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North Carolina State University

Basic Information

Type Public

Geographical Reach Regional

Location Raleigh, NC

Population 1,300,000

Website https://www.ncsu.edu/

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 26,389

Men / Women 50% / 50%

White 60%

Asian 10%

Hispanic 10%

Black 7%

Mixed 5%

International 2%

Native American 0%

From State 87%

From Region 4%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees

Engineering 24%

Business & Economics 22%

Humanities & Social Sciences 20%

Life & Natural Sciences 20%

Computer Science 6%

Physical Sciences & Math 4%

Arts 2%

Education 2%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $8,799

Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $32,847

Est. In-State Cost $11,382

Est. Out-of-State Cost $42,491

10-Year ROI $233,000

ROI Percentile 91th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 94%

4-Year Graduation Rate 68%

6-Year Graduation Rate 85%

Transfer-Out Rate 9%

Weather

Comfortable Days 115 (84%)

Sunshine Hours 2,680 (63%)

Days Without Precipitation 256 (71%)

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes

Acceptance Rate 40%

Yield (Unbound) 32%

Early Action Nov 1

Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level R1

Expenditure

Engineering, Computing & Math	$270M	#18
Life & Natural Sciences	$393M	#52
Humanities & Social Sciences	$12M	#119

Graduate Degrees

Engineering, Computing & Math	305	#8
Life & Natural Sciences	240	#110
Humanities & Social Sciences	158	#142

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy optional

Submitted Test Scores 47%

SAT Range 1330 – 1440

SAT Math Range 650 – 750

SAT RW Range 650 – 720

ACT Range 28 – 32

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Schools & Majors

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employment
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences	621	33% / 67%	1%	$60,306		98%
Agriculture	17 —	41% / 59%	0%	$52,890	41	100%
Agroecology and Sustainable Agriculture	16 —	25% / 75%	0%	$56,178	50	—
Animal Science	201 —	12% / 88%	1%	$52,790	40	97%
Biochemistry	53 —	43% / 57%	2%	$85,665	91	100%
Crop and Soil Sciences	24 —	71% / 29%	0%	$53,543	42	95%
Food Science	11 —	45% / 55%	9%	$71,326	79	100%
Horticultural Science	38 —	50% / 50%	0%	$53,543	42	95%
Nutrition Science	102 —	11% / 89%	0%	$62,347	65	100%
Poultry Science	17 —	47% / 53%	0%	$52,790	40	97%
Turfgrass Science	2 —	100% / 0%	0%	$57,349	53	—
Agribusiness Management	111 —	62% / 38%	0%	$65,304	70	97%
Agricultural Education	15 —	20% / 80%	0%	$57,040	52	96%
Agricultural Systems Technology	14 —	93% / 7%	0%	$65,819	71	100%
Agricultural and Extension Education	— —	—	—	$64,146	68	—

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employment
College of Design	181	31% / 69%	1%	$61,840		96%
Environmental Design	39 —	36% / 64%	0%	$68,454	75	100%
Architecture	33 —	33% / 67%	3%	$75,161	83	92%
Art History	28 —	25% / 75%	0%	$52,927	41	94%
Art and Design	19 —	21% / 79%	0%	$39,789	9	95%
Communication Design	21 —	10% / 90%	0%	$61,375	63	97%
Graphic Design	19 —	26% / 74%	0%	$61,375	63	97%
Industrial Design	22 —	64% / 36%	0%	$61,375	63	97%

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employment
College of Education	140	21% / 79%	0%	$54,750		94%
University Studies	13 —	15% / 85%	0%	$64,282	68	97%
Education	30 —	27% / 73%	0%	$54,758	46	—
Elementary Education	48 —	2% / 98%	0%	$51,071	35	92%
Mathematics Education	13 —	23% / 77%	0%	$57,040	52	96%
Middle School Education	10 —	30% / 70%	0%	$51,071	35	92%
Science Education	11 —	9% / 91%	0%	$57,040	52	96%
Technology Education	15 —	73% / 27%	0%	$57,040	52	96%

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employment
College of Engineering	1,810	74% / 26%	3%	$99,368		97%
Aerospace Engineering	101 —	79% / 21%	2%	$94,192	95	100%
Biological and Agricultural Engineering	32 —	59% / 41%	3%	$85,625	91	97%
Biomedical Engineering	161 —	40% / 60%	4%	$99,115	97	91%
Chemical Engineering	170 —	58% / 42%	1%	$103,529	98	95%
Civil Engineering	115 —	75% / 25%	1%	$84,995	91	97%
Computer Engineering	151 —	90% / 10%	3%	$110,896	99	95%
Construction Engineering	19 —	84% / 16%	0%	$92,615	95	100%
Electrical Engineering	165 —	80% / 20%	5%	$97,818	96	92%
Environmental Engineering	25 —	68% / 32%	4%	$84,092	90	97%
General Engineering	35 —	86% / 14%	6%	$97,841	96	100%
Industrial Engineering	92 —	62% / 38%	2%	$96,510	96	100%
Materials Science and Engineering	25 —	64% / 36%	12%	$88,169	92	97%
Mechanical Engineering	290 —	87% / 13%	1%	$91,136	94	100%
Nuclear Engineering	31 —	71% / 29%	0%	$98,208	96	100%
Computer Science	373 —	80% / 20%	5%	$111,385	99	98%
Science Technologies/Technicians	9 —	56% / 44%	0%	$88,029	92	100%
Environmental Engineering Technology	16 —	44% / 56%	0%	$75,235	83	100%

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employment
College of Humanities and Social Sciences	1,294	30% / 70%	1%	$56,464		93%
Anthropology	30 —	30% / 70%	0%	$44,972	18	91%
Communication	201 —	25% / 75%	0%	$55,642	49	86%
Criminology	86 —	31% / 69%	0%	$64,069	68	97%
English	104 —	27% / 73%	2%	$48,286	27	89%
Foreign Languages	47 —	34% / 66%	0%	$58,830	57	95%
Global Studies	45 —	29% / 71%	0%	$71,895	80	92%
History	68 —	47% / 53%	0%	$50,095	32	88%
Interdisciplinary Studies	16 —	50% / 50%	0%	$64,282	68	97%
Philosophy	18 —	67% / 33%	0%	$57,119	53	100%
Political Science	156 —	43% / 57%	0%	$64,316	68	96%
Psychology	342 —	19% / 81%	1%	$53,870	43	94%
Religion/Religious Studies	7 —	57% / 43%	0%	$52,630	40	—
Science, Technology and Society	48 —	56% / 44%	6%	$71,884	80	91%
Social Work	64 —	11% / 89%	0%	$48,322	27	100%
Sociology	62 —	31% / 69%	2%	$51,099	35	98%

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employment
College of Natural Resources	411	54% / 46%	0%	$62,061		99%
Environmental Science	79 —	34% / 66%	0%	$51,631	37	100%
Forest Biomaterials	64 —	62% / 38%	0%	$71,695	80	97%
Forestry	22 —	82% / 18%	0%	$71,695	80	97%
Natural Resources	70 —	46% / 54%	0%	$51,631	37	100%
Natural Resources Management	27 —	37% / 63%	0%	$55,308	48	—
Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management	34 —	38% / 62%	0%	$50,810	34	100%
Sport Management	115 —	70% / 30%	2%	$73,284	81	98%

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employment
College of Sciences	860	39% / 61%	2%	$67,142		96%
Applied Mathematics	25 —	48% / 52%	12%	$82,494	89	—
Chemistry	50 —	48% / 52%	0%	$75,438	83	100%
Geosciences	15 —	47% / 53%	7%	$59,803	59	100%
Marine Sciences	18 —	28% / 72%	0%	$59,803	59	100%
Mathematics	46 —	76% / 24%	2%	$90,742	94	97%
Meteorology	18 —	72% / 28%	0%	$61,627	63	—
Physics	21 —	81% / 19%	5%	$50,558	34	90%
Statistics	76 —	67% / 33%	12%	$78,288	86	96%
Biology	435 —	29% / 71%	1%	$68,124	75	94%
Botany	28 —	32% / 68%	0%	$59,501	59	100%
Genetics	30 —	23% / 77%	0%	$54,213	45	95%
Microbiology	40 —	38% / 62%	0%	$63,220	66	100%
Zoology	58 —	21% / 79%	2%	$37,671	7	98%

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employment
Poole College of Management	1,157	59% / 41%	4%	$81,362		95%
Accounting	145 —	56% / 44%	3%	$83,729	90	95%
Business Administration	916 —	58% / 42%	4%	$81,060	88	94%
Economics	96 —	72% / 28%	6%	$80,674	88	96%