.7 | 16.7 | 6.0 | 13.4 | 10.3 | 11.0 |
Factor: Letter from outside Admissions Office | NCSU | College/School | ||||||||||
CALS | Design | CEP | COE | CNR | CHASS | PAMS | COT | COM | FYC | |||
Mean | 2.08 | 2.06 | 2.30 | 2.11 | 1.96 | 2.25 | 2.17 | 2.52 | 2.35 | 2.02 | 2.08 | |
40.2 | 40.0 | 30.2 | 41.5 | 45.3 | 27.5 | 37.3 | 28.2 | 29.4 | 42.0 | 39.3 | ||
1: Very weak infl. | % | |||||||||||
2: Weak influence | % | 26.5 | 25.7 | 25.6 | 22.6 | 26.1 | 27.5 | 24.8 | 22.5 | 29.4 | 23.8 | 30.1 |
3: Moderate infl. | % | 22.0 | 25.3 | 34.9 | 22.6 | 18.4 | 37.5 | 24.2 | 26.8 | 21.2 | 26.6 | 19.0 |
4: Strong influence | % | 8.1 | 6.7 | 2.3 | 9.4 | 7.9 | 7.5 | 11.1 | 14.1 | 16.5 | 5.6 | 6.8 |
5: Very strong infl. | % | 3.2 | 2.3 | 7.0 | 3.8 | 2.4 | . | 2.6 | 8.5 | 3.5 | 2.1 | 4.8 |
Factor: Attendance at a College Fair | NCSU | College/School | ||||||||||
CALS | Design | CEP | COE | CNR | CHASS | PAMS | COT | COM | FYC | |||
Mean | 2.09 | 2.16 | 1.90 | 2.12 | 1.96 | 2.03 | 2.09 | 2.00 | 2.26 | 2.14 | 2.24 | |
38.2 | 35.3 | 48.8 | 38.0 | 43.2 | 37.1 | 36.8 | 42.0 | 31.0 | 41.7 | 32.2 | ||
1: Very weak infl. | % | |||||||||||
2: Weak influence | % | 26.5 | 26.0 | 24.4 | 24.0 | 26.3 | 28.6 | 28.8 | 30.0 | 27.6 | 20.4 | 27.6 |
3: Moderate infl. | % | 25.4 | 28.6 | 17.1 | 30.0 | 23.4 | 28.6 | 24.8 | 16.0 | 29.3 | 24.3 | 27.1 |
4: Strong influence | % | 7.7 | 7.8 | 7.3 | 4.0 | 5.4 | 5.7 | 8.0 | 10.0 | 8.6 | 9.7 | 10.5 |
5: Very strong infl. | % | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 4.0 | 1.6 | . | 1.6 | 2.0 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 2.6 |
Factor: Publications from NC State | NCSU | College/School | ||||||||||
CALS | Design | CEP | COE | CNR | CHASS | PAMS | COT | COM | FYC | |||
Mean | 2.25 | 2.28 | 2.08 | 2.28 | 2.05 | 2.34 | 2.34 | 2.38 | 2.30 | 2.31 | 2.42 | |
30.2 | 29.3 | 37.7 | 30.0 | 37.5 | 24.4 | 31.4 | 22.1 | 25.5 | 29.6 | 22.5 | ||
1: Very weak infl. | % | |||||||||||
2: Weak influence | % | 27.8 | 26.3 | 32.1 | 27.5 | 29.5 | 26.8 | 23.5 | 32.5 | 31.9 | 24.3 | 27.6 |
3: Moderate infl. | % | 30.9 | 33.2 | 17.0 | 31.3 | 25.2 | 41.5 | 27.5 | 33.8 | 29.8 | 33.7 | 37.4 |
4: Strong influence | % | 9.2 | 9.5 | 11.3 | 7.5 | 6.6 | 4.9 | 14.7 | 9.1 | 12.8 | 10.7 | 10.1 |
5: Very strong infl. | % | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 3.8 | 1.3 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 2.6 | . | 1.8 | 2.5 |
Factor: Extracurricular opportunities | NCSU | College/School | ||||||||||
CALS | Design | CEP | COE | CNR | CHASS | PAMS | COT | COM | FYC | |||
Mean | 2.90 | 2.90 | 2.71 | 2.80 | 2.76 | 2.79 | 3.00 | 2.85 | 2.86 | 3.03 | 3.05 | |
15.1 | 14.0 | 20.7 | 14.4 | 18.4 | 14.6 | 14.9 | 17.5 | 12.7 | 12.7 | 11.6 | ||
1: Very weak infl. | % | |||||||||||
2: Weak influence | % | 19.3 | 20.5 | 15.5 | 24.4 | 19.5 | 25.0 | 16.5 | 19.6 | 20.6 | 16.7 | 18.9 |
3: Moderate infl. | % | 35.1 | 35.1 | 41.4 | 34.4 | 36.1 | 31.3 | 36.4 | 35.1 | 36.3 | 37.6 | 32.3 |
4: Strong influence | % | 21.9 | 21.9 | 17.2 | 20.0 | 19.3 | 25.0 | 18.2 | 16.5 | 28.4 | 21.3 | 27.3 |
5: Very strong infl. | % | 8.6 | 8.5 | 5.2 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 4.2 | 14.0 | 11.3 | 2.0 | 11.8 | 10.0 |
Factor: Other | NCSU | College/School | ||||||||||
CALS | Design | CEP | COE | CNR | CHASS | PAMS | COT | COM | FYC | |||
Mean | 4.47 | 4.60 | 4.42 | 4.60 | 4.33 | 4.50 | 4.66 | 4.80 | 4.83 | 4.72 | 4.26 | |
5.0 | 4.3 | 8.3 | . | 8.8 | . | 2.4 | . | . | . | 5.9 | ||
1: Very weak infl. | % | |||||||||||
2: Weak influence | % | 0.3 | 2.1 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
3: Moderate infl. | % | 6.3 | 2.1 | . | . | 6.3 | . | 2.4 | . | . | 4.0 | 16.2 |
4: Strong influence | % | 19.3 | 12.8 | 25.0 | 40.0 | 20.0 | 50.0 | 19.5 | 20.0 | 16.7 | 20.0 | 17.6 |
5: Very strong infl. | % | 69.1 | 78.7 | 66.7 | 60.0 | 65.0 | 50.0 | 75.6 | 80.0 | 83.3 | 76.0 | 60.3 |
Q Most influential factor in decision to attend NCSU
Most influential factor | NCSU | College/School | ||||||||||
CALS | Design | CEP | COE | CNR | CHASS | PAMS | COT | COM | FYC | |||
23.5 | 18.6 | 14.1 | 25.8 | 25.5 | 20.0 | 26.6 | 24.2 | 16.5 | 22.5 | 25.2 | ||
Academic reputation | % | |||||||||||
Cost | % | 4.8 | 4.4 | 6.3 | 6.7 | 7.3 | . | 6.2 | 3.2 | 1.8 | 2.8 | 2.3 |
Location | % | 11.3 | 11.9 | 1.6 | 14.6 | 6.3 | 10.0 | 19.7 | 7.4 | 8.3 | 19.3 | 14.0 |
Size | % | 1.3 | 1.4 | . | 1.1 | 0.4 | . | 1.5 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 2.3 | 2.3 |
Availability of program | % | 12.3 | 20.8 | 12.5 | 4.5 | 12.8 | 22.0 | 7.7 | 10.5 | 15.6 | 6.0 | 9.2 |
Recommended | % | 6.6 | 5.3 | 1.6 | 13.5 | 4.2 | 12.0 | 5.0 | 5.3 | 11.0 | 11.9 | 8.4 |
Number of hours transferred/credited | % | 0.2 | 0.2 | . | . | 0.2 | . | 0.4 | . | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.1 |
Level of support for my intended major | % | 18.5 | 16.6 | 39.1 | 6.7 | 30.1 | 14.0 | 7.7 | 21.1 | 17.4 | 6.9 | 10.7 |
Facilities and resources available | % | 3.1 | 4.0 | 1.6 | 3.4 | 2.3 | 6.0 | 3.9 | 5.3 | 8.3 | 3.2 | 2.3 |
Scholarships/financial aid available | % | 4.7 | 4.2 | 1.6 | 11.2 | 4.1 | 6.0 | 5.4 | 10.5 | 8.3 | 3.7 | 3.9 |
Campus visit prior to orientation | % | 3.1 | 3.4 | 1.6 | 5.6 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 4.6 | 5.0 | 3.7 |
Contact with a current student | % | 2.7 | 1.8 | 3.1 | 2.2 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 3.9 | 1.1 | 2.8 | 5.5 | 3.9 |
Contact with a faculty or staff member | % | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.6 | . | 0.3 | . | 0.8 | 3.2 | 0.9 | . | 0.1 |
Contact with a graduate | % | 0.5 | 0.4 | . | . | 0.1 | 2.0 | . | . | 0.9 | 1.8 | 0.7 |
Letter from someone other than admissions | % | 0.1 | 0.2 | . | . | 0.2 | . | . | . | . | . | 0.1 |
Attendance at a College Fair | % | 0.1 | 0.2 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 0.5 | 0.3 |
Publications from NC State | % | 0.1 | . | . | 1.1 | 0.1 | . | . | . | . | 0.5 | 0.1 |
Extracurricular opportunities | % | 0.9 | 0.6 | . | . | 0.1 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 2.1 | . | 3.2 | 1.4 |
Acceptance into First Year College | % | 2.0 | 0.8 | 1.6 | . | 0.5 | . | . | . | . | 0.9 | 7.0 |
Other | % | 3.8 | 4.6 | 14.1 | 3.4 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 5.4 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 3.7 | 4.1 |
Q Satisfaction with the admissions process
Satisfaction with university admissions | NCSU | College/School | ||||||||||
CALS | Design | CEP | COE | CNR | CHASS | PAMS | COT | COM | FYC | |||
Mean | 3.38 | 3.39 | 3.39 | 3.47 | 3.37 | 3.27 | 3.38 | 3.36 | 3.47 | 3.50 | 3.34 | |
1.2 | 1.5 | 2.9 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 1.5 | . | . | 0.4 | 1.3 | ||
1: Very dissatisfied | % | |||||||||||
2: Moderately dissatisfied | % | 5.7 | 5.2 | 5.7 | 3.0 | 5.5 | 7.3 | 7.6 | 4.7 | 2.6 | 5.0 | 6.8 |
3: Moderately satisfied | % | 46.9 | 46.4 | 41.4 | 44.0 | 48.2 | 52.7 | 42.2 | 54.7 | 47.9 | 38.9 | 48.7 |
4: Very satisfied | % | 46.2 | 46.9 | 50.0 | 52.0 | 45.1 | 38.2 | 48.7 | 40.6 | 49.6 | 55.6 | 43.2 |
Satisfaction with dept. admissions | NCSU | College/School | ||||||||||
CALS | Design | CEP | COE | CNR | CHASS | PAMS | COT | COM | FYC | |||
Mean | 3.36 | 3.41 | 3.56 | 3.39 | 3.40 | 3.37 | 3.36 | 3.46 | 3.53 | 3.44 | 3.17 | |
1.6 | 1.2 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 0.6 | . | 1.9 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 3.8 | ||
1: Very dissatisfied | % | |||||||||||
2: Moderately dissatisfied | % | 5.5 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 3.1 | 4.2 | 7.4 | 6.5 | 1.0 | 4.3 | 5.1 | 8.9 |
3: Moderately satisfied | % | 48.1 | 46.0 | 27.1 | 45.9 | 49.6 | 48.1 | 45.4 | 49.0 | 35.3 | 44.7 | 54.3 |
4: Very satisfied | % | 44.9 | 47.9 | 65.7 | 48.0 | 45.6 | 44.4 | 46.2 | 49.0 | 59.5 | 49.8 | 33.0 |
Satisfaction with financial aid process | NCSU | College/School | ||||||||||
CALS | Design | CEP | COE | CNR | CHASS | PAMS | COT | COM | FYC | |||
Mean | 2.73 | 2.77 | 2.69 | 2.94 | 2.67 | 2.81 | 2.78 | 2.76 | 2.86 | 2.85 | 2.69 | |
10.1 | 9.2 | 12.5 | 7.5 | 10.9 | 13.5 | 10.7 | 7.4 | 5.5 | 11.1 | 10.3 | ||
1: Very dissatisfied | % | |||||||||||
2: Moderately dissatisfied | % | 23.5 | 22.8 | 22.9 | 16.4 | 25.2 | 16.2 | 23.1 | 20.6 | 23.3 | 16.7 | 26.0 |
3: Moderately satisfied | % | 49.3 | 50.1 | 47.9 | 50.7 | 49.8 | 45.9 | 44.4 | 60.3 | 50.7 | 48.6 | 48.3 |
4: Very satisfied | % | 17.0 | 17.9 | 16.7 | 25.4 | 14.2 | 24.3 | 21.9 | 11.8 | 20.5 | 23.6 | 15.4 |
Call from faculty/staff | NCSU | College/School | ||||||||||
CALS | Design | CEP | COE | CNR | CHASS | PAMS | COT | COM | FYC | |||
82.8 | 85.7 | 70.0 | 84.0 | 86.0 | 81.8 | 86.2 | 60.4 | 59.8 | 70.7 | 86.5 | ||
No | % | |||||||||||
Yes | % | 17.2 | 14.3 | 30.0 | 16.0 | 14.0 | 18.2 | 13.8 | 39.6 | 40.2 | 29.3 | 13.5 |
Call from current student | NCSU | College/School | ||||||||||
CALS | Design | CEP | COE | CNR | CHASS | PAMS | COT | COM | FYC | |||
83.0 | 84.4 | 84.3 | 86.0 | 86.5 | 81.8 | 86.6 | 84.0 | 48.7 | 77.4 | 82.1 | ||
No | % | |||||||||||
Yes | % | 17.0 | 15.6 | 15.7 | 14.0 | 13.5 | 18.2 | 13.4 | 16.0 | 51.3 | 22.6 | 17.9 |
Call from graduate | NCSU | College/School | ||||||||||
CALS | Design | CEP | COE | CNR | CHASS | PAMS | COT | COM | FYC | |||
92.8 | 94.4 | 91.4 | 97.0 | 93.0 | 92.7 | 96.0 | 90.6 | 89.7 | 88.7 | 91.7 | ||
No | % | |||||||||||
Yes | % | 7.2 | 5.6 | 8.6 | 3.0 | 7.0 | 7.3 | 4.0 | 9.4 | 10.3 | 11.3 | 8.3 |
Letter from outside Admissions Office | NCSU | College/School | ||||||||||
CALS | Design | CEP | COE | CNR | CHASS | PAMS | COT | COM | FYC | |||
34.8 | 36.7 | 27.1 | 42.0 | 30.1 | 25.5 | 34.8 | 20.8 | 16.2 | 32.2 | 46.2 | ||
No | % | |||||||||||
Yes | % | 65.2 | 63.3 | 72.9 | 58.0 | 69.9 | 74.5 | 65.2 | 79.2 | 83.8 | 67.8 | 53.8 |
Virtual advising center rating | NCSU | College/School | ||||||||||
CALS | Design | CEP | COE | CNR | CHASS | PAMS | COT | COM | FYC | |||
0.2 | 0.2 | 1.4 | . | 0.3 | . | 0.4 | 1.0 | . | . | 0.1 | ||
Poor | % | |||||||||||
Fair | % | 2.9 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 2.0 | 3.3 | . | 4.7 | 1.9 | 2.6 | 0.8 | 3.1 |
Good | % | 21.3 | 23.6 | 17.1 | 19.0 | 19.8 | 21.8 | 24.3 | 13.3 | 25.0 | 23.2 | 21.3 |
Excellent | % | 9.8 | 8.6 | 4.3 | 13.0 | 9.3 | 12.7 | 11.2 | 9.5 | 10.3 | 12.2 | 9.9 |
Know about/did not use | % | 14.0 | 14.2 | 14.3 | 19.0 | 13.3 | 5.5 | 9.4 | 16.2 | 15.5 | 19.8 | 14.2 |
Did not know about | % | 51.7 | 51.0 | 60.0 | 47.0 | 54.0 | 60.0 | 50.0 | 58.1 | 46.6 | 43.9 | 51.2 |
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