2000 Graduating Senior Survey Data Tables:
College Comparisons
in Academic Environment and Faculty Contributions
This document reports survey data on college/school differences in the respondents' overall assessment of the academic environment at NC State, and their ratings of faculty contributions to their educational experience here. Survey results for all respondents are provided in "2000 Graduating Senior Survey: All Respondents." For information about the survey and analysis methods, see " 2000 Graduating Senior Survey: Introduction, Methods, and Student Demographic Profile."
Satisfaction with Education | Intellectual Environment | Quality of Instruction | Faculty Contributions
Satisfaction with Education
Choose NC State again?
NCSU |
College/School |
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CALS |
DESIGN |
ED & PSY |
ENGINEER |
CNR |
CHASS |
PAMS |
TEXTILES |
MANAGEMT |
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Not Sure |
% |
17.0 |
15.7 |
25.0 |
14.0 |
16.8 |
18.8 |
18.3 |
20.0 |
9.4 |
18.3 |
No |
% |
7.3 |
6.6 |
6.3 |
6.0 |
4.7 |
8.3 |
9.2 |
10.9 |
0.0 |
12.2 |
Yes |
% |
75.7 |
77.7 |
68.8 |
80.0 |
78.6 |
72.9 |
72.5 |
69.1 |
90.6 |
69.4 |
Survey item #37(exact wording)
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Choose same major again?
NCSU |
College/School |
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CALS |
DESIGN |
ED & PSY |
ENGINEER |
CNR |
CHASS |
PAMS |
TEXTILES |
MANAGEMT |
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Not Sure |
% |
22.5 |
24.9 |
10.6 |
23.5 |
19.2 |
27.7 |
19.3 |
29.1 |
32.1 |
24.6 |
No |
% |
13.3 |
20.0 |
6.4 |
11.2 |
10.0 |
17.0 |
10.0 |
18.2 |
18.9 |
12.9 |
Yes |
% |
64.2 |
55.1 |
83.0 |
65.3 |
70.8 |
55.3 |
70.7 |
52.7 |
49.1 |
62.5 |
Survey item #37(exact wording)
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Intellectual Enviroment
Evaluate overall edu received at NCSU
NCSU |
College/School |
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CALS |
DESIGN |
ED & PSY |
ENGINEER |
CNR |
CHASS |
PAMS |
TEXTILES |
MANAGEMT |
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|
Mean |
3.32 |
3.39 |
3.44 |
3.29 |
3.31 |
3.44 |
3.37 |
3.24 |
3.39 |
3.19 |
|
|
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Poor |
% |
0.6 |
0.4 |
0.0 |
2.0 |
0.8 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.4 |
Fair |
% |
5.6 |
6.6 |
4.2 |
3.0 |
4.9 |
4.2 |
4.6 |
3.6 |
7.8 |
7.9 |
Good |
% |
55.4 |
46.7 |
47.9 |
58.6 |
56.6 |
47.9 |
53.6 |
69.1 |
45.1 |
64.0 |
Excellent |
% |
38.5 |
46.3 |
47.9 |
36.4 |
37.6 |
47.9 |
41.7 |
27.3 |
47.1 |
27.6 |
Survey item #36(exact wording)
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Quality of Instruction
Quality of instruction overall
NCSU |
College/School |
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CALS |
DESIGN |
ED & PSY |
ENGINEER |
CNR |
CHASS |
PAMS |
TEXTILES |
MANAGEMT |
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|
Mean |
2.96 |
3.04 |
2.96 |
3.01 |
2.86 |
3.04 |
3.00 |
2.87 |
2.89 |
3.02 |
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Poor |
% |
0.6 |
0.9 |
2.1 |
1.0 |
0.6 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
1.8 |
0.0 |
0.4 |
Fair |
% |
17.5 |
15.9 |
14.9 |
15.2 |
22.9 |
16.7 |
16.4 |
20.0 |
24.5 |
10.6 |
Good |
% |
66.9 |
61.7 |
68.1 |
65.7 |
66.3 |
62.5 |
67.1 |
67.3 |
62.3 |
75.2 |
Excellent |
% |
15.0 |
21.6 |
14.9 |
18.2 |
10.2 |
20.8 |
16.4 |
10.9 |
13.2 |
13.7 |
Survey item #35(exact wording)
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Quality of instruction in major
NCSU |
College/School |
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CALS |
DESIGN |
ED & PSY |
ENGINEER |
CNR |
CHASS |
PAMS |
TEXTILES |
MANAGEMT |
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|
Mean |
3.38 |
3.45 |
3.48 |
3.51 |
3.25 |
3.54 |
3.57 |
3.44 |
3.53 |
3.23 |
|
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Poor |
% |
0.9 |
0.9 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
1.1 |
2.1 |
0.7 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
1.3 |
Fair |
% |
7.6 |
7.5 |
10.4 |
4.0 |
11.1 |
2.1 |
2.0 |
10.9 |
1.9 |
8.4 |
Good |
% |
44.3 |
37.4 |
31.3 |
41.0 |
49.9 |
35.4 |
36.8 |
34.5 |
43.4 |
56.0 |
Excellent |
% |
47.3 |
54.2 |
58.3 |
55.0 |
38.0 |
60.4 |
60.5 |
54.5 |
54.7 |
34.2 |
Survey item #35 (exact wording)
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Intellectual environment on campus
NCSU |
College/School |
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CALS |
DESIGN |
ED & PSY |
ENGINEER |
CNR |
CHASS |
PAMS |
TEXTILES |
MANAGEMT |
|||
|
Mean |
3.85 |
3.93 |
3.61 |
3.90 |
3.88 |
3.82 |
3.88 |
3.74 |
3.83 |
3.76 |
|
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Very weak |
% |
0.6 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
1.4 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
1.9 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
Weak |
% |
2.4 |
3.1 |
8.7 |
1.0 |
2.0 |
0.0 |
1.3 |
1.9 |
1.9 |
3.1 |
Average |
% |
26.0 |
24.7 |
37.0 |
23.0 |
22.5 |
31.1 |
26.5 |
32.1 |
26.4 |
29.3 |
Strong |
% |
53.7 |
48.0 |
39.1 |
57.0 |
55.6 |
55.6 |
55.0 |
49.1 |
58.5 |
56.4 |
Very strong |
% |
17.4 |
24.2 |
15.2 |
18.0 |
18.5 |
13.3 |
17.2 |
15.1 |
13.2 |
11.1 |
Survey item #34: (exact wording)
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Faculty Contributions
Set high expectations to learn
NCSU |
College/School |
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CALS |
DESIGN |
ED & PSY |
ENGINEER |
CNR |
CHASS |
PAMS |
TEXTILES |
MANAGEMT |
|||
|
Mean |
3.41 |
3.50 |
3.59 |
3.41 |
3.42 |
3.54 |
3.39 |
3.52 |
3.35 |
3.24 |
|
|
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Poor |
% |
0.3 |
0.0 |
2.0 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
0.6 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.4 |
Fair |
% |
4.4 |
2.6 |
4.1 |
3.9 |
4.9 |
2.1 |
3.2 |
3.7 |
5.6 |
6.5 |
Good |
% |
49.3 |
44.5 |
26.5 |
51.5 |
47.5 |
41.7 |
52.6 |
40.7 |
53.7 |
61.3 |
Excellent |
% |
46.0 |
52.8 |
67.3 |
44.7 |
47.3 |
56.3 |
43.5 |
55.6 |
40.7 |
31.7 |
Respect diverse talents & ways of learning
NCSU |
College/School |
||||||||||
CALS |
DESIGN |
ED & PSY |
ENGINEER |
CNR |
CHASS |
PAMS |
TEXTILES |
MANAGEMT |
|||
|
Mean |
3.01 |
3.09 |
3.16 |
3.19 |
2.77 |
3.21 |
3.18 |
3.19 |
3.30 |
2.93 |
|
|
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Poor |
% |
2.0 |
1.8 |
2.0 |
1.0 |
2.7 |
0.0 |
1.3 |
3.7 |
0.0 |
2.2 |
Fair |
% |
19.7 |
18.9 |
16.3 |
14.9 |
27.5 |
10.4 |
11.7 |
11.1 |
13.0 |
21.7 |
Good |
% |
53.9 |
48.2 |
44.9 |
48.5 |
59.6 |
58.3 |
55.2 |
48.1 |
44.4 |
56.5 |
Excellent |
% |
24.5 |
31.1 |
36.7 |
35.6 |
10.2 |
31.3 |
31.8 |
37.0 |
42.6 |
19.6 |
Encourage active learning
NCSU |
College/School |
||||||||||
CALS |
DESIGN |
ED & PSY |
ENGINEER |
CNR |
CHASS |
PAMS |
TEXTILES |
MANAGEMT |
|||
|
Mean |
3.17 |
3.22 |
3.39 |
3.36 |
2.98 |
3.53 |
3.37 |
3.09 |
3.26 |
3.08 |
|
|
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Poor |
% |
1.2 |
0.9 |
2.0 |
1.0 |
2.2 |
0.0 |
0.7 |
1.9 |
0.0 |
0.4 |
Fair |
% |
14.7 |
15.9 |
2.0 |
7.8 |
19.7 |
4.3 |
6.5 |
18.5 |
16.7 |
17.4 |
Good |
% |
50.1 |
43.6 |
51.0 |
45.6 |
55.6 |
38.3 |
47.7 |
48.1 |
40.7 |
56.1 |
Excellent |
% |
34.1 |
39.6 |
44.9 |
45.6 |
22.5 |
57.4 |
45.1 |
31.5 |
42.6 |
26.1 |
Encourage student-faculty interaction
NCSU |
College/School |
||||||||||
CALS |
DESIGN |
ED & PSY |
ENGINEER |
CNR |
CHASS |
PAMS |
TEXTILES |
MANAGEMT |
|||
|
Mean |
3.11 |
3.22 |
3.27 |
3.15 |
2.96 |
3.44 |
3.27 |
3.28 |
3.28 |
2.93 |
|
|
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Poor |
% |
2.3 |
0.9 |
4.1 |
2.9 |
3.3 |
4.2 |
0.7 |
3.7 |
3.7 |
1.7 |
Fair |
% |
18.7 |
16.7 |
14.3 |
21.4 |
21.2 |
6.3 |
12.4 |
11.1 |
9.3 |
27.5 |
Good |
% |
44.6 |
42.1 |
32.7 |
34.0 |
51.9 |
31.3 |
46.4 |
38.9 |
42.6 |
46.3 |
Excellent |
% |
34.3 |
40.4 |
49.0 |
41.7 |
23.6 |
58.3 |
40.5 |
46.3 |
44.4 |
24.5 |
Freq & prompt feedback from faculty
NCSU |
College/School |
||||||||||
CALS |
DESIGN |
ED & PSY |
ENGINEER |
CNR |
CHASS |
PAMS |
TEXTILES |
MANAGEMT |
|||
|
Mean |
3.12 |
3.21 |
3.16 |
3.26 |
2.91 |
3.29 |
3.31 |
3.26 |
3.11 |
3.13 |
|
|
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Poor |
% |
0.9 |
0.4 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
1.9 |
4.2 |
0.6 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
Fair |
% |
13.8 |
10.6 |
16.3 |
9.7 |
21.4 |
4.2 |
7.8 |
9.3 |
11.1 |
14.0 |
Good |
% |
57.1 |
56.8 |
51.0 |
51.5 |
60.7 |
50.0 |
51.3 |
55.6 |
66.7 |
59.2 |
Excellent |
% |
28.1 |
32.2 |
32.7 |
37.9 |
15.9 |
41.7 |
40.3 |
35.2 |
22.2 |
26.8 |
Encourage time/energy to coursework
NCSU |
College/School |
||||||||||
CALS |
DESIGN |
ED & PSY |
ENGINEER |
CNR |
CHASS |
PAMS |
TEXTILES |
MANAGEMT |
|||
|
Mean |
3.35 |
3.42 |
3.59 |
3.32 |
3.33 |
3.46 |
3.39 |
3.35 |
3.28 |
3.27 |
|
|
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Poor |
% |
0.2 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
0.0 |
0.7 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
Fair |
% |
6.7 |
5.3 |
6.1 |
8.8 |
5.2 |
6.3 |
6.5 |
9.3 |
5.6 |
9.6 |
Good |
% |
50.6 |
47.6 |
28.6 |
50.0 |
55.5 |
41.7 |
45.8 |
46.3 |
61.1 |
54.3 |
Excellent |
% |
42.5 |
47.1 |
65.3 |
41.2 |
38.8 |
52.1 |
47.1 |
44.4 |
33.3 |
36.1 |
Opp for coop learning w/ fellow students
NCSU |
College/School |
||||||||||
CALS |
DESIGN |
ED & PSY |
ENGINEER |
CNR |
CHASS |
PAMS |
TEXTILES |
MANAGEMT |
|||
|
Mean |
3.28 |
3.20 |
3.35 |
3.21 |
3.27 |
3.69 |
3.26 |
3.04 |
3.46 |
3.34 |
|
|
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Poor |
% |
0.9 |
1.3 |
2.0 |
0.0 |
0.8 |
0.0 |
0.6 |
1.9 |
0.0 |
0.9 |
Fair |
% |
11.9 |
17.2 |
10.2 |
17.6 |
10.7 |
2.1 |
11.7 |
24.1 |
9.3 |
6.1 |
Good |
% |
45.6 |
41.4 |
38.8 |
44.1 |
48.9 |
27.1 |
48.7 |
42.6 |
35.2 |
51.5 |
Excellent |
% |
41.7 |
40.1 |
49.0 |
38.2 |
39.6 |
70.8 |
39.0 |
31.5 |
55.6 |
41.5 |
Care about academic success/welfare
NCSU |
College/School |
||||||||||
CALS |
DESIGN |
ED & PSY |
ENGINEER |
CNR |
CHASS |
PAMS |
TEXTILES |
MANAGEMT |
|||
|
Mean |
3.07 |
3.22 |
3.16 |
3.20 |
2.84 |
3.31 |
3.27 |
3.24 |
3.35 |
2.89 |
|
|
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Poor |
% |
3.0 |
3.1 |
4.1 |
0.0 |
4.7 |
4.2 |
1.3 |
3.7 |
0.0 |
3.0 |
Fair |
% |
19.5 |
14.7 |
16.3 |
18.4 |
26.9 |
8.3 |
12.3 |
13.0 |
13.0 |
23.9 |
Good |
% |
45.2 |
39.6 |
38.8 |
42.7 |
47.8 |
39.6 |
44.2 |
38.9 |
38.9 |
53.9 |
Excellent |
% |
32.2 |
42.7 |
40.8 |
38.8 |
20.6 |
47.9 |
42.2 |
44.4 |
48.1 |
19.1 |
Overall rating of faculty
NCSU |
College/School |
||||||||||
CALS |
DESIGN |
ED & PSY |
ENGINEER |
CNR |
CHASS |
PAMS |
TEXTILES |
MANAGEMT |
|||
|
Mean |
3.23 |
3.30 |
3.35 |
3.29 |
3.08 |
3.38 |
3.41 |
3.33 |
3.37 |
3.14 |
|
|
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Poor |
% |
0.2 |
0.4 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
Fair |
% |
9.0 |
9.3 |
12.2 |
6.8 |
12.6 |
4.2 |
2.6 |
7.4 |
7.4 |
9.6 |
Good |
% |
58.2 |
50.2 |
40.8 |
57.3 |
65.3 |
54.2 |
54.2 |
51.9 |
48.1 |
66.2 |
Excellent |
% |
32.5 |
40.1 |
46.9 |
35.9 |
21.6 |
41.7 |
43.1 |
40.7 |
44.4 |
24.1 |
Survey items #1-9(exact wording)
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For more information on the 2000 Graduating Senior 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: May, 2001
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