North Carolina State University
2006 Sophomore Student Survey:
College Comparisons
of Evaluations of Student Services

This document reports survey data on college differences in respondents' ratings of student services. Specifically, results are presented for perceptions of campus safety, assessments of academic services outside the classroom, and assessments of non-academic services and the associated staff. Survey results for all respondents are provided in "2006 Sophomore Student Survey: All Respondents." For information about the survey and analysis methods see "2006 Sophomore Student Survey: Introduction, Methods, and Student Demographic Profile." For exact question wording, see the survey instrument, or click on the "Q" in the table headers below.

Campus Safety | Services Outside the Classroom | Non-Academic Service Areas | Financial Aid Services


Q Campus Safety
Campus taken sufficient steps to ensure NCSU College/School
CALS CED CHASS CNR COE COM COT Design FYC PAMS
Yes % 71.9 72.4 79.2 65.4 84.8 75.4 65.3 74.0 56.7 76.6 78.6
No % 13.3 12.1 10.4 17.6 6.5 11.0 16.5 14.0 23.3 12.5 10.0
Not sure % 14.7 15.4 10.4 16.9 8.7 13.6 18.2 12.0 20.0 10.9 11.4
Total N 1447 272 48 272 46 419 176 50 30 64 70
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Q Rating of Services Outside the Classroom
Length of orientation session NCSU College/School
CALS CED CHASS CNR COE COM COT Design FYC PAMS
Mean 2.78 2.80 2.77 2.77 2.87 2.78 2.77 2.90 2.65 2.80 2.68
4: Excellent % 13.5 15.8 14.0 14.2 12.8 12.4 11.0 16.7 8.7 14.3 12.3
3: Good % 57.6 54.2 58.1 55.2 66.7 59.1 61.7 59.5 56.5 58.9 52.3
2: Fair % 22.6 24.6 18.6 23.8 15.4 22.4 20.1 21.4 26.1 19.6 26.2
1: Poor % 6.4 5.4 9.3 6.7 5.1 6.1 7.1 2.4 8.7 7.1 9.2
Total N 1263 240 43 239 39 362 154 42 23 56 65

Quality of orientation programs NCSU College/School
CALS CED CHASS CNR COE COM COT Design FYC PAMS
Mean 2.80 2.79 2.84 2.81 2.89 2.80 2.84 2.83 2.54 2.76 2.61
4: Excellent % 14.1 16.7 11.6 12.4 21.1 14.0 16.4 11.9 4.2 9.1 12.5
3: Good % 55.9 52.9 62.8 58.9 52.6 56.7 54.6 61.9 54.2 60.0 45.3
2: Fair % 25.4 23.3 23.3 26.1 21.1 24.8 25.7 23.8 33.3 29.1 32.8
1: Poor % 4.5 7.1 2.3 2.5 5.3 4.4 3.3 2.4 8.3 1.8 9.4
Total N 1262 240 43 241 38 363 152 42 24 55 64

Helpfulness of orientation staff NCSU College/School
CALS CED CHASS CNR COE COM COT Design FYC PAMS
Mean 3.15 3.12 3.27 3.17 3.28 3.16 3.17 3.12 2.88 3.11 3.06
4: Excellent % 31.2 29.2 29.3 33.6 43.6 32.1 29.9 29.3 25.0 25.0 31.3
3: Good % 54.8 55.8 68.3 52.9 43.6 54.0 57.8 56.1 45.8 62.5 48.4
2: Fair % 11.6 12.5 2.4 10.5 10.3 11.5 11.7 12.2 20.8 10.7 15.6
1: Poor % 2.5 2.5 . 2.9 2.6 2.5 0.6 2.4 8.3 1.8 4.7
Total N 1262 240 41 238 39 365 154 41 24 56 64

Orientations accomodations NCSU College/School
CALS CED CHASS CNR COE COM COT Design FYC PAMS
Mean 2.85 2.77 2.95 2.82 2.95 2.89 2.89 3.00 2.52 2.83 2.82
4: Excellent % 16.1 15.9 15.8 15.5 25.6 16.0 15.4 20.5 8.7 18.9 13.1
3: Good % 57.6 49.8 65.8 57.9 51.3 61.2 59.7 61.5 47.8 52.8 62.3
2: Fair % 21.5 29.5 15.8 20.2 15.4 18.8 22.8 15.4 30.4 20.8 18.0
1: Poor % 4.8 4.8 2.6 6.4 7.7 3.9 2.0 2.6 13.0 7.5 6.6
Total N 1218 227 38 233 39 356 149 39 23 53 61

Overall effectiveness of orientation NCSU College/School
CALS CED CHASS CNR COE COM COT Design FYC PAMS
Mean 2.89 2.84 3.00 2.91 2.92 2.91 2.90 3.05 2.71 2.96 2.73
4: Excellent % 16.7 17.8 16.3 17.9 18.4 14.4 18.1 26.2 16.7 16.4 12.1
3: Good % 60.0 53.5 69.8 59.6 57.9 65.5 58.7 57.1 50.0 65.5 53.0
2: Fair % 19.1 23.7 11.6 18.3 21.1 16.6 18.7 11.9 20.8 16.4 30.3
1: Poor % 4.2 5.0 2.3 4.2 2.6 3.6 4.5 4.8 12.5 1.8 4.5
Total N 1266 241 43 240 38 362 155 42 24 55 66

Access to advisor NCSU College/School
CALS CED CHASS CNR COE COM COT Design FYC PAMS
Mean 3.11 3.22 2.94 3.08 3.37 3.03 3.12 3.32 2.83 3.41 2.94
4: Excellent % 38.7 45.1 31.9 38.6 50.0 31.5 41.9 50.0 31.0 51.6 29.9
3: Good % 39.7 36.6 36.2 39.3 39.1 46.3 32.6 36.0 31.0 39.1 41.8
2: Fair % 15.8 13.1 25.5 14.0 8.7 16.3 21.5 10.0 27.6 7.8 20.9
1: Poor % 5.8 5.2 6.4 8.1 2.2 5.9 4.1 4.0 10.3 1.6 7.5
Total N 1425 268 47 272 46 410 172 50 29 64 67

Sufficient time with advisor NCSU College/School
CALS CED CHASS CNR COE COM COT Design FYC PAMS
Mean 3.01 3.15 2.98 2.94 3.26 2.89 3.03 3.14 2.86 3.30 2.91
4: Excellent % 34.0 40.7 27.7 32.7 43.5 27.5 36.8 42.0 35.7 42.9 28.4
3: Good % 39.6 38.8 48.9 37.5 41.3 42.4 34.5 38.0 21.4 46.0 41.8
2: Fair % 19.6 15.3 17.0 20.6 13.0 22.1 23.4 12.0 35.7 9.5 22.4
1: Poor % 6.8 5.2 6.4 9.2 2.2 8.1 5.3 8.0 7.1 1.6 7.5
Total N 1420 268 47 272 46 408 171 50 28 63 67

Accurate info on degree reqs/course sequ NCSU College/School
CALS CED CHASS CNR COE COM COT Design FYC PAMS
Mean 3.06 3.09 2.91 2.85 3.11 3.12 3.20 3.24 2.90 3.17 2.91
4: Excellent % 37.3 39.2 31.9 29.5 39.1 40.0 40.6 50.0 37.9 42.2 23.9
3: Good % 38.2 36.9 40.4 37.3 41.3 37.6 42.4 28.0 27.6 37.5 49.3
2: Fair % 17.7 17.9 14.9 21.8 10.9 17.3 13.5 18.0 20.7 15.6 20.9
1: Poor % 6.8 6.0 12.8 11.4 8.7 5.1 3.5 4.0 13.8 4.7 6.0
Total N 1422 268 47 271 46 410 170 50 29 64 67

Advisor knowledge of policies/procedures NCSU College/School
CALS CED CHASS CNR COE COM COT Design FYC PAMS
Mean 3.04 3.03 3.00 2.86 3.22 3.13 3.15 3.16 2.64 3.30 2.79
4: Excellent % 31.3 32.1 31.9 21.5 42.2 34.5 33.1 44.9 14.3 46.0 19.7
3: Good % 46.5 43.9 42.6 51.5 44.4 47.0 50.3 32.7 35.7 39.7 50.0
2: Fair % 17.3 18.7 19.1 18.5 6.7 15.8 14.8 16.3 50.0 12.7 19.7
1: Poor % 4.9 5.3 6.4 8.5 6.7 2.8 1.8 6.1 . 1.6 10.6
Total N 1399 262 47 270 45 400 169 49 28 63 66

Academic advising services overall NCSU College/School
CALS CED CHASS CNR COE COM COT Design FYC PAMS
Mean 3.08 3.17 3.00 2.97 3.33 3.02 3.19 3.22 2.79 3.22 2.95
4: Excellent % 33.8 40.8 31.3 28.9 45.7 28.9 38.7 44.0 27.6 42.2 22.7
3: Good % 45.3 40.1 45.8 45.4 45.7 50.2 43.9 38.0 31.0 42.2 53.0
2: Fair % 15.7 14.2 14.6 19.0 4.3 14.8 15.0 14.0 34.5 10.9 21.2
1: Poor % 5.3 4.9 8.3 6.6 4.3 6.1 2.3 4.0 6.9 4.7 3.0
Total N 1428 267 48 273 46 412 173 50 29 64 66

Academic assistance in writing NCSU College/School
CALS CED CHASS CNR COE COM COT Design FYC PAMS
Mean 3.00 2.77 3.29 3.10 3.50 3.07 3.03 2.33 2.75 3.25 2.60
4: Excellent % 25.3 16.5 35.7 28.9 58.3 29.1 25.9 . . 30.0 10.0
3: Good % 54.4 51.9 57.1 55.4 33.3 53.8 56.9 58.3 75.0 65.0 50.0
2: Fair % 14.8 24.1 7.1 12.0 8.3 12.0 12.1 16.7 25.0 5.0 30.0
1: Poor % 5.5 7.6 . 3.6 . 5.1 5.2 25.0 . . 10.0
Total N 419 79 14 83 12 117 58 12 4 20 20

Academic assistance in reading NCSU College/School
CALS CED CHASS CNR COE COM COT Design FYC PAMS
Mean 2.87 2.59 3.00 2.97 3.50 2.98 2.90 2.22 2.67 3.00 2.53
4: Excellent % 17.9 12.5 16.7 22.7 60.0 18.0 17.5 . . 22.2 .
3: Good % 56.9 44.6 66.7 56.1 30.0 65.2 60.0 55.6 66.7 55.6 60.0
2: Fair % 19.5 32.1 16.7 16.7 10.0 13.5 17.5 11.1 33.3 22.2 33.3
1: Poor % 5.7 10.7 . 4.5 . 3.4 5.0 33.3 . . 6.7
Total N 318 56 12 66 10 89 40 9 3 18 15

Academic assistance in mathematics NCSU College/School
CALS CED CHASS CNR COE COM COT Design FYC PAMS
Mean 3.11 2.99 3.36 3.20 3.09 3.12 3.10 3.00 2.80 3.32 3.03
4: Excellent % 30.9 28.1 40.9 36.3 36.4 28.4 33.8 25.9 . 38.2 25.6
3: Good % 52.8 49.1 54.5 48.0 50.0 58.2 47.5 51.9 80.0 55.9 53.8
2: Fair % 12.7 16.7 4.5 14.7 . 10.6 13.8 18.5 20.0 5.9 17.9
1: Poor % 3.5 6.1 . 1.0 13.6 2.9 5.0 3.7 . . 2.6
Total N 653 114 22 102 22 208 80 27 5 34 39

Academic assistance in study skills NCSU College/School
CALS CED CHASS CNR COE COM COT Design FYC PAMS
Mean 2.96 2.89 2.87 2.96 3.38 3.01 2.96 2.69 2.67 3.29 2.58
4: Excellent % 21.2 24.3 13.3 21.7 46.2 18.9 15.2 12.5 . 37.5 15.8
3: Good % 57.8 48.6 66.7 55.1 46.2 65.8 67.4 56.3 66.7 54.2 36.8
2: Fair % 16.6 18.6 13.3 20.3 7.7 12.6 15.2 18.8 33.3 8.3 36.8
1: Poor % 4.4 8.6 6.7 2.9 . 2.7 2.2 12.5 . . 10.5
Total N 386 70 15 69 13 111 46 16 3 24 19

Academic assistance in foreign language NCSU College/School
CALS CED CHASS CNR COE COM COT Design FYC PAMS
Mean 2.96 2.82 3.00 2.99 3.57 3.05 2.81 2.50 2.67 3.00 3.08
4: Excellent % 25.2 26.3 11.1 26.8 57.1 26.9 19.1 . . 29.4 33.3
3: Good % 51.5 42.1 77.8 50.0 42.9 55.1 53.2 62.5 66.7 47.1 41.7
2: Fair % 16.9 18.4 11.1 18.3 . 14.1 17.0 25.0 33.3 17.6 25.0
1: Poor % 6.3 13.2 . 4.9 . 3.8 10.6 12.5 . 5.9 .
Total N 301 38 9 82 7 78 47 8 3 17 12

Academic assistance in computer science NCSU College/School
CALS CED CHASS CNR COE COM COT Design FYC PAMS
Mean 2.98 2.73 3.21 3.00 3.63 3.05 2.91 2.73 2.50 3.20 2.59
4: Excellent % 25.3 20.0 28.6 22.2 62.5 29.3 18.8 9.1 . 33.3 5.9
3: Good % 52.7 44.4 64.3 59.3 37.5 50.0 59.4 63.6 50.0 53.3 58.8
2: Fair % 16.9 24.4 7.1 14.8 . 16.7 15.6 18.2 50.0 13.3 23.5
1: Poor % 5.1 11.1 . 3.7 . 4.0 6.3 9.1 . . 11.8
Total N 372 45 14 54 8 174 32 11 2 15 17

Academic assistance in science NCSU College/School
CALS CED CHASS CNR COE COM COT Design FYC PAMS
Mean 3.22 3.24 3.35 3.20 3.28 3.20 3.09 3.10 3.00 3.23 3.41
4: Excellent % 37.9 43.5 42.3 36.3 44.4 32.9 29.8 32.3 25.0 38.5 50.0
3: Good % 48.3 40.0 50.0 50.5 44.4 55.4 54.4 48.4 50.0 46.2 40.9
2: Fair % 11.3 13.0 7.7 9.9 5.6 10.3 10.5 16.1 25.0 15.4 9.1
1: Poor % 2.5 3.5 . 3.3 5.6 1.4 5.3 3.2 . . .
Total N 723 200 26 91 18 213 57 31 4 39 44

Academic help services overall NCSU College/School
CALS CED CHASS CNR COE COM COT Design FYC PAMS
Mean 3.09 3.09 3.34 3.11 3.32 3.04 3.04 2.85 3.00 3.24 3.15
4: Excellent % 25.2 26.3 37.9 26.0 45.5 21.4 23.8 12.1 20.0 31.0 29.2
3: Good % 60.3 59.5 58.6 60.2 40.9 63.3 58.3 63.6 60.0 61.9 58.3
2: Fair % 12.5 11.6 3.4 12.2 13.6 13.3 15.5 21.2 20.0 7.1 10.4
1: Poor % 1.9 2.6 . 1.6 . 2.0 2.4 3.0 . . 2.1
Total N 824 190 29 123 22 248 84 33 5 42 48

Library hours of operation NCSU College/School
CALS CED CHASS CNR COE COM COT Design FYC PAMS
Mean 3.67 3.69 3.69 3.69 3.64 3.65 3.65 3.66 3.59 3.71 3.71
4: Excellent % 69.6 72.0 68.9 73.1 64.3 67.6 67.1 66.0 58.6 71.0 73.8
3: Good % 28.3 25.7 31.1 23.5 35.7 30.1 31.7 34.0 41.4 29.0 23.1
2: Fair % 1.7 1.9 . 2.6 . 2.1 0.6 . . . 3.1
1: Poor % 0.4 0.4 . 0.7 . 0.3 0.6 . . . .
Total N 1359 261 45 268 42 376 161 50 29 62 65

Staff responsiveness NCSU College/School
CALS CED CHASS CNR COE COM COT Design FYC PAMS
Mean 3.32 3.38 3.43 3.28 3.36 3.30 3.28 3.36 3.32 3.23 3.38
4: Excellent % 41.9 47.5 51.4 40.6 54.5 38.8 38.5 45.5 36.0 34.0 44.7
3: Good % 49.1 44.3 40.5 47.6 30.3 53.4 52.6 45.5 60.0 56.6 48.9
2: Fair % 7.9 7.2 8.1 10.5 12.1 6.5 7.4 9.1 4.0 7.5 6.4
1: Poor % 1.2 0.9 . 1.3 3.0 1.3 1.5 . . 1.9 .
Total N 1120 221 37 229 33 307 135 33 25 53 47

Access to databases and collections NCSU College/School
CALS CED CHASS CNR COE COM COT Design FYC PAMS
Mean 3.42 3.44 3.41 3.41 3.46 3.45 3.35 3.50 3.45 3.29 3.46
4: Excellent % 49.7 52.2 48.8 49.0 51.4 50.8 44.4 54.3 51.7 41.9 52.5
3: Good % 43.4 39.9 43.9 44.1 43.2 43.6 47.1 41.3 41.4 48.4 41.0
2: Fair % 6.2 7.5 7.3 5.7 5.4 5.0 7.8 4.3 6.9 6.5 6.6
1: Poor % 0.7 0.4 . 1.1 . 0.6 0.7 . . 3.2 .
Total N 1301 253 41 261 37 358 153 46 29 62 61

Training to use library NCSU College/School
CALS CED CHASS CNR COE COM COT Design FYC PAMS
Mean 3.03 3.08 2.81 3.00 3.26 3.12 2.93 3.05 2.89 2.91 2.98
4: Excellent % 30.8 32.7 30.2 30.3 35.3 32.8 26.2 31.7 17.9 24.1 33.3
3: Good % 46.5 46.5 34.9 43.4 58.8 48.8 46.2 46.3 57.1 50.0 38.9
2: Fair % 18.2 17.1 20.9 21.7 2.9 15.4 22.1 17.1 21.4 18.5 20.4
1: Poor % 4.6 3.7 14.0 4.5 2.9 3.0 5.5 4.9 3.6 7.4 7.4
Total N 1226 245 43 244 34 338 145 41 28 54 54

Library services overall NCSU College/School
CALS CED CHASS CNR COE COM COT Design FYC PAMS
Mean 3.43 3.44 3.40 3.47 3.38 3.44 3.34 3.43 3.34 3.40 3.50
4: Excellent % 46.7 48.5 44.7 50.6 40.5 47.9 38.5 44.9 37.9 42.9 51.5
3: Good % 49.8 46.9 51.1 46.4 57.1 48.7 57.1 53.1 58.6 54.0 47.0
2: Fair % 3.2 4.2 4.3 2.2 2.4 3.5 3.7 2.0 3.4 3.2 1.5
1: Poor % 0.3 0.4 . 0.7 . . 0.6 . . . .
Total N 1360 262 47 267 42 374 161 49 29 63 66

Access to the Internet NCSU College/School
CALS CED CHASS CNR COE COM COT Design FYC PAMS
Mean 3.64 3.61 3.78 3.61 3.57 3.68 3.63 3.62 3.79 3.58 3.68
4: Excellent % 68.2 65.8 78.3 65.2 61.4 71.6 69.1 64.0 79.3 59.4 70.6
3: Good % 28.5 29.7 21.7 31.1 34.1 25.3 26.9 34.0 20.7 39.1 26.5
2: Fair % 2.7 4.1 . 3.0 4.5 2.4 2.3 2.0 . 1.6 2.9
1: Poor % 0.6 0.4 . 0.7 . 0.7 1.7 . . . .
Total N 1427 269 46 267 44 415 175 50 29 64 68

Hrs of op for comp center labs and help NCSU College/School
CALS CED CHASS CNR COE COM COT Design FYC PAMS
Mean 3.48 3.43 3.62 3.42 3.43 3.54 3.44 3.50 3.39 3.47 3.52
4: Excellent % 54.5 53.9 66.7 50.4 45.0 59.0 49.4 54.5 50.0 53.3 56.5
3: Good % 39.8 37.6 28.9 42.4 52.5 36.9 46.3 40.9 39.3 41.7 38.7
2: Fair % 4.9 6.5 4.4 6.3 2.5 3.7 3.7 4.5 10.7 3.3 4.8
1: Poor % 0.8 2.0 . 0.8 . 0.5 0.6 . . 1.7 .
Total N 1331 245 45 238 40 407 162 44 28 60 62

Access to up-to-date facilities NCSU College/School
CALS CED CHASS CNR COE COM COT Design FYC PAMS
Mean 3.45 3.47 3.53 3.42 3.44 3.45 3.43 3.44 3.57 3.41 3.42
4: Excellent % 51.0 52.4 55.6 48.8 43.9 52.2 50.0 57.8 57.1 46.9 46.8
3: Good % 43.4 43.1 42.2 45.0 56.1 41.7 43.8 28.9 42.9 46.9 48.4
2: Fair % 5.0 3.6 2.2 5.4 . 5.4 5.6 13.3 . 6.3 4.8
1: Poor % 0.6 0.8 . 0.8 . 0.7 0.6 . . . .
Total N 1345 248 45 242 41 408 162 45 28 64 62

Access to trained staff for help NCSU College/School
CALS CED CHASS CNR COE COM COT Design FYC PAMS
Mean 3.16 3.17 3.23 3.23 3.14 3.12 3.16 3.21 3.32 3.13 2.96
4: Excellent % 35.3 36.9 40.0 40.2 30.6 32.7 32.6 37.2 40.0 33.9 29.4
3: Good % 48.4 46.5 45.0 46.1 52.8 50.1 52.6 46.5 52.0 50.0 41.2
2: Fair % 13.5 13.4 12.5 10.5 16.7 14.1 13.3 16.3 8.0 10.7 25.5
1: Poor % 2.8 3.2 2.5 3.2 . 3.1 1.5 . . 5.4 3.9
Total N 1177 217 40 219 36 355 135 43 25 56 51

Technology training classes NCSU College/School
CALS CED CHASS CNR COE COM COT Design FYC PAMS
Mean 3.19 3.19 3.16 3.10 3.19 3.19 3.24 3.30 3.39 3.16 3.06
4: Excellent % 35.2 37.2 41.9 34.1 30.8 33.4 36.9 44.4 47.8 31.6 26.5
3: Good % 50.5 49.6 35.5 46.5 57.7 53.6 51.5 40.7 43.5 52.6 55.9
2: Fair % 12.1 8.5 19.4 14.7 11.5 11.6 10.7 14.8 8.7 15.8 14.7
1: Poor % 2.3 4.7 3.2 4.7 . 1.3 1.0 . . . 2.9
Total N 842 129 31 129 26 302 103 27 23 38 34

Technology services overall NCSU College/School
CALS CED CHASS CNR COE COM COT Design FYC PAMS
Mean 3.42 3.38 3.50 3.42 3.37 3.44 3.41 3.45 3.60 3.43 3.38
4: Excellent % 46.5 44.5 50.0 46.1 41.9 48.3 44.4 48.9 60.0 47.6 41.2
3: Good % 49.4 49.2 50.0 50.0 53.5 47.6 52.6 46.8 40.0 47.6 55.9
2: Fair % 3.8 5.9 . 3.5 4.7 3.8 2.3 4.3 . 4.8 2.9
1: Poor % 0.3 0.4 . 0.4 . 0.2 0.6 . . . .
Total N 1396 254 46 258 43 416 171 47 30 63 68

Opportunity for career assistance NCSU College/School
CALS CED CHASS CNR COE COM COT Design FYC PAMS
Mean 3.24 3.27 3.19 3.19 3.45 3.27 3.37 3.06 3.00 3.11 2.97
4: Excellent % 36.3 42.0 37.0 33.1 61.3 35.2 43.2 25.0 27.3 23.7 10.8
3: Good % 53.5 45.5 44.4 54.4 29.0 57.0 52.5 59.4 45.5 65.8 78.4
2: Fair % 8.3 9.5 18.5 11.3 3.2 6.7 2.5 12.5 27.3 7.9 8.1
1: Poor % 1.9 3.0 . 1.3 6.5 1.0 1.7 3.1 . 2.6 2.7
Total N 952 200 27 160 31 298 118 32 11 38 37

Info. on internships/co-op/other NCSU College/School
CALS CED CHASS CNR COE COM COT Design FYC PAMS
Mean 3.18 3.16 2.81 3.05 3.42 3.29 3.37 3.15 2.80 3.02 2.79
4: Excellent % 36.6 38.6 22.2 29.9 57.6 40.6 44.1 34.1 20.0 26.8 10.6
3: Good % 48.0 43.4 48.1 49.2 30.3 49.7 50.0 46.3 40.0 48.8 63.8
2: Fair % 12.5 13.6 18.5 16.9 9.1 8.2 4.4 19.5 40.0 24.4 19.1
1: Poor % 2.9 4.4 11.1 4.0 3.0 1.5 1.5 . . . 6.4
Total N 1085 228 27 177 33 340 136 41 15 41 47

Resources to explore career options NCSU College/School
CALS CED CHASS CNR COE COM COT Design FYC PAMS
Mean 3.18 3.18 3.04 3.12 3.27 3.24 3.31 3.03 2.85 3.09 2.83
4: Excellent % 35.5 38.2 23.1 35.2 48.5 35.5 43.3 25.6 15.4 33.3 14.3
3: Good % 49.1 44.9 61.5 45.1 36.4 54.0 47.2 53.8 53.8 44.4 59.5
2: Fair % 12.8 13.8 11.5 15.9 9.1 9.6 7.1 17.9 30.8 20.0 21.4
1: Poor % 2.6 3.1 3.8 3.8 6.1 1.0 2.4 2.6 . 2.2 4.8
Total N 1045 225 26 182 33 313 127 39 13 45 42

Info. avail through computers/Internet NCSU College/School
CALS CED CHASS CNR COE COM COT Design FYC PAMS
Mean 3.26 3.27 3.28 3.19 3.21 3.32 3.35 3.28 3.00 3.11 3.00
4: Excellent % 38.8 41.3 40.6 36.8 36.4 40.2 44.1 41.0 25.0 34.1 18.4
3: Good % 49.8 47.0 46.9 47.7 51.5 51.8 48.5 46.2 50.0 47.7 67.3
2: Fair % 9.6 9.6 12.5 13.0 9.1 7.6 5.1 12.8 25.0 13.6 10.2
1: Poor % 1.7 2.2 . 2.6 3.0 0.3 2.2 . . 4.5 4.1
Total N 1100 230 32 193 33 328 136 39 16 44 49

Career-related services overall NCSU College/School
CALS CED CHASS CNR COE COM COT Design FYC PAMS
Mean 3.20 3.23 3.06 3.14 3.25 3.26 3.31 3.12 2.93 3.04 2.89
4: Excellent % 33.6 37.4 28.1 32.3 38.9 35.7 39.1 29.3 13.3 23.9 8.7
3: Good % 54.4 49.6 53.1 51.9 52.8 55.7 54.3 53.7 66.7 58.7 73.9
2: Fair % 10.4 11.3 15.6 13.2 2.8 8.0 5.1 17.1 20.0 15.2 15.2
1: Poor % 1.6 1.7 3.1 2.6 5.6 0.6 1.4 . . 2.2 2.2
Total N 1109 230 32 189 36 336 138 41 15 46 46

Avail of books/supplies at bookstore NCSU College/School
CALS CED CHASS CNR COE COM COT Design FYC PAMS
Mean 3.00 3.00 3.23 3.05 3.07 2.97 3.00 2.87 3.00 2.92 2.94
4: Excellent % 26.7 25.4 27.1 29.2 31.1 27.3 26.8 23.9 19.2 16.9 28.4
3: Good % 51.3 53.8 68.8 52.3 46.7 48.4 50.6 41.3 61.5 59.3 43.3
2: Fair % 17.2 16.2 4.2 12.5 20.0 18.2 18.5 32.6 19.2 22.0 22.4
1: Poor % 4.8 4.6 . 6.1 2.2 6.1 4.2 2.2 . 1.7 6.0
Total N 1378 260 48 264 45 395 168 46 26 59 67

Virtual Advising Center Web site NCSU College/School
CALS CED CHASS CNR COE COM COT Design FYC PAMS
Mean 3.15 3.24 3.30 3.11 3.22 3.11 3.15 3.21 3.22 3.14 3.14
4: Excellent % 28.2 36.3 39.1 26.8 34.8 22.5 26.1 35.3 33.3 25.7 27.8
3: Good % 61.1 54.1 52.2 62.7 52.2 66.5 63.6 52.9 55.6 62.9 61.1
2: Fair % 8.4 6.7 8.7 5.2 13.0 10.1 9.1 8.8 11.1 11.4 8.3
1: Poor % 2.3 3.0 . 5.2 . 0.9 1.1 2.9 . . 2.8
Total N 754 135 23 153 23 218 88 34 9 35 36
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Q Evaluation of Non-Academic Service Areas
Service Area: Registration Process NCSU College/School
CALS CED CHASS CNR COE COM COT Design FYC PAMS
Mean 3.11 3.07 3.09 3.06 3.07 3.12 3.19 3.30 3.10 2.97 3.23
4: Excellent % 29.5 30.7 26.1 27.0 22.7 30.3 32.4 39.1 24.1 23.3 30.4
3: Good % 54.5 48.9 56.5 54.4 63.6 54.4 56.5 52.2 62.1 55.0 63.8
2: Fair % 13.4 17.0 17.4 16.0 11.4 12.5 8.8 8.7 13.8 16.7 4.3
1: Poor % 2.6 3.4 . 2.7 2.3 2.8 2.4 . . 5.0 1.4
Total N 1390 264 46 263 44 399 170 46 29 60 69

Service Area: Financial Aid Application/ NCSU College/School
CALS CED CHASS CNR COE COM COT Design FYC PAMS
Mean 2.90 2.79 3.03 2.81 2.86 2.94 3.00 3.00 2.81 3.00 3.05
4: Excellent % 26.0 25.7 32.4 20.2 25.0 28.1 26.0 30.6 12.5 34.4 25.6
3: Good % 46.8 39.4 45.9 49.7 46.4 46.2 56.0 47.2 56.3 34.4 56.4
2: Fair % 18.7 23.4 13.5 20.9 17.9 17.7 10.0 13.9 31.3 28.1 15.4
1: Poor % 8.5 11.4 8.1 9.2 10.7 8.1 8.0 8.3 . 3.1 2.6
Total N 886 175 37 163 28 260 100 36 16 32 39

Service Area: Financial Aid Disbursement NCSU College/School
CALS CED CHASS CNR COE COM COT Design FYC PAMS
Mean 2.90 2.80 3.15 2.73 2.83 2.96 3.03 2.89 2.73 3.00 3.06
4: Excellent % 27.2 27.8 32.4 21.5 27.6 29.8 27.7 25.0 13.3 32.1 27.8
3: Good % 43.6 37.7 52.9 39.6 41.4 42.9 54.3 50.0 46.7 35.7 55.6
2: Fair % 21.1 21.2 11.8 29.5 17.2 21.2 11.7 14.3 40.0 32.1 11.1
1: Poor % 8.0 13.2 2.9 9.4 13.8 6.1 6.4 10.7 . . 5.6
Total N 809 151 34 149 29 245 94 28 15 28 36

Service Area: Food Services NCSU College/School
CALS CED CHASS CNR COE COM COT Design FYC PAMS
Mean 2.59 2.58 2.57 2.57 2.73 2.58 2.67 2.59 2.43 2.69 2.48
4: Excellent % 14.1 16.3 11.9 11.2 18.9 14.2 16.0 15.4 7.1 14.5 11.3
3: Good % 42.7 36.8 47.6 44.8 48.6 42.2 46.7 43.6 42.9 49.1 37.1
2: Fair % 31.4 35.1 26.2 34.1 18.9 31.0 25.3 25.6 35.7 27.3 40.3
1: Poor % 11.8 11.7 14.3 9.9 13.5 12.6 12.0 15.4 14.3 9.1 11.3
Total N 1249 239 42 232 37 365 150 39 28 55 62

Service Area: Health Services NCSU College/School
CALS CED CHASS CNR COE COM COT Design FYC PAMS
Mean 3.11 3.03 3.05 3.09 3.11 3.16 3.26 3.17 2.70 3.06 3.14
4: Excellent % 31.6 30.6 25.0 33.3 33.3 32.2 36.0 34.1 10.0 30.2 25.9
3: Good % 51.3 47.0 57.5 46.5 47.2 53.7 55.1 48.8 60.0 50.9 62.1
2: Fair % 14.0 17.4 15.0 15.8 16.7 12.1 8.1 17.1 20.0 13.2 12.1
1: Poor % 3.1 5.0 2.5 4.4 2.8 2.0 0.7 . 10.0 5.7 .
Total N 1129 219 40 228 36 298 136 41 20 53 58

Service Area: Counseling (personal) NCSU College/School
CALS CED CHASS CNR COE COM COT Design FYC PAMS
Mean 3.13 3.11 2.95 3.10 3.08 3.22 3.23 3.00 2.50 3.04 3.07
4: Excellent % 32.3 35.5 21.1 36.8 33.3 33.6 30.8 30.8 . 20.8 29.6
3: Good % 50.8 42.1 63.2 41.4 50.0 54.4 61.5 46.2 50.0 62.5 51.9
2: Fair % 14.4 19.7 5.3 17.2 8.3 12.0 7.7 15.4 50.0 16.7 14.8
1: Poor % 2.5 2.6 10.5 4.6 8.3 . . 7.7 . . 3.7
Total N 439 76 19 87 12 125 52 13 4 24 27

Service Area: Business Services/Cashier NCSU College/School
CALS CED CHASS CNR COE COM COT Design FYC PAMS
Mean 3.09 3.10 3.33 3.05 3.06 3.06 3.16 3.06 2.79 3.20 3.08
4: Excellent % 24.8 27.5 35.9 23.3 21.9 22.5 27.5 20.6 10.5 30.4 22.9
3: Good % 61.4 58.3 61.5 59.8 62.5 63.6 62.5 64.7 63.2 58.7 64.6
2: Fair % 11.8 10.8 2.6 15.3 15.6 11.8 8.3 14.7 21.1 10.9 10.4
1: Poor % 2.0 3.4 . 1.6 . 2.1 1.7 . 5.3 . 2.1
Total N 1011 204 39 189 32 280 120 34 19 46 48

Service Area: Residence Life Programs NCSU College/School
CALS CED CHASS CNR COE COM COT Design FYC PAMS
Mean 2.92 2.91 3.19 2.95 2.84 2.91 2.88 2.91 2.77 3.05 2.89
4: Excellent % 22.1 24.6 37.8 22.6 20.0 19.7 17.4 25.0 13.6 27.9 21.3
3: Good % 52.4 48.7 45.9 53.7 44.0 54.5 58.3 46.9 54.5 51.2 48.9
2: Fair % 21.3 20.3 13.5 19.5 36.0 22.6 19.1 21.9 27.3 18.6 27.7
1: Poor % 4.2 6.4 2.7 4.2 . 3.2 5.2 6.3 4.5 2.3 2.1
Total N 977 187 37 190 25 279 115 32 22 43 47

Service Area: Opps in ex-curr activities NCSU College/School
CALS CED CHASS CNR COE COM COT Design FYC PAMS
Mean 3.18 3.13 3.31 3.20 3.21 3.17 3.19 3.32 3.30 3.22 3.16
4: Excellent % 33.6 34.4 42.9 35.3 30.8 29.6 32.9 44.7 35.0 34.0 34.0
3: Good % 53.4 48.6 45.2 52.3 59.0 58.0 54.4 44.7 60.0 56.0 52.0
2: Fair % 10.9 12.8 11.9 9.2 10.3 11.8 11.4 7.9 5.0 8.0 10.0
1: Poor % 2.1 4.1 . 3.2 . 0.6 1.3 2.6 . 2.0 4.0
Total N 1138 218 42 218 39 314 149 38 20 50 50

Service Area: Opps. in Commun Serv Projs NCSU College/School
CALS CED CHASS CNR COE COM COT Design FYC PAMS
Mean 2.97 2.91 3.08 3.03 3.00 2.99 2.90 3.11 2.77 2.87 2.85
4: Excellent % 25.8 27.6 30.0 29.5 31.0 23.5 22.6 30.6 15.4 18.4 19.5
3: Good % 50.3 43.1 52.5 48.5 41.4 56.8 50.4 52.8 53.8 55.3 48.8
2: Fair % 18.8 22.1 12.5 17.5 24.1 15.0 20.9 13.9 23.1 21.1 29.3
1: Poor % 5.2 7.2 5.0 4.5 3.4 4.7 6.1 2.8 7.7 5.3 2.4
Total N 927 181 40 200 29 234 115 36 13 38 41

Service Area: Opps to Dev Leadership Ski NCSU College/School
CALS CED CHASS CNR COE COM COT Design FYC PAMS
Mean 3.05 3.02 3.20 3.10 3.17 3.06 2.98 3.26 2.87 3.00 2.77
4: Excellent % 29.3 33.7 40.0 33.2 36.7 24.8 25.6 35.9 20.0 20.9 20.5
3: Good % 50.5 42.3 42.5 48.8 46.7 58.5 50.4 53.8 53.3 58.1 45.5
2: Fair % 16.0 15.8 15.0 13.2 13.3 14.4 21.1 10.3 20.0 20.9 25.0
1: Poor % 4.2 8.2 2.5 4.9 3.3 2.2 3.0 . 6.7 . 9.1
Total N 1015 196 40 205 30 270 133 39 15 43 44
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Q Evaluation of Non-Academic Services Staff Responsiveness
Staff Resp: Registration Process NCSU College/School
CALS CED CHASS CNR COE COM COT Design FYC PAMS
Mean 2.97 2.99 2.94 2.92 3.07 2.99 2.94 3.03 2.75 2.98 3.06
4: Excellent % 23.3 25.3 23.5 24.8 14.8 22.2 21.8 21.6 12.5 26.2 26.4
3: Good % 55.6 52.7 58.8 48.5 77.8 58.4 57.4 59.5 56.3 50.0 56.6
2: Fair % 16.3 17.6 5.9 20.0 7.4 15.8 13.9 18.9 25.0 19.0 13.2
1: Poor % 4.8 4.4 11.8 6.7 . 3.6 6.9 . 6.3 4.8 3.8
Total N 936 182 34 165 27 279 101 37 16 42 53

Staff Resp: Financial Aid Application/Aw NCSU College/School
CALS CED CHASS CNR COE COM COT Design FYC PAMS
Mean 2.84 2.70 3.20 2.72 2.73 2.93 2.77 3.25 2.89 2.71 2.82
4: Excellent % 22.7 19.8 36.7 22.1 20.0 25.0 17.2 32.1 . 29.2 15.2
3: Good % 48.0 41.4 46.7 42.5 46.7 50.5 54.7 60.7 88.9 29.2 54.5
2: Fair % 19.8 27.9 16.7 20.4 20.0 16.8 15.6 7.1 11.1 25.0 27.3
1: Poor % 9.5 10.8 . 15.0 13.3 7.6 12.5 . . 16.7 3.0
Total N 611 111 30 113 15 184 64 28 9 24 33

Staff Resp: Financial Aid Disbursement NCSU College/School
CALS CED CHASS CNR COE COM COT Design FYC PAMS
Mean 2.86 2.77 3.16 2.67 2.80 2.98 2.80 3.10 2.67 2.85 2.87
4: Excellent % 23.0 22.3 36.0 22.9 20.0 27.2 15.0 23.8 . 20.0 16.1
3: Good % 48.2 43.6 44.0 37.5 46.7 49.1 60.0 61.9 66.7 45.0 58.1
2: Fair % 20.6 22.3 20.0 22.9 26.7 17.9 15.0 14.3 33.3 35.0 22.6
1: Poor % 8.3 11.7 . 16.7 6.7 5.8 10.0 . . . 3.2
Total N 544 94 25 96 15 173 60 21 9 20 31

Staff Resp: Food Services NCSU College/School
CALS CED CHASS CNR COE COM COT Design FYC PAMS
Mean 2.77 2.68 2.82 2.76 2.92 2.85 2.67 2.90 2.89 2.67 2.67
4: Excellent % 18.4 17.8 20.6 15.9 24.0 21.9 15.1 20.0 11.1 16.3 14.6
3: Good % 48.8 45.6 47.1 51.0 56.0 48.7 45.2 56.7 66.7 46.5 47.9
2: Fair % 24.1 23.7 26.5 26.8 8.0 21.9 31.2 16.7 22.2 25.6 27.1
1: Poor % 8.7 13.0 5.9 6.4 12.0 7.5 8.6 6.7 . 11.6 10.4
Total N 882 169 34 157 25 265 93 30 18 43 48

Staff Resp: Health Services NCSU College/School
CALS CED CHASS CNR COE COM COT Design FYC PAMS
Mean 3.10 3.01 3.10 3.05 3.32 3.18 3.22 3.06 2.62 3.08 3.03
4: Excellent % 33.5 33.3 35.5 31.6 45.5 35.4 36.4 36.4 7.7 32.5 23.1
3: Good % 47.8 41.8 41.9 48.4 40.9 50.9 51.1 33.3 69.2 47.5 59.0
2: Fair % 13.9 17.6 19.4 12.9 13.6 10.4 10.2 30.3 . 15.0 15.4
1: Poor % 4.8 7.2 3.2 7.1 . 3.3 2.3 . 23.1 5.0 2.6
Total N 786 153 31 155 22 212 88 33 13 40 39

Staff Resp: Counseling (personal) NCSU College/School
CALS CED CHASS CNR COE COM COT Design FYC PAMS
Mean 3.00 3.06 3.14 3.07 2.67 2.99 3.03 2.75 2.75 2.81 3.00
4: Excellent % 29.2 30.0 35.7 35.2 16.7 26.6 25.7 25.0 25.0 18.8 36.4
3: Good % 47.6 50.0 50.0 42.6 50.0 48.1 54.3 50.0 50.0 50.0 36.4
2: Fair % 17.7 16.0 7.1 16.7 16.7 22.8 17.1 . . 25.0 18.2
1: Poor % 5.6 4.0 7.1 5.6 16.7 2.5 2.9 25.0 25.0 6.3 9.1
Total N 288 50 14 54 6 79 35 8 4 16 22

Staff Resp: Business Services/Cashier NCSU College/School
CALS CED CHASS CNR COE COM COT Design FYC PAMS
Mean 3.01 2.99 3.27 2.97 2.90 3.05 2.95 3.00 2.67 3.18 2.97
4: Excellent % 23.2 20.0 33.3 24.8 19.0 24.4 24.4 14.8 . 30.3 23.1
3: Good % 58.1 62.2 60.0 52.1 57.1 59.4 50.0 70.4 75.0 57.6 56.4
2: Fair % 15.4 14.1 6.7 18.8 19.0 13.2 21.8 14.8 16.7 12.1 15.4
1: Poor % 3.3 3.7 . 4.3 4.8 3.0 3.8 . 8.3 . 5.1
Total N 689 135 30 117 21 197 78 27 12 33 39

Staff Resp: Residence Life Programs NCSU College/School
CALS CED CHASS CNR COE COM COT Design FYC PAMS
Mean 2.92 2.90 3.07 2.93 2.69 2.94 2.93 2.96 3.21 2.74 2.82
4: Excellent % 21.6 20.8 35.7 24.8 6.3 20.0 20.3 23.1 28.6 14.7 23.7
3: Good % 54.1 54.4 42.9 49.6 56.3 57.9 58.1 53.8 64.3 52.9 44.7
2: Fair % 18.7 18.4 14.3 19.2 37.5 17.9 16.2 19.2 7.1 23.5 21.1
1: Poor % 5.6 6.4 7.1 6.4 . 4.1 5.4 3.8 . 8.8 10.5
Total N 675 125 28 125 16 195 74 26 14 34 38

Staff Resp: Opps in ex-curr activities NCSU College/School
CALS CED CHASS CNR COE COM COT Design FYC PAMS
Mean 3.04 2.98 3.29 3.15 3.08 3.04 2.91 3.00 2.78 3.00 3.05
4: Excellent % 25.1 23.2 38.7 33.3 20.8 21.6 20.0 26.7 11.1 25.0 28.2
3: Good % 56.8 55.1 51.6 52.7 66.7 62.0 55.6 50.0 66.7 52.8 56.4
2: Fair % 14.9 18.1 9.7 9.3 12.5 14.9 20.0 20.0 11.1 19.4 7.7
1: Poor % 3.3 3.6 . 4.7 . 1.4 4.4 3.3 11.1 2.8 7.7
Total N 734 138 31 129 24 208 90 30 9 36 39
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Q Received Financial Aid
Have you received financial aid at NC St NCSU College/School
CALS CED CHASS CNR COE COM COT Design FYC PAMS
Yes % 56.9 58.5 74.5 58.1 60.0 58.0 46.6 59.2 55.2 53.1 55.1
No % 43.1 41.5 25.5 41.9 40.0 42.0 53.4 40.8 44.8 46.9 44.9
Total N 1435 270 47 272 45 414 176 49 29 64 69
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Q Satisfaction with Financial Aid Package
Satisfaction with financial aid package NCSU College/School
CALS CED CHASS CNR COE COM COT Design FYC PAMS
Mean 3.12 3.06 3.29 3.08 3.26 3.13 3.09 3.21 3.31 3.03 3.13
4: Very satisfied % 32.7 34.6 41.2 30.4 40.7 33.2 29.3 34.5 31.3 24.2 31.6
2: Moderately dissatisfied % 10.0 7.7 5.9 9.5 7.4 13.0 6.1 13.8 . 15.2 13.2
3: Moderately satisfied % 51.9 47.4 50.0 53.8 48.1 50.4 57.3 51.7 68.8 57.6 52.6
1: Very dissatisfied % 5.4 10.3 2.9 6.3 3.7 3.4 7.3 . . 3.0 2.6
Total N 811 156 34 158 27 238 82 29 16 33 38
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Q Customer Service Skills of Financial Aid Staff
Financial aid reception staff NCSU College/School
CALS CED CHASS CNR COE COM COT Design FYC PAMS
Mean 3.10 3.15 3.39 2.94 3.29 3.10 3.16 3.32 3.00 3.04 2.92
4: Excellent % 29.6 29.1 43.5 20.9 38.1 32.4 32.1 42.1 11.1 28.0 24.0
3: Good % 53.7 58.1 52.2 58.2 52.4 49.4 53.6 47.4 77.8 48.0 48.0
2: Fair % 13.6 11.1 4.3 14.5 9.5 14.2 12.5 10.5 11.1 24.0 24.0
1: Poor % 3.1 1.7 . 6.4 . 4.0 1.8 . . . 4.0
Total N 581 117 23 110 21 176 56 19 9 25 25

Financial aid phone staff NCSU College/School
CALS CED CHASS CNR COE COM COT Design FYC PAMS
Mean 3.02 3.00 3.30 2.94 3.20 3.01 3.12 3.28 3.00 2.82 2.86
4: Excellent % 28.9 30.2 47.8 21.6 35.0 29.7 28.6 33.3 22.2 27.3 27.3
3: Good % 48.7 45.3 39.1 56.9 55.0 45.3 59.2 61.1 55.6 31.8 36.4
2: Fair % 17.7 18.9 8.7 15.7 5.0 20.9 8.2 5.6 22.2 36.4 31.8
1: Poor % 4.6 5.7 4.3 5.9 5.0 4.1 4.1 . . 4.5 4.5
Total N 519 106 23 102 20 148 49 18 9 22 22

Financial aid advisor staff NCSU College/School
CALS CED CHASS CNR COE COM COT Design FYC PAMS
Mean 3.13 3.08 3.48 2.99 3.33 3.13 3.24 3.47 3.22 3.08 3.00
4: Excellent % 35.3 31.6 60.9 27.9 42.9 36.2 37.3 52.6 33.3 37.5 29.2
3: Good % 47.0 51.3 30.4 50.0 47.6 45.4 51.0 42.1 55.6 37.5 41.7
2: Fair % 13.2 10.3 4.3 15.4 9.5 14.1 9.8 5.3 11.1 20.8 29.2
1: Poor % 4.5 6.8 4.3 6.7 . 4.3 2.0 . . 4.2 .
Total N 555 117 23 104 21 163 51 19 9 24 24
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For more information on the 2006 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: November, 2006

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