2. Entering Student Surveys (Undergraduate & Graduate) Fall 2017
Undergraduate&Graduate – Entering Students Survey Fall 2016
Entering Student Surveys (Undergraduate & Graduate) Fall 2017
Office of Institutional Effectiveness

3. Undergraduate&Graduate – Entering Students Survey Fall 2016
Undergraduate – Entering Students Survey Fall 2017
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 (86.64%)
Career opportunities (86.28%)
Tuition (81.23%)
Financial Aid (76.28%)
(see appendix 1 for full data) Response Rate: 27.4%
Rating Scale: Not at all influential 2-Somewhat influential 3-Neutral 4-Influential 5-Very influential

4. Undergraduate – Entering Students Survey Fall 2017
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 (69.86%)
Financial aid offered (67.30%)
Technology (Wi-Fi, computers, etc.) (56.87%)
Admissions Process (49.04%)
(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 2017
Parents graduated college 2017 VS. 2016:
Most of the students’ parents graduated from college (66.18%)

6. Undergraduate – Entering Students Survey Fall 2017
Q.11 Who most influenced your decision to attend?
Parents (52.69%)
Guidance Counselor (11.54%)
Alumnus of NJIT (8.46%)
(see appendix 3 for full data)

7. Undergraduate – Entering Students Survey Fall 2017
Q.13 Which of the following most influenced your decision to attend?
Cost/financial aid/scholarship (not honors) (39.93%)
Honors College/Honors Scholarship (25.90%)
Campus visit/information session (21.58%)
(see appendix 4 for full data)
Very Important/Important (98.61%)
(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 2017
Q.3 Was NJIT your first choice?
What was your first choice?
10.98% Rutgers University
7.32% Stevens Institute of Technology

9. Undergraduate – Entering Students Survey Fall 2017
Employment:
Q.15.Do you plan to work while attending school?
Plan to work on campus: 42.29%
Plan to work off campus: 25.09%
Do not plan to work: 32.62%
Q.16. How many hours do you plan to work?
1-9 hours: 22.03%
10-19 hours: 47.46%
20-29 hours: 24.29%
30-39 hours: 2.82%
40 or more: 3.39%

10. 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 (85.27%)
Career opportunities (70.88%)
Academic reputation (67.57%)
Faculty (59.54%)
Access to a Major City (58.69%)
Research Opportunity (53.10%)
(see appendix 6 for full data) Response Rate: 31.9%%
Rating Scale: Not at all influential 2-Somewhat influential 3-Neutral 4-Influential 5-Very influential

11. 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 (57.21%)
Admissions process (57.15%)
Contact with admissions (55.12%)
Academic Reputation (54.58%)
Technology (Wi-Fi, computer, etc.) (53.59%)
(see appendix 7 for full data)
Rating Scale: 1=Much Worse, 2=Worse, 3=About the same, 4=Better, 5=Much Better

12. 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) (68.73%)
College guide websites (e.g. collegeprowler.com, unigo.com, usnews.com/rankings, princetonreview.com, etc.) (37.11%)
College guide books (e.g. Princeton Review, U.S. News and World Report, Peterson's, etc.) (32.28%)
NJIT's social networking sites (e.g. Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc) (28.68%)
(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

13. Graduate – Entering Students Survey Fall 2017
Q.3 Was NJIT your first choice?
What was your first choice?
12.07% Rutgers University
8.62% New York University
5.12% Stevens Institute of Technology

14. Graduate – Entering Students Survey Fall 2017
Q.16 Highest Degree you intend to attain?
(see appendix 9 for full data)

15. Influential/Very influential
Undergraduate – Entering Students Survey Fall 2017
Appendix 1
Q. 1 Please rate how the following factors influenced your decision to attend NJIT:
Influential/Very influential # %
Academic reputation
216
78.26%
Faculty 61
22.18%
Availability of majors/programs of interest to you
240
86.64%
Digital/online learning 27
9.89%
Diversity of student population
102
37.22%
Tuition
225
81.23%
Financial aid
209
76.28%
Research opportunities
171
61.96%
Co-op/Internship program
203
73.02%
Career opportunities
239
86.28%
Access to a major city
110
39.86%
Study Abroad 76
27.74%
Sports 45
16.25%
Greek Life 17
6.14%
Honors College
127
46.01%

16. Appendix 2 Undergraduate – Entering Students Survey Fall 2017
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 59
27.83%
Quality of academic facilities (library, laboratory, etc.)
102
48.12%
Technology (Wi-Fi, computers, etc.)
120
56.87%
Surroundings (neighborhood) 14
6.64%
Attractiveness of campus 64
29.91%
Campus safety 97
46.19%
Parking 38
19.19%
Quality of on-campus housing 70
37.43%
College publications (catalogs, brochures etc.) 37
19.07%
College website 60
29.13%
Total institutional price before financial aid
146
69.86%
Financial aid offered
140
67.30%
Admissions process
49.04%
Contact with admissions 79
39.90%
Contact with faculty 71
36.22%
Contact with current students 94
47.47%
College visit/tour experience 90
43.90%
Interaction with NJIT representative(s) at a college fair 61
32.45%
*Rating Scale: 1=Much Worse, 2=Worse, 3=About the same, 4=Better, 5=Much Better

17. Appendix 3 Undergraduate – Entering Students Survey Fall 2017
Q.11 . Who most influenced your decision to attend? # %
Alumnus of NJIT 22
8.46%
Coach 5
1.92%
Current NJIT student 17
6.54%
Friend 21
8.08%
Guidance counselor 30
11.54%
High school teacher 13 5%
Parent
137
52.69%
Relative (not parent)
Your employer 2
0.77%

18. Appendix 4 Undergraduate – Entering Students Survey Fall 2017
Q.13 .Which of the following most influenced your decision to attend? # %
Contact with NJIT Admissions Office 1
0.36%
Campus visit/information session 60
21.58%
Personal/ contact from academic department 2
0.72%
Printed NJIT publications (catalogs, brochures etc.) 4
1.44%
NJIT website (NJIT.edu) 10
3.6%
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.) 3
1.08%
College guide websites (e.g. collegeprowler.com, unigo.com, usnews.com/rankings, princetonreview.com, etc.) 15
5.4%
Cost/financial aid/scholarship (not honors)
111
39.93%
Honors College / Honors Scholarship 72
25.9%

19. Appendix 5 Undergraduate – Entering Students Survey Fall 2017
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 1
1.39%
Important 11
15.28%
Very Important 60
83.33%

20. Influential/Very influential
Graduate – Entering Students Survey Fall 2017
Appendix 6
Q. 1 Please rate how the following factors influenced your decision to attend NJIT:
Influential/Very influential  # %
Academic Reputation
175
67.57%
Faculty
153
59.54%
Availability of programs of interest to you
220
85.27%
Digital/Online learning
120
46.70%
Diversity of student population 93
36.19%
Tuition
124
48.06%
Financial Aid
106
40.93%
Research Opportunities
137
53.10%
Career Opportunities
185
70.88%
Access to a Major City
152
58.69%
Surroundings (neighborhood) 92
35.52%
Contact with Admissions Office
116
44.62%
Campus Visit/Information Session
104
40.31%
NJIT Website
127
49.42%
NJIT Social Media 84
32.43%
Friend/Relative
40.00%
Academic Advisor
47.69%
NJIT Alumni/Current Student(s)
112
43.58%
NJIT Recruiter 75
29.19%
Your Employer 77
30.44%
*Rating Scale: 1=Much Worse, 2=Worse, 3=About the same, 4=Better, 5=Much Better

21. Appendix 7 Graduate – Entering Students Survey Fall 2017
Q. 2 Please rate how NJIT compares to other colleges on the following aspects (IF NOT APPLICABLE, PLEASE SKIP):
Better/Much better # %
Academic Reputation
119
54.58%
Faculty
111
53.11%
Quality of student life 87
40.66%
Quality of academic facilities (library, laboratory, etc.)
102
48.57%
Technology (Wi-Fi, computer, etc.)
112
53.59%
Surroundings (neighborhood) 56
27.18%
Attractiveness of campus 77
37.75%
Campus safety 90
43.69%
Parking 69
35.75%
College publications (brochures, postcards, etc.)
36.31%
College website
43.27%
College social media
38.12%
Total institutional price before financial aid
Financial aid offered 88
44.67%
Research Opportunities
105
53.58%
Admissions process
120
57.15%
Contact with admissions
113
55.12%
Contact with faculty
57.21%
Contact with alumni/current students 81
40.91%
College visit experience/Information session 84
42.86%
*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 2017
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
68.73%
NJIT's social networking sites (e.g. Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc) 74
28.68%
College guide books (e.g. Princeton Review, U.S. News and World Report, Peterson's, etc.) 82
32.28%
College guide websites (e.g. collegeprowler.com, unigo.com, usnews.com/rankings, princetonreview.com, etc.) 95
37.11%

23. Appendix 9 Graduate – Entering Students Survey Fall 2017
Q.16 Highest degree you intend to attain?
Total %
Master’s Degree
187
71.92%
Doctorate 71
27.31%
Other professional degree (medicine, law, etc) 2
0.77%
TOTAL
260
100%