Entering Student Surveys (Undergraduate & Graduate) Fall 2015 Office of Institutional Research and Planning

Entering Student Surveys (Undergraduate & Graduate)

Fall 2015

Office of Institutional Research and Planning

Entering students rated NJIT Influential/Very influential in

• Availability of majors/programs of interest to you (87.22%)

• Career opportunities (85.02%)

• Academic reputation (77.24%)

• Tuition(73.68%)

• Financial aid (70.15%)

(see appendix 1 for full data)

Undergraduate – Entering Students Survey Fall 2015

Rating Scale: Not at all influential 2-Somewhat influential 3-Neutral 4-Influential 5-Very influential

NJIT’s rating in how the following factors influenced your decision to attend NJIT:

Entering students rated NJIT better/much better in

• Total institutional price before financial aid (68.27%)

• Financial Aid offered (62.50%)

• Technology (Wi-Fi, computers, etc.) (60%)

• Campus safety (52.13%)


Rating Scale: 1=Much Worse, 2=Worse, 3=About the same, 4=Better, 5=Much Better

Undergraduate – Entering Students Survey Fall 2015NJIT’s rating in comparison to other colleges on the following aspects :

Most of the students’ parents graduated from college (67.68%)


67.68%

32.32%

Parents graduated college (Survey 2015)

Yes

No

66.38%

33.62%

Parents graduated college (Survey 2014)

Yes

No

Parents graduated college 2015 VS. 2014:


• Parents (50.58%)

• Friend (8.49%)

• Alumnus of NJIT (8.49%)

Q.11 Who most influenced your decision to attend?


• Cost/financial aid/scholarship (not honors) (34.7%)

• Campus visit/information session (27.61%)

• Honors College/Honors Scholarship (20.15%)


• Very Important/Important (96.3%) (Honors students only) ( see appendix 5 for full data)

Undergraduate – Entering Students Survey Fall 2015Q.13 Which of the following most influenced your

decision to attend?

Q.14.Compared to other factors, how important was the Honor's Scholarship (not other scholarships) in your decision to attend NJIT?

Undergraduate – Entering Students Survey Fall 2015Q. 3 Was NJIT your first choice?

50.19%49.81%

First Choice

YesNo

What was your first choice? 24% Stevens Institute of Technology12% Rutgers University


Q.15.Do you plan to work while attending school?

• Plan to work on campus: 44.24%• Plan to work off campus: 25.65% • Do not plan to work: 30.11%

Q.16. How many hours do you plan to work?

• 1-9 hours: 29.41%• 10-19 hours: 44.92%• 20-29 hours: 20.32%• 30-29 hours: 2.67%• 40 or more: 2.67%

Work:

Entering students rated NJIT Influential/Very influential in

• Availability of programs of interest to you (80.48%)

• Career opportunities (74.13%)

• Academic reputation (70.10%)

• Access to a major city (69.45%)

• Faculty (60.06%)

Graduate – Entering Students Survey Fall 2015

Rating Scale: Not at all influential 2-Somewhat influential 3-Neutral 4-Influential 5-Very influential

NJIT’s rating in how the following factors influenced your decision to attend NJIT:


Entering students rated NJIT better/much better

• Technology (Wi-Fi, computer, etc.) (60.63%)

• Contact with faculty (57.31%)

• Quality of academic facilities (library, laboratory, etc.) (54.07%)

• Admissions process (53.72%)

• College visit experience (50.63%)

Rating Scale: 1=Much Worse, 2=Worse, 3=About the same, 4=Better, 5=Much Better

NJIT’s Rating in comparison to other colleges:


see appendix 7 for full data)

• NJIT website (NJIT.edu) (27.49%)

• Location (27.3%)

• Personal/email contact from academic department (12.77%)

Q.19.Which of the following most influenced your decision to attend?



• Friend (27.34%)

• College professor (16.19%)

• Parent (14.39%)

Q.18. Who most influenced your decision to attend?



Appendix 1Q. 1 Please rate how the following factors influenced your decision to attend NJIT:

Influential/Very influential

# %

Academic reputation 207 77.24%

Faculty 90 33.97%

Availability of majors/programs of interest to you 232 87.22%

Digital/online learning 42 16.09%

Diversity of student population 90 33.96%

Tuition 196 73.68%

Financial aid 188 70.15%

Research opportunities 159 59.77%

Co-op/Internship program 186 69.93%

Career opportunities 227 85.02%

Access to a major city 118 44.36%

Study Abroad 78 29.44%

Sports 65 24.34%

Greek Life 33 12.41%

Honors College 113 42.65%


Appendix 2

*Rating Scale: 1=Much Worse, 2=Worse, 3=About the same, 4=Better, 5=Much Better


Q. 2 Please rate how NJIT compares to other colleges on the following aspects -------(IF NOT APPLICABLE, PLEASE SKIP):

Better/Much Better

# %

Quality of student life 63 30.29%

Quality of academic facilities (library, laboratory, etc.) 95 46.12%

Technology (Wi-Fi, computers, etc.) 129 60.00%

Surroundings (neighborhood) 30 14.09%

Attractiveness of campus 74 35.24%

Campus safety 110 52.13%

Parking 47 23.15%

Quality of on-campus housing 72 37.12%

College publications (catalogs, brochures etc.) 55 28.06%

College website 77 37.38%

Total institutional price before financial aid 142 68.27%

Financial aid offered 130 62.50%

Admissions process 99 48.53%

Contact with admissions 83 40.68%

Contact with faculty 87 43.07%

Contact with current students 93 46.04%

College visit/tour experience 94 46.31%

Interaction with NJIT representative(s) at a college fair 82 42.27%

Q.11 . Who most influenced your decision to attend?

# %

Alumnus of NJIT 22 8.49%

Coach 8 3.09%

Current NJIT student 20 7.72%

Friend 22 8.49%

Guidance counselor 21 8.11%

High school teacher 15 5.79%

Parent 131 50.58%

Relative (not parent) 17 6.56%

Your employer 3 1.16%

Undergraduate – Entering Students Survey Fall 2015Appendix 3

Q.10 .Which of the following most influenced your decision to attend?

# %

Contact with NJIT Admissions Office 9 3.36%

Campus visit/information session 74 27.61%

Personal/email contact from academic department 6 2.24%

Printed NJIT publications (catalogs, brochures etc.) 2 0.75%

NJIT website (NJIT.edu) 14 5.22%

NJIT's social networking sites (e.g. Facebook, Twitter, Instagram) 4 1.49%

College guide books (e.g. Princeton Review, U.S. News and World Report, Peterson's, etc.) 1 0.37%

College guide websites (e.g. collegeprowler.com, unigo.com, usnews.com/rankings, princetonreview.com, etc.)

11 4.1%

Cost/financial aid/scholarship (not honors) 93 34.7%

Honors College / Honors Scholarship 54 20.15%


Q.14 .Compared to other factors, how important was the Honor’s Scholarship (not other scholarships) in your decision to attend NJIT?

# %

Not at all Important 1 1.85%

Not Very Important 0 0%

Somewhat Important 1 1.85%

Important 11 20.37%

Very Important 41 75.93%


Appendix 6Graduate – Entering Students Survey Fall 2015


Q. 1 Please rate how the following factors influenced your decision to attend NJIT:

Influential/Very influential

# %

Academic reputation 204 70.10%

Faculty 173 60.06%

Availability of programs of interest to you 235 80.48%

Digital/online learning 119 42.20%

Diversity of student population 89 30.69%

Tuition 110 38.20%

Financial aid 86 30.07%

Research opportunities 171 59.58%

Career opportunities 215 74.13%

Access to a major city 200 69.45%



Q. 2 Please rate how NJIT compares to other colleges on the following aspects -------(IF NOT APPLICABLE, PLEASE SKIP):

Better/Much better

# %

Quality of student life 106 42.74%

Quality of academic facilities (library, laboratory, etc.) 133 54.07%

Technology (Wi-Fi, computer, etc.) 154 60.63%

Surroundings (neighborhood) 69 27.60%

Attractiveness of campus 96 38.10%

Campus safety 111 44.76%

Parking 86 35.54%

College publications (catalogs, brochures etc.) 102 41.46%

College website 124 48.82%

Total institutional price before financial aid 71 28.52%

Financial aid offered 66 26.40%

Admissions process 137 53.72%

Contact with admissions 119 46.66%

Contact with faculty 145 57.31%

Contact with current students 125 50.61%

College visit experience 121 50.63%

Q.19 Which of the following most influenced your decision to attend?

# %

Contact with NJIT Admissions Office 32 11.35%

Campus visit/information session 14 4.96%

Personal/email contact from academic department 36 12.77%

Printed NJIT publications (catalogs, brochures etc.) 2 0.71%

NJIT website (NJIT.edu) 83 29.43%

NJIT's social networking sites (e.g. Facebook, Twitter, Instagram) 10 3.55%

College guide books (e.g. Princeton Review, U.S. News and World Report, Peterson's, etc.) 11 3.9%

College guide websites (e.g. collegeprowler.com, unigo.com, usnews.com/rankings, princetonreview.com, etc.)

17 6.03%

Location 77 27.3%


Q.17 .Who most influenced your decision to attend?

# %

Alumnus of NJIT 34 12.23%

College professor 45 16.19%

College adviser 16 5.76%

Current NJIT Student 31 11.15%

Friend 76 27.34%

Parent 40 14.39%

Relative (not parent) 18 6.47%

Recruiter 6 2.16%

Your employer 12 4.32%

Graduate – Entering Students Survey Fall 2015Appendix 9

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Entering Student Surveys (Undergraduate & Graduate) Fall 2015 Office of Institutional Research and Planning