North Carolina State University at Raleigh

Raleigh, NC · Public · 27,371 undergrads (large, city) · website ↗

Test-optional
$85 application fee

What you'll actually pay

Average net price per year — tuition, fees, room & board minus grant and scholarship aid — for in-state students by household income.

Household income	Avg net price / year
Under $30,000	$6,382
$30,000 – $48,000	$8,758
$48,000 – $75,000	$13,334
$75,000 – $110,000	$20,087
Over $110,000	$24,652
All incomes (average)	$17,303

Sticker tuition and fees: $8,799 in-state, $32,847 out-of-state — before aid, from the same earlier College Scorecard release as the net prices above.

These are averages. For an estimate for your family, use North Carolina State University at Raleigh's own net price calculator — every college that takes federal student aid must publish one.

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Other costs of attendance, 2025–26

The college's own estimate for a full-time undergraduate for the year, before aid, from the October 2026 College Scorecard. It is a newer year than the tuition and net prices above, so don't add the two together.

Housing and meals, on campus	$14,741
Housing and meals, off campus (not with family)	$15,928
Books and supplies	$624
Other expenses, on campus	$3,088
Other expenses, off campus	$3,088

Grants and loans for first-year students, 2022–23

What the college reported for its full-time, first-time students (5,610 of them) in 2022–23; 68% got some kind of aid, loans included. Each average is over the students who received that kind of aid, not over everyone. It is an older year than the 2025–26 costs above.

Type of aid	Students awarded	Average amount
Any grant or scholarshipFederal, state, local and the college's own	50%	$11,811
Federal Pell GrantNeed-based, from the federal government	18%	$5,443
The college's own grants and scholarshipsNeed- or merit-based, funded by the college	48%	$8,224
Federal student loansBorrowed by the student; repaid with interest. No Parent PLUS or private loans	40%	$5,105

IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education, Student Financial Aid 2022–23 (SFA2223, provisional release); full-time, first-time degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates; public domain.

Admissions & outcomes

Acceptance rate: 42%
Average SAT: 1376
Median ACT: 30
Students with Pell grants: 20%
Graduation rate (6yr): 85%
Freshman retention: 95%
Median earnings @ 10yr: $68,758
Median debt at graduation: $20,121
International undergrads: 705 (2.6%)

For comparison, the median across all 1,596 four-year colleges on this site: graduation rate 56%, earnings ten years after entering $54,869, debt at graduation $23,250.

Admission policy, test scores and teaching

SAT/ACT policy: Test-optional
Application fee: $85
Students per faculty member: 15 to 1
Faculty who are full-time: 88%
Open admission: No

Middle 50% of test scores, fall 2024

25th to 75th percentile of enrolled first-year students who submitted scores. A quarter scored below the first figure and a quarter above the second. Section ranges can't be added together into a total-score range.

SAT Reading and Writing: 650–720
SAT Math: 650–750
ACT composite: 28–32

What the college considers in admission decisions, fall 2023

How the college said it used each item when deciding on first-time, degree- or certificate-seeking applicants for fall 2023. For SAT and ACT scores, see the fall 2024 policy above.

High school GPA	Required
High school class rank	Considered if submitted
High school record	Required
Completion of a college-preparatory program	Required
Recommendations	Considered if submitted
Formal demonstration of competencies (e.g. portfolio)	Not considered
English proficiency test (for applicable students)	Required
Other test (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)	Not considered
Work experience	Considered if submitted
Personal statement or essay	Required
Legacy status	Not considered

First-time applicants: 40,049
Admitted: 15,958
Enrolled: 5,728

Counts of first-time, degree- or certificate-seeking students, including early decision and early action. The acceptance rate higher up this page comes from a different College Scorecard release, so it may not match these counts.

IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education, Admissions 2023–24 (ADM2023, provisional release), fall 2023; open admission from IPEDS Institutional Characteristics 2023–24 (revised); public domain.

Most popular fields of study

Share of bachelor's degrees awarded.

Engineering24%

Business16%

Biology & Life Sciences9%

Agriculture9%

Computer Science6%

Social Sciences5%

Psychology4%

Environmental Studies3%

Communications & Media3%

Education3%

Earnings and debt by field of study

Median annual earnings of graduates who received federal student aid and were working, not studying: one year after completing (graduates of 2020–21 and 2021–22) and four years after (2017–18 and 2018–19), measured in 2022 and 2023 and shown in 2024 dollars. Median debt is federal Direct and Grad PLUS loans borrowed at this college by 2022–23 and 2023–24 graduates; it leaves out Parent PLUS and private loans. “National” is the median for the same field and credential across all US colleges.

Bachelor's degrees (67)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Business Administration, Management and Operations	916	$61,606	$84,349national $68,257	$18,250
Biology, General	435	$37,829	$61,384national $57,214	$20,500
Computer Science	373	$90,903	$113,478national $107,009	$18,750
Psychology, General	342	$35,702	$62,032national $50,706	$16,831
Mechanical Engineering	290	$75,803	$87,112national $92,135	$19,500
Animal Sciences	218	$38,582	$53,226national $49,634	$19,000
Communication and Media Studies	201	$46,760	$62,039national $56,359	$16,800
Textile Sciences and Engineering	186	$54,231	$71,837national $71,837	$22,500
Chemical Engineering	170	$80,661	$104,705national $98,158	$19,500
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering	165	$82,769	$102,178national $100,647	$20,250
Biomedical/Medical Engineering	161	$77,133	$98,129national $93,451	$19,500
Political Science and Government	156	$41,951	$62,824national $63,293	$18,130
Computer Engineering	151	$86,632	$110,416national $109,015	$20,500
Natural Resources Conservation and Research	149	$37,500	$46,772national $55,012	$20,500
Accounting and Related Services	145	$64,010	$83,689national $76,194	$16,711
Civil Engineering	115	$72,357	$85,568national $86,517	$20,259
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness	115	$39,781	$60,488national $54,562	$19,250
Agricultural Business and Management	111	$53,345	$68,671national $66,647	$16,749
English Language and Literature, General	104	$34,915	$48,338national $48,590	$16,500
Nutrition Sciences	102	$38,266	$75,508national $60,053	$19,630
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering	101	$74,308	$89,932national $98,207	$22,000
Business/Managerial Economics	96	$64,318	$82,096national $77,981	$17,356
Industrial Engineering	92	$83,292	$100,172national $98,442	$17,464
Forestry	86	$75,247	$86,357national $58,784	$18,115
Criminology	86	$43,429	$55,303national $55,556	$15,666
Statistics	76	$70,309	$85,090national $92,425	$20,500
History	68	$40,636	$49,500national $50,680	$17,516
Social Work	64	$43,489	$53,209national $51,790	$19,791
Plant Sciences	62	$50,242	$51,696national $56,567	$17,750
Sociology	62	$38,671	$52,142national $52,657	$16,502
Design and Applied Arts	62	$43,682	$61,382national $51,490	$20,500
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	58	$46,207	$48,824national $47,382	$15,989
Zoology/Animal Biology	58	$32,446	$38,440national $44,055	$18,449
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	54	$49,082	$57,022national $51,389	$18,778
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology	53	$52,108	$71,136national $65,466	$18,500
Chemistry	50	$52,412	$76,978national $65,120	$20,952
Science, Technology and Society	48	$47,246	$67,468national $67,452	$19,500
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	47	$43,228	$60,031national $49,984	$18,894
Mathematics	46	$63,436	$92,594national $69,562	$12,875
International/Globalization Studies	45	$44,328	$73,362national $59,972	$14,575
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology	40	$54,587	$64,510national $62,582	$14,750
Environmental Design	39	$61,866	$69,851national $57,461	$27,943
Engineering, General	35	$71,116	$99,838national $89,359	—
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management	34	$42,114	$52,233national $50,468	$18,263
Architecture	33	$64,171	$76,695national $66,914	$28,978
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences	33	$39,192	$61,023national $60,190	$20,585
Agricultural Engineering	32	$67,486	$84,848national $84,624	$22,500
Nuclear Engineering	31	—	$100,212national $99,297	$20,000
Education, General	30	—	—national $49,808	$16,401
Genetics	30	$45,068	$55,319national $66,076	$16,614
Anthropology	30	$39,877	$45,890national $46,676	$15,629
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	29	$54,244	$65,594national $53,072	$14,750
Botany/Plant Biology	28	—	$60,715national $49,245	$20,358
Fine and Studio Arts	28	—	$54,007national $41,367	$21,000
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering	25	$67,889	$85,808national $81,171	$21,500
Materials Engineering	25	$74,926	$89,968national $91,449	$17,978
Applied Mathematics	25	—	—national $91,532	$20,500
Physics	21	$43,931	$51,590national $76,786	—
Construction Engineering	19	—	$94,505national $97,303	—
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management	19	$27,296	$35,867national $48,240	$18,145
Philosophy	18	—	$58,285national $54,455	—
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology	18	—	—national $60,997	$18,527
Agriculture, General	17	$47,022	$53,969national $53,676	$19,250
Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians	16	$60,183	$66,491national $66,185	—
Agricultural Mechanization	14	$54,479	$60,122national $71,278	—
Food Science and Technology	11	$59,250	$72,782national $70,873	—
Science Technologies/Technicians, Other	9	$68,038	$89,826national $68,416	—

Associate degrees (3)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Agricultural Business and Management	30	—	$56,338national $47,825	$11,904
Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services	21	$50,620	$45,637national $45,283	$12,000
Agricultural Production Operations	15	$45,467	$43,361national $42,438	—

Master's degrees (34)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	298	$104,202	—national $124,807	$23,093
Computer Science	236	$131,191	$164,757national $145,571	$25,485
Computer Engineering	231	$124,937	—national $136,736	—
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering	166	$101,156	$131,229national $133,654	$20,500
Computer Software and Media Applications	95	$119,860	$148,845national $120,083	$30,797
Social Work	90	$52,277	$59,556national $65,123	$30,937
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	87	$49,395	$51,399national $59,916	$31,824
Mechanical Engineering	87	$93,544	$115,376national $115,974	—
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences	79	$39,876	$73,155national $67,681	$40,495
Educational Administration and Supervision	67	$66,006	$76,369national $71,685	$30,550
Natural Resources Conservation and Research	55	$60,134	$70,041national $74,607	$41,000
Statistics	52	$88,961	$137,104national $123,816	—
Civil Engineering	49	$92,539	$120,234national $98,323	—
Chemical Engineering	47	$102,111	$131,873national $115,468	—
Applied Mathematics	45	—	$141,131national $116,060	—
Textile Sciences and Engineering	44	$77,035	$89,842national $87,776	$27,024
Student Counseling and Personnel Services	40	$51,545	$58,010national $60,111	$41,000
English Language and Literature, General	32	$48,099	$57,070national $55,512	$38,922
Architectural Sciences and Technology	30	$61,062	—national $77,466	—
Public Administration	30	$67,442	$74,197national $81,408	—
Biotechnology	27	$97,100	$117,649national $107,682	—
Systems Science and Theory	26	$65,945	$90,725national $111,527	—
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering	25	$100,429	—national $122,434	—
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	23	$72,272	$59,425national $55,035	—
History	23	—	$52,658national $55,360	—
International Relations and National Security Studies	21	$55,766	$70,333national $95,627	—
Animal Sciences	20	$69,070	—national $75,394	—
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management	18	$53,007	$59,801national $57,803	—
Business Administration, Management and Operations	14	$105,984	$127,702national $103,485	—
Educational/Instructional Media Design	11	$62,175	$70,081national $70,644	—
Engineering, General	11	—	$145,889national $120,215	—
Curriculum and Instruction	6	$54,228	$59,518national $63,399	—
Design and Applied Arts	6	$58,079	$60,289national $70,073	—
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	2	$59,765	$66,145national $63,707	—

First professional degrees (1)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Veterinary Medicine	98	$106,822	$120,058national $131,316	$138,042

Doctoral degrees (8)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Educational Administration and Supervision	36	$91,580	$97,758national $100,573	$46,044
Chemistry	29	—	$123,298national $115,386	—
Education, Other	26	$88,304	—national $90,635	—
Psychology, General	17	$71,056	$120,982national $98,707	—
Curriculum and Instruction	16	—	$83,594national $83,031	—
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	10	$77,090	$87,300national $85,168	—
Zoology/Animal Biology	6	—	$80,719national $77,436	—
Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research	4	—	$96,029national $99,550	—

Graduate certificates (5)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Human Resources Management and Services	53	—	—national $74,850	$48,169
Geography and Cartography	50	$53,431	—national $72,959	$29,046
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	48	—	—national $122,843	$27,000
Business Administration, Management and Operations	28	$130,140	—national $94,506	—
Marketing	26	$131,083	—national $93,837	—

Post-baccalaureate certificates (4)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Computer Engineering	—	$90,632	—	—
Geography and Cartography	—	$67,122	$72,630national $78,228	—
Business Administration, Management and Operations	—	$97,943	$159,290national $104,114	—
Marketing	—	$106,996	$131,018national $96,310	—

A dash means the Department of Education suppressed the figure because too few graduates were measured — not zero. 169 more programmes at this college have every figure suppressed and are not listed.

Contact and accreditation

Address: 2101 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh, NC 27695-7001
Phone: (919) 515-2011
Institutional accreditor: Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges

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Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts) and IPEDS Fall Enrolment for international student counts. College Scorecard, October 2026 release: net price calculator link, mission flags and religious affiliation (2025–26), enrolment shares, test policy, SAT/ACT ranges and student-to-faculty ratio (fall 2024), cost-of-attendance components (2025–26), and earnings and debt by field of study. IPEDS Institutional Characteristics 2023–24 for the application fee and the IPEDS 2024 directory for the phone number. IPEDS Admissions 2023–24 (ADM2023, provisional release) for admission requirements and first-time applicants, admits and enrolments (fall 2023). IPEDS Student Financial Aid 2022–23 (SFA2223, provisional release) for grants and loans to full-time, first-time students. All are U.S. Department of Education data in the public domain. Verify current costs and requirements with the school.

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