North Carolina State University
2011 First-Year Student Survey:
College Comparisons Introduction
This Web document points to tables reporting the frequency distributions of responses by college to questions in the 2011 First-Year Survey. You can use the index below to link to web tables of college comparisons by topic. For information about the survey and analysis methods see "2011 First-Year Student Survey: Introduction, Methods, and Student Demographic Profile." Exact question wording is available on the web or by clicking on the section headings in the tables.
Table 1: Response Rates by Academic Unit| Academic Unit | First-Year Population |
Survey Respondents |
Response Rate |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | N | % | ||
| Agriculture and Life Sciences | 717 | 15.7% | 509 | 18.5% | 71.0% |
| Design | 120 | 2.6% | 71 | 2.6% | 59.2% |
| Education | 134 | 2.9% | 84 | 3.1% | 62.7% |
| Engineering | 1,358 | 29.8% | 835 | 30.4% | 61.5% |
| Natural Resources | 139 | 3.0% | 73 | 2.7% | 52.5% |
| Humanities and Social Sciences | 500 | 11.0% | 252 | 9.2% | 50.4% |
| Physical and Mathematical Sciences | 195 | 4.3% | 121 | 4.4% | 62.1% |
| Textiles | 185 | 4.1% | 114 | 4.1% | 61.6% |
| Management | 405 | 8.9% | 230 | 8.4% | 56.8% |
| Div. of Undergrad. Academic Programs* | 811 | 17.8% | 459 | 16.7% | 56.6% |
| Total | 4,564 | 100.0% | 2,748 | 100.0% | 60.2% |
Index of Results of College Comparisons by Topic
Background Characteristics:Home community size | Household characteristics | Parent/guardian income | Parent/guardian educational attainment
Religious preference | Musical interests | Technical Capabilities Applying to NC State:
Number of colleges applied to | Contact during admissions process | Factors influencing decision to attend NCSU | Most influential factor in decision to attend NCSU
NC State as first choice | Satisfaction with admissions process | Virtual Advising Center Paying for College:
Sources to cover educational expenses | Financial aid | Satisfaction with financial aid process Preparation for College:
High School and self preparation | Participation in pre-college programs | Knowledge, skills, and personal development goals Educational Intent and Interests:
Goal/objective for attending NCSU | Certainty of college major | Highest intended level of education | First year employment
Interest in co-curricular activities | Interest in campus religious organizations | Location of future employment
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 2012
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