North Carolina State University
2007-2008 Graduating Senior Survey:
Gender and Racial/Ethnic Comparisons of
Campus Climate
This document reports survey data on gender and racial/ethnic differences in respondents' overall assessment of the campus climate. 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."
| Mean Rating (based on a scale of 5 = "strongly supportive," 4 = "mildly supportive," 3 = "neutral" 2 = "mildly nonsupportive," 1 = "strongly nonsupportive") |
||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NCSU | Men | Women | AfAm | White | Other | |
| Women | 4.38 | 4.37 | 4.39 | 4.35 | 4.39 | 4.30 |
| Men | 4.36 | 4.23 | 4.48 | 4.46 | 4.36 | 4.30 |
| African Americans | 4.28 | 4.25 | 4.32 | 3.94 | 4.32 | 4.21 |
| Ethnic minorities | 4.14 | 4.12 | 4.15 | 3.84 | 4.18 | 3.95 |
| International students | 4.19 | 4.13 | 4.26 | 4.05 | 4.23 | 3.97 |
| Students with disabilities | 4.12 | 4.13 | 4.12 | 3.93 | 4.15 | 4.03 |
| Gay and lesbian students | 3.55 | 3.48 | 3.62 | 3.27 | 3.57 | 3.56 |
Back to Top
| NCSU is committed to minority students success | NCSU | Men | Women | AfAm | White | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | 3.49 | 3.49 | 3.48 | 3.11 | 3.55 | 3.26 |
| 4: Agree strongly | 53.2% | 54.4% | 52.1% | 27.4% | 57.5% | 37.0% |
| 3: Agree somewhat | 43.2% | 41.7% | 44.6% | 58.0% | 40.5% | 54.0% |
| 2: Disagree somewhat | 2.9% | 2.8% | 3.0% | 12.7% | 1.5% | 7.0% |
| 1: Disagree strongly | 0.7% | 1.2% | 0.3% | 1.9% | 0.5% | 2.0% |
| Total (N) | 2,062 | 1,006 | 1,056 | 157 | 1,705 | 200 |
| NCSU leaders foster diversity on campus | NCSU | Men | Women | AfAm | White | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | 3.19 | 3.19 | 3.20 | 2.83 | 3.25 | 3.04 |
| 4: Agree strongly | 39.3% | 40.2% | 38.4% | 21.0% | 42.1% | 29.8% |
| 3: Agree somewhat | 44.6% | 42.6% | 46.5% | 49.7% | 43.4% | 50.5% |
| 2: Disagree somewhat | 12.4% | 12.7% | 12.1% | 21.0% | 11.6% | 13.1% |
| 1: Disagree strongly | 3.7% | 4.5% | 2.9% | 8.3% | 2.9% | 6.6% |
| Total (N) | 2,059 | 1,005 | 1,054 | 157 | 1,704 | 198 |
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
Return to 2007-2008 Graduating Senior Survey Table of Contents Page