North Carolina State University
2000 Sophomore Student Survey:
Gender and Racial/Ethnic Frequency Distributions
in Assessment of Academic Environment

Intellectual Environment

All

Women

Men

AfAm

White

OtherMin

Intellectual environment on this campus

5: Very strong

15.1

16.6

13.8

18.0

15.2

9.5

4: Strong

54.1

56.5

52.2

54.1

54.4

50.5

3: Average

27.0

24.9

28.8

24.6

26.5

36.2

2: Weak

3.0

1.7

4.0

3.3

2.9

3.8

1: Very weak

0.8

0.3

1.2

0.0

1.0

0.0

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Overall Instruction and Education

All

Women

Men

AfAm

White

OtherMin

Overall quality of instruction

4: Excellent

13.3

15.4

11.6

12.3

13.7

9.7

3: Good

67.4

69.9

65.4

65.6

67.6

67.0

2: Fair

18.3

14.6

21.2

20.5

17.7

22.3

1: Poor

1.0

0.2

1.7

1.6

1.0

1.0


All

Women

Men

AfAm

White

OtherMin

Overall education receiving at NC State

4: Excellent

26.1

29.1

23.7

25.0

27.0

17.6

3: Good

60.7

62.3

59.4

61.7

60.0

66.7

2: Fair

12.0

8.1

15.1

11.7

11.8

14.7

1: Poor

1.2

0.5

1.7

1.7

1.2

1.0

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How well Needs Have Been Met by NC State

All

Women

Men

AfAm

White

OtherMin

NCSU meeting your intellectual growth needs

4: Very well

41.5

44.0

39.6

39.8

42.6

32.4

3: Adequately

47.6

49.0

46.4

47.2

47.2

51.4

2: Somewhat Adequately

9.2

6.4

11.4

13.0

8.3

14.3

1: Poorly

1.7

0.7

2.5

0.0

1.9

1.9


All

Women

Men

AfAm

White

OtherMin

NCSU meeting your career training needs

4: Very well

31.9

34.2

30.1

28.7

33.2

22.9

3: Adequately

43.3

41.6

44.7

40.2

43.3

46.7

2: Somewhat Adequately

19.1

19.6

18.7

25.4

17.6

27.6

1: Poorly

5.6

4.5

6.5

5.7

5.9

2.9


All

Women

Men

AfAm

White

OtherMin

NCSU meeting your personal growth needs

4: Very well

36.6

44.0

30.8

34.4

36.6

39.0

3: Adequately

41.4

38.8

43.5

43.4

41.4

39.0

2: Somewhat Adequately

17.2

14.3

19.5

13.9

17.4

19.0

1: Poorly

4.8

2.9

6.3

8.2

4.6

2.9

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Faculty Contributions

All

Women

Men

AfAm

White

OtherMin

Set high expectations to learn

4: Excellent

25.4

27.8

23.4

26.2

25.6

22.1

3: Good

65.3

65.4

65.1

58.2

65.7

68.3

2: Fair

9.2

6.7

11.1

15.6

8.4

9.6

1: Poor

0.2

0.0

0.4

0.0

0.3

0.0


All

Women

Men

AfAm

White

OtherMin

Respect diverse talents and learning

4: Excellent

11.9

10.5

12.9

8.2

11.8

16.5

3: Good

55.8

56.4

55.3

52.5

55.5

63.1

2: Fair

27.8

29.3

26.6

36.1

27.7

19.4

1: Poor

4.5

3.7

5.2

3.3

5.0

1.0


All

Women

Men

AfAm

White

OtherMin

Encourage to be actively involved

4: Excellent

14.3

13.4

15.0

16.4

13.8

17.3

3: Good

54.4

58.4

51.3

49.2

55.3

51.0

2: Fair

28.8

26.2

30.9

31.1

28.4

30.8

1: Poor

2.5

2.0

2.8

3.3

2.5

1.0


All

Women

Men

AfAm

White

OtherMin

Encourage student-faculty interaction in/out of class

4: Excellent

17.5

19.3

16.1

18.9

18.0

10.6

3: Good

47.8

50.3

45.8

45.9

47.5

52.9

2: Fair

30.4

27.2

32.9

31.1

30.0

33.7

1: Poor

4.3

3.2

5.2

4.1

4.5

2.9


All

Women

Men

AfAm

White

OtherMin

Give you frequent and prompt feedback

4: Excellent

15.2

14.7

15.6

8.2

16.1

13.6

3: Good

55.7

58.6

53.4

68.0

54.5

54.4

2: Fair

27.0

25.0

28.6

20.5

27.3

31.1

1: Poor

2.1

1.7

2.4

3.3

2.1

1.0


All

Women

Men

AfAm

White

OtherMin

Encouraged to devote time/energy to coursework

4: Excellent

27.7

30.3

25.7

36.1

27.1

25.0

3: Good

58.0

58.0

58.1

48.4

59.7

51.9

2: Fair

13.3

11.0

15.2

14.8

12.5

20.2

1: Poor

0.9

0.7

1.1

0.8

0.7

2.9


All

Women

Men

AfAm

White

OtherMin

Opportunity to learn cooperatively w/ students

4: Excellent

12.4

9.8

14.4

18.0

11.8

11.7

3: Good

53.1

54.5

52.1

53.3

53.4

50.5

2: Fair

30.9

33.2

29.1

25.4

31.3

33.0

1: Poor

3.6

2.5

4.4

3.3

3.5

4.9


All

Women

Men

AfAm

White

OtherMin

Care about academic success and welfare

4: Excellent

13.3

12.2

14.2

11.6

13.3

15.5

3: Good

49.0

52.1

46.5

45.5

49.4

48.5

2: Fair

30.1

29.4

30.6

37.2

29.7

25.2

1: Poor

7.7

6.3

8.8

5.8

7.6

10.7


All

Women

Men

AfAm

White

OtherMin

General evaluation of instructors on 8 items

4: Excellent

10.7

10.6

10.8

10.7

10.5

13.5

3: Good

69.3

72.3

67.0

63.9

70.3

65.4

2: Fair

19.1

16.7

21.0

24.6

18.4

20.2

1: Poor

0.8

0.3

1.2

0.8

0.8

1.0

Back to Means by Gender/Ethnicity



For more information on the 2000 Sophomore Student 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, 2001

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