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North Carolina State University at Raleigh

General Information

Name: North Carolina State University at Raleigh
Address: 2101 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh, NC 27695-7001
Phone:

  • General information: (919) 515-2011
  • Financial aid office: (919) 515-2421
  • Admissions office: (919) 515-2434

Website: www.ncsu.edu
Type of Institution: Public, 4-year or above
Religious affiliation: None

Estimated Student Expenses

Undergraduate academic year prices
Detailed expenses2006-072005-062004-05
Tuition and fees
        In-state$4,783$4,338$4,282
        Out-of-state$16,981$16,536$16,180
Books and supplies$900$800$800
Living arrangement
On-campus
        Room and board$7,040$6,851$6,496
        Other expenses$1,730$1,730$1,700
Off-campus
        Room and board$7,634$7,412$6,548
        Other expenses$2,230$2,230$2,200
Off-campus with family
        Other expenses$4,066$3,984$3,902

Total expenses   
In-state
        On-campus$14,453$13,719$13,278
        Off-campus$15,547$14,780$13,830
        Off-campus with family$9,749$9,122$8,984
Out-of-state
        On-campus$26,651$25,917$25,176
        Off-campus$27,745$26,978$25,728
        Off-campus with family$21,947$21,320$20,882

Financial Aid Recipients

    Percentage of Students Who Receive Aid:
  • Any form of aid: 66%
  • Federal grants: 19%
  • State/local grants: 39%
  • Institutional grants: 37%
  • Student loans: 40%
    Average Amount of Aid Received:
  • Federal grants:$3708
  • State/local grants:$3368
  • Institutional grants:$3737
  • Student loans:$3649

Admissions

Undergraduate application fee (2006-07):$60
Undergraduate Admissions
Fall 2005
TotalMenWomen
Number of applicants13,7527,4616,291
Percent admitted66.7%63.1%70.9%
Percent admitted who enrolled
Full-time47.6%52.0%43.0%
Part-time0.1%0.1%0.1%

Enrollment

Total enrollment: 30148
Undergraduate enrollment: 22767
First-time student retention: 86%
Overall graduation rate: 70%

Characteristics of undergraduate students

    • Attendance:
    • Full Time: 84%
    • Part Time: 16%
    • Gender:
    • Men: 57%
    • Women: 43%

White non-hispanic: 80%
Black non-hispanic: 10%
Hispanic: 2%
Asian/pacific islander: 5%
American indian/alaska native: 1%
Other: 2%

Degrees offered

    Agriculture, Agriculture Operations and Related Sciences
  • Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations - Bachelor
  • Agricultural and Extension Education Services - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Agricultural Business and Management, General - Associate
  • Agricultural Economics - Master
  • Agricultural Mechanization, General - Bachelor
  • Agriculture, General - Associate
  • Agronomy and Crop Science - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Animal Sciences, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Animal/Livestock Husbandry and Production - Associate
  • Crop Production - Associate
  • Food Science - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Horticultural Science - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Landscaping and Groundskeeping - Associate
  • Plant Protection and Integrated Pest Management - Associate
  • Poultry Science - Bachelor, Master
  • Soil Science and Agronomy, General - Master, Doctor
  • Turf and Turfgrass Management - Associate, Bachelor
    Architecture and Related Services
  • Architecture (BArch, BA/BS, MArch, MA/MS, PhD) - Bachelor, Master
  • Environmental Design/Architecture - Bachelor, Doctor
  • Landscape Architecture (BS, BSLA, BLA, MSLA, MLA, PhD) - Bachelor, Master
    Biological and Biomedical Sciences
  • Biochemistry - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Bioinformatics - Master, Doctor
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other - Master
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General - Bachelor
  • Biometry/Biometrics - Master, Doctor
  • Biotechnology - Master
  • Botany/Plant Biology - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Entomology - Master, Doctor
  • Genetics, General - Master, Doctor
  • Genetics, Other - Master, Doctor
  • Immunology - Master, Doctor
  • Microbiology, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Physiology, General - Master, Doctor
  • Plant Pathology/Phytopathology - Master, Doctor
  • Toxicology - Master, Doctor
  • Zoology/Animal Biology - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
    Business, Management, Marketing, & Related Support Services
  • Accounting - Bachelor, Master
  • Business Administration and Management, General - Bachelor, Master
  • Business/Managerial Economics - Bachelor
    Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs
  • Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric - Bachelor
  • Organizational Communication, General - Master
    Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services
  • Computer Science - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications - Master
    Education
  • Adult and Continuing Education Administration - Master, Doctor
  • Agricultural Teacher Education - Bachelor, Master
  • College Student Counseling and Personnel Services - Master
  • Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services - Master, Doctor
  • Curriculum and Instruction - Master, Doctor
  • Education, General - Bachelor
  • Education/Teaching Individuals - Specific Learning Disabilities - Master
  • Education/Teaching of Individuals with Emotional Disturbances - Master
  • Education/Teaching of Individuals with Mental Retardation - Master
  • Educational Administration and Supervision, Other - Master, Doctor
  • Educational Evaluation and Research - Doctor
  • Educational Leadership and Administration, General - Master, Doctor
  • Educational/Instructional Media Design - Master
  • Elementary Education and Teaching - Bachelor, Master
  • English/Language Arts Teacher Education - Bachelor, Master
  • French Language Teacher Education - Bachelor
  • Health Occupations Teacher Education - Bachelor
  • Higher Education/Higher Education Administration - Master, Doctor
  • History Teacher Education - Master
  • Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching - Bachelor, Master
  • Mathematics Teacher Education - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Reading Teacher Education - Master
  • Sales & Marketing Oper/Marketing & Distribution Teacher Education - Bachelor
  • Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Social Studies Teacher Education - Bachelor, Master
  • Spanish Language Teacher Education - Bachelor
  • Special Education and Teaching, General - Master
  • Technical Teacher Education - Doctor
  • Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher Education - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
    Engineering
  • Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Agricultural/Biological Engineering and Bioengineering - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Biomedical/Medical Engineering - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Chemical Engineering - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Civil Engineering, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Computer Engineering, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Construction Engineering - Bachelor
  • Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Engineering, General - Bachelor, Master
  • Engineering, Other - Bachelor
  • Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering - Bachelor
  • Industrial Engineering - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Manufacturing Engineering - Master
  • Materials Engineering - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Mechanical Engineering - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Nuclear Engineering - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Operations Research - Master, Doctor
  • Textile Sciences and Engineering - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
    Engineering Technologies/Technicians
  • Environmental Engineering Technology/Environmental Technology - Bachelor
    English Language and Literature/Letters
  • Creative Writing - Bachelor, Master
  • English Language and Literature, General - Bachelor, Master
  • Technical and Business Writing - Master
    Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
  • French Language and Literature - Bachelor, Master
  • Spanish Language and Literature - Bachelor, Master
    Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences
  • Veterinary Medicine (DVM) - First Professional
  • Veterinary Sciences/Veterinary Clinical Sci, Gen (Cert,MS,PhD) - Master, Doctor
    History
  • History, General - Bachelor, Master
  • Public/Applied History and Archival Administration - Master
    Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies & Humanities
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies - Bachelor, Master
    Mathematics and Statistics
  • Applied Mathematics - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Mathematics, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Statistics, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
    Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
  • International/Global Studies - Bachelor
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other - Master, Doctor
  • Nutrition Sciences - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Science, Technology and Society - Bachelor
    Natural Resources and Conservation
  • Environmental Science - Bachelor
  • Forest Management/Forest Resources Management - Bachelor
  • Forestry, General - Master, Doctor
  • Natural Resources Management and Policy - Bachelor, Master
  • Natural Resources/Conservation, General - Bachelor, Master
  • Wood Science and Wood Products/Pulp and Paper Technology - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
    Parks, Recreation, Leisure and Fitness Studies
  • Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Sport and Fitness Administration/Management - Bachelor
    Philosophy and Religious Studies
  • Philosophy - Bachelor
  • Religion/Religious Studies - Bachelor
    Physical Sciences
  • Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, General - Bachelor
  • Chemistry, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Geology/Earth Science, General - Bachelor
  • Oceanography, Chemical and Physical - Bachelor
  • Physical Sciences, Other - Master, Doctor
  • Physics, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
    Psychology
  • Psychology, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • School Psychology - Master, Doctor
    Public Administration and Social Service Professions
  • Public Administration - Master, Doctor
  • Social Work - Bachelor, Master
    Social Sciences
  • Anthropology - Bachelor
  • Criminology - Bachelor
  • Economics, General - Master, Doctor
  • International Relations and Affairs - Master
  • Political Science and Government, General - Bachelor
  • Sociology - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
    Visual and Performing Arts
  • Arts Management - Bachelor
  • Design and Visual Communications, General - Bachelor, Master
  • Graphic Design - Bachelor, Master
  • Industrial Design - Bachelor, Master


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