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 "1998 Entering Transfer Student Survey: All Respondents." For information about the survey and analysis methods see "1998 Entering Transfer Student Survey: Introduction, Methods, and Student Demographic Profile."

Note: Due to the small number of minority respondents (30 African Americans, 49 other minorities), apparent patterns of responses may be misleading. Caution must be taken when interpreting the survey data. Complete results of tests for statistical significance of difference between gender and racial/ethnic groups are available from UPA upon request.

Number of Institutions Attended | Factors Influencing Attendance Decision | Most Influential Factor | Satisfaction with Admissions | Transfer of Credit Hours

Number of Institutions Previously Attended

Number of schools	All	Female	Male	Af. Am.	White	Other
One	66.3%	67.3%	65.3%	58.6%	66.9%	63.3%
Two	23.9%	22.9%	24.8%	38.0%	23.1%	24.5%
Three	7.0%	5.1%	8.7%	3.4%	6.7%	12.2%
Four	2.1%	3.5%	0.9%	0.0%	2.4%	0.0%
Five or more	0.8%	1.3%	0.3%	0.0%	0.9%	0.0%
Total (N)	658	315	343	29	580	49

Survey item #1: Number of Institutions Previously Attended (exact wording)
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Factors Influencing Decision to Attend NC State

	Mean*
Factor	All	Female	Male	Af. Am	White	Other
Availability of program	4.02	4.08	3.97	4.19	4.02	4.00
Academic reputation	3.97	3.95	3.99	4.37	3.94	4.13
Location	3.90	4.09	3.72	4.20	3.88	3.93
Level of support for my intended major	3.67	3.64	3.70	3.85	3.64	3.98
Facilities and resources available	3.61	3.60	3.61	3.72	3.61	3.54
Recommended	3.32	3.40	3.24	3.48	3.28	3.70
Cost	3.19	3.26	3.12	3.52	3.18	3.05
Contact with a current student	3.19	3.24	3.15	3.31	3.18	3.30
Contact with a graduate	2.91	2.93	2.90	2.83	2.92	2.82
Campus visit prior to orientation	2.88	2.89	2.88	2.75	2.86	3.29
Number of hours transferred/credited	2.79	2.86	2.73	3.63	2.74	3.00
Extracurricular opportunities	2.77	2.73	2.81	3.21	2.75	2.83
Scholarships/financial aid available	2.71	2.78	2.64	3.23	2.66	3.00
Size	2.64	2.58	2.69	2.90	2.63	2.51
Contact with a faculty or staff member	2.61	2.66	2.56	3.17	2.54	2.93
Publications from NC State	2.30	2.33	2.27	2.78	2.26	2.55
Letter from outside Admissions	2.21	2.20	2.21	2.56	2.17	2.47
Attendance at a College Fair	2.05	2.11	2.00	2.75	1.95	2.85
Other	4.40	4.48	4.35	4.40	4.48	3.00

 * Scale: 1=very weak influence 2=weak influence 3=moderate influence 4=strong influence 5=very strong influence
Frequency Distributions: Gender/Ethnicity
Survey item #2: Factors Influencing Attendance Decision (exact wording)
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Most Important Factor Influencing Decision to Attend NC State

Factor	All	Female	Male	Af. Am	White	Other
Academic reputation	23.4%	18.3%	28.2%	40.7%	21.8%	33.3%
Availability of program	23.1%	21.9%	24.3%	11.1%	23.9%	20.8%
Location	20.5%	24.4%	16.8%	11.1%	21.4%	14.6%
Level of support for my intended major	10.9%	10.9%	10.8%	0.0%	10.9%	16.7%
Cost	5.4%	8.0%	3.0%	14.8%	5.1%	4.2%
Contact with a current student	3.3%	4.2%	2.4%	0.0%	3.2%	6.3%
Recommended by friend, family, etc.	2.8%	2.6%	3.0%	3.7%	3.0%	0.0%
Facilities and resources available	1.9%	2.3%	1.5%	3.7%	1.9%	0.0%
Extracurricular opportunities	1.2%	1.3%	1.2%	3.7%	1.2%	0.0%
Number of hours transferred/credited	0.9%	1.3%	0.6%	0.0%	0.9%	2.1%
Scholarships/financial aid available	0.8%	0.3%	1.2%	3.7%	0.7%	0.0%
Size	0.6%	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%	0.7%	0.0%
Campus visit prior to orientation	0.5%	0.3%	0.6%	0.0%	0.5%	0.0%
Contact with a faculty or staff member	0.5%	0.6%	0.3%	3.7%	0.4%	0.0%
Contact with a graduate	0.3%	0.0%	0.6%	0.0%	0.2%	2.1%
Other	3.9%	2.9%	4.8%	3.7%	4.2%	0.0%
Total (N)	644	319	345	28	568	48

Survey item #3: Most Influential Factor (exact wording)
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Satisfaction with University Admissions

Extent of Satisfaction	All	Female	Male		Af. Am.	White	Other
Very dissatisfied	3.9%	2.5%	5.2%		6.9%	3.9%	2.0%
Moderately dissatisfied	9.0%	7.5%	10.4%		6.9%	9.0%	10.2%
Moderately satisfied	50.6%	50.8%	50.4%		37.9%	51.4%	49.0%
Very satisfied	36.4%	39.2%	33.9%		48.3%	35.7%	38.8%
Total (N)	664	319	345		29	586	49

Satisfaction with Departmental Admissions

Extent of Satisfaction	All	Female	Male	Af. Am.	White	Other
Very dissatisfied	2.2%	1.4%	3.0%	3.7%	2.2%	2.1%
Moderately dissatisfied	7.4%	6.5%	8.2%	3.7%	6.9%	14.9%
Moderately satisfied	49.4%	47.6%	51.1%	44.4%	50.5%	40.4%
Very satisfied	40.9%	44.6%	37.7%	48.1%	40.4%	42.6%
Total (N)	623	294	329	27	549	47

Satisfaction with Financial Aid Process

Extent of Satisfaction	All	Female	Male	Af. Am.	White	Other
Very dissatisfied	9.8%	11.5%	8.4%	9.5%	9.9%	9.1%
Moderately dissatisfied	20.2%	20.6%	19.8%	19.0%	21.1%	12.1%
Moderately satisfied	47.1%	42.4%	51.0%	57.1%	45.7%	54.5%
Very satisfied	22.9	25.5%	20.8%	14.3%	23.3%	24.2%
Total (N)	367	165	202	21	313	33

Survey items #4-6: Satisfaction with Admissions (exact wording)
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Number of Credits Transferred Compared to What Previous Institution Indicated

Expectation	All	Female	Male	Af. Am.	White	Other
Less than I expected	20.4%	21.2%	19.7%	17.2%	21.2%	13.0%
About what I expected	65.8%	62.6%	68.7%	62.1%	65.9%	67.4%
More than I expected	13.8%	16.2%	11.6%	20.7%	12.9%	19.6%
Total (N)	632	297	335	29	557	46

Number of Credits Transferred Compared to What NC State Indicated

Expectation	All	Female	Male	Af. Am.	White	Other
Less than I expected	13.8%	15.6%	12.2%	7.1%	14.5%	9.1%
About what I expected	75.0%	70.7%	78.7%	75.0%	75.1%	72.7%
More than I expected	11.2%	13.6%	9.1%	17.9%	10.3%	18.2%
Total (N)	623	294	329	28	551	44

Survey items #7 and #8: Transfer of Credit Hours (exact wording)
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For more information on the 1998 Entering Transfer 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: December, 1999

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