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

3. 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:

4. 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%) (see appendix 3 for full data) Rating Scale: 1=Much Worse, 2=Worse, 3=About the same, 4=Better, 5=Much Better Undergraduate – Entering Students Survey Fall 2015 NJIT’s rating in comparison to other colleges on the following aspects :

5. Most of the students’ parents graduated from college (67.68%) Undergraduate – Entering Students Survey Fall 2015 Parents graduated college 2015 VS. 2014:

6. Undergraduate – Entering Students Survey Fall 2015 Parents (50.58%) Friend (8.49%) Alumnus of NJIT (8.49%) Q.11 Who most influenced your decision to attend? (see appendix 3 for full data)

7. Cost/financial aid/scholarship (not honors) (34.7%) Campus visit/information session (27.61%) Honors College/Honors Scholarship (20.15%) (see appendix 4 for full data) Very Important/Important (96.3%) (Honors students only) ( see appendix 5 for full data) Undergraduate – Entering Students Survey Fall 2015 Q.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?

8. Undergraduate – Entering Students Survey Fall 2015 Q. 3 Was NJIT your first choice? What was your first choice? 24% Stevens Institute of Technology 12% Rutgers University

9. Undergraduate – Entering Students Survey Fall 2015 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:

10. 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: (see appendix 6 for full data)

11. 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: Graduate – Entering Students Survey Fall 2015 see appendix 7 for full data)

12. 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? Graduate – Entering Students Survey Fall 2015 (see appendix 8 for full data)

13. Friend (27.34%) College professor (16.19%) Parent (14.39%) Q.18. Who most influenced your decision to attend? Graduate – Entering Students Survey Fall 2015 (see appendix 9 for full data)

14. Appendix 1 Q. 1 Please rate how the following factors influenced your decision to attend NJIT: Influential/Very influential #% Academic reputation 20777.24% Faculty 9033.97% Availability of majors/programs of interest to you 23287.22% Digital/online learning 4216.09% Diversity of student population 9033.96% Tuition 19673.68% Financial aid 18870.15% Research opportunities 15959.77% Co-op/Internship program 18669.93% Career opportunities 22785.02% Access to a major city 11844.36% Study Abroad 7829.44% Sports 6524.34% Greek Life 3312.41% Honors College 11342.65% Undergraduate – Entering Students Survey Fall 2015

15. Appendix 2 *Rating Scale: 1=Much Worse, 2=Worse, 3=About the same, 4=Better, 5=Much Better Undergraduate – Entering Students Survey Fall 2015 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%

16. Q.11. Who most influenced your decision to attend? #% Alumnus of NJIT228.49% Coach83.09% Current NJIT student207.72% Friend228.49% Guidance counselor218.11% High school teacher155.79% Parent13150.58% Relative (not parent)176.56% Your employer31.16% Undergraduate – Entering Students Survey Fall 2015 Appendix 3

17. Q.10.Which of the following most influenced your decision to attend? #% Contact with NJIT Admissions Office93.36% Campus visit/information session7427.61% Personal/email contact from academic department62.24% Printed NJIT publications (catalogs, brochures etc.)20.75% NJIT website (NJIT.edu)145.22% NJIT's social networking sites (e.g. Facebook, Twitter, Instagram)41.49% College guide books (e.g. Princeton Review, U.S. News and World Report, Peterson's, etc.)10.37% College guide websites (e.g. collegeprowler.com, unigo.com, usnews.com/rankings, princetonreview.com, etc.) 114.1% Cost/financial aid/scholarship (not honors)9334.7% Honors College / Honors Scholarship5420.15% Undergraduate – Entering Students Survey Fall 2015 Appendix 4

18. 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 11.85% Not Very Important 00% Somewhat Important 11.85% Important 1120.37% Very Important 4175.93% Undergraduate – Entering Students Survey Fall 2015 Appendix 5

19. Appendix 6 Graduate – Entering Students Survey Fall 2015 *Rating Scale: 1=Much Worse, 2=Worse, 3=About the same, 4=Better, 5=Much Better Q. 1 Please rate how the following factors influenced your decision to attend NJIT: Influential/Very influential #% Academic reputation 20470.10% Faculty 17360.06% Availability of programs of interest to you 23580.48% Digital/online learning 11942.20% Diversity of student population 8930.69% Tuition 11038.20% Financial aid 8630.07% Research opportunities 17159.58% Career opportunities 21574.13% Access to a major city 20069.45%

20. Appendix 7 Graduate – Entering Students Survey Fall 2015 *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 10642.74% Quality of academic facilities (library, laboratory, etc.) 13354.07% Technology (Wi-Fi, computer, etc.) 15460.63% Surroundings (neighborhood) 6927.60% Attractiveness of campus 9638.10% Campus safety 11144.76% Parking 8635.54% College publications (catalogs, brochures etc.) 10241.46% College website 12448.82% Total institutional price before financial aid 7128.52% Financial aid offered 6626.40% Admissions process 13753.72% Contact with admissions 11946.66% Contact with faculty 14557.31% Contact with current students 12550.61% College visit experience 12150.63%

21. Q.19 Which of the following most influenced your decision to attend? #% Contact with NJIT Admissions Office3211.35% Campus visit/information session144.96% Personal/email contact from academic department3612.77% Printed NJIT publications (catalogs, brochures etc.)20.71% NJIT website (NJIT.edu)8329.43% NJIT's social networking sites (e.g. Facebook, Twitter, Instagram)103.55% College guide books (e.g. Princeton Review, U.S. News and World Report, Peterson's, etc.)113.9% College guide websites (e.g. collegeprowler.com, unigo.com, usnews.com/rankings, princetonreview.com, etc.) 176.03% Location7727.3% Appendix 8 Graduate – Entering Students Survey Fall 2015

22. Q.17.Who most influenced your decision to attend? #% Alumnus of NJIT3412.23% College professor4516.19% College adviser165.76% Current NJIT Student3111.15% Friend7627.34% Parent4014.39% Relative (not parent)186.47% Recruiter62.16% Your employer124.32% Graduate – Entering Students Survey Fall 2015 Appendix 9