North Carolina State University
2007-2008 Graduating Senior Survey:
Gender and Racial/Ethnic Comparisons of
Student Goals and Intentions
This document reports survey data
on gender and racial/ethnic differences in respondents' assessment of student
goals and intentions while attending 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."
Goals and Objectives
|
Post-Graduate Plans |
Time to Graduate
|
Withdrawal/Transfer from NC State
Goals and Objectives
Q
Primary Goal/Objective for attending NC State
15.0%
|
17.3%
|
12.7%
|
10.3%
|
15.7%
|
12.1%
|
39.4%
|
33.3%
|
45.2%
|
51.6%
|
37.7%
|
44.9%
|
43.4%
|
46.1%
|
40.9%
|
36.1%
|
44.6%
|
38.9%
|
0.8%
|
1.1%
|
0.5%
|
1.3%
|
0.7%
|
1.0%
|
0.4%
|
0.7%
|
0.1%
|
0.0%
|
0.4%
|
0.5%
|
1.0%
|
1.5%
|
0.6%
|
0.6%
|
0.9%
|
2.5%
|
2,065
|
1,006
|
1,059
|
155
|
1,712
|
198
|
Q Accomplishment of Goal/Objective
75.2%
|
73.4%
|
76.9%
|
63.9%
|
77.3%
|
66.0%
|
24.2%
|
25.8%
|
22.7%
|
35.5%
|
22.1%
|
33.0%
|
0.6%
|
0.8%
|
0.5%
|
0.6%
|
0.6%
|
1.0%
|
2,064
|
1,005
|
1,059
|
155
|
1,712
|
197
|
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Q Likelihood obtain degree at UNC campus (among those in off-campus degree programs)
2.44
|
2.41
|
2.46
|
2.57
|
2.38
|
2.65
|
21.2%
|
20.4%
|
21.9%
|
25.3%
|
19.7%
|
26.7%
|
32.2%
|
31.4%
|
33.0%
|
34.5%
|
31.8%
|
32.5%
|
15.8%
|
17.0%
|
14.6%
|
12.6%
|
15.5%
|
20.0%
|
30.9%
|
31.2%
|
30.5%
|
27.6%
|
33.0%
|
20.8%
|
917
|
465
|
452
|
87
|
710
|
120
|
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Post-Graduate Plans
Q Plans Following Graduation
13.5%
|
17.9%
|
9.2%
|
5.9%
|
14.3%
|
12.2%
|
3.1%
|
3.2%
|
3.0%
|
3.3%
|
3.3%
|
1.5%
|
21.7%
|
18.4%
|
24.9%
|
30.9%
|
21.1%
|
19.8%
|
5.0%
|
4.3%
|
5.6%
|
8.6%
|
4.6%
|
5.6%
|
0.8%
|
0.6%
|
1.0%
|
3.3%
|
0.6%
|
0.5%
|
31.7%
|
30.2%
|
33.1%
|
25.0%
|
32.1%
|
33.0%
|
5.0%
|
5.2%
|
4.8%
|
5.3%
|
4.9%
|
5.6%
|
1.6%
|
2.8%
|
0.4%
|
2.6%
|
1.6%
|
0.5%
|
10.9%
|
11.0%
|
10.8%
|
10.5%
|
10.8%
|
12.2%
|
6.8%
|
6.4%
|
7.1%
|
4.6%
|
6.7%
|
9.1%
|
2,057
|
1,005
|
1,052
|
152
|
1,708
|
197
|
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Time to Graduate
Q Taken more than 4 years to graduate
50.5%
|
61.6%
|
39.9%
|
52.3%
|
50.3%
|
50.8%
|
2,065
|
1,006
|
1,059
|
155
|
1,713
|
197
|
Q Reasons for taking more than 4 years to graduate
22.1%
|
25.3%
|
17.5%
|
29.6%
|
21.9%
|
18.0%
|
18.1%
|
19.5%
|
16.1%
|
14.8%
|
18.4%
|
18.0%
|
40.3%
|
39.5%
|
41.4%
|
28.4%
|
41.6%
|
38.0%
|
22.2%
|
18.4%
|
27.9%
|
12.3%
|
22.5%
|
28.0%
|
15.3%
|
19.2%
|
9.7%
|
11.1%
|
15.1%
|
21.0%
|
12.0%
|
11.8%
|
12.3%
|
9.9%
|
11.8%
|
15.0%
|
11.5%
|
9.7%
|
14.2%
|
8.6%
|
11.4%
|
15.0%
|
22.2%
|
19.8%
|
25.8%
|
25.9%
|
21.8%
|
23.0%
|
25.8%
|
25.5%
|
26.2%
|
29.6%
|
25.3%
|
27.0%
|
4.7%
|
4.8%
|
4.5%
|
3.7%
|
5.0%
|
3.0%
|
22.6%
|
22.7%
|
22.5%
|
17.3%
|
23.5%
|
19.0%
|
10.8%
|
8.5%
|
14.2%
|
16.0%
|
11.0%
|
5.0%
|
1,043
|
620
|
423
|
81
|
862
|
100
|
Note: Respondents could provide more than one reason.
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Withdrawal/Transfer from NCSU
Q Ever consider withdrawal/transfer from NCSU
77.6%
|
80.0%
|
75.4%
|
68.8%
|
78.3%
|
78.2%
|
10.4%
|
8.6%
|
12.1%
|
14.9%
|
10.0%
|
10.2%
|
9.0%
|
8.0%
|
10.0%
|
13.6%
|
8.6%
|
9.1%
|
3.0%
|
3.5%
|
2.5%
|
2.6%
|
3.0%
|
2.5%
|
2,060
|
1,004
|
1,056
|
154
|
1,709
|
197
|
Q Reasons
for staying or returning to NC State (among those who considered leaving/those
who left and returned)
23.6%
|
20.4%
|
26.2%
|
18.8%
|
23.5%
|
30.2%
|
9.1%
|
11.9%
|
6.9%
|
10.4%
|
8.9%
|
9.3%
|
42.5%
|
39.8%
|
44.6%
|
58.3%
|
41.9%
|
30.2%
|
17.4%
|
10.9%
|
22.3%
|
18.8%
|
17.8%
|
11.6%
|
18.2%
|
15.4%
|
20.4%
|
16.7%
|
18.9%
|
14.0%
|
1.1%
|
0.5%
|
1.5%
|
2.1%
|
1.1%
|
0.0%
|
461
|
201
|
260
|
48
|
370
|
43
|
Note: Respondents could provide more than one reason.
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Q Reasons
for leaving or considering leaving NC State (among those who considered leaving/those
who left and returned)
33.4%
|
35.3%
|
31.9%
|
16.7%
|
34.9%
|
39.5%
|
2.6%
|
2.0%
|
3.1%
|
4.2%
|
2.4%
|
2.3%
|
3.3%
|
4.5%
|
2.3%
|
6.3%
|
3.2%
|
0.0%
|
8.2%
|
8.0%
|
8.5%
|
4.2%
|
8.6%
|
9.3%
|
25.2%
|
20.4%
|
28.8%
|
31.3%
|
24.1%
|
27.9%
|
4.1%
|
4.5%
|
3.8%
|
8.3%
|
3.5%
|
4.7%
|
7.4%
|
10.4%
|
5.0%
|
12.5%
|
7.3%
|
2.3%
|
34.5%
|
32.3%
|
36.2%
|
45.8%
|
33.8%
|
27.9%
|
3.3%
|
4.5%
|
2.3%
|
4.2%
|
3.0%
|
4.7%
|
2.0%
|
4.0%
|
0.4%
|
0.0%
|
2.4%
|
0.0%
|
3.0%
|
2.0%
|
3.8%
|
2.1%
|
3.0%
|
4.7%
|
461
|
201
|
260
|
48
|
370
|
43
|
Note: Respondents could provide more than one reason.
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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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