2003 First-Year Student Survey:
College Comparisons Tables
(Goal Importance)

 

General Education Goals | Personal Development Goals | World View Goals
 

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

View college comparisons of current development of goals

Importance of Goals for Undergraduate Education

General Education Goals
Importance: Carry out projects independently NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM FYC
  Mean 4.34 4.48 4.53 4.39 4.25 4.16 4.50 4.26 4.42 4.42 4.27
    0.4 . . . 0.6 1.8 0.3 0.7 . . 0.3
1: Not important %
2: Of limited importance % 1.6 1.5 . 1.6 2.3 1.8 1.1 1.3 0.9 . 1.6
3: Moderately important % 13.3 9.9 9.7 14.1 15.4 15.2 8.6 18.1 9.8 11.1 15.2
4: Important % 33.4 28.2 27.4 28.1 34.9 41.1 28.2 31.5 35.7 35.8 36.5
5: Very important % 51.4 60.4 62.9 56.3 46.8 40.2 61.9 48.3 53.6 53.1 46.4

Importance: Broad general education NCSU College/School
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  Mean 4.31 4.35 4.18 4.33 4.18 4.27 4.44 4.12 4.33 4.46 4.43
    0.8 1.7 1.6 1.6 1.3 . 0.5 1.3 0.9 . .
1: Not important %
2: Of limited importance % 2.4 1.5 1.6 4.7 3.5 3.5 2.2 4.0 1.8 1.2 1.5
3: Moderately important % 13.4 13.4 17.7 9.4 16.4 15.0 9.7 20.5 13.5 8.2 10.7
4: Important % 31.3 27.0 35.5 28.1 34.0 31.9 28.3 29.8 30.6 33.9 31.4
5: Very important % 52.0 56.5 43.5 56.3 44.9 49.6 59.3 44.4 53.2 56.7 56.5

Importance: Develop computer skills NCSU College/School
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  Mean 4.27 4.15 4.47 4.34 4.41 4.06 4.13 4.15 4.20 4.33 4.26
    0.7 0.8 . . 0.6 2.7 1.1 0.7 . 0.8 0.6
1: Not important %
2: Of limited importance % 2.6 1.9 . 1.6 1.5 5.3 5.6 5.4 4.5 1.2 2.4
3: Moderately important % 14.7 19.8 12.9 10.9 11.5 13.3 16.4 18.8 15.2 13.9 15.4
4: Important % 32.7 36.7 27.4 39.1 29.4 40.7 33.1 28.9 36.6 31.8 33.7
5: Very important % 49.3 40.7 59.7 48.4 57.0 38.1 43.8 46.3 43.8 52.2 48.0

Importance: Good listening skills NCSU College/School
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  Mean 4.23 4.30 4.35 4.50 4.09 4.14 4.41 4.15 4.27 4.32 4.28
    0.9 1.0 . . 1.4 3.5 . 0.7 . 1.2 0.4
1: Not important %
2: Of limited importance % 3.4 2.9 . 4.7 5.2 1.8 1.9 3.3 . 3.7 3.0
3: Moderately important % 15.1 11.1 14.5 6.3 18.4 16.7 12.1 23.3 20.0 10.2 14.2
4: Important % 32.5 34.7 35.5 23.4 33.4 33.3 29.5 25.3 32.7 31.8 33.4
5: Very important % 48.1 50.2 50.0 65.6 41.7 44.7 56.6 47.3 47.3 53.1 49.0

Importance: Communicate ideas orally NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM FYC
  Mean 4.26 4.32 4.45 4.48 4.13 4.02 4.55 4.17 4.25 4.40 4.26
    0.7 0.4 . . 1.1 . 0.3 2.0 0.9 0.4 0.7
1: Not important %
2: Of limited importance % 2.8 2.3 . 1.6 4.4 6.1 0.3 2.6 3.6 1.2 2.2
3: Moderately important % 14.0 12.2 12.9 7.8 17.0 20.2 7.8 20.5 14.3 9.0 14.3
4: Important % 34.3 35.4 29.0 31.3 35.9 39.5 27.6 25.8 32.1 36.9 36.1
5: Very important % 48.2 49.7 58.1 59.4 41.7 34.2 64.1 49.0 49.1 52.5 46.6

Importance: Apply math skills NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM FYC
  Mean 4.21 4.17 3.73 4.25 4.55 4.05 3.59 4.55 4.18 4.10 4.09
    0.9 0.6 3.2 . 0.4 0.9 3.0 . . 1.6 0.7
1: Not important %
2: Of limited importance % 3.6 2.5 6.5 4.7 1.2 4.4 10.2 2.0 2.7 6.6 3.4
3: Moderately important % 16.5 17.8 30.6 18.8 7.5 23.0 33.9 6.0 19.6 12.7 20.1
4: Important % 31.6 37.5 33.9 23.4 24.5 31.9 31.2 27.3 34.8 38.1 37.2
5: Very important % 47.4 41.5 25.8 53.1 66.4 39.8 21.8 64.7 42.9 41.0 38.5

Importance: Critically analyze info NCSU College/School
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  Mean 4.15 4.21 4.29 4.22 4.12 3.86 4.38 4.12 4.14 4.16 4.08
    0.5 0.4 . . 0.5 1.8 0.3 0.7 . 1.2 0.1
1: Not important %
2: Of limited importance % 3.1 2.9 1.6 6.3 3.4 4.4 1.1 4.1 4.5 1.6 3.4
3: Moderately important % 18.7 16.4 9.7 14.1 21.1 23.0 13.0 19.7 14.4 18.0 21.0
4: Important % 36.1 35.9 46.8 31.3 33.2 47.8 31.9 34.0 43.2 37.7 39.4
5: Very important % 41.6 44.3 41.9 48.4 41.8 23.0 53.8 41.5 37.8 41.4 36.0

Importance: Good reading comprehension skills NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM FYC
  Mean 4.14 4.24 4.05 4.17 4.02 4.05 4.29 4.07 4.16 4.22 4.17
    1.3 1.5 1.6 1.6 1.9 1.8 0.5 0.7 0.9 0.8 0.7
1: Not important %
2: Of limited importance % 3.6 2.1 3.3 4.7 5.4 2.6 2.4 6.1 0.9 1.6 3.3
3: Moderately important % 18.0 14.7 13.1 15.6 20.3 22.8 14.7 20.3 20.7 16.7 17.9
4: Important % 34.3 34.7 52.5 31.3 33.4 34.2 32.6 31.8 36.0 35.9 34.4
5: Very important % 42.9 47.1 29.5 46.9 38.9 38.6 49.7 41.2 41.4 44.9 43.7

Importance: Understanding diverse
cultures/values 		NCSU College/School
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  Mean 4.02 4.13 4.34 4.16 3.81 3.66 4.40 3.93 4.27 4.11 4.02
    2.1 2.5 1.6 1.6 3.1 4.4 1.4 1.4 . 1.2 1.2
1: Not important %
2: Of limited importance % 6.2 5.7 1.6 4.7 8.9 10.6 1.4 6.8 0.9 5.3 6.1
3: Moderately important % 19.8 14.1 11.3 18.8 24.5 24.8 10.6 29.1 18.2 19.8 20.1
4: Important % 31.2 32.0 32.3 26.6 30.5 34.5 29.3 23.6 33.6 28.8 34.6
5: Very important % 40.7 45.7 53.2 48.4 33.0 25.7 57.5 39.2 47.3 44.9 37.9

Importance: Influence of science/
technology		 NCSU College/School
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  Mean 4.01 4.25 3.84 3.77 4.25 4.03 3.50 4.21 4.03 3.72 3.82
    1.5 0.6 3.2 . 1.0 0.9 4.6 0.7 0.9 2.4 1.0
1: Not important %
2: Of limited importance % 5.4 3.1 4.8 12.5 2.9 5.3 11.1 2.0 2.7 8.2 7.5
3: Moderately important % 22.5 15.1 25.8 25.0 16.3 25.7 34.6 20.8 22.5 27.8 27.9
4: Important % 32.4 32.9 37.1 35.9 29.8 26.5 29.5 28.2 40.5 38.4 35.3
5: Very important % 38.2 48.2 29.0 26.6 50.0 41.6 20.3 48.3 33.3 23.3 28.3

Importance: Communicate ideas in writing NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM FYC
  Mean 3.95 4.05 4.10 4.08 3.74 3.74 4.34 3.79 3.98 3.99 4.00
    1.9 1.5 . 1.6 3.0 2.6 0.3 2.7 0.9 2.9 0.9
1: Not important %
2: Of limited importance % 6.2 5.4 1.6 6.3 8.4 7.0 1.9 8.0 3.6 7.8 5.5
3: Moderately important % 22.1 17.6 21.3 17.2 26.9 31.6 13.1 30.7 27.9 14.7 21.6
4: Important % 35.1 37.7 42.6 32.8 35.3 31.6 33.2 25.3 31.5 37.1 36.1
5: Very important % 34.8 37.9 34.4 42.2 26.4 27.2 51.5 33.3 36.0 37.6 35.8

Importance: Apply scientific principles NCSU College/School
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  Mean 3.87 4.20 3.48 3.44 4.18 3.96 3.27 4.33 3.83 3.50 3.59
    2.0 1.3 3.2 1.6 0.6 0.9 5.7 . . 4.1 2.7
1: Not important %
2: Of limited importance % 7.9 3.1 9.7 23.4 3.8 3.6 17.5 2.0 6.3 12.7 11.2
3: Moderately important % 25.1 15.5 38.7 29.7 18.1 31.3 36.3 16.2 29.7 32.7 32.5
4: Important % 31.2 34.2 32.3 20.3 32.6 27.7 24.9 28.4 38.7 30.2 31.7
5: Very important % 33.8 45.9 16.1 25.0 45.0 36.6 15.6 53.4 25.2 20.4 21.9
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Personal Development Goals
Importance: Responsibility for own behavior NCSU College/School
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  Mean 4.54 4.62 4.57 4.66 4.44 4.48 4.67 4.53 4.54 4.51 4.56
    0.7 0.8 . . 1.0 0.9 0.5 1.3 . 0.8 0.1
1: Not important %
2: Of limited importance % 1.3 1.3 . . 2.1 2.7 . 1.3 . 0.8 1.2
3: Moderately important % 8.3 5.6 9.8 9.4 9.6 9.9 7.8 8.7 7.1 9.4 7.7
4: Important % 23.0 19.9 23.0 15.6 26.0 20.7 15.6 20.0 32.1 24.6 24.4
5: Very important % 66.7 72.4 67.2 75.0 61.2 65.8 76.1 68.7 60.7 64.3 66.6

Importance: Managing my time NCSU College/School
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  Mean 4.56 4.64 4.62 4.61 4.48 4.45 4.70 4.58 4.59 4.64 4.54
    0.3 0.2 . . 0.5 . 0.3 . . . 0.4
1: Not important %
2: Of limited importance % 1.2 0.8 . . 2.1 3.6 0.3 2.7 0.9 . 0.7
3: Moderately important % 6.8 4.6 1.6 9.4 8.5 10.8 6.2 7.4 6.3 5.8 6.1
4: Important % 25.1 23.8 34.4 20.3 27.1 22.5 16.1 19.5 25.9 24.3 29.4
5: Very important % 66.5 70.5 63.9 70.3 61.8 63.1 77.2 70.5 67.0 70.0 63.4

Importance: Having self-discipline NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM FYC
  Mean 4.53 4.63 4.66 4.55 4.47 4.38 4.63 4.56 4.48 4.56 4.51
    0.5 0.2 . . 0.5 1.8 0.3 0.7 . . 0.7
1: Not important %
2: Of limited importance % 1.2 1.0 . 4.7 1.6 2.7 0.5 0.7 1.8 0.8 0.9
3: Moderately important % 8.4 5.0 1.6 6.3 10.0 12.6 7.5 10.7 10.8 7.0 8.5
4: Important % 24.5 23.0 31.1 18.8 26.5 21.6 18.8 18.1 25.2 28.0 26.2
5: Very important % 65.4 70.7 67.2 70.3 61.5 61.3 72.8 69.8 62.2 64.2 63.7

Importance: Having self-confidence NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM FYC
  Mean 4.51 4.58 4.62 4.59 4.40 4.39 4.65 4.46 4.48 4.53 4.55
    0.5 0.6 . . 0.8 0.9 . . 0.9 . 0.3
1: Not important %
2: Of limited importance % 1.3 1.0 . . 2.1 . 0.3 1.3 2.7 1.6 0.9
3: Moderately important % 8.9 5.8 . 7.8 12.5 9.9 5.6 12.8 8.0 7.4 8.0
4: Important % 25.8 24.6 37.7 25.0 25.8 37.8 22.8 24.2 24.1 27.0 25.5
5: Very important % 63.5 67.8 62.3 67.2 58.8 51.4 71.3 61.7 64.3 63.9 65.3

Importance: Being independent NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM FYC
  Mean 4.50 4.61 4.64 4.61 4.38 4.42 4.58 4.48 4.58 4.56 4.51
    0.5 0.4 . . 0.8 . . . . 0.4 0.6
1: Not important %
2: Of limited importance % 1.5 1.5 . 1.6 1.9 3.6 1.3 1.3 0.9 0.4 1.0
3: Moderately important % 8.7 5.0 . 6.3 11.7 11.6 7.5 12.8 7.2 7.8 7.7
4: Important % 26.5 23.4 36.1 21.9 29.1 24.1 22.6 22.8 25.2 25.9 28.1
5: Very important % 62.8 69.7 63.9 70.3 56.4 60.7 68.5 63.1 66.7 65.4 62.5

Importance: Handling stress NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM FYC
  Mean 4.42 4.51 4.49 4.67 4.32 4.27 4.55 4.40 4.48 4.51 4.41
    0.6 1.0 . . 0.8 0.9 . . . . 1.0
1: Not important %
2: Of limited importance % 1.6 0.6 . 1.6 2.9 0.9 1.1 2.0 1.8 1.2 0.9
3: Moderately important % 10.7 6.5 4.9 1.6 14.1 21.4 8.6 12.1 7.1 8.6 10.3
4: Important % 28.8 29.5 41.0 25.0 28.1 24.1 24.7 29.5 32.1 28.0 31.4
5: Very important % 58.2 62.3 54.1 71.9 54.1 52.7 65.6 56.4 58.9 62.1 56.3

Importance: Realizing potential
for success		 NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM FYC
  Mean 4.43 4.49 4.54 4.48 4.33 4.24 4.58 4.39 4.43 4.52 4.47
    0.4 0.6 . . 0.9 0.9 . . . . 0.1
1: Not important %
2: Of limited importance % 1.4 0.8 . 1.6 1.9 3.6 0.5 1.3 . 1.2 1.5
3: Moderately important % 11.1 8.0 6.6 12.5 14.4 13.5 7.5 14.1 14.3 8.6 9.8
4: Important % 28.5 30.0 32.8 21.9 29.1 34.2 25.1 28.9 28.6 27.0 28.2
5: Very important % 58.6 60.6 60.7 64.1 53.7 47.7 66.8 55.7 57.1 63.1 60.4

Importance: Understanding own
abilities/interests		 NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM FYC
  Mean 4.40 4.50 4.67 4.48 4.32 4.23 4.48 4.44 4.35 4.39 4.40
    0.2 0.2 . . 0.2 . 0.3 . 0.9 0.4 0.3
1: Not important %
2: Of limited importance % 1.9 1.3 . 1.6 3.4 1.8 1.3 0.7 0.9 1.6 1.2
3: Moderately important % 11.4 9.3 3.3 12.5 12.0 17.9 11.6 11.6 13.4 10.7 11.4
4: Important % 30.5 26.9 26.2 21.9 32.8 35.7 23.7 30.6 32.1 33.6 31.9
5: Very important % 56.0 62.3 70.5 64.1 51.6 44.6 63.1 57.1 52.7 53.7 55.1

Importance: Leadership/mgmt. skills NCSU College/School
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  Mean 4.37 4.43 4.34 4.55 4.29 4.32 4.47 4.24 4.41 4.57 4.32
    0.5 0.6 . . 0.6 0.9 0.3 2.0 0.9 . 0.1
1: Not important %
2: Of limited importance % 2.0 1.7 1.6 . 2.5 0.9 1.1 5.4 0.9 0.8 2.1
3: Moderately important % 12.1 9.4 11.5 9.4 14.0 12.6 12.1 14.8 9.9 7.0 12.8
4: Important % 31.2 30.5 37.7 26.6 32.6 36.9 24.5 22.1 33.3 27.0 35.4
5: Very important % 54.2 57.7 49.2 64.1 50.3 48.6 62.0 55.7 55.0 65.2 49.6

Importance: Acting on ethical principles NCSU College/School
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  Mean 4.32 4.44 4.34 4.55 4.20 4.23 4.48 4.39 4.36 4.38 4.29
    0.5 0.4 . . 0.9 . 0.5 1.4 . . 0.4
1: Not important %
2: Of limited importance % 2.5 2.3 1.6 . 3.5 2.7 1.3 2.7 0.9 2.0 2.2
3: Moderately important % 14.2 10.8 16.4 9.4 17.4 17.3 11.0 12.2 13.4 12.3 14.3
4: Important % 29.6 25.7 27.9 26.6 30.7 34.5 23.7 23.6 34.8 31.1 33.5
5: Very important % 53.2 60.8 54.1 64.1 47.5 45.5 63.4 60.1 50.9 54.5 49.6

Importance: Commit to health/fitness NCSU College/School
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  Mean 4.35 4.45 4.34 4.42 4.21 4.25 4.49 4.17 4.38 4.50 4.39
    0.8 0.6 . . 1.4 0.9 . 1.3 1.8 0.4 0.3
1: Not important %
2: Of limited importance % 2.3 1.3 . 3.1 4.0 3.6 1.1 2.7 0.9 0.8 1.9
3: Moderately important % 12.5 8.6 8.2 7.8 15.7 15.5 11.3 18.8 12.5 9.5 11.3
4: Important % 30.3 31.9 49.2 32.8 30.5 29.1 25.6 32.2 27.7 26.7 31.2
5: Very important % 54.0 57.7 42.6 56.3 48.4 50.9 62.0 45.0 57.1 62.6 55.3

Importance: Function as part of team NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM FYC
  Mean 4.35 4.40 4.39 4.39 4.33 4.21 4.44 4.20 4.38 4.43 4.30
    0.5 0.2 . 1.6 0.6 1.8 0.3 0.7 . 0.4 0.3
1: Not important %
2: Of limited importance % 2.0 2.1 . 1.6 2.4 1.8 0.8 4.1 2.7 1.2 2.1
3: Moderately important % 12.5 10.3 8.2 15.6 12.6 17.9 11.6 21.8 10.7 10.2 12.8
4: Important % 32.4 32.8 44.3 18.8 32.6 30.4 29.0 21.8 32.1 31.6 37.0
5: Very important % 52.6 54.6 47.5 62.5 51.8 48.2 58.3 51.7 54.5 56.6 47.8

Importance: Viewing learning
as lifelong process		 NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM FYC
  Mean 4.30 4.42 4.21 4.44 4.18 4.14 4.43 4.29 4.35 4.33 4.32
    0.9 1.0 . . 1.1 0.9 0.5 2.0 0.9 1.6 0.1
1: Not important %
2: Of limited importance % 2.7 1.7 3.3 1.6 4.0 4.5 1.3 3.3 . 2.9 2.2
3: Moderately important % 14.3 9.9 19.7 15.6 18.2 16.2 12.7 12.7 17.0 11.0 12.7
4: Important % 30.0 28.9 29.5 20.3 29.5 36.0 25.3 27.3 27.7 29.8 35.1
5: Very important % 52.1 58.5 47.5 62.5 47.3 42.3 60.1 54.7 54.5 54.7 49.8

Importance: Clarifying personal identity NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM FYC
  Mean 4.27 4.36 4.46 4.36 4.09 4.13 4.48 4.27 4.30 4.31 4.35
    0.9 1.5 . . 1.7 0.9 0.3 0.7 0.9 0.4 0.1
1: Not important %
2: Of limited importance % 2.4 1.9 1.6 . 3.4 3.6 0.5 1.4 1.8 2.5 2.4
3: Moderately important % 15.7 11.1 4.9 15.6 20.8 20.9 11.4 20.9 13.5 13.2 13.5
4: Important % 30.6 30.4 39.3 32.8 32.0 30.9 26.2 24.3 34.2 33.1 30.1
5: Very important % 50.4 55.1 54.1 51.6 42.1 43.6 61.6 52.7 49.5 50.8 53.9

Importance: Coping with change NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM FYC
  Mean 4.23 4.32 4.39 4.45 4.09 4.09 4.35 4.19 4.40 4.25 4.28
    0.9 0.8 . . 1.8 0.9 1.1 . . 0.8 0.3
1: Not important %
2: Of limited importance % 3.0 2.7 . 1.6 4.3 2.8 1.6 2.7 0.9 3.3 2.5
3: Moderately important % 16.2 13.2 6.6 15.6 19.5 26.6 12.9 20.1 10.8 14.8 14.9
4: Important % 32.0 30.1 47.5 18.8 32.4 25.7 30.2 32.2 36.0 32.5 33.6
5: Very important % 47.9 53.2 45.9 64.1 42.1 44.0 54.2 45.0 52.3 48.6 48.7

Importance: Involved in public/community affairs NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM FYC
  Mean 3.93 4.14 4.10 4.17 3.68 3.73 4.20 3.78 4.21 4.09 3.92
    1.6 0.8 . . 3.2 1.8 0.3 3.4 . 0.4 0.7
1: Not important %
2: Of limited importance % 6.0 2.5 1.6 6.3 8.9 14.4 3.2 7.4 2.7 4.9 5.1
3: Moderately important % 24.7 18.1 16.4 15.6 30.6 25.2 18.9 28.4 20.5 19.3 26.8
4: Important % 33.7 38.7 52.5 32.8 30.9 26.1 31.3 29.7 29.5 36.2 36.1
5: Very important % 34.1 39.8 29.5 45.3 26.4 32.4 46.4 31.1 47.3 39.1 31.3
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World View Goals
Importance: Valuing racial equity NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM FYC
  Mean 4.39 4.50 4.66 4.52 4.27 4.13 4.53 4.37 4.48 4.41 4.41
    1.1 0.2 . . 2.0 4.6 1.1 . 0.9 . 0.6
1: Not important %
2: Of limited importance % 2.5 1.9 . . 3.7 2.8 1.4 2.1 0.9 2.5 2.2
3: Moderately important % 12.3 9.0 8.2 12.7 14.6 16.5 8.7 15.9 9.3 13.3 11.9
4: Important % 24.9 25.8 18.0 22.2 25.0 27.5 21.1 24.8 27.1 25.0 26.3
5: Very important % 59.3 63.1 73.8 65.1 54.7 48.6 67.8 57.2 61.7 59.2 59.0

Importance: Valuing gender equity NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM FYC
  Mean 4.34 4.48 4.59 4.52 4.22 4.07 4.47 4.26 4.41 4.37 4.36
    1.2 0.4 . . 2.0 3.7 1.6 . 0.9 . 0.7
1: Not important %
2: Of limited importance % 2.5 1.3 1.6 1.6 3.5 4.6 1.1 3.5 1.8 3.8 2.1
3: Moderately important % 13.6 9.4 6.6 12.7 16.6 16.5 9.8 20.1 10.1 13.0 13.6
4: Important % 26.2 27.5 23.0 17.5 26.2 31.2 23.8 22.9 29.4 25.9 27.3
5: Very important % 56.5 61.4 68.9 68.3 51.8 44.0 63.7 53.5 57.8 57.3 56.3

Importance: Work w/ people from
diverse bkgrnds 		NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM FYC
  Mean 4.28 4.38 4.56 4.40 4.14 4.03 4.50 4.23 4.51 4.31 4.26
    0.9 0.6 . . 1.6 3.7 1.1 . . . 0.4
1: Not important %
2: Of limited importance % 2.7 2.1 . 1.6 4.5 1.8 0.8 2.1 . 3.3 2.4
3: Moderately important % 14.5 11.4 8.2 17.5 16.2 22.0 9.5 22.1 8.3 14.2 15.5
4: Important % 31.2 30.0 27.9 20.6 33.9 33.0 24.5 26.2 32.1 30.8 33.7
5: Very important % 50.6 55.9 63.9 60.3 43.8 39.4 64.1 49.7 59.6 51.7 47.9

Importance: Tolerance for
different views		 NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM FYC
  Mean 4.25 4.36 4.51 4.29 4.12 3.94 4.50 4.25 4.42 4.26 4.25
    1.2 0.8 . 3.2 1.8 5.5 1.1 . . 0.4 0.7
1: Not important %
2: Of limited importance % 3.1 2.5 1.6 3.2 4.6 2.7 1.4 2.1 . 3.8 2.8
3: Moderately important % 14.8 10.5 8.2 11.1 17.9 23.6 8.2 21.2 8.3 14.6 15.8
4: Important % 31.0 32.0 27.9 27.0 31.7 29.1 25.3 26.7 41.3 32.2 32.3
5: Very important % 49.9 54.2 62.3 55.6 44.0 39.1 64.0 50.0 50.5 49.0 48.3

Importance: Understand world
problems/issues 		NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM FYC
  Mean 4.14 4.18 4.33 4.24 4.00 4.01 4.40 4.16 4.28 4.26 4.12
    1.2 0.8 . 1.6 2.3 1.9 0.5 . . . 1.0
1: Not important %
2: Of limited importance % 2.4 1.5 . . 3.0 1.9 1.4 4.8 0.9 3.8 2.5
3: Moderately important % 18.7 16.6 8.2 19.0 23.4 26.9 11.9 19.7 14.8 12.1 19.0
4: Important % 36.3 41.2 50.8 31.7 35.2 32.4 30.0 29.9 39.8 38.8 37.7
5: Very important % 41.4 39.9 41.0 47.6 36.1 37.0 56.2 45.6 44.4 45.4 39.7

Importance: Present as it
relates to history		 NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM FYC
  Mean 3.89 3.87 4.00 3.90 3.78 3.88 4.13 3.83 4.09 4.00 3.86
    1.7 1.1 1.6 1.6 2.8 1.8 0.8 1.4 0.9 0.4 1.5
1: Not important %
2: Of limited importance % 6.0 6.1 3.3 6.3 7.2 6.4 3.3 9.7 3.7 5.0 5.5
3: Moderately important % 26.3 25.6 21.3 25.4 28.8 26.6 21.4 26.2 19.3 22.5 28.9
4: Important % 34.2 39.5 41.0 33.3 32.0 32.1 30.9 30.3 37.6 38.8 34.0
5: Very important % 31.8 27.7 32.8 33.3 29.2 33.0 43.6 32.4 38.5 33.3 30.1

Importance: Appreciate arts/
music/literature		 NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM FYC
  Mean 3.80 3.93 4.51 3.75 3.62 3.29 4.12 3.77 4.07 3.77 3.80
    4.1 3.4 . 7.9 4.9 12.0 1.6 6.2 3.7 2.9 3.4
1: Not important %
2: Of limited importance % 8.5 5.5 1.6 7.9 12.2 13.9 4.9 4.1 3.7 8.8 8.5
3: Moderately important % 24.7 20.9 11.5 23.8 27.1 26.9 19.5 28.8 16.5 27.3 27.1
4: Important % 28.7 35.5 21.3 22.2 27.3 27.8 28.1 28.1 33.9 29.8 26.5
5: Very important % 34.0 34.7 65.6 38.1 28.5 19.4 45.9 32.9 42.2 31.1 34.4
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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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