North Carolina State University
2005-2006 Graduating Senior Survey:
Gender and Racial/Ethnic Comparisons of
Student Goals and Intentions
This document reports survey data on gender and racial/ethnic differences in respondents' assessment of student goals and intentions while attending NC State. 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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Goals and Objectives
| Post-Graduate Plans | Time to Graduate
| Withdrawal/Transfer from NC State
Goals and Objectives
Q Primary Goal/Objective for attending NC State| NCSU | Men | Women | AfAm | White | Other | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bach. deg./certificate only | % | 20.1 | 23.3 | 16.9 | 11.7 | 20.6 | 22.9 |
| Prep. for grad/prof school | % | 38.7 | 34.3 | 43.0 | 46.4 | 37.1 | 48.4 |
| Prep. for new career/profession | % | 38.8 | 39.5 | 38.2 | 35.8 | 40.3 | 25.5 |
| Improve for current profession | % | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 3.9 | 0.8 | 2.5 |
| Courses for personal interest | % | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.6 |
| Other | % | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 2.2 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
| Total | N | 2,123 | 1,046 | 1,077 | 179 | 1,787 | 157 |
| NCSU | Men | Women | AfAm | White | Other | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fully accomplished | % | 76.2 | 75.7 | 76.8 | 63.7 | 77.5 | 75.8 |
| Partially accomplished | % | 23.3 | 23.8 | 22.7 | 35.2 | 22.1 | 23.6 |
| Not accomplished | % | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.6 |
| Total | N | 2,122 | 1,045 | 1,077 | 179 | 1,786 | 157 |
| NCSU | Men | Women | AfAm | White | Other | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | 2.47 | 2.44 | 2.51 | 2.55 | 2.43 | 2.74 | |
| 4: Very likely | % | 22.7 | 21.4 | 24.1 | 21.5 | 22.8 | 23.2 |
| 3: Probably | % | 30.9 | 30.4 | 31.4 | 37.4 | 28.2 | 43.4 |
| 2: Probably not | % | 17.5 | 18.9 | 16.0 | 15.9 | 17.8 | 17.2 |
| 1: Not likely | % | 28.9 | 29.4 | 28.5 | 25.2 | 31.3 | 16.2 |
| Total | N | 926 | 477 | 449 | 107 | 720 | 99 |
Post-Graduate Plans
Q Plans Following Graduation| NCSU | Men | Women | AfAm | White | Other | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Have accepted a job | % | 11.0 | 16.0 | 6.1 | 7.8 | 11.7 | 7.0 |
| Continuing in current position | % | 3.1 | 3.9 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 2.5 |
| Graduate/prof. school full-time | % | 22.0 | 19.5 | 24.5 | 26.8 | 20.8 | 30.4 |
| G/P school part-time & work part-time | % | 4.8 | 4.2 | 5.4 | 9.5 | 4.3 | 5.7 |
| Take more undergrad courses | % | 1.6 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 3.9 | 1.5 | 0.0 |
| Still seeking employment | % | 33.0 | 31.0 | 35.0 | 22.9 | 34.2 | 31.6 |
| Not seeking empl./not planning school | % | 3.8 | 4.5 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 3.2 |
| Entering military service | % | 1.7 | 3.0 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 1.3 |
| Don't know yet | % | 12.6 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 12.3 | 12.5 | 13.9 |
| Other | % | 6.3 | 4.9 | 7.7 | 9.5 | 6.2 | 4.4 |
| Total | N | 2,117 | 1,043 | 1,074 | 179 | 1,780 | 158 |
Time to Graduate
Q Taken more than 4 years to graduate| NCSU | Men | Women | AfAm | White | Other | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes, has taken longer than 4 yrs to graduate | % | 52.2% | 63.2% | 41.5% | 51.1% | 52.0% | 55.1% |
| Total | N | 2,118 | 1,041 | 1,077 | 178 | 1,784 | 156 |
| NCSU | Men | Women | AfAm | White | Other | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wanted/advised lighter courseload | % | 24.7% | 26.1% | 22.6% | 23.1% | 24.8% | 25.6% |
| Couldn't get classes needed | % | 20.7% | 22.2% | 18.6% | 25.3% | 20.3% | 20.9% |
| Changed majors | % | 43.7% | 43.9% | 43.4% | 38.5% | 44.9% | 36.0% |
| Lost credits when transferred | % | 22.7% | 20.1% | 26.6% | 14.3% | 23.8% | 19.8% |
| Co-op/intern/practicum/teach/etc | % | 12.8% | 13.8% | 11.2% | 11.0% | 12.8% | 14.0% |
| Financial reasons | % | 11.8% | 12.0% | 11.4% | 13.2% | 11.5% | 12.8% |
| Personal reasons | % | 27.3% | 23.1% | 33.6% | 37.4% | 25.8% | 33.7% |
| Double major/minor | % | 21.3% | 21.0% | 21.7% | 16.5% | 21.7% | 22.1% |
| Study abroad | % | 3.9% | 2.6% | 5.8% | 5.5% | 3.7% | 4.7% |
| Hours spent working | % | 25.7% | 25.8% | 25.5% | 19.8% | 26.2% | 26.7% |
| Other reasons | % | 12.9% | 12.6% | 13.2% | 12.1% | 13.1% | 10.5% |
| Total | N | 1,105 | 658 | 447 | 91 | 928 | 86 |
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Withdrawal/Transfer from NCSU
Q Ever consider withdrawal/transfer from NCSU| NCSU | Men | Women | AfAm | White | Other | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | % | 75.0 | 73.1 | 76.9 | 68.2 | 76.1 | 70.9 |
| Yes, not seriously | % | 11.1 | 12.8 | 9.5 | 14.0 | 11.0 | 9.5 |
| Yes, seriously | % | 9.7 | 9.4 | 10.1 | 12.8 | 9.1 | 13.3 |
| Yes-left & returned | % | 4.2 | 4.8 | 3.5 | 5.0 | 3.9 | 6.3 |
| Total | N | 2,117 | 1,043 | 1,074 | 179 | 1,780 | 158 |
| NCSU | Men | Women | AfAm | White | Other | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Program at NCSU | % | 30.2% | 31.0% | 29.4% | 26.3% | 31.0% | 28.3% |
| Financial reasons | % | 6.2% | 5.0% | 7.7% | 1.8% | 6.1% | 13.0% |
| Personal reasons | % | 34.6% | 33.8% | 35.5% | 38.6% | 34.3% | 32.6% |
| NCSU/city environment | % | 14.0% | 12.8% | 15.3% | 10.5% | 14.6% | 13.0% |
| Hassle (lose credit hrs,etc.) | % | 13.6% | 14.2% | 12.9% | 14.0% | 14.6% | 4.3% |
| Miscellaneous/other | % | 4.0% | 4.6% | 3.2% | 3.5% | 4.5% | 0.0% |
| Total | N | 529 | 281 | 248 | 57 | 426 | 46 |
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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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