2000 First-Year Student Survey Data Tables:
Gender and Racial/Ethnic Comparisons
of Students' Evaluation of the Application Process
This document reports survey data on gender and racial/ethnic differences in the respondents' experiences with the application process and factors influencing their decision to attend NC State. Survey results for all respondents are provided in "2000 First-Year Student Survey: All Respondents." For information about the survey and analysis methods see "2000 First-Year Student Survey: Introduction, Methods, and Student Demographic Profile".
Number of Schools Applied To | Contacts During the Admissions Process | Factors Influencing Attendance Decision | Most Influential Factor | Satisfaction with Admissions | Virtual Advising Center Rating
Number of Schools to Which Respondents Applied
|
Percent Applying to |
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|
Number of schools |
All |
Female |
Male |
Af. Am. |
White |
Other |
|
One (NC State only) |
24.8% |
20.3% |
28.4% |
11.5% |
26.8% |
20.6% |
|
Two |
24.6% |
22.5% |
26.2% |
23.6% |
24.5% |
26.5% |
|
Three |
23.8% |
25.8% |
22.2% |
25.7% |
23.5% |
23.7% |
|
Four |
14.7% |
16.2% |
13.5% |
21.5% |
13.8% |
15.6% |
|
Five or more |
12.2% |
15.2% |
9.7% |
17.8% |
11.3% |
13.6% |
|
Total (N) |
3340 |
1471 |
1869 |
331 |
2752 |
257 |
Contacts During the Admissions Process
|
Percent Saying Yes |
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|
Type of Contact |
All |
Female |
Male |
Af. Am. |
White |
Other |
|
Call from faculty/staff |
17.2% |
16.4% |
17.8% |
32.5% |
15.2% |
19.3% |
|
Call from current student |
17.0% |
18.8% |
15.7% |
38.3% |
14.8% |
13.1% |
|
Call from graduate |
7.2% |
6.2% |
8.1% |
7.8% |
7.4% |
4.6% |
|
Letter from outside Admissions Office |
65.2% |
64.4% |
65.8% |
75.0% |
63.5% |
70.3% |
Factors Influencing Decision to Attend NC State
|
Mean |
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|
Factor |
All |
Female |
Male |
Af. Am. |
White |
Other |
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|
Academic reputation |
4.10 |
4.12 |
4.09 |
4.31 |
4.08 |
4.11 |
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|
Availability of program |
3.79 |
3.80 |
3.79 |
3.90 |
3.77 |
3.83 |
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|
Level of support for my intended major |
3.78 |
3.69 |
3.84 |
3.91 |
3.76 |
3.78 |
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|
Facilities and resources available |
3.66 |
3.64 |
3.68 |
3.92 |
3.65 |
3.53 |
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|
Location |
3.62 |
3.74 |
3.53 |
3.82 |
3.60 |
3.63 |
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|
Acceptance into the First Year College program |
3.52 |
3.66 |
3.39 |
3.48 |
3.54 |
3.43 |
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|
Recommended by friend, etc. |
3.32 |
3.38 |
3.27 |
3.24 |
3.33 |
3.29 |
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|
Campus visit prior to orientation |
3.19 |
3.39 |
3.03 |
3.51 |
3.17 |
3.01 |
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|
Cost |
3.16 |
3.10 |
3.20 |
3.01 |
3.16 |
3.31 |
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|
Contact with a current student |
3.08 |
3.25 |
2.94 |
3.08 |
3.08 |
3.02 |
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|
Extracurricular opportunities |
2.90 |
2.93 |
2.87 |
3.17 |
2.88 |
2.79 |
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|
Size |
2.89 |
3.01 |
2.79 |
3.07 |
2.86 |
2.91 |
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|
Scholarships/financial aid available |
2.70 |
2.80 |
2.61 |
3.39 |
2.59 |
2.80 |
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|
Contact with a graduate |
2.70 |
2.76 |
2.66 |
2.51 |
2.73 |
2.63 |
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|
Contact with a faculty/staff member |
2.38 |
2.53 |
2.26 |
2.58 |
2.35 |
2.49 |
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|
Publications from NC State |
2.25 |
2.36 |
2.16 |
2.65 |
2.21 |
2.13 |
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|
Number of hours transferred/credited |
2.14 |
2.14 |
2.14 |
2.23 |
2.10 |
2.38 |
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|
Attendance at a college fair |
2.09 |
2.18 |
2.02 |
2.52 |
2.05 |
2.03 |
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|
Letter from someone other than Admissions Office |
2.08 |
2.11 |
2.05 |
2.35 |
2.03 |
2.10 |
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|
Other |
4.47 |
4.59 |
4.39 |
4.50 |
4.51 |
4.07 |
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Most Important Factor Influencing Decision to Attend NC State
|
Percent Rating "Most Influential" |
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|
Factor |
All |
Female |
Male |
Af. Am. |
White |
Other |
|
Academic reputation |
23.5% |
23.0% |
24.0% |
32.1% |
22.5% |
23.3% |
|
Level of support for my intended major |
18.5% |
15.7% |
20.8% |
17.4% |
18.1% |
24.2% |
|
Availability of program |
12.3% |
12.2% |
12.4% |
9.7% |
12.6% |
12.9% |
|
Location |
11.3% |
12.9% |
10.0% |
8.7% |
11.4% |
13.3% |
|
Recommended |
6.6% |
6.9% |
6.3% |
3.3% |
7.2% |
3.8% |
|
Cost |
4.8% |
4.3% |
5.2% |
4.0% |
4.7% |
6.3% |
|
Scholarships/financial aid available |
4.7% |
5.4% |
4.1% |
10.0% |
4.0% |
4.6% |
|
Other |
3.8% |
3.5% |
4.0% |
2.7% |
4.2% |
0.4% |
|
Facilities and resources available |
3.1% |
2.6% |
3.5% |
1.0% |
3.4% |
2.5% |
|
Campus visit prior to orientation |
3.1% |
4.7% |
1.7% |
5.0% |
2.9% |
2.1% |
|
Contact with a current student |
2.7% |
3.1% |
2.3% |
0.3% |
2.9% |
2.9% |
|
Acceptance into First Year College |
2.0% |
1.9% |
2.0% |
1.7% |
2.1% |
1.3% |
|
Size |
1.3% |
1.6% |
1.0% |
0.7% |
1.3% |
1.7% |
|
Extracurricular opportunities |
0.9% |
0.9% |
0.9% |
1.0% |
1.0% |
0.4% |
|
Contact with a faculty or staff member |
0.5% |
0.5% |
0.5% |
0.0% |
0.6% |
0.0% |
|
Contact with a graduate |
0.5% |
0.3% |
0.6% |
0.3% |
0.5% |
0.4% |
|
Number of hours transferred/credited |
0.2% |
0.1% |
0.3% |
0.7% |
0.2% |
0.0% |
|
Publications from NC State |
0.1% |
0.1% |
0.1% |
0.7% |
0.1% |
0.0% |
|
Attendance at a College Fair |
0.1% |
0.2% |
0.1% |
0.7% |
0.1% |
0.0% |
|
Letter from someone other than admissions |
0.1% |
0.0% |
0.2% |
0.0% |
0.2% |
0.0% |
|
Total (N) |
3092 |
1372 |
1720 |
299 |
2553 |
240 |
Satisfaction with University Admissions
|
Extent of satisfaction |
All |
Female |
Male |
Af. Am. |
White |
Other |
|
Very satisfied |
46.2% |
50.3% |
43.0% |
46.5% |
46.9% |
38.8% |
|
Moderately satisfied |
46.9% |
43.4% |
49.5% |
46.2% |
46.5% |
51.9% |
|
Moderately dissatisfied |
5.7% |
5.4% |
5.9% |
5.1% |
5.5% |
8.1% |
|
Very dissatisfied |
1.2% |
0.8% |
1.5% |
2.1% |
1.1% |
1.2% |
|
Total (N) |
3346 |
1473 |
1873 |
331 |
2757 |
258 |
Satisfaction with Departmental Admissions
|
Extent of satisfaction |
All |
Female |
Male |
Af. Am. |
White |
Other |
|
Very satisfied |
44.9% |
50.0% |
40.8% |
43.7% |
45.7% |
37.0% |
|
Moderately satisfied |
48.1% |
44.5% |
50.9% |
42.4% |
48.3% |
52.7% |
|
Moderately dissatisfied |
5.5% |
4.3% |
6.3% |
9.3% |
4.8% |
7.8% |
|
Very dissatisfied |
1.6% |
1.2% |
1.9% |
4.6% |
1.2% |
2.5% |
|
Total (N) |
3147 |
1381 |
1766 |
302 |
2602 |
243 |
Satisfaction with Financial Aid Process
|
Extent of satisfaction |
All |
Female |
Male |
Af. Am. |
White |
Other |
|
Very satisfied |
17.0% |
20.3% |
14.5% |
24.7% |
16.3% |
11.7% |
|
Moderately satisfied |
49.3% |
50.4% |
48.5% |
47.6% |
50.1% |
44.7% |
|
Moderately dissatisfied |
23.5% |
22.3% |
24.4% |
18.4% |
24.0% |
27.4% |
|
Very dissatisfied |
10.1% |
7.0% |
12.6% |
9.4% |
9.6% |
16.2% |
|
Total (N) |
2211 |
962 |
1249 |
288 |
1744 |
179 |
Virtual Advising Center Rating
|
Rating |
All |
Female |
Male |
Af. Am. |
White |
Other |
|
Poor |
0.2% |
0.1% |
0.4% |
0.6% |
0.2% |
0.0% |
|
Fair |
2.9% |
2.8% |
3.0% |
2.4% |
2.8% |
4.7% |
|
Good |
21.3% |
21.4% |
21.2% |
23.3% |
20.9% |
22.9% |
|
Excellent |
9.8% |
11.1% |
8.7% |
11.2% |
9.7% |
8.9% |
|
Know about/did not use |
14.0% |
16.1% |
12.4% |
9.7% |
14.3% |
16.3% |
|
Did not know about |
51.7% |
48.5% |
54.3% |
52.7% |
52.0% |
47.3% |
|
Total (N) |
3340 |
1471 |
1869 |
330 |
2752 |
258 |
For more information on the 1999 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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