2000 Entering Transfer Student Survey Data Tables:
Gender and Racial/Ethnic Comparisons
of Students' Evaluation of the Application Process
This document reports survey data on gender and racial/ethnic differences in the respondents' experiences with the application process and factors influencing their decision to attend NC State. 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".
Number of Institutions Previously Attended | Factors
Influencing Attendance Decision | Most Influential
Factor | Satisfaction with Admissions | Use and Rating of the Virtual Advising Center | Transfer of Credit Hours
Number of Institutions Previously Attended
|
Number of schools |
All |
Female |
Male |
Af. Am. |
White |
Other |
|
One |
70.5% |
68.1% |
72.7% |
75.9% |
69.4% |
75.0% |
|
Two |
21.3% |
23.9% |
18.9% |
20.4% |
21.7% |
18.4% |
|
Three |
5.6% |
5.6% |
5.6% |
0.0% |
6.3% |
3.9% |
|
Four |
1.8% |
1.9% |
1.8% |
1.9% |
1.9% |
1.3% |
|
Five or more |
0.8% |
0.5% |
1.0% |
1.9% |
0.6% |
1.3% |
|
Total (N) |
765 |
373 |
392 |
54 |
635 |
76 |
Factors Influencing the Decision to Attend NC State
|
Mean |
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|
Scale: 1="very weak influence," 2="weak influence," 3="moderate influence," 4="strong influence," and 5="very strong influence" |
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|
Factor |
All |
Female |
Male |
Af. Am. |
White |
Other |
|
Academic reputation |
3.95 |
3.88 |
4.01 |
4.34 |
3.91 |
3.92 |
|
Availability of program |
3.94 |
4.01 |
3.88 |
4.31 |
3.93 |
3.79 |
|
Location |
3.90 |
4.08 |
3.73 |
4.02 |
3.89 |
3.87 |
|
Level of support for my intended major |
3.64 |
3.64 |
3.65 |
3.53 |
3.66 |
3.59 |
|
Facilities and resources available |
3.56 |
3.58 |
3.54 |
3.75 |
3.55 |
3.57 |
|
Recommended by friend, etc. |
3.25 |
3.33 |
3.18 |
3.04 |
3.26 |
3.36 |
|
Contact with a current student |
3.18 |
3.30 |
3.08 |
3.32 |
3.19 |
3.02 |
|
Cost |
3.08 |
3.16 |
3.02 |
3.24 |
3.06 |
3.15 |
|
Number of hours transferred/credited |
2.95 |
3.10 |
2.81 |
3.22 |
2.91 |
3.07 |
|
Campus visit prior to orientation |
2.87 |
2.85 |
2.88 |
3.45 |
2.81 |
2.93 |
|
Contact with a graduate |
2.83 |
2.83 |
2.83 |
2.84 |
2.84 |
2.81 |
|
Size |
2.66 |
2.64 |
2.67 |
2.98 |
2.61 |
2.78 |
|
Scholarships/financial aid available |
2.65 |
2.76 |
2.55 |
3.16 |
2.59 |
2.73 |
|
Extracurricular opportunities |
2.61 |
2.60 |
2.61 |
3.11 |
2.54 |
2.80 |
|
Contact with a faculty/staff member |
2.47 |
2.55 |
2.40 |
2.17 |
2.46 |
2.73 |
|
Publications from NC State |
2.31 |
2.25 |
2.35 |
3.23 |
2.21 |
2.51 |
|
Letter from someone other than Admissions Office |
2.07 |
2.11 |
2.03 |
2.46 |
1.98 |
2.63 |
|
Attendance at a college fair |
1.93 |
1.79 |
2.02 |
2.13 |
1.94 |
1.78 |
|
Other |
3.94 |
4.33 |
3.63 |
5.00 |
3.93 |
3.50 |
Most Important Factor Influencing the Decision to Attend NC State
|
Percent Rating Factor "Most Influential" |
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|
Factor |
All |
Female |
Male |
Af. Am. |
White |
Other |
|
Availability of program |
22.7% |
23.3% |
22.2% |
19.6% |
23.3% |
20.3% |
|
Location |
21.3% |
26.0% |
17.0% |
19.6% |
21.7% |
18.9% |
|
Academic reputation |
20.9% |
15.3% |
26.2% |
25.0% |
19.6% |
29.7% |
|
Level of support for my intended major |
10.2% |
7.8% |
12.5% |
5.4% |
11.2% |
5.4% |
|
Recommended by friend, family, etc. |
5.2% |
4.6% |
5.7% |
0.0% |
5.6% |
5.4% |
|
Cost |
4.7% |
6.2% |
3.2% |
3.6% |
4.2% |
9.5% |
|
Other |
3.0% |
2.9% |
3.0% |
3.6% |
3.1% |
1.4% |
|
Contact with a current student |
2.5% |
3.2% |
1.7% |
1.8% |
2.8% |
0.0% |
|
Number of hours transferred/credited |
2.2% |
2.4% |
2.0% |
3.6% |
1.9% |
4.1% |
|
Facilities and resources available |
1.9% |
2.1% |
1.7% |
5.4% |
1.6% |
2.7% |
|
Size |
1.2% |
0.8% |
1.5% |
3.6% |
1.1% |
0.0% |
|
Extracurricular opportunities |
1.0% |
1.1% |
1.0% |
0.0% |
1.2% |
0.0% |
|
Campus visit prior to orientation |
1.0% |
1.3% |
0.7% |
3.6% |
0.8% |
1.4% |
|
Contact with a faculty or staff member |
0.9% |
1.1% |
0.7% |
0.0% |
0.9% |
1.4% |
|
Scholarships/financial aid available |
0.6% |
1.1% |
0.2% |
3.6% |
0.5% |
0.0% |
|
Contact with a graduate |
0.5% |
0.5% |
0.5% |
0.0% |
0.6% |
0.0% |
|
Publications from NC State |
0.1% |
0.3% |
0.0% |
1.8% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
|
Total (N) |
774 |
373 |
401 |
56 |
644 |
74 |
Satisfaction with University Admissions
|
Extent of satisfaction |
All |
Female |
Male |
Af. Am. |
White |
Other |
|
Very satisfied |
43.6% |
48.8% |
38.8% |
50.9% |
42.6% |
46.8% |
|
Moderately satisfied |
40.8% |
36.6% |
44.8% |
31.6% |
42.0% |
37.7% |
|
Moderately dissatisfied |
11.0% |
11.1% |
10.9% |
15.8% |
10.9% |
9.1% |
|
Very dissatisfied |
4.5% |
3.4% |
5.5% |
1.8% |
4.5% |
6.5% |
|
Total (N) |
779 |
377 |
402 |
57 |
645 |
77 |
Satisfaction with Departmental Admissions
|
Extent of satisfaction |
All |
Female |
Male |
Af. Am. |
White |
Other |
|
Very satisfied |
42.5% |
45.1% |
40.1% |
59.3% |
40.6% |
46.1% |
|
Moderately satisfied |
46.1% |
46.2% |
46.0% |
35.2% |
47.4% |
43.4% |
|
Moderately dissatisfied |
9.7% |
7.4% |
11.8% |
5.6% |
10.3% |
7.9% |
|
Very dissatisfied |
1.7% |
1.4% |
2.1% |
0.0% |
1.8% |
2.6% |
|
Total (N) |
753 |
364 |
389 |
54 |
623 |
76 |
Satisfaction with the Financial Aid Process
|
Extent of satisfaction |
All |
Female |
Male |
Af. Am. |
White |
Other |
|
Very satisfied |
24.3% |
24.9% |
23.7% |
41.5% |
22.6% |
20.5% |
|
Moderately satisfied |
46.3% |
47.6% |
45.2% |
39.0% |
47.3% |
46.2% |
|
Moderately dissatisfied |
20.1% |
20.1% |
20.1% |
17.1% |
20.7% |
17.9% |
|
Very dissatisfied |
9.3% |
7.4% |
11.0% |
2.4% |
9.5% |
15.4% |
|
Total (N) |
408 |
189 |
219 |
41 |
328 |
39 |
Virtual Advising Center Rating
|
Rating |
All |
Female |
Male |
Af. Am. |
White |
Other |
|
Poor |
0.3% |
0.0% |
0.5% |
0.0% |
0.3% |
0.0% |
|
Fair |
4.1% |
2.4% |
5.7% |
1.8% |
4.2% |
5.1% |
|
Good |
18.8% |
19.5% |
18.1% |
19.3% |
19.0% |
16.5% |
|
Excellent |
9.2% |
8.9% |
9.4% |
10.5% |
8.8% |
11.4% |
|
Know about/did not use |
19.0% |
18.9% |
19.1% |
22.8% |
19.1% |
15.2% |
|
Did not know about |
48.7% |
50.3% |
47.3% |
45.6% |
48.6% |
51.9% |
|
Total (N) |
784 |
380 |
404 |
57 |
648 |
79 |
Transfer of Credit Hours: According to Previous Institution
|
Expectation |
All |
Female |
Male |
Af. Am. |
White |
Other |
|
More than I expected |
14.7% |
16.5% |
13.0% |
21.4% |
14.8% |
9.1% |
|
About what I expected |
68.9% |
68.4% |
69.5% |
67.9% |
68.4% |
74.0% |
|
Less than I expected |
16.4% |
15.2% |
17.5% |
10.7% |
16.8% |
16.9% |
|
Total (N) |
776 |
376 |
400 |
56 |
643 |
77 |
Transfer of Credit Hours: According to NC State
|
Expectation |
All |
Female |
Male |
Af. Am. |
White |
Other |
|
More than I expected |
10.4% |
11.3% |
9.5% |
19.6% |
9.9% |
7.9% |
|
About what I expected |
77.1% |
75.0% |
79.1% |
71.4% |
77.1% |
81.6% |
|
Less than I expected |
12.5% |
13.7% |
11.3% |
8.9% |
13.0% |
10.5% |
|
Total (N) |
770 |
372 |
398 |
56 |
638 |
76 |
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