North Carolina State University
1999 Graduating Senior Survey:
Highlights
- NC State conducted its annual survey of graduating seniors during the spring 1999 semester. Half (50.5%) of the seniors who ultimately graduated in May 1999 responded to the survey. The margin of error for the survey is +1.6% at the 95% confidence level.
- While three-fourths (74.4%) of all respondents said they would choose NC State again if they could start over, almost one-third of African Americans (32.1%, compared to 15.4% of whites) said they were "not sure" if they would do so.
- Large majorities of respondents give positive ratings to the overall education they received at NC State, the overall quality of instruction, and the quality of instruction in their major. A majority also rated the intellectual environment on campus as "strong" (57.5%) or "very strong" (15.5%).
- On average, respondents gave highest ratings to NC State's contribution to enhancing analytic skills, developing computer skills, ability to critically analyze ideas and information, ability to plan and carry out projects independently, and developing potential for success. Lowest ratings were given to the university’s contribution to a number of worldview goals: appreciating gender equity, appreciating racial equity, exercising public responsibility and community service, and advancing appreciation of the arts.
- About half of respondents had a co-op, internship, practicum or field experience while at NC State, and almost 40 percent of them (38.5%) got of job offer through that experience.
- Half (50.0%) of African American respondents, and 30.4% of whites were employed and working more than 20 hours per week during their graduation year. About one-third of all employed respondents were working in jobs that were directly related to their major, although men and whites were more likely than women and African Americans, respectively, to have said this was the case.
For more information on the 1999 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 2000
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