North Carolina State University
2002-2003 Graduating Senior Survey:
College Comparisons of
Student Goals and Intentions

This document reports survey data on college differences in the respondents' assessment of student goals and intentions while attending NC State. Survey results for all respondents are provided in "2002-2003 Graduating Senior Survey: All Respondents." For information about the survey and analysis methods, see "2002-2003 Graduating Senior Survey: Introduction, Methods, and Student Demographic Profile."

Goals and Objectives | Post-Graduate Plans | Time to Graduate | Withdrawal/Transfer from NCSU


Goals and Objectives

Q Primary Goal/Objective
Goal/objective for attending NCSU NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM
    19.2 12.4 20.0 24.5 21.1 31.7 19.0 11.5 20.6 18.9
Bach. deg./certificate only %
Prep. for grad/prof school % 33.6 48.2 17.5 22.4 25.7 11.1 43.8 50.0 20.6 27.2
Prep. for new career/profession % 43.6 36.1 57.5 49.0 49.4 53.2 33.8 33.3 55.9 50.6
Improve for current profession % 1.3 1.2 2.5 2.0 2.4 0.8 0.4 . . 1.2
Courses for personal interest % 0.5 0.6 . . 0.4 . 0.7 1.0 . 0.5
Other % 1.8 1.5 2.5 2.0 1.0 3.2 2.2 4.2 2.9 1.7

QAccomplishment of Goal/Objective
Accomplishment of goal/objective? NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM
    0.6 1.2 . 2.0 0.7 0.8 0.3 1.0 . 0.2
Not accomplished %
Partially accomplished % 27.3 24.8 23.1 14.3 28.9 23.6 29.0 35.4 28.4 24.8
Fully accomplished % 72.1 74.0 76.9 83.7 70.4 75.6 70.7 63.5 71.6 75.0

QTime to Graduate
Taken longer than 4 yrs to graduate? NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM
    58.3 47.8 40.0 65.3 65.0 76.4 57.0 49.0 62.7 54.4
Yes %
No % 41.7 52.2 60.0 34.7 35.0 23.6 43.0 51.0 37.3 45.6

QReasons for taking longer than 4 years to graduate
>4 yrs to grad: wanted/advised lighter c NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM
    33.7 33.3 . 41.7 41.8 25.3 27.2 25.6 27.8 34.5
Yes - was a reason %
No - was not a reason % 66.3 66.7 100.0 58.3 58.2 74.7 72.8 74.4 72.2 65.5

>4 yrs to grad: couldnt get classes need NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM
    29.1 31.2 11.1 40.9 27.1 27.8 31.9 27.5 27.8 27.9
Yes - was a reason %
No - was not a reason % 70.9 68.8 88.9 59.1 72.9 72.2 68.1 72.5 72.2 72.1

>4 yrs to grad: changed majors NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM
    51.4 59.2 63.6 89.3 31.4 53.5 63.3 59.5 64.1 53.4
Yes - was a reason %
No - was not a reason % 48.6 40.8 36.4 10.7 68.6 46.5 36.7 40.5 35.9 46.6

>4 yrs to grad: lost credits when transf NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM
    28.5 28.2 30.0 20.0 24.3 27.2 38.7 22.0 16.7 25.3
Yes - was a reason %
No - was not a reason % 71.5 71.8 70.0 80.0 75.7 72.8 61.3 78.0 83.3 74.7

>4 yrs to grad: co-op/intern/practicum/t NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM
    26.4 13.6 18.2 50.0 44.8 37.3 12.6 2.6 11.4 14.6
Yes - was a reason %
No - was not a reason % 73.6 86.4 81.8 50.0 55.2 62.7 87.4 97.4 88.6 85.4

>4 yrs to grad: financial reasons NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM
    22.3 20.3 11.1 21.1 21.6 22.2 28.4 22.5 17.1 16.5
Yes - was a reason %
No - was not a reason % 77.7 79.7 88.9 78.9 78.4 77.8 71.6 77.5 82.9 83.5

>4 yrs to grad: personal reasons NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM
    48.6 53.4 33.3 35.0 42.1 36.9 62.4 38.5 42.9 46.2
Yes - was a reason %
No - was not a reason % 51.4 46.6 66.7 65.0 57.9 63.1 37.6 61.5 57.1 53.8

>4 yrs to grad: other reasons NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM
    40.7 46.8 100.0 44.4 39.6 25.5 39.2 45.2 48.0 41.1
Yes - was a reason %
No - was not a reason % 59.3 53.2 . 55.6 60.4 74.5 60.8 54.8 52.0 58.9

QWithdrawal/Transfer from NCSU
Ever consider withdrawal or transfer fro NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM
    72.7 75.2 59.0 65.3 77.9 69.0 67.4 65.6 85.3 73.3
No %
Yes, not seriously % 14.0 12.1 28.2 24.5 13.3 15.1 13.9 18.8 5.9 14.0
Yes, seriously % 9.9 9.4 12.8 8.2 6.7 11.1 13.5 12.5 7.4 9.3
Yes-left & returned % 3.4 3.2 . 2.0 2.1 4.8 5.2 3.1 1.5 3.3


Post-Graduate Plans

Q Plans Following Graduation
Plans following graduation NCSU College/School
CALS Design CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM
    11.9 11.2 20.0 8.2 10.2 7.9 14.8 13.5 15.2 11.0
Don't know yet %
Have accepted a job % 8.5 8.0 2.5 10.2 11.7 13.4 5.1 5.2 16.7 7.4
Continuing in current position % 3.3 3.6 2.5 8.2 2.8 2.4 3.0 2.1 . 4.8
Graduate/prof. school full-time % 19.3 29.9 5.0 6.1 17.0 7.9 21.4 33.3 13.6 15.2
G/P school part-time & work part-time % 4.0 3.6 . 2.0 3.9 3.1 5.6 4.2 3.0 2.9
Take more undergrad courses % 1.2 1.8 . 2.0 0.8 . 2.1 . . 1.0
Still seeking employment % 39.9 29.9 47.5 55.1 44.3 51.2 33.0 31.3 42.4 47.1
Not seeking empl./not planning school % 3.1 2.4 2.5 8.2 3.1 4.7 3.3 1.0 4.5 2.6
Entering military service % 2.0 0.9 2.5 . 2.6 2.4 2.0 2.1 . 2.4
Other % 6.8 8.9 17.5 . 3.6 7.1 9.7 7.3 4.5 5.7
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For more information on the 2002-2003 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: September, 2003

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