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#65 of 14,131 In the World
#49 of 2,597 In North America
#45 of 2,496 In the United States
#3 of 65 In North Carolina
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Acceptance rate
47%
Average SAT
1370
Average ACT
31
Aid receiving
80%
Undergraduates
26,254
Graduates
10,446
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 47% and is among the top 13% 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 47% 43% 52%
Applicants 35,568 17,461 18,107
Admissions 16,779 7,434 9,345
Freshmen enrolled full time 5,610 2,718 2,892
Freshmen enrolled part time 17 9 8

13,593 students enrolled in some distance education courses.

3,124 enrolled exclusively in distance education.

SAT scores

Among admitted applicants
1,432 or 25%
submitted SAT

25% of them
had 1280
or below

75% of them
had 1460
or below

Typical SAT scores of first-years in North Carolina State University at Raleigh are 1280-1460 (middle 50% range).

ACT scores

Among admitted applicants
1,509 or 27%
submitted ACT

25% of them
had 28
or below

75% of them
had 33
or below

Typical ACT scores of first-years in North Carolina State University at Raleigh are 28-33 (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 22487 (61%)
Nonresident Alien 3969 (11%)
Asian 2983 (8%)
Hispanic 2570 (7%)
Black or African American 2303 (6%)
Two or more races 1465 (4%)
Race or Ethnicity unknown 776 (2%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 63 (0.2%)
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander 24 (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
$9,181
Students receiving aid
80%

Tuition and fees

UndergraduatesGraduates
Tuition in-district $6,535$9,095
Tuition in-state $6,535$9,095
Tuition out-of-state $28,276$28,301
Fee in-district $2,593$2,605
Fee in-state $2,593$2,605
Fee out-of-state $2,593$2,605

Room and board costs

Dormitory capacity 9,394
Combined charge for room and board $12,748
Room charge $7,432
Meal charge $5,316

North Carolina State University at Raleigh majors

North Carolina State University at Raleigh has granted 6,518 bachelor's degrees across 84 programs, 2,382 master's across 91 programs, and 667 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 841 43
Computer Science 281 109 27
Biology & Biological Sciences, General 415
Mechanical Engineering 249 82 21
Psychology, General 305 9 19
Management Science 324
Electrical and Electronics Engineering 184 74 27
Textile Sciences and Engineering 204 54 26
Speech Communication and Rhetoric 240
Animal Sciences, General 196 35 7
Chemical Engineering 161 46 21
Computer Engineering, General 136 57 5
Political Science and Government, General 190
Civil Engineering, General 107 44 33
Accounting 179
Statistics, General 64 80 29
Social Work 67 89
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering 127 10 12
Sport and Fitness Administration & Management 139
Nutrition Sciences 126 8 1
Industrial Engineering 102 25 6
Data Modeling & Warehousing and Database Administration 115
English Language and Literature, General 85 30
Agribusiness & Agricultural Business Operations 113
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Other 105
Business & Managerial Economics 103
Veterinary Medicine 99
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical & Space Engineering, General 64 22 6
Environmental Science 65 26
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management, General 47 34 6
Materials Engineering 43 21 21
Physiology, General 83
Mathematics, General 57 9 16
Biochemistry 66 9 3
Wood Science and Wood Products & Pulp and Paper Technology & Technician 64 5 6
Natural Resources & Conservation, General 66 2 5
Foreign Languages and Literatures, General 55 17
Zoology & Animal Biology 53 11 7
Elementary Education and Teaching 60 8
History, General 65 2
Sociology, General 59 2 6
Physics, General 34 13 19
Chemistry, General 37 2 26
Agricultural Engineering 37 16 9
Adult and Continuing Education Administration 43 18
Criminology 55
Curriculum and Instruction 45 10
Science, Technology and Society 55
Microbiology, General 47 4 2
International & Globalization Studies 51
Engineering, General 35 12
Environmental & Environmental Health Engineering 34 13
Educational Leadership and Administration, General 46
Horticultural Science 29 8 6
Nuclear Engineering 16 16 11
Applied Mathematics, General 27 8 7
Genetics, General 32 4 4
Agricultural Business and Management, General 39
Systems Science and Theory 36 3
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas, Other 30 9
Design and Visual Communications, General 20 17
Technology Teacher Education & Industrial Arts Teacher Education 33 1 2
Agriculture, General 11 23
Agronomy and Crop Science 24 7 3
Public Administration 31 3
Anthropology, General 27 6
Environmental & Natural Resources Management and Policy, General 27 6
Botany & Plant Biology 26 1 5
Industrial and Product Design 17 13
College Student Counseling and Personnel Services 29
Environmental Design & Architecture 21 8
Food Science 15 10 4
Art History, Criticism and Conservation 28
Graphic Design 28
Mathematics Teacher Education 26 2
Oceanography, Chemical and Physical 28
Liberal Arts and Sciences & Liberal Studies 10 17
Biotechnology 26
Poultry Science 17 9
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics 17 8
Fine and Studio Arts Management 25
Manufacturing Engineering 25
Financial Mathematics 24
Animal & Livestock Husbandry and Production 23
International Relations and Affairs 23
Agricultural Mechanization, General 22
Environmental Studies 22
Higher Education & Higher Education Administration 21
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other 21
Veterinary Sciences & Veterinary Clinical Sciences, General 6 15
Architecture 20
Philosophy 20
Agricultural Teacher Education 19
Forestry, General 7 11
Science Technologies & Technicians, Other 18
Agricultural and Extension Education Services 2 12 3
Architectural and Building Sciences & Technology 17
Education, General 17
Forest Management & Forest Resources Management 17
Human Development and Family Studies, General 17
Counselor Education & School Counseling and Guidance Services 16
Turf and Turfgrass Management 13 3
Construction Engineering 15
Crop Production 15
Education, Other 15
Environmental & Environmental Engineering Technology & Technician 15
Organizational Communication, General 15
Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing 15
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, General 14
Educational & Instructional Technology 14
Agroecology and Sustainable Agriculture 13
Applied Horticulture & Horticulture Operations, General 13
Public & Applied History 9 4
Science Teacher Education & General Science Teacher Education 12 1
Creative Writing 12
Geology & Earth Science, General 11
Junior High & Intermediate & Middle School Education and Teaching 11
Entomology 5 5
Operations Research 6 4
Physical Sciences, Other 5 5
Multi- & Interdisciplinary Studies, Other 9
Plant Pathology & Phytopathology 3 6
Digital Communication and Media & Multimedia 8
Religion & Religious Studies 6
Soil Science and Agronomy, General 5 1
Toxicology 6
Educational Administration and Supervision, Other 5
Educational Evaluation and Research 5
Genome Sciences & Genomics 3 2
Engineering & Industrial Management 4
Bioinformatics 2 1
Biometry & Biometrics 3
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications 3
Engineering, Other 3
Special Education and Teaching, General 2
Grand Total 114 6,518 2,382 667

North Carolina State University at Raleigh has a graduation rate of 85%, which is among the 8% highest for universities in the US.

Total Men Women
Graduation rate 85% 82% 88%
  • Full-time retention rate - 94%
  • Part-time retention rate - 78%

Publications & Citations

North Carolina State University at Raleigh is a world-class research university with 143,091 scientific papers published and 3,702,042 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 Organic Chemistry.

Publications
143,091
Citations
3,702,042

Publication / Citation count by topic

Biology
82,276 / 2,577,310
Engineering
78,892 / 2,166,828
Chemistry
76,582 / 2,436,274
Environmental Science
71,413 / 1,978,329
Physics
69,747 / 1,929,223
Computer Science
51,409 / 1,319,840
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
49,690 / 1,238,666
Quantum and Particle physics
47,699 / 1,319,275
Medicine
44,553 / 1,245,766
Organic Chemistry
42,222 / 1,433,568
Materials Science
42,060 / 1,263,965
Biochemistry
37,378 / 1,347,466
Geology
36,988 / 1,158,252
Ecology
35,889 / 1,118,255
Genetics
34,252 / 1,195,078
Geography and Cartography
33,153 / 787,957
Mathematics
28,494 / 730,841
Political Science
21,642 / 462,869
Business
21,566 / 502,079
Paleontology
21,489 / 714,027
Psychology
20,506 / 481,511
Law
20,280 / 446,785
Philosophy
20,131 / 449,084
Statistics
20,075 / 570,759
Botany
19,902 / 609,701
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
19,773 / 475,831
Sociology
19,670 / 545,917
Electrical Engineering
19,040 / 505,435
Optical Engineering
18,779 / 486,246
Metallurgical Engineering
17,238 / 517,944
History
16,382 / 373,177
Pathology
14,925 / 417,056
Agricultural Science
14,572 / 402,320
Archaeology
14,103 / 354,231
Economics
13,599 / 336,055
Nanotechnology
13,446 / 523,492
Mechanical Engineering
12,444 / 277,651
Chemical Engineering
11,622 / 484,526
Machine Learning
10,800 / 324,575
Management
10,790 / 258,202

Annual publication & citation counts

Year Publications Citations
1991 1594 13660
1992 1756 15115
1993 1601 16159
1994 1651 16626
1995 1722 18825
1996 1797 19935
1997 1799 21338
1998 1925 23889
1999 1920 27026
2000 2113 30877
2001 2140 34213
2002 3303 45655
2003 2780 46611
2004 2751 52553
2005 3184 61257
2006 3154 69797
2007 3184 76770
2008 3382 82646
2009 3550 93083
2010 3735 104352
2011 3805 117432
2012 4014 133027
2013 4371 146230
2014 4485 157918
2015 4745 168151
2016 5400 173049
2017 5380 183590
2018 5450 205992
2019 5822 228762
2020 6765 260805
2021 13249 298238
2022 5743 299731
2023 5963 296496
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North Carolina State University at Raleigh alumni

  1. Jada Pinkett Smith

    Jada Pinkett Smith
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1971-.. (age 53)
    Occupations
    actorvoice actorentrepreneurbusinesspersonscreenwriter
    Biography

    Jada Koren Pinkett Smith is an American actress, singer and talk-show host. She is co-host of the Facebook Watch talk show Red Table Talk, for which she has received a Daytime Emmy Award. Time named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2021.

  2. Hunter Schafer

    Hunter Schafer
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1998-.. (age 26)
    Occupations
    modelscreenwriterLGBTQI+ rights activistactor
    Biography

    Hunter Schafer is an American actress, model, director, and LGBT rights activist. She made her acting debut as transgender high school student Jules Vaughn in the HBO teen drama television series Euphoria (2019–present), which earned her nominations for a Shorty Award, an MTV Movie & TV Award, and a Dorian Award. In 2023, she portrayed Tigris Snow in The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes.

  3. Russell Wilson

    Russell Wilson
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1988-.. (age 36)
    Occupations
    player of American football
    Biography

    Russell Carrington Wilson is an American football quarterback for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). He previously played his first 10 seasons for the Seattle Seahawks. Wilson has been regarded as one of the greatest dual-threat quarterbacks of all time.

  4. Mary-Louise Parker

    Mary-Louise Parker
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1964-.. (age 60)
    Enrolled in North Carolina State University at Raleigh
    Studied in 1986
    Occupations
    film actorwritertelevision actoractorjournalist
    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.

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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 9,250
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

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