2003 First-Year Student Survey
Data Tables:
Gender and Racial/Ethnic Comparisons
of Students' Evaluation of the Application Process
This document reports gender and racial/ethnic differences in the respondents' experiences with the application process and factors influencing their decision to attend NC State. For information about the survey and analysis methods see "2003 First-Year Student Survey: Introduction, Methods, and Student Demographic Profile". Exact question wording is available on the web or by clicking on the "Q" next to the table heading.
Number of Schools
Applied To | Contacts During the Admissions Process
| Factors Influencing Attendance Decision | Most
Influential Factor | Satisfaction with Admissions |
Virtual Advising Center Rating
QNumber of Schools to Which Respondents Applied
Number of colleges | All | Women | Men | AfAm | White | Other |
One | 20.8% | 15.9% | 24.4% | 9.4% | 22.2% | 20.9% |
Two | 23.0% | 20.5% | 24.8% | 19.8% | 23.3% | 23.8% |
Three | 24.1% | 26.4% | 22.4% | 26.5% | 24.3% | 18.7% |
Four | 16.9% | 18.8% | 15.5% | 19.2% | 16.5% | 19.1% |
Five or more | 15.2% | 18.4% | 12.8% | 25.1% | 13.8% | 17.4% |
Total (N) | 3,344 | 1,424 | 1,920 | 339 | 2,770 | 235 |
Type of contact made | All | Women | Men | AfAm | White | Other |
Call from faculty/staff | 21.2% | 19.5% | 22.5% | 33.3% | 19.5% | 24.3% |
Call from current student | 23.1% | 24.1% | 22.5% | 37.2% | 22.2% | 14.5% |
Call from graduate | 7.3% | 6.9% | 7.6% | 10.3% | 7.0% | 6.8% |
Letter from outside Admissions Office | 66.6% | 68.1% | 65.5% | 71.1% | 66.4% | 62.1% |
QFactors Influencing Decision to Attend NC State
FACTOR |
MEAN Scale: 1="very weak influence,"
2="weak influence," |
|||||
All | Women | Men | AfAm | White | Other | |
Academic reputation | 4.13 | 4.16 | 4.10 | 4.39 | 4.10 | 4.17 |
Availability of program | 3.86 | 3.83 | 3.88 | 4.08 | 3.83 | 3.82 |
Level of support for my intended major | 3.70 | 3.60 | 3.77 | 3.92 | 3.68 | 3.79 |
Facilities and resources available | 3.64 | 3.64 | 3.65 | 3.88 | 3.63 | 3.55 |
Location | 3.60 | 3.67 | 3.54 | 3.78 | 3.57 | 3.39 |
Acceptance into the First Year College program | 3.63 | 3.73 | 3.52 | 3.46 | 3.66 | 3.33 |
Recommended by friend, etc. | 3.35 | 3.37 | 3.33 | 3.25 | 3.36 | 3.57 |
Campus visit prior to orientation | 3.18 | 3.38 | 3.02 | 3.52 | 3.15 | 3.47 |
Cost | 3.16 | 3.12 | 3.20 | 3.14 | 3.14 | 3.05 |
Contact with a current student | 3.12 | 3.28 | 3.00 | 3.21 | 3.13 | 3.00 |
Size | 3.01 | 3.12 | 2.93 | 3.22 | 2.99 | 3.14 |
Scholarships/financial aid available | 2.92 | 3.02 | 2.85 | 3.80 | 2.78 | 3.32 |
Extracurricular opportunities | 2.95 | 3.01 | 2.90 | 3.34 | 2.91 | 3.20 |
Contact with a graduate | 2.81 | 2.92 | 2.72 | 2.82 | 2.82 | 2.75 |
Contact with a faculty/staff member | 2.48 | 2.59 | 2.41 | 2.95 | 2.43 | 2.27 |
Publications from NC State | 2.36 | 2.45 | 2.29 | 2.90 | 2.30 | 2.33 |
Attendance at a college fair | 2.28 | 2.31 | 2.25 | 2.75 | 2.20 | 2.50 |
Number of hours transferred/credited | 2.20 | 2.21 | 2.20 | 2.42 | 2.16 | 2.43 |
Letter from someone other than Admissions Office | 2.10 | 2.11 | 2.09 | 2.68 | 2.01 | 2.40 |
Other | 4.34 | 4.70 | 4.12 | 4.41 | 4.37 | 3.50 |
QMost Influential Factor Influencing Decision to Attend NC State
Most influential factor | All | Women | Men | AfAm | White | Other |
Academic reputation | 25.0% | 24.3% | 25.5% | 27.1% | 24.7% | 26.0% |
Availability of program | 16.3% | 16.1% | 16.4% | 12.7% | 17.1% | 11.2% |
Level of support for my intended major | 13.7% | 10.7% | 16.0% | 11.8% | 14.3% | 9.8% |
Location | 9.9% | 9.9% | 9.8% | 8.9% | 9.9% | 10.2% |
Scholarships/financial aid available | 6.0% | 6.8% | 5.4% | 13.7% | 5.1% | 6.0% |
Recommended | 5.8% | 6.8% | 5.0% | 3.8% | 6.0% | 5.6% |
Cost | 5.0% | 4.1% | 5.7% | 5.1% | 4.4% | 11.6% |
Campus visit prior to orientation | 3.1% | 4.2% | 2.3% | 2.5% | 3.3% | 1.4% |
Facilities and resources available | 2.7% | 2.6% | 2.8% | 2.2% | 2.7% | 3.3% |
Contact with a current student | 2.3% | 3.1% | 1.7% | 1.6% | 2.4% | 2.3% |
Acceptance into First Year College | 2.3% | 3.0% | 1.8% | 1.6% | 2.3% | 3.3% |
Size | 1.3% | 1.5% | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.4% | 0.5% |
Extracurricular opportunities | 1.2% | 1.6% | 1.0% | 1.6% | 1.2% | 1.4% |
Contact with a graduate | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 0.0% | 0.6% | 1.9% |
Contact with a faculty or staff member | 0.6% | 0.7% | 0.5% | 1.0% | 0.6% | 0.0% |
Number of hours transferred/credited | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.5% |
Attendance at a College Fair | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.2% | 1.0% | 0.2% | 0.5% |
Letter from someone other than admissions | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.6% | 0.1% | 0.0% |
Publications from NC State | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Other | 3.3% | 3.4% | 3.2% | 2.9% | 3.2% | 4.7% |
Total (N) | 3,043 | 1,296 | 1,747 | 314 | 2,514 | 215 |
Extent of Satisfaction | All | Women | Men | AfAm | White | Other |
4: Very satisfied | 50.4% | 54.5% | 47.3% | 53.1% | 51.0% | 38.8% |
3: Moderately satisfied | 44.3% | 40.9% | 46.9% | 41.0% | 44.2% | 51.3% |
2: Moderately dissatisfied | 4.6% | 4.0% | 5.0% | 5.0% | 4.2% | 8.6% |
1: Very dissatisfied | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 0.7% | 1.3% |
Total (N) | 3,335 | 1,422 | 1,913 | 339 | 2,764 | 232 |
QSatisfaction with Departmental Admissions
Extent of Satisfaction | All | Women | Men | AfAm | White | Other |
4: Very satisfied | 46.6% | 52.6% | 42.1% | 49.4% | 46.9% | 38.1% |
3: Moderately satisfied | 47.3% | 41.3% | 51.7% | 42.9% | 47.5% | 51.6% |
2: Moderately dissatisfied | 5.1% | 4.9% | 5.2% | 5.5% | 4.7% | 8.8% |
1: Very dissatisfied | 1.1% | 1.2% | 1.0% | 2.1% | 0.9% | 1.4% |
Total (N) | 3,179 | 1,345 | 1,834 | 326 | 2,638 | 215 |
QSatisfaction with Financial Aid Process
Satisfaction with financial aid process | All | Women | Men | AfAm | White | Other |
4: Very satisfied | 25.6% | 28.0% | 23.8% | 36.5% | 23.3% | 31.7% |
3: Moderately satisfied | 45.7% | 46.7% | 44.9% | 40.6% | 47.5% | 34.9% |
2: Moderately dissatisfied | 20.4% | 16.9% | 23.0% | 17.1% | 20.6% | 23.3% |
1: Very dissatisfied | 8.3% | 8.5% | 8.2% | 5.7% | 8.6% | 10.1% |
Total (N) | 2,516 | 1,073 | 1,443 | 315 | 2,012 | 189 |
QVirtual Advising Center Rating
Rating | All | Women | Men | AfAm | White | Other |
Excellent | 7.9% | 9.1% | 7.0% | 12.4% | 7.5% | 6.0% |
Good | 19.0% | 19.9% | 18.3% | 18.9% | 18.8% | 21.3% |
Fair | 2.6% | 2.1% | 2.9% | 2.4% | 2.6% | 2.6% |
Poor | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 0.3% | 0.9% |
Know about/did not use | 12.2% | 14.0% | 10.9% | 12.4% | 12.2% | 12.3% |
Did not know about | 58.0% | 54.5% | 60.6% | 53.4% | 58.6% | 57.0% |
Total (N) | 3,345 | 1,425 | 1,920 | 339 | 2,771 | 235 |
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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