North
Carolina State University
2002 Sophomore Student Survey:
College Comparisons of Campus Climate
Campus Climate
Q Student Assessment of Diversity at NC State
| NC
State committed to helping minority students succeed |
NCSU | College/School | ||||||||||
| CALS | Design | CED | COE | CNR | CHASS | PAMS | COT | COM | FYC | |||
| Mean | 3.30 | 3.33 | 3.31 | 3.35 | 3.26 | 3.30 | 3.30 | 3.39 | 3.22 | 3.41 | 3.14 | |
| 1.6 | 1.6 | . | 2.9 | 2.3 | . | 1.1 | . | 2.0 | 1.2 | 2.8 | ||
| 1: Disagree strongly | % | |||||||||||
| 2: Disagree somewhat | % | 6.6 | 5.8 | 4.1 | 5.9 | 5.0 | 14.9 | 8.6 | 4.1 | 8.0 | 4.3 | 16.7 |
| 3: Agree somewhat | % | 51.8 | 50.6 | 61.2 | 44.1 | 56.9 | 40.4 | 49.2 | 53.1 | 56.0 | 47.0 | 44.4 |
| 4: Agree strongly | % | 39.9 | 41.9 | 34.7 | 47.1 | 35.8 | 44.7 | 41.0 | 42.9 | 34.0 | 47.6 | 36.1 |
| NC
State leadership fosters diversity on campus |
NCSU | College/School | ||||||||||
| CALS | Design | CED | COE | CNR | CHASS | PAMS | COT | COM | FYC | |||
| Mean | 3.07 | 3.08 | 3.04 | 3.09 | 2.98 | 3.15 | 3.11 | 3.06 | 3.06 | 3.23 | 3.06 | |
| 4.4 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 5.9 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 6.4 | 4.1 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 5.6 | ||
| 1: Disagree strongly | % | |||||||||||
| 2: Disagree somewhat | % | 15.0 | 15.3 | 14.3 | 11.8 | 16.7 | 10.6 | 11.7 | 22.4 | 17.6 | 12.3 | 18.3 |
| 3: Agree somewhat | % | 49.9 | 50.6 | 55.1 | 50.0 | 53.5 | 51.1 | 46.6 | 36.7 | 52.9 | 48.5 | 40.8 |
| 4: Agree strongly | % | 30.7 | 30.5 | 26.5 | 32.4 | 24.8 | 34.0 | 35.3 | 36.7 | 27.5 | 38.0 | 35.2 |
Q Campus Climate for Student Groups
| Assess campus climate for women | NCSU | College/School | ||||||||||
| CALS | Design | CED | COE | CNR | CHASS | PAMS | COT | COM | FYC | |||
| Mean | 4.04 | 4.14 | 4.08 | 4.00 | 3.94 | 4.02 | 4.04 | 4.29 | 4.00 | 4.09 | 4.06 | |
| 0.5 | 0.3 | . | 2.9 | 0.8 | . | 0.4 | . | . | . | 1.4 | ||
| 1: Strongly Nonsupportive | % | |||||||||||
| 2: Mildly Nonsupportive | % | 2.2 | 2.5 | . | . | 2.1 | 2.1 | 3.0 | . | 3.8 | 2.4 | 1.4 |
| 3: Neutral | % | 25.9 | 21.7 | 32.0 | 25.7 | 31.3 | 33.3 | 23.9 | 14.3 | 25.0 | 23.2 | 20.8 |
| 4: Mildly Supportive | % | 35.5 | 33.8 | 28.0 | 37.1 | 34.0 | 25.0 | 38.1 | 42.9 | 38.5 | 37.8 | 43.1 |
| 5: Strongly Supportive | % | 35.9 | 41.7 | 40.0 | 34.3 | 31.9 | 39.6 | 34.7 | 42.9 | 32.7 | 36.6 | 33.3 |
| Assess campus climate for men | NCSU | College/School | ||||||||||
| CALS | Design | CED | COE | CNR | CHASS | PAMS | COT | COM | FYC | |||
| Mean | 4.10 | 4.18 | 4.06 | 3.94 | 3.97 | 4.19 | 4.19 | 4.23 | 4.02 | 4.22 | 3.99 | |
| 1.2 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.9 | 2.3 | . | . | 2.1 | . | . | 2.8 | ||
| 1: Strongly Nonsupportive | % | |||||||||||
| 2: Mildly Nonsupportive | % | 1.8 | 1.0 | 4.0 | . | 1.7 | . | 2.2 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 1.2 | 2.8 |
| 3: Neutral | % | 28.7 | 27.7 | 32.0 | 37.1 | 32.2 | 33.3 | 26.5 | 18.8 | 30.8 | 21.8 | 29.2 |
| 4: Mildly Supportive | % | 22.6 | 20.4 | 10.0 | 20.0 | 24.5 | 14.6 | 20.9 | 18.8 | 25.0 | 30.9 | 23.6 |
| 5: Strongly Supportive | % | 45.7 | 50.0 | 52.0 | 40.0 | 39.4 | 52.1 | 50.4 | 56.3 | 40.4 | 46.1 | 41.7 |
| Assess campus climate for African Americans | NCSU | College/School | ||||||||||
| CALS | Design | CED | COE | CNR | CHASS | PAMS | COT | COM | FYC | |||
| Mean | 4.01 | 4.09 | 3.90 | 3.80 | 3.95 | 4.04 | 3.98 | 4.24 | 3.94 | 4.08 | 4.04 | |
| 1.0 | 1.0 | . | 5.7 | 1.7 | . | . | . | 1.9 | 0.6 | 1.4 | ||
| 1: Strongly Nonsupportive | % | |||||||||||
| 2: Mildly Nonsupportive | % | 3.3 | 3.2 | 8.0 | 5.7 | 2.5 | 6.3 | 4.1 | . | 3.8 | 1.2 | 5.6 |
| 3: Neutral | % | 28.6 | 26.8 | 32.0 | 25.7 | 32.5 | 29.2 | 28.6 | 22.4 | 25.0 | 26.7 | 19.7 |
| 4: Mildly Supportive | % | 28.1 | 24.2 | 22.0 | 28.6 | 26.3 | 18.8 | 32.3 | 30.6 | 36.5 | 32.7 | 33.8 |
| 5: Strongly Supportive | % | 39.0 | 44.9 | 38.0 | 34.3 | 37.1 | 45.8 | 35.0 | 46.9 | 32.7 | 38.8 | 39.4 |
| Assess campus climate for ethnic minorities | NCSU | College/School | ||||||||||
| CALS | Design | CED | COE | CNR | CHASS | PAMS | COT | COM | FYC | |||
| Mean | 3.81 | 3.91 | 3.68 | 3.71 | 3.81 | 3.73 | 3.76 | 4.04 | 3.67 | 3.83 | 3.58 | |
| 1.1 | 0.6 | . | 2.9 | 1.2 | . | 1.1 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 2.8 | ||
| 1: Strongly Nonsupportive | % | |||||||||||
| 2: Mildly Nonsupportive | % | 5.0 | 4.8 | 8.0 | 8.6 | 3.7 | 6.3 | 6.0 | 2.0 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 11.1 |
| 3: Neutral | % | 34.7 | 31.8 | 40.0 | 28.6 | 36.2 | 39.6 | 34.5 | 26.5 | 38.5 | 36.4 | 33.3 |
| 4: Mildly Supportive | % | 30.5 | 28.0 | 28.0 | 34.3 | 30.8 | 29.2 | 33.0 | 28.6 | 36.5 | 29.1 | 30.6 |
| 5: Strongly Supportive | % | 28.7 | 34.7 | 24.0 | 25.7 | 28.0 | 25.0 | 25.5 | 40.8 | 19.2 | 29.7 | 22.2 |
| Assess
campus climate for international students |
NCSU | College/School | ||||||||||
| CALS | Design | CED | COE | CNR | CHASS | PAMS | COT | COM | FYC | |||
| Mean | 3.86 | 3.97 | 3.72 | 3.83 | 3.82 | 3.98 | 3.84 | 4.02 | 3.60 | 3.88 | 3.69 | |
| 1.2 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 2.9 | 1.2 | . | 0.7 | 2.0 | 1.9 | . | 2.8 | ||
| 1: Strongly Nonsupportive | % | |||||||||||
| 2: Mildly Nonsupportive | % | 4.2 | 2.2 | 4.0 | 5.7 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 4.5 | . | 11.5 | 5.5 | 9.7 |
| 3: Neutral | % | 34.0 | 31.3 | 40.0 | 25.7 | 36.2 | 29.2 | 35.4 | 28.6 | 34.6 | 34.1 | 31.9 |
| 4: Mildly Supportive | % | 29.2 | 28.1 | 28.0 | 37.1 | 30.2 | 31.3 | 28.7 | 32.7 | 28.8 | 27.4 | 26.4 |
| 5: Strongly Supportive | % | 31.4 | 37.1 | 26.0 | 28.6 | 28.8 | 35.4 | 30.6 | 36.7 | 23.1 | 32.9 | 29.2 |
| Assess
campus climate for disabled students |
NCSU | College/School | ||||||||||
| CALS | Design | CED | COE | CNR | CHASS | PAMS | COT | COM | FYC | |||
| Mean | 3.73 | 3.84 | 3.42 | 3.74 | 3.67 | 3.67 | 3.72 | 3.84 | 3.63 | 3.88 | 3.72 | |
| 1.6 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.9 | 1.2 | 2.1 | 2.2 | . | 3.8 | . | 1.4 | ||
| 1: Strongly Nonsupportive | % | |||||||||||
| 2: Mildly Nonsupportive | % | 6.6 | 5.4 | 18.0 | 2.9 | 4.8 | 10.4 | 9.3 | 10.2 | 7.7 | 5.5 | 5.6 |
| 3: Neutral | % | 36.6 | 33.2 | 32.0 | 37.1 | 44.1 | 31.3 | 32.1 | 28.6 | 32.7 | 34.8 | 36.1 |
| 4: Mildly Supportive | % | 27.2 | 25.9 | 32.0 | 31.4 | 25.7 | 31.3 | 27.2 | 28.6 | 32.7 | 26.2 | 33.3 |
| 5: Strongly Supportive | % | 28.0 | 33.5 | 16.0 | 25.7 | 24.2 | 25.0 | 29.1 | 32.7 | 23.1 | 33.5 | 23.6 |
| Assess
campus climate for gay/lesbian students |
NCSU | College/School | ||||||||||
| CALS | Design | CED | COE | CNR | CHASS | PAMS | COT | COM | FYC | |||
| Mean | 3.20 | 3.28 | 3.04 | 3.00 | 3.15 | 3.10 | 3.23 | 3.41 | 3.35 | 3.13 | 3.20 | |
| 6.2 | 4.8 | 8.0 | 14.3 | 5.6 | 6.3 | 7.8 | 4.1 | 5.8 | 6.1 | 7.0 | ||
| 1: Strongly Nonsupportive | % | |||||||||||
| 2: Mildly Nonsupportive | % | 12.4 | 13.7 | 16.0 | 11.4 | 11.8 | 10.4 | 11.6 | 12.2 | 7.7 | 14.0 | 12.7 |
| 3: Neutral | % | 50.4 | 45.7 | 50.0 | 42.9 | 55.7 | 60.4 | 46.3 | 42.9 | 48.1 | 53.7 | 47.9 |
| 4: Mildly Supportive | % | 17.5 | 20.4 | 16.0 | 22.9 | 15.9 | 12.5 | 18.3 | 20.4 | 23.1 | 12.8 | 18.3 |
| 5: Strongly Supportive | % | 13.5 | 15.3 | 10.0 | 8.6 | 11.0 | 10.4 | 16.0 | 20.4 | 15.4 | 13.4 | 14.1 |
For more information on the 2002 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: October, 2002
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