1998 Graduating Senior Survey: Campus Climate for Student Sub-groups

 Graduating seniors were asked to assess the supportiveness or discriminatory nature of campus climate using a five-point scale (strongly discriminatory=1...strongly supportive=5). 
Campus Climate

  Campus climate for women
N MEAN STD
SCH 185 4.15 0.87
CALS
DESIGN ++ 22 3.45 1.18
ED & PSY 67 4.10 0.82
ENGINEER 300 4.04 0.91
FOR RES 43 4.21 0.89
CHASS 174 3.97 0.97
PAMS 50 4.02 0.84
TEXTILES 75 3.93 0.96
MANAGEMT 142 4.23 0.84
ALL 1058 4.06 0.91
++ Academic Units signifcantly different p<0.01

  Campus climate for men
N MEAN STD
SCH 186 4.17 0.94
CALS
DESIGN 22 3.64 0.85
ED & PSY 67 4.40 0.82
ENGINEER ++ 299 3.95 0.99
FOR RES 42 4.19 0.92
CHASS 172 4.33 0.92
PAMS 51 3.94 1.12
TEXTILES 75 3.97 0.97
MANAGEMT 139 4.31 0.89
ALL 1053 4.13 0.96
++ Academic Units signifcantly different p<0.01

  Campus climate for African
Am.
N MEAN STD
SCH 184 4.10 1.02
CALS
DESIGN ++ 21 3.14 1.15
ED & PSY 66 4.02 0.92
ENGINEER 298 3.89 1.02
FOR RES 44 4.34 0.89
CHASS 172 3.91 1.06
PAMS 50 3.82 1.02
TEXTILES 74 4.15 0.95
MANAGEMT 139 4.22 0.94
ALL 1048 4.00 1.02
++ Academic Units signifcantly different p<0.01

  Campus climate for other
minorities
N MEAN STD
SCH 185 3.81 1.01
CALS
DESIGN ++ 21 2.86 0.79
ED & PSY 65 3.83 0.93
ENGINEER 298 3.73 0.90
FOR RES 44 4.09 0.88
CHASS 172 3.76 0.97
PAMS 50 3.60 0.99
TEXTILES 74 3.81 1.00
MANAGEMT 139 3.92 0.97
ALL 1048 3.78 0.96
++ Academic Units signifcantly different p<0.01

  campus climate for
international stud.
N MEAN STD
SCH 184 3.91 0.97
CALS
DESIGN 21 3.62 0.92
ED & PSY 66 3.86 0.84
ENGINEER 299 3.73 0.91
FOR RES 44 4.11 0.89
CHASS 170 3.91 0.96
PAMS 51 3.73 1.00
TEXTILES 73 3.81 0.92
MANAGEMT 138 4.00 0.98
ALL 1046 3.86 0.94

  Campus climate for
disabled students
N MEAN STD
SCH 184 3.84 0.97
CALS
DESIGN 21 3.19 1.08
ED & PSY 66 3.83 0.89
ENGINEER 296 3.69 0.95
FOR RES 43 3.98 0.94
CHASS 171 3.63 1.05
PAMS 50 3.62 1.01
TEXTILES 73 3.79 1.01
MANAGEMT 139 3.91 0.96
ALL 1043 3.75 0.98

  Campus climate for
gays/lesbians
N MEAN STD
SCH 181 2.89 1.20
CALS
DESIGN ++ 22 2.14 0.99
ED & PSY 67 3.01 1.11
ENGINEER 294 2.76 1.14
FOR RES 41 3.05 1.18
CHASS 171 2.82 1.19
PAMS 50 2.74 1.29
TEXTILES 74 3.19 1.29
MANAGEMT ++ 135 3.29 1.13
ALL 1035 2.91 1.19
++ Academic Units signifcantly different p<0.01 

Diversity Issues

  Commitment to minority
success
N MEAN STD
SCH 183 3.45 0.55
CALS
DESIGN ++ 21 2.86 0.85
ED & PSY ++ 68 3.07 0.74
ENGINEER 294 3.30 0.66
FOR RES 44 3.55 0.55
CHASS 166 3.25 0.58
PAMS 49 3.24 0.48
TEXTILES 72 3.51 0.63
MANAGEMT 140 3.34 0.63
ALL 1037 3.32 0.63
++ Academic Units signifcantly different p<0.01

  People dont treat others
with respect
N MEAN STD
SCH 186 2.51 0.90
CALS
DESIGN ++ 22 3.09 0.87
ED & PSY 68 2.22 0.86
ENGINEER 298 2.41 0.86
FOR RES 44 2.39 0.92
CHASS 172 2.43 0.91
PAMS 51 2.67 0.91
TEXTILES 73 2.34 0.90
MANAGEMT 143 2.24 0.91
ALL 1057 2.42 0.90
++ Academic Units signifcantly different p<0.01

  Racial conflict on campus
N MEAN STD
SCH 185 2.05 0.83
CALS
DESIGN ++ 20 2.55 0.83
ED & PSY 68 1.82 0.79
ENGINEER 296 1.97 0.78
FOR RES 43 2.14 0.74
CHASS 171 2.06 0.85
PAMS 50 1.98 0.89
TEXTILES 72 2.13 0.92
MANAGEMT 142 1.97 0.89
ALL 1047 2.02 0.83
++ Academic Units signifcantly different p<0.01

Frequencies and Percentages

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