North Carolina State University
2006-2007 Graduating Senior Survey:
Gender and Racial/Ethnic Comparisons of
Academic Environment

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

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Satisfaction with Education | Quality of Instruction | Intellectual Environment | Faculty Contributions | Faculty-Student Mentoring Experiences

Satisfaction with Education

Q Choose NC State again?

		NCSU	Men	Women	AfAm	White	Other
Yes	%	75.5	73.8	77.3	70.7	76.3	71.1
No	%	7.1	8.7	5.2	10.1	6.5	9.5
Not sure	%	17.5	17.5	17.4	19.1	17.1	19.5
Total	N	2379	1254	1125	188	2001	190

Q Choose same major again?

		NCSU	Men	Women	AfAm	White	Other
Yes	%	65.1	66.2	63.9	54.5	66.1	64.8
No	%	13.6	13.7	13.5	20.4	13.0	13.4
Not sure	%	21.3	20.1	22.5	25.1	20.9	21.8
Total	N	2191	1162	1029	167	1845	179

Q Recommend NCSU to a friend?

		NCSU	Men	Women	AfAm	White	Other
Yes	%	89.8	88.5	91.3	85.6	90.4	88.0
No	%	2.4	3.4	1.2	3.7	2.4	1.6
Not sure	%	7.8	8.1	7.4	10.6	7.3	10.5
Total	N	2379	1251	1128	188	2000	191

Quality of Instruction

Q Quality of instruction in major

		NCSU	Men	Women	AfAm	White	Other
	Mean	3.43	3.39	3.48	3.29	3.46	3.32
4: Excellent	%	52.3	50.6	54.2	38.2	54.7	40.6
3: Good	%	40.3	40.0	40.7	54.3	37.9	51.6
2: Fair	%	5.8	7.3	4.3	5.9	5.7	6.8
1: Poor	%	1.6	2.2	0.8	1.6	1.6	1.0
Total	N	2,381	1,254	1,127	186	2,003	192

Q Quality of instruction overall

		NCSU	Men	Women	AfAm	White	Other
	Mean	3.17	3.12	3.23	3.20	3.17	3.16
4: Excellent	%	28.3	25.5	31.4	28.9	28.3	27.6
3: Good	%	61.3	62.4	60.2	63.6	61.1	61.5
2: Fair	%	9.5	10.9	8.0	6.4	9.7	10.4
1: Poor	%	0.9	1.3	0.4	1.1	0.9	0.5
Total	N	2,380	1,253	1,127	187	2,001	192

Q Overall Education at NC State

		NCSU	Men	Women	AfAm	White	Other
	Mean	3.37	3.32	3.44	3.38	3.38	3.29
4: Excellent	%	44.4	41.2	47.9	45.2	45.1	35.6
3: Good	%	49.4	50.4	48.3	48.9	48.6	58.1
2: Fair	%	5.4	7.1	3.6	4.8	5.5	5.8
1: Poor	%	0.8	1.3	0.3	1.1	0.8	0.5
Total	N	2,377	1,251	1,126	188	1,998	191

Intellectual Environment

Q Intellectual environment on campus

		NCSU	Men	Women	AfAm	White	Other
	Mean	3.18	3.13	3.23	3.19	3.19	3.09
4: Very strong	%	27.2	26.0	28.5	27.0	27.7	22.1
3: Strong	%	64.7	62.8	66.8	66.1	64.4	66.3
2: Weak	%	7.1	9.7	4.3	5.8	6.9	10.5
1: Very weak	%	1.0	1.4	0.4	1.1	0.9	1.1
Total	N	2,380	1,254	1,126	189	2,001	190

Q Faculty Contributions

	Mean Rating (based on a scale of 4 = "excellent," 3 = "good," 2 = "fair," 1 = "poor")
	NCSU	Men	Women	AfAm	White	Other
Set high expectations for learning	3.44	3.38	3.52	3.39	3.46	3.36
Respect diverse talents/ways of learning	3.21	3.19	3.24	3.09	3.23	3.16
Encourage actively involved learning	3.28	3.21	3.35	3.23	3.29	3.22
Encourage student-faculty interaction	3.16	3.09	3.23	3.06	3.18	3.05
Give frequent and prompt feedback	3.18	3.11	3.25	3.18	3.19	3.10
Encourage devoting time/energy to coursework	3.39	3.34	3.45	3.40	3.40	3.30
Opp. to learn cooperatively with fellow students	3.27	3.23	3.32	3.22	3.28	3.15
Care about your academic success and welfare	3.21	3.14	3.29	3.08	3.23	3.10
Evaluation on all eight measures	3.28	3.22	3.33	3.14	3.30	3.18

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Faculty-Student Mentoring Experiences

Q Independent study project with faculty

		NCSU	Men	Women	AfAm	White	Other
Yes, had experience	%	19.3%	18.7%	19.9%	22.9%	18.8%	21.6%
Total	N	2,366	1,243	1,123	188	1,984	194

Contribution to growth		NCSU	Men	Women	AfAm	White	Other
	Mean	3.56	3.46	3.65	3.68	3.54	3.55
4: A great deal	%	64.5	55.0	74.2	75.0	63.9	60.0
3: Some	%	28.4	37.3	19.4	20.0	28.3	37.5
2: A little	%	5.3	6.8	3.7	2.5	6.2	.
1: Not at all	%	1.8	0.9	2.8	2.5	1.7	2.5
Total	N	437	220	217	40	357	40

Q Research project with faculty

		NCSU	Men	Women	AfAm	White	Other
Yes, had experience	%	16.2%	15.8%	16.7%	16.0%	16.2%	16.0%
Total	N	2,358	1,238	1,120	188	1,976	194

Contribution to growth		NCSU	Men	Women	AfAm	White	Other
	Mean	3.55	3.46	3.65	3.64	3.54	3.55
4: A great deal	%	65.6	59.2	72.1	71.4	65.4	62.1
3: Some	%	26.5	30.2	22.9	25.0	26.2	31.0
2: A little	%	5.3	7.8	2.8	.	5.6	6.9
1: Not at all	%	2.5	2.8	2.2	3.6	2.7	.
Total	N	358	179	179	28	301	29

Q Extension/public service project with faculty

		NCSU	Men	Women	AfAm	White	Other
Yes, had experience	%	8.2%	8.2%	8.2%	18.9%	7.4%	6.7%
Total	N	2,355	1,238	1,117	185	1,976	194

Contribution to growth		NCSU	Men	Women	AfAm	White	Other
	Mean	3.52	3.46	3.58	3.64	3.51	3.36
4: A great deal	%	61.8	53.6	69.8	72.7	59.5	54.5
3: Some	%	31.8	42.9	20.9	21.2	34.1	36.4
2: A little	%	3.5	.	7.0	3.0	4.0	.
1: Not at all	%	2.9	3.6	2.3	3.0	2.4	9.1
Total	N	170	84	86	33	126	11

Q Assisted in teaching class/lab

		NCSU	Men	Women	AfAm	White	Other
Yes, had experience	%	10.7%	11.3%	9.9%	10.8%	10.8%	8.9%
Total	N	2,356	1,239	1,117	185	1,980	191

Contribution to growth		NCSU	Men	Women	AfAm	White	Other
	Mean	3.42	3.35	3.51	3.41	3.43	3.33
4: A great deal	%	54.1	49.6	59.4	52.9	54.7	46.7
3: Some	%	37.4	39.7	34.7	41.2	36.3	46.7
2: A little	%	5.4	6.6	4.0	.	6.3	.
1: Not at all	%	3.2	4.1	2.0	5.9	2.6	6.7
Total	N	222	121	101	17	190	15

Q Routine academic guidance from faculty

		NCSU	Men	Women	AfAm	White	Other
Yes, had experience	%	40.5%	38.7%	42.4%	49.5%	39.7%	40.1%
Total	N	2,361	1,239	1,122	186	1,983	192

Contribution to growth		NCSU	Men	Women	AfAm	White	Other
	Mean	3.59	3.59	3.58	3.65	3.58	3.59
4: A great deal	%	65.0	64.8	65.2	73.0	64.1	64.0
3: Some	%	29.8	30.6	29.0	21.3	30.6	32.0
2: A little	%	4.1	3.7	4.5	3.4	4.4	2.7
1: Not at all	%	1.1	0.9	1.3	2.2	0.9	1.3
Total	N	919	457	462	89	755	75

Q Routine professional guidance/support from faculty

		NCSU	Men	Women	AfAm	White	Other
Yes, had experience	%	34.9%	32.6%	37.5%	50.3%	33.2%	37.7%
Total	N	2,355	1,237	1,118	185	1,979	191

Contribution to growth		NCSU	Men	Women	AfAm	White	Other
	Mean	3.68	3.65	3.70	3.71	3.67	3.74
4: A great deal	%	72.6	69.8	75.2	75.3	71.7	77.1
3: Some	%	23.6	26.3	21.0	21.3	24.1	21.4
2: A little	%	2.8	3.4	2.2	2.2	3.2	.
1: Not at all	%	1.0	0.5	1.5	1.1	1.0	1.4
Total	N	781	377	404	89	622	70

Q Routine non-academic guidance from faculty

		NCSU	Men	Women	AfAm	White	Other
Yes, had experience	%	14.3%	13.0%	15.8%	30.9%	12.8%	14.2%
Total	N	2,352	1,235	1,117	188	1,974	190

Contribution to growth		NCSU	Men	Women	AfAm	White	Other
	Mean	3.68	3.62	3.72	3.78	3.64	3.83
4: A great deal	%	74.3	71.6	76.7	83.3	70.9	87.0
3: Some	%	20.3	20.6	20.1	13.0	23.3	8.7
2: A little	%	4.0	6.4	1.9	1.9	4.5	4.3
1: Not at all	%	1.3	1.4	1.3	1.9	1.3	.
Total	N	300	141	159	54	223	23

Q Worked with faculty on campus activities

		NCSU	Men	Women	AfAm	White	Other
Yes, had experience	%	19.5%	16.7%	22.5%	28.0%	18.7%	18.7%
Total	N	2,344	1,228	1,116	186	1,965	193

Contribution to growth		NCSU	Men	Women	AfAm	White	Other
	Mean	3.43	3.41	3.45	3.54	3.42	3.38
4: A great deal	%	55.0	54.2	55.6	63.0	55.0	43.8
3: Some	%	34.9	35.0	34.7	32.6	33.7	50.0
2: A little	%	8.4	8.5	8.4	.	9.8	6.3
1: Not at all	%	1.7	2.3	1.3	4.3	1.5	.
Total	N	416	177	239	46	338	32

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. Updated: September, 2008.

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