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North Carolina State University is a public institution situated in Raleigh, North Carolina. Raleigh is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

1,280 Undergraduate Degrees
598 Graduate Degrees
$33,469 Avg Cost After Aid (Undergrad)
47% Acceptance Rate

Where Is North Carolina State University?

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Contact details for NC State are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 2101 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh, NC 27695-7001
Phone: 919-515-2011
Website: www.ncsu.edu

How Do I Get Into NC State?

You can apply to NC State online at: admissions.ncsu.edu/apply/

Admission Requirements for NC State

Submission Required?
High School GPA 1
High School Rank 5
High School Transcript 1
College Prep Program 1
Recommendations 5
SAT or ACT Scores 5
TOEFL 1

How Hard Is It To Get Into NC State?

47% Acceptance Rate
56% Of Accepted Are Women
25% Submit SAT Scores
The acceptance rate of North Carolina State University is 47%. While it may not be as selective as some schools, it does screen its applicants very carefully. Do what you can to stand out among others in the pool of applicants!

Approximately 44% of accepted students are men and 56% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 43%, and the acceptance rate for women is 52%.

Average Test Scores

About 25% of students accepted to NC State submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 630 and 710. Math scores were between 650 and 750.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for North Carolina State University  ( 630 to 710 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for North Carolina State University  ( 650 to 750 )
200
800
NC State received ACT scores from 27% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 25 and 34. Math scores were between 26 and 0. Composite scores were between 28 and 33.

ACT English Scores for North Carolina State University  ( 25 to 34 )
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36
ACT Composite Scores for North Carolina State University  ( 28 to 33 )
1
36

Can I Afford North Carolina State University?

$33,469 Net Price
41% Take Out Loans
The overall average net price of NC State is $33,469. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At NC State, approximately 41% of students took out student loans averaging $7,162 a year. That adds up to $28,648 over four years for those students.

North Carolina State University Undergraduate Student Diversity

23,414 Full-Time Undergraduates
50% Women
26% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 26,505 undergraduate students at NC State, with 23,414 being full-time and 3,091 being part-time.

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There are also 10,326 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 23,414 full-time undergraduates at NC State, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of North Carolina State University students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 1,954
Black or African American 1,385
Hispanic or Latino 1,711
White 16,016
International Students 716
Other Races/Ethnicities 1,632

Geographic Diversity

North Carolina students aren't the only ones who study at North Carolina State University. At this time, 42 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 103 countries are represented at NC State. The most popular countries sending students to the school are India, China, and South Korea.

Online Learning at North Carolina State University

3,124 Took All Classes Online
16,717 Took At Least One Class Online
There are 6 bachelor’s degree and 78 master’s degree programs available online at NC State. In 2022-2023, 16,717 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at NC State has changed over the last few years.

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This school is the 6th most popular in North Carolina for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of NC State majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major 1-Year Growth Rate
Accounting 13%
General Business Administration and Management 2%
General Organizational Communication 22%
Management Science 2%

North Carolina State University Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Basic Certificate Associate’s Bachelor’s Graduate Certificate Master’s Doctor’s TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management 3 0 841 56 43 0 943
Management Science 0 0 0 0 324 0 324
Accounting 0 0 179 2 0 0 181
Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations 2 0 113 0 0 0 115
Business Economics 0 0 103 0 0 0 103
Marketing/Marketing Management, General 0 0 0 47 0 0 47
Agricultural Business 0 39 0 0 0 0 39
Finance 0 0 0 28 0 0 28
Organizational Behavior Studies 0 0 0 28 0 0 28
Econometrics & Quantitative Economics 0 0 0 0 17 8 25
General Organizational Communication 0 0 0 8 15 0 23
Business Statistics 0 0 0 22 0 0 22
Agricultural Economics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 5 39 1,236 191 399 8 1,878

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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