2. Entering Student Surveys (Undergraduate & Graduate) Fall 2019
Undergraduate&Graduate – Entering Students Survey Fall 2016
Entering Student Surveys (Undergraduate & Graduate) Fall 2019
Office of Institutional Effectiveness

3. Undergraduate&Graduate – Entering Students Survey Fall 2016
Undergraduate – Entering Students Survey Fall 2019
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 (85.97%)
Career opportunities (84.59%)
Tuition (82.18%)
Financial Aid (78.06%)
(see appendix 1 for full data) Response Rate: 24.84%
Rating Scale: Not at all influential 2-Somewhat influential 3-Neutral 4-Influential 5-Very influential

4. Undergraduate – Entering Students Survey Fall 2019
NJIT’s rating in comparison to other colleges on the following aspects: :
Entering students rated NJIT better/much better in
Technology (MakerSpace, Fabrication Facilities and Labs etc.) (80.09%)
Financial aid offered (67.10%)
Total institutional price before financial aid (62.13%)
Admissions Process (48.49%)
(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 2019
Parents graduated college 2019 VS. 2018:
Most of the students’ parents graduated from college (71.27%)

6. Undergraduate – Entering Students Survey Fall 2019
Q.10 Who most influenced your decision to attend?
Parents (45.49%)
Current NJIT student (10.15%)
Friend (9.77%)
(see appendix 3 for full data)

7. Undergraduate – Entering Students Survey Fall 2019
Q.12 Which of the following most influenced your decision to attend?
Cost/financial aid/scholarship (not honors) (44.80%)
Campus visit/information session (21.86%)
Honors College/Honors Scholarship (18.28%)
(see appendix 4 for full data)

8. Undergraduate – Entering Students Survey Fall 2019
Q.3 Was NJIT your first choice?
What was your first choice?
17.92% Stevens Institute of Technology
10.38% Rutgers University – New Brunswick
6.60% New York University
6.60% Princeton University

9. Undergraduate – Entering Students Survey Fall 2019
Employment:
Q.13.Do you plan on working while attending school?

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 (77.73%)
Career opportunities (74.12%)
Academic reputation (71.93%)
Access to a Major City (66.52%)
Faculty (62.01%)
Research Opportunity (58.59%)
(see appendix 5 for full data) Response Rate: 31.28%
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
Technology (MakerSpace, Fabrication Facilities and Labs etc.) (67.21%)
Research Opportunities (58.66%)
Academic Reputation (58.25%)
Admissions process (55.68%)
Contact with faculty (54.10%)
(see appendix 6 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) (66.52%)
College guide websites (e.g. collegeprowler.com, unigo.com, usnews.com/rankings, princetonreview.com, etc.) (42.23%)
College guide books (e.g. Princeton Review, U.S. News and World Report, Peterson's, etc.) (38.23%)
NJIT's social networking sites (e.g. Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc) (34.95%)
(see appendix 7 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 2019
Q.3 Was NJIT your first choice?
What was your first choice?
14.58% Rutgers University
14.58% New York University
8.33% Columbia University
8.33% Northeastern University

14. Graduate – Entering Students Survey Fall 2019
Q.13 Highest Degree you intend to attain?
(see appendix 8 for full data)

15. Influential/Very influential
Undergraduate – Entering Students Survey Fall 2019
Appendix 1
Q. 1 Please rate how the following factors influenced your decision to attend NJIT:
Influential/Very influential # %
Academic reputation
278
75.54%
Faculty
277
29.24%
Availability of majors/programs of interest to you
85.97%
Digital/online learning
276
13.41%
Diversity of student population
27.43%
Tuition
275
82.18%
Financial aid
78.06%
Research opportunities
62.59%
Co-op/Internship program
279
70.61%
Career opportunities
84.59%
Access to a major city
52.16%
Study Abroad
25.28%
Sports
16.84%
Greek Life
9.36%
Honors College
37.99%

16. Appendix 2 Undergraduate – Entering Students Survey Fall 2019
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
233
33.90%
Quality of academic facilities (library, labs, study rooms, etc.)
236
55.09%
Technology: MakerSpace, Fabrication Facilities and Labs
80.09%
Surroundings (neighborhood, restaurants, retail shops, etc.)
235
19.58%
Attractiveness of campus
237
38.40%
Campus safety
234
43.17%
Parking
220
16.36%
Quality of on-campus housing
213
29.11%
College publications (fact sheets, brochures etc.)
224
23.21%
College website
231
29.88%
Total institutional price before financial aid
62.13%
Financial aid offered
67.10%
Admissions process
48.49%
Contact with admissions
229
41.92%
Contact with faculty
228
39.48%
Contact with current students
227
37.88%
College visit/tour experience/openhouse
40.61%
Interaction with NJIT representative(s) at a fair at your high school
211
27.96%
*Rating Scale: 1=Much Worse, 2=Worse, 3=About the same, 4=Better, 5=Much Better

17. Appendix 3 Undergraduate – Entering Students Survey Fall 2019
Q.10 . Who most influenced your decision to attend? # %
Alumnus of NJIT 21
7.89%
Coach 9
3.38%
Current NJIT student 27
10.15%
Friend 26
9.77%
Guidance counselor 17
6.39%
High school teacher 20
7.52%
Parent
121
45.49%
Relative (not parent) 24
9.02%
Your employer 1
0.38%

18. Appendix 4 Undergraduate – Entering Students Survey Fall 2019
Q.12 .Which of the following most influenced your decision to attend? # %
Contact with NJIT Admissions Office 5
1.79%
Campus visit/information session 61
21.86%
Personal/ contact from academic department 12
4.30%
Printed NJIT publications (catalogs, brochures etc.) 0%
NJIT website (NJIT.edu) 13
4.66%
NJIT's social networking sites (e.g. Facebook, Twitter, Instagram) 1
0.36%
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.) 10
3.58%
Cost/financial aid/scholarship (not honors)
125
44.80%
Honors College / Honors Scholarship 51
18.28%

19. Influential/Very influential
Graduate – Entering Students Survey Fall 2019
Appendix 5
Q. 1 Please rate how the following factors influenced your decision to attend NJIT:
Influential/Very influential  # %
Academic Reputation
228
71.93%
Faculty
229
62.01%
Availability of programs of interest to you
77.73%
Digital/Online learning
226
47.78%
Diversity of student population
39.04%
Tuition
40.79%
Financial Aid
42.36%
Research Opportunities
227
58.59%
Career Opportunities
74.12%
Access to a Major City
66.52%
Surroundings (neighborhood)
41.41%
Contact with Admissions Office
44.11%
Campus Visit/Information Session
36.84%
NJIT Website
51.96%
NJIT Social Media
36.85%
Friend/Relative
225
40.89%
Academic Advisor
56.58%
NJIT Alumni/Current Student(s)
44.05%
NJIT Recruiter
33.33%
Your Employer
30.40%
*Rating Scale: 1=Much Worse, 2=Worse, 3=About the same, 4=Better, 5=Much Better

20. Appendix 6 Graduate – Entering Students Survey Fall 2019
Q. 2 Please rate how NJIT compares to other colleges on the following aspects (IF NOT APPLICABLE, PLEASE SKIP):
Better/Much better # %
Academic Reputation
194
58.25%
Faculty
191
53.40%
Quality of student life
184
47.83%
Quality of academic facilities (library, labs, study rooms ,etc.)
187
53.48%
Technology: MakerSpace, Fabrication Facilities and Labs
183
67.21%
Surroundings (neighborhood, restaurants, retail shops, etc.)
178
37.64%
Attractiveness of campus
45.36%
Campus safety
182
45.06%
Parking
175
34.86%
College publications (fact sheets, brochures, etc.)
44.26%
College website
52.40%
College social media
181
41.43%
Total institutional price before financial aid
40.22%
Financial aid offered
180
40.00%
Research Opportunities
179
58.66%
Admissions process
185
55.68%
Contact with admissions
53.55%
Contact with faculty
54.10%
Contact with alumni/current students
39.10%
College visit experience/Information session
41.58%
*Rating Scale: 1=Much Worse, 2=Worse, 3=About the same, 4=Better, 5=Much Better

21. Quite a bit/A Great Deal
Graduate – Entering Students Survey Fall 2019
Appendix 7
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)
227
66.52%
NJIT's social networking sites (e.g. Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc.)
226
34.95%
College guide books (e.g. Princeton Review, U.S. News and World Report, Peterson's, etc.)
225
38.23%
College guide websites (e.g. niche.com, unigo.com, forbes.com/top-colleges, usnews.com/best-graduate-schools, princetonreview.com/grad-school, etc.)
42.23%

22. Appendix 8 Graduate – Entering Students Survey Fall 2019
Q.13 Highest degree you intend to attain?
Total %
Master's Degree
157
67.67%
Doctorate 72
31.03%
Other professional degree (medical, law, etc.) 3
1.29%