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North Carolina State University

Raleigh, NC · CDS 20242025 · City: Large · 4-year · Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting

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Overall admit rate
Lower = more selective
Yield rate
Admitted students who enrolled
Avg % of need met
72.0%
Total cost — out-of-state
$46,140
Sticker price before aid
Student-faculty ratio
15:1
Avg loan debt at graduation

Admit rate over time

% of need met over time

Total cost (out-of-state) over time

Enrollment

Total all undergraduates28,422
Total all graduate10,042
Grand total all students38,464

Admissions

Total applicants44,109
Total admitted
Total enrolled5,723
Overall admit rate
Admit rate — women
Admit rate — men
Yield rate

Early Decision / Action

Offers Early Decision plan?
ED closing date
ED notification date
# admitted under ED plan
Offers Early Action plan?Yes
EA closing date11/1
EA notification date1/30
Restrictive Early Action?

Test Scores

% submitting SAT24.9%
% submitting ACT41.3%
SAT EBRW 25th %ile640
SAT EBRW 75th %ile720
SAT Math 25th %ile640
SAT Math 75th %ile740
ACT Comp 25th %ile25
ACT Comp 75th %ile32
% in top 10% of HS class40.0%
% in top 25% of HS class79.0%

Cost

Tuition — in-state$30,583
Tuition — out-of-state$30,583
Required fees$1,225
Room and board$14,332
Total cost — in-state$46,140
Total cost — out-of-state$46,140

Financial Aid

Avg need-based grant$12,635
Avg % of need met72.0%
% with 100% of need met
Avg merit grant (no need)$5,697
Avg loan debt at graduation

Waitlist & Transfer

# offered place on waitlist9,704
# admitted from waitlist261
Waitlist admit rate6.2%
Transfer applicants (total)5,013
Transfer admit rate47.1%

Faculty

Student-faculty ratio15:1
% faculty full-time85.9%

College Scorecard

Federal outcomes data — not in the CDS. Each figure's cohort year can differ from the CDS year above and from other Scorecard figures below; see the vintage next to each.

Admissions & cost

Admit rate (Scorecard)41.7%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
Average net price (public)$17,303Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
Average net price (private)

Completion, retention & earnings

Completion rate (200% of expected time)86.3%Scorecard · Fall 2016 or AcadYr 2016-17 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS200)
Completion rate — Pell recipients (150% of expected time)79.4%Scorecard · Fall 2018 or AcadYr 2018-19 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS)
First-year retention rate94.0%Scorecard · Fall 2023 bachelor's-seeking cohort, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRSRET_FT)
Median earnings, 4 yrs after completing$75,943Scorecard · Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars

Financial aid

% receiving a Pell Grant20.1%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)
% receiving a federal loan35.0%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)

Federal loan repayment status (2 yrs after entering repayment)

Paid in full18.0%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Making progress36.7%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Not making progress20.7%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Discharged0.3%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Defaulted2.5%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019

Undergraduates

% part-time5.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white66.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black5.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino9.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian9.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races5.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international2.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown0.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Instructional staff

% women44.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% men55.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white62.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black4.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino5.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian11.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races1.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international12.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown3.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Fields of study

% of degrees awarded, by broad field — College Scorecard.

Engineering23.8%
Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services16.4%
Biological And Biomedical Sciences9.4%
Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, And Related Sciences8.7%
Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services5.6%
Social Sciences4.9%
Psychology4.4%
Natural Resources And Conservation3.2%