2003 First-Year Student Survey:
College Comparisons Tables
(Current Level of Development)

 

General Education Goals | Personal Development Goals | World View Goals
 

Survey item #18: Goals for undergraduate education (exact wording)

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Current Development of Goals for Undergraduate Education

General Education Goals
Current level: Apply math skills NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM FYC
  Mean 3.72 3.58 3.67 3.89 4.05 3.70 3.15 4.07 3.62 3.68 3.56
    1.7 0.8 3.3 . 0.8 0.9 5.1 . 0.9 2.0 2.4
1: Very low %
2: Low % 6.9 8.9 4.9 6.3 2.2 4.3 15.3 0.7 11.6 7.0 9.2
3: Average % 31.1 37.6 32.8 26.6 20.4 31.3 47.2 25.8 28.6 32.0 35.5
4: High % 38.5 36.2 39.3 39.1 44.1 50.4 24.7 39.7 42.9 38.9 36.1
5: Very high % 21.8 16.4 19.7 28.1 32.5 13.0 7.8 33.8 16.1 20.1 16.9

Current level: Good listening skills NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM FYC
  Mean 3.76 3.89 3.82 3.86 3.66 3.55 3.78 3.86 3.85 3.76 3.81
    0.8 . . . 1.4 1.7 0.5 0.7 . 0.8 0.9
1: Very low %
2: Low % 4.7 4.8 1.7 6.3 5.6 10.4 4.0 3.9 4.5 4.9 3.1
3: Average % 31.1 24.4 30.0 26.6 35.1 33.9 33.5 30.9 25.5 30.5 29.5
4: High % 44.1 48.2 53.3 42.2 41.5 39.1 40.8 38.2 50.9 44.9 46.9
5: Very high % 19.3 22.6 15.0 25.0 16.4 14.8 21.2 26.3 19.1 18.9 19.6

Current level: Broad general education NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM FYC
  Mean 3.70 3.80 3.60 3.92 3.62 3.72 3.72 3.66 3.72 3.78 3.71
    0.3 0.2 1.7 . 0.5 0.9 . . . 0.4 0.3
1: Very low %
2: Low % 2.6 2.1 1.7 . 3.5 4.4 1.6 4.6 5.4 1.6 1.5
3: Average % 39.5 35.6 38.3 30.6 42.4 34.2 40.8 41.1 29.5 35.4 41.5
4: High % 41.9 42.1 51.7 46.8 40.5 43.0 41.3 37.7 52.7 44.9 40.8
5: Very high % 15.7 20.0 6.7 22.6 13.1 17.5 16.3 16.6 12.5 17.7 15.9

Current level: Carry out projects independently NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM FYC
  Mean 3.73 3.87 4.11 3.88 3.66 3.59 3.74 3.64 3.89 3.83 3.66
    0.6 0.2 . . 0.9 0.9 0.3 2.0 0.9 . 0.7
1: Very low %
2: Low % 5.4 4.4 3.3 1.6 6.2 4.3 5.1 8.7 3.6 4.1 5.7
3: Average % 33.1 27.3 9.8 35.9 36.1 40.9 33.6 32.0 27.0 28.4 35.5
4: High % 42.4 44.4 59.0 35.9 40.1 42.6 42.2 38.0 42.3 47.7 42.7
5: Very high % 18.5 23.8 27.9 26.6 16.7 11.3 18.8 19.3 26.1 19.8 15.3

Current level: Critically
analyze information		 NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM FYC
  Mean 3.58 3.58 3.65 3.59 3.55 3.55 3.75 3.58 3.59 3.62 3.50
    0.8 0.6 . . 1.2 1.7 0.8 0.7 . 0.8 0.6
1: Very low %
2: Low % 6.0 4.4 1.7 1.6 6.1 5.2 5.4 6.7 9.9 4.6 7.9
3: Average % 41.0 43.0 38.3 48.4 42.5 40.9 30.6 40.9 34.2 39.8 44.2
4: High % 39.0 40.3 53.3 39.1 36.9 40.9 44.5 36.9 43.2 41.5 35.6
5: Very high % 13.2 11.6 6.7 10.9 13.4 11.3 18.8 14.8 12.6 13.3 11.8

Current level: Influence of science/tech NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM FYC
  Mean 3.57 3.76 3.49 3.34 3.81 3.64 3.20 3.77 3.46 3.32 3.37
    1.5 0.2 . 1.6 1.3 1.7 3.5 . . 2.5 2.2
1: Very low %
2: Low % 8.6 5.4 6.6 10.9 4.9 5.2 17.2 6.0 13.4 11.5 11.3
3: Average % 37.1 31.9 47.5 53.1 28.8 35.7 44.6 35.8 34.8 45.5 44.8
4: High % 36.4 43.5 36.1 20.3 41.7 41.7 25.3 33.1 44.6 33.2 30.4
5: Very high % 16.4 19.0 9.8 14.1 23.3 15.7 9.4 25.2 7.1 7.4 11.3

Current level: Develop computer skills NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM FYC
  Mean 3.60 3.51 3.61 3.58 3.66 3.55 3.51 3.56 3.38 3.73 3.62
    1.5 0.6 1.6 . 1.9 1.8 1.3 2.6 2.7 1.2 1.2
1: Very low %
2: Low % 8.0 8.5 1.6 6.3 8.8 3.5 10.7 8.6 10.7 4.5 7.3
3: Average % 37.1 42.2 45.9 43.8 33.0 42.1 38.6 38.8 43.8 32.4 37.1
4: High % 35.9 36.2 36.1 35.9 33.8 43.0 34.3 30.3 31.3 43.9 37.5
5: Very high % 17.5 12.4 14.8 14.1 22.5 9.6 15.0 19.7 11.6 18.0 16.9

Current level: Understanding diverse
cultures/values 		NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM FYC
  Mean 3.59 3.75 3.85 3.89 3.42 3.29 3.79 3.58 3.83 3.72 3.55
    1.5 1.5 3.3 . 2.2 1.8 0.3 . 0.9 0.4 1.6
1: Very low %
2: Low % 9.2 7.3 . 3.2 11.9 18.6 5.9 9.9 8.1 7.4 8.8
3: Average % 37.1 30.6 31.1 30.2 42.2 38.1 34.4 41.1 25.2 33.3 38.7
4: High % 33.1 36.0 39.3 41.3 29.0 31.9 33.1 30.5 38.7 37.0 34.6
5: Very high % 19.1 24.6 26.2 25.4 14.6 9.7 26.3 18.5 27.0 21.8 16.2

Current level: Good reading
comprehension		 NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM FYC
  Mean 3.52 3.60 3.56 3.48 3.51 3.25 3.70 3.55 3.38 3.47 3.48
    1.7 1.2 . . 2.5 2.7 1.1 1.3 3.6 0.4 1.6
1: Very low %
2: Low % 9.4 7.5 4.9 6.3 10.2 15.0 5.4 10.7 16.1 11.5 9.4
3: Average % 38.7 39.6 39.3 46.9 37.4 42.5 32.7 36.0 33.0 41.4 42.5
4: High % 35.0 33.0 50.8 39.1 33.3 34.5 44.5 35.3 33.9 34.0 32.4
5: Very high % 15.2 18.7 4.9 7.8 16.6 5.3 16.4 16.7 13.4 12.7 14.0

Current level: Communicate ideas orally NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM FYC
  Mean 3.47 3.52 3.46 3.77 3.31 3.54 3.68 3.48 3.74 3.58 3.41
    2.0 1.2 1.6 . 3.1 . 0.8 0.7 0.9 2.5 2.4
1: Very low %
2: Low % 10.3 8.9 9.8 6.3 13.5 8.8 7.5 7.3 4.5 9.1 10.8
3: Average % 40.7 40.7 41.0 29.7 43.0 44.7 34.6 49.0 38.4 33.7 41.9
4: High % 33.2 34.7 36.1 45.3 29.9 30.7 36.7 29.8 32.1 37.4 33.5
5: Very high % 13.8 14.5 11.5 18.8 10.5 15.8 20.4 13.2 24.1 17.3 11.4

Current level: Apply scientific
principles		 NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM FYC
  Mean 3.35 3.60 3.14 3.05 3.63 3.46 2.93 3.69 3.23 3.02 3.08
    2.1 0.6 . 3.1 0.4 1.8 4.6 0.7 2.7 4.5 3.7
1: Very low %
2: Low % 13.0 5.8 16.9 17.2 6.6 9.6 23.4 6.7 17.1 19.8 20.2
3: Average % 43.2 40.3 54.2 59.4 38.9 42.1 50.1 34.0 39.6 50.8 45.8
4: High % 31.1 39.3 27.1 12.5 38.0 34.2 18.3 40.7 35.1 19.0 25.0
5: Very high % 10.6 13.9 1.7 7.8 16.2 12.3 3.5 18.0 5.4 5.8 5.2

Current level: Communicate
ideas in writing		 NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM FYC
  Mean 3.35 3.41 3.55 3.48 3.22 3.26 3.65 3.34 3.36 3.38 3.33
    1.9 1.9 . 1.6 2.7 2.6 0.5 2.0 2.7 1.2 1.5
1: Very low %
2: Low % 12.2 11.2 3.3 4.7 15.2 14.8 6.5 11.3 16.1 12.3 11.9
3: Average % 44.7 41.9 45.0 46.9 47.0 45.2 39.2 46.4 36.6 45.1 46.9
4: High % 31.3 34.5 45.0 37.5 27.8 28.7 35.5 31.1 32.1 29.9 31.3
5: Very high % 9.9 10.5 6.7 9.4 7.3 8.7 18.3 9.3 12.5 11.5 8.5
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Personal Development Goals
Current level: Responsibility
for own behavior		 NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM FYC
  Mean 4.22 4.38 4.33 4.33 4.15 4.23 4.19 4.26 4.22 4.19 4.20
    0.5 . . . 0.9 . 0.3 0.7 1.8 . 0.3
1: Very low %
2: Low % 1.7 0.6 3.3 1.6 2.4 2.6 1.3 1.3 1.8 2.0 1.0
3: Average % 14.5 11.6 3.3 9.4 15.6 12.2 16.7 17.9 11.6 16.4 14.8
4: High % 42.2 37.2 50.8 43.8 42.7 45.2 43.0 31.8 42.0 41.8 45.6
5: Very high % 41.1 50.5 42.6 45.3 38.5 40.0 38.7 48.3 42.9 39.8 38.2

Current level: Viewing learning
as lifelong process		 NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM FYC
  Mean 4.04 4.21 4.16 4.25 3.97 3.83 4.09 4.13 4.09 3.96 3.99
    0.4 . . . 0.8 0.9 . 0.7 . 0.8 .
1: Very low %
2: Low % 3.3 1.5 3.3 1.6 4.4 3.5 1.9 2.6 3.6 2.5 4.0
3: Average % 22.6 18.9 14.8 14.1 23.8 29.8 21.5 19.2 20.5 27.0 23.7
4: High % 39.9 37.3 44.3 42.2 38.8 43.0 41.9 37.7 39.3 39.3 42.1
5: Very high % 33.9 42.3 37.7 42.2 32.2 22.8 34.7 39.7 36.6 30.3 30.2

Current level: Acting on
ethical principles		 NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM FYC
  Mean 3.94 4.07 4.12 4.17 3.88 3.81 4.00 3.95 4.04 3.95 3.87
    0.6 0.2 . . 1.1 . 0.3 0.7 0.9 0.4 0.7
1: Very low %
2: Low % 3.6 2.1 . 3.1 4.9 3.5 2.7 4.7 1.8 1.2 4.3
3: Average % 25.6 21.0 20.0 17.2 27.8 30.1 24.7 22.0 20.5 28.7 27.3
4: High % 41.4 43.5 48.3 39.1 37.6 47.8 41.7 44.0 45.5 41.8 42.6
5: Very high % 28.8 33.1 31.7 40.6 28.7 18.6 30.6 28.7 31.3 27.9 25.0

Current level: Function as part of team NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM FYC
  Mean 3.92 4.04 3.89 4.19 3.80 3.87 3.98 3.77 4.02 4.03 3.94
    0.5 0.8 . . 0.9 0.9 . . . 0.4 0.4
1: Very low %
2: Low % 4.1 3.7 . 3.1 5.1 4.4 3.5 5.4 5.4 3.3 3.4
3: Average % 25.9 20.9 27.9 14.1 29.7 26.3 25.8 34.9 19.8 20.6 25.4
4: High % 42.0 40.0 55.7 43.8 41.7 43.9 40.3 37.6 42.3 44.4 43.0
5: Very high % 27.5 34.6 16.4 39.1 22.6 24.6 30.4 22.1 32.4 31.3 27.7

Current level: Being independent NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM FYC
  Mean 3.90 3.93 4.15 3.88 3.92 3.84 3.84 3.89 4.08 4.00 3.80
    0.7 0.4 . . 0.7 0.9 1.6 . 0.9 0.4 0.7
1: Very low %
2: Low % 4.5 4.6 . 7.8 4.5 3.5 4.6 8.7 0.9 2.1 5.1
3: Average % 26.8 25.2 18.3 25.0 25.2 29.8 29.6 24.7 19.1 24.8 31.7
4: High % 40.1 41.0 48.3 39.1 41.1 42.1 37.1 35.3 47.3 42.6 37.9
5: Very high % 27.9 28.8 33.3 28.1 28.5 23.7 27.2 31.3 31.8 30.2 24.6

Current level: Understanding own abilities NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM FYC
  Mean 3.83 3.93 4.07 3.91 3.78 3.78 3.85 3.95 3.97 3.85 3.74
    0.6 0.6 . 1.6 0.9 . 0.3 0.7 . 0.4 0.4
1: Very low %
2: Low % 4.1 2.1 3.3 4.7 4.0 6.3 3.8 3.3 4.5 1.6 6.7
3: Average % 29.2 25.6 11.5 28.1 31.2 28.6 30.0 25.3 22.3 32.5 31.0
4: High % 44.0 47.4 60.7 32.8 44.0 46.4 42.9 42.0 44.6 43.2 41.8
5: Very high % 22.1 24.3 24.6 32.8 20.0 18.8 23.1 28.7 28.6 22.2 20.1

Current level: Having self-discipline NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM FYC
  Mean 3.76 3.91 3.98 3.88 3.71 3.71 3.64 3.84 3.72 3.82 3.72
    1.3 1.0 . 3.1 1.4 0.9 2.7 1.3 3.6 . 0.7
1: Very low %
2: Low % 6.9 4.1 1.7 6.3 8.0 7.1 9.1 5.4 7.2 3.3 8.1
3: Average % 31.2 28.8 26.7 28.1 32.3 30.1 33.0 28.9 29.7 34.4 30.9
4: High % 35.9 34.2 43.3 25.0 35.0 44.2 32.2 36.9 32.4 39.4 38.7
5: Very high % 24.7 31.7 28.3 37.5 23.4 17.7 23.1 27.5 27.0 22.8 21.6

Current level: Realizing potential
for success		 NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM FYC
  Mean 3.77 3.84 3.97 3.90 3.77 3.75 3.72 3.73 3.89 3.79 3.72
    0.7 0.2 . . 0.6 1.8 0.3 2.0 0.9 0.4 1.0
1: Very low %
2: Low % 5.2 4.1 1.7 3.2 4.6 4.4 6.7 6.7 5.4 5.4 6.2
3: Average % 32.3 30.7 21.7 31.7 34.2 26.3 33.9 36.2 20.7 33.9 32.1
4: High % 39.9 40.9 55.0 36.5 38.9 51.8 39.0 26.2 49.5 35.5 41.2
5: Very high % 22.0 24.1 21.7 28.6 21.7 15.8 20.2 28.9 23.4 24.8 19.5

Current level: Clarifying
personal identity		 NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM FYC
  Mean 3.73 3.85 3.92 3.86 3.65 3.58 3.83 3.79 3.86 3.80 3.66
    0.8 0.8 1.7 . 0.9 0.9 0.5 0.7 0.9 . 0.9
1: Very low %
2: Low % 5.4 3.1 . 4.8 6.7 9.0 3.8 4.7 2.7 4.1 7.0
3: Average % 34.7 29.3 23.3 31.7 38.0 37.8 33.1 35.6 29.7 34.3 35.9
4: High % 37.9 44.1 55.0 36.5 35.0 36.0 37.4 32.9 42.3 38.8 37.1
5: Very high % 21.2 22.7 20.0 27.0 19.4 16.2 25.3 26.2 24.3 22.7 19.0

Current level: Having self-confidence NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM FYC
  Mean 3.69 3.66 3.70 3.79 3.68 3.67 3.60 3.66 3.77 3.80 3.73
    1.8 1.7 1.7 1.6 2.0 . 1.9 3.4 1.8 2.1 1.3
1: Very low %
2: Low % 8.0 9.8 3.3 6.3 7.1 10.6 10.5 7.4 8.0 5.8 7.7
3: Average % 31.7 30.8 41.7 33.3 34.2 30.1 30.9 33.6 29.5 29.2 29.1
4: High % 36.4 36.4 30.0 28.6 34.4 40.7 39.0 31.5 33.0 36.2 40.4
5: Very high % 22.1 21.4 23.3 30.2 22.2 18.6 17.7 24.2 27.7 26.7 21.5

Current level: Commit to health/fitness NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM FYC
  Mean 3.64 3.73 3.39 3.71 3.58 3.65 3.64 3.56 3.76 3.74 3.66
    1.5 0.4 1.6 . 2.1 2.7 1.1 2.0 1.8 1.2 1.3
1: Very low %
2: Low % 9.8 7.3 11.5 4.8 11.7 5.4 9.9 10.0 8.1 6.6 11.1
3: Average % 33.2 35.0 44.3 39.7 33.6 35.7 32.7 36.7 27.0 33.3 29.8
4: High % 33.8 33.3 31.1 34.9 31.1 36.6 36.2 32.7 38.7 34.6 35.9
5: Very high % 21.6 24.0 11.5 20.6 21.4 19.6 20.1 18.7 24.3 24.3 21.8

Current level: Leadership/mgmt. skills NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM FYC
  Mean 3.63 3.65 3.66 3.97 3.55 3.55 3.77 3.51 3.83 3.85 3.56
    0.5 0.2 . . 0.9 . 0.5 0.7 . . 0.3
1: Very low %
2: Low % 7.7 7.7 8.2 1.6 8.9 7.8 5.3 12.0 4.5 4.1 8.5
3: Average % 36.8 35.0 36.1 31.3 40.2 40.0 30.2 37.3 26.8 28.8 40.8
4: High % 38.7 41.6 37.7 35.9 34.8 41.7 44.4 36.0 50.0 44.9 35.8
5: Very high % 16.4 15.5 18.0 31.3 15.2 10.4 19.5 14.0 18.8 22.2 14.6

Current level: Coping with change NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM FYC
  Mean 3.59 3.58 3.77 3.53 3.65 3.45 3.56 3.62 3.79 3.62 3.48
    2.3 2.5 . 1.6 2.0 1.8 2.7 2.7 1.8 1.2 3.0
1: Very low %
2: Low % 8.6 9.6 . 10.9 7.2 9.8 11.3 4.0 6.3 7.5 10.6
3: Average % 34.9 34.2 40.0 39.1 34.4 40.2 31.4 41.6 24.1 34.9 36.8
4: High % 36.5 35.0 43.3 29.7 36.5 38.4 36.5 32.2 47.3 40.7 35.0
5: Very high % 17.8 18.8 16.7 18.8 19.9 9.8 18.2 19.5 20.5 15.8 14.7

Current level: Handling stress NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM FYC
  Mean 3.52 3.48 3.70 3.48 3.58 3.54 3.40 3.49 3.50 3.52 3.54
    2.5 2.7 1.7 3.1 2.2 0.9 4.3 3.4 1.8 2.5 2.1
1: Very low %
2: Low % 10.0 11.0 3.3 7.8 9.6 7.0 11.5 10.1 15.3 6.7 10.7
3: Average % 36.5 37.8 33.3 42.2 35.5 43.0 39.9 37.8 27.9 39.9 33.9
4: High % 34.4 33.2 46.7 31.3 33.4 35.1 28.7 31.1 40.5 38.2 37.3
5: Very high % 16.6 15.4 15.0 15.6 19.3 14.0 15.5 17.6 14.4 12.6 16.0

Current level: Managing my time NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM FYC
  Mean 3.36 3.52 3.67 3.63 3.25 3.39 3.26 3.33 3.46 3.49 3.37
    3.7 3.3 1.7 1.6 4.3 2.7 4.5 7.4 3.6 3.7 2.4
1: Very low %
2: Low % 15.0 11.4 5.0 12.5 18.4 10.6 15.5 14.2 12.6 9.1 16.6
3: Average % 37.1 33.9 38.3 26.6 38.2 46.0 41.7 35.1 33.3 36.8 35.7
4: High % 29.6 32.6 35.0 40.6 26.1 26.5 25.4 24.3 35.1 35.1 32.4
5: Very high % 14.6 18.7 20.0 18.8 13.0 14.2 12.8 18.9 15.3 15.3 13.0

Current level: Involved in
public/community affairs		 NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM FYC
  Mean 3.28 3.48 3.30 3.67 3.02 3.30 3.49 3.14 3.58 3.45 3.30
    3.6 1.7 1.6 1.6 6.1 3.6 1.9 4.1 1.8 2.1 3.1
1: Very low %
2: Low % 16.0 11.4 9.8 7.8 21.8 11.6 12.9 18.4 14.3 13.2 15.0
3: Average % 41.6 40.5 55.7 35.9 43.7 42.9 38.1 43.5 33.0 36.0 43.4
4: High % 26.2 29.7 23.0 31.3 20.3 34.8 29.0 27.2 25.9 34.7 26.2
5: Very high % 12.6 16.6 9.8 23.4 8.1 7.1 18.2 6.8 25.0 14.0 12.3
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World View Goals
Current level: Valuing racial equity NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM FYC
  Mean 4.17 4.29 4.29 4.23 4.11 3.96 4.27 4.20 4.13 4.11 4.14
    0.8 1.0 . . 1.1 0.9 0.8 . 0.9 0.4 0.6
1: Very low %
2: Low % 2.5 1.9 1.7 . 3.0 4.6 1.1 3.4 3.7 1.3 2.7
3: Average % 20.1 15.8 16.9 23.4 20.8 28.4 18.5 21.6 19.4 25.4 19.4
4: High % 32.6 29.9 32.2 29.7 33.5 29.4 29.2 26.4 33.3 32.5 37.1
5: Very high % 44.1 51.4 49.2 46.9 41.5 36.7 50.4 48.6 42.6 40.4 40.2

Current level: Valuing gender equity NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM FYC
  Mean 4.15 4.31 4.29 4.30 4.07 3.90 4.25 4.15 4.08 4.08 4.13
    0.9 0.8 . 1.6 1.3 2.8 0.8 0.7 0.9 . 0.6
1: Very low %
2: Low % 2.6 1.3 3.4 . 3.4 3.7 1.6 4.1 4.6 2.9 2.3
3: Average % 20.1 16.0 11.9 20.3 21.5 27.8 17.2 22.3 17.4 25.0 20.2
4: High % 33.5 29.6 37.3 23.4 34.3 32.4 32.0 25.7 39.4 33.3 37.6
5: Very high % 42.8 52.3 47.5 54.7 39.4 33.3 48.4 47.3 37.6 38.8 39.4

Current level: Work w/ people from
diverse bkgrnds		 NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM FYC
  Mean 3.86 3.99 4.07 4.03 3.74 3.72 4.00 3.97 4.00 3.90 3.81
    0.9 1.0 1.7 . 1.4 0.9 0.8 . 0.9 . 0.6
1: Very low %
2: Low % 4.4 2.9 . 1.6 5.5 5.5 3.5 5.4 3.7 2.9 5.3
3: Average % 28.4 24.5 16.9 31.3 32.4 36.4 23.1 24.3 22.9 31.7 28.3
4: High % 40.0 39.2 52.5 29.7 39.1 35.5 39.7 38.5 39.4 37.5 44.1
5: Very high % 26.3 32.4 28.8 37.5 21.6 21.8 32.9 31.8 33.0 27.9 21.8

Current level: Tolerance for
different views		 NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM FYC
  Mean 3.76 3.88 4.00 3.77 3.68 3.54 3.90 3.79 3.84 3.74 3.73
    1.5 1.7 . 3.1 1.6 2.7 1.9 0.7 1.8 0.4 1.2
1: Very low %
2: Low % 5.8 3.7 5.1 7.8 7.2 11.8 4.6 4.7 3.7 5.4 5.7
3: Average % 30.6 27.2 15.3 21.9 33.7 30.9 24.9 34.5 28.4 33.1 32.4
4: High % 38.9 39.6 54.2 43.8 36.6 38.2 38.5 35.1 40.4 41.4 40.4
5: Very high % 23.1 27.8 25.4 23.4 21.0 16.4 30.1 25.0 25.7 19.7 20.3

Current level: Appreciate arts/
music/literature		 NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM FYC
  Mean 3.46 3.62 4.37 3.58 3.32 3.02 3.69 3.51 3.75 3.33 3.39
    4.2 3.3 . 4.7 5.6 8.2 2.2 2.0 4.6 5.0 3.8
1: Very low %
2: Low % 13.6 11.9 1.7 9.4 16.0 21.8 9.0 10.8 7.4 13.3 15.8
3: Average % 33.8 28.5 13.6 35.9 35.2 41.8 31.8 39.9 25.0 39.6 34.9
4: High % 29.0 32.2 30.5 23.4 27.8 16.4 32.1 29.1 34.3 27.9 28.9
5: Very high % 19.3 24.1 54.2 26.6 15.6 11.8 25.0 18.2 28.7 14.2 16.6

Current level: Understand world
problems/issues 		NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM FYC
  Mean 3.39 3.34 3.34 3.55 3.35 3.43 3.54 3.48 3.47 3.43 3.36
    1.7 2.5 . . 2.4 . 1.6 0.7 0.9 0.8 1.7
1: Very low %
2: Low % 10.3 10.6 10.2 6.3 10.8 8.2 11.1 8.7 11.0 9.2 10.4
3: Average % 45.7 46.4 52.5 46.9 46.1 50.9 39.7 44.3 43.1 46.3 46.9
4: High % 31.3 31.6 30.5 32.8 31.0 30.9 27.3 34.2 30.3 33.3 32.3
5: Very high % 11.0 8.9 6.8 14.1 9.7 10.0 20.3 12.1 14.7 10.4 8.7

Current level: Present as it relates to history NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM FYC
  Mean 3.30 3.29 3.37 3.34 3.27 3.27 3.48 3.38 3.36 3.32 3.22
    2.3 2.5 . . 2.7 3.6 1.4 1.4 2.8 2.1 2.6
1: Very low %
2: Low % 13.3 12.1 13.6 15.6 12.9 11.7 14.4 12.2 12.1 12.6 15.2
3: Average % 46.8 49.4 44.1 43.8 48.8 49.5 40.4 43.9 42.1 45.6 47.3
4: High % 27.0 26.0 33.9 31.3 25.9 24.3 23.0 32.4 32.7 30.5 27.8
5: Very high % 10.6 10.0 8.5 9.4 9.8 10.8 20.9 10.1 10.3 9.2 7.2
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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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