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North Carolina State University (NC State) is a public research university in Raleigh, and is a land, sea, and space grant institution.

Key Facts

Rankings

#60 in National Universities according to US News & World Report 2024
#28  in Top Public Schools
#30  in Best Undergraduate Engineering Program
#7  in Biological/ Agricultural Engineering
#12 in Industrial/ Manufacturing Engineering

Year founded

1887

School type

Public, coed, no religious affiliation

Latest undergraduate enrollment

26,505

Latest graduate enrollment

10,326

Student-faculty ratio

15:1

Freshman acceptance rate

Average SAT/ ACT for freshman entry

SAT between 1270 and 1440 / ACT 27-32

Average GPA for freshman entry

3.81

International student population

2.8%

Median starting salary of alumni

$55,400

Popular majors

Engineering; Business, Management, Marketing and Related Support Services; Biological and Biomedical Sciences; Agriculture, Agriculture Operations and Related Sciences; Communication, Journalism

Tuition and Room & Board

$31,980 / $13,719

Website

www.ncsu.edu

About the university

Different colleges/ schools within the university include College of Arts and Sciences, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, College of Design, College of Engineering, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, College of Natural Resources, Poole College of Management, Wilson College of Textiles, College of Veterinary Medicine.

More than 700 student organizations from running a daily newspaper to building robots
Nearly 100 majors and 120 minors offered at undergraduate level
160 master’s and 60 doctoral programs are offered at graduate level
Famous alumni include Jeff Williams, Chief Operating Officer of Apple Inc; Zach Galifianakis, actor and writer, well-known for his roles in The Hangover trilogy and Birdman

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