Entering Graduate Students Fall 2007

1. Entering Graduate StudentsFall 2007 Institutional Research and Planning

2. SampleResponse Rate = 52% 13 Non-Matriculated students are not included in this table.

3. Re-enrolling our own graduates Attended NJIT before • 17% of the full-time graduate students • 32% of the part-time graduate students • 23% of the full-time and 33% of the part-time students enrolled in CCS. • 59% of the full-time and 53% of the part-time students enrolled in NCE.

4. Re-enrolling our own graduates (continued)

5. Faculty contact • For full-time students: • Personal/Email contact from faculty was one of the most influential factors in their decision to attend (21%) • For part-time students: • Personal/Email contact from faculty was a key influence in their decision to apply (22%) and attend (25%)

6. Web presence/Internet(students who never attended NJIT before) • Learned about NJIT from the Internet • 74% of full-time graduate students • 56% of the part-time graduate students • For full-time students • The NJIT webpage was a key factor in their decision to apply (42%) and attend (30%). • For part-time students • The NJIT webpage was a key factor in their decision to apply (36%) and attend (27%).

7. Electronic contact (students who never attended NJIT before) • Email contact was a major source of learning about NJIT • 48% of full-time graduate students • 49% of part-time graduate students

8. Campus Visit(students who never attended NJIT before) • Visited the NJIT campus before making their decision to enroll • 18% of the full-time graduate students • 51% of the part-time graduate students

9. US News and World Report Ranking(students who never attended NJIT before) • For full-time students: • US News was a key influence in their decision to apply (26%) and attend (25%)

10. University publications(students who never attended NJIT before) • For full-time students • University publications was the least influential factor in their decision to apply (3%) and attend (3%) • For part-time students • University publications was the least influential factor in their decision to apply (2%) and attend (5%)

11. NJIT compared to other colleges by attendance status (Full-time students who never attended NJIT before) • Full-time students gave NJIT: • High ratings • Website • Contact after you were admitted • Contact after first inquiry • Academic facilities • Quality of Instruction • Contact with current students • Low ratings • Reasonable cost • Availability of financial aid

12. NJIT compared to other colleges by attendance status (Part-time students who never attended NJIT before) • Part-time students gave NJIT: • High ratings • NJIT website • Quality of instruction • Academic facilities • Availability of financial aid • Contact after first inquiry • Low ratings • Diversity of student population • Size of student population • Public safety record • Co-op/Internship programs • Extra-curricular activities

13. Commitment • Very strongly committed to finishing their degree at NJIT • 77% of the full-time graduate students • 76% of the part-time graduate students

14. Appendix Entering Graduate StudentsFall 2007

15. NJIT compared to other colleges by attendance status (students who never attended NJIT before)