Selectivity
50%
Total Students
38,673
UG 27,249
PG 11,424
Satisfaction Index
93%
Salary After Attending
$47,600
BASIC
| Web Site | www.ncsu.edu |
| Institution Type | Public |
| Location | Raleigh |
UNDER GRADUATE
| Total Students | 27,249 |
| Women | 12,484 (45.81%) |
| Men | 14,765 (54.19%) |
GRADUATE
| Total Students | 11,424 |
| Women | 5,242 (45.89%) |
| Men | 6,182 (54.11%) |
| Acceptance Rate | 50% |
| Cost of Attendance | $ 40,558 |
| Graduation Rate | 75% |
| Retention Rate | 93 % |
FRESHMAN ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
| Admission Office URL | admissions.ncsu.edu |
| Online Application URL | commonapp.org |
| Entrance Difficulty (Selectivity) | 50 % |
STANDARDISED TEST REQUIREMENTS
| Exam | Required |
|---|---|
| SAT or ACT | Required |
| SAT Only | - |
| ACT Only | - |
| SAT and SAT Subject Tests, or ACT | - |
| SAT Subject Tests Only | Required |
| Regular Admission Deadline | - |
EARLY DECISION & EARLY ACTION
| Early Decision Offered | No |
| Early Decision Application Deadline | - |
| Early Decision Notification Date | - |
| Early Action Offered | Yes |
| Early Action Application Deadline | 15-10-2017 |
| Early Action Notification Date | 30-12-2017 |
FACTORS CONSIDERED FOR ADMISSION
| Factor | Very Important | Important | Considered | Not Considered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rigor of Secondary School Record | X | |||
| Academic GPA | X | |||
| Standardized Tests | X | |||
| Class Rank | X | |||
| Recommendations | X | |||
| Essay | X | |||
| Interview | X | |||
| Level of Applicant's Interest | X | |||
| Extracurricular Activities | X | |||
| Volunteer Work | X | |||
| Particular Talent/Ability | X | |||
| Character/Personal Qualities | X | |||
| First Generation to Attend College | X | |||
| State Residency | X | |||
| Geographic Residence | X | |||
| Relation with Alumnus | X | |||
| Religious Affiliation/ Commitment | X | |||
| Ethnicity | X | |||
| Work Experience | X |
ADMISSION RATE
| Overall Admission Rate | 50% of applicants were admitted |
| Women | 53% of applicants were admitted |
| Men | 47% of applicants were admitted |
| Students Enrolled | 52% of admitted students enrolled |
| Women | 48% of admitted students enrolled |
| Men | 56% of admitted students enrolled |
| Early Decision Admission Rate | - |
| Early Action Admission Rate | 51% of applicants were admitted |
SCORES OF ENROLLED FRESHMEN
| 25th Percentile | 75th Percentile | |
|---|---|---|
| SAT - R/W | 570 | 650 |
| SAT - Maths | 590 | 590 |
| ACT - Composite | 26 | 31 |
| ACT - Writing | 7 | 8 |
| ACT - English | 25 | 31 |
| ACT - Maths | 26 | 31 |
TUITION AND EXPENSES
| Financial Aid Office URL | https://financialaid.ncsu.edu/ |
| Net Price Calculator URL | https://npc.collegeboard.org/student/app/ncsu |
Cost of Attendance (UG)
Tuition and Fees |
$26,399 |
On Campus Room & Board |
$10,635 |
Books and Supplies |
$1,082 |
Other Expenses |
$2,442 |
| Total | $40,558 |
Cost of Attendance (Master)
Tuition and Fees |
$25,094 |
On Campus Room & Board |
$10,635 |
Books and Supplies |
$1,082 |
Other Expenses |
$2,442 |
| Total | $39,253 |
FINANCIAL AID
| Need Based Aid for International Student | No |
| Merit Based Aid for International Students | Yes |
| Total International Students Receiving Aid | 182 |
| Percentage of International Students Receiving Aid | 19.5% |
| Average aid awarded to International Students | $ 10,913 |
| Total Aid awarded to International Students | $ 19,86,166 |
| PROGRAM | BACHELOR | MASTER | DOCTOR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, General. | |||
| Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations. | 82 | - | - |
| Agricultural and Extension Education Services. | 1 | 16 | 2 |
| Agricultural Mechanization, General. | 27 | - | - |
| Agronomy and Crop Science. | 13 | 10 | 7 |
| Animal Sciences, General. | 135 | 24 | 5 |
| Food Science. | 20 | 21 | 5 |
| Horticultural Science. | 26 | 17 | 4 |
| Poultry Science. | 13 | 2 | - |
| Soil Science and Agronomy, General. | - | 8 | - |
| Soil Sciences, Other. | 2 | - | - |
| Turf and Turfgrass Management. | 4 | - | - |
| Category total | 323 | 98 | 23 |
| ARCHITECTURE AND RELATED SERVICES. | |||
| Architecture. | 25 | 24 | - |
| Environmental Design/Architecture. | 27 | - | 3 |
| Landscape Architecture. | 8 | 25 | - |
| Category total | 60 | 49 | 3 |
| AREA, ETHNIC, CULTURAL, GENDER, AND GROUP STUDIES. | |||
| African-American/Black Studies. | 2 | - | - |
| German Studies. | 3 | - | - |
| Women's Studies. | 3 | - | - |
| Category total | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| BIOLOGICAL AND BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES. | |||
| Biochemistry. | 70 | 3 | 1 |
| Bioinformatics. | - | 1 | 1 |
| Biology/Biological Sciences, General. | 361 | - | - |
| Biometry/Biometrics. | - | 1 | 2 |
| Biotechnology. | - | 19 | - |
| Botany/Plant Biology. | 27 | 2 | 4 |
| Entomology. | - | 9 | 7 |
| Genetics, General. | 10 | - | 6 |
| Genetics, Other. | - | 2 | 1 |
| Immunology. | - | - | 1 |
| Microbiology, General. | 32 | 1 | 6 |
| Physiology, General. | - | 75 | - |
| Plant Pathology/Phytopathology. | - | 5 | 2 |
| Toxicology. | - | 1 | 4 |
| Zoology/Animal Biology. | 68 | 8 | 5 |
| Category total | 568 | 127 | 40 |
| BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT, MARKETING, AND RELATED SUPPORT SERVICES. | |||
| Accounting. | 155 | 104 | - |
| Business Administration and Management, General. | 605 | 203 | - |
| Business/Managerial Economics. | 61 | - | - |
| Category total | 821 | 307 | 0 |
| COMMUNICATION, JOURNALISM, AND RELATED PROGRAMS. | |||
| Organizational Communication, General. | - | 12 | - |
| Speech Communication and Rhetoric. | 191 | - | - |
| Category total | 191 | 12 | 0 |
| COMPUTER AND INFORMATION SCIENCES AND SUPPORT SERVICES. | |||
| Computer Science. | 193 | 240 | 26 |
| Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications. | - | 74 | - |
| Data Modeling/Warehousing and Database Administration. | - | 113 | - |
| Category total | 193 | 427 | 26 |
| EDUCATION. | |||
| Adult and Continuing Education Administration. | - | 31 | 14 |
| Agricultural Teacher Education. | 16 | - | - |
| College Student Counseling and Personnel Services. | - | 17 | - |
| Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services. | - | 10 | 10 |
| Curriculum and Instruction. | - | 22 | 12 |
| Education, General. | 15 | - | - |
| Educational Administration and Supervision, Other. | - | - | 10 |
| Educational Evaluation and Research. | - | - | 10 |
| Educational Leadership and Administration, General. | - | 44 | - |
| Educational/Instructional Technology. | - | 20 | - |
| Elementary Education and Teaching. | 45 | 18 | - |
| Higher Education/Higher Education Administration. | - | 16 | 2 |
| Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching. | 17 | - | - |
| Mathematics Teacher Education. | 33 | 14 | 9 |
| Sales and Marketing Operations/Marketing and Distribution Teacher Education. | 5 | - | - |
| Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education. | 12 | 8 | 4 |
| Special Education and Teaching, General. | - | 3 | - |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Other. | - | 65 | - |
| Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher Education. | 17 | 2 | - |
| Category total | 160 | 270 | 71 |
| Engineering Technology, General. | |||
| Environmental Engineering Technology/Environmental Technology. | 54 | - | - |
| Category total | 54 | 0 | 0 |
| ENGINEERING. | |||
| Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering. | 51 | 27 | 3 |
| Agricultural Engineering. | 54 | 8 | 13 |
| Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering. | 70 | 5 | 9 |
| Chemical Engineering. | 177 | 32 | 15 |
| Civil Engineering, General. | 140 | 81 | 21 |
| Computer Engineering, General. | 133 | 95 | 4 |
| Construction Engineering. | 14 | - | - |
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering | 208 | 110 | 25 |
| Engineering, General. | 31 | 22 | - |
| Engineering, Other. | - | 3 | - |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering. | 26 | 12 | - |
| Industrial Engineering. | 94 | 69 | 8 |
| Manufacturing Engineering. | - | 40 | - |
| Materials Engineering. | 38 | 28 | 30 |
| Mechanical Engineering. | 175 | 86 | 16 |
| Nuclear Engineering. | 22 | 11 | 6 |
| Operations Research. | - | 26 | 7 |
| Textile Sciences and Engineering. | 270 | 45 | 30 |
| Category total | 1503 | 700 | 187 |
| ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE/LETTERS. | |||
| Creative Writing. | - | 10 | - |
| English Language and Literature, General. | 95 | 30 | - |
| Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing. | - | 15 | - |
| Category total | 95 | 55 | 0 |
| Work and Family Studies. | |||
| Human Development and Family Studies, General. | - | 10 | - |
| Category total | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| FOREIGN LANGUAGES, LITERATURES, AND LINGUISTICS. | |||
| Foreign Languages and Literatures, General. | 10 | 6 | - |
| French Language and Literature. | 3 | - | - |
| Spanish Language and Literature. | 26 | - | - |
| Category total | 39 | 6 | 0 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General. | |||
| Veterinary Sciences/Veterinary Clinical Sciences, General. | - | 4 | 8 |
| Category total | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| HISTORY. | |||
| History, General. | 63 | 11 | - |
| Public/Applied History. | - | 6 | - |
| Category total | 63 | 17 | 0 |
| PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND SOCIAL SERVICE PROFESSIONS. | |||
| Public Administration. | - | 27 | 6 |
| Social Work. | 61 | 71 | - |
| Category total | 61 | 98 | 6 |
| LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES, GENERAL STUDIES AND HUMANITIES. | |||
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other. | 22 | - | - |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies. | 4 | 16 | - |
| Category total | 26 | 16 | 0 |
| MATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS. | |||
| Applied Mathematics, General. | 20 | 8 | 16 |
| Financial Mathematics. | - | 18 | - |
| Mathematics, General. | 42 | 8 | 11 |
| Statistics, General. | 45 | 40 | 19 |
| Category total | 107 | 74 | 46 |
| MULTI/INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES. | |||
| International/Global Studies. | 75 | - | - |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. | - | - | 10 |
| Nutrition Sciences. | 100 | 12 | - |
| Science, Technology and Society. | 30 | - | - |
| Systems Science and Theory. | - | 28 | - |
| Category total | 205 | 40 | 10 |
| NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION. | |||
| Environmental Science. | 55 | 14 | - |
| Forest Management/Forest Resources Management. | 21 | - | - |
| Forestry, General. | - | 10 | 6 |
| Natural Resources Management and Policy. | 18 | 15 | - |
| Natural Resources/Conservation, General. | 45 | 4 | - |
| Wood Science and Wood Products/Pulp and Paper Technology. | 48 | 2 | 5 |
| Category total | 187 | 45 | 11 |
| PARKS, RECREATION, LEISURE, AND FITNESS STUDIES. | |||
| Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management, General. | 119 | 27 | 4 |
| Sport and Fitness Administration/Management. | 113 | - | - |
| Category total | 232 | 27 | 4 |
| PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGIOUS STUDIES. | |||
| Philosophy. | 12 | - | - |
| Religion/Religious Studies. | 7 | - | - |
| Category total | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| PHYSICAL SCIENCES. | |||
| Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, General. | 25 | - | - |
| Chemistry, General. | 44 | 6 | 23 |
| Geology/Earth Science, General. | 22 | - | - |
| Oceanography, Chemical and Physical. | 17 | - | - |
| Physical Sciences, Other. | - | 13 | 7 |
| Physics, General. | 29 | 11 | 12 |
| Category total | 137 | 30 | 42 |
| PSYCHOLOGY. | |||
| Psychology, General. | 190 | 22 | 15 |
| Category total | 190 | 22 | 15 |
| SCIENCE TECHNOLOGIES/TECHNICIANS. | |||
| Science Technologies/Technicians, Other. | 11 | - | - |
| Category total | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| SOCIAL SCIENCES. | |||
| Anthropology. | 45 | 5 | - |
| Criminology. | 56 | - | - |
| Economics, General. | - | 27 | 15 |
| International Relations and Affairs. | - | 16 | - |
| Political Science and Government, General. | 120 | - | - |
| Sociology. | 54 | 9 | 4 |
| Category total | 275 | 57 | 19 |
| VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS. | |||
| Art History, Criticism and Conservation. | 18 | - | - |
| Design and Visual Communications, General. | 27 | 7 | - |
| Fine and Studio Arts Management. | 28 | - | - |
| Graphic Design. | 26 | 13 | - |
| Industrial and Product Design. | 17 | 7 | - |
| Category total | 116 | 27 | 0 |
| Grand total | 5644 | 2518 | 511 |
FACULTY & INSTRUCTION
| Student to Faculty Ratio | 16 to 1 |
| Regular Class Size | 2-9 students: 6% of classes 10-19 students: 29% of classes 20-29 students: 27% of classes 30-39 students: 14% of classes 40-49 students: 7% of classes 50-99 students: 11% of classes Over 100 students: 6% of classes |
STUDENT BODY
| On Campus Housing | Yes |
| On Campus Housing Details | Coed dorms, women's dorms, men's dorms, married student apartments, single student apartments, disabled student housing, fraternity/sorority housing |
| Coeducational | Yes |
| All Undergraduates | 27,249 |
| Women (% of total) | 12,484 (45.81%) |
| Men (% of total) | 14,765 (54.19%) |
| Diversity of Student Body (UnderGraduates) | American Indian/Alaskan Native - 0.37 % Asian - 5.72 % Black/African-American - 6.69 % Hispanic/Latino - 4.64 % Multi-race (not Hispanic/Latino) - 3.79 % Native Hawaiian/ Pacific Islander - 0.09 % White - 71.32 % Unknown - 3.16 % International Students - 4.22 % |
| All Graduate Students | 11,424 |
| Women (% of total) | 5,242 (46%) |
| Men (% of total) | 6,182 (54%) |
| Diversity of Student Body (Graduate Students) | American Indian/Alaskan Native - 0.25 % Asian - 3.73 % Black/African-American - 6.88 % Hispanic/Latino - 3.43 % Multi-race (not Hispanic/Latino) - 1.36 % Native Hawaiian/ Pacific Islander - 0.07 % White - 52.91 % Unknown - 2.61 % International Students - 28.77 % |
UNDERGRADUATE RETENTION AND GRADUATION
| First-Year Students Returning | 93 % |
| Students Graduating (Within 6 Years) |
75 % |
AFTER GRADUATION
| Graduates Offered Full-Time Employment Within 6 Months | 61% |
| Average Starting Salary | $46,614 per year |
| Graduates Pursuing Advanced Study Directly | 23.0% |
| Disciplines Pursued | Business 3.9% Engineering 5.46% Law 1.3% Theology 0.52% Dentistry 0.52% Arts and Sciences 10.4% Medicine 1.56% Veterinary Medicine 0.78% Education 1.56% Other 0.26% |
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