North Carolina State University
2003-2004 Graduating Senior Survey:
College Comparisons of
Services for Students

This document reports survey data on college differences in the respondents' overall assessment of academic and non-academic services outside the classroom . 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."

Academic Services:
Academic Advising (In Major) | Research Support | Library Services | Technology Services | Career-related Services | Employment Services |

Non-Academic Services:
Service Areas | Staff Responsiveness

Financial Aid


Q Academic Advising (In Major)

Advising: Access to advisor NCSU College/School
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Mean Rating 3.2 3.4 3.6 3.2 3.3 3.2 3.5 3.1 2.8
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1: Poor (%) 6.3 2.6 . 5.4 3.6 6.9 3.0 5.6 14.6
2: Fair (%) 14.0 10.3 6.9 11.4 16.7 15.6 9.0 16.7 20.9
3: Good (%) 33.4 33.2 24.1 36.5 29.8 31.2 27.0 35.6 35.4
4: Excellent (%) 46.3 54.0 69.0 46.8 50.0 46.2 61.0 42.2 29.1

Advising: Sufficient time
with advisor
NCSU College/School
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Mean Rating 3.1 3.3 3.6 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.4 3.1 2.7
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1: Poor (%) 7.7 2.6 . 8.1 4.8 7.7 5.0 4.4 17.7
2: Fair (%) 17.0 13.3 6.9 17.3 16.9 18.1 9.0 17.8 22.2
3: Good (%) 34.0 31.8 31.0 35.6 42.2 32.5 26.0 40.0 35.5
4: Excellent (%) 41.3 52.3 62.1 39.1 36.1 41.7 60.0 37.8 24.6

Advising: Accurate info
about degree req/courses
NCSU College/School
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Mean Rating 3.1 3.2 3.4 3.2 3.0 3.1 3.3 3.1 3.0
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1: Poor (%) 7.0 4.4 10.3 6.3 7.1 9.5 5.0 2.2 8.1
2: Fair (%) 15.7 15.7 . 12.8 23.8 17.4 9.0 24.4 16.1
3: Good (%) 34.4 31.2 27.6 37.6 33.3 30.8 42.0 33.3 39.1
4: Excellent (%) 42.8 48.7 62.1 43.3 35.7 42.3 44.0 40.0 36.7

Advising: Knowledge of
policies/procedures
NCSU College/School
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Mean Rating 3.1 3.3 3.3 3.1 3.0 3.0 3.2 3.1 3.0
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1: Poor (%) 5.3 3.1 3.7 3.9 4.8 7.8 6.2 3.4 5.2
2: Fair (%) 16.5 11.8 11.1 16.6 24.1 17.9 13.4 19.1 16.3
3: Good (%) 41.6 40.2 40.7 46.0 38.6 36.6 37.1 39.3 48.9
4: Excellent (%) 36.7 44.9 44.4 33.4 32.5 37.7 43.3 38.2 29.5

Academic advising overall NCSU College/School
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Mean Rating 3.1 3.3 3.5 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.3 3.2 2.9
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1: Poor (%) 6.4 2.8 . 6.6 3.5 8.6 4.0 2.2 9.4
2: Fair (%) 16.0 13.8 6.9 14.1 23.5 17.1 11.0 20.0 17.8
3: Good (%) 37.4 33.8 37.9 39.2 34.1 34.5 35.0 36.7 47.4
4: Excellent (%) 40.1 49.5 55.2 40.0 38.8 39.8 50.0 41.1 25.4
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Q Research Support

Research: Access to faculty
involved in research
NCSU College/School
CALS CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM
Mean Rating 3.1 3.2 3.4 2.7 3.1 3.2 3.4 3.3 3.0
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1: Poor (%) 6.9 3.1 7.1 13.7 2.3 5.8 1.4 1.5 6.7
2: Fair (%) 13.6 13.4 . 21.0 14.0 10.5 7.1 4.6 11.9
3: Good (%) 46.2 41.8 42.9 44.2 53.5 45.4 42.9 60.0 54.8
4: Excellent (%) 33.3 41.8 50.0 21.0 30.2 38.3 48.6 33.8 26.7

Research: Access to up-to-date
facilities
NCSU College/School
CALS CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM
Mean Rating 3.1 3.1 3.2 2.8 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.5 3.3
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1: Poor (%) 4.4 2.6 15.0 9.6 4.3 2.4 5.1 . 1.3
2: Fair (%) 14.9 16.2 . 22.4 14.3 13.2 9.0 9.9 7.9
3: Good (%) 46.2 50.5 40.0 46.0 40.0 42.9 42.3 33.3 55.3
4: Excellent (%) 34.4 30.7 45.0 22.0 41.4 41.5 43.6 56.8 35.5

Research support overall NCSU College/School
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Mean Rating 3.1 3.2 3.2 2.8 3.0 3.2 3.3 3.3 3.1
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1: Poor (%) 3.4 0.7 5.3 8.2 1.5 2.4 1.3 1.3 1.4
2: Fair (%) 14.2 13.0 10.5 23.1 16.7 9.7 11.3 6.3 10.5
3: Good (%) 52.4 51.2 47.4 49.8 57.6 52.1 48.8 50.6 60.5
4: Excellent (%) 30.1 35.1 36.8 19.0 24.2 35.8 38.8 41.8 27.7
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Q Technology Services

Tech: Access to Internet NCSU College/School
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Mean Rating 3.7 3.7 3.6 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.8 3.8
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1: Poor (%) 0.1 . . 0.3 . 0.2 . . .
2: Fair (%) 1.8 1.3 3.4 1.5 . 2.6 3.0 1.1 1.4
3: Good (%) 23.3 25.1 34.5 21.7 25.9 25.3 21.2 14.4 21.9
4: Excellent (%) 74.8 73.6 62.1 76.5 74.1 71.9 75.8 84.4 76.8

Tech: Hours of operation
for computer labs
NCSU College/School
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Mean Rating 3.5 3.4 3.3 3.5 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.5 3.5
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1: Poor (%) 1.1 1.9 . 1.5 2.4 0.6 1.1 1.1 0.3
2: Fair (%) 6.3 9.0 10.7 4.5 4.8 6.9 6.3 5.7 4.9
3: Good (%) 38.4 38.8 46.4 35.5 50.0 39.5 37.9 34.1 37.4
4: Excellent (%) 54.1 50.3 42.9 58.5 42.9 53.0 54.7 59.1 57.4

Tech: Access to up-to-date
facilities
NCSU College/School
CALS CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM
Mean Rating 3.4 3.4 3.3 3.3 3.5 3.5 3.4 3.6 3.5
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1: Poor (%) 0.8 . . 2.0 . 0.3 1.0 . 1.1
2: Fair (%) 6.4 7.2 17.9 10.6 1.2 3.7 9.4 2.2 3.1
3: Good (%) 41.2 43.6 39.3 43.2 50.0 39.4 34.4 40.4 38.4
4: Excellent (%) 51.5 49.2 42.9 44.2 48.8 56.5 55.2 57.3 57.4

Tech: Access to trained
staff for help
NCSU College/School
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Mean Rating 3.0 2.9 2.5 2.8 2.8 3.2 2.9 3.1 3.0
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1: Poor (%) 4.4 5.0 16.7 6.5 4.5 2.9 6.8 1.3 2.3
2: Fair (%) 23.1 25.7 29.2 31.0 28.8 14.2 21.6 15.4 24.4
3: Good (%) 43.5 42.0 37.5 38.5 47.0 45.7 41.9 55.1 45.9
4: Excellent (%) 29.0 27.3 16.7 24.0 19.7 37.2 29.7 28.2 27.4

Tech: Training classes NCSU College/School
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Mean Rating 3.0 2.8 3.1 2.8 2.9 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.2
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1: Poor (%) 6.1 8.0 11.8 8.8 2.7 5.1 2.9 4.2 1.9
2: Fair (%) 18.6 23.3 5.9 27.7 24.3 11.7 17.1 8.3 10.8
3: Good (%) 44.2 45.4 41.2 38.0 48.6 43.8 37.1 47.9 54.2
4: Excellent (%) 31.1 23.3 41.2 25.5 24.3 39.4 42.9 39.6 33.0

Technology services overall NCSU College/School
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Mean Rating 3.4 3.3 3.2 3.3 3.3 3.4 3.4 3.5 3.4
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1: Poor (%) 0.5 . 3.4 1.2 . 0.3 . . 0.3
2: Fair (%) 5.0 4.7 10.3 6.9 3.6 4.8 6.0 1.1 3.3
3: Good (%) 51.4 55.8 44.8 52.0 60.2 48.9 46.0 49.4 49.7
4: Excellent (%) 43.1 39.5 41.4 40.0 36.1 45.9 48.0 49.4 46.7
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Q Library Services

Library: Hours
of operation
NCSU College/School
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Mean Rating 3.5 3.6 3.4 3.5 3.5 3.6 3.6 3.3 3.6
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1: Poor (%) 0.9 0.5 . 0.5 . 1.1 1.0 4.4 0.8
2: Fair (%) 4.2 2.4 14.3 5.3 6.5 4.3 2.0 5.6 3.6
3: Good (%) 34.1 34.6 35.7 35.9 41.6 30.6 35.0 41.1 33.3
4: Excellent (%) 60.8 62.6 50.0 58.2 51.9 64.1 62.0 48.9 62.2

Library: Staff
responsiveness
NCSU College/School
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Mean Rating 3.4 3.4 3.1 3.4 3.2 3.4 3.5 3.3 3.5
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1: Poor (%) 0.8 0.6 7.4 0.8 1.4 1.0 . 2.4 0.3
2: Fair (%) 5.7 5.7 11.1 5.7 14.1 5.6 5.4 3.6 4.5
3: Good (%) 44.7 44.7 48.1 47.5 52.1 41.2 39.1 57.1 44.0
4: Excellent (%) 48.7 49.0 33.3 46.0 32.4 52.2 55.4 36.9 51.2

Library: Access to
databases/collections
NCSU College/School
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Mean Rating 3.5 3.4 3.3 3.4 3.2 3.5 3.6 3.4 3.6
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1: Poor (%) 0.5 0.8 . 0.4 1.3 0.6 . 1.1 0.3
2: Fair (%) 5.0 8.1 19.2 4.9 7.8 3.4 3.1 6.8 2.3
3: Good (%) 41.7 36.5 30.8 46.0 63.6 40.8 37.1 43.2 39.0
4: Excellent (%) 52.8 54.6 50.0 48.7 27.3 55.1 59.8 48.9 58.5

Library: Training to
use library
NCSU College/School
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Mean Rating 3.1 3.2 3.0 2.9 2.6 3.1 3.0 3.1 3.1
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1: Poor (%) 5.2 3.5 . 8.8 13.3 5.2 5.5 2.5 1.7
2: Fair (%) 18.8 13.5 26.1 21.2 30.0 17.4 19.2 22.5 19.4
3: Good (%) 41.2 46.2 52.2 39.4 36.7 37.8 42.5 42.5 42.6
4: Excellent (%) 34.8 36.8 21.7 30.6 20.0 39.7 32.9 32.5 36.3

Library services overall NCSU College/School
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Mean Rating 3.4 3.5 3.1 3.4 3.2 3.5 3.5 3.4 3.5
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1: Poor (%) 0.3 . . 0.3 1.3 0.3 . . 0.3
2: Fair (%) 3.1 3.4 14.3 3.9 6.4 2.6 1.0 1.1 2.2
3: Good (%) 48.8 44.2 57.1 51.7 66.7 46.2 48.5 56.7 47.0
4: Excellent (%) 47.8 52.4 28.6 44.0 25.6 50.8 50.5 42.2 50.6
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Q Career-related Services

Career: Oppor. for career
assistance
NCSU College/School
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Mean Rating 3.2 3.4 3.0 3.1 2.8 3.1 3.0 3.6 3.3
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1: Poor (%) 2.9 0.7 6.7 2.7 6.3 5.3 6.7 . 1.5
2: Fair (%) 12.1 10.5 20.0 12.0 20.8 12.9 15.0 7.8 10.4
3: Good (%) 48.5 41.2 40.0 55.5 56.3 49.2 55.0 23.4 49.1
4: Excellent (%) 36.4 47.6 33.3 29.8 16.7 32.6 23.3 68.8 39.0

Career: Info. on internships,
co-op, etc.
NCSU College/School
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Mean Rating 3.1 3.3 2.8 3.0 3.1 3.0 2.9 3.5 3.1
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1: Poor (%) 4.6 0.6 15.0 5.1 2.9 7.0 8.6 2.4 3.8
2: Fair (%) 15.5 10.9 25.0 16.8 14.7 18.0 12.9 9.8 15.6
3: Good (%) 44.7 43.8 30.0 48.2 50.0 44.7 54.3 25.6 43.3
4: Excellent (%) 35.2 44.7 30.0 29.9 32.4 30.3 24.3 62.2 37.4

Career: Resources available
to explore options
NCSU College/School
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Mean Rating 3.1 3.3 2.8 3.1 2.8 3.0 2.9 3.4 3.1
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1: Poor (%) 3.8 1.0 11.8 3.1 10.5 5.6 3.2 1.2 3.6
2: Fair (%) 17.8 15.4 29.4 17.6 22.8 22.0 27.0 7.4 12.6
3: Good (%) 44.5 38.8 29.4 49.6 47.4 40.9 49.2 39.5 49.1
4: Excellent (%) 33.9 44.9 29.4 29.7 19.3 31.5 20.6 51.9 34.7

Career: Info. through
Internet and other technology
NCSU College/School
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Mean Rating 3.2 3.4 2.9 3.2 3.0 3.1 3.1 3.4 3.3
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1: Poor (%) 2.1 0.3 6.3 1.9 3.0 4.0 2.8 1.2 1.0
2: Fair (%) 12.8 9.8 25.0 12.0 20.9 14.6 18.1 6.1 11.4
3: Good (%) 46.4 39.0 43.8 52.9 52.2 45.6 44.4 41.5 46.6
4: Excellent (%) 38.7 50.9 25.0 33.2 23.9 35.8 34.7 51.2 41.0

Career-related services
overall
NCSU College/School
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Mean Rating 3.1 3.3 2.7 3.1 2.9 3.0 3.0 3.5 3.2
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1: Poor (%) 2.3 0.3 11.1 1.4 1.4 5.0 4.0 . 1.3
2: Fair (%) 14.0 9.0 27.8 15.4 18.8 16.4 14.7 8.4 11.8
3: Good (%) 52.0 47.0 38.9 56.8 63.8 49.3 61.3 36.1 53.5
4: Excellent (%) 31.8 43.7 22.2 26.5 15.9 29.2 20.0 55.4 33.3
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Q Employment-related Services

Employment: Resume
preparation
NCSU College/School
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Mean Rating 3.1 3.3 2.4 3.1 3.1 2.9 3.1 3.4 3.3
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1: Poor (%) 4.5 1.1 26.7 2.9 3.3 11.4 5.8 2.6 1.8
2: Fair (%) 13.1 8.5 20.0 13.2 8.3 19.9 11.5 7.8 11.8
3: Good (%) 47.1 45.0 40.0 57.0 60.0 39.9 50.0 35.1 44.4
4: Excellent (%) 35.3 45.4 13.3 26.9 28.3 28.8 32.7 54.5 41.9

Employment: interview
prep skills
NCSU College/School
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Mean Rating 2.9 3.2 2.6 2.8 2.9 2.6 2.9 3.4 3.0
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1: Poor (%) 7.2 1.9 15.4 7.4 8.1 15.1 7.5 2.6 2.8
2: Fair (%) 20.2 15.0 23.1 21.2 17.7 26.0 20.0 10.4 20.6
3: Good (%) 45.7 44.1 46.2 52.8 46.8 38.4 45.0 36.4 48.8
4: Excellent (%) 26.9 39.0 15.4 18.7 27.4 20.5 27.5 50.6 27.8

Employment: access to
career fairs, job listings,
etc.
NCSU College/School
CALS CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM
Mean Rating 3.1 3.3 2.5 3.1 2.8 2.9 3.2 3.6 3.2
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1: Poor (%) 4.1 2.0 20.0 2.3 9.4 8.4 1.5 . 2.4
2: Fair (%) 14.6 7.7 20.0 13.6 18.8 21.8 15.4 6.2 13.6
3: Good (%) 46.8 44.7 46.7 52.0 50.0 43.7 49.2 32.1 48.6
4: Excellent (%) 34.5 45.7 13.3 32.2 21.9 26.1 33.8 61.7 35.4

Employment search
assistance overall
NCSU College/School
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Mean Rating 3.0 3.3 2.5 3.0 2.9 2.8 3.0 3.4 3.1
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1: Poor (%) 4.2 1.0 18.8 3.4 6.3 9.6 6.0 . 1.7
2: Fair (%) 15.1 9.0 25.0 14.7 12.7 20.8 14.9 9.9 15.5
3: Good (%) 52.7 49.8 43.8 59.5 63.5 48.6 55.2 35.8 52.4
4: Excellent (%) 28.0 40.2 12.5 22.5 17.5 21.1 23.9 54.3 30.4
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Q Non-Academic Services

Service Area: Personal
safety on campus
NCSU College/School
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Mean Rating 3.0 3.0 2.8 3.0 2.9 2.9 3.0 2.9 3.0
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1: Poor (%) 2.7 1.3 12.5 2.9 4.1 3.5 1.8 1.9 2.4
2: Fair (%) 17.0 16.8 12.5 14.1 20.4 19.0 17.9 13.0 17.2
3: Good (%) 59.8 59.1 62.5 59.1 55.1 58.3 57.1 74.1 63.2
4: Excellent (%) 20.4 22.8 12.5 24.0 20.4 19.3 23.2 11.1 17.2

Service Area: Univ planning
&placement srvcs
NCSU College/School
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Mean Rating 2.8 2.8 2.5 2.9 2.6 2.9 2.8 2.9 2.8
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1: Poor (%) 4.6 3.6 14.3 6.6 9.4 2.8 6.5 2.1 4.3
2: Fair (%) 22.9 21.7 28.6 19.7 28.1 25.8 19.4 22.9 21.5
3: Good (%) 57.7 64.5 50.0 55.9 56.3 54.8 64.5 54.2 60.1
4: Excellent (%) 14.8 10.1 7.1 17.9 6.3 16.7 9.7 20.8 14.1

Service Area: College/dept
placement srvcs
NCSU College/School
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Mean Rating 3.0 3.1 2.9 3.0 2.9 3.1 2.9 3.4 3.0
. . . . . . . . . .
1: Poor (%) 3.9 1.7 5.9 6.1 8.9 2.7 5.1 1.5 4.3
2: Fair (%) 14.4 16.8 17.6 11.0 11.1 15.7 23.1 9.2 15.4
3: Good (%) 54.8 56.1 58.8 57.6 60.0 54.1 43.6 38.5 58.0
4: Excellent (%) 26.9 25.4 17.6 25.4 20.0 27.5 28.2 50.8 22.3

Service Area: Library
services
NCSU College/School
CALS CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM
Mean Rating 3.4 3.4 3.0 3.3 3.1 3.4 3.5 3.3 3.4
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1: Poor (%) 0.7 0.3 3.6 0.5 3.7 1.1 1.0 1.1 .
2: Fair (%) 5.3 5.5 21.4 4.9 8.5 4.8 5.1 5.6 4.7
3: Good (%) 50.5 49.3 46.4 55.2 62.2 46.8 40.4 56.7 50.1
4: Excellent (%) 43.5 44.9 28.6 39.3 25.6 47.4 53.5 36.7 45.1

Service Area: Bookstore
services and products
NCSU College/School
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Mean Rating 3.0 3.0 2.8 2.9 3.0 3.1 3.0 3.0 3.0
. . . . . . . . . .
1: Poor (%) 3.2 3.4 11.1 4.2 4.9 2.5 3.1 2.3 2.2
2: Fair (%) 17.7 14.8 14.8 22.0 14.6 17.5 16.3 10.5 17.3
3: Good (%) 55.2 57.0 55.6 55.3 58.5 49.1 60.2 68.6 57.5
4: Excellent (%) 23.9 24.9 18.5 18.5 22.0 30.9 20.4 18.6 22.9

Service Area: Registration
process
NCSU College/School
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Mean Rating 3.3 3.2 3.0 3.3 3.2 3.2 3.4 3.2 3.3
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1: Poor (%) 1.8 1.8 3.6 2.2 2.4 2.3 2.0 . 0.3
2: Fair (%) 10.9 9.8 32.1 8.2 15.5 13.6 3.0 13.3 9.9
3: Good (%) 47.4 51.3 28.6 47.6 45.2 44.8 47.0 50.0 48.4
4: Excellent (%) 39.9 37.0 35.7 42.0 36.9 39.3 48.0 36.7 41.5

Service Area: Financial
aid svcs: application/award
prcss
NCSU College/School
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Mean Rating 3.1 3.1 2.2 3.0 3.0 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.2
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1: Poor (%) 4.9 3.0 22.2 5.0 3.9 5.8 3.6 3.2 4.7
2: Fair (%) 16.1 17.2 33.3 16.7 17.6 15.2 14.3 12.9 14.7
3: Good (%) 46.7 48.5 44.4 48.7 52.9 44.2 46.4 54.8 41.2
4: Excellent (%) 32.3 31.3 . 29.5 25.5 34.8 35.7 29.0 39.4

Service Area: Financial
aid svcs: disbursement
process
NCSU College/School
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Mean Rating 3.1 3.1 2.5 3.1 2.9 3.1 3.2 3.0 3.2
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1: Poor (%) 5.4 2.3 21.1 3.8 10.4 6.2 6.9 8.6 5.2
2: Fair (%) 14.9 18.4 21.1 15.3 16.7 12.9 10.3 8.6 16.3
3: Good (%) 45.4 47.0 42.1 49.7 47.9 44.3 41.4 56.9 35.5
4: Excellent (%) 34.2 32.3 15.8 31.2 25.0 36.7 41.4 25.9 43.0

Service Area: Campus
food services
NCSU College/School
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Mean Rating 2.6 2.6 2.5 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.5 2.4 2.6
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1: Poor (%) 9.0 8.8 9.5 10.5 13.0 6.7 12.5 10.4 7.9
2: Fair (%) 31.5 32.0 28.6 32.9 23.9 26.9 30.7 44.8 33.9
3: Good (%) 49.6 46.6 61.9 48.4 52.2 54.3 46.6 41.8 50.2
4: Excellent (%) 9.9 12.6 . 8.2 10.9 12.1 10.2 3.0 7.9

Service Area: Campus
health services
NCSU College/School
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Mean Rating 3.1 3.1 3.0 3.1 3.0 3.1 3.0 2.9 3.1
. . . . . . . . . .
1: Poor (%) 4.6 4.9 9.1 3.7 9.2 4.4 5.1 2.8 4.7
2: Fair (%) 14.3 14.2 18.2 13.4 13.8 14.8 17.9 18.1 13.9
3: Good (%) 49.5 50.2 40.9 50.7 44.6 47.0 46.2 63.9 50.7
4: Excellent (%) 31.6 30.7 31.8 32.2 32.3 33.7 30.8 15.3 30.7

Service Area: Campus
counseling (not career)
svcs
NCSU College/School
CALS CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM
Mean Rating 3.1 3.1 2.7 3.1 3.0 3.2 3.1 2.9 3.0
. . . . . . . . . .
1: Poor (%) 5.1 3.3 20.0 4.8 4.5 6.5 8.0 3.8 2.7
2: Fair (%) 13.0 15.4 20.0 11.0 9.1 10.8 16.0 26.9 14.7
3: Good (%) 49.1 49.5 30.0 54.5 68.2 41.1 36.0 46.2 60.0
4: Excellent (%) 32.7 31.9 30.0 29.7 18.2 41.6 40.0 23.1 22.7

Service Area: Business
svcs/cashier/student
accts
NCSU College/School
CALS CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM
Mean Rating 3.0 3.0 2.7 2.9 2.8 3.0 2.8 2.9 3.1
. . . . . . . . . .
1: Poor (%) 3.6 2.8 9.5 4.3 7.5 3.8 2.5 1.5 2.6
2: Fair (%) 15.7 15.5 28.6 17.0 20.8 13.4 26.6 22.4 11.0
3: Good (%) 59.9 59.2 47.6 62.1 60.4 57.4 54.4 62.7 64.0
4: Excellent (%) 20.8 22.5 14.3 16.6 11.3 25.5 16.5 13.4 22.4

Service Area: Residence
life programs
NCSU College/School
CALS CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM
Mean Rating 2.9 3.0 2.5 2.8 2.9 3.0 2.9 2.8 2.9
. . . . . . . . . .
1: Poor (%) 4.8 2.5 6.3 7.6 . 5.3 2.1 4.9 3.8
2: Fair (%) 21.7 21.7 43.8 22.0 26.1 16.3 25.5 24.4 21.5
3: Good (%) 53.0 53.5 43.8 52.5 60.9 55.1 53.2 53.7 52.3
4: Excellent (%) 20.4 22.3 6.3 17.8 13.0 23.3 19.1 17.1 22.3

Service Area: Opportunities
for rec activities
NCSU College/School
CALS CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM
Mean Rating 3.3 3.4 3.0 3.2 3.2 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.3
. . . . . . . . . .
1: Poor (%) 1.3 1.1 4.8 1.2 1.9 1.6 1.4 . 1.1
2: Fair (%) 9.2 8.2 9.5 10.5 11.5 9.4 8.3 12.9 7.1
3: Good (%) 48.5 43.1 61.9 54.1 53.8 44.3 44.4 48.6 50.9
4: Excellent (%) 41.0 47.7 23.8 34.2 32.7 44.7 45.8 38.6 40.8

Service Area: Opportunities
for community svc
NCSU College/School
CALS CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM
Mean Rating 3.2 3.3 2.9 3.1 3.1 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.2
. . . . . . . . . .
1: Poor (%) 1.9 1.5 . 2.6 . 3.1 1.5 . 0.5
2: Fair (%) 14.0 10.8 26.7 15.9 11.6 12.5 12.1 20.3 16.1
3: Good (%) 49.6 47.7 60.0 53.3 65.1 47.0 50.0 39.1 50.7
4: Excellent (%) 34.5 40.0 13.3 28.1 23.3 37.4 36.4 40.6 32.7

Service Area: Opps to
dev leadership skills
NCSU College/School
CALS CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM
Mean Rating 3.2 3.3 2.8 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.1 3.3 3.2
. . . . . . . . . .
1: Poor (%) 2.2 2.7 4.8 3.9 1.5 1.4 2.9 1.3 0.8
2: Fair (%) 13.8 11.0 23.8 17.9 12.1 12.5 17.4 10.7 11.7
3: Good (%) 49.1 44.8 61.9 51.3 60.6 46.4 44.9 45.3 53.8
4: Excellent (%) 34.9 41.5 9.5 26.8 25.8 39.7 34.8 42.7 33.8
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Q Non-Academic Services: Staff Responsiveness:

Staff Resp: Personal
safety on campus
NCSU College/School
CALS CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM
Mean Rating 2.9 2.9 2.3 3.0 2.8 2.9 2.9 3.0 2.9
. . . . . . . . . .
1: Poor (%) 4.7 4.0 22.2 2.9 6.1 6.5 5.6 . 5.2
2: Fair (%) 17.1 16.1 22.2 14.1 21.2 21.5 16.7 11.8 16.4
3: Good (%) 58.1 62.9 55.6 59.0 57.6 48.5 61.1 79.4 61.2
4: Excellent (%) 20.1 16.9 . 23.9 15.2 23.5 16.7 8.8 17.2

Staff Resp: Univ planning
& placement svcs
NCSU College/School
CALS CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM
Mean Rating 2.9 2.8 2.7 2.9 2.7 3.0 2.8 3.0 2.8
. . . . . . . . . .
1: Poor (%) 4.5 5.2 16.7 4.4 4.3 1.6 9.5 . 7.6
2: Fair (%) 19.6 18.2 16.7 18.2 21.7 20.5 23.8 20.0 19.6
3: Good (%) 57.2 63.6 50.0 55.3 69.6 54.9 47.6 56.7 57.6
4: Excellent (%) 18.7 13.0 16.7 22.0 4.3 23.0 19.0 23.3 15.2

Staff Resp: College/dept
placement svcs
NCSU College/School
CALS CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM
Mean Rating 3.1 3.1 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.2 2.9 3.3 2.9
. . . . . . . . . .
1: Poor (%) 5.2 2.9 . 7.3 6.5 2.5 4.0 2.7 9.9
2: Fair (%) 14.0 15.2 22.2 10.5 9.7 13.7 28.0 10.8 19.8
3: Good (%) 49.4 53.3 55.6 52.4 61.3 46.7 40.0 37.8 45.5
4: Excellent (%) 31.3 28.6 22.2 29.8 22.6 37.1 28.0 48.6 24.8

Staff Resp: Library services NCSU College/School
CALS CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM
Mean Rating 3.3 3.3 3.0 3.4 3.0 3.4 3.4 3.3 3.4
. . . . . . . . . .
1: Poor (%) 1.1 0.4 . 1.2 4.5 1.4 1.5 1.7 .
2: Fair (%) 7.9 7.5 21.1 6.7 14.9 7.9 9.2 8.5 7.5
3: Good (%) 47.9 52.3 57.9 47.5 56.7 44.9 41.5 52.5 45.8
4: Excellent (%) 43.1 39.8 21.1 44.6 23.9 45.8 47.7 37.3 46.7

Staff Resp: Bookstore
services and products
NCSU College/School
CALS CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM
Mean Rating 3.0 3.0 2.8 3.0 2.8 3.0 3.0 2.9 3.0
. . . . . . . . . .
1: Poor (%) 4.0 4.5 16.7 4.0 7.9 3.1 4.5 1.8 3.3
2: Fair (%) 18.2 18.7 11.1 18.6 17.5 18.0 21.2 17.9 15.8
3: Good (%) 54.8 54.1 50.0 55.3 58.7 53.2 48.5 66.1 55.5
4: Excellent (%) 23.0 22.8 22.2 22.1 15.9 25.6 25.8 14.3 25.4

Staff Resp: Registration
process
NCSU College/School
CALS CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM
Mean Rating 3.1 3.1 2.9 3.2 2.9 3.1 3.2 3.1 3.2
. . . . . . . . . .
1: Poor (%) 2.8 1.5 . 3.5 1.8 3.1 1.7 1.8 2.2
2: Fair (%) 13.7 12.1 31.3 7.4 29.1 18.6 11.7 12.7 12.8
3: Good (%) 50.8 56.8 43.8 53.5 45.5 45.3 53.3 61.8 48.3
4: Excellent (%) 32.7 29.6 25.0 35.6 23.6 32.9 33.3 23.6 36.7

Staff Resp: Financial
aid svcs: application/award
prcss
NCSU College/School
CALS CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM
Mean Rating 2.9 3.0 2.4 3.0 2.8 2.9 3.0 3.1 2.9
. . . . . . . . . .
1: Poor (%) 8.0 4.8 18.2 4.8 10.5 13.4 5.3 . 11.5
2: Fair (%) 17.3 19.9 27.3 17.9 13.2 13.9 18.4 12.8 18.8
3: Good (%) 46.9 47.9 54.5 47.4 57.9 43.1 50.0 64.1 41.7
4: Excellent (%) 27.8 27.4 . 29.9 18.4 29.7 26.3 23.1 28.1

Staff Resp: Financial
aid svcs: disbursement
process
NCSU College/School
CALS CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM
Mean Rating 3.0 3.0 2.1 3.1 2.6 2.9 3.1 3.0 2.9
. . . . . . . . . .
1: Poor (%) 8.0 4.6 36.4 4.7 21.2 11.6 2.4 5.3 8.4
2: Fair (%) 16.5 16.8 18.2 15.7 9.1 14.7 14.6 13.2 25.3
3: Good (%) 46.5 49.6 45.5 48.3 54.5 44.7 48.8 60.5 35.8
4: Excellent (%) 29.0 29.0 . 31.4 15.2 28.9 34.1 21.1 30.5

Staff Resp: Campus
food services
NCSU College/School
CALS CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM
Mean Rating 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.5 2.7 2.5 2.4 2.7
. . . . . . . . . .
1: Poor (%) 9.4 7.1 7.1 10.3 12.1 7.6 19.4 10.6 9.2
2: Fair (%) 28.1 30.8 28.6 26.3 30.3 25.4 22.6 44.7 26.7
3: Good (%) 48.0 44.4 50.0 49.1 48.5 52.7 48.4 38.3 46.6
4: Excellent (%) 14.5 17.7 14.3 14.4 9.1 14.3 9.7 6.4 17.6

Staff Resp: Campus
health services
NCSU College/School
CALS CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM
Mean Rating 3.1 3.1 2.9 3.2 2.9 3.2 3.1 3.0 3.2
. . . . . . . . . .
1: Poor (%) 5.4 7.2 18.8 3.7 8.7 4.6 6.9 2.1 6.1
2: Fair (%) 12.2 9.6 . 11.2 21.7 12.5 15.5 19.1 13.3
3: Good (%) 45.8 51.0 56.3 46.3 39.1 45.7 39.7 51.1 39.4
4: Excellent (%) 36.5 32.2 25.0 38.8 30.4 37.2 37.9 27.7 41.2

Staff Resp: Campus counseling
(not career) svcs
NCSU College/School
CALS CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM
Mean Rating 3.0 3.1 2.6 3.0 2.9 3.0 3.0 3.1 3.0
. . . . . . . . . .
1: Poor (%) 9.6 8.8 28.6 7.9 7.1 11.8 13.3 7.1 7.1
2: Fair (%) 11.0 7.0 . 8.9 14.3 12.7 13.3 14.3 16.7
3: Good (%) 45.2 49.1 57.1 53.5 64.3 34.3 33.3 42.9 40.5
4: Excellent (%) 34.3 35.1 14.3 29.7 14.3 41.2 40.0 35.7 35.7

Staff Resp: Business
svcs/cashier/student
accts
NCSU College/School
CALS CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM
Mean Rating 2.9 2.9 2.5 2.8 2.4 2.9 2.8 2.8 2.9
. . . . . . . . . .
1: Poor (%) 8.4 4.0 16.7 8.8 22.2 8.9 10.7 4.5 7.9
2: Fair (%) 17.1 16.8 25.0 16.3 16.7 17.0 17.9 25.0 15.8
3: Good (%) 55.0 61.3 50.0 56.7 55.6 52.1 53.6 59.1 50.0
4: Excellent (%) 19.5 17.9 8.3 18.2 5.6 22.0 17.9 11.4 26.3

Staff Resp: Residence
life programs
NCSU College/School
CALS CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM
Mean Rating 2.9 3.0 2.7 2.9 2.6 2.9 2.9 3.0 2.8
. . . . . . . . . .
1: Poor (%) 5.9 4.8 10.0 5.8 . 6.3 2.9 7.4 6.3
2: Fair (%) 21.2 14.4 10.0 21.5 40.0 21.0 23.5 11.1 29.1
3: Good (%) 49.8 57.7 80.0 52.9 60.0 44.8 50.0 51.9 38.0
4: Excellent (%) 23.1 23.1 . 19.8 . 28.0 23.5 29.6 26.6
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Financial Aid Services

Q Received Financial Aid

Receive financial
aid while at NCSU
NCSU College/School
CALS CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM
Yes (%) 59.6 63.2 65.5 65.7 60.2 55.6 65.0 75.3 48.2
No (%) 40.4 36.8 34.5 34.3 39.8 44.4 35.0 24.7 51.8

Q Satisfaction with Aid Package

Satisfaction with
fin aid package
NCSU College/School
CALS CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM
Mean Rating 3.4 3.4 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.5 3.4
. . . . . . . . . .
1: Very dissatisfied (%) 2.5 2.0 5.3 3.6 . 1.9 3.1 1.5 2.2
2: Moderately dissatisfied (%) 5.8 6.6 15.8 5.4 4.0 6.8 3.1 3.0 5.1
3: Moderately satisfied (%) 43.9 43.0 36.8 47.4 50.0 41.6 40.0 35.8 45.5
4: Very satisfied (%) 47.8 48.4 42.1 43.6 46.0 49.7 53.8 59.7 47.2

Q Satisfaction with Financial Aid Staff

Rate financial aid
reception staff
NCSU College/School
CALS CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM
Mean Rating 2.9 3.0 2.3 2.9 2.8 2.9 2.9 3.0 2.9
. . . . . . . . . .
1: Poor (%) 8.0 6.1 20.0 6.3 7.5 10.9 9.3 . 9.2
2: Fair (%) 18.4 15.3 33.3 16.5 35.0 16.8 27.9 26.1 18.3
3: Good (%) 47.5 51.0 46.7 54.8 32.5 44.7 30.2 50.0 41.5
4: Excellent (%) 26.1 27.6 . 22.4 25.0 27.6 32.6 23.9 31.0

Rate financial aid
phone staff
NCSU College/School
CALS CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM
Mean Rating 2.9 3.0 2.3 3.0 2.7 2.9 2.9 2.9 3.0
. . . . . . . . . .
1: Poor (%) 8.2 6.8 21.4 5.8 16.2 10.7 7.9 6.7 6.1
2: Fair (%) 17.9 16.5 28.6 16.3 27.0 17.9 21.1 15.6 18.2
3: Good (%) 47.3 50.6 50.0 54.1 29.7 43.3 44.7 55.6 41.7
4: Excellent (%) 26.7 26.1 . 23.7 27.0 28.0 26.3 22.2 34.1

Rate financial aid
advisor staff
NCSU College/School
CALS CED COE CNR CHASS PAMS COT COM
Mean Rating 3.1 3.2 2.4 3.2 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.2
. . . . . . . . . .
1: Poor (%) 5.1 2.4 7.1 3.7 3.0 7.6 4.9 2.7 7.0
2: Fair (%) 12.8 13.8 42.9 11.5 27.3 11.7 17.1 8.1 9.3
3: Good (%) 44.2 49.1 50.0 48.7 36.4 43.3 31.7 45.9 35.7
4: Excellent (%) 37.9 34.7 . 36.1 33.3 37.5 46.3 43.2 48.1
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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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