North Carolina State University
2009 First-Year Student Survey:
College Comparisons
Paying for College
This document reports college differences in how respondents say they plan to pay for college-related expenses, their experiences with the financial aid process, and what types of financial aid they are receiving. For information about the survey and analysis methods see "2009 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.
Sources to Cover Educational Expenses | Financial Aid | Satisfaction with Financial Aid Process
| Family resources (parents, relatives, spouce, etc.) | NCSU | College/School | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALS | CED | CHASS | CNR | COE | COM | COT | Design | FYC | PAMS | ||
| None | 12.0% | 12.0% | 20.4% | 12.9% | 4.9% | 13.5% | 9.7% | 13.0% | 5.0% | 10.3% | 10.7% |
| Less than $1,000 | 12.6% | 14.5% | 15.9% | 12.6% | 21.6% | 12.7% | 9.3% | 13.0% | 10.0% | 9.9% | 10.7% |
| $1,000-$2,999 | 13.1% | 13.4% | 17.7% | 15.3% | 11.8% | 12.7% | 8.9% | 13.0% | 10.0% | 12.1% | 18.6% |
| $3,000-$5,999 | 14.2% | 15.7% | 12.4% | 13.2% | 12.7% | 14.4% | 10.4% | 17.1% | 20.0% | 12.7% | 18.6% |
| $6,000-$9,999 | 13.8% | 13.2% | 12.4% | 14.7% | 16.7% | 12.9% | 15.6% | 9.8% | 16.7% | 14.9% | 15.0% |
| $10,000 or more | 34.3% | 31.1% | 21.2% | 31.4% | 32.4% | 33.8% | 46.1% | 34.1% | 38.3% | 40.0% | 26.4% |
| Total (N) | 3,113 | 598 | 113 | 334 | 102 | 871 | 269 | 123 | 60 | 503 | 140 |
| My own resources (savings from work, other income) | NCSU | College/School | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALS | CED | CHASS | CNR | COE | COM | COT | Design | FYC | PAMS | ||
| None | 34.1% | 38.0% | 39.6% | 31.2% | 27.2% | 32.2% | 41.2% | 35.0% | 25.4% | 33.7% | 26.4% |
| Less than $1,000 | 41.0% | 36.6% | 48.1% | 40.2% | 44.6% | 42.5% | 34.0% | 45.3% | 50.8% | 41.2% | 49.6% |
| $1,000-$2,999 | 18.0% | 19.2% | 9.4% | 20.9% | 20.7% | 17.0% | 19.2% | 14.5% | 13.6% | 19.2% | 16.3% |
| $3,000-$5,999 | 4.2% | 4.2% | 2.8% | 4.8% | 1.1% | 4.9% | 2.8% | 3.4% | 10.2% | 3.4% | 4.7% |
| $6,000-$9,999 | 1.3% | 1.2% | . | 1.0% | 2.2% | 1.6% | 1.2% | . | . | 1.9% | 1.6% |
| $10,000 or more | 1.4% | 0.9% | . | 1.9% | 4.3% | 1.8% | 1.6% | 1.7% | . | 0.6% | 1.6% |
| Total (N) | 2,921 | 574 | 106 | 311 | 92 | 814 | 250 | 117 | 59 | 469 | 129 |
| Aid that does not need to be repaid (grants, scholarships, military funding, etc.) | NCSU | College/School | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALS | CED | CHASS | CNR | COE | COM | COT | Design | FYC | PAMS | ||
| None | 31.8% | 26.5% | 11.2% | 31.8% | 27.4% | 33.0% | 44.3% | 33.9% | 42.4% | 35.5% | 25.8% |
| Less than $1,000 | 9.2% | 7.1% | 7.8% | 8.9% | 10.5% | 9.6% | 11.0% | 9.9% | 13.6% | 9.9% | 9.1% |
| $1,000-$2,999 | 15.3% | 19.4% | 10.3% | 14.6% | 15.8% | 13.4% | 16.1% | 16.5% | 23.7% | 13.7% | 14.4% |
| $3,000-$5,999 | 12.4% | 13.3% | 14.7% | 12.1% | 12.6% | 12.5% | 9.4% | 9.9% | 8.5% | 13.3% | 12.9% |
| $6,000-$9,999 | 9.8% | 11.1% | 19.0% | 9.2% | 11.6% | 9.6% | 5.5% | 9.9% | 5.1% | 9.1% | 10.6% |
| $10,000 or more | 21.4% | 22.6% | 37.1% | 23.2% | 22.1% | 22.0% | 13.7% | 19.8% | 6.8% | 18.4% | 27.3% |
| Total (N) | 2,990 | 588 | 116 | 314 | 95 | 837 | 255 | 121 | 59 | 473 | 132 |
| Aid that must be repaid (loans, etc.) | NCSU | College/School | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALS | CED | CHASS | CNR | COE | COM | COT | Design | FYC | PAMS | ||
| None | 50.2% | 47.7% | 51.4% | 50.3% | 51.1% | 50.5% | 59.2% | 46.6% | 58.3% | 49.3% | 43.6% |
| Less than $1,000 | 5.8% | 5.4% | 5.6% | 4.9% | 7.4% | 5.1% | 4.4% | 8.6% | 11.7% | 7.0% | 5.3% |
| $1,000-$2,999 | 11.6% | 13.6% | 14.0% | 11.2% | 11.7% | 11.0% | 8.4% | 11.2% | 5.0% | 12.4% | 11.3% |
| $3,000-$5,999 | 19.3% | 20.7% | 16.8% | 17.8% | 14.9% | 21.1% | 15.6% | 17.2% | 6.7% | 19.0% | 27.1% |
| $6,000-$9,999 | 6.6% | 5.9% | 8.4% | 7.2% | 7.4% | 5.9% | 5.6% | 6.9% | 10.0% | 7.7% | 6.8% |
| $10,000 or more | 6.5% | 6.7% | 3.7% | 8.6% | 7.4% | 6.4% | 6.8% | 9.5% | 8.3% | 4.7% | 6.0% |
| Total (N) | 2,928 | 579 | 107 | 304 | 94 | 816 | 250 | 116 | 60 | 469 | 133 |
| Other than above | NCSU | College/School | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALS | CED | CHASS | CNR | COE | COM | COT | Design | FYC | PAMS | ||
| None | 93.1% | 93.1% | 91.4% | 93.8% | 87.1% | 93.1% | 97.4% | 95.3% | 95.1% | 92.9% | 86.5% |
| Less than $1,000 | 3.7% | 3.6% | 2.5% | 4.0% | 4.8% | 4.0% | 2.1% | 3.5% | 2.4% | 3.0% | 7.7% |
| $1,000-$2,999 | 1.2% | 0.5% | 2.5% | 1.3% | 3.2% | 1.1% | 0.5% | 1.2% | . | 1.2% | 3.8% |
| $3,000-$5,999 | 1.1% | 1.9% | 3.7% | 0.4% | 3.2% | 0.8% | . | . | . | 0.9% | 1.0% |
| $6,000-$9,999 | 0.2% | 0.2% | . | . | . | 0.3% | . | . | . | 0.3% | . |
| $10,000 or more | 0.8% | 0.7% | . | 0.4% | 1.6% | 0.6% | . | . | 2.4% | 1.8% | 1.0% |
| Total (N) | 2,165 | 421 | 81 | 225 | 62 | 619 | 189 | 85 | 41 | 338 | 104 |
| Self or parents/guardians submitted FAFSA | NCSU | College/School | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALS | CED | CHASS | CNR | COE | COM | COT | Design | FYC | PAMS | ||
| Yes | 77.5% | 79.9% | 86.3% | 79.4% | 79.6% | 79.3% | 61.4% | 75.6% | 82.3% | 74.1% | 84.7% |
| No | 17.2% | 15.5% | 11.1% | 14.2% | 10.7% | 15.7% | 31.6% | 18.1% | 14.5% | 20.5% | 11.8% |
| Don't know/Don't remember | 5.3% | 4.6% | 2.6% | 6.5% | 9.7% | 5.0% | 7.0% | 6.3% | 3.2% | 5.4% | 3.5% |
| Total (N) | 3,177 | 611 | 117 | 339 | 103 | 885 | 272 | 127 | 62 | 517 | 144 |
| College/School | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NCSU | CALS | CED | CHASS | CNR | COE | COM | COT | Design | FYC | PAMS | |
| Academic/Merit scholarship or grant | 42.2% | 49.3% | 60.5% | 41.6% | 44.8% | 43.8% | 33.3% | 36.9% | 34.9% | 32.1% | 48.3% |
| Need-based scholarship or grant | 37.1% | 42.5% | 48.7% | 41.3% | 40.0% | 35.5% | 25.4% | 33.1% | 23.8% | 35.7% | 38.6% |
| Federal or state loans (incl. non-need and/or need-based) | 40.2% | 44.1% | 47.1% | 38.4% | 40.0% | 39.0% | 32.3% | 40.8% | 27.0% | 40.6% | 48.3% |
| Athletic aid | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.7% | 0.3% | 1.9% | 0.4% | 2.2% | 0.8% | 0.0% | 1.7% | 2.8% |
| Veterans/ROTC/Private scholarship or grant | 4.4% | 3.7% | 6.7% | 4.9% | 5.7% | 5.0% | 3.6% | 3.1% | 4.8% | 3.2% | 6.2% |
| Private loan | 5.6% | 6.3% | 6.7% | 4.9% | 6.7% | 6.5% | 4.3% | 4.6% | 7.9% | 4.2% | 4.8% |
| Other | 7.7% | 10.9% | 10.1% | 5.2% | 8.6% | 7.1% | 3.9% | 6.9% | 3.2% | 7.9% | 10.3% |
| No financial aid at all | 26.8% | 21.2% | 10.9% | 27.7% | 21.9% | 27.3% | 37.6% | 25.4% | 38.1% | 31.7% | 20.0% |
| Total (N) | 3,237 | 623 | 119 | 346 | 105 | 897 | 279 | 130 | 63 | 530 | 145 |
Back to Top Q Satisfaction with financial aid process
| Satisfaction with NC State financial aid process | NCSU | College/School | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALS | CED | CHASS | CNR | COE | COM | COT | Design | FYC | PAMS | ||
| Mean Rating | 3.12 | 3.15 | 3.28 | 3.15 | 3.25 | 3.04 | 3.13 | 3.08 | 2.72 | 3.22 | 3.08 |
| 4: Very satisfied | 32.6% | 33.9% | 43.7% | 34.9% | 39.1% | 28.9% | 32.7% | 26.5% | 11.3% | 37.9% | 28.2% |
| 3: Moderately satisfied | 50.8% | 51.8% | 42.7% | 48.7% | 48.3% | 51.2% | 50.6% | 57.1% | 56.6% | 48.8% | 55.6% |
| 2: Moderately dissatisfied | 12.8% | 10.2% | 11.7% | 12.6% | 11.5% | 14.6% | 13.7% | 14.3% | 24.5% | 11.2% | 12.1% |
| 1: Very dissatisfied | 3.8% | 4.1% | 1.9% | 3.7% | 1.1% | 5.3% | 3.0% | 2.0% | 7.5% | 2.1% | 4.0% |
| Total (N) | 2,506 | 508 | 103 | 269 | 87 | 713 | 168 | 98 | 53 | 383 | 124 |
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: May, 2010
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