North Carolina State University
2006-2007 Graduating Senior Survey:
College Comparisons of Campus Climate

This document reports survey data on college differences in respondents' overall assessment of the campus climate at NC State. Survey results for all respondents are provided in "2006-2007 Graduating Senior Survey: All Respondents." For information about the survey and analysis methods, see "2006-2007 Graduating Senior Survey: Introduction, Methods, and Student Demographic Profile."

Q Campus climate toward student groups

Women		NCSU	CALS	CED	CHAS	CNR	COE	COM	COT	PAMS
	Mean	4.31	4.37	4.29	4.29	4.35	4.23	4.44	4.37	4.11
5: Strongly Supportive	%	51.7	54.3	50.0	50.2	53.4	45.9	60.0	56.9	42.0
4: Mildly Supportive	%	29.6	30.6	30.3	30.2	30.2	32.5	24.2	23.1	34.6
3: Neutral	%	17.2	13.8	18.2	18.0	14.7	20.1	15.3	20.0	16.0
2: Mildly Nonsupportive	%	1.3	1.1	1.5	1.5	1.7	1.1	0.2	.	7.4
1: Strongly Nonsupportive	%	0.2	0.3	.	0.1	.	0.4	0.2	.	.
Total	N	2391	363	66	689	116	551	450	65	81

Men		NCSU	CALS	CED	CHAS	CNR	COE	COM	COT	PAMS
	Mean	4.30	4.32	4.42	4.36	4.39	4.11	4.43	4.43	4.09
5: Strongly Supportive	%	57.3	58.1	63.6	60.4	60.3	47.6	62.8	66.2	46.9
4: Mildly Supportive	%	19.5	19.6	15.2	17.8	22.4	22.3	18.9	10.8	22.2
3: Neutral	%	20.4	19.6	21.2	19.9	13.8	25.0	16.5	23.1	25.9
2: Mildly Nonsupportive	%	1.9	1.4	.	1.3	2.6	3.6	1.6	.	2.5
1: Strongly Nonsupportive	%	0.9	1.4	.	0.6	0.9	1.4	0.2	.	2.5
Total	N	2389	363	66	687	116	552	449	65	81

African Americans		NCSU	CALS	CED	CHAS	CNR	COE	COM	COT	PAMS
	Mean	4.21	4.28	4.32	4.15	4.19	4.16	4.29	4.29	4.07
5: Strongly Supportive	%	48.3	55.4	54.5	44.4	48.3	44.8	52.8	52.3	42.0
4: Mildly Supportive	%	28.7	23.7	25.8	31.1	28.4	30.8	26.3	27.7	32.1
3: Neutral	%	19.1	15.7	16.7	19.9	17.2	21.3	19.2	16.9	17.3
2: Mildly Nonsupportive	%	3.2	4.4	3.0	3.8	6.0	2.2	0.9	3.1	8.6
1: Strongly Nonsupportive	%	0.7	0.8	.	0.7	.	0.9	0.9	.	.
Total	N	2383	363	66	684	116	549	449	65	81

Ethnic minorities		NCSU	CALS	CED	CHAS	CNR	COE	COM	COT	PAMS
	Mean	4.07	4.14	4.25	4.00	4.01	4.01	4.17	4.29	4.04
5: Strongly Supportive	%	40.7	46.7	52.3	35.8	40.0	37.3	45.7	50.8	38.3
4: Mildly Supportive	%	31.4	28.2	24.6	34.8	29.6	32.7	28.3	27.7	33.3
3: Neutral	%	23.2	19.3	18.5	23.7	21.7	25.3	24.1	21.5	22.2
2: Mildly Nonsupportive	%	3.9	3.9	4.6	4.9	8.7	3.6	1.8	.	6.2
1: Strongly Nonsupportive	%	0.8	1.9	.	0.7	.	1.1	0.2	.	.
Total	N	2384	362	65	687	115	550	449	65	81

International students		NCSU	CALS	CED	CHAS	CNR	COE	COM	COT	PAMS
	Mean	4.13	4.19	4.26	4.05	4.03	4.11	4.21	4.32	4.10
5: Strongly Supportive	%	44.1	49.0	53.0	39.8	38.8	43.5	47.7	52.3	42.0
4: Mildly Supportive	%	29.0	27.1	21.2	30.6	31.0	29.3	28.5	27.7	29.6
3: Neutral	%	23.1	19.1	24.2	25.3	25.0	23.2	21.8	20.0	24.7
2: Mildly Nonsupportive	%	3.0	3.6	1.5	3.9	4.3	3.1	1.3	.	3.7
1: Strongly Nonsupportive	%	0.7	1.1	.	0.4	0.9	0.9	0.7	.	.
Total	N	2379	361	66	684	116	547	449	65	81

Students with disabilities		NCSU	CALS	CED	CHAS	CNR	COE	COM	COT	PAMS
	Mean	4.08	4.17	4.02	4.02	3.98	4.08	4.17	4.12	3.94
5: Strongly Supportive	%	41.9	47.1	45.5	39.5	35.3	40.2	45.7	41.5	36.3
4: Mildly Supportive	%	29.0	26.9	25.8	28.1	35.3	31.1	28.1	30.8	31.3
3: Neutral	%	24.8	21.9	18.2	27.5	22.4	25.2	23.8	26.2	23.8
2: Mildly Nonsupportive	%	3.9	3.9	6.1	4.5	6.0	3.3	2.2	1.5	7.5
1: Strongly Nonsupportive	%	0.5	0.3	4.5	0.4	0.9	0.2	0.2	.	1.3
Total	N	2382	361	66	688	116	547	449	65	80

Gay and lesbian students		NCSU	CALS	CED	CHAS	CNR	COE	COM	COT	PAMS
	Mean	3.52	3.52	3.80	3.49	3.45	3.49	3.62	3.60	3.41
5: Strongly Supportive	%	25.4	26.2	36.4	23.8	26.1	23.9	28.2	21.5	25.0
4: Mildly Supportive	%	23.4	22.3	21.2	24.4	21.7	23.2	22.9	29.2	21.3
3: Neutral	%	34.5	34.4	31.8	33.9	33.0	35.8	34.9	38.5	28.8
2: Mildly Nonsupportive	%	11.7	11.0	7.6	12.4	9.6	12.2	10.4	9.2	20.0
1: Strongly Nonsupportive	%	5.1	6.1	3.0	5.5	9.6	4.9	3.6	1.5	5.0
Total	N	2385	363	66	688	115	548	450	65	80

Q NCSU is committed to minority students' success

NCSU is committed to minority students success		NCSU	CALS	CED	CHAS	CNR	COE	COM	COT	PAMS
	Mean	3.45	3.51	3.58	3.40	3.35	3.43	3.51	3.52	3.30
4: Agree strongly	%	49.7	56.4	60.6	46.2	42.6	48.2	53.4	53.2	37.0
3: Agree somewhat	%	46.2	40.0	36.4	48.3	52.2	47.4	44.6	45.2	56.8
2: Disagree somewhat	%	3.2	2.2	3.0	4.5	2.6	3.7	1.6	1.6	4.9
1: Disagree strongly	%	0.9	1.4	.	1.0	2.6	0.7	0.4	.	1.2
Total	N	2372	360	66	686	115	546	446	62	81

Q NC State leaders foster diversity on campus

NCSU leaders foster diversity on campus		NCSU	CALS	CED	CHAS	CNR	COE	COM	COT	PAMS
	Mean	3.13	3.20	3.33	3.08	3.02	3.10	3.21	3.33	2.85
4: Agree strongly	%	35.2	39.4	47.0	32.4	29.6	33.5	39.7	43.8	21.3
3: Agree somewhat	%	47.3	45.5	43.9	48.8	51.3	47.3	44.6	45.3	53.8
2: Disagree somewhat	%	12.7	11.2	4.5	13.4	10.4	14.5	12.5	10.9	13.8
1: Disagree strongly	%	4.7	3.9	4.5	5.4	8.7	4.6	3.1	.	11.3
Total	N	2364	358	66	680	115	543	448	64	80

For more information on the 2006-2007 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: December, 2007

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North Carolina State University
2006-2007 Graduating Senior Survey:
College Comparisons of Campus Climate