2. Entering Student Surveys (Undergraduate & Graduate) Fall 2018
Undergraduate&Graduate – Entering Students Survey Fall 2016
Entering Student Surveys (Undergraduate & Graduate) Fall 2018
Office of Institutional Effectiveness

3. Undergraduate&Graduate – Entering Students Survey Fall 2016
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-Neutral 4-Influential 5-Very influential

4. 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

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

6. 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)

7. 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?

8. 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

9. 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%

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 (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-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 (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

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) (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

13. 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

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

15. Influential/Very influential
Undergraduate – Entering Students Survey Fall 2018
Appendix 1
Q. 1 Please rate how the following factors influenced your decision to attend NJIT:
Influential/Very influential # %
Academic reputation
368
70.65%
Faculty
365
25.48%
Availability of majors/programs of interest to you
363
83.75%
Digital/online learning
360
13.06%
Diversity of student population
26.30%
Tuition
80.82%
Financial aid
366
67.21%
Research opportunities
364
48.35%
Co-op/Internship program
65.02%
Career opportunities
81.09%
Access to a major city
43.83%
Study Abroad
24.38%
Sports
15.57%
Greek Life
8.77%
Honors College
34.79%

16. Appendix 2 Undergraduate – Entering Students Survey Fall 2018
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
306
26.80%
Quality of academic facilities (library, laboratory, etc.)
303
46.53%
Technology (Wi-Fi, computers, etc.)
61.38%
Surroundings (neighborhood)
304
18.75%
Attractiveness of campus
308
22.40%
Campus safety
44.08%
Parking
292
12.67%
Quality of on-campus housing
269
29.37%
College publications (catalogs, brochures etc.)
281
17.43%
College website
302
29.47%
Total institutional price before financial aid
309
63.75%
Financial aid offered
312
57.37%
Admissions process
46.75%
Contact with admissions
297
34.68%
Contact with faculty
294
32.99%
Contact with current students
36.64%
College visit/tour experience
296
33.11%
Interaction with NJIT representative(s) at a college fair
271
28.04%
*Rating Scale: 1=Much Worse, 2=Worse, 3=About the same, 4=Better, 5=Much Better

17. Appendix 3 Undergraduate – Entering Students Survey Fall 2018
Q.11 . Who most influenced your decision to attend? # %
Alumnus of NJIT 29
8.41%
Coach 10
2.90%
Current NJIT student 22
6.38%
Friend 34
9.86%
Guidance counselor 32
9.28%
High school teacher 20
5.80%
Parent
173
50.14%
Relative (not parent) 23
6.67%
Your employer 2
0.58%

18. Appendix 4 Undergraduate – Entering Students Survey Fall 2018
Q.13 .Which of the following most influenced your decision to attend? # %
Contact with NJIT Admissions Office 12
3.25%
Campus visit/information session 68
18.43%
Personal/ contact from academic department 6
1.63%
Printed NJIT publications (catalogs, brochures etc.) 5
1.36%
NJIT website (NJIT.edu) 23
6.23%
NJIT's social networking sites (e.g. Facebook, Twitter, Instagram) 2
0.54%
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.) 15
4.07%
Cost/financial aid/scholarship (not honors)
171
46.34%
Honors College / Honors Scholarship 61
16.53%

19. Appendix 5 Undergraduate – Entering Students Survey Fall 2018
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
Important 4
6.56%
Very Important 57
93.44%

20. Influential/Very influential
Graduate – Entering Students Survey Fall 2018
Appendix 6
Q. 1 Please rate how the following factors influenced your decision to attend NJIT:
Influential/Very influential  # %
Academic Reputation
356
56.18%
Faculty
349
51.58%
Availability of programs of interest to you
348
70.98%
Digital/Online learning
347
39.19%
Diversity of student population
350
37.43%
Tuition
36.60%
Financial Aid
29.71%
Research Opportunities
48.71%
Career Opportunities
60.75%
Access to a Major City
64.94%
Surroundings (neighborhood)
37.64%
Contact with Admissions Office
41.49%
Campus Visit/Information Session
345
37.10%
NJIT Website
49.57%
NJIT Social Media
30.44%
Friend/Relative
40.23%
Academic Advisor
44.70%
NJIT Alumni/Current Student(s)
41.09%
NJIT Recruiter
27.87%
Your Employer
346
26.88%
*Rating Scale: 1=Much Worse, 2=Worse, 3=About the same, 4=Better, 5=Much Better

21. Appendix 7 Graduate – Entering Students Survey Fall 2018
Q. 2 Please rate how NJIT compares to other colleges on the following aspects (IF NOT APPLICABLE, PLEASE SKIP):
Better/Much better # %
Academic Reputation
319
41.06%
Faculty
309
38.84%
Quality of student life
304
37.17%
Quality of academic facilities (library, laboratory, etc.)
305
47.86%
Technology (Wi-Fi, computer, etc.)
301
53.16%
Surroundings (neighborhood)
31.58%
Attractiveness of campus
306
36.60%
Campus safety
303
45.54%
Parking
287
32.41%
College publications (brochures, postcards, etc.)
291
34.02%
College website
43.79%
College social media
31.27%
Total institutional price before financial aid
27.39%
Financial aid offered
297
27.61%
Research Opportunities
296
36.15%
Admissions process
308
52.27%
Contact with admissions
46.06%
Contact with faculty
300
50.67%
Contact with alumni/current students
290
College visit experience/Information session
284
36.98%
*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 2018
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)
351
64.67%
NJIT's social networking sites (e.g. Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc)
344
28.20%
College guide books (e.g. Princeton Review, U.S. News and World Report, Peterson's, etc.)
31.39%
College guide websites (e.g. collegeprowler.com, unigo.com, usnews.com/rankings, princetonreview.com, etc.)
341
34.61%

23. Appendix 9 Graduate – Entering Students Survey Fall 2018
Q.16 Highest degree you intend to attain?
Total %
Master’s Degree
262
73.39%
Doctorate 91
25.49%
Other professional degree (medicine, law, etc) 4
1.12%
TOTAL
357
100%