North Carolina State University
2006 First-Year Student Survey:
College Comparisons of
Educational Intent and Interests
This document reports college differences in respondents' enrollment and general education plans. For information about the survey and analysis methods, see "2006 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.
First Semester Enrollment Status | Reasons for Less Than 15 Credit Hours | Time to Complete Degree | Intended Highest Level of Education | Goals and Objectives at NC State | Certainty of College Major | First Semester Employment Plans | Interest in Co-Curricular Activities
Q First Semester Enrollment Status| Enrollment status | NCSU | College/School | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALS | CED | CHASS | CNR | COE | COM | COT | Design | FYC | PAMS | |||
| 15 credit hours of classes or more | % | 88.1 | 88.4 | 81.6 | 88.7 | 77.8 | 85.5 | 95.0 | 92.0 | 90.7 | 91.3 | 84.6 |
| 12-14 credit hours of classes | % | 11.7 | 11.6 | 18.4 | 11.0 | 22.2 | 14.4 | 4.6 | 8.0 | 9.3 | 8.2 | 15.4 |
| Less than 12 credit hours of classes | % | 0.2 | . | . | 0.3 | . | 0.1 | 0.4 | . | . | 0.4 | . |
| Total | N | 3626 | 601 | 98 | 372 | 99 | 1159 | 282 | 112 | 75 | 679 | 149 |
| NCSU | CALS | CED | CHASS | CNR | COE | COM | COT | Design | FYC | PAMS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Need to work | % | 18.1% | 15.7% | 22.2% | 28.6% | 36.4% | 16.7% | 21.4% | 11.1% | 0.0% | 13.6% | 13.0% |
| Courses unavailable | % | 10.2% | 18.6% | 5.6% | 11.9% | 0.0% | 7.1% | 0.0% | 22.2% | 42.9% | 6.8% | 17.4% |
| Want better grades | % | 52.3% | 48.6% | 55.6% | 61.9% | 63.6% | 51.2% | 64.3% | 44.4% | 42.9% | 49.2% | 47.8% |
| Advice of advisor | % | 9.3% | 15.7% | 11.1% | 4.8% | 9.1% | 7.7% | 7.1% | 11.1% | 14.3% | 8.5% | 8.7% |
| Did not need more courses | % | 7.2% | 7.1% | 0.0% | 2.4% | 9.1% | 8.3% | 0.0% | 22.2% | 42.9% | 3.4% | 8.7% |
| Participated in internship, co-op, practicum, etc. | % | 1.9% | 1.4% | 0.0% | 4.8% | 0.0% | 2.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.7% | 0.0% |
| Combination of courses | % | 17.4% | 12.9% | 22.2% | 7.1% | 9.1% | 18.5% | 7.1% | 11.1% | 42.9% | 25.4% | 26.1% |
| Family responsibilities | % | 1.6% | 2.9% | 0.0% | 4.8% | 0.0% | 1.8% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Other | % | 10.9% | 7.1% | 16.7% | 16.7% | 9.1% | 10.1% | 21.4% | 11.1% | 0.0% | 11.9% | 8.7% |
| Total | N | 432 | 70 | 18 | 42 | 22 | 168 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 59 | 23 |
Back to Top Q Number of Years Expected to Complete Degree
| Intended time to complete BA degree | NCSU | College/School | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALS | CED | CHASS | CNR | COE | COM | COT | Design | FYC | PAMS | |||
| Less than 4 years | % | 4.5 | 6.4 | 2.0 | 5.1 | 2.9 | 3.9 | 5.2 | 3.3 | 1.2 | 3.7 | 6.7 |
| 4 years | % | 76.4 | 86.9 | 91.1 | 86.1 | 77.1 | 60.0 | 84.4 | 80.2 | 63.4 | 83.8 | 80.4 |
| 4 1/2 years | % | 5.5 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 4.8 | 8.7 | 5.2 | 7.4 | 3.7 | 4.6 | 4.9 |
| 5 years | % | 11.3 | 1.8 | 4.0 | 2.1 | 15.2 | 24.8 | 3.8 | 8.3 | 26.8 | 5.5 | 5.5 |
| 5 1/2 years | % | 0.5 | 0.2 | . | . | . | 1.2 | . | . | 2.4 | 0.1 | . |
| 6 or more years | % | 0.8 | 0.8 | . | 1.5 | . | 0.8 | 0.3 | . | 2.4 | 0.8 | 0.6 |
| Will not complete Bachelor's | % | 1.0 | 1.1 | . | 2.1 | . | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.8 | . | 1.5 | 1.8 |
| Total | N | 3820 | 628 | 101 | 389 | 105 | 1209 | 289 | 121 | 82 | 733 | 163 |
| Highest level of education planned | NCSU | College/School | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALS | CED | CHASS | CNR | COE | COM | COT | Design | FYC | PAMS | |||
| Bachelor's degree | % | 27.6 | 12.4 | 35.3 | 19.5 | 48.6 | 33.3 | 26.1 | 48.0 | 31.3 | 31.3 | 14.5 |
| Master's degree | % | 40.7 | 17.8 | 54.9 | 36.0 | 39.0 | 47.9 | 60.7 | 38.2 | 63.8 | 41.2 | 30.8 |
| Doctoral degree | % | 14.2 | 17.8 | 8.8 | 15.9 | 6.7 | 13.8 | 7.5 | 9.8 | 5.0 | 11.8 | 38.4 |
| Doctor of Veterinary Medicine | % | 4.5 | 24.3 | 1.0 | . | . | 0.3 | . | . | . | 1.1 | 2.5 |
| Medical degree | % | 8.6 | 27.1 | . | 5.9 | 1.0 | 3.6 | 0.7 | 2.4 | . | 8.8 | 13.2 |
| Law degree | % | 4.3 | 0.6 | . | 22.4 | 4.8 | 0.8 | 4.7 | 1.6 | . | 5.6 | 0.6 |
| Divinity degree | % | 0.1 | . | . | 0.3 | . | 0.2 | . | . | . | 0.1 | . |
| Do not intend to complete a degree | % | 0.1 | . | . | . | . | 0.1 | 0.3 | . | . | 0.1 | . |
| Total | N | 3816 | 630 | 102 | 389 | 105 | 1214 | 295 | 123 | 80 | 719 | 159 |
| Goal/objective for attending NC State | NCSU | College/School | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALS | CED | CHASS | CNR | COE | COM | COT | Design | FYC | PAMS | |||
| BA/certificate only | % | 8.4 | 4.8 | 13.1 | 3.6 | 14.4 | 11.4 | 9.6 | 8.9 | 3.7 | 8.2 | 5.6 |
| BA for school preparation | % | 54.3 | 79.7 | 38.4 | 68.2 | 31.7 | 41.8 | 55.0 | 39.8 | 53.1 | 49.3 | 74.7 |
| BA for career preparation | % | 32.0 | 11.7 | 45.5 | 22.9 | 47.1 | 41.7 | 32.6 | 42.3 | 37.0 | 35.0 | 16.0 |
| Improve for current profession | % | 2.6 | 1.9 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 5.8 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 6.5 | 2.5 | 4.2 | 1.2 |
| Courses for personal interest | % | 1.1 | 0.2 | . | 1.6 | . | 1.6 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| Other | % | 1.6 | 1.7 | . | 2.6 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 1.2 |
| Total | N | 3829 | 631 | 99 | 384 | 104 | 1219 | 291 | 123 | 81 | 735 | 162 |
| Certainty of college major | NCSU | College/School | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALS | CED | CHASS | CNR | COE | COM | COT | Design | FYC | PAMS | |||
| Very certain | % | 28.0 | 38.0 | 40.4 | 29.1 | 43.0 | 30.2 | 24.8 | 26.6 | 53.7 | 10.1 | 27.2 |
| Certain | % | 42.8 | 45.1 | 40.4 | 44.3 | 35.5 | 50.1 | 51.3 | 40.3 | 43.9 | 24.5 | 48.8 |
| Uncertain | % | 23.9 | 13.3 | 16.3 | 19.7 | 15.9 | 17.5 | 21.5 | 30.6 | 2.4 | 51.5 | 17.9 |
| Very uncertain | % | 5.4 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 6.8 | 5.6 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.4 | . | 13.9 | 6.2 |
| Total | N | 3906 | 645 | 104 | 395 | 107 | 1239 | 302 | 124 | 82 | 746 | 162 |
| Semester employment | NCSU | College/School | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALS | CED | CHASS | CNR | COE | COM | COT | Design | FYC | PAMS | |||
| Do not plan to work | % | 65.3 | 61.8 | 69.9 | 60.1 | 61.4 | 67.3 | 70.2 | 72.6 | 83.3 | 62.1 | 67.1 |
| Less than 20 hrs./wk. | % | 28.6 | 31.9 | 25.2 | 31.4 | 31.7 | 26.3 | 26.0 | 23.9 | 14.1 | 31.8 | 27.0 |
| 20 or more hrs./wk. | % | 6.1 | 6.3 | 4.9 | 8.6 | 6.9 | 6.4 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 2.6 | 6.1 | 5.9 |
| Total | N | 3717 | 621 | 103 | 373 | 101 | 1182 | 289 | 117 | 78 | 701 | 152 |
| Yes, interested in: |
NCSU | College/School | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALS | CED | CHASS | CNR | COE | COM | COT | Design | FYC | PAMS | |||
| Intramurals (basketball, flag football, golf, etc.) | % | 47.0% | 42.4% | 34.6% | 40.7% | 58.3% | 51.9% | 49.5% | 46.8% | 47.6% | 44.0% | 53.4% |
| Study Abroad/Student Exchange | % | 45.6% | 48.3% | 47.1% | 60.6% | 28.7% | 38.4% | 50.5% | 63.7% | 61.0% | 43.3% | 43.6% |
| Club Sports (cycling, baseball, martial arts, ultimate, etc.) | % | 44.1% | 40.0% | 28.8% | 38.9% | 50.0% | 48.5% | 41.6% | 42.7% | 40.2% | 45.2% | 47.2% |
| Fitness/Wellness (group fitness classes, yoga, pilates, etc.) | % | 39.0% | 45.1% | 51.0% | 46.7% | 25.9% | 27.1% | 41.0% | 55.6% | 50.0% | 45.5% | 36.8% |
| Indoor recreation (cardio room, weights, basketball, etc.) | % | 37.6% | 31.5% | 30.8% | 32.1% | 39.8% | 42.9% | 35.1% | 42.7% | 35.4% | 36.4% | 44.8% |
| Outdoor adventures (trips, equipment checkout, rock climbing workshops, etc.) | % | 33.2% | 35.3% | 19.2% | 26.3% | 38.9% | 38.9% | 24.9% | 26.6% | 31.7% | 30.1% | 39.9% |
| Volunteer Services | % | 27.1% | 45.1% | 30.8% | 40.2% | 13.0% | 15.0% | 19.7% | 31.5% | 19.5% | 26.9% | 38.0% |
| Co-op program | % | 26.2% | 9.7% | 6.7% | 10.4% | 14.8% | 57.5% | 16.4% | 21.8% | 11.0% | 10.0% | 16.0% |
| Social Fraternity/Sorority | % | 26.2% | 28.2% | 31.7% | 30.1% | 22.2% | 16.9% | 35.1% | 41.9% | 19.5% | 32.4% | 25.2% |
| Theater participation as audience | % | 16.6% | 17.7% | 26.0% | 26.0% | 4.6% | 14.7% | 11.5% | 13.7% | 20.7% | 14.7% | 25.2% |
| Student Government | % | 15.1% | 17.6% | 12.5% | 28.3% | 7.4% | 8.4% | 14.8% | 17.7% | 14.6% | 17.6% | 18.4% |
| Music minor, bands, choirs, orchestras, chamber music, bagpipes, drums | % | 14.5% | 17.1% | 17.3% | 14.1% | 11.1% | 15.2% | 10.8% | 11.3% | 17.1% | 13.2% | 13.5% |
| Student Leadership Development (workshops, conferences, etc.) | % | 13.1% | 17.6% | 11.5% | 17.2% | 12.0% | 9.5% | 14.1% | 20.2% | 9.8% | 12.1% | 14.1% |
| Attending art exhibitions, meeting artists, museum internships | % | 11.4% | 10.5% | 11.5% | 18.7% | 3.7% | 7.8% | 7.9% | 13.7% | 46.3% | 12.1% | 13.5% |
| Multicultural/diversity programs/activities | % | 11.1% | 13.3% | 6.7% | 18.7% | 5.6% | 7.3% | 7.5% | 13.7% | 15.9% | 13.1% | 13.5% |
| Student Media/Publications | % | 9.6% | 8.2% | 6.7% | 23.0% | 5.6% | 5.9% | 8.9% | 8.1% | 11.0% | 11.1% | 9.8% |
| Residence Hall Councils | % | 9.5% | 13.6% | 8.7% | 10.9% | 4.6% | 6.1% | 6.2% | 15.3% | 9.8% | 11.1% | 13.5% |
| Healthy lifestyles issues (stress management, sexuality, substance abuse, etc.) | % | 8.6% | 11.6% | 9.6% | 11.9% | 7.4% | 4.9% | 5.9% | 12.1% | 6.1% | 10.7% | 11.0% |
| Theater participation as artist | % | 7.8% | 7.6% | 12.5% | 14.6% | 3.7% | 6.4% | 5.9% | 5.6% | 9.8% | 7.1% | 9.2% |
| Crafts center programs/activities | % | 7.7% | 10.2% | 16.3% | 7.8% | 4.6% | 4.4% | 5.2% | 14.5% | 22.0% | 7.7% | 10.4% |
| Student Dance Companies | % | 6.9% | 7.1% | 15.4% | 11.1% | 2.8% | 2.9% | 6.6% | 12.9% | 8.5% | 9.1% | 8.0% |
| UAB programs/activities (cultural programs, concerts, etc.) | % | 6.5% | 8.6% | 7.7% | 9.8% | 4.6% | 3.6% | 6.9% | 8.9% | 15.9% | 6.3% | 5.5% |
| Pre-Law services/planning | % | 5.5% | 1.5% | 1.0% | 24.0% | 1.9% | 1.7% | 6.6% | 3.2% | 0.0% | 8.3% | 0.6% |
| Planning programs/services for children and families | % | 4.9% | 6.6% | 10.6% | 11.9% | 1.9% | 1.6% | 3.9% | 4.0% | 3.7% | 5.1% | 6.7% |
| Student Judicial Board | % | 3.5% | 2.8% | 1.9% | 11.1% | 0.0% | 2.7% | 2.3% | 3.2% | 1.2% | 3.2% | 1.2% |
| ROTC | % | 3.5% | 2.6% | 0.0% | 4.0% | 0.0% | 6.2% | 1.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2.0% | 3.7% |
| Gender issues (gender communication, sexual assault, domestic violence, etc.) | % | 3.5% | 4.6% | 2.9% | 9.8% | 0.9% | 1.4% | 1.0% | 6.5% | 1.2% | 3.6% | 4.3% |
| Total | N | 3920 | 648 | 104 | 396 | 108 | 1240 | 305 | 124 | 82 | 750 | 163 |
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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: February, 2007
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