North Carolina State
University
2002 Sophomore Student Survey:
College Comparisons
Introduction
This Web document points to tables reporting the frequency distributions of responses by college to questions in the 2002 Sophomore Survey. You can use the index below to link to web tables of college comparisons by topic, or directly download an Excel file of results by college for all survey items. Survey results for all respondents are provided in "2002 Sophomore Student Survey: All Respondents." For information about the survey and analysis methods see "2002 Sophomore Student Survey: Introduction, Methods, and Student Demographic Profile." Exact question wording is available on the web or by clicking on the "Q" in the section heading of the tables.
The number of sophomores responding from each college varies widely. As noted in the introductory report on the survey's methods, both the actual number of respondents and the response rate effects the margin of error of the results reported. Table 1 below provides information on the number and proportion of students responding to the survey from each college, as well as the response rate and margin of error for the college. The margin of error in results reported for individual colleges in the 2002 Sophomore Survey range from +0.6 percent in Engineering to +4.8 percent in First Year College. When looking at reported response distributions, it is important to keep the college margin of error in mind.
Table 1: Response Rate and Margin of Error by Academic Unit
|
Academic Unit |
Sophomore Class |
Survey Respondents |
Response Rate |
Margin of Error |
||
| N | % | N | % | |||
| Agriculture and Life Sciences | 406 | 19.78 | 319 | 20.33 |
78.6% |
+ 1.2 |
| Design | 76 | 3.70 | 52 | 3.31 |
68.4% |
+ 4.3 |
| Education | 38 | 1.85 | 36 | 2.29 |
94.7% |
+ 0.9 |
| Engineering | 569 | 27.72 | 497 | 31.68 |
87.3% |
+ 0.6 |
| Natural Resources | 60 | 2.92 | 50 | 3.19 |
83.3% |
+ 2.3 |
| Humanities and Social Sciences | 362 | 17.63 | 268 | 17.08 |
74.0% |
+ 1.6 |
| Physical and Mathematical Sciences | 68 | 3.31 | 50 | 3.19 |
73.5% |
+ 3.7 |
| Textiles | 78 | 3.80 | 52 | 3.31 |
66.7% |
+ 4.5 |
| Management | 269 | 13.10 | 171 | 10.90 |
63.6% |
+ 2.7 |
| First Year College | 127 | 6.19 | 74 | 4.72 |
58.3% |
+ 4.8 |
| Total | 2053 | 100.0 | 1569 | 100.0 |
76.4% |
+ 0.6 |
Index of Results of College Comparisons by Topic
Background
and Interests:
Plans for completing degree at NCSU | Would
choose NCSU again | Hours worked per week
during academic year
Job relation to academic major | Choice
to work in unrelated job | Involvement
in campus activities | Sense of belonging
at NCSU
Campus Climate:
Student Assessment of Diversity at NC State
|Campus Climate for Student Groups
Academic
Environment and Faculty Contributions:
Intellectual environment | Overall
instruction | Overall education | Classroom
environment | Faculty contributions
Student
Services
Campus safety | Services
outside the classroom :
New Student
Orientation | Academic advising |
Academic assistance or tutoring | Library
services | Technology services
Career-related
services | Campus bookstore
Non-academic service areas:
Non-academic
services | Non-academic services
staff
Financial Aid Services:
Received Financial
Aid | Satisfaction With Financial
Aid | Rate Financial Aid Staff
Knowledge,
Skills and Personal Development:
Meeting Student Needs | College
Contribution to Knowledge, Skills and Personal Development
General Education
Goals | Personal Development Goals |
World View Goals
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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