North Carolina State University is a campus of achievers. As a progressive, research-extensive land-grant institution, NC State educates students for the 21st century and inspires future leaders. It forges unique partnerships that generate economic development, and applies its research discoveries for the benefit of people in North Carolina and across the United States.

A nationally recognized leader in science and technology with historic strengths in agriculture, textiles and engineering, NC State has evolved into a comprehensive community of scholars with outstanding degree programs in the humanities and social sciences, design, education, natural resources, business and veterinary medicine. It keeps its roots deep in the North Carolina community through statewide research, extension and outreach activities.

The university has an annual budget of approximately $915 million and an endowment valued at more than $400 million. We are ranked among the national university leaders in non-federal-funded research, industry-funded research, and total expenditures for research and development. We invest almost $445 million a year in research, training and extension, and our faculty and students take part in more than 1,200 scientific, technological and scholarly endeavors.

Technology transfer is a vital part of what we do. The university is ranked among the nation's top 20 for patents issued – more than 500 -- and for launching start-up companies based on university research. Students interact with and learn from industry, government and business partners every day at NC State's acclaimed Centennial Campus, a national model for how universities can construct academic partnerships with the private sector.

NC State is a tremendous asset to its home state, through partnerships that foster economic development, and an extension network that reaches into each of North Carolina's 100 counties and the Cherokee Reservation. Every college at NC State has an outreach function, and each year 150,000 people take classes, seminars, workshops and conferences for professional development through our Continuing and Professional Education program.

The university has more than 7,000 employees, including about 1,800 faculty, of whom nine are members of the National Academy of Sciences, eight are members of the National Academy of Engineering and one is a member of the Institute of Medicine.

A bright and diverse student body calls NC State home. The average incoming freshman this year scored 1186 on the SAT and had a 4.07 GPA. Our students win many of the nation's most prestigious academic honors - including Marshall, Truman, Udall and Goldwater scholarships, as well as National Science Foundation postdoctoral fellowships.

NC State offers bachelor's degrees in 103 fields of study, master's degrees in 110 fields and doctoral degrees in 62 fields, including a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree.

With more than 3.4 million volumes, nearly 55,000 print and electronic serial subscriptions and a growing array of electronic full-text and image collections, the NC State libraries offer a wealth of research resources for faculty and students. Through the Triangle Research Libraries Network, our libraries also provide access to resources housed at Duke University, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and North Carolina Central University.

Located in North Carolina's capital city, NC State anchors one corner of the Research Triangle Park, which houses more than 140 organizations dedicated to innovative research and development. This fast-growing area consistently ranks as one of the nation's best places to live and do business.

Equal Opportunity

NC State University is dedicated to equality of opportunity within its community. Accordingly, NC State University does not practice or condone discrimination, in any form, against students, employees or applicants on the grounds of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, veteran's status, disability or sexual orientation. NC State University commits itself to positive action to secure equal opportunity regardless of those characteristics. NC State University is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer.

Founded: March 7, 1887

Location: Raleigh (Research Triangle Park), NC

Student Population: About 30,000

Faculty Population: Approximately 1,800

Total Research Expenditures: $286 million

Total Federal Research Funding: $140 million

Number of Patents Held: More than 500

Land Mass: 2,110 acres on the Raleigh Campus, plus more than 101,000 acres in research and extension farms, forests and facilities throughout the state.

Colleges: Agriculture and Life Sciences, Design, Education, Engineering, Natural Resources, Humanities and Social Sciences, Management, Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Textiles, Veterinary Medicine