North Carolina State University
2008 Sophomore Student Survey:
Gender and Racial/Ethnic Comparisons
on Campus Climate
This document reports survey data on gender and racial/ethnic differences in respondents' assessment of diversity on campus. Survey results for all respondents are provided in "2008 Sophomore Student Survey: All Respondents." For information about the survey and analysis methods see "2008 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 Climate for Student Groups | NCSU Commitment to Diversity | Sense of Belonging
Q Campus Climate for Student Groups
| Assessment of the campus climate for... | Mean Rating |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NCSU | Women | Men | White | AfAm | Other | |
| Women | 4.35 | 4.40 | 4.28 | 4.37 | 4.16 | 4.26 |
| Men | 4.35 | 4.50 | 4.19 | 4.36 | 4.44 | 4.24 |
| African Americans | 4.23 | 4.32 | 4.13 | 4.27 | 3.87 | 4.16 |
| Ethnic minorities | 4.07 | 4.13 | 4.01 | 4.13 | 3.63 | 3.92 |
| International stdnts | 4.13 | 4.21 | 4.05 | 4.18 | 3.69 | 4.06 |
| Stdnts w/ disabilities | 4.04 | 4.08 | 4.00 | 4.09 | 3.73 | 3.91 |
| Gay/lesbian stndts | 3.56 | 3.66 | 3.44 | 3.60 | 3.24 | 3.46 |
Back to Top Q NC State's Commitment to Diversity
| NC State... | Mean Ratings (Scale: 4='agree strongly,' 3='agree somewhat,' 2='disagree somewhat,' 1='disagree strongly') |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NCSU | Women | Men | AfAm | White | Other | |
| Is committed to helping minority stndts | 3.43 | 3.46 | 3.39 | 3.21 | 3.47 | 3.30 |
| Leadership fosters diversity on campus | 3.18 | 3.24 | 3.12 | 3.02 | 3.21 | 3.11 |
Back to Top Q Sense of Belonging at NC State
| Importance of sense of community at NC State | NCSU | Women | Men | AfAm | White | Other | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | 3.39 | 3.56 | 3.19 | 3.36 | 3.40 | 3.34 | |
| 4: Very important | % | 53.7 | 64.1 | 42.0 | 51.1 | 54.2 | 51.9 |
| 3: Mod. important | % | 34.3 | 29.4 | 39.8 | 36.2 | 34.4 | 32.3 |
| 2: Slightly important | % | 9.0 | 5.1 | 13.4 | 10.6 | 8.2 | 13.9 |
| 1: Not at all important | % | 3.0 | 1.4 | 4.8 | 2.1 | 3.2 | 1.9 |
| Total | N | 1330 | 704 | 626 | 94 | 1078 | 158 |
| Experience sense of community at NC State | NCSU | Women | Men | AfAm | White | Other | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | 3.14 | 3.23 | 3.03 | 3.10 | 3.16 | 3.02 | |
| 4: Great extent | % | 33.5 | 37.5 | 28.9 | 33.3 | 34.2 | 28.5 |
| 3: Some extent | % | 50.4 | 50.5 | 50.2 | 48.4 | 50.7 | 49.4 |
| 2: Small extent | % | 12.9 | 9.9 | 16.2 | 12.9 | 12.2 | 17.7 |
| 1: Not at all | % | 3.3 | 2.1 | 4.6 | 5.4 | 2.9 | 4.4 |
| Total | N | 1336 | 707 | 629 | 93 | 1085 | 158 |
For more information on the 2008 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, 2009
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