North Carolina State University at Raleigh: Statistics
Updated:
| Position | Category |
|---|---|
| #67 of 14,131 | In the World |
| #50 of 2,597 | In North America |
| #46 of 2,496 | In the United States |
| #3 of 65 | In North Carolina |
| #1 of 6 | In Raleigh |
| #11 of 1,663 | For Toxicology |
| Top100 | For 95 other topics |
Quick Review
- Acceptance rate
- 40%
- Undergraduates
- 27,323
- Graduates
- 10,000
- Male:Female Ratio
- 50:50
- Control
- Public
- Highest Degree
- Doctor's degree
- Website
- www.ncsu.edu
North Carolina State University at Raleigh Acceptance rate and admissions statistics
North Carolina State University at Raleigh has an acceptance rate of 40% and is among the top 10% of the most difficult universities to gain admission to in the United States. The university reports the admission statistics without distinguishing between local and international students.
| Total | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acceptance Rate | 40% | 35% | 44% |
| Applicants | 40,049 | 19,382 | 20,665 |
| Admissions | 15,958 | 6,766 | 9,192 |
| Freshmen enrolled full time | 5,636 | 2,628 | 3,008 |
| Freshmen enrolled part time | 92 | 58 | 34 |
13,464 students enrolled in some distance education courses.
3,113 enrolled exclusively in distance education.
SAT scores
Among admitted applicants
1,199 or 21%
submitted SAT
25% of them
had 1300
or below
75% of them
had 1460
or below
Typical SAT scores of first-years in North Carolina State University at Raleigh are 1300-1460 (middle 50% range).
ACT scores
Among admitted applicants
1,596 or 28%
submitted ACT
25% of them
had 28
or below
75% of them
had 32
or below
Typical ACT scores of first-years in North Carolina State University at Raleigh are 28-32 (middle 50% range).
Admissions requirements
| College-preparatory program | Required |
|---|---|
| Secondary school GPA | Required |
| Secondary school record | Required |
| TOEFL | Required |
| Recommendations | Considered but not required |
| SAT/ACT | Considered but not required |
| Secondary school rank | Considered but not required |
| Formal demonstration of competencies | Neither required nor recommended |
| Other Tests | Neither required nor recommended |
Enrollment demographics by race or ethnicity
| White | 22849 (61%) |
|---|---|
| Nonresident Alien | 3787 (10%) |
| Asian | 3168 (9%) |
| Hispanic | 2850 (8%) |
| Black or African American | 2294 (6%) |
| Two or more races | 1567 (4%) |
| Race or Ethnicity unknown | 657 (2%) |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 75 (0.2%) |
| Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander | 22 (0.1%) |
Costs per year: Tuition, Housing, Fees
The final cost of attendance varies for each student based on household income, residency, program, and other factors.
- Average aid awarded
- $11,811
- Students receiving aid
- 68%
Tuition and fees
| Undergraduates | Graduates | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition in-district | $6,535 | $9,459 |
| Tuition in-state | $6,535 | $9,459 |
| Tuition out-of-state | $29,407 | $29,433 |
| Fee in-district | $2,360 | $2,360 |
| Fee in-state | $2,360 | $2,360 |
| Fee out-of-state | $2,360 | $2,360 |
Room and board costs
| Dormitory capacity | 10,291 |
|---|---|
| Combined charge for room and board | $13,719 |
| Room charge | $7,996 |
| Meal charge | $5,723 |
North Carolina State University at Raleigh majors
North Carolina State University at Raleigh has granted 6,397 bachelor's degrees across 84 programs, 2,994 master's across 90 programs, and 646 doctorate degrees across 60 programs. Below is a table with majors that lead to degrees at North Carolina State University at Raleigh.
| Major | Associate | Bachelor | Master | Doctoral |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration and Management, General | 918 | 11 | ||
| Computer Science | 287 | 391 | 26 | |
| Biology & Biological Sciences, General | 436 | |||
| Mechanical Engineering | 250 | 67 | 22 | |
| Management Science | 337 | |||
| Psychology, General | 296 | 6 | 15 | |
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering | 136 | 128 | 33 | |
| Computer Engineering, General | 111 | 176 | 5 | |
| Textile Sciences and Engineering | 192 | 59 | 28 | |
| Animal Sciences, General | 205 | 23 | 9 | |
| Civil Engineering, General | 141 | 62 | 32 | |
| Speech Communication and Rhetoric | 197 | |||
| Chemical Engineering | 131 | 46 | 18 | |
| Industrial Engineering | 117 | 66 | 11 | |
| Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering | 160 | 12 | 7 | |
| Political Science and Government, General | 177 | |||
| Statistics, General | 80 | 65 | 23 | |
| Social Work | 46 | 93 | ||
| Accounting | 125 | |||
| Agribusiness & Agricultural Business Operations | 123 | |||
| English Language and Literature, General | 82 | 34 | ||
| Sport and Fitness Administration & Management | 115 | |||
| Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical & Space Engineering, General | 77 | 31 | 6 | |
| Business & Managerial Economics | 108 | |||
| Physiology, General | 106 | 1 | ||
| Nutrition Sciences | 89 | 9 | 4 | |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Other | 100 | |||
| Environmental Science | 78 | 19 | ||
| Veterinary Medicine | 94 | |||
| Data Modeling & Warehousing and Database Administration | 89 | |||
| Foreign Languages and Literatures, General | 64 | 14 | ||
| Manufacturing Engineering | 78 | |||
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management, General | 40 | 33 | 4 | |
| Materials Engineering | 39 | 27 | 10 | |
| Elementary Education and Teaching | 59 | 11 | ||
| Wood Science and Wood Products & Pulp and Paper Technology & Technician | 52 | 6 | 11 | |
| Nuclear Engineering | 27 | 21 | 20 | |
| Biochemistry | 59 | 6 | 2 | |
| Criminology | 67 | |||
| Natural Resources & Conservation, General | 55 | 8 | 1 | |
| History, General | 58 | 5 | ||
| Chemistry, General | 41 | 3 | 18 | |
| Mathematics, General | 40 | 10 | 11 | |
| Agricultural Engineering | 34 | 14 | 11 | |
| Zoology & Animal Biology | 50 | 6 | 2 | |
| Agriculture, General | 16 | 40 | ||
| Sociology, General | 46 | 5 | 4 | |
| Environmental & Environmental Health Engineering | 39 | 15 | ||
| Adult and Continuing Education Administration | 43 | 10 | ||
| College Student Counseling and Personnel Services | 50 | |||
| Physics, General | 20 | 11 | 19 | |
| Agronomy and Crop Science | 28 | 11 | 8 | |
| Engineering, General | 31 | 13 | ||
| Genetics, General | 37 | 3 | 4 | |
| Science, Technology and Society | 44 | |||
| Systems Science and Theory | 39 | 5 | ||
| Applied Mathematics, General | 25 | 7 | 11 | |
| Anthropology, General | 33 | 9 | ||
| International & Globalization Studies | 41 | |||
| Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications | 40 | |||
| Horticultural Science | 29 | 8 | 3 | |
| Microbiology, General | 32 | 4 | 4 | |
| Financial Mathematics | 39 | |||
| Design and Visual Communications, General | 28 | 10 | ||
| Architectural and Building Sciences & Technology | 37 | |||
| Public Administration | 33 | 3 | ||
| Environmental Design & Architecture | 32 | 3 | ||
| Botany & Plant Biology | 28 | 3 | 3 | |
| Econometrics and Quantitative Economics | 24 | 10 | ||
| Biotechnology | 33 | |||
| Poultry Science | 28 | 5 | ||
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas, Other | 18 | 15 | ||
| Operations Research | 25 | 7 | ||
| Graphic Design | 30 | |||
| Agricultural Business and Management, General | 29 | |||
| Environmental Studies | 29 | |||
| Fine and Studio Arts Management | 29 | |||
| Food Science | 17 | 10 | 2 | |
| Technology Teacher Education & Industrial Arts Teacher Education | 27 | 1 | ||
| Agricultural Mechanization, General | 27 | |||
| Curriculum and Instruction | 13 | 13 | ||
| Education, General | 26 | |||
| Architecture | 25 | |||
| Liberal Arts and Sciences & Liberal Studies | 13 | 12 | ||
| Agricultural Teacher Education | 24 | |||
| Art History, Criticism and Conservation | 24 | |||
| Agricultural and Extension Education Services | 2 | 16 | 5 | |
| Counselor Education & School Counseling and Guidance Services | 22 | 1 | ||
| Environmental & Natural Resources Management and Policy, General | 16 | 7 | ||
| Engineering & Industrial Management | 22 | |||
| Biomedical Sciences, General | 5 | 16 | ||
| International Relations and Affairs | 21 | |||
| Oceanography, Chemical and Physical | 21 | |||
| Forest Management & Forest Resources Management | 20 | |||
| Forestry, General | 11 | 9 | ||
| Educational Leadership and Administration, General | 19 | |||
| Higher Education & Higher Education Administration | 19 | |||
| Industrial and Product Design | 19 | |||
| Animal & Livestock Husbandry and Production | 18 | |||
| Mathematics Teacher Education | 18 | |||
| Organizational Communication, General | 18 | |||
| Philosophy | 17 | |||
| Construction Engineering | 16 | |||
| Turf and Turfgrass Management | 10 | 6 | ||
| Education, Other | 15 | |||
| Environmental & Environmental Engineering Technology & Technician | 15 | |||
| Human Development and Family Studies, General | 15 | |||
| Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, General | 14 | |||
| Science Teacher Education & General Science Teacher Education | 14 | |||
| Entomology | 5 | 8 | ||
| Geology & Earth Science, General | 13 | |||
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other | 12 | |||
| Physical Sciences, Other | 7 | 5 | ||
| Soil Science and Agronomy, General | 10 | 2 | ||
| Agroecology and Sustainable Agriculture | 11 | |||
| Educational & Instructional Technology | 11 | |||
| Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing | 11 | |||
| Creative Writing | 10 | |||
| Human-Centered Technology Design | 10 | |||
| Public & Applied History | 8 | 2 | ||
| Science Technologies & Technicians, Other | 10 | |||
| Crop Production | 9 | |||
| Multi- & Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | 9 | |||
| Applied Horticulture & Horticulture Operations, General | 7 | |||
| Bioinformatics | 1 | 6 | ||
| Digital Communication and Media & Multimedia | 7 | |||
| Engineering, Other | 7 | |||
| Plant Pathology & Phytopathology | 5 | 2 | ||
| Toxicology | 7 | |||
| Biometry & Biometrics | 5 | |||
| Junior High & Intermediate & Middle School Education and Teaching | 5 | |||
| Educational Evaluation and Research | 4 | |||
| Special Education and Teaching, General | 4 | |||
| Religion & Religious Studies | 3 | |||
| Genome Sciences & Genomics | 1 | 1 | ||
| Educational Administration and Supervision, Other | 1 | |||
| Grand Total | 89 | 6,397 | 2,994 | 646 |
North Carolina State University at Raleigh has a graduation rate of 85%, which is among the 7% highest for universities in the US.
| Total | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graduation rate | 85% | 82% | 88% |
| |||
Publications & Citations
North Carolina State University at Raleigh is a world-class research university with 162,533 scientific papers published and 4,892,590 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Biology, Engineering, Chemistry, Environmental Science, Physics, Computer Science, Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Quantum and Particle physics, Medicine, and Materials Science.
Publication / Citation count by topic
Annual publication & citation counts
| Year | Publications | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 1923 | 18732 |
| 1993 | 1720 | 20158 |
| 1994 | 1782 | 20884 |
| 1995 | 1850 | 23826 |
| 1996 | 1977 | 25089 |
| 1997 | 1954 | 26667 |
| 1998 | 2081 | 29661 |
| 1999 | 2182 | 33457 |
| 2000 | 2327 | 38438 |
| 2001 | 2351 | 42428 |
| 2002 | 3469 | 56919 |
| 2003 | 3057 | 59846 |
| 2004 | 3117 | 66568 |
| 2005 | 3459 | 77938 |
| 2006 | 3499 | 88613 |
| 2007 | 3429 | 96262 |
| 2008 | 3643 | 105347 |
| 2009 | 3709 | 116743 |
| 2010 | 4034 | 130903 |
| 2011 | 4146 | 147595 |
| 2012 | 4373 | 165085 |
| 2013 | 4806 | 180866 |
| 2014 | 4855 | 194392 |
| 2015 | 4987 | 203275 |
| 2016 | 5656 | 211305 |
| 2017 | 5656 | 226926 |
| 2018 | 5765 | 248148 |
| 2019 | 8823 | 278722 |
| 2020 | 7821 | 325481 |
| 2021 | 13692 | 366655 |
| 2022 | 6165 | 355337 |
| 2023 | 7048 | 358857 |
| 2024 | 5471 | 351089 |
North Carolina State University at Raleigh alumni
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Jada Pinkett Smith
- Occupations
- film directormusiciansingercomposersinger-songwriter
- Biography
-
Jada Koren Pinkett Smith is an American actress, singer, talk show host, and businesswoman. She is co-host of the Facebook Watch talk show Red Table Talk, for which she has won a Daytime Emmy Award. Time named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2021.
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Hunter Schafer
- Occupations
- LGBTQ rights activistscreenwritermodelactor
- Biography
-
Hunter Schafer is an American actress and model. She first made headlines in 2016 with her activism against the North Carolina bill HB2. In 2017, she started modeling for many worldwide fashion brands. She made her acting debut as transgender high school student Jules Vaughn in the HBO teen drama television series Euphoria (2019–present). She has since starred in the films The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes (2023) and Cuckoo (2024) and will star as co-lead in the upcoming sci-fi television miniseries Blade Runner 2099.
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Russell Wilson
- Occupations
- baseball playerAmerican football player
- Biography
-
Russell Carrington Wilson is an American professional football quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He previously played 10 seasons for the Seattle Seahawks and two seasons for the Denver Broncos. With the Seahawks, Wilson was named to the Pro Bowl nine times and helped Seattle win their first Super Bowl championship in Super Bowl XLVIII. He is regarded as one of the greatest dual-threat quarterbacks of all time.
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Mary-Louise Parker
- Enrolled in North Carolina State University at Raleigh
- Studied in 1986
- Occupations
- stage actorjournalistactortelevision actorwriter
- Biography
-
Mary-Louise Parker is an American actress. After making her Broadway debut as Rita in Craig Lucas' Prelude to a Kiss in 1990 (for which she received a Tony Award nomination), Parker came to prominence for film roles in Grand Canyon (1991), Fried Green Tomatoes (1991), The Client (1994), Bullets Over Broadway (1994), A Place for Annie (1994), Boys on the Side (1995), The Portrait of a Lady (1996), and The Maker (1997). Among stage and independent film appearances thereafter, Parker received the 2001 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for her portrayal of Catherine Llewellyn in David Auburn's Proof, among other accolades. Between 2001 and 2006, she recurred as Amy Gardner in the NBC television series The West Wing, for which she was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series in 2002. She received both a Golden Globe and a Primetime Emmy Award for her portrayal of Harper Pitt in the acclaimed HBO television miniseries Angels in America in 2003.
General info
| Alternative names | N C State University N C State NC State University NCSU NC State |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1887 |
| Motto | Think and Do |
| Colors | red, white |
| Academic calendar | August to May (August - December;January-May). Also Summer Sessions (May-June;July-August) |
| Total FTE staff | 9,683 |
| Carnegie classification | Doctoral Universities: Highest Research Activity |
Location and contacts
| Address | 2101 Hillsborough Street Raleigh, North Carolina, 27695-7001 United States |
|---|---|
| City population | 468,000 |
| Phone | 9195152011 |