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North Carolina State University Facts & Information
Raleigh, NC
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North Carolina State, founded in 1887, is a public, comprehensive university. Programs are offered through the Colleges of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Education and Psychology, Engineering, Forest Resources, Humanities and Social Science, Management, Physical and Mathematical Science, Textiles, and Veterinary Medicine, and the School of Design. Its 1,600-acre campus is located in Raleigh.
Website: www.ncsu.edu/
11,738 Women
13,461 Men
Graduate
Students
Admission
- Entrance Difficulty
- Very difficult
- Overall Admission Rate
- 47% of 30,193 applicants were admitted
- Early Action Offered
- Yes
- Early Decision Offered
- No
- Regular Admission Deadline
- January 15
Qualifications of Enrolled Freshmen
- Average GPA
- 3.76
- SAT Math
-
670 average
630-710 range of middle 50% - SAT EBRW
-
649 average
620-680 range of middle 50% - ACT Composite
- 29 average
27-31 range of middle 50%
Money Matters
- Cost of Attendance
- In-state: $24,259
Out-of-state: $44,378 - Tuition and Fees
- In-state: $9,101
Out-of-state: $29,220 - Room and Board
- $11,359
- Average Percent of Need Met
- 76%
- Average Freshman Award
- $13,766
- Average Indebtedness of 2019 Graduates
- $25,893
Academics
- Academic Calendar System
- Semester
- General Education/Core Curriculum
- Required for most or all students
- Full-Time Faculty Teaching Undergraduates
- Not reported
- Regular Class Size
- 2-9 students: 6% of classes
10-19 students: 32% of classes
20-29 students: 26% of classes
30-39 students: 13% of classes
40-49 students: 8% of classes
50-99 students: 9% of classes
Over 100 students: 6% of classes
Campus Life
- Raleigh Population
- 423,179
- Nearest Metropolitan Area
- Raleigh-Durham
- Freshman Housing Guarantee
- Freshmen are guaranteed housing
- Students in College Housing
- 38% of all students
- Athletic Conferences
- Mascot
- Wolfpack (Mr. and Mrs. Wuf)
- Sororities
- 17% of women participate
- Fraternities
- 13% of men participate
Students
- Ethnicity of Students from U.S.
- Not reported
- International Students
- Not reported
- First-Year Students Returning
- 93.8%
- Students Graduating Within 4 Years
- Not reported
- Graduates Offered Full-Time Employment Within 6 Months
- 70%
- Graduates Pursuing Advanced Study Directly
- 25.0%
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