North
Carolina State University
2004-2005 Graduating Senior Survey:
College Comparisons
Introduction
This Web document points to tables reporting the frequency distributions of responses by college to questions in the 2004-2005 Graduating Senior Survey. You can use the index below to link to web tables of college comparisons by topic. Survey results for all respondents are provided in "2004-2005 Graduating Senior Survey: All Respondents." For information about the survey and analysis methods see "2004-2005 Graduating Senior Survey: Introduction, Methods, and Student Demographic Profile." Exact question wording is available on the web.
The number of seniors responding from each college varies widely. As noted in the introductory report on the survey's methods, both the actual number of respondents and the response rate effects the margin of error of the results reported. Table 1 below provides information on the number and proportion of students responding to the survey from each college, as well as the response rate and margin of error for the college. The margin of error in results reported for individual colleges in the 2004-2005 Graduating Senior Survey ranges from + 1.4 percent in the College of Humanities and Social Sciences to + 5.7 percent in the College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences. When looking at reported response distributions, it is important to keep the college margin of error in mind.
Table 1: Response Rate and Margin of Error by College (December and May Graduates)
|
Senior
Class
|
Survey
Respondents
|
Response
Rate
|
Margin
of Error
|
|||
| College |
N
|
%
|
N
|
%
|
||
| Agriculture and Life Science |
725
|
19.8% |
399
|
17.8% |
55.0% |
+2.2
|
| Education |
90
|
2.5% |
61
|
2.7% |
67.8% |
+4.0
|
| Engineering |
927
|
25.4% |
554
|
24.7% |
59.8% |
+1.7
|
| Natural Resources |
137
|
3.7% |
78
|
3.5% |
56.9% |
+4.8
|
| Humanities and Social Science |
960
|
26.3% |
627
|
28.0% |
65.3% |
+1.4
|
| Physical and Mathematical Science |
164
|
4.5% |
79
|
3.5% |
48.2% |
+5.7
|
| Textiles |
101
|
2.8% |
76
|
3.4% |
75.2% |
+2.8
|
| Management |
550
|
15.1% |
368
|
16.4% |
66.9% |
+1.7
|
| TOTAL |
3,654 |
100.0% |
2,242 |
100.0% |
61.4% |
+0.8
|
Index of Results of College Comparisons by Topic
Student
Goals and Intentions:
Goals and Objectives | Post-Graduation
Plans | Time to Graduate | Withdrawal/Transfer from NC State
Academic
Environment:
Satisfaction with Education | Quality of Instruction | Intellectual
Environment | Faculty Contributions
Services
for Students:
Academic Advising (In Major) | Research
Support | Library Services |
Technology Services | Career-related Services
| Employment Services
Non-Academic Service Areas | Non-Academic
Service Areas Staff Responsiveness | Financial Aid
Knowledge,
Skills, and Personal Development:
NC State's Contribution to Growth |
Goals: General Education | Goals:
Personal Development | Goals: World View
Employment
and Extracurricular Activities:
On- and Off-Campus Employment |
Number of Hours Worked | Job Relationship to Academic Major |
Reasons for Working for Pay |
Co-op/Internship Experience |
Research Experience with NCSU Faculty | Extracurricular Activities
For more information on the 2004-2005 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: October, 2005
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