2000 First-Year Student Survey:
College Comparisons Tables
(Background Characteristics)

Background Characteristics
 * Financial aid
* Parent/guardian income
* Parent/guardian educational attainment
* First generation students
* Household dependents
* Home community size
* Preparation for college
* Religious preference
* Disabilities
* Musical instruments played
* Have a personal computer
* Connect to NCSU internet
* Location of future employment

Background Characteristics

Q Expect financial aid
Expect Financial Aid NCSU College/School
CALS Design CEP COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM FYC
    43.8 39.5 47.1 32.3 41.7 25.5 43.1 29.8 37.3 55.1 51.9
No %
Yes % 56.2 60.5 52.9 67.7 58.3 74.5 56.9 70.2 62.7 44.9 48.1
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Q Types of aid expected
Academic NCSU College/School
CALS Design CEP COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM FYC
    71.8 66.9 61.8 64.6 67.2 50.9 74.7 53.8 65.5 80.9 84.5
No %
Yes % 28.2 33.1 38.2 35.4 32.8 49.1 25.3 46.2 34.5 19.1 15.5

Financial need NCSU College/School
CALS Design CEP COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM FYC
    71.3 68.1 70.6 64.6 70.9 85.5 68.0 71.2 68.2 80.1 73.0
No %
Yes % 28.7 31.9 29.4 35.4 29.1 14.5 32.0 28.8 31.8 19.9 27.0

Athletic based NCSU College/School
CALS Design CEP COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM FYC
    98.0 99.2 100.0 99.0 98.4 100.0 97.8 97.1 100.0 97.0 96.3
No %
Yes % 2.0 0.8 . 1.0 1.6 . 2.2 2.9 . 3.0 3.7

Other - dance, music, etc. NCSU College/School
CALS Design CEP COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM FYC
    98.5 98.5 95.6 98.0 98.9 96.4 98.1 98.1 99.1 99.2 98.5
No %
Yes % 1.5 1.5 4.4 2.0 1.1 3.6 1.9 1.9 0.9 0.8 1.5

Other aid than listed above NCSU College/School
CALS Design CEP COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM FYC
    86.5 84.8 89.7 80.8 87.5 81.8 82.2 85.6 85.5 85.6 89.3
No %
Yes % 13.5 15.2 10.3 19.2 12.5 18.2 17.8 14.4 14.5 14.4 10.7

Q Parent/guardian income
Parent's income NCSU College/School
CALS Design CEP COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM FYC
    1.9 2.1 1.6 3.3 1.8 . 2.5 3.1 2.1 1.0 1.8
$10,000 or less %
$10,001-$15,000 % 1.3 1.9 1.6 1.1 1.1 . 1.7 1.0 . 1.5 1.4
$15,001-$20,000 % 1.8 3.1 1.6 6.7 1.5 . 1.7 2.1 2.1 0.5 1.1
$20,001-$25,000 % 2.8 2.5 1.6 2.2 3.1 . 2.9 2.1 2.1 2.5 3.2
$25,001-$30,000 % 2.9 4.0 3.3 4.4 2.2 4.2 2.1 1.0 3.1 3.4 3.3
$30,001-$35,000 % 3.2 3.4 4.9 . 3.3 2.1 4.1 6.3 1.0 3.4 2.9
$35,001-$40,000 % 4.3 6.1 8.2 4.4 4.7 4.2 3.3 4.2 . 2.9 3.5
$40,001-$50,000 % 8.2 8.4 9.8 10.0 9.0 2.1 7.1 13.5 11.5 3.9 7.6
$50,001-$60,000 % 10.8 12.2 8.2 15.6 10.9 8.3 10.8 8.3 8.3 8.3 10.8
$60,001-$75,000 % 13.9 13.0 9.8 16.7 13.6 14.6 15.8 18.8 16.7 9.8 14.2
$75,001-$100,000 % 20.8 19.5 26.2 18.9 21.8 22.9 19.5 15.6 27.1 24.5 19.0
$100,001-$150,000 % 16.8 14.0 14.8 6.7 17.5 25.0 16.6 16.7 14.6 18.1 18.7
$150,001-$200,000 % 5.6 4.4 3.3 4.4 5.0 6.3 5.0 5.2 8.3 10.3 6.2
$200,000 plus % 5.6 5.5 4.9 5.6 4.5 10.4 7.1 2.1 3.1 9.8 6.2
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Q Parent/guardian educational attainment
Father/Male Guardian Education NCSU College/School
CALS Design CEP COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM FYC
    2.3 2.6 . 5.4 2.3 3.8 1.2 3.0 3.7 2.6 2.0
Less than high school %
High school graduate % 13.8 19.1 12.1 22.6 12.0 7.5 9.4 18.0 13.1 11.0 14.2
Some college/no degree % 10.7 11.6 1.5 16.1 10.8 5.7 11.4 6.0 9.3 9.2 11.6
2-4 yr. associate degree % 9.5 11.8 4.5 7.5 8.6 15.1 12.2 10.0 15.0 7.5 8.4
4 year baccalaureate degree % 32.6 24.7 33.3 22.6 35.7 39.6 31.4 26.0 30.8 43.4 32.7
Some graduate or prof. coursework/no degree % 3.9 3.8 13.6 3.2 3.4 5.7 5.9 2.0 2.8 3.9 3.2
Master's degree % 17.9 17.5 21.2 12.9 18.7 17.0 18.8 24.0 15.0 14.9 17.9
Doctorate or other professional degree % 9.2 9.0 13.6 9.7 8.5 5.7 9.8 11.0 10.3 7.5 10.1
 

Mother/Female Guardian Education NCSU College/School
CALS Design CEP COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM FYC
    1.4 2.1 1.5 4.1 0.5 1.9 2.3 3.0 0.9 0.4 1.4
Less than high school %
High school graduate % 15.5 18.1 7.4 23.7 16.1 9.4 11.4 8.0 6.5 20.4 15.3
Some college/no degree % 12.7 13.3 7.4 16.5 13.2 7.5 12.9 10.0 13.9 13.5 11.7
2-4 yr. associate degree % 13.7 16.6 11.8 16.5 12.9 13.2 12.9 14.0 14.8 12.2 13.1
4 year baccalaureate degree % 33.8 29.0 47.1 23.7 33.3 47.2 31.8 35.0 40.7 34.8 36.1
Some graduate or prof. coursework/no degree % 3.6 3.3 . 2.1 3.8 3.8 4.9 6.0 0.9 4.3 3.4
Master's degree % 16.9 14.4 23.5 10.3 17.8 15.1 20.1 21.0 20.4 12.6 16.8
Doctorate or other professional degree % 2.5 3.1 1.5 3.1 2.3 1.9 3.8 3.0 1.9 1.7 2.1

First Generation Students
First generation students NCSU College/School
CALS Design CEP COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM FYC
    91.7 89.5 97.1 82.8 91.9 94.4 94.8 91.3 92.9 90.7 92.5
Not first generation %
First generation student % 8.3 10.5 2.9 17.2 8.1 5.6 5.2 8.7 7.1 9.3 7.5

No college: Father/male guardian NCSU College/School
CALS Design CEP COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM FYC
    83.8 78.3 87.9 72.0 85.8 88.7 89.4 79.0 83.2 86.4 83.8
No %
Yes % 16.2 21.7 12.1 28.0 14.2 11.3 10.6 21.0 16.8 13.6 16.2

No college: Mother/female guardian NCSU College/School
CALS Design CEP COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM FYC
    83.1 79.7 91.2 72.2 83.4 88.7 86.4 89.0 92.6 79.1 83.3
No %
Yes % 16.9 20.3 8.8 27.8 16.6 11.3 13.6 11.0 7.4 20.9 16.7

Q Household Dependents
Number in household NCSU College/School
CALS Design CEP COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM FYC
    3.4 2.4 . 1.0 4.2 3.6 4.4 5.8 1.8 3.0 3.0
One %
Two % 10.1 9.0 5.8 10.1 11.3 12.7 10.7 7.7 10.0 8.9 9.7
Three % 21.8 21.3 27.5 21.2 19.4 21.8 20.7 20.2 27.3 24.9 23.8
Four % 41.8 41.8 49.3 42.4 42.3 36.4 41.3 48.1 40.9 41.4 40.3
Five or more % 23.0 25.5 17.4 25.3 22.8 25.5 22.9 18.3 20.0 21.9 23.2

Number of dependents in college NCSU College/School
CALS Design CEP COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM FYC
    68.5 71.5 66.7 69.4 70.9 65.5 65.9 75.0 62.0 65.5 65.3
Only self %
Two % 27.9 26.0 24.6 24.5 26.0 30.9 29.2 23.1 33.3 29.8 31.4
Three or more % 3.5 2.5 8.7 6.1 3.1 3.6 4.9 1.9 4.6 4.7 3.3
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Q Home community size
High school area population NCSU College/School
CALS Design CEP COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM FYC
    16.0 21.3 11.6 12.1 17.1 12.7 15.2 14.4 21.6 11.9 12.9
Rural area %
Small town % 24.8 24.3 15.9 34.3 24.0 29.1 20.4 26.0 30.6 26.7 25.5
Moderate city % 27.6 27.0 26.1 30.3 28.8 29.1 28.9 27.9 23.4 25.8 26.6
Large city % 17.0 17.2 23.2 14.1 13.9 14.5 19.3 15.4 13.5 19.1 20.5
Urban area % 14.6 10.2 23.2 9.1 16.1 14.5 16.3 16.3 10.8 16.5 14.6
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Q Preparation for college
HS preparation for college NCSU College/School
CALS Design CEP COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM FYC
    8.1 7.3 7.1 11.0 8.5 9.1 13.1 6.6 12.8 5.9 6.0
1:Poorly prepared %
2:Adequately prepared % 47.1 47.1 25.7 41.0 46.0 61.8 44.7 44.3 55.6 46.4 50.3
3:Well prepared % 44.9 45.6 67.1 48.0 45.5 29.1 42.2 49.1 31.6 47.7 43.7

Self preparation for college NCSU College/School
CALS Design CEP COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM FYC
    3.3 3.0 1.4 1.0 2.8 7.3 4.0 1.9 6.8 2.1 4.1
1:Poorly prepared %
2:Adequately prepared % 53.1 53.2 31.4 51.0 51.4 65.5 51.6 51.9 49.6 53.1 58.0
3:Well prepared % 43.7 43.9 67.1 48.0 45.8 27.3 44.4 46.2 43.6 44.8 37.9
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Q Religious preference
Religious Preference NCSU College/School
CALS Design CEP COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM FYC
    25.4 29.4 10.6 25.5 25.0 34.5 23.8 24.3 22.1 24.5 25.1
Baptist %
Catholic % 12.7 9.4 13.6 13.3 13.7 9.1 12.8 16.5 10.6 17.6 11.8
Disciples of Christ % 0.8 0.8 . . 0.9 1.8 0.4 1.9 1.8 0.4 0.8
Episcopal % 3.4 3.4 . 1.0 3.1 7.3 3.4 2.9 2.7 3.0 4.6
Hindu % 0.9 0.8 . 1.0 1.4 . 0.8 . . 1.3 0.7
Islamic % 0.7 0.8 . 1.0 1.0 . 0.8 . . 0.4 0.7
Jewish % 0.6 0.6 . . 0.6 . 1.1 . . 0.9 0.9
Latter-Day Saints % 0.5 0.6 . . 0.4 . 1.1 1.9 . . 0.4
Lutheran % 3.4 2.8 3.0 3.1 4.5 3.6 1.1 4.9 1.8 3.0 3.2
Methodist % 15.2 15.5 15.2 11.2 13.3 10.9 14.3 15.5 20.4 18.5 17.2
Moravian % 0.4 0.6 . . 0.6 . 0.4 . . . 0.3
Non-denominational % 6.6 6.0 9.1 13.3 6.6 3.6 7.5 6.8 7.1 6.4 5.8
Presbyterian % 8.6 7.2 6.1 7.1 8.0 14.5 10.2 4.9 12.4 9.9 9.4
Unitarian % 0.1 0.2 . . 0.1 . . . . . 0.3
Other % 7.4 7.5 18.2 7.1 7.2 5.5 10.9 8.7 8.0 3.9 6.3
No preference % 13.3 14.5 24.2 16.3 13.9 9.1 11.3 11.7 13.3 10.3 12.5
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Q Disabilities
Legally blind NCSU College/School
CALS Design CEP COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM FYC
    99.7 100.0 97.1 98.0 99.8 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 99.6
No %
Yes % 0.3 . 2.9 2.0 0.2 . . . . . 0.4

Mobility impairment NCSU College/School
CALS Design CEP COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM FYC
    99.9 99.8 100.0 99.0 99.9 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 99.9
No %
Yes % 0.1 0.2 . 1.0 0.1 . . . . . 0.1
 

Traumatic head injury NCSU College/School
CALS Design CEP COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM FYC
    99.9 99.8 98.6 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 99.9
No %
Yes % 0.1 0.2 1.4 . . . . . . . 0.1
 

Hard of hearing/deaf NCSU College/School
CALS Design CEP COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM FYC
    99.7 99.8 98.6 99.0 99.6 100.0 99.6 100.0 100.0 100.0 99.9
No %
Yes % 0.3 0.2 1.4 1.0 0.4 . 0.4 . . . 0.1

Learning disability/ADD NCSU College/School
CALS Design CEP COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM FYC
    96.7 97.4 95.7 100.0 97.2 89.1 97.5 95.3 94.0 98.7 95.4
No %
Yes % 3.3 2.6 4.3 . 2.8 10.9 2.5 4.7 6.0 1.3 4.6

Psychological NCSU College/School
CALS Design CEP COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM FYC
    99.5 99.3 100.0 99.0 99.6 98.2 99.3 100.0 100.0 100.0 99.2
No %
Yes % 0.5 0.7 . 1.0 0.4 1.8 0.7 . . . 0.8

Other NCSU College/School
CALS Design CEP COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM FYC
    98.3 98.0 100.0 99.0 98.5 94.5 97.8 98.1 97.4 98.3 98.7
No %
Yes % 1.7 2.0 . 1.0 1.5 5.5 2.2 1.9 2.6 1.7 1.3
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Q Musical instruments played
Violin/Viola NCSU College/School
CALS Design CEP COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM FYC
    97.5 96.8 98.6 99.0 97.3 100.0 97.8 94.3 98.3 97.1 97.9
No %
Yes % 2.5 3.2 1.4 1.0 2.7 . 2.2 5.7 1.7 2.9 2.1

Cello/Double Bass NCSU College/School
CALS Design CEP COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM FYC
    99.4 99.4 100.0 98.0 99.5 100.0 99.3 99.1 98.3 99.6 99.3
No %
Yes % 0.6 0.6 . 2.0 0.5 . 0.7 0.9 1.7 0.4 0.7

Flute/Piccolo NCSU College/School
CALS Design CEP COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM FYC
    96.1 93.3 92.9 94.0 97.0 90.9 96.4 95.3 97.4 97.9 96.9
No %
Yes % 3.9 6.7 7.1 6.0 3.0 9.1 3.6 4.7 2.6 2.1 3.1

Oboe/Bassoon NCSU College/School
CALS Design CEP COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM FYC
    99.5 99.3 100.0 100.0 99.2 100.0 99.6 100.0 100.0 100.0 99.7
No %
Yes % 0.5 0.7 . . 0.8 . 0.4 . . . 0.3

Clarinet/Saxophone NCSU College/School
CALS Design CEP COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM FYC
    91.4 87.8 90.0 89.0 90.5 94.5 94.9 93.4 93.2 94.6 92.5
No %
Yes % 8.6 12.2 10.0 11.0 9.5 5.5 5.1 6.6 6.8 5.4 7.5

French Horn/Trumpet/Cornet NCSU College/School
CALS Design CEP COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM FYC
    94.7 95.4 98.6 95.0 92.6 98.2 96.0 88.7 93.2 97.1 96.4
No %
Yes % 5.3 4.6 1.4 5.0 7.4 1.8 4.0 11.3 6.8 2.9 3.6

Trombone/Baritone/Euphonium/Tuba NCSU College/School
CALS Design CEP COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM FYC
    96.2 96.5 95.7 97.0 95.6 90.9 97.8 91.5 96.6 97.9 96.5
No %
Yes % 3.8 3.5 4.3 3.0 4.4 9.1 2.2 8.5 3.4 2.1 3.5

Tympani/Mallet/Percussion NCSU College/School
CALS Design CEP COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM FYC
    96.2 96.3 97.1 96.0 95.7 100.0 97.5 97.2 94.9 96.2 96.0
No %
Yes % 3.8 3.7 2.9 4.0 4.3 . 2.5 2.8 5.1 3.8 4.0

Bagpipes NCSU College/School
CALS Design CEP COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM FYC
    99.8 100.0 100.0 100.0 99.9 100.0 98.9 100.0 100.0 99.6 99.6
No %
Yes % 0.2 . . . 0.1 . 1.1 . . 0.4 0.4
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Q Have a personal computer
Have personal computer NCSU College/School
CALS Design CEP COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM FYC
    4.6 3.1 10.3 7.4 4.5 3.8 5.7 1.9 8.3 4.8 4.3
No %
Yes: Desktop % 54.8 48.7 48.5 44.2 63.8 58.5 54.8 60.2 51.4 50.2 49.7
Yes: Laptop % 24.9 31.0 19.1 28.4 21.3 18.9 21.7 26.2 22.0 31.4 25.3
Do not know % 15.7 17.3 22.1 20.0 10.3 18.9 17.9 11.7 18.3 13.5 20.7
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Q Connect to NCSU Internet
Connect to NCSU Internet NCSU College/School
CALS Design CEP COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM FYC
    1.0 0.3 . . 1.6 . . 1.2 . . 1.6
No %
Yes % 92.5 91.2 90.7 92.4 94.1 94.6 92.9 94.0 93.0 92.8 90.5
Do not know % 6.5 8.5 9.3 7.6 4.3 5.4 7.1 4.8 7.0 7.2 7.9
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Q Location of future employment
Location of future employment NCSU College/School
CALS Design CEP COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM FYC
    32.5 16.3 39.1 31.6 33.5 23.6 42.2 26.9 45.4 31.5 38.8
Anywhere %
In North Carolina % 16.6 15.1 5.8 28.6 17.0 34.5 14.9 8.7 14.8 17.9 16.8
Outside NC but in USA % 27.9 11.6 27.5 30.6 33.1 32.7 32.5 28.8 28.7 28.9 29.2
Outside the USA % 0.5 0.2 1.4 2.0 0.3 . 1.9 1.9 0.9 . 0.3
Will not seek employment % 22.5 56.8 26.1 7.1 16.0 9.1 8.6 33.7 10.2 21.7 14.9
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For more information on the 2000 First-Year Student 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: February, 2001

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