North Carolina State University
2009-2010 Graduating Senior Survey:
Frequency Distributions for Survey Item #44
(Needs met at NC State)
This document reports frequency distributions by gender and race/ethnicity of survey item #43 of the "2009-2010 Graduating Senior Survey." A table comparing mean ratings is available in "2009-2010 Graduating Senior Survey: Gender and Racial/Ethnic Comparisons of Knowledge, Skills, and Personal Development."
Exact wording of question: How well do you feel NC State met your needs in the following three areas?
| NCSU met intellectual growth needs | NCSU | Men | Women | Asian Amer |
Black / Afr Amer |
Hispanic |
White |
Other / Unknown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4: Very Well | 70.6% | 67.6% | 73.9% | 58.3% | 67.9% | 76.2% | 71.6% | 68.4% |
| 3: Adequately | 25.7% | 27.5% | 23.7% | 35.2% | 29.9% | 19.0% | 24.8% | 30.3% |
| 2: Somewhat Adequately | 2.7% | 3.5% | 1.9% | 5.6% | 2.2% | 4.8% | 2.7% | . |
| 1: Poorly | 0.9% | 1.4% | 0.4% | 0.9% | . | . | 1.0% | 1.3% |
| Total | 2,087 | 1,089 | 998 | 108 | 134 | 42 | 1,727 | 76 |
| NCSU met career training needs | NCSU | Men | Women | Asian Amer |
Black / Afr Amer |
Hispanic |
White |
Other / Unknown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4: Very Well | 48.8% | 47.0% | 50.9% | 43.5% | 45.5% | 54.8% | 49.4% | 46.1% |
| 3: Adequately | 35.5% | 36.7% | 34.1% | 35.2% | 41.0% | 38.1% | 34.9% | 36.8% |
| 2: Somewhat Adequately | 12.0% | 12.0% | 11.9% | 16.7% | 9.7% | 7.1% | 11.9% | 13.2% |
| 1: Poorly | 3.7% | 4.3% | 3.1% | 4.6% | 3.7% | . | 3.8% | 3.9% |
| Total | 2,087 | 1,090 | 997 | 108 | 134 | 42 | 1,727 | 76 |
| NCSU met personal growth needs | NCSU | Men | Women | Asian Amer |
Black / Afr Amer |
Hispanic |
White |
Other / Unknown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4: Very Well | 60.1% | 55.1% | 65.6% | 55.6% | 61.4% | 76.2% | 60.3% | 50.0% |
| 3: Adequately | 31.2% | 33.1% | 29.1% | 35.2% | 29.5% | 11.9% | 31.3% | 38.2% |
| 2: Somewhat Adequately | 6.7% | 9.4% | 3.8% | 5.6% | 6.8% | 9.5% | 6.6% | 9.2% |
| 1: Poorly | 2.0% | 2.4% | 1.5% | 3.7% | 2.3% | 2.4% | 1.8% | 2.6% |
| Total | 2,082 | 1,086 | 996 | 108 | 132 | 42 | 1,724 | 76 |
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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: November, 2010
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