Raleigh, NC · Public
41.7%
Acceptance rate
1,380
SAT Average
$16,931
Avg net price
26,389
Enrollment
| All fields, 2024-25Associate’s 102Bachelor’s 6,767Master’s 2,750Doctoral 699 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 1,628Master’s 733Doctoral 208 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 1,134Master’s 342Doctoral None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 642Master’s 123Doctoral 50 |
| Associate’s 102Bachelor’s 490Master’s 95Doctoral 123 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 386Master’s 569Doctoral 38 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 338Master’s 47Doctoral 15 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 304Master’s 4Doctoral 19 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 220Master’s 67Doctoral 18 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 207Master’s 22Doctoral None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 192Master’s 45Doctoral 24 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 190Master’s 235Doctoral 111 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 185Master’s 16Doctoral 2 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 148Master’s 9Doctoral None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 145Master’s 122Doctoral 34 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 133Master’s 29Doctoral 45 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 98Master’s 43Doctoral None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 72Master’s 101Doctoral 4 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 71Master’s 35Doctoral 6 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 63Master’s 14Doctoral 2 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 32Master’s 12Doctoral None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 30Master’s 10Doctoral None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 24Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 19Master’s 70Doctoral None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 16Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s None reportedMaster’s 7Doctoral None reported |
NCAA program details
NCAA program
North Carolina State University
- Primary division
- Division I
- Primary conference
- Atlantic Coast Conference
Projected sponsored sports22
Athletic participation
542 unique student-athletes · 18 varsity teams
Early Action
Regular Decision
Decision released by Mar 31
FAFSA due Mar 1
· Apply with Common App or Coalition
Published on-campus price, 2024–25
- Tuition
- $6,535
- Required fees
- $2,264
- Food and housing
- $14,332
- Books and supplies
- $876
- Other expenses
- $3,230
- Total
- $27,237
- $24,2592019–2019–20
- $24,5552020–2120–21
- $24,9862021–2221–22
- $25,7522022–2322–23
- $26,6042023–2423–24
- $27,2372024–2524–25
Net price by family income, 2022–23
Students of all incomes paid $16,931 on average. Grants and scholarships covered the rest of the cost.
Net price covers first-time, full-time students who received federal aid and paid in-state tuition.
Need-based aid, 2025–26
- First-years with need-based aid
- 40%
- Average share of need met
- 75%
- Average need-based grant
- $14,983
- Required forms
- FAFSA
Sources
- IPEDS Institutional Characteristics · National Center for Education Statistics · 2025–26
- IPEDS Admissions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
- College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03
- Application process · College websites · 2026–27
- NCAA Projected Sports Sponsorship by School · National Collegiate Athletic Association · 2025–26
- Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act · U.S. Department of Education · 2024–25
- Common Data Set · Reporting institutions · 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26
- IPEDS Completions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
- IPEDS Student Charges · National Center for Education Statistics · 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25
Every figure below is read directly from North Carolina State University at Raleigh’s own reported data, with no scores, ratings, or estimates added. Derived from 5 Common Data Set filings (2021–22 to 2025–26).
North Carolina State University at Raleigh admitted of applicants, a admit rate. Of those, enrolled, a yield, across 5 years of Common Data Set filings.
North Carolina State University at Raleigh runs a nonbinding Early Action plan.
The enrolled class is roughly international, and about of its domestic students come from out of state. North Carolina State University at Raleigh admits in-state applicants at 46.2%, out-of-state applicants at 34.4%, and international applicants at 25.2%.
Enrolled first-years by geography
5,906 first-years
Admit odds by pool
Test scores are considered but not required. SAT or ACT scores must arrive by Feb 1. Of enrolled first-years, submitted an SAT, down from 21% in 2021–22, and an ACT, down from 35%.
Some students submit both an SAT and an ACT, so the two shares overlap. They don’t add up to a single “submitted a test” rate.
SAT composite
11% of the class submitted an SAT
Middle 50%
Shape smoothed from reported percentiles and score bands
ACT composite
29% of the class submitted an ACT
Middle 50%
Shape smoothed from reported percentiles and score bands
North Carolina State University at Raleigh’s enrolled first-years averaged a high-school GPA, among the 98.1% who submitted one. ranked in the top tenth of their high-school class, among the 75% who submitted class rank.
High-school GPA
shares of all enrolled first-years
Average 3.82
High-school class rank
Among the 75% of first-years who submitted class rank. Shares are cumulative — students in the top tenth also count in the top quarter and top half.
North Carolina State University at Raleigh rates 2 factors "very important." Each column reads strongest first.
Academic
- Rigor of secondary school record
- Very important
- Academic GPA
- Very important
- Class rank
- Important
- Standardized test scores
- Considered
- Application essay
- Considered
- Recommendation(s)
- Considered
Nonacademic
- Extracurricular activities
- Considered
- Talent / ability
- Considered
- Character / personal qualities
- Considered
- First generation
- Considered
- Geographical residence
- Considered
- State residency
- Considered
- Volunteer work
- Considered
- Work experience
- Considered
- Interview
- Not considered
- Alumni/ae relation
- Not considered
- Religious affiliation/commitment
- Not considered
- Level of applicant's interest
- Not considered
North Carolina State University at Raleigh leaves 1 Common Data Set answer blank — each one hidden below with what it would tell you.
Without the GPA spread, a family can’t see where their transcript lands within the class.
Does disclose: SAT / ACT score bands (C9) · Admissions factor grid (C7) · Students admitted off the waitlist (C2)
North Carolina State University at Raleigh’s sticker drops once grant aid is applied, and what a family actually pays depends on income. of first-years received need-based aid; a family with no aid pays the full sticker. The school meets of demonstrated need, split into .
What aid recipients pay, by income
net price
Bars read against the $24,393 sticker. Each figure averages only families who received federal aid in that income band (College Scorecard); $16,931 across all aid recipients. Aid share: 2,311 of 5,817 first-years in the 2025–26 Common Data Set.
How need-based aid is determined
Cost of attendance − expected family contribution = demonstrated need
Forms a family files to be considered
What that meant in 2025–26
Cost of attendance $24,393
Averages among the 2,311 first-years awarded need-based aid.
Merit aid reached of the class, or of enrolled first-years. For international applicants, North Carolina State University at Raleigh offers merit aid only: nonresidents received aid, averaging .
North Carolina State University at Raleigh admitted students off the waitlist, about of the class.
93.4% of North Carolina State University at Raleigh’s first-years return for a second year and 84.6% graduate within six. Median earnings ten years out are against of median federal debt, roughly a earnings-to-debt ratio.
Sources
- Common Data Set · Reporting institutions · 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26
- College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03