North Carolina State University
2007-2008 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 "2007-2008 Graduating Senior Survey: All Respondents." For information about the survey and analysis methods, see "2007-2008 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	76.7%	76.4%	77.1%	70.4%	78.0%	71.1%
No	7.4%	7.8%	7.0%	7.2%	7.1%	10.2%
Not sure	15.9%	15.8%	16.0%	22.4%	15.0%	18.8%
Total (N)	2,059	1,000	1,059	152	1,710	197

Q Choose same major again?

	NCSU	Men	Women	AfAm	White	Other
Yes	64.0%	63.5%	64.4%	54.8%	65.3%	59.6%
No	14.9%	15.1%	14.7%	21.9%	14.0%	17.0%
Not sure	21.1%	21.4%	20.9%	23.3%	20.7%	23.4%
Total (N)	1,953	956	997	146	1,619	188

Q Recommend NCSU to a friend?

	NCSU	Men	Women	AfAm	White	Other
Yes	89.6%	87.9%	91.3%	86.4%	90.7%	82.7%
No	2.5%	3.1%	2.0%	2.6%	2.3%	4.1%
Not sure	7.8%	9.0%	6.7%	11.0%	6.9%	13.3%
Total (N)	2,057	999	1,058	154	1,707	196

Q Quality of Instruction

Quality of instruction in major	NCSU	Men	Women	AfAm	White	Other
Mean	3.49	3.45	3.53	3.43	3.51	3.40
4: Excellent	56.4%	53.8%	58.9%	52.3%	57.5%	50.3%
3: Good	37.4%	38.7%	36.1%	39.2%	36.7%	42.1%
2: Fair	5.2%	6.2%	4.3%	7.8%	5.0%	5.1%
1: Poor	1.0%	1.3%	0.7%	0.7%	0.8%	2.6%
Total (N)	2,061	1,002	1,059	153	1,713	195

Quality of instruction overall	NCSU	Men	Women	AfAm	White	Other
Mean	3.24	3.18	3.30	3.29	3.24	3.23
4: Excellent	33.8%	30.1%	37.3%	38.6%	33.2%	35.9%
3: Good	57.0%	58.6%	55.5%	52.3%	57.9%	52.8%
2: Fair	8.4%	10.0%	6.8%	8.5%	8.3%	9.2%
1: Poor	0.8%	1.3%	0.4%	0.7%	0.7%	2.1%
Total (N)	2,057	999	1,058	153	1,709	195

Overall education received	NCSU	Men	Women	AfAm	White	Other
Mean	3.44	3.38	3.50	3.41	3.45	3.36
4: Excellent	49.9%	45.6%	54.0%	49.4%	50.7%	43.3%
3: Good	44.7%	47.4%	42.2%	42.9%	44.3%	49.5%
2: Fair	4.7%	5.9%	3.5%	7.1%	4.2%	6.7%
1: Poor	0.7%	1.1%	0.3%	0.6%	0.7%	0.5%
Total (N)	2,053	1,000	1,053	154	1,705	194

Intellectual Environment

Q Intellectual environment on campus

	NCSU	Men	Women	AfAm	White	Other
Mean	3.22	3.20	3.24	3.24	3.23	3.15
4: Very strong	30.0%	30.0%	30.1%	32.7%	30.1%	27.3%
3: Strong	63.2%	61.7%	64.5%	60.1%	63.6%	61.9%
2: Weak	6.0%	7.0%	5.0%	5.9%	5.5%	9.8%
1: Very weak	0.8%	1.3%	0.4%	1.3%	0.8%	1.0%
Total (N)	2,060	1,001	1,059	153	1,713	194

Q Faculty Contributions

	NCSU	Men	Women	AfAm	White	Other
Faculty: Set high expectations for learning	3.48	3.42	3.54	3.46	3.49	3.43
Faculty: Respect diverse talents/ways of learning	3.25	3.21	3.29	3.25	3.25	3.22
Faculty: Encourage actively involved learning	3.32	3.26	3.38	3.36	3.33	3.17
Faculty: Encourage student-faculty interaction	3.20	3.15	3.25	3.18	3.20	3.17
Faculty: Give frequent and prompt feedback	3.21	3.15	3.27	3.12	3.22	3.21
Faculty: Encourage devoting time/energy to coursework	3.43	3.40	3.46	3.46	3.43	3.37
Faculty: Opp. to learn cooperatively with fellow students	3.28	3.25	3.31	3.25	3.29	3.20
Faculty: Care about your academic success and welfare	3.25	3.19	3.31	3.12	3.26	3.21
Faculty: Evaluation on all eight measures	3.32	3.28	3.37	3.22	3.34	3.24

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Faculty-Student Mentoring Experiences

Q Independent study project with faculty

	NCSU	Men	Women	AfAm	White	Other
Yes, had experience	21.7%	20.4%	22.9%	18.3%	20.7%	33.3%
Total (N)	1,953	946	1,007	142	1,628	183

Contribution to growth	NCSU	Men	Women	AfAm	White	Other
Mean	3.61	3.58	3.64	3.38	3.63	3.57
4: A great deal	67.7%	65.9%	69.1%	58.3%	69.4%	61.1%
3: Some	26.9%	27.5%	26.4%	25.0%	25.6%	35.2%
2: A little	4.2%	4.9%	3.6%	12.5%	3.7%	3.7%
1: Not at all	1.2%	1.6%	0.9%	4.2%	1.2%	.
Total (N)	402	182	220	24	324	54

Q Research project with faculty

	NCSU	Men	Women	AfAm	White	Other
Yes, had experience	17.0%	15.4%	18.4%	19.1%	16.2%	22.4%
Total (N)	1,950	947	1,003	141	1,626	183

Contribution to growth	NCSU	Men	Women	AfAm	White	Other
Mean	3.62	3.67	3.59	3.42	3.64	3.64
4: A great deal	69.8%	69.6%	69.9%	62.5%	70.9%	66.7%
3: Some	23.5%	27.4%	20.5%	20.8%	22.7%	30.6%
2: A little	6.1%	3.0%	8.5%	12.5%	6.0%	2.8%
1: Not at all	0.6%	.	1.1%	4.2%	0.4%	.
Total (N)	311	135	176	24	251	36

Q Extension/public service project with faculty

	NCSU	Men	Women	AfAm	White	Other
Yes, had experience	7.6%	7.3%	8.0%	7.8%	7.2%	11.5%
Total (N)	1,948	945	1,003	141	1,624	183

Contribution to growth	NCSU	Men	Women	AfAm	White	Other
Mean	3.60	3.53	3.65	3.40	3.61	3.64
4: A great deal	66.7%	63.2%	69.3%	70.0%	66.7%	64.3%
3: Some	28.0%	29.8%	26.7%	10.0%	28.7%	35.7%
2: A little	3.8%	3.5%	4.0%	10.0%	3.7%	.
1: Not at all	1.5%	3.5%	.	10.0%	0.9%	.
Total (N)	132	57	75	10	108	14

Q Assisted in teaching class/lab

	NCSU	Men	Women	AfAm	White	Other
Yes, had experience	12.6%	11.8%	13.4%	9.9%	12.5%	16.3%
Total (N)	1,939	937	1,002	141	1,614	184

Contribution to growth	NCSU	Men	Women	AfAm	White	Other
Mean	3.47	3.44	3.49	3.00	3.50	3.48
4: A great deal	56.1%	54.0%	57.9%	23.1%	57.8%	60.9%
3: Some	35.7%	36.0%	35.5%	53.8%	35.7%	26.1%
2: A little	6.8%	10.0%	4.1%	23.1%	4.9%	13.0%
1: Not at all	1.4%	.	2.5%	.	1.6%	.
Total (N)	221	100	121	13	185	23

Q Routine academic guidance from faculty

	NCSU	Men	Women	AfAm	White	Other
Yes, had experience	45.7%	44.3%	47.0%	53.3%	44.5%	50.0%
Total (N)	1,942	941	1,001	137	1,621	184

Contribution to growth	NCSU	Men	Women	AfAm	White	Other
Mean	3.60	3.56	3.64	3.64	3.60	3.53
4: A great deal	65.6%	63.1%	67.8%	72.5%	65.2%	62.7%
3: Some	29.1%	30.0%	28.3%	20.3%	30.0%	28.9%
2: A little	5.0%	6.4%	3.6%	5.8%	4.6%	7.2%
1: Not at all	0.4%	0.5%	0.2%	1.4%	0.1%	1.2%
Total (N)	845	404	441	69	693	83

Q Routine professional guidance/support from faculty

	NCSU	Men	Women	AfAm	White	Other
Yes, had experience	38.1%	36.0%	40.0%	40.0%	37.7%	39.3%
Total (N)	1,939	942	997	140	1,616	183

Contribution to growth	NCSU	Men	Women	AfAm	White	Other
Mean	3.64	3.58	3.70	3.75	3.63	3.68
4: A great deal	69.2%	64.5%	73.2%	79.2%	68.0%	71.4%
3: Some	26.7%	29.6%	24.1%	17.0%	27.7%	25.4%
2: A little	3.6%	4.9%	2.4%	3.8%	3.6%	3.2%
1: Not at all	0.6%	0.9%	0.3%	.	0.7%	.
Total (N)	701	324	377	53	585	63

Q Routine non-academic guidance from faculty

	NCSU	Men	Women	AfAm	White	Other
Yes, had experience	16.4%	14.8%	17.9%	24.1%	15.1%	22.5%
Total (N)	1,943	944	999	141	1,620	182

Contribution to growth	NCSU	Men	Women	AfAm	White	Other
Mean	3.65	3.59	3.70	3.77	3.65	3.53
4: A great deal	73.5%	69.6%	76.5%	80.6%	74.8%	58.8%
3: Some	19.9%	22.4%	17.9%	16.1%	18.0%	35.3%
2: A little	4.9%	5.6%	4.3%	3.2%	5.0%	5.9%
1: Not at all	1.7%	2.4%	1.2%	.	2.3%	.
Total (N)	287	125	162	31	222	34

Q Worked with faculty on campus activities

	NCSU	Men	Women	AfAm	White	Other
Yes, had experience	20.1%	14.7%	25.3%	34.8%	17.7%	30.2%
Total (N)	1,941	941	1,000	141	1,618	182

Contribution to growth	NCSU	Men	Women	AfAm	White	Other
Mean	3.43	3.32	3.49	3.58	3.41	3.38
4: A great deal	53.9%	47.2%	57.4%	64.4%	53.2%	47.9%
3: Some	36.7%	40.0%	34.9%	28.9%	37.1%	41.7%
2: A little	7.8%	10.4%	6.4%	6.7%	7.5%	10.4%
1: Not at all	1.7%	2.4%	1.3%	.	2.2%	.
Total (N)	360	125	235	45	267	48

For more information on the 2007-2008 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: April, 2009

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