NC State creates prosperity for North Carolina and the nation through an innovative community of faculty, staff and students. Our land-grant roots help us thrive in agriculture and engineering, and have grown us into a pre-eminent research enterprise that excels across disciplines.

More than 40,000 undergraduate and graduate students learn by doing — pursuing original research, starting new companies, and serving their communities. Our over 10,000 faculty and staff are world leaders in their fields, bridging the divides between academic disciplines and training high-caliber students to meet tomorrow’s challenges. Together, they forge powerful partnerships with government, industry, nonprofits and academia to remake our world for the better.

NC State adds $6.5 billion to the statewide economy each year. We’re ranked among the nation’s best values for universities by Princeton Review ; the No. 2 best college for your money in North Carolina by Money magazine, No. 23 among Public Colleges Nationally by Forbes and we’re in the top 1% of Universities Worldwide per the Center for World University Rankings. Those are just a few reasons for the Wolfpack community to be proud, and there are many more.

Our Fast Facts data is updated yearly each fall after the Fall Census.

First Year Profile

• 49,352 Applied
• 19,515 Admitted
• 5,907 Enrolled

First-year retention rate: 94.4%

• Average HS GPA (weighted): 4.34
• Average HS GPA (unweighted): 3.83
• Average SAT score: 1,369
• Average ACT score: 28
• Students from NC rural counties: 22.5%
• Spring Connection students: 278

Enrollment

Total enrollment: 40,503

Career/Degree	Students	Percent
Agricultural Institute	333	0.8%
Bachelors	28,325	69.9%
Undergrad non-degree studies	1,715	4.2%
Undergrad certificate	131	0.3%
Masters	5,223	12.9%
Doctoral	3,724	9.2%
Veterinary Medicine (DVM)	475	1.2%
Graduate non-degree studies	353	0.9%
Graduate Certificate	224	0.6%

In-state vs. Out-of-state

In-state/Out-of-state	Students	Percent
In-state	32,629	80.6%
Out-of-state	7,874	19.4%

Degrees

Total degrees awarded: 10,887

Six-year graduation rate: 85.4%

Degree	Amount	Percent
Associates	94	0.9%
Bachelors	6,790	62.4%
Masters	2,792	25.7%
Doctoral	577	5.3%
Veterinary Medicine (DVM)	96	0.9%
Undergrad certificates	66	0.6%
Graduate certificates	468	4.3%

By Term

Term	Amount	Percent
Fall	2,655	24.4%
Spring	7,265	66.7%
Summer I	167	1.5%
Summer II	800	7.4%

Faculty

Faculty: 2,562

By Category

Categories	Faculty	Percent
Professor	861	33.6%
Associate Professor	522	20.4%
Assistant Professor	593	23.1%
Lecturer	380	14.8%
Field faculty	114	4.4%
Librarian	92	3.6%

By Rank

Rank	Faculty	Percent
Tenured faculty	1,089	42.5%
Tenure-track faculty	378	14.8%
Professional	1,057	41.3%
Phased Retirement	38	1.5%

Full-time vs. Part-time

Full-time vs. Part-time	Faculty	Percent
Full-time faculty	2,258	88.1%
Part-time faculty	304	11.9%

Staff

Staff: 7,729

Graduate Assistants: 3,512

Full-tme vs. Part-time

Full-time vs. Part-time	Staff	Percent
Full-time staff	7,684	99.4%
Part-time staff	45	0.6%

Programs and Departments

• 300+ Degree programs
• 12 Colleges
• 68 Departments
• 1,000+ Online and Distance Education Courses
• 120+ Online and Distance Education Programs

Colleges and Their Headcounts

College	Headcount	Percent
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences	4,501	11.1%
College of Design	955	2.4%
College of Education	1,721	4.3%
College of Engineering	12,111	29.9%
College of Humanities and Social Sciences	4,881	12.1%
College of Natural Resources	2,138	5.3%
College of Sciences	4,333	10.7%
Wilson College of Textiles	1,104	2.7%
Poole College of Management	4,734	11.7%
College of Veterinary Medicine	604	1.5%
University College	1,345	3.3%
Interdisciplinary and Other Programs	2,076	5.1%

University Profile

• #29 in Top Public Schools (U.S. News & World Report 2026)
• #35 Best Undergraduate Engineering Programs (U.S. News & World Report 2026)
• Gold Standard Military-Friendly School among Tier 1 research institutions (Military Friendly 2025-2026)
• #19 in Top 20 Best Schools for Making an Impact (Public Schools) (Princeton Review 2024)
• 686 registered student organizations
• $2.03 billion endowment, among the top 90 largest higher-education endowments in the country
• $2.035 billion budget for fiscal year 2023

Libraries

• more than 2.5 million total user visits per year
• more than 3.2 million titles
• 122,737 print and electronic serial subscriptions
• 765 databases
• over 14.5 million total uses of the collection in 2022/23
• more than 3.6 million full-text journal articles downloads per year
• over1.2 million e-books

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University Impact

• $476 million in new sponsored research awards for fiscal year 2023
• #2 nationwide in active licenses and options among universities without a medical school
• #3 nationwide for startups launched among universities without a medical school
• #3 nationwide for the share of research sponsored by private industry among universities without a medical school.
• #2 for Research Commercialization among public universities in the U.S.
• 1500+ U.S. patents issued, yielding 600+ consumer products
• 70+ partners on our Centennial Campus
• NC State Extension Service provides services to citizens in all 100 counties and the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians
• NC State and its students, alumni, and associated startups generate $6.5 billion of North Carolina income annually
• $46 million raised from 21,920 Gifts on Day of Giving, March 20, 2024

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The Common Data Set (CDS)

The Common Data Set (CDS) initiative is a collaborative effort among data providers in the higher education community and publishers as represented by the College Board, Peterson’s, and U.S. News & World Report. The Common Data Set provides many in depth details regarding NC State from enrollment to annual expenses.