North Carolina State University at Raleigh

Raleigh, NC

School Background

2022 Undergraduate Enrollment: 24,999
Graduate Enrollment: 10,326
Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity
Highest degree awarded: Graduate
Religious Affiliation: None

Campus Details

Large City (>250k)
Four-year, large, primarily residential // full-time, more selective, higher transfer-in

Applicant and Admittance Traits

2022 Admission Rate: 47.48%

Male/Female: 50% / 50% (2017)

First generation college students: 19.3% (2017)
Percentage of students who are married when enrolled: 3.3% (2017)
Percentage of students who are veterans: 0.2% (2017)

Test scores for admission: Considered but not required
2022 Median Admit SAT: 1,361
SAT 25th Percentile - 75th: 1270 - 1440

2022 Median Admit ACT: 30
ACT 25th Percentile - 75th: 27 - 32

Appliants applying to 2+ schools: 70.7% (2017)
Appliants applying to 3+ schools: 49.9% (2017)
Appliants applying to 4+ schools: 34.9% (2017)
Appliants applying to 5+ schools: 23.2% (2017)

Ethnicity Information

White: 68.4%
Black: 5.9%
Hispanic: 7.4%
Asian: 8.4%
American Indian/Alaska Native: 0.4%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0.1%
2+ races: 4.4%
Non-resident alien: 2.8%
Unknown race: 2.3%

Costs & Fees

2022 Average Tuition & Fees (Room/Board/Books): $24,406
In-State tuition: $9,131
Out-of-State tuition: $29,916

Estimated books and supplies: $1,094 (2022)
Estimated on-campus room & board: $11,957 (2022)
Estimated on-campus other fees: $2,804 (2022)

Estimated off-campus room & board: $11,957 (2022)
Estimated off-campus other fees: $2,804 (2022)

Average Family Income: $86,591 (2017)
Median Family Income: $64,900 (2017)

Scholarships & Financial Aid

Percentage of students receiving Pell Grant: 19.2%
Percentage of students with Federal Loans: 35.0%

Median federal loan debt at graduation: $20,121 (2021)
Median federal loan payment: $213 (2021)

Household Income Net Cost
0-$30k $5,784
$30k-48k $8,687
$48k-75k $13,394
$75k-110k $19,704
$110k+ $23,205

Graduate Outcomes & Job Placements

4-year graduation rate: 64%
6-year graduation rate: 84%

1 year post-graduation workforce participation: 96.0% (2020)

Loans

Median federal debt for graduates: $20,121 (2021)
Median federal debt for non-graduates: $9,250 (2021)

Median federal debt for first-generation graduates: $17,135 (2021)
Median federal debt for Pell grant recipient graduates: $17,150 (2021)

Ability to Repay Loans

Graduates, % of Loans in Repayment
(Non-delinquent/default)
Percentage
@1 Year 79.5% (2015)
@3 year 83.4% (2017)
@5 year 88.1% (2017)


1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid (Non-delinquent/default) - Pell Grant Recipients: 66.0% (2015)
1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid - 1st Generation Attendees: 66.3% (2015)

Earnings Power

Median earnings, 1 year post graduation: $48,377 (2020)
Median earnings, 4 years post graduation: $61,965 (2020)

Popular Majors

Type of Degree Major 2022 Graduates Median Federal Debt Median Monthly Payment 1yr Median Earnings (monthly gross) 4yr Median Earnings (monthly gross)
Doctoral Degree Plant Sciences. 11
Bachelor's Degree Soil Sciences. 1
Master's Degree Soil Sciences. 4
Doctoral Degree Soil Sciences. 2
Associate's Degree Agricultural Business and Management. 55 $12,750 $127 $34,286 ($2,857) $43,018 ($3,585)
Associate's Degree Agriculture, General. 27 $17,500 $186
Bachelor's Degree Agriculture, General. 33 $19,000 $207 $36,135 ($3,011)
Bachelor's Degree Natural Resources Conservation and Research. 108 $21,500 $223 $33,477 ($2,790) $39,680 ($3,307)
Master's Degree Natural Resources Conservation and Research. 22 $48,436 ($4,036)
Doctoral Degree Natural Resources Conservation and Research. 3
Bachelor's Degree Natural Resources Management and Policy. 16
Master's Degree Natural Resources Management and Policy. 9
Bachelor's Degree Forestry. 93 $24,749 $231 $56,269 ($4,689) $63,034 ($5,253)
Master's Degree Forestry. 10
Doctoral Degree Forestry. 16
Bachelor's Degree Architecture. 16 $25,886 $273 $54,839 ($4,570)
Bachelor's Degree Environmental Design. 31 $25,759 $272
Doctoral Degree Environmental Design. 6
Master's Degree Landscape Architecture. 24 $55,327 ($4,611)
Master's Degree Architectural Sciences and Technology. 30
Bachelor's Degree Area Studies. 3
Bachelor's Degree Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. 1
Master's Degree Student Counseling and Personnel Services. 43 $489 $41,366 ($3,447) $52,542 ($4,379)
Bachelor's Degree Communication and Media Studies. 200 $22,324 $212 $35,503 ($2,959) $47,004 ($3,917)
Master's Degree Radio, Television, and Digital Communication. 6
Master's Degree Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication. 18
Bachelor's Degree Computer Science. 239 $21,073 $217 $79,512 ($6,626) $98,925 ($8,244)
Master's Degree Computer Science. 229 $350 $100,341 ($8,362)
Doctoral Degree Computer Science. 30
Master's Degree Computer Software and Media Applications. 111 $333 $105,422 ($8,785) $132,257 ($11,021)
Master's Degree Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications. 71
Bachelor's Degree Education, General. 10
Master's Degree Curriculum and Instruction. 39 $296 $50,702 ($4,225)
Doctoral Degree Curriculum and Instruction. 9 $72,147 ($6,012)
Master's Degree Educational Administration and Supervision. 62 $298 $56,103 ($4,675) $65,181 ($5,432)
Doctoral Degree Educational Administration and Supervision. 24 $914 $83,087 ($6,924)
Master's Degree Educational/Instructional Media Design. 16 $53,378 ($4,448)
Doctoral Degree Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research. 22 $69,834 ($5,820)
Master's Degree Special Education and Teaching. 5
Doctoral Degree Student Counseling and Personnel Services. 8
Master's Degree Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. 7
Bachelor's Degree Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. 1
Bachelor's Degree Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. 58 $21,500 $228 $41,697 ($3,475) $42,750 ($3,563)
Master's Degree Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. 101 $291 $41,492 ($3,458) $53,017 ($4,418)
Bachelor's Degree Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. 63 $25,000 $245 $42,001 ($3,500) $49,401 ($4,117)
Master's Degree Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. 19 $49,122 ($4,094)
Doctoral Degree Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. 11 $72,207 ($6,017)
Doctoral Degree Education, Other. 2
Bachelor's Degree Engineering, General. 36 $30,518 $65,146 ($5,429)
Master's Degree Engineering, General. 18 $90,703 ($7,559)
Bachelor's Degree Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering. 70 $21,574 $220 $66,591 ($5,549) $81,589 ($6,799)
Master's Degree Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering. 16
Doctoral Degree Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering. 7
Bachelor's Degree Agricultural Engineering. 38 $25,000 $265 $62,232 ($5,186) $75,787 ($6,316)
Master's Degree Agricultural Engineering. 17
Doctoral Degree Agricultural Engineering. 13
Bachelor's Degree Biomedical/Medical Engineering. 151 $18,638 $211 $66,027 ($5,502) $92,574 ($7,715)
Doctoral Degree Biomedical/Medical Engineering. 9
Bachelor's Degree Chemical Engineering. 148 $22,244 $224 $79,568 ($6,631) $94,710 ($7,893)
Master's Degree Chemical Engineering. 41 $107,452 ($8,954)
Doctoral Degree Chemical Engineering. 21
Doctoral Degree Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences. 1
Bachelor's Degree Civil Engineering. 149 $25,000 $254 $67,004 ($5,584) $76,320 ($6,360)
Master's Degree Civil Engineering. 76 $94,857 ($7,905) $101,296 ($8,441)
Doctoral Degree Civil Engineering. 13
Bachelor's Degree Computer Engineering. 151 $24,250 $240 $74,849 ($6,237) $90,912 ($7,576)
Master's Degree Computer Engineering. 134
Doctoral Degree Computer Engineering. 5
Bachelor's Degree Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering. 200 $24,250 $249 $71,463 ($5,955) $87,305 ($7,275)
Master's Degree Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering. 122 $249 $92,902 ($7,742)
Doctoral Degree Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering. 32
Bachelor's Degree Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering. 36 $26,004 $275 $61,470 ($5,123)
Master's Degree Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering. 11
Bachelor's Degree Materials Engineering 43 $21,111 $224 $69,044 ($5,754)
Master's Degree Materials Engineering 26
Doctoral Degree Materials Engineering 16
Doctoral Degree Sociology. 11
Bachelor's Degree Mechanical Engineering. 230 $24,250 $245 $66,842 ($5,570) $79,841 ($6,653)
Master's Degree Mechanical Engineering. 93 $326 $89,500 ($7,458) $99,243 ($8,270)
Doctoral Degree Mechanical Engineering. 16
Bachelor's Degree Nuclear Engineering. 33 $23,250 $246 $71,547 ($5,962)
Master's Degree Nuclear Engineering. 17
Doctoral Degree Nuclear Engineering. 18
Bachelor's Degree Textile Sciences and Engineering. 256 $24,725 $241 $45,421 ($3,785) $57,894 ($4,825)
Master's Degree Textile Sciences and Engineering. 67 $306 $58,756 ($4,896)
Doctoral Degree Textile Sciences and Engineering. 29
Bachelor's Degree Construction Engineering. 20 $25,147 $264 $71,752 ($5,979)
Bachelor's Degree Industrial Engineering. 77 $22,309 $224 $71,911 ($5,993) $92,373 ($7,698)
Master's Degree Industrial Engineering. 55
Doctoral Degree Industrial Engineering. 14
Master's Degree Manufacturing Engineering. 55
Master's Degree Operations Research. 20
Doctoral Degree Operations Research. 3
Master's Degree Engineering, Other. 4
Bachelor's Degree Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians. 25 $21,141 $224 $44,380 ($3,698) $62,693 ($5,224)
Bachelor's Degree Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. 65 $19,250 $201 $32,958 ($2,747)
Master's Degree Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. 12
Bachelor's Degree English Language and Literature, General. 95 $21,680 $220 $32,864 ($2,739) $42,708 ($3,559)
Master's Degree English Language and Literature, General. 30 $405 $32,061 ($2,672)
Master's Degree Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. 20 $48,823 ($4,069)
Bachelor's Degree Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. 28 $25,993 $202 $37,112 ($3,093)
Master's Degree Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. 20
Bachelor's Degree Biology, General. 305 $21,500 $217 $29,669 ($2,472) $57,457 ($4,788)
Bachelor's Degree Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. 69 $23,028 $233 $36,862 ($3,072) $76,667 ($6,389)
Master's Degree Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. 8
Doctoral Degree Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. 4
Bachelor's Degree Botany/Plant Biology. 28 $25,000 $264 $30,004 ($2,500)
Master's Degree Botany/Plant Biology. 9
Doctoral Degree Botany/Plant Biology. 11
Bachelor's Degree Microbiological Sciences and Immunology. 39 $24,486 $243 $39,417 ($3,285)
Master's Degree Microbiological Sciences and Immunology. 1
Doctoral Degree Microbiological Sciences and Immunology. 1
Bachelor's Degree Zoology/Animal Biology. 57 $21,500 $217 $18,211 ($1,518) $29,778 ($2,482)
Master's Degree Zoology/Animal Biology. 7
Doctoral Degree Zoology/Animal Biology. 18 $49,193 ($4,099)
Bachelor's Degree Genetics. 33 $22,968 $236
Doctoral Degree Genetics. 6
Master's Degree Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences. 112 $400 $28,448 ($2,371) $59,016 ($4,918)
Master's Degree Pharmacology and Toxicology. 4
Doctoral Degree Pharmacology and Toxicology. 4
Master's Degree Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology. 4
Doctoral Degree Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology. 5
Master's Degree Biotechnology. 27 $70,799 ($5,900)
Bachelor's Degree Mathematics. 52 $21,256 $211 $42,827 ($3,569)
Master's Degree Mathematics. 13
Doctoral Degree Mathematics. 10
Bachelor's Degree Applied Mathematics. 22 $21,976 $233 $63,005 ($5,250)
Master's Degree Applied Mathematics. 46 $88,393 ($7,366)
Doctoral Degree Applied Mathematics. 9
Bachelor's Degree Statistics. 57 $24,151 $248 $52,487 ($4,374) $75,555 ($6,296)
Master's Degree Statistics. 73 $242 $86,524 ($7,210)
Doctoral Degree Statistics. 23
Master's Degree Systems Science and Theory. 33 $232 $66,376 ($5,531)
Doctoral Degree Systems Science and Theory. 2
Bachelor's Degree Science, Technology and Society. 66 $24,000 $221 $39,620 ($3,302) $73,515 ($6,126)
Bachelor's Degree Science Technologies/Technicians, Other. 16 $21,221 $225 $63,229 ($5,269)
Bachelor's Degree History. 76 $19,800 $175 $29,945 ($2,495) $46,314 ($3,860)
Bachelor's Degree Nutrition Sciences. 81 $22,511 $216 $34,004 ($2,834) $56,784 ($4,732)
Master's Degree Nutrition Sciences. 10
Doctoral Degree Nutrition Sciences. 5
Bachelor's Degree International/Global Studies. 74 $22,500 $237 $40,633 ($3,386) $44,769 ($3,731)
Doctoral Degree Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. 10
Bachelor's Degree Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management. 88 $20,500 $201 $30,122 ($2,510) $45,730 ($3,811)
Master's Degree Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management. 32 $410 $45,460 ($3,788)
Doctoral Degree Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management. 3
Bachelor's Degree Health and Physical Education/Fitness. 112 $21,500 $201 $33,839 ($2,820) $61,801 ($5,150)
Bachelor's Degree Philosophy. 20 $24,135 $230
Bachelor's Degree Religion/Religious Studies. 1
Bachelor's Degree Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology. 10
Bachelor's Degree Chemistry. 36 $20,154 $175 $43,243 ($3,604)
Master's Degree Chemistry. 5
Doctoral Degree Chemistry. 22 $105,039 ($8,753)
Bachelor's Degree Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. 45 $22,234 $212 $43,081 ($3,590) $51,876 ($4,323)
Bachelor's Degree Physics. 29 $23,490 $241 $39,558 ($3,297)
Master's Degree Physics. 8
Doctoral Degree Physics. 17
Master's Degree Physical Sciences, Other. 12
Doctoral Degree Physical Sciences, Other. 9
Bachelor's Degree Psychology, General. 205 $22,373 $213 $31,267 ($2,606) $45,056 ($3,755)
Master's Degree Psychology, General. 4
Doctoral Degree Psychology, General. 13 $299 $79,682 ($6,640)
Master's Degree Public Administration. 19 $404 $49,112 ($4,093)
Doctoral Degree Public Administration. 5
Bachelor's Degree Social Work. 46 $20,791 $185 $32,273 ($2,689) $42,436 ($3,536)
Master's Degree Social Work. 115 $335 $43,232 ($3,603) $50,770 ($4,231)
Bachelor's Degree Anthropology. 31 $26,000 $254 $26,411 ($2,201)
Master's Degree Anthropology. 8
Bachelor's Degree Criminology. 38 $21,875 $216 $33,728 ($2,811) $56,907 ($4,742)
Master's Degree Economics. 17
Doctoral Degree Economics. 15
Master's Degree International Relations and National Security Studies. 26 $380 $36,489 ($3,041)
Bachelor's Degree Political Science and Government. 126 $23,457 $217 $33,698 ($2,808) $51,838 ($4,320)
Bachelor's Degree Sociology. 44 $22,787 $193 $34,675 ($2,890)
Master's Degree Sociology. 6
Bachelor's Degree Design and Applied Arts. 75 $20,500 $207 $41,214 ($3,435) $57,533 ($4,794)
Master's Degree Design and Applied Arts. 24 $54,964 ($4,580)
Bachelor's Degree Fine and Studio Arts. 23 $27,000 $250
Bachelor's Degree Arts, Entertainment,and Media Management. 18 $17,678 ($1,473)
First Professional Degree Veterinary Medicine. 99
Master's Degree Veterinary Biomedical and Clinical Sciences. 2
Doctoral Degree Veterinary Biomedical and Clinical Sciences. 10
Bachelor's Degree Business Administration, Management and Operations. 675 $20,000 $207 $53,869 ($4,489) $69,742 ($5,812)
Master's Degree Business Administration, Management and Operations. 241 $466 $98,005 ($8,167) $102,657 ($8,555)
Bachelor's Degree Accounting and Related Services. 153 $20,946 $196 $51,932 ($4,328) $70,576 ($5,881)
Master's Degree Accounting and Related Services. 122 $233 $60,934 ($5,078) $76,982 ($6,415)
Bachelor's Degree Business/Managerial Economics. 86 $23,250 $234 $47,728 ($3,977) $72,110 ($6,009)
Master's Degree History. 19 $35,755 ($2,980)
Bachelor's Degree Agricultural Business and Management. 106 $19,500 $207 $43,747 ($3,646) $60,608 ($5,051)
Bachelor's Degree Agricultural Mechanization. 16 $49,253 ($4,104)
Associate's Degree Agricultural Production Operations. 43 $12,000 $127 $36,199 ($3,017)
Bachelor's Degree Agricultural Production Operations. 4
Associate's Degree Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services. 18 $14,375 $149 $41,838 ($3,487)
Bachelor's Degree Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services. 6
Bachelor's Degree Agricultural Public Services. 4
Master's Degree Agricultural Public Services. 9
Doctoral Degree Agricultural Public Services. 2
Bachelor's Degree Animal Sciences. 195 $22,689 $222 $32,848 ($2,737) $43,013 ($3,584)
Master's Degree Animal Sciences. 20
Doctoral Degree Animal Sciences. 11
Bachelor's Degree Food Science and Technology. 30 $21,000 $201 $58,938 ($4,912)
Master's Degree Food Science and Technology. 18
Doctoral Degree Food Science and Technology. 4
Bachelor's Degree Plant Sciences. 32 $22,156 $206 $38,673 ($3,223) $45,554 ($3,796)
Master's Degree Plant Sciences. 28


Campus Resources

Average faculty salary: $99,477
Full time faculty: 88%

Undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio: 15.0

School's endowment start of year: $1,417,705,000 (2022)
School's endowment end of year: $1,946,242,000 (2022)