North
Carolina State University
2003-2004 Graduating Senior Survey:
College Comparisons of
Campus Climate
This document reports survey data on college differences in the respondents' overall assessment of the campus climate. Survey results for all respondents are provided in "2003-2004 Graduating Senior Survey: All Respondents." For information about the survey and analysis methods, see "2003-2004 Graduating Senior Survey: Introduction, Methods, and Student Demographic Profile."
Q Campus climate towards student groups
| Rate campus climate for women | NCSU | College/School | |||||||
| CALS | CED | COE | CNR | CHASS | PAMS | COT | COM | ||
| Mean Rating | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.2 |
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| 1: Strongly Nonsupportive (%) | 0.5 | . | . | 0.7 | . | 1.0 | 1.0 | . | . |
| 2: Mildly Nonsupportive (%) | 1.9 | 1.3 | 3.4 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 1.4 |
| 3: Neutral (%) | 21.9 | 21.3 | 27.6 | 25.5 | 24.7 | 20.2 | 17.3 | 23.3 | 20.2 |
| 4: Mildly Supportive (%) | 30.7 | 29.0 | 24.1 | 27.7 | 37.6 | 31.6 | 44.9 | 23.3 | 31.3 |
| 5: Strongly Supportive (%) | 45.0 | 48.5 | 44.8 | 44.3 | 35.3 | 44.8 | 34.7 | 51.1 | 47.1 |
| Rate campus climate for men | NCSU | College/School | |||||||
| CALS | CED | COE | CNR | CHASS | PAMS | COT | COM | ||
| Mean Rating | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.3 |
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| 1: Strongly Nonsupportive (%) | 1.4 | 1.0 | 6.9 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 2.0 | . | 1.1 |
| 2: Mildly Nonsupportive (%) | 2.0 | 0.5 | . | 3.2 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 1.0 | 2.2 | 1.4 |
| 3: Neutral (%) | 25.7 | 24.4 | 27.6 | 32.4 | 25.9 | 22.8 | 26.3 | 22.5 | 22.8 |
| 4: Mildly Supportive (%) | 17.8 | 15.1 | 20.7 | 19.0 | 25.9 | 14.9 | 20.2 | 16.9 | 20.6 |
| 5: Strongly Supportive (%) | 53.0 | 59.0 | 44.8 | 42.9 | 44.7 | 59.0 | 50.5 | 58.4 | 54.2 |
| Rate campus climate for African American students |
NCSU | College/School | |||||||
| CALS | CED | COE | CNR | CHASS | PAMS | COT | COM | ||
| Mean Rating | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.2 |
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| 1: Strongly Nonsupportive (%) | 0.9 | 1.0 | . | 1.0 | . | 1.0 | . | 2.2 | 0.5 |
| 2: Mildly Nonsupportive (%) | 3.7 | 3.3 | . | 3.2 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 7.1 | 4.5 | 2.7 |
| 3: Neutral (%) | 23.6 | 22.1 | 27.6 | 27.8 | 24.7 | 22.9 | 18.4 | 21.3 | 20.7 |
| 4: Mildly Supportive (%) | 25.9 | 22.6 | 20.7 | 24.6 | 30.6 | 26.5 | 32.7 | 23.6 | 28.1 |
| 5: Strongly Supportive (%) | 45.8 | 50.9 | 51.7 | 43.4 | 41.2 | 45.1 | 41.8 | 48.3 | 48.0 |
| Rate campus climate for ethnic minorities |
NCSU | College/School | |||||||
| CALS | CED | COE | CNR | CHASS | PAMS | COT | COM | ||
| Mean Rating | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
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| 1: Strongly Nonsupportive (%) | 1.1 | 0.5 | . | 1.2 | . | 1.5 | 1.0 | 3.4 | 0.5 |
| 2: Mildly Nonsupportive (%) | 5.2 | 6.2 | . | 4.9 | 7.1 | 5.0 | 6.1 | 2.2 | 4.6 |
| 3: Neutral (%) | 29.1 | 27.5 | 34.5 | 31.5 | 27.4 | 29.6 | 28.6 | 23.6 | 27.5 |
| 4: Mildly Supportive (%) | 28.3 | 27.0 | 20.7 | 29.3 | 31.0 | 28.2 | 31.6 | 31.5 | 27.0 |
| 5: Strongly Supportive (%) | 36.2 | 38.8 | 44.8 | 33.2 | 34.5 | 35.7 | 32.7 | 39.3 | 40.3 |
| Rate campus climate for international students |
NCSU | College/School | |||||||
| CALS | CED | COE | CNR | CHASS | PAMS | COT | COM | ||
| Mean Rating | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.1 |
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| 1: Strongly Nonsupportive (%) | 1.0 | 1.0 | . | 1.3 | . | 1.1 | 1.0 | 2.2 | 0.5 |
| 2: Mildly Nonsupportive (%) | 4.0 | 4.9 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 2.6 | 5.1 | 3.4 | 4.9 |
| 3: Neutral (%) | 28.8 | 27.2 | 31.0 | 30.4 | 30.6 | 30.4 | 27.6 | 29.2 | 25.3 |
| 4: Mildly Supportive (%) | 27.4 | 26.5 | 20.7 | 27.6 | 30.6 | 27.4 | 28.6 | 25.8 | 27.4 |
| 5: Strongly Supportive (%) | 38.8 | 40.4 | 44.8 | 36.6 | 34.1 | 38.6 | 37.8 | 39.3 | 41.8 |
| Rate campus climate for disabled students |
NCSU | College/School | |||||||
| CALS | CED | COE | CNR | CHASS | PAMS | COT | COM | ||
| Mean Rating | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.0 |
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| 1: Strongly Nonsupportive (%) | 1.3 | 1.5 | . | 1.5 | 2.4 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 0.3 |
| 2: Mildly Nonsupportive (%) | 5.9 | 6.7 | . | 4.7 | 5.9 | 6.2 | 8.2 | 5.7 | 5.2 |
| 3: Neutral (%) | 30.9 | 27.8 | 37.9 | 35.2 | 25.9 | 31.0 | 33.7 | 30.7 | 27.5 |
| 4: Mildly Supportive (%) | 25.7 | 25.4 | 27.6 | 25.0 | 34.1 | 24.8 | 24.5 | 27.3 | 25.3 |
| 5: Strongly Supportive (%) | 36.2 | 38.6 | 34.5 | 33.6 | 31.8 | 36.4 | 31.6 | 35.2 | 41.7 |
| Rate campus climate for gay/lesbian students |
NCSU | College/School | |||||||
| CALS | CED | COE | CNR | CHASS | PAMS | COT | COM | ||
| Mean Rating | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.4 |
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| 1: Strongly Nonsupportive (%) | 5.2 | 5.1 | 3.4 | 5.7 | . | 4.8 | 5.2 | 6.8 | 5.7 |
| 2: Mildly Nonsupportive (%) | 10.0 | 10.3 | 3.4 | 8.2 | 10.7 | 10.3 | 19.6 | 10.2 | 9.5 |
| 3: Neutral (%) | 45.6 | 42.6 | 51.7 | 51.5 | 57.1 | 40.1 | 39.2 | 44.3 | 47.2 |
| 4: Mildly Supportive (%) | 19.8 | 23.3 | 13.8 | 16.8 | 15.5 | 22.3 | 21.6 | 20.5 | 18.2 |
| 5: Strongly Supportive (%) | 19.4 | 18.7 | 27.6 | 17.8 | 16.7 | 22.5 | 14.4 | 18.2 | 19.5 |
Q NCSU is committed to minority students' success
| NCSU is committed to minority students' success |
NCSU | College/School | |||||||
| CALS | CED | COE | CNR | CHASS | PAMS | COT | COM | ||
| Mean Rating | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.5 |
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| 1: Disagree strongly (%) | 1.2 | 0.5 | 10.7 | 2.0 | . | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 0.5 |
| 2: Disagree somewhat (%) | 4.4 | 4.4 | . | 3.9 | 3.6 | 4.8 | 8.2 | 3.4 | 3.6 |
| 3: Agree somewhat (%) | 47.1 | 45.5 | 53.6 | 48.5 | 43.4 | 47.7 | 50.5 | 39.3 | 45.9 |
| 4: Agree strongly (%) | 47.3 | 49.6 | 35.7 | 45.6 | 53.0 | 46.6 | 40.2 | 56.2 | 50.0 |
| NCSU leaders foster diversity on campus |
NCSU | College/School | |||||||
| CALS | CED | COE | CNR | CHASS | PAMS | COT | COM | ||
| Mean Rating | 3.1 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.1 |
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| 1: Disagree strongly (%) | 5.1 | 5.4 | 14.3 | 6.1 | 3.6 | 5.8 | 3.1 | 4.5 | 2.2 |
| 2: Disagree somewhat (%) | 14.9 | 16.3 | 10.7 | 13.2 | 12.0 | 15.4 | 18.6 | 13.6 | 14.8 |
| 3: Agree somewhat (%) | 49.3 | 50.5 | 46.4 | 53.5 | 45.8 | 45.1 | 49.5 | 47.7 | 50.0 |
| 4: Agree strongly (%) | 30.7 | 27.7 | 28.6 | 27.2 | 38.6 | 33.7 | 28.9 | 34.1 | 33.0 |
For more information on
the 2003-2004 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, 2004
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