NC State logo

North Carolina State University
2005-2006 Graduating Senior Survey:
Gender and Racial/Ethnic Comparisons of Academic Services
(Frequency Distributions)

This document reports frequency distributions by gender and race/ethnicity of survey items #11-16 of the "2005-2006 Graduating Senior Survey." Tables comparing mean ratings are available in "2005-2006 Graduating Senior Survey: Gender and Racial/Ethnic Comparisons of Academic Services.

Exact wording of question: Based on your last two years on this campus, how would you evaluate each of the following? (If you have not had enough experience with a service to evaluate it, please mark the response "Don't know/did not use" and then skip to the next service.)

Respondents selecting "don't know/did not use" have been excluded from the figures reported in this document.

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


Q Academic Advising in Your Major

Advising: Access to advisor NCSU Men Women AfAm White Other
4: Excellent % 39.9 40.3 39.4 38.8 40.5 34.4
3: Good % 36.0 35.4 36.5 39.3 35.6 36.4
2: Fair % 16.0 15.6 16.5 16.3 15.9 17.5
1: Poor % 8.1 8.7 7.6 5.6 8.1 11.7
Total N 2,077 1,022 1,055 178 1,745 154

Advising: Sufficient time with advisor NCSU Men Women AfAm White Other
4: Excellent % 38.3 39.3 37.3 36.0 38.7 35.8
3: Good % 33.7 33.8 33.6 39.3 33.1 33.1
2: Fair % 18.0 16.8 19.2 18.0 18.0 18.5
1: Poor % 10.0 10.2 9.9 6.7 10.2 12.6
Total N 2,061 1,013 1,048 178 1,732 151

Advising: Accurate info. about degree req./courses NCSU Men Women AfAm White Other
4: Excellent % 37.1 38.3 36.0 36.7 37.5 33.1
3: Good % 35.1 35.5 34.8 44.1 33.9 39.0
2: Fair % 18.5 17.2 19.8 10.2 19.4 17.5
1: Poor % 9.3 9.1 9.4 9.0 9.2 10.4
Total N 2,095 1,032 1,063 177 1,764 154

Advising: Knowledge of policies/procedures NCSU Men Women AfAm White Other
4: Excellent % 31.8 33.0 30.6 32.6 32.5 23.2
3: Good % 42.5 41.7 43.3 48.8 41.7 44.4
2: Fair % 19.4 18.7 20.1 14.0 19.9 20.5
1: Poor % 6.3 6.5 6.0 4.7 5.9 11.9
Total N 2,059 1,014 1,045 172 1,736 151

Academic advising overall NCSU Men Women AfAm White Other
4: Excellent % 36.4 37.7 35.2 37.1 36.8 30.8
3: Good % 37.1 37.4 36.9 43.3 36.3 39.1
2: Fair % 18.6 16.7 20.3 12.9 19.0 19.9
1: Poor % 7.9 8.2 7.7 6.7 7.9 10.3
Total N 2,102 1,033 1,069 178 1,768 156
Back To Mean Ratings
Back to Top


Q Research Support

Research: Access to faculty involved in research NCSU Men Women AfAm White Other
4: Excellent % 29.8 28.4 31.3 21.4 31.5 21.4
3: Good % 46.8 46.3 47.3 50.9 45.7 53.1
2: Fair % 17.4 18.2 16.5 22.3 16.9 17.3
1: Poor % 6.0 7.1 4.9 5.4 5.9 8.2
Total N 1,242 631 611 112 1,032 98

Research: Access to up-to-date facilities NCSU Men Women AfAm White Other
4: Excellent % 31.5 30.7 32.4 29.3 32.1 27.6
3: Good % 49.6 47.5 51.7 54.1 49.2 48.3
2: Fair % 15.1 17.0 13.2 15.8 14.6 19.8
1: Poor % 3.8 4.8 2.7 0.8 4.0 4.3
Total N 1,487 746 741 133 1,238 116

Research support overall NCSU Men Women AfAm White Other
4: Excellent % 26.6 26.6 26.5 20.3 27.8 20.4
3: Good % 52.9 51.0 54.9 54.7 52.6 54.9
2: Fair % 17.1 18.3 15.8 22.7 16.2 20.4
1: Poor % 3.5 4.1 2.9 2.3 3.5 4.4
Total N 1,472 736 736 128 1,231 113
Back To Mean Ratings
Back to Top


Q Technology Services

Tech: Access to Internet NCSU Men Women AfAm White Other
4: Excellent % 63.8 63.9 63.7 65.6 63.5 65.2
3: Good % 32.5 32.3 32.8 30.0 32.9 31.6
2: Fair % 3.6 3.6 3.5 3.9 3.6 3.2
1: Poor % 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.6 0.1 0.0
Total N 2,109 1,044 1,065 180 1,774 155

Tech: Hours of operation for computer labs NCSU Men Women AfAm White Other
4: Excellent % 44.9 45.9 44.0 53.1 44.0 46.7
3: Good % 44.9 43.0 46.8 38.0 45.9 41.3
2: Fair % 9.0 9.2 8.8 8.4 8.9 11.3
1: Poor % 1.2 1.8 0.5 0.6 1.3 0.7
Total N 2,067 1,028 1,039 179 1,738 150

Tech: Access to up-to-date facilities NCSU Men Women AfAm White Other
4: Excellent % 45.9 44.6 47.1 49.4 45.6 45.0
3: Good % 45.9 45.6 46.3 42.0 46.4 45.7
2: Fair % 7.2 8.6 5.8 7.4 7.1 7.9
1: Poor % 1.0 1.2 0.8 1.1 0.9 1.3
Total N 2,055 1,022 1,033 176 1,728 151

Tech: Access to trained staff for help NCSU Men Women AfAm White Other
4: Excellent % 26.6 24.1 29.0 31.3 25.9 28.6
3: Good % 44.9 42.7 47.0 41.3 45.3 45.2
2: Fair % 24.0 27.4 20.6 22.5 24.4 20.6
1: Poor % 4.6 5.8 3.4 5.0 4.4 5.6
Total N 1,755 868 887 160 1,469 126

Tech: Training classes NCSU Men Women AfAm White Other
4: Excellent % 28.2 27.4 29.3 27.4 27.9 31.8
3: Good % 45.1 42.8 48.2 43.4 45.0 47.7
2: Fair % 21.2 23.1 18.7 22.6 21.6 15.9
1: Poor % 5.5 6.7 3.9 6.6 5.5 4.5
Total N 1,089 628 461 106 895 88

Technology services overall NCSU Men Women AfAm White Other
4: Excellent % 34.5 33.8 35.1 37.7 33.9 37.4
3: Good % 56.6 56.6 56.6 50.3 57.5 52.9
2: Fair % 8.5 9.2 7.9 11.4 8.2 9.0
1: Poor % 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.6 0.4 0.6
Total N 2,077 1,027 1,050 175 1,747 155
Back To Mean Ratings
Back to Top


Q Library Services

Library: Hours of operation NCSU Men Women AfAm White Other
4: Excellent % 60.5 60.9 60.2 59.4 60.3 64.3
3: Good % 36.3 35.3 37.3 36.7 36.8 30.6
2: Fair % 2.8 3.4 2.2 3.3 2.5 5.1
1: Poor % 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.6 0.3 0.0
Total N 2,075 1,017 1,058 180 1,738 157

Library: Staff responsiveness NCSU Men Women AfAm White Other
4: Excellent % 38.3 37.7 38.9 34.9 37.8 47.6
3: Good % 52.0 52.3 51.7 55.2 52.7 40.7
2: Fair % 8.6 8.5 8.7 9.3 8.4 10.3
1: Poor % 1.1 1.5 0.7 0.6 1.2 1.4
Total N 1,882 928 954 172 1,565 145

Library: Access to databases/collections NCSU Men Women AfAm White Other
4: Excellent % 44.7 45.4 44.1 41.5 44.9 47.1
3: Good % 46.5 45.6 47.4 50.0 46.5 43.1
2: Fair % 8.0 8.3 7.7 8.0 8.0 8.5
1: Poor % 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.6 0.7 1.3
Total N 2,025 983 1,042 176 1,696 153

Library: Training to use library NCSU Men Women AfAm White Other
4: Excellent % 30.8 28.6 32.9 35.8 29.7 36.7
3: Good % 44.6 43.5 45.7 43.0 44.5 47.7
2: Fair % 19.3 21.5 17.1 18.5 20.1 11.7
1: Poor % 5.3 6.3 4.3 2.6 5.8 3.9
Total N 1,704 852 852 151 1,425 128

Library services overall NCSU Men Women AfAm White Other
4: Excellent % 39.8 39.1 40.4 41.0 39.0 46.5
3: Good % 55.6 56.1 55.2 53.4 56.6 47.1
2: Fair % 4.4 4.4 4.3 5.1 4.1 6.4
1: Poor % 0.2 0.4 0.1 0.6 0.2 0.0
Total N 2,077 1,015 1,062 178 1,742 157
Back To Mean Ratings
Back to Top


Q Career-related Services

Career: Oppor. for career assistance NCSU Men Women AfAm White Other
4: Excellent % 29.6 28.2 31.1 30.4 29.4 31.5
3: Good % 53.9 52.3 55.4 51.1 54.3 52.3
2: Fair % 13.7 17.3 10.2 14.8 13.7 12.6
1: Poor % 2.8 2.2 3.3 3.7 2.6 3.6
Total N 1,441 717 724 135 1,195 111

Career: Info. on internships, co-op, etc. NCSU Men Women AfAm White Other
4: Excellent % 32.8 31.6 34.0 33.6 32.6 33.3
3: Good % 46.7 46.2 47.2 45.9 46.8 47.2
2: Fair % 15.9 17.9 14.0 15.1 15.9 17.1
1: Poor % 4.6 4.3 4.9 5.5 4.7 2.4
Total N 1,593 792 801 146 1,324 123

Career: Resources available to explore options NCSU Men Women AfAm White Other
4: Excellent % 28.4 27.1 29.7 25.5 28.5 30.8
3: Good % 50.0 49.6 50.4 50.4 49.6 53.3
2: Fair % 16.6 18.6 14.6 18.2 16.9 10.8
1: Poor % 5.1 4.8 5.3 5.8 5.0 5.0
Total N 1,522 754 768 137 1,265 120

Career: Info. through Internet and other technology NCSU Men Women AfAm White Other
4: Excellent % 31.9 29.9 33.9 33.6 31.5 34.1
3: Good % 53.5 52.9 54.2 49.3 54.4 48.8
2: Fair % 11.7 14.3 9.1 15.1 11.1 13.8
1: Poor % 2.9 2.9 2.8 2.1 2.9 3.3
Total N 1,610 796 814 146 1,341 123

Career-related services overall NCSU Men Women AfAm White Other
4: Excellent % 26.9 25.4 28.5 29.1 26.5 29.4
3: Good % 54.9 54.6 55.1 50.0 55.5 54.0
2: Fair % 15.3 17.1 13.4 18.9 14.9 14.3
1: Poor % 3.0 2.9 3.0 2.0 3.1 2.4
Total N 1,659 824 835 148 1,385 126
Back To Mean Ratings
Back to Top


Q Employment Services

Employment: Resume preparation NCSU Men Women AfAm White Other
4: Excellent % 33.9 32.1 35.8 31.8 34.2 33.3
3: Good % 48.1 48.7 47.5 50.0 47.6 51.4
2: Fair % 13.7 15.3 12.0 15.2 13.7 11.4
1: Poor % 4.3 4.0 4.7 3.0 4.5 3.8
Total N 1,389 707 682 132 1,152 105

Employment: interview prep skills NCSU Men Women AfAm White Other
4: Excellent % 27.4 27.4 27.4 25.6 27.2 31.9
3: Good % 45.5 43.1 48.1 49.6 45.0 45.7
2: Fair % 20.7 23.3 17.8 19.0 21.6 12.8
1: Poor % 6.4 6.2 6.7 5.8 6.2 9.6
Total N 1,225 645 580 121 1,010 94

Employment: access to career fairs, job listings, etc. NCSU Men Women AfAm White Other
4: Excellent % 35.7 34.4 37.0 32.0 36.3 33.3
3: Good % 45.8 45.9 45.6 46.0 45.2 51.3
2: Fair % 14.2 15.2 13.3 16.7 14.5 8.5
1: Poor % 4.3 4.5 4.1 5.3 4.0 6.8
Total N 1,558 784 774 150 1,291 117

Employment search assistance overall NCSU Men Women AfAm White Other
4: Excellent % 27.8 27.5 28.0 24.5 28.4 25.0
3: Good % 51.2 49.7 52.7 53.1 50.5 56.0
2: Fair % 16.8 18.7 14.8 17.7 16.9 13.8
1: Poor % 4.3 4.1 4.5 4.8 4.1 5.2
Total N 1,545 781 764 147 1,282 116
Back To Mean Ratings
Back to top


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

Return to 2005-2006 Graduating Senior Survey Table of Contents Page

Return to OIRP Survey Page

Return to OIRP Home Page