North Carolina State University

Raleigh, NC

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, NC

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Tuition & Fees

$12,016

$34,888

not including housing and food

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Test Scores

Average freshman score by percentile.

75th
710
25th
630
75th
750
25th
650
75th
34
25th
25
75th
32
25th
26
75th
33
25th
28
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undergraduateRatios

51%

male

49%

female

16

students

1

faculty

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Selective

47%

acceptance rate

Accepted 16,779
Declined 18,789
Total Received 35,568
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Public

26,254

undergraduate students

10,446

graduate students

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Location

School Facts

Founded in 1887, North Carolina State University is a public, land-grant, comprehensive research university that is known for its strong programs in engineering, agriculture, and technology. It is located on a 2,137-acre campus in Raleigh, North Carolina, the state capital.

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Public/private Public
Campus enrollment 36,700
Established in 1887
Coeducational Coeducational
Religious affiliation Other

Social Networks

2137-acre urban campus in Raleigh (population: 464,758). Served by air, bus, and train. School operates transportation around campus and to surrounding apartments and neighborhoods. Public transportation serves campus.

  • Campus Setting: Major city

North Carolina State University
20 Watauga Club Drive
Raleigh, NC
27695

Campus Life

yes
Housing available
38%
of undergraduates that live in campus-owned housing
97%
of freshmen that live in campus-owned housing
no
Students are not required to live in school housing
yes
Students may have cars on campus
yes
Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age

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% freshman classHigh School Class Rank

Top 1/10
50%
Top 1/4
86%
Top 1/2
99%
Bottom 1/2
1%
Bottom 1/4
0%

Test Scores

Average freshman score by percentile.

75th
710
25th
630
75th
750
25th
650
75th
34
25th
25
75th
32
25th
26
75th
33
25th
28

Admissions Facts

Application fee $85
Other application fee (waived with College Board, ACT, or NACAC waivers)
Admissions interview (required or recommended) Neither
Application deadline (priority deadline) November 1
Application deadline (final deadline) January 15
School has early action program Yes
Early action program application deadline November 1
SAT/ACT requirements SAT or ACT Required

Selective

47%

acceptance rate

Accepted 16,779
Declined 18,789
Total Received 35,568

Admissions Factors

Required

TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)
Secondary School GPA
Secondary School Record
Completion of college-preparatory program

Neither required nor recommended

Formal demonstration of competencies

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Counseling services

  • Academic
  • Birth control
  • Career
  • Military
  • Minority student
  • Older student
  • Personal
  • Psychological
  • Religious
  • Veteran student

Remedial services offered

  • Math

Career placement services

  • Career/job search classes
  • Co-op education
  • Interest inventory
  • Internships
  • Interview training
  • On-campus job interviews
  • Other
  • Resume assistance

Percent of the campus accessible to physically disabled students

82%

Additional services

  • Health insurance
  • Health service
  • Nonremedial tutoring
  • Other
  • Placement service
  • Women's Center

Special programs for physically disabled students

  • Adaptive equipment
  • Braille services
  • Interpreters for hearing-impaired
  • Note-taking services
  • Reader services
  • Special transportation
  • Talking books
  • Tape recorders

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Financial Aid

80%

Of undergraduate students
receiving financial aid

$8,676

Average financial aid

Cost

in-state out-of-state
Tuition $8,895
Housing $7,996
Food $5,723
Additional fees $3,121
Books & supplies $869
Total $26,604
Average Financial Aid - $8,676
Total with Avg. Aid $17,928

Scholarships & Grants

Need-based

Federal $23,556,025
State $18,514,210
Institutional $57,684,997
Other external $4,381,916
Total $104,137,148

Non-need-based

Federal $10,851
State $1,062,589
Institutional $10,160,301
Other external $6,129,453
Total $17,363,194

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Financial Facts

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Financial Aid Office


P: 919 515-2421
F: 919 515-8422
studentservices@ncsu.edu

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Varsity Sports

M W
All track combined yes yes
Baseball yes
Basketball yes yes
Football yes
Golf yes yes
Gymnastics yes
Soccer yes yes
Softball yes
Swimming and diving yes yes
Tennis yes yes
Volleyball yes
Wrestling yes

Club Sports - Men's

aikido, ballroom dance, baseball, basketball, bass fishing, Bhakti yoga, bowling, clogging, cross country/track, cycling, dance, equestrian sports, fencing, golf, gymnastics, ice hockey, judo, lacrosse, paintball, racquetball, rowing, rugby, sailing, skateboarding, skiing/snowboarding, soccer, swimming, table tennis, tennis, triathlon, ultimate Frisbee, volleyball, water polo

Club Sports - Women's

aikido, ballroom dance, basketball, bass fishing, bowling, cheerleading, clogging, cross country/track, cycling, dance, equestrian sports, fencing, golf, gymnastics, ice hockey, lacrosse, paintball, racquetball, rowing, rugby, sailing, skateboarding, skiing/snowboarding, soccer, softball, swimming, table tennis, tennis, triathlon, ultimate Frisbee, volleyball, water polo

Intramural/Recreational Sports

badminton, basketball, cricket, disc golf, dodgeball, flag football, goal ball, kickball, pool battleship, pool volleyball, sand volleyball, soccer, softball, tae kwon do, team handball, tennis, ultimate Frisbee, volleyball

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Athletic Facts

Athletic conference memberships
Atlantic Coast Conference (Division I, Football I-A)

Majors

Assc. Bach. Mast. Doct.
Accounting yes
Adult and Continuing Education Administration yes yes
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering, General yes yes yes
Agricultural Engineering yes yes yes
Agricultural Teacher Education yes
Anthropology, General yes yes
Applied Mathematics, General yes yes yes
Art History, Criticism and Conservation yes
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, General yes
Biochemistry yes yes yes
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering yes yes yes
Bioinformatics yes yes
Biology/Biological Sciences, General yes
Biomedical Sciences, General yes yes
Biometry/Biometrics yes yes
Biotechnology yes
Botany/Plant Biology yes yes yes
Business Administration and Management, General yes yes
Business/Managerial Economics yes
Chemical Engineering yes yes yes
Chemistry, General yes yes yes
Civil Engineering, General yes yes yes
College Student Counseling and Personnel Services yes
Computational Science yes
Computer Engineering, General yes yes yes
Computer Science yes yes yes
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications yes
Construction Engineering yes
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services yes
Creative Writing yes
Criminology yes
Curriculum and Instruction yes yes
Data Modeling/Warehousing and Database Administration yes
Design and Visual Communications, General yes yes
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics yes yes
Education, General yes
Education, Other yes
Educational Administration and Supervision, Other yes yes
Educational Evaluation and Research yes
Educational Leadership and Administration, General yes yes
Educational/Instructional Technology yes
Electrical and Electronics Engineering yes yes yes
Elementary Education and Teaching yes yes
Engineering, General yes yes
Engineering, Other yes
Engineering/Industrial Management yes
English Language and Literature, General yes yes
English/Language Arts Teacher Education yes
Entomology yes yes
Environmental/Environmental Engineering Technology/Technician yes
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering yes yes
Financial Mathematics yes
Fine and Studio Arts Management yes
Foreign Languages and Literatures, General yes yes
Genetics, General yes yes yes
Genome Sciences/Genomics yes yes
Geology/Earth Science, General yes
Graphic Design yes
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration yes yes
History, General yes yes
Human Development and Family Studies, General yes
Industrial Engineering yes yes yes
Industrial and Product Design yes yes
International Relations and Affairs yes
International/Globalization Studies yes
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching yes
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other yes
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies yes yes
Management Science yes
Manufacturing Engineering yes
Materials Engineering yes yes yes
Mathematics Teacher Education yes yes
Mathematics, General yes yes yes
Mechanical Engineering yes yes yes
Microbiology, General yes yes yes
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other yes
Nuclear Engineering yes yes yes
Nutrition Sciences yes yes yes
Oceanography, Chemical and Physical yes
Operations Research yes yes
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management, General yes yes yes
Philosophy yes
Physical Sciences, Other yes yes
Physics, General yes yes yes
Physiology, General yes
Plant Pathology/Phytopathology yes yes
Political Science and Government, General yes
Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing yes
Psychology, General yes yes yes
Public Administration yes yes
Public/Applied History yes yes
Religion/Religious Studies yes
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education yes yes yes
Science Technologies/Technicians, Other yes
Science, Technology and Society yes
Social Work yes yes
Sociology, General yes yes yes
Special Education and Teaching, General yes
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management yes
Statistics, General yes yes yes
Systems Science and Theory yes yes
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Other yes
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas, Other yes yes
Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher Education yes yes yes
Textile Sciences and Engineering yes yes yes
Toxicology yes yes
Zoology/Animal Biology yes yes yes

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Most Popular Majors

  1. Business Administration
  2. Biological Sciences
  3. Mechanical Engineering

Programs Offered

  • Accelerated study
  • Certificate programs
  • Distance Learning
  • Double majors
  • Dual degrees
  • Honors program
  • Independent study
  • Internships
  • Pass/fail grading option
  • Phi Beta Kappa
  • Self-designed majors

Cooperative Education Programs

  • Agriculture
  • Art
  • Business
  • Computer Science
  • Education
  • Engineering
  • Health Professions
  • Humanities
  • Natural Science
  • Social/Behavioral Science
  • Technologies

Pre-professional Programs

  • Other
  • Pre-dentistry
  • Pre-law
  • Pre-medicine
  • Pre-optometry
  • Pre-pharmacy
  • Pre-veterinary science

36,700

total students

83%

in-state

17%

out-of-state

Undergraduate

Graduate

72%

26,254
students

Female
49%
12,967

Male
51%
13,287

28%

10,446
students

Female
49%
5,090

Male
51%
5,356

undergraduateFull-time

undergraduatePart-time

91%

23,828
students

Female
50%
11,923

Male
50%
11,905

9%

2,426
students

Female
43%
1,044

Male
57%
1,382

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Student Break-down

2%
Nonresident aliens
5%
Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
< 1%
Native American or Alaska Native, non-Hispanic/Latino
9%
Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
7%
Hispanic/Latino
66%
White, non-Hispanic/Latino
2%
Race and/or ethnicity unknown
4%
Two or more races, non-Hispanic/Latino
< 1%
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino

Transfer Enrollment

Not Reported

Transfer applicants enrolled

Not Reported

Students are transfer students

Transfer Requirements

Minimum requirements High School GPA: 2.00
College GPA: 2.00
High school transcript Recommended of All
College transcript(s) Required of All
Essay or personal statement Not Required/Recommended
Interview Not Required/Recommended
Standardized test scores Not Required/Recommended
Statement of good standing from prior institution(s) Not Required/Recommended

Transfer Application Deadline

Fall: February 15

Spring: October 1

Transfer Credits

Maximum transferred

90

semester hours

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International Students

Number of foreign countries represented by degree-seeking undergraduate non-resident aliens 103
Countries most often represented Canada
China
India
Saudi Arabia
South Korea
Vietnam
Special services offered for international applicants ESL program/classes
English lab
Host family program
International student center
Other
Special counselors/advisors
Special orientation

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