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Report: Graduating Student Survey
Spring 2015
July 2015
Office of Institutional Research and Planning
New Jersey Institute of Technology
Table of Contents
Undergraduate Student Sample
Graduating Student Survey Sample and Actual Graduates 3Q34. Your enrollment status while at NJIT 3Graduating Student Survey by Year Undergraduate Means 4Graduating Student Survey by Year Undergraduate Highlights: Skills 5Graduating Student Survey by Year Undergraduate Highlights: Satisfaction with Student Services
5Graduating Student Survey by Year Undergraduate Highlights: Academics 6Graduating Student Survey by Year Undergraduate Highlights: Overall, NJIT met your expectations
6Q5. Would you recommend NJIT to a friend? 7Q25. Is your job related to the field in which you majored? 7Graduating Undergraduate Employment Rates 8Q7. Is this a new job? 8Q28. Please estimate your annual salary 9Q29.What degree do you intend to pursue? 10Q30.Will you attend this year? 10Q31.What will be your enrollment status? 11Q32.School that you are planning to attend 11Q33.What type of program do you intend to enroll in? 12
Graduate Student Sample
Graduating Student Survey Sample and Actual Graduates 13Q34. Enrollment status while at NJIT 13Graduating Student Survey by Year Graduate Means 14Graduating Student Survey by Year Undergraduate Highlights: Skills 15Graduating Student Survey by Year Undergraduate Highlights: Satisfaction with Student Services
15Graduating Student Survey by Year Undergraduate Highlights: Academics 16Graduating Student Survey by Year Undergraduate Highlights: Overall, NJIT met your expectations
16Q5. Would you recommend NJIT to a friend? 17Q25. Is your job related to the field in which you majored? 17Graduating Grad Student Employment Rates . 18Q7. Is this a new job? 18Q28. Please estimate your annual salary 19
Appendix 1: Employers of NJIT Graduates
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Undergraduate Student Sample
Graduating Student Survey Sample and Actual GraduatesResponse Rate: 29%
School Undergraduate Graduating Sample (n=310)
Actual 2015 Graduates (n=1132)
College of Architecture and Design 8.06% 9.31%College of Computing Sciences 16.77% 15.47%Newark College of Engineering 55.81% 45.50%School of Management 5.81% 6.08%College of Science and Liberal Arts 13.55% 8.63%
Q34. Your enrollment status while at NJIT(n=213)
Primarily Distance Learning 5.16%
Primarily full time day 65.26%
Primarily full time evening 12.21%
Primarily part time day 3.29%
Primarily part time evening 14.08%
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Graduating Student Survey by Year
Undergraduate
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015n= 292 355 389 394 391 367 310
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Prepare for a career 3.56 3.57 3.57 3.37 3.58 3.55 3.49Attain skills that will be useful on a job 3.62 3.61 3.67 3.47 3.64 3.67 3.56Increase awareness of different cultures, etc. 3.72 3.70 3.76 3.62 3.70 3.68 3.63
Improve ability to make more money 3.48 3.61 3.60 3.33 3.49 3.56 3.53Develop understanding/ appreciation of sci/tech 3.92 3.97 3.90 3.84 3.88 3.91 3.82
Improve self-image 3.66 3.69 3.72 3.53 3.63 3.63 3.59Improve interpersonal skills 3.64 3.66 3.67 3.52 3.65 3.61 3.55Science 3.65 3.73 3.70 3.66 3.53 3.68 3.65Mathematics 3.81 3.86 3.81 3.74 3.58 3.76 3.75Humanities/Social Sciences 3.56 3.50 3.62 3.49 3.43 3.44 3.49Program specific skills 3.70 3.77 3.70 3.70 3.64 3.70 3.63Computer skills 3.78 3.71 3.65 3.59 3.60 3.60 3.58Current technologies 3.64 3.61 3.64 3.47 3.51 3.54 3.56Problem solving 3.96 3.98 3.95 3.81 3.85 3.88 3.86Creative thinking 3.84 3.77 3.81 3.66 3.70 3.70 3.66Written communication 3.62 3.59 3.64 3.46 3.59 3.53 3.52Oral communication and presentation 3.78 3.77 3.78 3.70 3.76 3.67 3.70Interpersonal communications 3.66 3.70 3.70 3.57 3.65 3.65 3.60Teamwork 3.80 3.77 3.87 3.66 3.72 3.78 3.77Professional and ethical responsibilities 3.84 3.84 3.92 3.73 3.78 3.81 3.79Helpfulness of financial aid advising services 3.11 3.20 2.99 2.91 2.78 2.90 2.97
Availability of personal counseling services 3.41 3.37 3.30 3.13 3.19 3.38 3.35
Quality of career advising and planning services 3.29 3.31 3.24 3.16 3.32 3.19 3.35
Availability of tutorial services 3.37 3.37 3.38 3.18 3.27 3.26 3.36Quality of tutorial services 3.30 3.33 3.41 3.16 3.25 3.23 3.27Quality of computing services 3.38 3.39 3.31 3.06 3.30 3.36 3.42Opportunities to participate in student activities 3.63 3.51 3.67 3.51 3.67 3.60 3.70
Preparation to enter job market 3.33 3.30 3.83 3.78 3.37 3.34 3.41Variety of courses offered at NJIT 3.37 3.39 3.43 3.32 3.38 3.34 3.42Course content within the major 3.70 3.66 3.61 3.56 3.63 3.56 3.59Preparation for further academic study 3.62 3.61 3.60 3.48 3.57 3.55 3.52Accessibility of faculty members to students 3.61 3.60 3.68 3.57 3.65 3.61 3.59
Overall quality of instruction 3.54 3.59 3.56 3.47 3.51 3.48 3.44General condition of campus grounds 3.56 3.66 3.58 3.42 3.40 3.28 3.33Availability of library services and materials 3.88 3.88 3.74 3.62 3.62 3.66 3.61
Helpfulness of librarians 3.88 3.89 3.83 3.78 3.75 3.78 3.74Helpfulness of registration services 3.32 3.36 3.24 3.01 3.04 3.20 3.30Quality of academic advising 3.53 3.51 3.54 3.37 3.43 3.42 3.48Availability of academic advising 3.50 3.55 3.59 3.39 3.37 3.41 3.44Concern for the individual 3.26 3.21 3.31 3.07 3.12 3.12 3.23Responsiveness to diverse population 3.60 3.60 3.65 3.56 3.55 3.51 3.53Safety and security of campus 3.71 3.74 3.72 3.53 3.22 3.36 3.30
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Reasonableness of billing services 3.24 3.30 3.10 2.95 2.87 2.97 3.00Overall, NJIT met your expectations 3.54 3.57 3.56 3.33 3.41 3.40 3.47Scale : 1-Very poorly 2-Poorly 3-satisfactorily 4-Well 5-Very well
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Graduating Student Survey by Year 2009 - 2015Undergraduate Highlights:
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 20152
2.5
3
3.5
4
4.5
Skills
Develop understanding/ appreciation of sci/tech
Computer skills
Current technologies
Preparation to enter job market
Year
Scal
e
Scale: 1-Very poorly 2-Poorly 3-satisfactorily 4-Well 5-Very well
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 20152
2.5
3
3.5
4
4.5
Satisfaction with Student Services
Helpfulness of financial aid advising servicesGeneral condition of campus groundsSafety and security of campusReasonableness of billing services
Year
Scal
e
Scale: 1-Very poorly 2-Poorly 3-satisfactorily 4-Well 5-Very well
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Graduating Student Survey by Year 2009 - 2015Undergraduate Highlights:
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 20153.2
3.3
3.4
3.5
3.6
3.7
3.8
3.9
4
Academics
Course content within the ma-jorPreparation for further academic studyOverall quality of instruction
Year
Scal
e
Scale: 1-Very poorly 2-Poorly 3-satisfactorily 4-Well 5-Very well
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 20152.5
3
3.5
4
Overall, NJIT met your expectations
Overall, NJIT met your expec-tations
Year
Scal
e
Scale: 1-Very poorly 2-Poorly 3-satisfactorily 4-Well 5-Very well
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Q.5. Would you recommend NJIT to a friend?(n=304)
83.55%
16.45%
YesNo
Q.25. Is your job related to the field in which you majored?(n=115)
Undergraduate Student Employment Rates:
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88.70%
11.30%
YesNo
Employment Status
2015 graduates(n=158)
2014 graduates (n=363) Difference
Full time 51.5% 37.47% 14.03%
Part time 9.23% 4.68% 4.55%
Q.7. Is this a new job?(n=129, Only graduates with full-time employment)
70.54%
29.46%
2015 Graduates
YesNo
Q.28.Please estimate your annual salary:
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(only graduates with full-time employment)
Salary 2015 Graduates (n=128)
2014 Graduates (n=139) Difference
under $30,000 6.25% 3.6% 2.65%
$30,001 - $35,000 5.47% 2.88% 2.59%
$35,001 - $40,000 4.69% 7.91% -3.22%
$40,001 - $45,000 4.69% 12.23% -7.54%
$45,001 - $50,000 10.16% 7.19% 2.97%
$50,001 - $55,000 4.69% 12.95% -8.26%
$55,001 - $60,000 11.72% 12.23% -0.51%
$60,001 - $65,000 19.53% 17.99% 1.54%
$65,001 - $70,000 8.59% 4.32% 4.27%
$70,001 - $75,000 10.94% 6.47% 4.47%
$75,001 - $80,000 4.69% 2.16% 2.53%
$80,001 - $85,000 2.34% 2.16% 0.18%
$85,001 - $90,000 1.56% 0.72% 0.84%
$90,001 - $95,000 0% 0% 0%
$95,001 - $100,000 1.56% 3.6% -2.04%
Over $100,000 3.12% 3.6% -0.48%
Q.29. What degree do you intend to pursue? (n=310, All graduates who plan on attending graduate school in the future)
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Q.30. Will you
attend this year?(n=217)
39.17%
60.83%
YesNo
Q.31. What will be your enrollment status?(n=85)
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Another Bachelor's Degree; 1.29%
Master's Degree; 50.97%
M.B.A.; 7.74%
Professional Degree (M.D., J.D., etc.); 5.81%
Doctoral Degree; 4.19%
No, I do not intend to pursue another degree;
30.00%
41.18%
58.82%
Part-timeFull-time
Q.32. School that you are planning to attend:(n=192)
NJIT 95UMDNJ 6Rutgers University 6Stevens Institute of Technology 5NYU 3NYIT 2Harvard 2Princeton 2University of Massachusetts Amherst 2Columbia University 1Seton Hall 1Carnegie Mellon 1MIT 1Oxford 1Temple University-Lomberg School of Dentistry 1Other schools at least one person will attend:Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine, St. George's University School of Medicine, University of Denver, University of Edinburgh, University of Maryland School of Medicine, University of Notre Dame, University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine, Vanderbilt University Law School, Yale University
Q.33. What type of program do you intend to enroll in? (All graduates who plan on attending graduate school in the future)
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2015 Graduates(n=214)
2014 Graduates(n=91)
Difference
Architecture 3.27% 4.40% -1.13%
Engineering 42.52% 49.45% -6.93%
Health/Medicine 8.88% 12.09% -3.21%
Liberal Arts 0.93% 1.10% -0.17%
Science 5.61% 3.30% 2.31%
Education 0.47% 0.00% 0.47%
Computer/Information Technology 16.36% 15.38% 0.98%
Management/Finance/Accounting 19.16% 12.09% 7.07%
Law 1.87% 1.10% 0.77%
Graduate Student Sample
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Graduating Student Survey Sample and Actual GraduatesResponse Rate: 35.4%
SchoolUndergraduate Graduating Sample (n=352)
Actual 2015 Graduates (n=1080)
College of Architecture and Design 2.00% 1.67%College of Computing Sciences 32.57% 27.13%Newark College of Engineering 48.29% 53.06%School of Management 8.00% 9.72%College of Science and Liberal Arts 9.14% 8.24%
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Q.34. Enrollment status while at NJIT:(n=145)
Primarily full time day
34.48%
Primarily full time evening35.17%Primarily part
time day2.76%
Primarily part time evening
17.93%
Primarily Distance Learning 9.66%
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Graduating Student Survey by YearGraduate
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015n= 353 432 353 449 354 376 352
Prepare for a career 3.51 3.53 3.53 3.64 3.49 3.52 3.53Attain skills that will be useful on a job 3.49 3.59 3.61 3.76 3.60 3.64 3.65Increase awareness of different cultures, etc. 3.49 3.60 3.64 3.74 3.62 3.64 3.61Improve ability to make more money 3.24 3.36 3.37 3.58 3.37 3.52 3.52Develop understanding/ appreciation of sci/tech 3.74 3.81 3.84 4.00 3.78 3.87 3.87Improve self-image 3.66 3.76 3.70 3.80 3.70 3.72 3.69Improve interpersonal skills 3.61 3.68 3.66 3.77 3.62 3.69 3.63Science 3.58 3.66 3.71 3.76 3.65 3.74 3.68Mathematics 3.47 3.59 3.61 3.68 3.58 3.62 3.56Humanities/Social Sciences 3.06 3.30 3.25 3.34 3.24 3.36 3.29Program specific skills 3.63 3.70 3.70 3.82 3.66 3.78 3.74Computer skills 3.69 3.64 3.70 3.79 3.64 3.70 3.73Current technologies 3.67 3.67 3.71 3.81 3.65 3.73 3.66Problem solving 3.76 3.76 3.78 3.92 3.83 3.84 3.84Creative thinking 3.64 3.72 3.69 3.87 3.75 3.75 3.77Written communication 3.49 3.65 3.64 3.72 3.58 3.65 3.63Oral communication and presentation 3.68 3.77 3.73 3.87 3.73 3.72 3.68Interpersonal communications 3.60 3.71 3.66 3.79 3.70 3.70 3.64Teamwork 3.75 3.87 3.81 3.88 3.81 3.81 3.72Professional and ethical responsibilities 3.67 3.81 3.79 3.93 3.75 3.79 3.76Helpfulness of financial aid advising services 2.90 3.00 2.97 3.09 2.91 3.26 3.12Availability of personal counseling services 3.16 3.19 3.17 3.42 3.22 3.47 3.31Quality of career advising and planning services 3.17 3.13 3.17 3.43 3.17 3.43 3.33Availability of tutorial services 3.09 3.16 3.23 3.44 3.24 3.45 3.33Quality of tutorial services 3.23 3.20 3.26 3.45 3.28 3.48 3.34Quality of computing services 3.53 3.59 3.56 3.66 3.55 3.79 3.66Opportunities to participate in student activities 3.51 3.49 3.55 3.68 3.56 3.58 3.53Preparation to enter job market 3.13 3.20 3.18 3.54 3.28 3.44 3.41Variety of courses offered at NJIT 3.37 3.39 3.41 3.57 3.40 3.50 3.44Course content within the major 3.49 3.51 3.47 3.70 3.55 3.62 3.55Preparation for further academic study 3.47 3.52 3.49 3.68 3.49 3.59 3.53Accessibility of faculty members to students 3.64 3.65 3.69 3.76 3.64 3.68 3.61Overall quality of instruction 3.58 3.67 3.66 3.80 3.60 3.65 3.64General condition of campus grounds 3.67 3.67 3.61 3.73 3.51 3.60 3.56Availability of library services and materials 3.70 3.74 3.73 3.81 3.67 3.69 3.67Helpfulness of librarians 3.76 3.81 3.81 3.84 3.73 3.70 3.74Helpfulness of registration services 3.49 3.61 3.54 3.58 3.41 3.47 3.50Quality of academic advising 3.52 3.58 3.57 3.73 3.50 3.56 3.46Availability of academic advising 3.50 3.59 3.61 3.68 3.53 3.54 3.50Concern for the individual 3.33 3.38 3.41 3.49 3.33 3.43 3.33Responsiveness to diverse population 3.51 3.55 3.60 3.70 3.49 3.56 3.55Safety and security of campus 3.50 3.62 3.63 3.67 3.30 3.36 3.37Reasonableness of billing services 3.21 3.28 3.22 3.34 3.20 3.22 3.21Overall, NJIT met your expectations 3.45 3.50 3.54 3.72 3.45 3.55 3.56Scale : 1-Very poorly 2-Poorly 3-satisfactorily 4-Well 5-Very well
Graduating Student Survey by Year 2009 – 2015Graduate Highlights:
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 20152
2.5
3
3.5
4
4.5
Skills
Develop understanding/ ap-preciation of sci/techComputer skillsCurrent technologiesPreparation to enter job market
Year
Scal
e
Scale: 1-Very poorly 2-Poorly 3-satisfactorily 4-Well 5-Very well
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 20152
2.5
3
3.5
4
4.5
Satisfaction with Student Services
Helpfulness of financial aid advising servicesGeneral condition of campus groundsSafety and security of campusReasonableness of billing services
Year
Scal
e
Scale: 1-Very poorly 2-Poorly 3-satisfactorily 4-Well 5-Very well
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Graduating Student Survey by Year 2009 – 2015Graduate Highlights:
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 20153.2
3.3
3.4
3.5
3.6
3.7
3.8
3.9
4
Academics
Course content within the ma-jorPreparation for further academic studyOverall quality of instruction
Year
Scal
e
Scale: 1-Very poorly 2-Poorly 3-satisfactorily 4-Well 5-Very well
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 20152.5
3
3.5
4
Overall, NJIT met your expectations
Overall, NJIT met your expec-tations
Year
Scal
e
Scale: 1-Very poorly 2-Poorly 3-satisfactorily 4-Well 5-Very well
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Q.5. Would you recommend NJIT to a friend?(n=345)
80.3%
19.7%
YesNo
Graduating Graduate students: EmploymentQ.25. Is your job related to the field in which you majored? (n=106)
85.85%
14.15%
YesNo
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Graduating grad student employment rates:
Employment Status 2015 Graduates (n=161)
2014 Graduates (n=376) Difference
Full time 42.34% 31.65% 10.69%
Part time 6.01% 1.86% 4.15%
Q.7. Is this a new job?(n=132, Only graduates with full-time employment)
35.6%
64.4%
2015 Graduates
YesNo
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Q.28. Please estimates your annual salary:(Only graduates with full-time employment)
Salary estimate 2015 graduates (n=132)
2014 Graduates (n=119) Difference
under $30,000 5.30% 4.20% 1.10%
$30,001 - $35,000 2.30% 3.36% 1.06%
$35,001 - $40,000 3.80% 2.52% 1.28%
$40,001 - $45,000 1.50% 5.88% -4.38%
$45,001 - $50,000 6.80% 1.68% 5.12%
$50,001 - $55,000 6.10% 6.72% -0.62%
$55,001 - $60,000 6.10% 12.61% -6.51%
$60,001 - $65,000 12.10% 8.40% 3.70%
$65,001 - $70,000 9.10% 10.92% -1.82%
$70,001 - $75,000 10.60% 8.40% 2.20%
$75,001 - $80,000 7.60% 4.20% 3.40%
$80,001 - $85,000 3.80% 3.36% 0.44%
$85,001 - $90,000 3.00% 3.36% -0.36%
$90,001 - $95,000 3.00% 4.20% -1.20%
$95,001 - $100,000 1.50% 5.88% -4.38%
Over $100,000 17.40% 14.29% 3.11%
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Appendix 1: Employers of NJIT Graduates ADPAECOMAIGAlcatel-LucentAlliant TechnologiesAllied Engineering Assoct.American WaterASCO Power TechnologiesAssay DepotAudioCodes USABechtel Plant Machinery IncorporatedBecton DickinsonBernards Township School DistrictBioreference LabBohler EngineeringBoston Fire DepartmentBrookdale CCCBIZCCI ConstructionCisco SystemsCopper River ITDialight Corp.EMCEnterprise Rent A CarEOS Engergy StorageEP DesignExxonMobilF.J Rawding ArchitectsFirstEnergyGammaGoldman SachsGreener corpH&W ToolHatch Mott MacDonaldIBMIFFInsurance CompanyIntelligratedJaros Baum and BollesJudlau Contracting Inc.Kiewit (Kiewit Infrastructure Co.)Kinder MorganL'Oreal USA
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Manhattana LaboratoryMaquetMarkel CorporationMaser Consulting PAMerck and Co.MicrosoftMonimus LLC.Moodys Investors ServiceMPESNBCUniversalNew Jersey Precision TechnologiesNew Jersey TransitNJITNJIT Honors CollegeNJOITNYCHAO'Donnell ArchitectsP3 North America Inc.PA DOTPackard IndustiesPrudentialPSEGPsychoGenicsRencor Inc.Rutgers UniversityRutgers University CAITSchneider ElectricScholastic IncShawmut Design and ConstructionSiemensSteve blatz ArchitectstreamlineT&M AssociatesTata Consultancy ServicesThe Dow Chemical CompanyTop Shelf Electric Corporation (TSE)Triangle Mfg.Turner Construction CompanyUnited Health Group - OptumUnited Healthcare GroupUnited Parcel ServicesUnited States NavyUPS
Vantage SpecialtyVerizon WirelessW.L.GoreW.R.C. Chesnut EngineeringWeeks MarineWhitmanWindigo ArchitectureWyssling ConsultingZimmer TMT
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