Entering Student Surveys (UG & Grad) and Non-Enrolling Survey (UG): Fall 2011 November 1, 2011 Office of Institutional Research and Planning

*Importance Scale:1=Not important, 2=A little important, 3=Moderately important, 4=Important, 5=Very Important Goals: NJIT students are focused on career and pecuniary goals. The top three goals are: Attain skills that will be useful on a job– 80.15% Very Important* Prepare for a career – 77.89% Very Important* Improve ability to make more money – 53.65% Very Important* Undergraduate – Entering Students Survey Fall 2011 See appendix 1 for the complete data

Entering students rated NJIT better/much better In terms of academic reputation (72.47%), availability of majors (69.62), public safety (59.6%), quality of academic facilities (library, laboratory, etc.)(53.15%). Total institutional price before financial aid (57.72%). Electronic communication with the college (53.03%). Contact with current students (51.14%). Undergraduate – Entering Students Survey Fall 2011 NJIT’s rating in comparison to other colleges: See appendix 2 & 3 for the complete data Rating Scale: 1=Much Worse, 2=Worse, 3=About the same, 4=Better, 5=Much Better

Most of the entering (64.66%) and non-enrolling (62.1%) students visited NJIT and other colleges. Entering students reported college visit (53.18%) and contact with current NJIT students (42.82%) contributed most to student’s knowledge of NJIT. Campus Visit/Information session has the most influence on entering student’s decision to attend NJIT (39.86%). Most of the first year students attended New Student Orientation (97.74%) and were satisfied or very satisfied with the program(61.44%). Undergraduate – Entering Students Survey Fall 2011 See appendix 4, 5, 6, 7 & 8 for the complete data Contact/influence:

Most of the students’ parents graduated from college(62.63%), this is a 5.59% increase from Parents have the greatest influence on the student’s decision to attend NJIT(36.5%). Undergraduate – Entering Students Survey Fall 2011 Parents:

Areas of concern/improvement: Both undergraduate Entering student survey (61.86%) and Non- enrolling Undergraduate (UG) survey (65.9%) rated NJIT’s surroundings worse/much worse than other colleges. Non-enrolling (UG) survey rated the attractiveness of campus (53.57%), academic reputation(43.83%) worse/much worse. The undergraduate Entering student survey reported radio or TV advertisement; newspaper or magazine advertisement; and college guide book and websites contributed very little to informing students about NJIT. A similar pattern was exhibited in the Non-enrolling (UG) student survey. Both undergraduate Entering student survey and Non-enrolling (UG) survey reported NJIT’s printed publications and NJIT’s social networking sites were the least influence on student’s decision to attend NJIT. Undergraduate – Entering Students Survey Fall 2011 See appendix 2, 9, 4 & 10 for the complete data

Scale: 1=Much Worse, 2=Worse, 3=About the same, 4=Better, 5=Much Better Goals: NJIT students are focused on career, job, and interpersonal skills. The top three goals are: Prepare for a career – 70.66% Very Important* Attain skills that will be useful on a job – 70.27% Very Important* Improve interpersonal skills – 52.11% Very Important* Graduate – Entering Students Survey Fall 2011 Importance Scale:1=Not at all important, 2=A little important, 3=Moderately important, 4=Important, =Very Important See appendix 11 for the complete data

Entering students rated NJIT better/much better Availability of programs of interest to you (62.05%) Academic reputation (58.31%) College website (54.83%) Contact with faculty (50.31%) Quality of academic facilities (library, laboratory,etc.)(49.4%) than other colleges. Contact with current students (47.17%) Graduate – Entering Students Survey Fall 2011 Rating Scale: 1=Much Worse, 2=Worse, 3=About the same, 4=Better, 5=Much Better See appendix 12 & 13 for the complete data

Students’ decision to attend was most influenced by friends (26.65%), parents (15.99%), and college professor (15.67%). NJIT website (63.97%) and the college professors (56.83%) were the top contributors to student’s knowledge of NJIT. Campus visit/information session (39.85%) had the greatest influence on student’s decision to attend. Graduate – Entering Students Survey Fall 2011 *Rank ordered by contribution to knowledge of NJIT (1=very little  7=very much) Contact/influence: See appendix 14 & 15 for the complete data

Orientation: 68.55% of the students attended the student orientation run by the Office of Graduate Studies % of them were satisfied or very satisfied with the outcome of the Office of Graduate Studies orientation % of the international students attended the student orientation run by the International Students Office % of them were satisfied or very satisfied with the outcome of the International Students Office orientation. Graduate – Entering Students Survey Fall 2011 Satisfaction Scale: 1=Very dissatisfied, 2=Dissatisfied, 3=Neutral, 4=Satisfied, 5=Very satisfied See appendix 16 & 17 for the complete data

Radio or TV advertisement (54.66%) and Newspaper or magazine advertisement (48.24%) were rated little/very little* to contributing to students knowledge of NJIT. Printed NJIT publications (<1%), College guide books (4.69%), and NJIT social networking sites (5%) were ranked the least important factor on student’s decision to attend NJIT. Graduate Entering student survey (41.41%) rated NJIT’s surroundings worse/much worse** than other colleges % rated their visit to NJIT about the same** compared to other colleges that they visited. Graduate – Entering Students Survey Fall 2011 Areas of concern/improvement: * Rating Scale: 1=Very little  5=Very much **Rating Scale: 1=Much Worse, 2=Worse, 3=About the same, 4=Better, 5=Much Better See appendix 15, 16, 17 & 18 for the complete data

Appendix 1 Undergraduate Entering Student Survey response rate: 59% *Importance Scale:1=Not important, 2=A little important, 3=Moderately important, 4=Important, 5=Very Important Q. 1 Please rate the following statements on the degree of importance to you in choosing to enroll at NJIT Very important #% 1) Prepare for a career % 2) Attain skills that will be useful on a job % 3) Increase awareness of different philosophies, cultures and way of life % 4) Improve ability to make more money % 5) Develop an understanding and appreciation of science/technology % 6) Improve self-image % 7) Improve interpersonal skills % Undergraduate – Entering Students Survey Fall 2011

Appendix 2 Q. 2 Please rate how NJIT compares to other colleges: Better/Much Better #% Academic reputation % Availability of majors of interest to you % Quality of academic facilities (library, laboratory, etc.) % Quality of on-campus housing % Surroundings (neighborhood, town or city) % Attractiveness of campus % Public safety % Parking % *Rating Scale: 1=Much Worse, 2=Worse, 3=About the same, 4=Better, 5=Much Better Undergraduate – Entering Students Survey Fall 2011

Appendix 3 Q. 6 Please rate how NJIT compares to other colleges on the following aspects: Better/Much better #% Printed college publications (catalogs, brochures etc.) % College website (NJIT.edu) % Total institutional price before financial aid % Financial aid offered % Electronic communication with the college % Contact with the college after you were admitted % Contact with faculty % Contact with current students % *Rating Scale: 1=Much Worse, 2=Worse, 3=About the same, 4=Better, 5=Much Better Undergraduate – Entering Students Survey Fall 2011

Appendix 4 Q. 7 Mark the circle that best represents how much the following contributed to your knowledge of NJIT. Using this scale: (1=Very little >> 5=Very much) Little/Very little Much/Very much #%#% High school teachers, principal, or staff % % Guidance counselor % % A representative of NJIT % % Participation in NJIT pre-college program % % NJIT campus visit % % Contact with current NJIT students % % Printed NJIT publications (catalogs, brochures etc.) % % NJIT website (NJIT.edu) % % NJIT's social networking sites (e.g. Facebook, Twitter, YouTube) % % 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.) % % Newspaper or magazine advertisement %235.95% Radio or TV advertisement %164.14% *Rank ordered by contribution to knowledge of NJIT (1=very little  5=very much) Undergraduate – Entering Students Survey Fall 2011

Appendix 5 Q.13.Which of the following most influenced your decision to attend? Total ResponsesPercent Contact with NJIT Admissions Office246.09% Campus visit/information session % Personal/ contact from academic department205.08% Printed NJIT publications (catalogs, brochures etc.)41.02% NJIT website (NJIT.edu)317.87% NJIT's social networking sites (e.g. Facebook, Twitter, YouTube)51.27% College guide books (e.g. Princeton Review, U.S. News and World Report, Peterson's, etc.)143.55% College guide websites (e.g. collegeprowler.com, unigo.com, usnews.com/rankings, princetonreview.com, etc.)123.05% Other (Please Specify) % Total394100% Undergraduate – Entering Students Survey Fall 2011

Appendix 6 Q.8.Did you attend new student orientation (i.e. Miniversity)? Total ResponsesPercent Yes % No92.26% Total398100% Q.9.How satisfied are you with the student orientation process? Total ResponsesPercent Very dissatisfied205.14% Dissatisfied235.91% Neutral % Satisfied % Very satisfied % Total389100% Undergraduate – Entering Students Survey Fall 2011

Appendix 7 Q.14.Who most influenced your decision to attend? Total ResponsesPercent Alumnus of NJIT389.77% Coach164.11% Current NJIT student297.46% Friend % Guidance counselor % High school teacher348.74% Parent % Relative (not parent)389.77% Total389100% Q.16.Did you visit NJIT and the other institution(s) that you applied to? Total ResponsesPercent Only visited the other institution(s)143.51% Only visited NJIT % Visited NJIT and the other institution(s) % Visited neither328.02% Total399100% Undergraduate – Entering Students Survey Fall 2011

Appendix 8 Undergraduate – Non-enrolling Students Survey Fall 2011 Q.5.Did you visit NJIT and the institution that you decided to attend? Total ResponsesPercent Only visited the institution that I'm currently attending % Only visited NJIT123.82% Visited both % Visited neither257.96% Total314100% Undergraduate Non-enrolling Student Survey response rate: 20%

Appendix 9 Undergraduate – Non-enrolling Students Survey Fall 2011 Q. 7 Compared to the college that you decided to attend, please rate NJIT on the following aspects; Worse/Much Worse Better/Much Better #%#% Academic reputation % % Availability of majors of interest to you % % Quality of academic facilities (library, laboratory, etc.) % % Quality of on-campus housing % % Surroundings (neighborhood, town or city) %216.82% Attractiveness of campus % % Opportunities to participate in extracurricular activities % % Public safety %247.89% College ranking % % *Rating Scale: 1=Much Worse, 2=Worse, 3=About the same, 4=Better, 5=Much Better

Appendix 10 Undergraduate – Non-enrolling Students Survey Fall 2011 Q. 9 Mark the circle that best represents how much the following contributed to your knowledge of NJIT. Using this scale: (1=Very little >> 5=Very much) Little/Very little Much/Very much #%#% High school teachers, principal, or staff % % Guidance counselor % % A representative of NJIT % % Participation in NJIT pre-college program % % NJIT campus visit % % Contact with current NJIT students % % Printed NJIT publications (catalogs, brochures etc.) % % NJIT website (NJIT.edu) % % NJIT's social networking sites (e.g. Facebook, Twitter, YouTube) %227.48% 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.) % % Newspaper or magazine advertisement %124.10% Radio or TV advertisement %113.72% *Rank ordered by contribution to knowledge of NJIT (1=very little  5=very much)

Graduate – Entering Students Survey Fall 2011 Appendix 11 Graduate Entering Student Survey response rate: 56% Q. 1 Please rate the following statements on the degree of importance to you in choosing to enroll at NJIT Very important #% 1) Prepare for a career % 2) Attain skills that will be useful on a job % 3) Increase awareness of different philosophies, cultures and way of life % 4) Improve ability to make more money % 5) Develop an understanding and appreciation of science/technology % 6) Improve self-image % 7) Improve interpersonal skills %

Graduate – Entering Students Survey Fall 2011 Appendix 12 Q. 2 Please rate how NJIT compares to other colleges: Worse/Much worse Much better #%#% Academic reputation195.74% % Availability of programs of interest to you206.02% % Quality of academic facilities (library, laboratory, etc.) % % Quality of on-campus housing % % Surroundings (neighborhood, town or city) % % Attractiveness of campus6118.6% % Public safety % % Parking5216.2% %

Graduate – Entering Students Survey Fall 2011 Appendix 13 Q. 3 Please rate how NJIT compares to other colleges on the following aspects: Worse/Much worse Much better #%#% College publications (catalogs, brochures etc.)123.80% % College website (NJIT.edu)154.67% % Total institutional price before financial aid % % Financial aid offered % % Electronic communication with the college247.60% % Contact with the college after you were admitted309.46% % Contact with faculty206.25% % Contact with current students216.60% %

Graduate – Entering Students Survey Fall 2011 Appendix 14 Q.18.Who most influenced your decision to attend? Total ResponsesPercent Alumnus of NJIT299.09% College professor % College adviser319.72% Current NJIT student % Friend % Parent % Relative (not parent)319.72% Total319100%

Graduate – Entering Students Survey Fall 2011 Appendix 15 Q. 4 Mark the circle that best represents how the following contributed to your knowledge of NJIT. Using this scale: (1=Very little >> 5=Very much) Little/Very little Much/Very much #%#% College professor % % College adviser % % A representative of NJIT % % NJIT campus visit (NJIT.edu) % % Contact with current NJIT students % % Printed NJIT publications (catalogs, brochures etc.) % % NJIT website (NJIT.edu) % % NJIT's social networking sites (e.g. Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Orkut, etc) % % 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.) % % Newspaper or magazine advertisement % % Radio or TV Advertisement % %

Graduate – Entering Students Survey Fall 2011 Appendix 16 Q.17.Which of the following most influenced your decision to attend? Total ResponsesPercent Contact with NJIT Admissions Office % Campus visit/information session226.88% Personal/ contact from academic department4815% Printed NJIT publications (catalogs, brochures etc.)30.94% NJIT website (NJIT.edu) % NJIT's social networking sites (e.g. Facebook, Twitter, YouTube)165% College guide books (e.g. Princeton Review, U.S. News and World Report, Peterson's, etc.)154.69% College guide websites (e.g. collegeprowler.com, unigo.com, usnews.com/rankings, princetonreview.com, etc.)268.12% Other (Please Specify) % Total320100%

Graduate – Entering Students Survey Fall 2011 Appendix 17 Q.6.Did you attend a student orientation run by the International Students Office? Total ResponsesPercent Yes % No104.17% Total240100% Q.7.How satisfied are you with the student orientation run by the International Students Office? Total ResponsesPercent Very dissatisfied125.29% Dissatisfied10.44% Neutral3214.1% Satisfied % Very satisfied7432.6% Total227100%

Graduate – Entering Students Survey Fall 2011 Appendix 18 Q.10.How satisfied are you with the student orientation run by the Office of Graduate Studies? Total ResponsesPercent Very dissatisfied114.76% Dissatisfied52.16% Neutral % Satisfied % Very satisfied % Total231100% Q.21.Compared to the other college visit(s), your visit to NJIT was: Total ResponsesPercent Much worse00% Worse1220% About the same % Better1525% Much better23.33% Total60100%