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

CALS

DESIGN

ED & PSY

ENGINEER

CNR

CHASS

PAMS

TEXTILES

MANAGEMT

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

CALS

DESIGN

ED & PSY

ENGINEER

CNR

CHASS

PAMS

TEXTILES

MANAGEMT

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

CALS

DESIGN

ED & PSY

ENGINEER

CNR

CHASS

PAMS

TEXTILES

MANAGEMT

 

Mean

3.32

3.39

3.44

3.29

3.31

3.44

3.37

3.24

3.39

3.19

 

 

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

CALS

DESIGN

ED & PSY

ENGINEER

CNR

CHASS

PAMS

TEXTILES

MANAGEMT

 

Mean

2.96

3.04

2.96

3.01

2.86

3.04

3.00

2.87

2.89

3.02

 

 

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

CALS

DESIGN

ED & PSY

ENGINEER

CNR

CHASS

PAMS

TEXTILES

MANAGEMT

 

Mean

3.38

3.45

3.48

3.51

3.25

3.54

3.57

3.44

3.53

3.23

 

 

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

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

 

 

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

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

 

 

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

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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

 

 

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

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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

 

 

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

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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

 

 

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

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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

 

 

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

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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

 

 

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

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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

 

 

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

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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

 

 

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

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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

 

 

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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