Colleges / North Carolina State University at Raleigh
College · Public · Raleigh, NC · City
NCSU

North Carolina State University at Raleigh

Raleigh, NC

Address2101 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh, NC 27695-7001
Websitewww.ncsu.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate42%
6-yr median pay$58k
Net price / yr$17k
Undergrad size27,371
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $17k/yr for a shot at a $58k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 42% means this is selective — grades, essays, and testing matter. Admitted students average SAT 1376 · ACT 30.

If you get in

27,371 undergrads. Big. You will have to make it feel small yourself.

Where you live

City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $26k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $17k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$106k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$69k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$36k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.2x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$8.8k
Tuition · out-of-state
$32.8k
Room & board
$14.3k
Books & supplies
$876

How students pay for it.

Pell grants20%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans33%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$20k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $9k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention94%
Very high — students stay.
Graduation · 6 yr85%
Majority finish.
6-yr median pay$58k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$69k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out9%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
City
Control
Public
Undergrad size
27,371
Location
Raleigh, NC
Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Carnegie class
Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity (R1)
Size & setting
Four-year · large · primarily residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, more selective, higher transfer-in
Accreditor
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
Also known as
NC State University · NC State · N C State University · N C State · NCSU
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White66%
  • Asian10%
  • Hispanic9%
  • Black6%
  • Two or more races5%
  • International2%
  • Unknown1%
First-gen students19%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time6%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Veterans0%
Share using veteran education benefits.
Median family income$65k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 77

What you can study.

Colleges / North Carolina State University at Raleigh
College · Public · Raleigh, NC · City
NCSU

North Carolina State University at Raleigh

Raleigh, NC

Address2101 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh, NC 27695-7001
Websitewww.ncsu.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate42%
6-yr median pay$58k
Net price / yr$17k
Undergrad size27,371
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $17k/yr for a shot at a $58k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 42% means this is selective — grades, essays, and testing matter. Admitted students average SAT 1376 · ACT 30.

If you get in

27,371 undergrads. Big. You will have to make it feel small yourself.

Where you live

City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $26k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $17k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$106k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$69k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$36k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.2x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$8.8k
Tuition · out-of-state
$32.8k
Room & board
$14.3k
Books & supplies
$876

How students pay for it.

Pell grants20%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans33%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$20k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $9k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention94%
Very high — students stay.
Graduation · 6 yr85%
Majority finish.
6-yr median pay$58k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$69k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out9%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
City
Control
Public
Undergrad size
27,371
Location
Raleigh, NC
Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Carnegie class
Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity (R1)
Size & setting
Four-year · large · primarily residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, more selective, higher transfer-in
Accreditor
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
Also known as
NC State University · NC State · N C State University · N C State · NCSU
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White66%
  • Asian10%
  • Hispanic9%
  • Black6%
  • Two or more races5%
  • International2%
  • Unknown1%
First-gen students19%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time6%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Veterans0%
Share using veteran education benefits.
Median family income$65k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 77

What you can study.