2004 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 "2004 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
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All
Female
Male
AfAm
White
Other
One
%
21.8
14.5
27.5
8.8
24.1
15.9
Two
%
23.0
21.0
24.6
21.2
23.1
23.8
Three
%
25.6
27.1
24.5
27.4
25.3
26.6
Four
%
15.9
18.9
13.5
20.3
15.2
16.9
Five
or more
%
13.7
18.6
9.9
22.4
12.3
16.9
Total
N
3,287
1,444
1,843
340
2,657
290
| Yes, had contact via: | All | Female | Male | AfAm | White | Other | |
| Call from faculty/staff | % | 21.5 | 21.0 | 21.9 | 44.2 | 17.7 | 29.0 |
| Call from current student | % | 21.9 | 23.4 | 20.7 | 36.3 | 20.4 | 19.0 |
| Call from graduate | % | 5.9 | 4.2 | 7.3 | 5.3 | 6.3 | 3.1 |
| Letter from outside Admissions Office | % | 61.3 | 62.2 | 60.6 | 67.8 | 61.0 | 57.2 |
| Total | N | 3,293 | 1,446 | 1,847 | 342 | 2,661 | 290 |
QFactors
Influencing Decision to Attend NC State
Frequency Distributions: Gender/Ethnicity
Mean
Rating
Scale: 5=very strong influence, 4=strong influence, 3=moderate influence,
2=weak influence, 1= very weak influence
All
Women
Men
White
Af. Am
Other
Academic
reputation
4.11
4.12
4.10
4.09
4.30
4.07
Cost
3.09
3.04
3.13
3.09
2.95
3.32
Location
3.59
3.67
3.53
3.57
3.81
3.52
Size
2.94
3.11
2.80
2.91
3.24
2.85
Availability
of program
3.77
3.75
3.79
3.75
3.95
3.74
Recommended
by friend, etc.
3.36
3.40
3.32
3.39
3.16
3.29
Number
of hours transferred/credited
2.11
2.07
2.15
2.06
2.45
2.26
Level
of support for my intended major
3.73
3.63
3.82
3.73
3.84
3.65
Facilities
and resources available
3.63
3.62
3.63
3.59
4.01
3.54
Scholarships/financial
aid available
2.82
2.86
2.78
2.66
3.70
3.00
Campus
visit prior to orientation
3.14
3.26
3.04
3.12
3.47
2.89
Contact
with a current student
3.03
3.13
2.94
3.05
3.04
2.81
Contact
with a faculty/staff member
2.43
2.48
2.40
2.39
2.87
2.28
Contact
with a graduate
2.77
2.71
2.81
2.79
2.82
2.49
Letter
from someone other than Admissions Office
2.01
2.03
1.98
1.92
2.59
1.97
Attendance
at a college fair
2.19
2.24
2.15
2.12
2.77
2.07
Publications
from NC State
2.23
2.30
2.17
2.16
2.81
2.16
Extracurricular
opportunities
2.86
2.90
2.83
2.82
3.28
2.74
Acceptance
into the First Year College program
3.47
3.64
3.26
3.46
3.59
3.36
Campus
Recreation programs
2.69
2.65
2.72
2.65
3.09
2.62
Other
4.21
4.42
4.07
4.25
3.97
4.22
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QMost
Influential Factor Influencing Decision to Attend NC State
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All
Female
Male
AfAm
White
Other
Academic
reputation
%
26.0
24.6
27.1
31.4
24.7
31.5
Level
of support for my intended major
%
16.4
14.0
18.4
16.2
17.0
11.9
Availability
of program
%
12.8
12.9
12.6
8.3
13.6
10.0
Location
%
9.8
11.8
8.2
7.6
10.1
9.6
Recommended
%
7.0
6.6
7.3
4.5
7.6
4.6
Cost
%
5.4
4.9
5.9
4.8
5.1
9.2
Scholarships/financial
aid available
%
5.1
6.0
4.4
12.4
3.8
8.8
Campus
visit prior to orientation
%
3.4
4.5
2.5
2.4
3.7
1.5
Other
%
3.0
2.7
3.3
2.4
3.0
3.5
Facilities
and resources available
%
2.7
2.6
2.9
3.1
2.7
2.3
Contact
with a current student
%
2.6
2.9
2.3
1.0
3.0
1.2
Acceptance
into First Year College
%
1.4
2.2
0.7
1.0
1.3
2.7
Extracurricular
opportunities
%
1.2
0.9
1.4
1.7
1.2
0.4
Size
%
1.2
1.2
1.1
0.7
1.4
0.0
Contact
with a graduate
%
0.9
0.8
0.9
0.7
0.9
0.8
Contact
with a faculty or staff member
%
0.4
0.6
0.3
0.3
0.4
0.8
Campus
recreation programs
%
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.3
0.2
0.4
Publications
from NC State
%
0.2
0.2
0.1
0.3
0.1
0.4
Attendance
at a College Fair
%
0.1
0.3
0.0
0.3
0.1
0.0
Number
of hours transferred/credited
%
0.1
0.2
0.1
0.3
0.1
0.4
Letter
from someone other than admissions
%
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
Total
N
2,914
1,293
1,621
290
2,364
260
| All | Female | Male | AfAm | White | Other | ||
| Mean | 3.46 | 3.52 | 3.41 | 3.40 | 3.47 | 3.38 | |
| 4: Very satisfied | % | 52.6 | 57.6 | 48.6 | 51.0 | 53.3 | 47.4 |
| 3: Moderately satisfied | % | 41.5 | 37.5 | 44.7 | 39.8 | 41.5 | 43.9 |
| 2: Moderately dissatisfied | % | 4.9 | 4.2 | 5.4 | 7.7 | 4.2 | 7.7 |
| 1: Very dissatisfied | % | 1.0 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Total |
N
|
3,278 | 1,442 | 1,836 | 337 | 2,654 | 287 |
QSatisfaction
with Departmental Admissions
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All
Female
Male
AfAm
White
Other
Mean
3.43
3.51
3.38
3.42
3.44
3.39
4:
Very satisfied
%
50.6
56.7
45.8
50.9
51.0
46.8
3:
Moderately satisfied
%
43.0
37.9
47.1
40.9
43.0
46.1
2:
Moderately dissatisfied
%
5.6
4.7
6.2
6.9
5.3
6.4
1:
Very dissatisfied
%
0.8
0.7
0.9
1.3
0.7
0.7
Total
N
3,144
1,378
1,766
318
2,546
280
QSatisfaction
with Financial Aid Process
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All
Female
Male
AfAm
White
Other
Mean
2.88
2.88
2.88
3.18
2.83
2.89
4:
Very satisfied
%
25.6
27.6
23.9
41.7
22.9
25.4
3:
Moderately satisfied
%
45.3
42.2
47.8
40.5
46.1
45.3
2:
Moderately dissatisfied
%
20.5
20.4
20.5
12.1
21.7
22.0
1:
Very dissatisfied
%
8.6
9.7
7.8
5.6
9.3
7.2
Total
N
2,454
1,096
1,358
321
1,897
236
QVirtual
Advising Center Rating
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All
Female
Male
AfAm
White
Other
Poor
%
0.3
0.2
0.4
0.3
0.3
0.0
Fair
%
3.7
3.4
4.0
3.5
3.7
4.1
Good
%
19.2
19.5
19.0
22.9
18.3
23.4
Excellent
%
6.7
7.1
6.4
10.9
6.3
5.9
Know
about/did not use
%
11.6
12.2
11.1
7.4
11.8
14.1
Did
not know about
%
58.5
57.6
59.1
55.0
59.6
52.4
Total
N
3,286
1,444
1,842
340
2,656
290
For more information on the 2004
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, 2005
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