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NJIT Entering Student Surveys Fall 2018: Factors Influencing Decision and Comparison to Other Colleges

This report presents the results of NJIT's Entering Student Surveys for Fall 2018, focusing on factors that influenced student decisions to attend NJIT and how NJIT compares to other colleges. The survey covers undergraduate and graduate students, including information on program availability, career opportunities, tuition, financial aid, and more.

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NJIT Entering Student Surveys Fall 2018: Factors Influencing Decision and Comparison to Other Colleges

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  1. Entering Student Surveys (Undergraduate & Graduate) Fall 2018 Office of Institutional Effectiveness

  2. 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-Neutral4-Influential5-Very influential

  3. 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

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

  5. 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)

  6. 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?

  7. 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

  8. 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%

  9. Graduate – 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 (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-Neutral4-Influential5-Very influential

  10. Graduate – Entering Students Survey Fall 2018 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

  11. Graduate – Entering Students Survey Fall 2018 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

  12. 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

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

  14. Appendix 1 Undergraduate – Entering Students Survey Fall 2018

  15. Appendix 2 Undergraduate – Entering Students Survey Fall 2018 *Rating Scale: 1=Much Worse, 2=Worse, 3=About the same, 4=Better, 5=Much Better

  16. Appendix 3 Undergraduate – Entering Students Survey Fall 2018

  17. Appendix 4 Undergraduate – Entering Students Survey Fall 2018

  18. Appendix 5 Undergraduate – Entering Students Survey Fall 2018

  19. Appendix 6 Graduate – Entering Students Survey Fall 2018 *Rating Scale: 1=Much Worse, 2=Worse, 3=About the same, 4=Better, 5=Much Better

  20. Appendix 7 Graduate – Entering Students Survey Fall 2018 *Rating Scale: 1=Much Worse, 2=Worse, 3=About the same, 4=Better, 5=Much Better

  21. Appendix 8 Graduate – Entering Students Survey Fall 2018

  22. Graduate – Entering Students Survey Fall 2018 Appendix 9

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