2004 First-Year Student Survey:
College Comparisons Tables
(Evaluation of the Application Process)

 

Number of Schools Applied To | Contacts During the Admissions Process | Factors Influencing Attendance Decision | Most Influential Factor | Satisfaction with Admissions | Virtual Advising Center Rating

 

Q Number of colleges applied to
Number of colleges applied to NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM FYC
One % 21.8 23.3 6.9 2.9 33.7 17.2 11.2 21.3 20.4 11.5 13.6
Two % 23.0 19.8 20.8 17.4 24.3 26.9 17.8 23.2 30.1 23.0 25.3
Three % 25.6 27.2 27.8 34.8 21.9 26.9 29.3 20.6 21.5 27.5 28.9
Four % 15.9 17.1 22.2 21.7 10.9 14.0 20.2 17.4 20.4 17.8 18.4
Five or more % 13.7 12.5 22.2 23.2 9.1 15.1 21.5 17.4 7.5 20.1 13.9
Total N 3,287 514 72 69 1,109 93 331 155 93 269 582
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Q Contacts during the admissions process
 Yes, had contact via: NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM FYC
Call from faculty/staff % 21.5 18.3 34.7 29.0 18.0 34.4 19.0 32.9 29.8 20.8 23.7
Call from current student % 21.9 19.3 19.4 39.1 18.4 30.1 14.5 16.8 28.7 42.0 23.0
Call from graduate % 5.9 5.1 2.8 5.8 5.2 11.8 4.8 4.5 4.3 6.3 8.6
Letter from outside Admissions Office % 61.3 57.6 66.7 71.0 63.8 62.4 57.2 68.4 77.7 65.8 53.7
Total
N
 3,293 514 72 69 1,112 93 332 155 94 269 583
Note: Respondents could report more than one contact.
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Q Factors influencing decision to attend NC State
Academic reputation NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM FYC
  Mean 4.11 4.06 4.14 4.08 4.24 3.95 4.02 4.05 4.16 4.11 3.97
1: Very weak infl.   0.7 1.2 . 1.5 0.5 2.2 0.3 1.3 1.1 0.4 0.5
2: Weak influence % 2.0 1.4 5.6 . 1.4 2.2 3.6 3.3 3.2 0.7 2.8
3: Moderate infl. % 17.7 20.4 15.5 19.7 13.0 27.2 16.7 18.3 12.8 18.6 23.7
4: Strong influence % 44.8 44.2 38.0 47.0 43.2 35.9 52.6 43.1 44.7 48.3 44.8
5: Very strong infl. % 34.7 32.8 40.8 31.8 41.9 32.6 26.7 34.0 38.3 32.0 28.2
Total N 3,272 509 71 66 1,111 92 329 153 94 269 578

Cost NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM FYC
  Mean 3.09 3.07 3.42 3.08 3.22 2.99 3.09 3.36 3.14 2.92 2.83
1: Very weak infl.   13.0 12.4 7.0 14.1 10.9 11.0 13.4 8.6 11.1 19.0 16.7
2: Weak influence % 16.8 16.9 11.3 17.2 17.0 17.1 15.0 15.8 15.6 14.3 19.9
3: Moderate infl. % 33.6 34.2 32.4 31.3 31.5 46.3 34.8 27.0 34.4 34.1 36.2
4: Strong influence % 21.1 24.1 31.0 21.9 19.7 13.4 23.0 28.9 25.6 20.5 17.5
5: Very strong infl. % 15.5 12.4 18.3 15.6 20.8 12.2 13.7 19.7 13.3 12.0 9.7
Total N 3,104 474 71 64 1,062 82 313 152 90 258 538

Location NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM FYC
  Mean 3.59 3.52 3.46 3.96 3.46 3.69 3.77 3.62 3.72 3.72 3.68
1: Very weak infl.   5.8 6.2 8.5 3.0 8.0 3.4 3.6 4.5 5.6 4.5 4.0
2: Weak influence % 9.0 10.6 14.1 3.0 11.3 7.9 4.8 10.4 5.6 6.8 7.2
3: Moderate infl. % 29.0 31.9 21.1 20.9 28.7 28.1 27.6 26.0 27.8 27.1 31.5
4: Strong influence % 32.2 27.7 35.2 41.8 30.1 38.2 38.5 36.4 33.3 35.3 31.3
5: Very strong infl. % 24.0 23.6 21.1 31.3 21.8 22.5 25.5 22.7 27.8 26.3 25.9
Total N 3,222 501 71 67 1,086 89 330 154 90 266 568

Size NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM FYC
  Mean 2.94 2.98 2.82 3.20 2.63 3.03 3.19 2.95 3.12 3.18 3.18
1: Very weak infl.   13.8 12.9 13.2 6.1 20.5 11.5 8.7 13.3 11.1 8.9 9.1
2: Weak influence % 20.1 19.1 26.5 15.2 24.8 14.9 18.0 20.0 14.4 17.4 16.5
3: Moderate infl. % 34.8 37.0 33.8 40.9 32.9 43.7 32.3 35.3 36.7 35.5 35.1
4: Strong influence % 20.7 19.5 17.6 28.8 14.6 18.4 27.3 20.7 26.7 23.6 26.5
5: Very strong infl. % 10.6 11.4 8.8 9.1 7.2 11.5 13.7 10.7 11.1 14.7 12.9
Total N 3,120 481 68 66 1,038 87 322 150 90 259 559

Availability of program NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM FYC
  Mean 3.77 3.96 4.31 3.38 3.98 3.92 3.54 3.93 3.93 3.49 3.35
1: Very weak infl.   4.9 3.7 1.4 7.8 3.9 1.1 5.2 7.4 3.3 5.0 7.9
2: Weak influence % 9.5 8.2 4.3 12.5 7.1 10.3 10.4 6.7 10.0 11.9 14.5
3: Moderate infl. % 22.9 18.4 14.3 32.8 17.6 27.6 31.5 15.4 17.8 30.8 30.7
4: Strong influence % 29.1 28.2 21.4 28.1 30.1 17.2 31.2 26.8 27.8 33.8 28.5
5: Very strong infl. % 33.7 41.5 58.6 18.8 41.4 43.7 21.8 43.6 41.1 18.5 18.4
Total N 3,132 489 70 64 1,071 87 308 149 90 260 544

Recommended NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM FYC
  Mean 3.36 3.38 3.22 3.59 3.28 3.49 3.51 3.20 3.58 3.36 3.36
1: Very weak infl.   9.9 9.6 5.9 7.8 10.8 9.5 8.1 15.8 6.8 9.0 9.6
2: Weak influence % 14.4 14.8 17.6 14.1 15.4 11.9 11.7 15.8 9.1 16.4 13.2
3: Moderate infl. % 27.6 27.0 39.7 20.3 28.9 25.0 24.0 21.8 30.7 26.6 29.2
4: Strong influence % 26.5 25.3 22.1 26.6 25.3 27.4 33.4 25.6 26.1 25.4 27.3
5: Very strong infl. % 21.6 23.3 14.7 31.3 19.6 26.2 22.7 21.1 27.3 22.7 20.7
Total N 2,992 467 68 64 993 84 308 133 88 256 531

Number of hours transferred/credited NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM FYC
  Mean 2.11 2.07 1.52 2.18 2.11 2.34 2.14 2.12 1.88 2.18 2.21
1: Very weak infl.   38.2 38.4 61.9 35.3 39.1 29.8 37.2 44.9 51.0 32.7 34.2
2: Weak influence % 27.2 30.8 26.2 26.5 26.7 17.0 25.1 21.4 19.6 30.3 29.0
3: Moderate infl. % 23.2 20.9 9.5 26.5 23.1 42.6 27.9 15.3 21.6 26.7 22.3
4: Strong influence % 7.7 5.8 2.4 8.8 6.6 10.6 6.6 13.3 5.9 7.3 11.0
5: Very strong infl. % 3.7 4.1 . 2.9 4.4 . 3.3 5.1 2.0 3.0 3.5
Total N 1,854 292 42 34 632 47 183 98 51 165 310

Level of support for my intended major NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM FYC
  Mean 3.73 3.84 4.39 3.25 4.18 3.58 3.25 3.67 3.98 3.35 3.10
1: Very weak infl.   5.7 4.3 . 7.9 1.3 10.6 10.0 6.0 3.4 7.4 13.2
2: Weak influence % 8.8 6.6 6.9 14.3 3.8 8.2 15.8 7.3 3.4 9.7 18.3
3: Moderate infl. % 24.3 24.7 12.5 34.9 17.2 25.9 29.3 27.3 25.3 38.5 28.2
4: Strong influence % 29.0 29.4 15.3 30.2 31.1 23.5 29.6 32.0 27.6 28.8 25.6
5: Very strong infl. % 32.3 35.0 65.3 12.7 46.7 31.8 15.4 27.3 40.2 15.6 14.7
Total N 3,069 486 72 63 1,082 85 311 150 87 257 476

Facilities and resources available NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM FYC
  Mean 3.63 3.74 4.08 3.50 3.72 3.70 3.52 3.68 4.00 3.44 3.35
1: Very weak infl.   4.0 2.8 . 2.9 3.6 5.7 5.0 3.3 3.3 4.2 6.1
2: Weak influence % 9.7 8.9 4.2 7.4 8.0 8.0 10.9 11.8 4.3 10.7 14.1
3: Moderate infl. % 29.5 26.0 22.2 42.6 28.5 25.0 30.8 24.3 18.5 36.0 33.7
4: Strong influence % 33.3 35.8 34.7 30.9 32.5 33.0 33.3 34.9 37.0 34.9 31.2
5: Very strong infl. % 23.5 26.4 38.9 16.2 27.4 28.4 19.9 25.7 37.0 14.2 15.0
Total N 3,205 503 72 68 1,087 88 321 152 92 261 561

Scholarships/financial aid available NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM FYC
  Mean 2.82 2.86 2.58 3.20 2.82 2.96 2.88 2.97 3.07 2.68 2.67
1: Very weak infl.   22.3 19.3 30.2 14.8 22.9 16.0 22.9 19.2 17.1 24.3 25.9
2: Weak influence % 21.3 20.9 15.1 19.7 20.5 14.7 21.4 23.1 20.7 23.8 23.9
3: Moderate infl. % 24.7 28.2 34.0 23.0 25.1 38.7 21.8 19.2 24.4 23.8 21.5
4: Strong influence % 15.3 17.7 7.5 16.4 14.9 18.7 12.5 18.5 13.4 15.5 15.2
5: Very strong infl. % 16.3 14.0 13.2 26.2 16.6 12.0 21.4 20.0 24.4 12.6 13.5
Total N 2,713 436 53 61 930 75 280 130 82 206 460

Campus visit prior to orientation NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM FYC
  Mean 3.14 3.00 3.38 3.20 2.96 3.14 3.42 3.27 3.40 3.27 3.26
1: Very weak infl.   11.7 14.1 4.8 8.3 14.7 11.0 9.8 9.7 9.5 7.0 9.8
2: Weak influence % 16.4 18.2 15.9 16.7 19.1 13.7 8.7 17.7 14.3 16.6 14.4
3: Moderate infl. % 32.4 33.6 33.3 31.7 33.2 38.4 31.9 25.8 25.0 34.1 31.2
4: Strong influence % 25.5 22.1 28.6 33.3 21.7 24.7 29.3 29.8 28.6 27.1 29.8
5: Very strong infl. % 14.0 12.1 17.5 10.0 11.3 12.3 20.3 16.9 22.6 15.3 14.8
Total N 2,658 390 63 60 920 73 276 124 84 229 439

Contact with a current student NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM FYC
  Mean 3.03 3.07 2.63 3.44 2.84 3.02 3.35 2.74 3.01 3.15 3.13
1: Very weak infl.   16.5 15.2 22.4 7.0 20.0 17.3 10.0 23.8 18.4 13.5 14.5
2: Weak influence % 16.7 15.4 24.5 14.0 19.2 14.8 13.8 20.0 15.8 14.9 15.0
3: Moderate infl. % 28.9 31.9 28.6 31.6 28.0 30.9 29.4 22.9 27.6 31.3 27.3
4: Strong influence % 23.7 22.5 16.3 22.8 21.6 22.2 24.5 24.8 22.4 24.0 28.9
5: Very strong infl. % 14.3 14.9 8.2 24.6 11.1 14.8 22.3 8.6 15.8 16.3 14.3
Total N 2,539 395 49 57 838 81 269 105 76 208 461

Contact with a faculty or staff member NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM FYC
  Mean 2.43 2.50 2.76 2.50 2.29 2.83 2.53 2.71 2.95 2.17 2.36
1: Very weak infl.   31.5 28.6 18.4 34.2 36.0 21.9 31.4 22.7 13.7 36.7 34.2
2: Weak influence % 23.0 22.4 26.3 15.8 23.3 18.8 22.6 25.8 26.0 21.9 23.4
3: Moderate infl. % 24.4 28.2 23.7 26.3 23.0 29.7 18.2 21.6 27.4 30.5 23.4
4: Strong influence % 12.6 12.0 23.7 13.2 11.5 14.1 16.4 17.5 17.8 9.4 10.0
5: Very strong infl. % 8.4 8.9 7.9 10.5 6.3 15.6 11.3 12.4 15.1 1.6 8.9
Total N 1,700 259 38 38 575 64 159 97 73 128 269

Contact with a graduate NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM FYC
  Mean 2.77 2.86 2.61 2.95 2.68 3.02 2.96 2.52 2.56 2.76 2.78
1: Very weak infl.   24.1 19.7 33.3 24.4 27.6 18.5 21.4 26.7 27.4 23.6 22.3
2: Weak influence % 18.9 19.4 12.1 14.6 18.1 13.8 20.3 23.3 24.2 21.6 17.8
3: Moderate infl. % 26.4 31.1 24.2 22.0 24.8 27.7 19.8 27.9 25.8 23.6 30.4
4: Strong influence % 17.3 14.2 21.2 19.5 17.8 27.7 17.6 15.1 9.7 17.6 18.4
5: Very strong infl. % 13.2 15.5 9.1 19.5 11.7 12.3 20.9 7.0 12.9 13.5 11.1
Total N 1,897 309 33 41 634 65 187 86 62 148 332

Letter from outside Admissions Office NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM FYC
  Mean 2.01 1.98 1.81 1.95 1.89 2.25 2.10 2.04 2.37 2.02 2.09
1: Very weak infl.   41.6 41.9 55.6 47.4 44.4 32.2 39.9 44.4 30.2 40.9 38.1
2: Weak influence % 29.0 30.5 14.8 23.7 30.1 23.7 27.4 26.7 28.6 27.3 31.1
3: Moderate infl. % 19.7 19.1 22.2 18.4 18.8 33.9 19.0 14.4 22.2 23.4 18.5
4: Strong influence % 6.7 4.8 7.4 7.9 5.1 6.8 10.1 8.9 12.7 5.8 8.0
5: Very strong infl. % 3.0 3.7 . 2.6 1.5 3.4 3.6 5.6 6.3 2.6 4.2
Total N 1,742 272 27 38 585 59 168 90 63 154 286

Attendance at a College Fair NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM FYC
  Mean 2.19 2.24 2.20 1.97 2.10 2.29 2.34 2.06 2.24 2.18 2.28
1: Very weak infl.   35.9 33.7 26.8 41.7 38.0 30.8 33.1 47.1 33.9 41.1 30.8
2: Weak influence % 25.8 26.8 34.1 27.8 26.7 25.0 24.2 18.8 29.0 17.8 28.0
3: Moderate infl. % 25.5 26.1 34.1 25.0 25.1 32.7 23.6 18.8 21.0 28.1 26.3
4: Strong influence % 9.3 9.1 2.4 2.8 7.8 7.7 14.0 11.8 11.3 8.2 11.8
5: Very strong infl. % 3.5 4.3 2.4 2.8 2.4 3.8 5.1 3.5 4.8 4.8 3.1
Total N 1,762 276 41 36 618 52 157 85 62 146 289

Publications from NC State NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM FYC
  Mean 2.23 2.33 2.04 2.19 2.11 2.20 2.42 2.08 2.40 2.27 2.27
1: Very weak infl.   31.4 28.1 31.9 34.0 35.0 31.9 25.6 34.9 25.0 29.9 31.4
2: Weak influence % 28.7 28.4 40.4 25.5 29.9 26.1 27.8 29.2 30.6 28.4 26.4
3: Moderate infl. % 28.2 30.1 19.1 31.9 26.0 33.3 29.9 30.2 26.4 28.9 29.2
4: Strong influence % 8.7 9.5 8.5 4.3 6.7 7.2 12.4 3.8 15.3 10.3 10.0
5: Very strong infl. % 2.9 3.9 . 4.3 2.4 1.4 4.3 1.9 2.8 2.6 3.0
Total N 2,288 359 47 47 759 69 234 106 72 194 401

Extracurricular opportunities NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM FYC
  Mean 2.86 2.93 2.47 2.82 2.73 3.24 3.16 2.68 2.73 3.05 2.87
1: Very weak infl.   16.2 15.1 20.0 15.8 18.3 9.5 10.1 21.6 22.6 11.0 17.1
2: Weak influence % 20.4 19.6 31.7 21.1 23.3 17.9 17.1 20.9 19.0 17.8 18.2
3: Moderate infl. % 33.8 34.2 33.3 36.8 32.9 29.8 34.8 32.1 28.6 36.0 35.3
4: Strong influence % 19.9 19.8 11.7 17.5 18.0 25.0 23.0 18.7 22.6 25.8 19.2
5: Very strong infl. % 9.6 11.3 3.3 8.8 7.4 17.9 15.0 6.7 7.1 9.3 10.1
Total N 2,802 444 60 57 932 84 287 134 84 236 484

Campus recreation programs NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM FYC
  Mean 2.69 2.68 2.21 2.77 2.56 3.08 2.84 2.44 2.41 3.01 2.79
1: Very weak infl.   20.1 20.4 32.1 17.9 23.5 8.4 15.7 24.6 33.3 13.4 16.8
2: Weak influence % 21.8 21.7 28.3 25.0 23.6 14.5 18.0 25.4 22.2 16.1 22.6
3: Moderate infl. % 34.1 35.7 30.2 28.6 31.8 44.6 40.8 33.3 22.2 37.1 33.6
4: Strong influence % 16.8 14.0 5.7 19.6 15.3 25.3 17.2 15.1 14.8 22.8 19.0
5: Very strong infl. % 7.1 8.2 3.8 8.9 5.8 7.2 8.2 1.6 7.4 10.7 8.0
Total N 2,672 401 53 56 881 83 267 126 81 224 500

Other NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM FYC
  Mean 4.21 4.11 4.00 4.80 4.02 4.25 4.45 4.41 4.80 4.30 4.22
1: Very weak infl.   5.7 10.8 22.2 . 10.4 . 3.2 . . 3.3 .
2: Weak influence % 3.2 . . . 3.1 . 3.2 11.8 . 3.3 4.6
3: Moderate infl. % 13.6 8.1 . . 13.5 25.0 9.7 . 10.0 10.0 24.6
4: Strong influence % 19.6 29.7 11.1 20.0 19.8 25.0 12.9 23.5 . 26.7 15.4
5: Very strong infl. % 57.9 51.4 66.7 80.0 53.1 50.0 71.0 64.7 90.0 56.7 55.4
Total N 316 37 9 5 96 16 31 17 10 30 65
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Q Most influential factor in decision to attend NCSU
  NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM FYC
Academic reputation % 26.0 21.4 12.1 21.5 26.8 25.3 27.5 18.6 24.3 34.4 28.8
Cost % 5.4 3.9 6.1 4.6 6.6 3.4 5.5 6.4 4.1 6.2 4.3
Location % 9.8 9.2 3.0 20.0 5.3 4.6 12.4 12.1 5.4 15.4 15.6
Size % 1.2 0.9 . 3.1 0.4 3.4 1.4 . 1.4 1.3 2.6
Availability of program % 12.8 18.6 24.2 7.7 14.5 23.0 7.6 18.6 12.2 5.3 6.3
Recommended % 7.0 7.0 3.0 16.9 5.0 5.7 8.6 7.1 8.1 8.4 8.7
Number of hours transferred/credited % 0.1 0.2 . . 0.2 . . . . . 0.2
Level of support for my intended major % 16.4 20.7 34.8 7.7 25.1 9.2 6.9 13.6 17.6 7.9 5.3
Facilities and resources available % 2.7 3.3 1.5 . 2.6 5.7 3.4 2.1 6.8 2.2 2.0
Scholarships/financial aid available % 5.1 3.9 3.0 10.8 5.4 3.4 8.6 5.7 6.8 3.1 3.7
Campus visit prior to orientation % 3.4 2.8 6.1 3.1 2.0 1.1 5.2 7.1 5.4 5.3 3.6
Contact with a current student % 2.6 1.7 . 3.1 1.7 3.4 5.2 0.7 . 4.4 3.9
Contact with a faculty or staff member % 0.4 0.2 1.5 . 0.2 2.3 1.0 2.1 1.4 . .
Contact with a graduate % 0.9 0.9 . . 0.6 1.1 2.1 0.7 . 0.9 1.0
Letter from someone other than admissions % 0.0 . . . . . 0.3 . . . .
Attendance at a College Fair % 0.1 0.4 . . 0.1 . . . . . 0.2
Publications from NC State % 0.2 0.4 . . . . . . . . 0.6
Extracurricular opportunities % 1.2 1.7 . . 0.7 3.4 1.4 1.4 2.7 0.9 1.2
Acceptance into First Year College % 1.4 . . . . . . . . . 8.1
Campus recreation programs % 0.2 0.4 . . 0.2 . . . . 0.4 0.2
Other % 3.0 2.2 4.5 1.5 2.5 4.6 3.1 3.6 4.1 4.0 3.7
Total N 2,914 458 66 65 999 87 291 140 74 227 507
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Q Satisfaction with the admissions process
Satisfaction with university admissions NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM FYC
  Mean 3.46 3.47 3.25 3.43 3.44 3.22 3.56 3.42 3.35 3.57 3.46
    1.0 0.2 1.4 . 1.2 1.1 0.9 1.9 2.2 1.1 1.2
1: Very dissatisfied %
2: Moderately dissatisfied % 4.9 3.9 12.5 8.8 5.0 6.5 3.0 6.5 6.5 4.1 4.7
3: Moderately satisfied % 41.5 44.8 45.8 39.7 42.8 62.0 35.5 39.4 45.2 31.2 40.8
4: Very satisfied % 52.6 51.1 40.3 51.5 51.1 30.4 60.6 52.3 46.2 63.6 53.3
Total N 3,278 511 72 68 1,110 92 330 155 93 269 578

Satisfaction with dept. admissions NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM FYC
  Mean 3.43 3.45 3.49 3.49 3.45 3.33 3.50 3.56 3.37 3.53 3.28
    0.8 . . . 0.7 . 1.5 . 1.1 0.7 1.9
1: Very dissatisfied %
2: Moderately dissatisfied % 5.6 4.2 6.9 7.7 4.5 9.1 4.9 4.0 8.9 4.1 9.1
3: Moderately satisfied % 43.0 46.5 37.5 35.4 44.3 48.9 35.5 35.6 42.2 36.9 48.0
4: Very satisfied % 50.6 49.3 55.6 56.9 50.6 42.0 58.0 60.4 47.8 58.2 41.0
Total N 3,144 495 72 65 1,076 88 324 149 90 268 517

Satisfaction with financial aid process NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM FYC
  Mean 2.88 2.86 2.70 3.02 2.87 2.97 2.91 2.78 2.94 2.87 2.92
    8.6 8.0 9.3 8.5 8.7 6.5 10.9 7.1 6.0 13.7 6.8
1: Very dissatisfied %
2: Moderately dissatisfied % 20.5 21.7 27.8 17.0 20.9 11.3 17.4 31.0 22.4 13.7 20.5
3: Moderately satisfied % 45.3 46.5 46.3 38.3 45.7 61.3 41.1 38.9 43.3 44.0 47.3
4: Very satisfied % 25.6 23.9 16.7 36.2 24.8 21.0 30.6 23.0 28.4 28.6 25.5
Total N 2,454 415 54 47 843 62 258 126 67 182 400
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Q Virtual advising center rating
Virtual advising center rating NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM FYC
    0.3 . 1.4 . 0.3 . 0.6 . . 0.7 0.3
Poor %
Fair % 3.7 3.7 4.2 2.9 4.0 5.4 3.9 3.2 3.2 3.7 3.3
Good % 19.2 17.5 19.7 7.2 17.7 23.7 22.1 23.9 20.2 18.2 21.9
Excellent % 6.7 6.2 5.6 8.7 5.0 4.3 9.4 5.8 13.8 8.9 7.2
Know about/did not use % 11.6 11.3 8.5 13.0 10.8 5.4 13.0 14.2 16.0 12.6 11.7
Did not know about % 58.5 61.2 60.6 68.1 62.3 61.3 51.1 52.9 46.8 55.8 55.6
Total N 3,286 513 71 69 1,110 93 331 155 94 269 581
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Dr. Nancy Whelchel, Associate Director for Survey Research
Office of Institutional Planning and Research
Box 7002
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Phone: (919) 515-4184
Email: Nancy_Whelchel@ncsu.edu

Posted: January, 2005

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