2000 Entering Transfer Student Survey:
College Comparisons
Introduction
This Web document points to tables reporting the frequency distributions of responses by college to questions in the 2000 Entering Transfer Student 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 "2000 Entering Transfer Student Survey: All Respondents." For information about the survey and analysis methods see "2000 Entering Transfer Student Survey: Introduction, Methods, and Student Demographic Profile."
The number of transfer students 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 2000 Entering Transfer Student Survey ranges from +1.8 percent in the College of Agriculture and Life Science to +18.9 percent in the College of Design. 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
|
Transfer Class |
Survey Respondents |
Response rate |
Margin of Error |
|||
|
Academic Unit |
N |
% |
N |
% |
||
|
Agriculture and Life Science |
215 |
19.7% |
165 |
21.1% |
76.7% |
1.8% |
|
Design |
36 |
3.3% |
12 |
1.5% |
33.3% |
18.9% |
|
Education and Psychology |
51 |
4.7% |
39 |
5.0% |
76.5% |
3.7% |
|
Engineering |
206 |
18.9% |
153 |
19.5% |
74.3% |
2.0% |
|
Natural Resources |
61 |
5.6% |
43 |
5.5% |
70.5% |
4.4% |
|
Humanities and Social Science |
356 |
32.6% |
249 |
31.8% |
69.9% |
1.9% |
|
Physical and Mathematical Science |
38 |
3.5% |
31 |
4.0% |
81.6% |
3.2% |
|
Textiles |
11 |
1.0% |
7 |
0.9% |
63.6% |
13.5% |
|
Management |
117 |
10.7% |
85 |
10.8% |
72.6% |
2.9% |
|
Total |
1091 |
100.0% |
784 |
100.0% |
71.9% |
1.0% |
Index of Results of College Comparisons by Topic
Financial aid | Student and Parent/guardian income | Parent/guardian educational attainment | Preparation for college | Personal computers at NC State | Religious preference | Location of future employment |
Evaluation of the Application Process:
Number of colleges attended | Factors influencing decision to attend NCSU | Most influential factor in decision to attend NCSU | Satisfaction with admissions process | Use and rating of the Virtual Advising Center | Transfer of credit hours |
Educational Intents and Interests:
Interest in co-curricular activities | Enrollment status | Intended time to complete Bachelor's degree | Highest level of education planned | Goals/objectives for attending NCSU | Semester employment |
Goals for Undergraduate Education:
Current Development: General education goals | Personal development goals | World view goals |
Goal Importance: General education goals | Personal development goals | World view goals |
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Posted: August, 2001
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North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC 27965-7002
Phone: (919) 515-4184
Email: Nancy_Whelchel@ncsu.edu
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