- The Inkwell
- North Carolina
- North Carolina State University at Raleigh
Raleigh, NCCity: largeZIP 27695Founded 1887
- Sector
- Public
- Founded
- 1887
- Carnegie class
- Doctoral: very high research activity (R1)
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1988
- Website
- www.ncsu.edu
North CarolinaPublic
North Carolina State University at Raleigh
North Carolina State University at Raleigh is a public university in Raleigh, North Carolina, with 27,371 undergraduates. It admits 42% of applicants, graduates 85% within six years and costs $16,486 a year after aid.
85%graduate
Admission rate42%
Retention94%
4-year graduation65%
Pell Grant share23%
Federal loans33%
$16,486net price / year
42%admission rate
1376average SAT
85%graduate in 6 years
$77,810median earnings, 10 yrs
$19,500median debt
#237 of 1,704 for earnings#598 of 1,739 for lowest net price#125 of 1,738 for graduation rate#175 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $27,073tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $8,815
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $33,780
- Average net price
- $16,486national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$6,149
$30,001–48,000$6,914
$48,001–75,000$10,322
$75,001–110,000$18,201
$110,001+$25,674
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 42%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1376
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 650–720
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 650–750
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 28–32
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college42%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college94%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college85%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college23%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 85%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 65%
- First-year retention
- 94%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 85%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $62,499
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $77,810middle 50%: $52,176–$111,528
- Median debt at graduation
- $19,500
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$111,528
Median, North Carolina State University at Raleigh$77,810
Lower quarter$52,176
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 27,371
- Part-time
- 5.8%
- Women / men
- 50% / 50%
- Average age at entry
- 20.9
- First-generation students
- 19%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 23%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 15 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 88%
- Average faculty salary
- $12,820 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $18,060
- Endowment, end of year
- $2,219,515,999
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White66%
Hispanic9.4%
Black5.9%
Asian9.8%
Two or more races5.1%
U.S. nonresident2.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown0.9%
24 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Engineering24%
Business & management16%
Biological & biomedical sciences9.4%
Agriculture8.7%
Computer & information sciences5.6%
Social sciences4.9%
Psychology4.4%
Natural resources & conservation3.2%
keep comparing
Similar colleges
Public colleges in North Carolina
| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, NC | $15,142 | 68% | $63,486 |
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC | $11,305 | 91% | $81,094 |
| East Carolina University Greenville, NC | $16,880 | 63% | $60,387 |
| Appalachian State University Boone, NC | $16,082 | 71% | $57,488 |
| University of North Carolina Wilmington Wilmington, NC | $19,570 | 72% | $61,019 |
| University of North Carolina at Greensboro Greensboro, NC | $12,291 | 58% | $53,402 |
Same Carnegie class, similar price
| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of California-Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA | $16,807 | 84% | $82,568 |
| University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN | $17,330 | 85% | $74,314 |
| Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OH | $17,269 | 87% | $67,080 |
| University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI | $16,600 | 90% | $80,330 |
| Purdue University-Main Campus West Lafayette, IN | $14,851 | 84% | $80,082 |
| Indiana University-Bloomington Bloomington, IN | $16,003 | 80% | $70,105 |
Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 199193. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q1132346.