North Carolina State University
2005-2006 Graduating Senior Survey:
College Comparisons of Services for Students

This document reports survey data on college differences in respondents' overall assessment of academic and non-academic services outside the classroom . Survey results for all respondents are provided in "2005-2006 Graduating Senior Survey: All Respondents." For information about the survey and analysis methods, see "2005-2006 Graduating Senior Survey: Introduction, Methods, and Student Demographic Profile."

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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

Academic Services

Q Academic Advising (In Major)

Access to advisor		NCSU	College/School
Access to advisor		NCSU	CALS	CED	CHASS	CNR	COE	COM	COT	PAMS
	Mean	3.08	3.22	3.25	3.11	3.22	2.99	2.79	3.13	3.38
4: Excellent	%	39.9	46.9	49.1	41.5	46.6	35.1	27.4	37.8	57.1
3: Good	%	36.0	33.1	30.2	36.1	32.8	39.0	38.6	40.0	25.0
2: Fair	%	16.0	15.4	17.0	14.5	16.4	16.0	19.5	20.0	16.1
1: Poor	%	8.1	4.6	3.8	7.9	4.3	9.8	14.6	2.2	1.8
Total	N	2,077	350	53	772	116	356	329	45	56

Sufficient time with advisor		NCSU	College/School
Sufficient time with advisor		NCSU	CALS	CED	CHASS	CNR	COE	COM	COT	PAMS
	Mean	3.00	3.22	3.11	3.02	3.23	2.91	2.65	3.11	3.29
4: Excellent	%	38.3	47.7	43.4	39.2	46.5	32.8	24.8	40.0	55.4
3: Good	%	33.7	30.9	30.2	33.5	35.1	36.4	35.2	40.0	23.2
2: Fair	%	18.0	17.1	20.8	17.6	13.2	19.8	20.4	11.1	16.1
1: Poor	%	10.0	4.3	5.7	9.7	5.3	11.0	19.5	8.9	5.4
Total	N	2,061	350	53	771	114	354	318	45	56

Accurate info. about degree req./courses		NCSU	College/School
Accurate info. about degree req./courses		NCSU	CALS	CED	CHASS	CNR	COE	COM	COT	PAMS
	Mean	3.00	3.12	3.17	2.97	3.09	2.96	2.88	3.13	3.29
4: Excellent	%	37.1	45.7	46.2	36.4	40.5	33.1	29.4	35.6	53.6
3: Good	%	35.1	30.7	30.8	33.7	33.6	39.3	39.2	46.7	28.6
2: Fair	%	18.5	13.8	17.3	20.0	19.8	18.4	21.5	13.3	10.7
1: Poor	%	9.3	9.8	5.8	9.9	6.0	9.2	9.9	4.4	7.1
Total	N	2,095	348	52	775	116	359	344	45	56

Knowledge of policies/procedures		NCSU	College/School
Knowledge of policies/procedures		NCSU	CALS	CED	CHASS	CNR	COE	COM	COT	PAMS
	Mean	3.00	3.09	3.23	2.99	3.08	2.95	2.87	3.18	3.19
4: Excellent	%	31.8	38.7	43.4	31.9	33.9	26.3	25.2	37.8	43.4
3: Good	%	42.5	37.8	37.7	40.5	42.6	49.4	45.7	44.4	37.7
2: Fair	%	19.4	17.4	17.0	21.8	20.9	17.1	19.9	15.6	13.2
1: Poor	%	6.3	6.1	1.9	5.8	2.6	7.1	9.1	2.2	5.7
Total	N	2,059	344	53	758	115	350	341	45	53

Academic advising overall		NCSU	College/School
Academic advising overall		NCSU	CALS	CED	CHASS	CNR	COE	COM	COT	PAMS
	Mean	3.02	3.16	3.30	3.02	3.18	2.95	2.78	3.20	3.34
4: Excellent	%	36.4	46.0	49.1	37.1	43.1	29.3	24.2	40.9	58.9
3: Good	%	37.1	31.4	34.0	35.9	37.1	43.6	41.6	40.9	19.6
2: Fair	%	18.6	15.1	15.1	18.9	14.7	19.6	22.5	15.9	17.9
1: Poor	%	7.9	7.4	1.9	8.1	5.2	7.5	11.7	2.3	3.6
Total	N	2,102	350	53	774	116	358	351	44	56

Q Research Support

Access to faculty involved in research		NCSU	College/School
Access to faculty involved in research		NCSU	CALS	CED	CHASS	CNR	COE	COM	COT	PAMS
	Mean	3.00	3.11	3.07	3.01	3.08	2.82	2.92	3.24	3.23
4: Excellent	%	29.8	38.9	31.0	26.7	29.7	24.2	25.4	36.4	47.7
3: Good	%	46.8	40.5	44.8	52.0	50.0	43.9	49.1	54.5	27.3
2: Fair	%	17.4	13.4	24.1	17.3	18.9	21.1	17.2	6.1	25.0
1: Poor	%	6.0	7.3	.	4.0	1.4	10.8	8.3	3.0	.
Total	N	1,242	247	29	423	74	223	169	33	44

Access to up-to-date facilities		NCSU	College/School
Access to up-to-date facilities		NCSU	CALS	CED	CHASS	CNR	COE	COM	COT	PAMS
	Mean	3.09	3.16	3.30	3.10	3.25	2.78	3.14	3.41	3.24
4: Excellent	%	31.5	35.4	51.4	31.1	32.5	21.6	30.3	48.7	45.7
3: Good	%	49.6	48.9	32.4	50.8	60.2	44.6	56.6	43.6	34.8
2: Fair	%	15.1	12.4	10.8	15.6	7.2	24.5	10.4	7.7	17.4
1: Poor	%	3.8	3.3	5.4	2.5	.	9.3	2.7	.	2.2
Total	N	1,487	274	37	518	83	269	221	39	46

Research support overall		NCSU	College/School
Research support overall		NCSU	CALS	CED	CHASS	CNR	COE	COM	COT	PAMS
	Mean	3.03	3.11	3.13	3.05	3.13	2.77	3.02	3.24	3.28
4: Excellent	%	26.6	33.8	34.4	24.5	25.0	21.1	23.5	34.2	42.6
3: Good	%	52.9	47.4	46.9	57.1	63.1	44.5	58.4	55.3	42.6
2: Fair	%	17.1	14.7	15.6	16.9	11.9	25.0	14.9	10.5	14.9
1: Poor	%	3.5	4.0	3.1	1.5	.	9.4	3.2	.	.
Total	N	1,472	272	32	522	84	256	221	38	47

Q Technology Services

Access to Internet		NCSU	College/School
Access to Internet		NCSU	CALS	CED	CHASS	CNR	COE	COM	COT	PAMS
	Mean	3.60	3.64	3.81	3.56	3.62	3.56	3.62	3.64	3.64
4: Excellent	%	63.8	67.1	80.8	61.1	63.5	61.5	65.5	66.7	64.3
3: Good	%	32.5	30.0	19.2	34.1	34.8	33.8	31.3	31.1	35.7
2: Fair	%	3.6	2.6	.	4.7	1.7	4.5	2.9	2.2	.
1: Poor	%	0.1	0.3	.	.	.	0.3	0.3	.	.
Total	N	2,109	350	52	759	115	358	374	45	56

Hours of operation for computer labs		NCSU	College/School
Hours of operation for computer labs		NCSU	CALS	CED	CHASS	CNR	COE	COM	COT	PAMS
	Mean	3.34	3.38	3.68	3.34	3.24	3.23	3.36	3.36	3.43
4: Excellent	%	44.9	46.6	68.0	45.0	38.3	39.7	47.6	40.0	46.4
3: Good	%	44.9	45.4	32.0	44.5	50.4	45.9	42.2	55.6	50.0
2: Fair	%	9.0	7.1	.	9.8	8.7	11.8	9.2	4.4	3.6
1: Poor	%	1.2	0.9	.	0.7	2.6	2.5	1.1	.	.
Total	N	2,067	339	50	737	115	355	370	45	56

Access to up-to-date facilities		NCSU	College/School
Access to up-to-date facilities		NCSU	CALS	CED	CHASS	CNR	COE	COM	COT	PAMS
	Mean	3.37	3.40	3.69	3.37	3.33	3.22	3.44	3.44	3.33
4: Excellent	%	45.9	46.3	71.4	46.6	42.5	37.6	49.9	51.1	40.0
3: Good	%	45.9	46.9	26.5	45.4	49.6	48.6	44.4	42.2	52.7
2: Fair	%	7.2	6.7	2.0	6.7	6.2	11.8	5.1	6.7	7.3
1: Poor	%	1.0	.	.	1.2	1.8	2.0	0.5	.	.
Total	N	2,055	341	49	727	113	356	369	45	55

Access to trained staff for help		NCSU	College/School
Access to trained staff for help		NCSU	CALS	CED	CHASS	CNR	COE	COM	COT	PAMS
	Mean	2.93	3.06	3.24	3.06	2.76	2.51	2.93	3.21	2.98
4: Excellent	%	26.6	29.7	39.0	30.5	19.4	13.7	26.4	35.7	29.5
3: Good	%	44.9	48.4	46.3	47.9	43.9	35.4	44.1	50.0	43.2
2: Fair	%	24.0	20.1	14.6	18.6	29.6	39.2	25.4	14.3	22.7
1: Poor	%	4.6	1.8	.	2.9	7.1	11.7	4.2	.	4.5
Total	N	1,755	273	41	655	98	291	311	42	44

Training classes		NCSU	College/School
Training classes		NCSU	CALS	CED	CHASS	CNR	COE	COM	COT	PAMS
	Mean	2.96	3.10	3.16	3.12	2.83	2.52	3.02	3.18	3.10
4: Excellent	%	28.2	34.9	43.8	34.2	23.1	12.2	27.9	32.1	36.7
3: Good	%	45.1	44.7	28.1	46.7	44.6	41.4	49.3	53.6	36.7
2: Fair	%	21.2	15.8	28.1	15.9	24.6	32.4	20.0	14.3	26.7
1: Poor	%	5.5	4.6	.	3.2	7.7	14.0	2.8	.	.
Total	N	1,089	152	32	345	65	222	215	28	30

Technology services overall		NCSU	College/School
Technology services overall		NCSU	CALS	CED	CHASS	CNR	COE	COM	COT	PAMS
	Mean	3.25	3.32	3.47	3.27	3.18	3.08	3.30	3.32	3.25
4: Excellent	%	34.5	38.4	47.1	36.8	24.6	23.1	38.3	34.1	34.5
3: Good	%	56.6	54.9	52.9	53.4	68.4	63.4	53.9	63.6	56.4
2: Fair	%	8.5	6.6	.	9.6	7.0	11.5	7.5	2.3	9.1
1: Poor	%	0.4	.	.	0.1	.	2.0	0.3	.	.
Total	N	2,077	346	51	741	114	355	371	44	55

Q Library Services

Hours of operation		NCSU	College/School
Hours of operation		NCSU	CALS	CED	CHASS	CNR	COE	COM	COT	PAMS
	Mean	3.57	3.66	3.57	3.58	3.47	3.50	3.60	3.28	3.58
4: Excellent	%	60.5	68.0	62.7	61.1	50.4	55.6	63.3	32.6	58.5
3: Good	%	36.3	30.5	31.4	35.7	47.0	39.1	34.0	62.8	41.5
2: Fair	%	2.8	0.6	5.9	3.0	1.7	4.7	2.8	4.7	.
1: Poor	%	0.3	0.9	.	0.1	0.9	0.6	.	.	.
Total	N	2,075	344	51	767	115	340	362	43	53

Staff responsiveness		NCSU	College/School
Staff responsiveness		NCSU	CALS	CED	CHASS	CNR	COE	COM	COT	PAMS
	Mean	3.27	3.33	3.35	3.29	3.22	3.18	3.28	3.23	3.44
4: Excellent	%	38.3	43.5	43.8	39.9	34.3	30.4	37.4	32.5	46.7
3: Good	%	52.0	46.4	47.9	50.1	56.2	58.7	53.9	57.5	51.1
2: Fair	%	8.6	9.8	8.3	8.8	6.7	9.2	7.7	10.0	2.2
1: Poor	%	1.1	0.3	.	1.2	2.9	1.7	1.0	.	.
Total	N	1,882	306	48	725	105	303	310	40	45

Access to databases/collections		NCSU	College/School
Access to databases/collections		NCSU	CALS	CED	CHASS	CNR	COE	COM	COT	PAMS
	Mean	3.35	3.39	3.50	3.35	3.23	3.30	3.38	3.23	3.46
4: Excellent	%	44.7	47.6	56.0	45.2	36.5	40.3	45.8	34.9	54.0
3: Good	%	46.5	45.3	38.0	45.2	52.2	49.8	47.2	53.5	38.0
2: Fair	%	8.0	5.9	6.0	9.0	8.7	9.2	6.5	11.6	8.0
1: Poor	%	0.7	1.2	.	0.5	2.6	0.6	0.6	.	.
Total	N	2,025	340	50	756	115	315	356	43	50

Training to use library		NCSU	College/School
Training to use library		NCSU	CALS	CED	CHASS	CNR	COE	COM	COT	PAMS
	Mean	3.01	3.10	3.12	3.03	2.89	2.74	3.07	3.29	3.19
4: Excellent	%	30.8	32.6	34.9	32.6	22.9	21.9	33.4	36.6	37.8
3: Good	%	44.6	49.0	41.9	43.7	48.6	39.2	44.7	56.1	43.2
2: Fair	%	19.3	14.2	23.3	18.1	22.9	29.8	17.2	7.3	18.9
1: Poor	%	5.3	4.2	.	5.6	5.7	9.1	4.6	.	.
Total	N	1,704	288	43	623	105	265	302	41	37

Library services overall		NCSU	College/School
Library services overall		NCSU	CALS	CED	CHASS	CNR	COE	COM	COT	PAMS
	Mean	3.35	3.42	3.50	3.37	3.24	3.24	3.35	3.27	3.47
4: Excellent	%	39.8	44.8	50.0	42.0	29.3	31.6	39.6	34.1	47.2
3: Good	%	55.6	52.3	50.0	53.1	66.4	61.4	56.0	59.1	52.8
2: Fair	%	4.4	2.9	.	4.7	3.4	6.8	4.1	6.8	.
1: Poor	%	0.2	.	.	0.3	0.9	0.3	0.3	.	.
Total	N	2,077	344	52	765	116	339	364	44	53

Q Career-related Services

Oppor. for career assistance		NCSU	College/School
Oppor. for career assistance		NCSU	CALS	CED	CHASS	CNR	COE	COM	COT	PAMS
	Mean	3.10	3.23	3.11	3.00	2.98	3.08	3.16	3.44	3.11
4: Excellent	%	29.6	38.0	33.3	26.0	19.0	25.0	32.4	46.3	28.6
3: Good	%	53.9	49.6	44.4	52.3	60.7	61.0	52.6	51.2	53.6
2: Fair	%	13.7	9.7	22.2	17.4	19.0	11.0	13.3	2.4	17.9
1: Poor	%	2.8	2.7	.	4.3	1.2	2.9	1.7	.	.
Total	N	1,441	258	27	438	84	272	293	41	28

Info. on internships, co-op, etc.		NCSU	College/School
Info. on internships, co-op, etc.		NCSU	CALS	CED	CHASS	CNR	COE	COM	COT	PAMS
	Mean	3.08	3.12	2.85	2.95	3.16	3.08	3.17	3.53	3.02
4: Excellent	%	32.8	32.7	19.2	30.0	31.7	31.6	37.1	52.5	33.3
3: Good	%	46.7	50.2	50.0	42.5	53.8	48.5	46.3	47.5	42.9
2: Fair	%	15.9	13.5	26.9	20.2	13.5	15.8	13.3	.	16.7
1: Poor	%	4.6	3.6	3.8	7.3	1.0	4.0	3.2	.	7.1
Total	N	1,593	275	26	494	104	297	315	40	42

Resources available to explore options		NCSU	College/School
Resources available to explore options		NCSU	CALS	CED	CHASS	CNR	COE	COM	COT	PAMS
	Mean	3.02	3.11	2.93	2.89	2.93	3.02	3.12	3.32	3.03
4: Excellent	%	28.4	33.6	20.0	25.1	16.7	24.6	33.7	42.1	35.9
3: Good	%	50.0	47.7	53.3	47.8	64.4	55.6	47.4	47.4	38.5
2: Fair	%	16.6	14.8	26.7	17.9	14.4	16.5	16.3	10.5	17.9
1: Poor	%	5.1	4.0	.	9.2	4.4	3.2	2.6	.	7.7
Total	N	1,522	277	30	458	90	284	306	38	39

Info. through Internet and other technology		NCSU	College/School
Info. through Internet and other technology		NCSU	CALS	CED	CHASS	CNR	COE	COM	COT	PAMS
	Mean	3.15	3.22	3.24	3.06	2.99	3.13	3.24	3.31	3.14
4: Excellent	%	31.9	36.4	31.0	28.7	17.0	30.3	36.6	35.9	46.5
3: Good	%	53.5	52.4	62.1	52.6	66.0	55.2	51.9	59.0	32.6
2: Fair	%	11.7	8.4	6.9	14.4	16.0	12.1	10.2	5.1	9.3
1: Poor	%	2.9	2.8	.	4.3	1.0	2.4	1.2	.	11.6
Total	N	1,610	286	29	494	100	297	322	39	43

Career services overall		NCSU	College/School
Career services overall		NCSU	CALS	CED	CHASS	CNR	COE	COM	COT	PAMS
	Mean	3.06	3.14	3.07	2.92	2.95	3.10	3.16	3.45	2.95
4: Excellent	26.9	32.0	20.0	22.2	16.3	25.7	32.4	50.0	27.3
3: Good	%	54.9	52.6	66.7	52.7	65.4	60.5	53.1	45.0	45.5
2: Fair	%	15.3	13.4	13.3	19.9	15.4	11.8	13.0	5.0	22.7
1: Poor	%	3.0	2.1	.	5.2	2.9	2.0	1.5	.	4.5
Total	N	1,659	291	30	522	104	304	324	40	44

Q Employment-related Services

Resume preparation		NCSU	College/School
Resume preparation		NCSU	CALS	CED	CHASS	CNR	COE	COM	COT	PAMS
	Mean	3.12	3.26	2.33	2.90	3.28	3.07	3.27	3.40	3.21
4: Excellent	%	33.9	40.0	5.6	27.6	41.4	27.6	39.5	45.7	39.4
3: Good	%	48.1	48.1	38.9	43.8	47.5	55.2	48.2	48.6	48.5
2: Fair	%	13.7	9.6	38.9	19.3	9.1	13.4	12.0	5.7	6.1
1: Poor	%	4.3	2.3	16.7	9.4	2.0	3.8	0.3	.	6.1
Total	N	1,389	260	18	384	99	261	299	35	33

Interview prep skills		NCSU	College/School
Interview prep skills		NCSU	CALS	CED	CHASS	CNR	COE	COM	COT	PAMS
	Mean	2.94	3.16	2.67	2.77	3.01	2.84	3.02	3.26	2.88
4: Excellent	%	27.4	38.1	11.1	22.6	29.2	20.3	30.2	45.7	19.2
3: Good	%	45.5	43.3	44.4	44.4	47.2	49.4	45.0	37.1	53.8
2: Fair	%	20.7	15.3	44.4	20.1	19.1	24.7	21.8	14.3	23.1
1: Poor	%	6.4	3.3	.	12.9	4.5	5.6	3.1	2.9	3.8
Total	N	1,225	215	18	349	89	231	262	35	26

Access to career fairs, job listings, etc.		NCSU	College/School
Access to career fairs, job listings, etc.		NCSU	CALS	CED	CHASS	CNR	COE	COM	COT	PAMS
	Mean	3.13	3.24	2.76	2.92	2.96	3.27	3.24	3.51	3.08
4: Excellent	%	35.7	41.8	16.0	26.1	26.3	40.3	42.0	53.8	35.9
3: Good	%	45.8	43.6	48.0	46.6	48.5	48.4	43.3	43.6	43.6
2: Fair	%	14.2	11.3	32.0	20.5	20.2	9.1	11.1	2.6	12.8
1: Poor	%	4.3	3.3	4.0	6.8	5.1	2.3	3.5	.	7.7
Total	N	1,558	275	25	459	99	308	314	39	39

Employment search assistance overall		NCSU	College/School
Employment search assistance overall		NCSU	CALS	CED	CHASS	CNR	COE	COM	COT	PAMS
	Mean	3.02	3.14	2.65	2.80	2.98	3.08	3.16	3.42	3.16
4: Excellent	%	27.8	32.6	11.5	21.1	25.0	26.2	33.3	50.0	34.2
3: Good	%	51.2	52.2	46.2	46.4	53.0	58.3	51.1	42.1	52.6
2: Fair	%	16.8	12.3	38.5	24.0	17.0	13.2	14.0	7.9	7.9
1: Poor	%	4.3	2.9	3.8	8.4	5.0	2.3	1.6	.	5.3
Total	N	1,545	276	26	450	100	302	315	38	38

Q Non-Academic Services

Personal safety on campus		NCSU	College/School
Personal safety on campus		NCSU	CALS	CED	CHASS	CNR	COE	COM	COT	PAMS
	Mean	3.04	3.09	3.37	2.97	2.96	3.01	3.11	2.93	3.26
4: Excellent	%	23.5	25.1	42.9	22.4	14.5	19.3	27.6	20.7	30.4
3: Good	%	58.5	60.2	51.4	54.3	68.1	64.3	57.6	55.2	65.2
2: Fair	%	16.3	13.3	5.7	21.2	15.9	14.5	13.3	20.7	4.3
1: Poor	%	1.7	1.4	.	2.1	1.4	1.9	1.5	3.4	.
Total	N	1,210	211	35	433	69	207	203	29	23

University Career Center		NCSU	College/School
University Career Center		NCSU	CALS	CED	CHASS	CNR	COE	COM	COT	PAMS
	Mean	3.16	3.17	3.13	3.15	3.02	3.11	3.25	3.14	3.25
4: Excellent	%	32.4	32.0	25.0	32.9	19.6	29.0	38.0	23.8	35.0
3: Good	%	53.1	54.5	62.5	51.0	63.0	55.0	49.8	66.7	55.0
2: Fair	%	12.9	12.4	12.5	13.7	17.4	13.9	11.1	9.5	10.0
1: Poor	%	1.6	1.1	.	2.3	.	2.1	1.1	.	.
Total	N	1,133	178	16	343	46	238	271	21	20

College/dept placement svcs		NCSU	College/School
College/dept placement svcs		NCSU	CALS	CED	CHASS	CNR	COE	COM	COT	PAMS
	Mean	3.01	3.09	3.39	2.91	2.98	2.92	3.09	3.39	3.00
4: Excellent	%	23.9	25.0	52.2	20.2	22.0	18.0	28.8	45.5	15.8
3: Good	%	56.2	59.6	34.8	55.4	58.0	61.2	53.2	48.5	68.4
2: Fair	%	16.6	14.7	13.0	19.6	16.0	15.8	16.0	6.1	15.8
1: Poor	%	3.3	0.7	.	4.9	4.0	5.0	1.9	.	.
Total	N	883	136	23	327	50	139	156	33	19

Library services		NCSU	College/School
Library services		NCSU	CALS	CED	CHASS	CNR	COE	COM	COT	PAMS
	Mean	3.33	3.36	3.64	3.35	3.31	3.24	3.31	3.18	3.47
4: Excellent	%	40.8	42.3	66.0	43.9	35.1	31.6	40.9	20.5	49.0
3: Good	%	52.3	52.4	32.0	47.9	60.5	61.9	50.3	77.3	49.0
2: Fair	%	6.3	4.8	2.0	7.5	4.4	5.9	8.0	2.3	2.0
1: Poor	%	0.6	0.6	.	0.7	.	0.6	0.9	.	.
Total	N	2,030	336	50	760	114	323	352	44	51

Bookstore services and products		NCSU	College/School
Bookstore services and products		NCSU	CALS	CED	CHASS	CNR	COE	COM	COT	PAMS
	Mean	3.02	3.01	3.37	3.03	3.06	2.91	3.05	2.98	2.98
4: Excellent	%	24.6	23.2	47.1	26.2	23.9	16.6	28.2	23.8	19.2
3: Good	%	55.4	56.8	45.1	53.8	60.2	60.3	51.9	50.0	65.4
2: Fair	%	17.3	18.2	5.9	17.4	14.2	20.1	16.6	26.2	9.6
1: Poor	%	2.6	1.8	2.0	2.7	1.8	2.9	3.3	.	5.8
Total	N	2,052	340	51	749	113	343	362	42	52

Registration process		NCSU	College/School
Registration process		NCSU	CALS	CED	CHASS	CNR	COE	COM	COT	PAMS
	Mean	3.22	3.31	3.39	3.15	3.10	3.20	3.28	3.26	3.38
4: Excellent	%	37.5	39.5	45.1	34.4	30.4	35.6	42.8	34.9	53.8
3: Good	%	48.8	52.4	49.0	49.2	50.4	49.6	44.4	55.8	32.7
2: Fair	%	11.9	7.2	5.9	13.1	17.4	14.2	10.8	9.3	11.5
1: Poor	%	1.9	0.9	.	3.3	1.7	0.6	1.9	.	1.9
Total	N	2,092	347	51	764	115	351	369	43	52

Financial aid svcs:application/award prcss		NCSU	College/School
Financial aid svcs:application/award prcss		NCSU	CALS	CED	CHASS	CNR	COE	COM	COT	PAMS
	Mean	3.15	3.17	3.31	3.11	3.25	3.10	3.22	3.06	3.22
4: Excellent	%	36.6	35.8	44.4	35.6	40.3	33.2	42.7	25.8	38.9
3: Good	%	46.0	48.2	44.4	44.8	44.4	48.4	41.6	54.8	50.0
2: Fair	%	13.3	13.3	8.3	14.4	15.3	13.5	11.2	19.4	5.6
1: Poor	%	4.1	2.8	2.8	5.2	.	4.9	4.5	.	5.6
Total	N	1,260	218	36	466	72	223	178	31	36

Financial aid svcs:disbursement process		NCSU	College/School
Financial aid svcs:disbursement process		NCSU	CALS	CED	CHASS	CNR	COE	COM	COT	PAMS
	Mean	3.15	3.13	3.12	3.10	3.17	3.13	3.26	3.21	3.30
4: Excellent	%	36.3	33.3	36.4	35.2	36.1	33.3	44.4	46.4	40.0
3: Good	%	46.2	50.7	45.5	44.8	45.8	50.0	40.9	32.1	53.3
2: Fair	%	13.2	11.9	12.1	14.8	16.7	12.5	11.1	17.9	3.3
1: Poor	%	4.3	4.0	6.1	5.2	1.4	4.2	3.5	3.6	3.3
Total	N	1,197	201	33	446	72	216	171	28	30

Campus food services		NCSU	College/School
Campus food services		NCSU	CALS	CED	CHASS	CNR	COE	COM	COT	PAMS
	Mean	2.69	2.77	2.71	2.69	2.75	2.53	2.69	2.72	2.83
4: Excellent	%	12.1	15.4	14.3	11.2	9.5	8.5	14.3	12.8	16.7
3: Good	%	52.0	53.8	47.6	55.1	58.3	46.5	47.5	51.3	54.8
2: Fair	%	28.3	23.5	33.3	25.7	29.8	34.5	30.9	30.8	23.8
1: Poor	%	7.6	7.3	4.8	8.0	2.4	10.5	7.4	5.1	4.8
Total	N	1,430	247	42	501	84	258	217	39	42

Campus health services		NCSU	College/School
Campus health services		NCSU	CALS	CED	CHASS	CNR	COE	COM	COT	PAMS
	Mean	3.11	3.09	3.17	3.08	3.23	3.12	3.12	3.14	3.12
4: Excellent	%	33.0	29.7	35.7	33.7	31.6	32.5	35.6	34.3	29.3
3: Good	%	49.1	52.5	45.2	45.4	59.5	53.2	46.2	51.4	56.1
2: Fair	%	13.5	14.5	19.0	16.2	8.9	8.3	12.9	8.6	12.2
1: Poor	%	4.4	3.3	.	4.8	.	6.0	5.3	5.7	2.4
Total	N	1,577	276	42	588	79	252	264	35	41

Campus counseling (not career) svcs		NCSU	College/School
Campus counseling (not career) svcs		NCSU	CALS	CED	CHASS	CNR	COE	COM	COT	PAMS
	Mean	3.09	3.19	3.00	3.04	3.00	3.01	3.26	2.80	3.33
4: Excellent	%	32.3	33.8	27.3	32.6	26.3	27.0	38.1	20.0	44.4
3: Good	%	49.3	54.5	45.5	45.7	50.0	52.7	52.4	50.0	44.4
2: Fair	%	13.5	9.1	27.3	14.8	21.1	14.9	7.1	20.0	11.1
1: Poor	%	4.9	2.6	.	7.0	2.6	5.4	2.4	10.0	.
Total	N	533	77	11	230	38	74	84	10	9

Business svcs/cashier/student accts		NCSU	College/School
Business svcs/cashier/student accts		NCSU	CALS	CED	CHASS	CNR	COE	COM	COT	PAMS
	Mean	3.07	3.09	3.09	3.03	3.08	3.01	3.17	3.09	2.97
4: Excellent	%	22.6	21.9	25.6	22.2	19.3	18.0	29.6	22.9	20.6
3: Good	%	63.5	66.8	60.5	61.7	70.5	67.2	59.1	62.9	58.8
2: Fair	%	11.9	9.8	11.6	13.7	9.1	12.4	10.1	14.3	17.6
1: Poor	%	2.0	1.6	2.3	2.5	1.1	2.4	1.2	.	2.9
Total	N	1,482	256	43	519	88	250	257	35	34

Residence life programs		NCSU	College/School
Residence life programs		NCSU	CALS	CED	CHASS	CNR	COE	COM	COT	PAMS
	Mean	2.94	2.96	3.12	2.98	2.89	2.67	3.03	3.04	3.09
4: Excellent	%	23.8	25.3	26.9	24.7	22.2	14.9	29.6	14.3	34.8
3: Good	%	51.6	49.3	57.7	53.6	50.0	47.0	48.7	75.0	47.8
2: Fair	%	19.4	21.3	15.4	16.8	22.2	28.4	17.4	10.7	8.7
1: Poor	%	5.2	4.0	.	4.8	5.6	9.7	4.3	.	8.7
Total	N	803	150	26	291	36	134	115	28	23

Opportunities for rec activities		NCSU	College/School
Opportunities for rec activities		NCSU	CALS	CED	CHASS	CNR	COE	COM	COT	PAMS
	Mean	3.29	3.28	3.61	3.28	3.30	3.25	3.29	3.24	3.35
4: Excellent	%	40.6	39.8	63.9	40.6	41.9	37.0	41.1	32.4	48.6
3: Good	%	49.3	49.8	33.3	49.0	49.5	51.4	48.5	61.8	43.2
2: Fair	%	8.4	8.8	2.8	8.4	5.4	10.7	9.1	2.9	2.7
1: Poor	%	1.7	1.6	.	2.0	3.2	0.8	1.2	2.9	5.4
Total	N	1,445	251	36	510	93	243	241	34	37

Opportunities for community svc		NCSU	College/School
Opportunities for community svc		NCSU	CALS	CED	CHASS	CNR	COE	COM	COT	PAMS
	Mean	3.13	3.15	3.22	3.12	3.21	2.99	3.15	3.09	3.33
4: Excellent	%	30.3	32.6	37.8	30.8	30.3	21.0	31.8	28.1	45.5
3: Good	%	54.2	51.8	48.6	53.2	60.5	60.8	53.2	53.1	45.5
2: Fair	%	13.3	13.8	10.8	13.4	9.2	15.1	12.9	18.8	6.1
1: Poor	%	2.2	1.8	2.7	2.6	.	3.2	2.0	.	3.0
Total	N	1,214	224	37	425	76	186	201	32	33

Opps to dev leadership skills		NCSU	College/School
Opps to dev leadership skills		NCSU	CALS	CED	CHASS	CNR	COE	COM	COT	PAMS
	Mean	3.20	3.21	3.24	3.20	3.35	3.03	3.25	3.08	3.35
4: Excellent	%	35.7	37.8	43.2	36.6	40.2	24.3	39.3	25.0	41.2
3: Good	%	50.7	46.8	45.9	49.6	54.9	58.0	48.0	61.1	52.9
2: Fair	%	11.1	13.9	2.7	10.7	4.9	13.7	11.3	11.1	5.9
1: Poor	%	2.5	1.5	8.1	3.2	.	4.0	1.5	2.8	.
Total	N	1,483	267	37	506	102	226	275	36	34

Q Non-Academic Services: Staff Responsiveness

Personal safety on campus		NCSU	College/School
Personal safety on campus		NCSU	CALS	CED	CHASS	CNR	COE	COM	COT	PAMS
	Mean	3.07	3.14	3.31	3.05	2.97	2.99	3.12	3.31	3.08
4: Excellent	%	26.6	32.3	38.5	26.4	15.6	21.0	29.8	38.5	25.0
3: Good	%	56.2	53.8	53.8	54.8	65.6	60.5	53.2	53.8	58.3
2: Fair	%	14.7	9.7	7.7	16.2	18.8	15.3	16.0	7.7	16.7
1: Poor	%	2.4	4.3	.	2.5	.	3.2	1.1	.	.
Total	N	578	93	13	197	32	124	94	13	12

University Career Center		NCSU	College/School
University Career Center		NCSU	CALS	CED	CHASS	CNR	COE	COM	COT	PAMS
	Mean	3.22	3.10	3.17	3.25	3.07	3.20	3.30	3.46	3.20
4: Excellent	%	37.4	31.6	33.3	41.9	25.9	32.2	43.3	46.2	50.0
3: Good	%	50.6	52.0	50.0	45.2	55.6	59.1	45.4	53.8	30.0
2: Fair	%	8.9	11.2	16.7	8.4	18.5	5.8	9.9	.	10.0
1: Poor	%	3.2	5.1	.	4.5	.	2.9	1.4	.	10.0
Total	N	621	98	6	155	27	171	141	13	10

College/dept placement svcs		NCSU	College/School
College/dept placement svcs		NCSU	CALS	CED	CHASS	CNR	COE	COM	COT	PAMS
	Mean	3.02	3.01	3.00	2.92	3.04	3.04	3.08	3.42	3.10
4: Excellent	%	27.2	21.4	42.9	25.6	25.9	22.6	32.9	54.2	20.0
3: Good	%	51.9	61.4	14.3	48.2	51.9	60.7	47.9	33.3	70.0
2: Fair	%	16.6	14.3	42.9	18.9	22.2	14.3	13.7	12.5	10.0
1: Poor	%	4.4	2.9	.	7.3	.	2.4	5.5	.	.
Total	N	459	70	7	164	27	84	73	24	10

Library services		NCSU	College/School
Library services		NCSU	CALS	CED	CHASS	CNR	COE	COM	COT	PAMS
	Mean	3.27	3.29	3.41	3.24	3.35	3.28	3.26	3.13	3.49
4: Excellent	%	37.9	38.2	45.5	38.0	43.3	35.2	38.3	22.6	51.4
3: Good	%	52.1	52.7	50.0	49.7	48.3	58.0	49.5	67.7	45.7
2: Fair	%	9.4	9.1	4.5	11.0	8.3	6.4	12.2	9.7	2.9
1: Poor	%	0.5	.	.	1.3	.	0.5	.	.	.
Total	N	1,123	186	22	382	60	219	188	31	35

Bookstore services and products		NCSU	College/School
Bookstore services and products		NCSU	CALS	CED	CHASS	CNR	COE	COM	COT	PAMS
	Mean	3.01	3.05	3.18	3.03	3.08	2.92	3.01	2.96	2.86
4: Excellent	%	24.3	25.0	36.4	27.5	29.0	16.7	26.3	23.1	11.1
3: Good	%	55.4	56.4	45.5	52.0	51.6	61.9	52.1	53.8	72.2
2: Fair	%	17.2	17.0	18.2	16.8	17.7	18.4	17.9	19.2	8.3
1: Poor	%	3.2	1.6	.	3.7	1.6	2.9	3.7	3.8	8.3
Total	N	1,138	188	22	375	62	239	190	26	36

Registration process		NCSU	College/School
Registration process		NCSU	CALS	CED	CHASS	CNR	COE	COM	COT	PAMS
	Mean	3.11	3.27	3.15	3.05	3.02	3.03	3.16	3.27	3.18
4: Excellent	%	31.0	37.3	35.0	29.7	26.8	25.3	34.8	34.6	35.7
3: Good	%	51.5	53.4	50.0	50.2	51.8	54.2	48.4	57.7	46.4
2: Fair	%	14.8	8.1	10.0	15.9	17.9	18.2	14.3	7.7	17.9
1: Poor	%	2.8	1.2	5.0	4.2	3.6	2.2	2.5	.	.
Total	N	1,010	161	20	333	56	225	161	26	28

Financial aid svcs:application/award prcss		NCSU	College/School
Financial aid svcs:application/award prcss		NCSU	CALS	CED	CHASS	CNR	COE	COM	COT	PAMS
	Mean	3.09	3.16	3.00	3.08	3.03	3.05	3.11	3.10	3.23
4: Excellent	%	34.9	34.5	35.7	38.4	34.3	30.9	35.6	25.0	36.4
3: Good	%	45.1	49.1	35.7	38.4	37.1	51.0	44.8	60.0	54.5
2: Fair	%	14.3	13.8	21.4	15.7	25.7	10.1	14.9	15.0	4.5
1: Poor	%	5.8	2.6	7.1	7.4	2.9	8.1	4.6	.	4.5
Total	N	659	116	14	216	35	149	87	20	22

Financial aid svcs:disbursement process		NCSU	College/School
Financial aid svcs:disbursement process		NCSU	CALS	CED	CHASS	CNR	COE	COM	COT	PAMS
	Mean	3.10	3.12	3.00	3.06	2.89	3.04	3.30	3.33	3.14
4: Excellent	%	33.2	30.4	40.0	35.0	24.3	26.7	45.6	38.9	33.3
3: Good	%	48.4	54.9	30.0	42.9	45.9	56.3	41.8	55.6	52.4
2: Fair	%	13.1	10.8	20.0	15.3	24.3	11.1	10.1	5.6	9.5
1: Poor	%	5.3	3.9	10.0	6.9	5.4	5.9	2.5	.	4.8
Total	N	605	102	10	203	37	135	79	18	21

Campus food services		NCSU	College/School
Campus food services		NCSU	CALS	CED	CHASS	CNR	COE	COM	COT	PAMS
	Mean	2.80	2.83	2.75	2.94	2.98	2.62	2.66	2.96	2.90
4: Excellent	%	18.3	19.4	18.8	24.3	23.9	9.9	14.8	23.1	13.8
3: Good	%	50.0	49.3	43.8	49.8	52.2	51.6	45.1	50.0	65.5
2: Fair	%	25.5	25.7	31.3	21.1	21.7	29.1	31.1	26.9	17.2
1: Poor	%	6.3	5.6	6.3	4.8	2.2	9.3	9.0	.	3.4
Total	N	816	144	16	251	46	182	122	26	29

Campus health services		NCSU	College/School
Campus health services		NCSU	CALS	CED	CHASS	CNR	COE	COM	COT	PAMS
	Mean	3.11	3.12	3.29	3.10	3.31	3.15	3.01	3.00	3.11
4: Excellent	%	35.4	32.9	47.1	36.1	35.7	37.6	35.9	28.0	25.0
3: Good	%	45.6	50.3	35.3	44.4	59.5	43.3	38.6	48.0	64.3
2: Fair	%	13.6	13.0	17.6	12.8	4.8	15.2	15.9	20.0	7.1
1: Poor	%	5.4	3.7	.	6.6	.	3.9	9.7	4.0	3.6
Total	N	884	161	17	288	42	178	145	25	28

Campus counseling (not career) svcs		NCSU	College/School
Campus counseling (not career) svcs		NCSU	CALS	CED	CHASS	CNR	COE	COM	COT	PAMS
	Mean	3.02	3.14	3.20	3.04	2.83	2.90	3.07	3.00	3.00
4: Excellent	%	34.2	39.5	40.0	38.2	22.2	30.6	31.0	28.6	.
3: Good	%	43.2	41.9	40.0	38.2	50.0	40.8	52.4	42.9	100.0
2: Fair	%	13.3	11.6	20.0	12.7	16.7	16.3	9.5	28.6	.
1: Poor	%	9.4	7.0	.	10.9	11.1	12.2	7.1	.	.
Total	N	278	43	5	110	18	49	42	7	4

Business svcs/cashier/student accts		NCSU	College/School
Business svcs/cashier/student accts		NCSU	CALS	CED	CHASS	CNR	COE	COM	COT	PAMS
	Mean	3.02	3.00	2.76	3.07	3.02	2.96	3.07	3.04	2.95
4: Excellent	%	22.0	19.1	5.9	26.7	14.6	19.3	25.2	21.7	19.0
3: Good	%	61.2	65.4	70.6	56.8	72.9	62.6	58.3	60.9	57.1
2: Fair	%	13.7	11.8	17.6	13.6	12.5	12.9	15.0	17.4	23.8
1: Poor	%	3.1	3.7	5.9	2.9	.	5.3	1.6	.	.
Total	N	786	136	17	243	48	171	127	23	21

Residence life programs		NCSU	College/School
Residence life programs		NCSU	CALS	CED	CHASS	CNR	COE	COM	COT	PAMS
	Mean	2.95	2.90	2.78	3.01	2.95	2.77	3.00	3.24	3.25
4: Excellent	%	23.6	20.7	.	27.7	26.3	18.5	25.0	23.5	37.5
3: Good	%	54.2	55.2	77.8	52.5	47.4	47.8	58.3	76.5	56.3
2: Fair	%	15.4	17.2	22.2	12.8	21.1	26.1	8.3	.	.
1: Poor	%	6.8	6.9	.	7.1	5.3	7.6	8.3	.	6.3
Total	N	441	87	9	141	19	92	60	17	16

Recreational activities		NCSU	College/School
Recreational activities		NCSU	CALS	CED	CHASS	CNR	COE	COM	COT	PAMS
	Mean	3.19	3.11	3.36	3.29	3.08	3.10	3.20	3.39	3.15
4: Excellent	%	34.6	30.3	42.9	40.6	35.4	26.9	35.8	38.9	35.0
3: Good	%	52.2	55.7	50.0	48.5	43.8	59.0	48.6	61.1	55.0
2: Fair	%	10.5	8.2	7.1	10.0	14.6	10.9	15.6	.	.
1: Poor	%	2.7	5.7	.	0.9	6.3	3.2	.	.	10.0
Total	N	716	122	14	229	48	156	109	18	20

Financial Aid Services

Q Received Financial Aid

Receive financial aid while at NCSU?		NCSU	College/School
Receive financial aid while at NCSU?		NCSU	CALS	CED	CHASS	CNR	COE	COM	COT	PAMS
Yes	%	60.3	62.9	64.2	61.1	67.0	65.2	45.8	80.0	67.3
No	%	39.7	37.1	35.8	38.9	33.0	34.8	54.2	20.0	32.7
Total	N	2,128	350	53	778	115	359	373	45	55

Q Satisfaction with Aid Package

Satisfaction with fin aid package		NCSU	College/School
Satisfaction with fin aid package		NCSU	CALS	CED	CHASS	CNR	COE	COM	COT	PAMS
	Mean	3.40	3.37	3.47	3.37	3.57	3.44	3.32	3.53	3.38
4: Very satisfied	%	48.3	45.9	58.8	47.5	61.8	50.9	40.9	52.8	48.6
3: Moderately satisfied	%	44.7	46.8	32.4	44.1	34.2	43.2	52.6	47.2	43.2
2: Moderately dissatisfied	%	5.4	5.9	5.9	6.3	2.6	5.6	4.1	.	5.4
1: Very dissatisfied	%	1.6	1.4	2.9	2.1	1.3	0.4	2.3	.	2.7
Total	N	1,282	220	34	474	76	234	171	36	37

Q Satisfaction with Financial Aid Staff

Rate financial aid reception staff		NCSU	College/School
Rate financial aid reception staff		NCSU	CALS	CED	CHASS	CNR	COE	COM	COT	PAMS
	Mean	3.17	3.26	3.32	3.13	3.10	3.21	3.11	3.12	3.40
4: Excellent	%	35.5	34.7	46.4	36.4	25.8	36.1	33.1	34.6	48.0
3: Good	%	49.8	56.9	39.3	45.5	61.3	51.9	48.6	46.2	44.0
2: Fair	%	11.4	8.4	14.3	13.0	9.7	8.7	14.1	15.4	8.0
1: Poor	%	3.4	.	.	5.1	3.2	3.3	4.2	3.8	.
Total	N	1,009	167	28	376	62	183	142	26	25

Rate financial aid phone staff		NCSU	College/School
Rate financial aid phone staff		NCSU	CALS	CED	CHASS	CNR	COE	COM	COT	PAMS
	Mean	3.13	3.19	3.20	3.12	3.06	3.16	3.11	2.95	3.19
4: Excellent	%	32.6	33.1	36.0	33.9	25.9	32.2	31.8	21.1	37.0
3: Good	%	50.6	53.6	48.0	46.6	57.4	53.8	51.2	57.9	48.1
2: Fair	%	14.3	11.9	16.0	17.1	13.0	11.7	13.2	15.8	11.1
1: Poor	%	2.6	1.3	.	2.5	3.7	2.3	3.9	5.3	3.7
Total	N	939	151	25	363	54	171	129	19	27

Rate financial aid advisor staff		NCSU	College/School
Rate financial aid advisor staff		NCSU	CALS	CED	CHASS	CNR	COE	COM	COT	PAMS
	Mean	3.25	3.26	3.28	3.22	3.27	3.28	3.27	3.29	3.14
4: Excellent	%	41.6	39.0	44.0	43.6	39.0	41.1	41.7	37.5	38.1
3: Good	%	44.1	50.0	44.0	38.1	50.8	46.9	45.5	54.2	42.9
2: Fair	%	11.9	9.1	8.0	15.0	8.5	10.9	10.6	8.3	14.3
1: Poor	%	2.4	1.9	4.0	3.3	1.7	1.1	2.3	.	4.8
Total	N	957	154	25	367	59	175	132	24	21

For more information on the 2005-2006 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, 2006

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