1. Undergraduate&Graduate – Entering Students Survey Fall 2016

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

3. Undergraduate&Graduate – Entering Students Survey Fall 2016
Undergraduate – 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 (89.01%)
Career opportunities (84.15%)
Tuition (81.04%)
Academic reputation (75.65%)
Co-op/Internship program (71.97%)
(see appendix 1 for full data)
Rating Scale: Not at all influential 2-Somewhat influential 3-Neutral 4-Influential 5-Very influential

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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 (68.42%)
Financial aid offered (57.80%)
Contact with current students (50.59%)
Campus safety (47.76%)
(see appendix 2 for full data)
Rating Scale: 1-Much worse 2-Worse 3-About the same 3-Better 4-Much better

5. Undergraduate – Entering Students Survey Fall 2016
Parents graduated college 2016 VS. 2015:
Most of the students’ parents graduated from college (69.65%)

6. Undergraduate – Entering Students Survey Fall 2016
Q.11 Who most influenced your decision to attend?
Parents (49.55%)
Friend (12.39%)
Guidance counselor (8.76%)
(see appendix 3 for full data)

7. Undergraduate – Entering Students Survey Fall 2016
Q.13 Which of the following most influenced your decision to attend?
Cost/financial aid/scholarship (not honors) (37.89%)
Campus visit/information session (27.07%)
Honors College/Honors Scholarship (19.37%)
(see appendix 4 for full data)
Very Important/Important (92.65%)
(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?

8. Undergraduate – Entering Students Survey Fall 2016
Q.3 Was NJIT your first choice?
What was your first choice?
19% Rutgers University
8% Stevens Institute of Technology

9. Undergraduate – Entering Students Survey Fall 2016
Employment:
Q.15.Do you plan to work while attending school?
Plan to work on campus: 44.73%
Plan to work off campus: 26.21%
Do not plan to work: 29.06%
Q.16. How many hours do you plan to work?
1-9 hours: 23.95%
10-19 hours: 53.36%
20-29 hours: 16.39%
30-29 hours: 3.36%
40 or more: 2.94%

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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 (80.85%)
Career opportunities (67.05%)
Academic reputation (65.15%)
Access to a major city (58.08%)
Faculty (55.56%)
Research Opportunity (53.28%)
Rating Scale: Not at all influential 2-Somewhat influential 3-Neutral 4-Influential 5-Very influential
(see appendix 6 for full data)

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NJIT’s Rating in comparison to other colleges:
Entering students rated NJIT better/much better
Contact with faculty (53.59%)
Admissions process (51.41%)
Technology (Wi-Fi, computer, etc.) (49.29%)
Contact with admissions (48.58%)
Academic Reputation (47.79%)
(see appendix 7 for full data)
Rating Scale: 1=Much Worse, 2=Worse, 3=About the same, 4=Better, 5=Much Better

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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) (67.42%)
College guide websites (e.g. collegeprowler.com, unigo.com, usnews.com/rankings, princetonreview.com, etc.) (34.66%)
College guide books (e.g. Princeton Review, U.S. News and World Report, Peterson's, etc.) (28.12%)
NJIT's social networking sites (e.g. Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc) (21.40%)
Rating Scale: 1-Not at all 2-Very little 3-Somewhat 4-Quite a bit 5-A Great Deal
(see appendix 8 for full data)

13. Graduate – Entering Students Survey Fall 2016
Q.3 Was NJIT your first choice?
What was your first choice?
19% Rutgers University
7% New York University
5% University of California

14. Graduate – Entering Students Survey Fall 2016
Q.16 Highest Degree you intend to attain?
(see appendix 9 for full data)

15. Influential/Very influential
Undergraduate – Entering Students Survey Fall 2016
Appendix 1
Q. 1 Please rate how the following factors influenced your decision to attend NJIT:
Influential/Very influential # %
Academic reputation
264
75.65%
Faculty 89
25.58%
Availability of majors/programs of interest to you
308
89.01%
Digital/online learning 45
13.09%
Diversity of student population
106
30.46%
Tuition
282
81.04%
Financial aid
236
67.81%
Research opportunities
199
57.18%
Co-op/Internship program
249
71.97%
Career opportunities
292
84.15%
Access to a major city
163
47.11%
Study Abroad 83
24.06%
Sports 69
19.88%
Greek Life 28
8.07%
Honors College
134
38.73%

16. Appendix 2 Undergraduate – Entering Students Survey Fall 2016
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 83
30.97%
Quality of academic facilities (library, laboratory, etc.)
123
46.77%
Technology (Wi-Fi, computers, etc.)
139
52.85%
Surroundings (neighborhood) 16
5.99%
Attractiveness of campus 81
30.23%
Campus safety
128
47.76%
Parking 59
23.14%
Quality of on-campus housing
105
41.66%
College publications (catalogs, brochures etc.) 65
26.53%
College website
30.57%
Total institutional price before financial aid
182
68.42%
Financial aid offered
152
57.80%
Admissions process
126
47.37%
Contact with admissions 98
37.12%
Contact with faculty 91
35.83%
Contact with current students
50.59%
College visit/tour experience
121
46.01%
Interaction with NJIT representative(s) at a college fair 90
38.30%
*Rating Scale: 1=Much Worse, 2=Worse, 3=About the same, 4=Better, 5=Much Better

17. Appendix 3 Undergraduate – Entering Students Survey Fall 2016
Q.11 . Who most influenced your decision to attend? # %
Alumnus of NJIT 15
4.53%
Coach 9
2.72%
Current NJIT student 22
6.65%
Friend 41
12.39%
Guidance counselor 29
8.76%
High school teacher 23
6.95%
Parent
164
49.55%
Relative (not parent) 27
8.16%
Your employer 1
0.3%

18. Appendix 4 Undergraduate – Entering Students Survey Fall 2016
Q.13 .Which of the following most influenced your decision to attend? # %
Contact with NJIT Admissions Office 5
1.42%
Campus visit/information session 95
27.07%
Personal/ contact from academic department 9
2.56%
Printed NJIT publications (catalogs, brochures etc.) 2
0.57%
NJIT website (NJIT.edu) 16
4.56%
NJIT's social networking sites (e.g. Facebook, Twitter, Instagram) 0%
College guide books (e.g. Princeton Review, U.S. News and World Report, Peterson's, etc.) 7
1.99%
College guide websites (e.g. collegeprowler.com, unigo.com, usnews.com/rankings, princetonreview.com, etc.)
Cost/financial aid/scholarship (not honors)
133
37.89%
Honors College / Honors Scholarship 68
19.37%

19. Appendix 5 Undergraduate – Entering Students Survey Fall 2016
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 5
7.35%
Important 10
14.71%
Very Important 53
77.94%

20. Influential/Very influential
Graduate – Entering Students Survey Fall 2016
Appendix 6
Q. 1 Please rate how the following factors influenced your decision to attend NJIT:
Influential/Very influential  # %
Academic Reputation
172
65.15%
Faculty
145
55.56%
Availability of programs of interest to you
211
80.85%
Digital/Online learning 92
35.80%
Diversity of student population 82
31.41%
Tuition
107
41.15%
Financial Aid 83
32.04%
Research Opportunities
138
53.28%
Career Opportunities
175
67.05%
Access to a Major City
151
58.08%
Surroundings (neighborhood)
31.80%
Contact with Admissions Office
118
45.21%
Campus Visit/Information Session 93
36.05%
NJIT Website
136
52.30%
NJIT Social Media 86
32.95%
Friend/Relative
104
40.00%
Academic Advisor
134
51.34%
NJIT Alumni/Current Student(s)
119
45.77%
NJIT Recruiter 76
29.46%
Your Employer 77
29.96%
*Rating Scale: 1=Much Worse, 2=Worse, 3=About the same, 4=Better, 5=Much Better

21. Appendix 7 Graduate – Entering Students Survey Fall 2016
Q. 2 Please rate how NJIT compares to other colleges on the following aspects (IF NOT APPLICABLE, PLEASE SKIP):
Better/Much better # %
Academic Reputation
108
47.79%
Faculty 93
42.66%
Quality of student life 71
33.33%
Quality of academic facilities (library, laboratory, etc.) 92
43.20%
Technology (Wi-Fi, computer, etc.)
104
49.29%
Surroundings (neighborhood) 53
24.76%
Attractiveness of campus 72
33.80%
Campus safety 83
38.97%
Parking 64
31.68%
College publications (brochures, postcards, etc.) 73
36.50%
College website
43.87%
College social media 63
31.19%
Total institutional price before financial aid 68
32.70%
Financial aid offered 47
23.39%
Research Opportunities
44.02%
Admissions process
110
51.41%
Contact with admissions
103
48.58%
Contact with faculty
112
53.59%
Contact with alumni/current students 81
40.10%
College visit experience/Information session 79
39.70%
*Rating Scale: 1=Much Worse, 2=Worse, 3=About the same, 4=Better, 5=Much Better

22. Quite a bit/A Great Deal
Graduate – Entering Students Survey Fall 2016
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)
178
67.42%
NJIT's social networking sites (e.g. Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc) 55
21.40%
College guide books (e.g. Princeton Review, U.S. News and World Report, Peterson's, etc.) 72
28.12%
College guide websites (e.g. collegeprowler.com, unigo.com, usnews.com/rankings, princetonreview.com, etc.) 87
34.66%

23. Appendix 9 Graduate – Entering Students Survey Fall 2016
Q.9 Highest degree you intend to attain?
Total %
Master’s Degree
197
73.51%
Doctorate 67
25%
Other professional degree (medicine, law, etc) 4
1.49%
TOTAL
268
100%

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