2003 First-Year Student Survey:
College Comparisons Tables
(Background Characteristics)

 

Financial Aid | Parent/Guardian Income | Parent/Guardian Educational Attainment | First Generation Students | Household Dependents | Respondents' Home Community | Religious Preference | Disabilities | Musical Instruments | Preparation for College | Personal Computers | Intended Work Community

  

QExpect financial aid
Expect Financial Aid NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM FYC
    34.6 28.2 39.3 20.3 31.8 34.5 36.2 33.3 36.9 41.4 41.2
No %
Yes % 65.4 71.8 60.7 79.7 68.2 65.5 63.8 66.7 63.1 58.6 58.8
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QTypes of aid expected
Academic NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM FYC
    66.0 60.9 62.3 45.3 62.0 60.2 67.8 60.7 63.6 69.5 78.4
No %
Yes % 34.0 39.1 37.7 54.7 38.0 39.8 32.2 39.3 36.4 30.5 21.6

Financial need NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM FYC
    59.8 52.2 63.9 57.8 60.4 72.6 54.6 56.7 67.3 64.8 62.7
No %
Yes % 40.2 47.8 36.1 42.2 39.6 27.4 45.4 43.3 32.7 35.2 37.3

Athletic based NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM FYC
    97.6 98.8 100.0 95.3 98.2 97.3 97.6 99.3 99.1 98.4 94.9
No %
Yes % 2.4 1.2 . 4.7 1.8 2.7 2.4 0.7 0.9 1.6 5.1

Other - dance, music, etc. NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM FYC
    98.5 98.6 98.4 100.0 98.2 97.3 98.4 98.0 99.1 99.6 99.0
No %
Yes % 1.5 1.4 1.6 . 1.8 2.7 1.6 2.0 0.9 0.4 1.0

Other aid than listed above NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM FYC
    85.5 84.3 90.2 81.3 84.7 90.3 85.9 83.3 86.5 85.7 86.7
No %
Yes % 14.5 15.7 9.8 18.8 15.3 9.7 14.1 16.7 13.5 14.3 13.3
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Q Parent/guardian income
Parent's income NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM FYC
    2.2 3.1 . 3.6 2.2 . 1.2 4.9 1.0 1.5 2.5
$10,000 or less %
$10,001-$15,000 % 1.7 1.0 . 1.8 1.8 . 2.8 2.8 . 1.0 1.9
$15,001-$20,000 % 2.1 1.7 . . 2.1 . 3.1 2.8 3.1 2.4 2.3
$20,001-$25,000 % 2.8 4.5 2.0 3.6 2.6 . 4.0 4.2 2.0 1.0 1.8
$25,001-$30,000 % 2.1 2.4 2.0 8.9 1.8 . 2.4 2.8 1.0 2.9 1.8
$30,001-$35,000 % 3.2 3.6 8.2 1.8 2.8 2.1 3.1 2.8 4.1 2.9 3.5
$35,001-$40,000 % 4.7 6.2 6.1 5.4 4.2 2.1 6.4 5.6 7.1 2.9 3.5
$40,001-$50,000 % 6.8 7.9 4.1 7.1 8.3 11.7 5.2 2.1 2.0 5.4 6.5
$50,001-$60,000 % 9.7 9.8 8.2 10.7 10.5 10.6 8.6 14.1 9.2 6.8 8.8
$60,001-$75,000 % 14.1 16.9 14.3 7.1 14.1 14.9 11.6 14.8 12.2 12.7 14.6
$75,001-$100,000 % 19.0 17.2 30.6 21.4 21.2 20.2 17.7 15.5 18.4 20.0 16.8
$100,001-$150,000 % 18.2 14.6 18.4 23.2 18.6 22.3 19.0 16.9 15.3 20.5 18.6
$150,001-$200,000 % 7.0 6.2 4.1 1.8 5.5 10.6 9.2 3.5 13.3 9.3 8.1
$200,000 plus % 6.4 5.0 2.0 3.6 4.2 5.3 5.8 7.0 11.2 10.7 9.5
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Q Parent/guardian educational attainment
Father Education NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM FYC
    2.3 2.6 1.7 1.7 2.9 1.8 1.2 4.3 1.0 0.9 2.4
Less than high school %
High school graduate % 14.1 15.9 6.8 20.0 15.8 11.8 13.5 14.9 7.8 11.0 12.6
Some college/no degree % 11.1 12.9 8.5 8.3 10.8 11.8 12.1 12.8 9.8 13.7 8.8
2-4 yr. associate degree % 9.7 12.7 5.1 15.0 8.1 8.2 10.1 8.5 11.8 8.8 10.4
4 year baccalaureate degree % 34.9 32.5 45.8 38.3 33.9 41.8 36.9 27.0 34.3 36.1 36.0
Some graduate or prof. coursework/no degree % 2.8 2.8 5.1 . 3.1 0.9 2.0 4.3 3.9 4.0 2.2
Master's degree % 16.5 12.1 16.9 10.0 17.8 15.5 15.9 15.6 24.5 16.7 17.4
Doctorate or other professional degree % 8.7 8.4 10.2 6.7 7.6 8.2 8.4 12.8 6.9 8.8 10.1

Mother Education NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM FYC
    1.3 0.9 . . 2.2 . 0.9 2.1 . 0.9 1.3
Less than high school %
High school graduate % 14.0 13.8 5.3 18.0 13.9 17.1 13.1 18.3 11.7 16.7 12.9
Some college/no degree % 13.2 14.9 14.0 18.0 13.7 10.5 14.3 11.3 13.6 9.0 12.3
2-4 yr. associate degree % 14.3 16.9 17.5 14.8 13.9 11.4 15.7 8.5 17.5 12.8 13.6
4 year baccalaureate degree % 35.9 34.6 36.8 32.8 35.6 41.0 32.9 36.6 33.0 37.6 38.0
Some graduate or prof. coursework/no degree % 2.9 2.0 1.8 3.3 2.8 1.9 3.7 2.8 1.9 3.8 3.2
Master's degree % 15.7 15.1 21.1 9.8 15.0 16.2 14.9 16.9 17.5 17.5 16.3
Doctorate or other professional degree % 2.8 1.8 3.5 3.3 2.8 1.9 4.6 3.5 4.9 1.7 2.6
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First Generation Students
First generation students NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM FYC
    92.5 93.6 98.4 89.1 90.7 93.9 94.6 89.3 95.4 94.3 92.6
Not first generation %
First generation student % 7.5 6.4 1.6 10.9 9.3 6.1 5.4 10.7 4.6 5.7 7.4

No college: Father/male guardian NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM FYC
    83.6 81.5 91.5 78.3 81.4 86.4 85.3 80.9 91.2 88.1 85.0
No %
Yes % 16.4 18.5 8.5 21.7 18.6 13.6 14.7 19.1 8.8 11.9 15.0

No college: Mother/female guardian NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM FYC
    84.7 85.3 94.7 82.0 83.9 82.9 86.0 79.6 88.3 82.5 85.8
No %
Yes % 15.3 14.7 5.3 18.0 16.1 17.1 14.0 20.4 11.7 17.5 14.2
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Q Household Dependents
Number in household NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM FYC
    3.9 3.5 4.8 4.7 3.7 5.4 6.8 2.7 6.4 2.8 2.7
One %
Two % 11.4 12.9 11.3 6.3 10.1 6.3 14.1 12.7 10.9 11.8 12.1
Three % 22.0 22.2 14.5 26.6 23.4 18.8 19.0 24.0 25.5 22.4 20.9
Four % 39.6 40.1 46.8 40.6 38.6 45.5 37.4 38.0 36.4 39.4 41.0
Five or more % 23.1 21.2 22.6 21.9 24.2 24.1 22.8 22.7 20.9 23.6 23.3

Number of dependents in college NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM FYC
    67.4 66.7 65.0 69.4 70.4 61.1 70.6 61.7 69.1 60.5 66.2
Only self %
Two % 28.6 28.7 33.3 30.6 26.4 32.4 26.9 32.9 28.2 31.7 29.7
Three or more % 3.9 4.6 1.7 . 3.2 6.5 2.5 5.4 2.7 7.8 4.1
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Q Home community size
High school area population NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM FYC
    16.4 21.6 12.9 18.8 19.3 21.4 13.4 14.0 12.6 11.7 12.0
Rural area %
Small town % 26.5 27.2 30.6 31.3 25.1 35.7 25.5 27.3 18.9 26.7 27.4
Moderate city % 28.2 29.9 29.0 35.9 26.5 23.2 33.1 27.3 25.2 26.3 28.4
Large city % 13.6 9.3 14.5 9.4 14.1 8.0 12.4 13.3 23.4 13.4 16.3
Urban area % 15.3 12.0 12.9 4.7 15.0 11.6 15.6 18.0 19.8 21.9 16.0
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Q Religious preference
Religious Preference NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM FYC
    0.7 0.9 1.7 1.7 0.4 1.9 0.6 0.7 . 0.9 0.6
Assemblies of God %
Baha'i % 0.0 . . . 0.1 . . . . . .
Baptist % 26.4 32.8 22.0 29.3 25.6 27.2 26.0 17.9 19.4 24.6 27.2
Buddhist % 0.6 0.4 . . 0.6 . . 1.4 2.8 0.9 0.3
Catholic % 13.7 11.7 6.8 19.0 12.6 15.5 13.0 16.4 15.7 19.0 13.9
Disciples of Christ % 1.0 1.3 1.7 1.7 0.9 1.9 0.6 2.1 . 0.4 0.8
Episcopal % 3.4 2.9 6.8 1.7 2.8 2.9 4.3 4.3 1.9 3.9 4.0
Hindu % 0.8 0.4 . 1.7 0.9 . 1.2 0.7 1.9 0.9 0.8
Jewish % 0.7 1.1 . . 0.2 . 1.2 1.4 1.9 1.7 0.6
Latter-Day Saints % 0.4 0.7 . . 0.3 1.0 0.9 . . . 0.5
Lutheran % 2.8 3.3 . 1.7 3.3 1.9 4.0 1.4 2.8 1.7 2.2
Moravian % 0.6 0.4 . . 0.7 . 0.3 0.7 . 0.9 1.1
Muslim % 0.6 0.4 1.7 . 0.8 . 0.6 0.7 1.9 0.4 0.5
Presbyterian (PCA) % 1.0 0.2 1.7 . 1.2 1.0 0.9 1.4 2.8 0.9 0.8
Presbyterian (USA) % 6.7 6.8 6.8 3.4 5.9 10.7 7.5 7.1 10.2 7.3 6.1
Unitarian % 0.1 . . . 0.2 . 0.3 . 0.9 . .
United Methodist % 14.4 14.3 15.3 24.1 12.5 16.5 13.9 8.6 15.7 14.2 17.3
Non-denominational: Campus Christian Fellowship % 1.2 1.3 1.7 . 1.2 1.0 2.0 . . 0.9 1.1
Non-denominational: Campus Crusade for Christ % 0.8 0.7 . 1.7 1.2 . 1.2 . . 1.3 0.5
Non-denominational: Fellowship of Christian Athletes % 0.4 . . . 0.1 . 0.6 . . . 1.3
Non-denominational: Great Commission % 0.1 0.2 . . . . 0.3 . . . .
Non-denominational: InterVarsity Christian Fellowship % 0.1 . . . 0.2 . . . . . .
Non-denominational: Navigators % 0.1 0.4 . . . . . . . . .
No preference % 15.3 12.1 25.4 10.3 18.0 13.6 15.0 19.3 18.5 12.5 12.8
Other % 8.2 7.5 8.5 3.4 9.8 4.9 5.8 15.7 3.7 7.8 7.5
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Q Disabilities
Legally blind NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM FYC
    99.6 99.6 100.0 100.0 99.1 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 99.4
No %
Yes % 0.4 0.4 . . 0.9 . . . . . 0.6

Mobility impairment NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM FYC
    99.7 99.8 100.0 100.0 99.4 99.1 100.0 100.0 99.1 99.6 100.0
No %
Yes % 0.3 0.2 . . 0.6 0.9 . . 0.9 0.4 .

Traumatic head injury NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM FYC
    99.6 100.0 100.0 100.0 99.4 100.0 98.7 100.0 99.1 99.6 100.0
No %
Yes % 0.4 . . . 0.6 . 1.3 . 0.9 0.4 .

Hard of hearing/deaf NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM FYC
    99.4 99.6 100.0 100.0 99.3 99.1 99.7 98.7 98.2 99.6 99.4
No %
Yes % 0.6 0.4 . . 0.7 0.9 0.3 1.3 1.8 0.4 0.6

Learning disability/ADD NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM FYC
    96.1 96.9 98.4 100.0 96.7 95.7 95.7 99.3 91.2 96.4 94.5
No %
Yes % 3.9 3.1 1.6 . 3.3 4.3 4.3 0.7 8.8 3.6 5.5

Psychological NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM FYC
    99.5 100.0 100.0 100.0 99.4 99.1 99.2 99.3 99.1 99.2 99.7
No %
Yes % 0.5 . . . 0.6 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.9 0.8 0.3

Other NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM FYC
    98.2 98.1 100.0 98.4 97.4 98.3 98.4 98.0 98.2 99.6 98.8
No %
Yes % 1.8 1.9 . 1.6 2.6 1.7 1.6 2.0 1.8 0.4 1.2
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Q Musical instruments played
Violin/Viola NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM FYC
    96.7 95.5 96.8 100.0 96.8 98.3 96.8 93.5 92.9 96.4 98.1
No %
Yes % 3.3 4.5 3.2 . 3.2 1.7 3.2 6.5 7.1 3.6 1.9

Cello/Double Bass NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM FYC
    99.0 99.0 100.0 98.4 98.5 100.0 99.2 98.7 99.1 99.6 99.4
No %
Yes % 1.0 1.0 . 1.6 1.5 . 0.8 1.3 0.9 0.4 0.6

Flute/Piccolo NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM FYC
    95.5 89.9 93.5 90.6 98.3 96.5 92.8 96.1 92.9 98.4 96.4
No %
Yes % 4.5 10.1 6.5 9.4 1.7 3.5 7.2 3.9 7.1 1.6 3.6

Oboe/Bassoon NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM FYC
    99.4 99.2 98.4 98.4 99.3 100.0 99.7 98.0 98.2 100.0 99.9
No %
Yes % 0.6 0.8 1.6 1.6 0.7 . 0.3 2.0 1.8 . 0.1

Clarinet/Saxophone NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM FYC
    90.9 88.7 90.3 90.6 89.1 95.7 91.5 87.6 94.7 92.7 93.4
No %
Yes % 9.1 11.3 9.7 9.4 10.9 4.3 8.5 12.4 5.3 7.3 6.6

French Horn/Trumpet/Cornet NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM FYC
    93.5 92.4 91.9 90.6 91.8 94.8 95.7 90.8 94.7 96.8 95.3
No %
Yes % 6.5 7.6 8.1 9.4 8.2 5.2 4.3 9.2 5.3 3.2 4.7

Trombone/Baritone/Euphonium/Tuba NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM FYC
    96.0 97.1 100.0 96.9 92.7 97.4 97.1 94.8 99.1 98.8 97.7
No %
Yes % 4.0 2.9 . 3.1 7.3 2.6 2.9 5.2 0.9 1.2 2.3

Tympani/Mallet/Percussion NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM FYC
    95.8 96.1 93.5 96.9 95.2 92.2 95.7 94.1 97.3 96.8 96.8
No %
Yes % 4.2 3.9 6.5 3.1 4.8 7.8 4.3 5.9 2.7 3.2 3.2

Bagpipes NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM FYC
    99.2 99.4 100.0 100.0 99.1 99.1 98.9 100.0 98.2 99.6 99.1
No %
Yes % 0.8 0.6 . . 0.9 0.9 1.1 . 1.8 0.4 0.9
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Q Preparation for college
HS preparation for college NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM FYC
    7.6 7.4 3.2 1.6 8.3 5.3 6.9 7.8 13.3 9.3 6.9
1:Poorly prepared %
2:Adequately prepared % 46.5 46.8 37.1 42.2 44.6 58.8 47.5 45.8 39.8 51.8 47.2
3:Well prepared % 45.9 45.8 59.7 56.3 47.1 36.0 45.6 46.4 46.9 38.9 45.9

Self preparation for college NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM FYC
    4.2 4.1 . 1.6 4.5 0.9 5.9 3.9 4.5 4.1 4.2
1:Poorly prepared %
2:Adequately prepared % 50.7 48.7 37.1 48.4 49.6 61.1 45.6 45.8 55.4 56.7 54.8
3:Well prepared % 45.0 47.2 62.9 50.0 45.9 38.1 48.5 50.3 40.2 39.2 40.9
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Q Have a personal computer
Have personal computer NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM FYC
    1.9 1.3 10.0 3.3 1.8 3.7 0.3 0.7 3.8 0.4 2.8
No %
Yes: Desktop % 39.8 35.2 35.0 37.7 43.5 43.1 37.7 47.9 24.5 38.5 39.9
Yes: Laptop % 50.2 52.2 41.7 52.5 50.7 47.7 51.5 41.5 67.0 52.7 46.4
Do not know % 8.1 11.3 13.3 6.6 4.0 5.5 10.5 9.9 4.7 8.4 10.8
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Q Connect to NCSU Internet
Connect to NCSU Internet NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM FYC
    1.0 0.8 . . 1.5 2.3 0.7 1.7 . 0.5 0.6
No %
Yes % 93.5 90.1 92.3 95.9 95.6 94.2 92.9 93.2 96.6 96.5 91.2
Do not know % 5.5 9.2 7.7 4.1 2.8 3.5 6.4 5.1 3.4 3.0 8.2
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Q Location of future employment
Location of future employment NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM FYC
    29.8 18.4 41.7 25.0 35.0 30.1 26.8 22.0 40.5 34.4 29.3
Anywhere %
In North Carolina % 13.8 11.8 10.0 46.9 14.1 16.8 14.0 8.0 10.8 11.5 14.1
Outside NC but in USA % 24.3 12.8 25.0 9.4 25.4 37.2 25.2 20.7 22.5 31.6 27.8
Outside the USA % 0.5 . . . 0.7 . 0.5 0.7 2.7 1.2 0.1
Will not seek employment % 31.6 56.9 23.3 18.8 24.9 15.9 33.4 48.7 23.4 21.3 28.7
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For more information on the 2003 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: January, 2004

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