34,376 students from all 100 NC counties, 54 states and territories and 117 foreign countries
(23,636 undergraduates; 8,267 graduates and professional; 2,473 non-degree seeking)
4,797 undergraduate and 2,294 graduate degrees awarded in 2009-10
Bachelor’s degrees in 106 fields; master’s in 104 fields; doctorates in 61 fields;
Doctor of Veterinary Medicine
100+ national scholars and fellows in past five years
Faculty & Staff
2,073 teaching, research and extension faculty; 316 field faculty
20 members of the National Academies
7th among 16 peers in NSF CAREER faculty awards over last four years
5,341 administrative and support staff
Colleges
Agriculture and Life Sciences
Design
Education
Engineering
Humanities and Social Sciences
Management
Natural Resources
Physical and Mathematical Sciences
Textiles
Veterinary Medicine
Rankings
6th in Best Overall Public University Value (U.S. News & World Report, 2011)
3rd among colleges of veterinary medicine (U.S. News & World Report, 2011)
7th among U.S. engineering colleges in B.S. degrees awarded (American Association of Engineering Profiles, 2008)
112th in the Top 500 World Ranking (Center for World-Class Universities, 2009)
15th in Best Value for In-State, 13th in Best Value for Out-of-State (Kiplinger’s Personal Finance, 2011)
9 graduate programs among top 30 public universities
Among the top four doctoral/research universities for clarity of expectations for tenure (COACHE national survey of tenure-track faculty members, 2006-09)
Extension, Engagement & Economic Development
Economic impact on the state of North Carolina of about $1.7 billion annually
1,200 employees stationed in all 100 counties and the Cherokee Reservation
13 off-campus regional research and extension centers, 9 field laboratories and 18 shared research stations
Financials & Private Support
Total budget: $1.2 billion
(38% from state appropriations and 15% from tuition)
Total endowment: $501 million (as of June 30, 2010)
Research
$380 million in total research expenditures
7th in industry research funding among universities without medical schools (National Science Foundation, 2008)
More than 70% of faculty engaged in sponsored research
More than 2,500 graduate students supported on research and teaching appointments
57 Multidisciplinary Centers and Institutes
Technology Transfer
110 products available to consumers
705 U.S. Patents held
80 start up companies representing more than $750 million in venture capital investment and more than 3,000 jobs in North Carolina
3rd in number of partnerships per $100 million in research expenditures (Association of University Technology Managers)
3rd in commercialization of micro- and nanotechnology inventions (Small Times Media)
Centennial Campus
National model for government, business and university partnerships and mixed-used environments
Includes 1,120-acre Centennial Campus and the 214-acre Centennial Biomedical Campus
Houses Colleges of Textiles, Engineering and Veterinary Medicine, as well as the Graduate School
Technology Incubator and Office of Technology Transfer help entrepreneurs and faculty commercialize products and processes
More than 60 corporate, non-profit and government partners and 2,450 employees
Home to the 600-student Centennial Campus Magnet Middle School and the William and Ida Friday Institute for Educational Innovation
Athletics
NCAA Division I University
Member of Atlantic Coast Conference
23 sports represented at NC State
Alumni
More than 170,000 living NC State alumni
109,900 alumni living in North Carolina
Alumni account for $5.6 billion of income in North Carolina (2008)