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2005-2006 Graduating Senior Survey:
Gender and Racial/Ethnic Comparisons of
Campus Climate

This document reports survey data on gender and racial/ethnic differences in respondents' overall assessment of the campus climate. 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."


Q Campus climate toward student groups
  Mean Rating
(based on a scale of 5 = "strongly supportive," 4 = "mildly supportive,"
3 = "neutral" 2 = "mildly nonsupportive," 1 = "strongly nonsupportive")
  NCSU Men Women AfAm White Other
Rate campus climate for women 4.34 4.32 4.36 4.14 4.36 4.32
Rate campus climate for men 4.35 4.21 4.49 4.39 4.34 4.43
Rate campus climate for African Americans 4.25 4.23 4.27 3.59 4.32 4.18
Rate campus climate for other ethnic minorities 4.11 4.12 4.09 3.61 4.17 3.89
Rate campus climate for international students 4.17 4.17 4.16 3.79 4.23 3.92
Rate campus climate for students with disabilities 4.01 4.05 3.98 3.73 4.05 3.90
Rate campus climate for gay and lesbian students 3.58 3.52 3.65 3.37 3.62 3.46
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Q NCSU is committed to minority students' success
  NCSU Men Women AfAm White Other
  Mean 3.46 3.48 3.44 2.92 3.53 3.25
4: Agree strongly % 51.4 53.5 49.3 19.3 55.7 38.4
3: Agree somewhat % 44.2 42.0 46.3 58.5 42.2 50.3
2: Disagree somewhat % 3.6 3.8 3.3 17.0 1.7 9.4
1: Disagree strongly % 0.9 0.7 1.0 5.1 0.3 1.9
Total N 2,114 1,039 1,075 176 1,779 159

Q NC State leaders foster diversity on campus
  NCSU Men Women AfAm White Other
  Mean 3.18 3.18 3.18 2.74 3.23 3.09
4: Agree strongly % 36.3 37.4 35.1 17.4 38.7 29.6
3: Agree somewhat % 48.4 45.9 50.8 48.9 48.0 52.8
2: Disagree somewhat % 12.4 13.4 11.5 24.2 11.0 15.1
1: Disagree strongly % 2.9 3.3 2.6 9.6 2.3 2.5
Total N 2,118 1,045 1,073 178 1,781 159
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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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