North Carolina State University

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 1,300,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 115 (84%)
Sunshine Hours 2,680 (63%)
Days Without Precipitation 256 (71%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 26,736
Men / Women 50% / 50%
From State 87%
From Region 4%
Athletes 542 (2.1%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 66%
Asian 10%
Hispanic 10%
Black 6%
Mixed 5%
International 2%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences 653 39% 78% 5% 4% 7% 1% $66,230 33 +0.25 64 95% 6.0%
Biochemistry 71 — 45% 62% 10% 4% 7% 1% $80,643 82 +0.81 83 98% — — — —
Agribusiness Management 128 — 66% 87% 1% 3% 2% 2% $71,024 39 -0.28 72 96% — — — —
Agricultural Education 7 — 14% 71% 0% 0% 14% 0% $58,964 13 -1.36 47 94% — — — —
Agricultural Systems Technology 18 — 78% 89% 0% 0% 0% 0% $69,463 32 -0.42 70 100% — — — —
Agricultural and Extension Education — — — — — — — — $69,399 32 -0.42 70 — — — — —
Agriculture 40 — 35% 90% 2% 0% 5% 0% $59,653 44 -0.17 48 95% 6.0% — — —
Agroecology and Sustainable Agriculture 15 — 33% 80% 7% 7% 7% 0% $60,454 46 -0.09 51 — — — — —
Animal Science 193 — 18% 78% 2% 6% 10% 0% $58,539 67 +0.41 46 93% — — — —
Crop and Soil Sciences 29 — 69% 93% 0% 0% 3% 3% $59,467 44 -0.19 48 90% — — — —
Food Science 19 — 47% 68% 21% 5% 0% 5% $68,026 68 +0.39 67 100% — — — —
Horticultural Science 36 — 44% 83% 6% 0% 6% 0% $59,467 44 -0.19 48 90% — — — —
Nutrition Science 85 — 18% 66% 15% 5% 12% 1% $74,298 89 +0.98 77 98% — — — —
Poultry Science 11 — 45% 91% 0% 0% 0% 9% $58,539 67 +0.41 46 93% — — — —
Turfgrass Science 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $60,961 47 -0.05 52 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Design 219 31% 56% 11% 8% 11% 1% $69,258 41 +1.23 69 97%
Environmental Design 37 — 27% 54% 14% 5% 5% 0% $77,891 97 +1.77 81 100% — — — —
Architecture 34 — 38% 59% 9% 6% 9% 0% $85,790 98 +2.03 87 100% — — — —
Art History 44 — 30% 66% 5% 9% 11% 0% $65,048 87 +1.03 62 96% — — — —
Art and Design 27 — 26% 48% 4% 4% 19% 7% $44,075 37 -0.29 11 92% — — — —
Communication Design 26 — 35% 42% 19% 15% 12% 0% $69,048 99 +2.38 69 96% — — — —
Graphic Design 28 — 14% 57% 18% 7% 14% 0% $69,048 80 +0.70 69 96% — — — —
Industrial Design 23 — 52% 61% 9% 13% 13% 0% $69,048 80 +0.70 69 96% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Education 193 24% 66% 4% 8% 14% 1% $56,531 4 +0.19 40 94%
University Studies 10 — 30% 60% 10% 20% 10% 0% $76,729 95 +1.86 79 97% — — — —
Education 41 — 29% 46% 2% 15% 24% 0% $57,746 68 +0.31 44 — — — — —
Elementary Education 67 — 1% 78% 6% 3% 6% 0% $51,499 48 -0.12 27 94% — — — —
Mathematics Education 12 — 17% 75% 0% 0% 17% 8% $58,964 70 +0.12 47 94% — — — —
Middle School Education 13 — 23% 85% 8% 0% 0% 0% $51,499 31 -0.42 27 94% — — — —
Science Education 16 — 25% 75% 6% 6% 12% 0% $58,964 70 +0.12 47 94% — — — —
Technology Education 34 — 62% 56% 0% 12% 24% 0% $58,964 77 +0.46 47 94% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Engineering 1,855 71% 64% 15% 3% 8% 4% $106,648 97 -0.07 97 97%
Aerospace Engineering 103 — 85% 71% 8% 3% 9% 4% $102,615 51 +0.00 96 98% — — — —
Biological and Agricultural Engineering 35 — 37% 74% 6% 3% 9% 6% $90,038 37 -0.19 90 100% — — — —
Biomedical Engineering 182 — 44% 52% 23% 2% 4% 5% $93,682 36 -0.43 92 97% — — — —
Chemical Engineering 152 — 51% 76% 9% 1% 3% 3% $113,537 82 +0.82 98 98% — — — —
Civil Engineering 142 — 70% 73% 8% 4% 13% 1% $94,182 63 +0.26 92 97% — — — —
Computer Engineering 142 — 84% 58% 15% 3% 10% 6% $117,064 63 +0.00 98 98% — — — —
Construction Engineering 19 — 84% 79% 0% 0% 16% 0% $94,816 66 +0.36 92 100% — — — —
Electrical Engineering 179 — 84% 60% 12% 4% 14% 4% $106,454 28 -0.50 97 98% — — — —
Environmental Engineering 23 — 43% 65% 13% 0% 13% 0% $84,232 40 -0.16 86 100% — — — —
General Engineering 34 — 82% 82% 0% 0% 6% 3% $95,545 43 -0.23 93 95% — — — —
Industrial Engineering 89 — 58% 72% 7% 3% 9% 2% $107,716 39 -0.38 97 99% — — — —
Materials Science and Engineering 32 — 53% 62% 12% 9% 6% 3% $87,156 16 -0.82 88 97% — — — —
Mechanical Engineering 284 — 82% 73% 10% 1% 9% 2% $97,108 42 -0.26 94 97% — — — —
Nuclear Engineering 18 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $111,054 69 +0.42 98 100% — — — —
Computer Science 386 — 77% 49% 29% 3% 5% 6% $126,809 62 +0.05 99 94% — — — —
Science Technologies/Technicians 16 — 25% 50% 6% 12% 12% 0% $89,602 87 +1.06 90 100% — — — —
Environmental Engineering Technology 19 — 47% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $75,261 10 -1.12 78 100% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Humanities and Social Sciences 1,265 30% 69% 5% 8% 9% 1% $63,384 20 +0.42 58 95%
English 98 — 27% 76% 7% 6% 5% 1% $54,850 65 +0.30 36 92% — — — —
Foreign Languages 32 — 25% 66% 9% 0% 19% 0% $69,112 87 +0.99 69 90% — — — —
History 63 — 62% 86% 0% 2% 5% 2% $57,914 65 +0.10 44 98% — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 20 — 30% 65% 10% 15% 0% 0% $76,729 95 +1.86 79 97% — — — —
Philosophy 16 — 56% 81% 6% 0% 6% 0% $58,263 45 -0.24 45 100% — — — —
Religious Studies 8 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $55,714 83 +0.60 38 — — — — —
Science, Technology and Society 52 — 54% 56% 8% 13% 6% 2% $70,740 80 +0.70 72 93% — — — —
Anthropology 29 — 24% 76% 3% 7% 7% 0% $59,008 69 +0.19 47 84% — — — —
Communication 207 — 27% 78% 2% 8% 6% 0% $73,222 88 +1.06 75 92% — — — —
Global Studies 55 — 27% 56% 13% 4% 15% 4% $59,224 16 -0.70 47 86% — — — —
Political Science 172 — 43% 65% 4% 10% 15% 0% $70,422 48 -0.13 71 97% — — — —
Psychology 304 — 18% 68% 7% 9% 9% 1% $58,768 74 +0.56 46 96% — — — —
Social Work 72 — 15% 61% 7% 10% 19% 0% $54,025 51 +0.09 33 97% — — — —
Sociology 57 — 35% 65% 4% 16% 7% 2% $57,466 59 +0.05 43 96% — — — —
Criminology 80 — 26% 65% 2% 11% 12% 0% $63,568 73 +0.51 58 98% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Natural Resources 405 57% 81% 2% 3% 7% 1% $66,413 33 +0.57 64 96%
Environmental Science 73 — 26% 79% 3% 1% 11% 1% $56,841 42 -0.23 41 95% — — — —
Forest Biomaterials 49 — 53% 76% 6% 6% 2% 0% $93,717 100 +2.98 92 98% — — — —
Forestry 16 — 75% 94% 0% 0% 0% 0% $93,717 100 +2.98 92 98% — — — —
Natural Resources 63 — 46% 81% 0% 2% 11% 0% $56,841 42 -0.23 41 95% — — — —
Natural Resources Management 19 — 32% 89% 0% 0% 5% 0% $63,740 77 +0.64 59 — — — — —
Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management 36 — 47% 89% 0% 6% 0% 0% $61,895 59 +0.12 54 90% — — — —
Sport Management 149 — 81% 81% 1% 5% 7% 3% $64,673 69 +0.36 61 97% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Sciences 849 38% 67% 11% 5% 7% 3% $75,764 59 +0.46 78 93%
Applied Mathematics 32 — 59% 56% 19% 3% 6% 9% $95,696 37 -0.41 93 95% — — — —
Chemistry 57 — 46% 67% 14% 4% 4% 4% $78,712 82 +0.69 81 89% — — — —
Geosciences 13 — 62% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $69,623 75 +0.41 70 96% — — — —
Marine Sciences 15 — 60% 73% 0% 0% 13% 0% $69,623 75 +0.41 70 96% — — — —
Mathematics 52 — 71% 58% 10% 6% 8% 10% $88,743 68 +0.13 89 92% — — — —
Meteorology 15 — 67% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $67,461 62 +0.22 66 — — — — —
Physics 33 — 79% 73% 3% 6% 12% 0% $85,499 61 +0.14 87 92% — — — —
Statistics 61 — 62% 57% 18% 2% 7% 13% $102,457 51 -0.20 96 92% — — — —
Biology 409 — 25% 67% 12% 6% 6% 2% $74,844 89 +0.97 77 92% — — — —
Botany 31 — 29% 74% 3% 0% 19% 0% $61,172 78 +0.54 52 100% — — — —
Genetics 37 — 24% 68% 16% 5% 3% 0% $55,736 5 -1.40 38 95% — — — —
Microbiology 38 — 37% 61% 16% 3% 5% 0% $74,707 77 +0.59 77 100% — — — —
Zoology 56 — 27% 68% 4% 5% 12% 2% $48,552 21 -0.67 19 94% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Poole College of Management 1,134 58% 68% 11% 3% 7% 4% $92,177 91 +0.63 91 96%
Accounting 137 — 50% 72% 9% 2% 11% 1% $90,976 64 +0.26 90 97% — — — —
Business Administration 921 — 58% 68% 11% 4% 7% 4% $91,586 85 +0.73 91 96% — — — —
Economics 76 — 75% 59% 16% 1% 11% 13% $101,506 68 +0.13 95 95% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Wilson College of Textiles 194 14% 71% 7% 7% 9% 3% $77,241 65 -1.93 80 96%
Textile Engineering 194 — 14% 71% 7% 7% 9% 3% $77,241 0 -1.93 80 96% — — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $9,019
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $33,880
Est. In-State Cost $11,667
Est. Out-of-State Cost $43,827
ROI Percentile 85th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 94%
4-Year Graduation Rate 68%
6-Year Graduation Rate 85%
Transfer-Out Rate 10%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Engineering 24.1% 1,628 63% 68% 11% 3% 9% 3% $98,898 38 -0.32 94 98% —
Business & Economics 19.5% 1,319 61% 70% 10% 3% 7% 4% $88,244 67 +0.59 89 96% —
Social Sciences 13.8% 933 27% 68% 6% 9% 10% 1% $64,470 71 +0.44 60 95% —
Agriculture & Food Science 12.7% 858 38% 80% 4% 3% 7% 1% $64,423 69 +0.28 60 95% 6.0%
Life & Natural Sciences 8.7% 586 28% 66% 12% 5% 7% 2% $73,608 82 +0.76 76 94% —
Computer Science 5.7% 386 77% 49% 29% 3% 5% 6% $126,809 71 +0.05 99 94% —
Humanities 4.4% 299 41% 73% 6% 6% 6% 1% $62,186 82 +0.54 55 94% —
Physical Sciences & Math 4.1% 278 62% 66% 11% 3% 6% 6% $87,037 71 +0.14 88 92% —
Education 2.7% 183 23% 67% 4% 7% 14% 1% $55,428 65 +0.10 37 94% —
Arts 2.7% 182 32% 57% 10% 9% 13% 1% $67,504 95 +1.12 66 96% —
Professional 1.5% 99 30% 72% 2% 9% 10% 0% $65,812 46 +0.19 63 99% —
Health Sciences 0.2% 16 25% 50% 6% 12% 12% 0% $89,602 87 +1.06 90 100% —

Research R1

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Engineering $218M #18 53% $24.2M 222 #9 1,328 167
Life & Natural Sciences $163M #32 37% $12.1M 45 #59 366 70
Agriculture & Food Science $155M #9 27% $13.2M 39 #10 267 211
Physical Sciences & Math $96.0M #34 59% $2.7M 99 #21 540 58
Computer Science $29.9M #29 63% $1.2M 35 #21 247 2
Education $14.3M #41 28% $5.5M 94 #19 — —
Humanities & Social Sciences $12.1M #138 44% $1.3M 41 #120 153 5
Business & Economics $9.3M #71 18% $0.9M 16 #78 62 —
Health Sciences $0 #441 — $0 3 #201 — 4
Total $698M #47 44% $61.1M 594 #29 2,963 517

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D1

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 125 $69.8M $40.5M $29.2M
Track & Field (combined) 96 $1.2M $1.9M -$667K
Baseball 39 $5.6M $8.9M -$3.3M
Swimming & Diving 36 $750K $1.6M -$870K
Wrestling 36 $1.2M $2.1M -$974K
Soccer 32 $1.1M $2.0M -$938K
Basketball 15 $19.0M $11.9M $7.1M
Golf 11 $490K $958K -$467K
Tennis 9 $559K $1.4M -$815K
Total 343 $99.7M $71.3M $28.4M
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 114 $1.8M $2.6M -$793K
Swimming & Diving 30 $839K $1.6M -$725K
Soccer 29 $1.0M $1.9M -$864K
Softball 24 $1.1M $2.3M -$1.1M
Gymnastics 22 $948K $1.6M -$677K
Volleyball 18 $929K $1.8M -$833K
Basketball 13 $1.6M $6.2M -$4.6M
Golf 8 $501K $892K -$391K
Tennis 7 $480K $1.4M -$885K
Total 199 $9.2M $20.2M -$10.9M
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 210 $3.0M $4.5M -$1.5M
Football 125 $69.8M $40.5M $29.2M
Swimming & Diving 66 $1.6M $3.2M -$1.6M
Soccer 61 $2.1M $4.0M -$1.8M
Baseball 39 $5.6M $8.9M -$3.3M
Wrestling 36 $1.2M $2.1M -$974K
Basketball 28 $20.6M $18.1M $2.5M
Softball 24 $1.1M $2.3M -$1.1M
Gymnastics 22 $948K $1.6M -$677K
Golf 19 $991K $1.9M -$859K
Volleyball 18 $929K $1.8M -$833K
Tennis 16 $1.0M $2.7M -$1.7M
Total 542 $135.8M $129.0M $6.8M

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 40%
Yield (non-ED) 30%
Early Action Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 46% 34% 25%

Early Action and Restrictive Early Action applicants are reported at the regular-decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 40%
SAT Range 1310 – 1440
SAT Math Range 660 – 730
SAT RW Range 650 – 720