Entering Student Surveys (Undergraduate & Graduate) Fall 2018 Undergraduate&Graduate – Entering Students Survey Fall 2016 Entering Student Surveys (Undergraduate & Graduate) Fall 2018 Office of Institutional Effectiveness

Undergraduate&Graduate – Entering Students Survey Fall 2016 Undergraduate – Entering Students Survey Fall 2018 NJIT’s rating in how the following factors influenced your decision to attend NJIT: Entering students rated NJIT Influential/Very influential in Availability of programs of interest to you (83.75%) Career opportunities (81.09%) Tuition (80.82%) Financial Aid (67.21%) (see appendix 1 for full data) Response Rate: 34.55% Rating Scale: Not at all influential 2-Somewhat influential 3-Neutral 4-Influential 5-Very influential

Undergraduate – Entering Students Survey Fall 2018 NJIT’s rating in comparison to other colleges on the following aspects: : Entering students rated NJIT better/much better in Total institutional price before financial aid (63.75%) Financial aid offered (57.37%) Technology (Wi-Fi, computers, etc.) (61.38%) Admissions Process (46.75%) (see appendix 2 for full data) Rating Scale: 1-Much worse 2-Worse 3-About the same 3-Better 4-Much better

Undergraduate – Entering Students Survey Fall 2018 Parents graduated college 2018 VS. 2017: Most of the students’ parents graduated from college (67.31%)

Undergraduate – Entering Students Survey Fall 2018 Q.11 Who most influenced your decision to attend? Parents (50.14%) Guidance Counselor (9.28%) Alumnus of NJIT (8.41%) (see appendix 3 for full data)

Undergraduate – Entering Students Survey Fall 2018 Q.13 Which of the following most influenced your decision to attend? Cost/financial aid/scholarship (not honors) (46.34%) Honors College/Honors Scholarship (16.53%) Campus visit/information session (18.43%) (see appendix 4 for full data) Very Important/Important (100%) (Honors students only) ( see appendix 5 for full data) 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 2018 Q.3 Was NJIT your first choice? What was your first choice? 16.48% Rutgers University 16.48% Stevens Institute of Technology 4.39% New York University

Undergraduate – Entering Students Survey Fall 2018 Employment: Q.15.Do you plan to work while attending school? Plan to work on campus: 36.76% Plan to work off campus: 36.49% Do not plan to work: 26.76% Q.16. How many hours do you plan to work? 1-9 hours: 27.14% 10-19 hours: 47.21% 20-29 hours: 21.19% 30-39 hours: 1.86% 40 or more: 2.60%

Undergraduate&Graduate – Entering Students Survey Fall 2016 NJIT’s rating in how the following factors influenced your decision to attend NJIT: Entering students rated NJIT Influential/Very influential in Availability of programs of interest to you (70.98%) Career opportunities (60.75%) Academic reputation (56.18%) Faculty (51.58%) Access to a Major City (64.94%) Research Opportunity (48.71%) (see appendix 6 for full data) Response Rate: 43.39% Rating Scale: Not at all influential 2-Somewhat influential 3-Neutral 4-Influential 5-Very influential

Undergraduate&Graduate – Entering Students Survey Fall 2016 NJIT’s Rating in comparison to other colleges: Entering students rated NJIT better/much better Contact with faculty (50.67%) Admissions process (52.27%) Contact with admissions (46.06%) Academic Reputation (41.06%) Technology (Wi-Fi, computer, etc.) (53.61%) (see appendix 7 for full data) Rating Scale: 1=Much Worse, 2=Worse, 3=About the same, 4=Better, 5=Much Better

Undergraduate – Entering Students Survey Fall 2013 Q. 5 Mark the circle that best represents how the following contributed to your knowledge of NJIT. Using this scale: (1=Not at all <<<-------->>> 5=A Great Deal) NJIT website (NJIT.edu) (64.67%) College guide websites (e.g. collegeprowler.com, unigo.com, usnews.com/rankings, princetonreview.com, etc.) (34.61%) College guide books (e.g. Princeton Review, U.S. News and World Report, Peterson's, etc.) (31.39%) NJIT's social networking sites (e.g. Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc) (28.20%) (see appendix 8 for full data) Rating Scale: 1-Not at all 2-Very little 3-Somewhat 4-Quite a bit 5-A Great Deal

Graduate – Entering Students Survey Fall 2018 Q.3 Was NJIT your first choice? What was your first choice? 11.11% Rutgers University 9.72% New York University 9.72% Stevens Institute of Technology 8.33% Northeastern University

Graduate – Entering Students Survey Fall 2018 Q.16 Highest Degree you intend to attain? (see appendix 9 for full data)

Influential/Very influential Undergraduate – Entering Students Survey Fall 2018 Appendix 1 Q. 1 Please rate how the following factors influenced your decision to attend NJIT: Influential/Very influential # % Academic reputation 368 70.65% Faculty 365 25.48% Availability of majors/programs of interest to you 363 83.75% Digital/online learning 360 13.06% Diversity of student population 26.30% Tuition 80.82% Financial aid 366 67.21% Research opportunities 364 48.35% Co-op/Internship program 65.02% Career opportunities 81.09% Access to a major city 43.83% Study Abroad 24.38% Sports 15.57% Greek Life 8.77% Honors College 34.79%

Appendix 2 Undergraduate – Entering Students Survey Fall 2018 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 306 26.80% Quality of academic facilities (library, laboratory, etc.) 303 46.53% Technology (Wi-Fi, computers, etc.) 61.38% Surroundings (neighborhood) 304 18.75% Attractiveness of campus 308 22.40% Campus safety 44.08% Parking 292 12.67% Quality of on-campus housing 269 29.37% College publications (catalogs, brochures etc.) 281 17.43% College website 302 29.47% Total institutional price before financial aid 309 63.75% Financial aid offered 312 57.37% Admissions process 46.75% Contact with admissions 297 34.68% Contact with faculty 294 32.99% Contact with current students 36.64% College visit/tour experience 296 33.11% Interaction with NJIT representative(s) at a college fair 271 28.04% *Rating Scale: 1=Much Worse, 2=Worse, 3=About the same, 4=Better, 5=Much Better

Appendix 3 Undergraduate – Entering Students Survey Fall 2018 Q.11 . Who most influenced your decision to attend? # % Alumnus of NJIT 29 8.41% Coach 10 2.90% Current NJIT student 22 6.38% Friend 34 9.86% Guidance counselor 32 9.28% High school teacher 20 5.80% Parent 173 50.14% Relative (not parent) 23 6.67% Your employer 2 0.58%

Appendix 4 Undergraduate – Entering Students Survey Fall 2018 Q.13 .Which of the following most influenced your decision to attend? # % Contact with NJIT Admissions Office 12 3.25% Campus visit/information session 68 18.43% Personal/email contact from academic department 6 1.63% Printed NJIT publications (catalogs, brochures etc.) 5 1.36% NJIT website (NJIT.edu) 23 6.23% NJIT's social networking sites (e.g. Facebook, Twitter, Instagram) 2 0.54% College guide books (e.g. Princeton Review, U.S. News and World Report, Peterson's, etc.) College guide websites (e.g. collegeprowler.com, unigo.com, usnews.com/rankings, princetonreview.com, etc.) 15 4.07% Cost/financial aid/scholarship (not honors) 171 46.34% Honors College / Honors Scholarship 61 16.53%

Appendix 5 Undergraduate – Entering Students Survey Fall 2018 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 0% Not Very Important Somewhat Important Important 4 6.56% Very Important 57 93.44%

Influential/Very influential Graduate – Entering Students Survey Fall 2018 Appendix 6 Q. 1 Please rate how the following factors influenced your decision to attend NJIT: Influential/Very influential  # % Academic Reputation 356 56.18% Faculty 349 51.58% Availability of programs of interest to you 348 70.98% Digital/Online learning 347 39.19% Diversity of student population 350 37.43% Tuition 36.60% Financial Aid 29.71% Research Opportunities 48.71% Career Opportunities 60.75% Access to a Major City 64.94% Surroundings (neighborhood) 37.64% Contact with Admissions Office 41.49% Campus Visit/Information Session 345 37.10% NJIT Website 49.57% NJIT Social Media 30.44% Friend/Relative 40.23% Academic Advisor 44.70% NJIT Alumni/Current Student(s) 41.09% NJIT Recruiter 27.87% Your Employer 346 26.88% *Rating Scale: 1=Much Worse, 2=Worse, 3=About the same, 4=Better, 5=Much Better

Appendix 7 Graduate – Entering Students Survey Fall 2018 Q. 2 Please rate how NJIT compares to other colleges on the following aspects -------(IF NOT APPLICABLE, PLEASE SKIP): Better/Much better # % Academic Reputation 319 41.06% Faculty 309 38.84% Quality of student life 304 37.17% Quality of academic facilities (library, laboratory, etc.) 305 47.86% Technology (Wi-Fi, computer, etc.) 301 53.16% Surroundings (neighborhood) 31.58% Attractiveness of campus 306 36.60% Campus safety 303 45.54% Parking 287 32.41% College publications (brochures, postcards, etc.) 291 34.02% College website 43.79% College social media 31.27% Total institutional price before financial aid 27.39% Financial aid offered 297 27.61% Research Opportunities 296 36.15% Admissions process 308 52.27% Contact with admissions 46.06% Contact with faculty 300 50.67% Contact with alumni/current students 290 College visit experience/Information session 284 36.98% *Rating Scale: 1=Much Worse, 2=Worse, 3=About the same, 4=Better, 5=Much Better

Quite a bit/A Great Deal Graduate – Entering Students Survey Fall 2018 Appendix 8 Q. 5 Mark the circle that best represents how the following contributed to your knowledge of NJIT. Using this scale: (1=Not at all <<<-------->>> 5=A Great Deal)   Quite a bit/A Great Deal # % NJIT website (NJIT.edu) 351 64.67% NJIT's social networking sites (e.g. Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc) 344 28.20% College guide books (e.g. Princeton Review, U.S. News and World Report, Peterson's, etc.) 31.39% College guide websites (e.g. collegeprowler.com, unigo.com, usnews.com/rankings, princetonreview.com, etc.) 341 34.61%

Appendix 9 Graduate – Entering Students Survey Fall 2018 Q.16 Highest degree you intend to attain?   Total % Master’s Degree 262 73.39% Doctorate 91 25.49% Other professional degree (medicine, law, etc) 4 1.12% TOTAL 357 100%